MISCELLANEOUS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2352, 7 January 1915, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS

OFFICIALS DISMISSED

——J ■ AIDING GERMANS

_ Rio Janeiro, January 5. The Brazilian Government has dismissed officials responsible for allowing a German steamer to secretly leavo Per. nambuco.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT, NEW ZEALAND GIFT. (Rec. January 6, 5.30 p.m.) London, January 5. The Red CroSB Society acknowedges the receipt of a further £5527 from the Prince of Wales's Fund, a gift from New Zealand.—("Times", and Sydney; "Sun" Services.)

FRENCH BARQUE SUNK, BY MERCHANT CRUISER. London, January 5. The Kronprinz Wilhelm in' November sank the French barque Anne de Bretagne, 2063 tons, bound for Australia, CARDINAL BOURNE. ' APPLAUDS 'AUSTRALIA'S PATRIOTISM. London, January 5. Cardinal Bourne,' Archbishop of Westminster, gave audience to Colanel Ahearne, or Townsville, Queensland. His Eminence showed himself to be kbenly interested in Australian affairs, and applauded Australia's patriotism in sending an Expeditionary. Forco. ■ • SULTAN'S ACCESSION. COLONIAL TROOPS TAKE PART, (Reo. January 6, 5.30 p;ia.) London! January 5. -The "Times" correspondent at Cairo writes that the Australians and New Zeal tinders little thought they would partake in the Sultan's . accession. They clanked their spurß loudly at the function. : : The city wore an honest holiday air.— ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)

SEIZURE OF WHEAT.

STRONG PROTESTS.'

Sydney,' January 6. 'A meeting of grain merchants strongly protested that the Government seizure of wheat was uncalled for, and that it interfered with business: The meeting declared that it was nonsense to say the Act was working smoothly. The merchants had received innumerable letters of protest from groweis and farmers. WHARF LABOURERBI ' THE TROUBLE WITH 'ALIEN : t .WORKERS. ; Sydney, January 6. The wharf labourers, at a cease-work meeting called for Friday, will the question of working with aliens, in view of yesterday's developments. CRACOW CATHEDRAL. ITS SAFETY THREATENED. ' . . London, January 5. The "Daily Mail's" Petrograd correspondent the Poles have sent a saving the cathedral at Cracow, in case the Austrians carry .out their threat to delegate to implore the Pope's help in hlow up the city. """"" WRIT FOR LIBEL. BY VACUUM OIL COMPANY. (Rec. January 6, 8.46 p.m.) Melbourne, January 6. The Vacuum Oil Company has issued a writ claiming twenty thousand pounds sterling for alleged libel contained in an article published in the "Age," headed "Trading With the Enemy." AUCTIONED. GERMAN PRIZE STEAMERS. (Rec. January 6, 10.50 p.m.) London, January 6. Five German prize steamers were auctioned aggregating £130,725.

EXPORT OF TEA. 1 TO CERTAIN DESTINATIONS. (Rec. January 6, 10.50 p.m.) I London, January 6. The Board of Trade is allowing the exportation of tea to certain destinations. Exporters must satisfy thomsolvcs that nono roach the enemy. RISE IN WHEAT. GAMBLING DENIED. (Rec. January .6, '10.80 p.m.) London, January 6. Liverpool corn merchants scout the statement that .there is wheat gambling in the United States and Britain. Tha Board of Agriculture has promised that everything jwl J& dojis to.

prevent unnecessarily enhanced,, and drastio action will be taken if neces* 1 " sar.v. i r ' TBread has advanced to 7}d.the quarter loaf, and corn "merchants attribute the advance to the rise in freights and the failure of_ tho Australian harvest.) Other authorities declared it to bo duo : to gambling in thq United. States and'.. Britain.] • ''J

LONSDALE'S SENTENCE. BOOMS RECRUITING?. (Rec. January 7, 0.5 a.m.) London, January 6< There has been a remarkable recruit '• ing boom in Leedß'since Lonsdale's sen*'' tenco was announced. . <

[Lonsdale, who .ia a prisoner in Qer-> many, was sentoncod to death . bv, ■ at?, court-martial for striking a guard.] J '■