GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 217, 7 June 1919, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

VICTORIAN LOAN FULLY -SUBSCRIBED. ■■ . ' London, June 5. Tho Victorian loan lias been fully subscribed—Aus. r N.Z. Cable Assn. COAL PRICES RISING IN ENGLAND. 1 . ' London,' June 5. It is expcctcd that there will early rise in the,price of coal fof: household use by -Is. per Cable Assn.

BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE GOODS IN CHINA. London, .May 26 (delayed). •The "Morning-Post's" Shanghai corrcspondent states that a boycott of Japaueso foods is spreading to the intexior towns. Demonstrators attacked '• Japanese ai Wului, and wounded several Japanese soldiers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE BEEII SHORTAGE. London, May' 25 (delayed). , A meeting of .workers' delegates from oight London districts threatened to follow Manchester's examplo and forcibly consume tho hoarded beer. Tho chairman protested that fourpßnco for a pint ot beer ivas a preposterous charge, which gave the brewers-and publicans Mil per cent, profit.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

• SLUMS ■ON ROYAL ESTATES. . London, May 25 (delayed). Tho Prince of -Wales ■ inspected slum)! on his 'Keniungtbn Estate; hclojiging- to the Duchy :of Cornwall.:. Ho afterwards conferred for two; Itoiins with delegates from tho Lambeth branch, of the Lnooui Party regarding' housing on his estates. Tho Princo agreed that the estate officials should consult the Lambeth Labourites regarding rebuilding schemes.—Aus.N.Z.' Cablo Asen.

VICTIMS OF THE JAVA ERUPTION. The Hague,. Juno 5. Official: The victims' of tho eruption in Java total 5100.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn..' ENCEPHALITIS CASE IN TASMANIA. Melbourne, Juno G. A case of encephalitis .is..reported from Tasmania. This is the .first caso in th® Commonwealth.—Press Assn. PREFERENTIAL' VOTING PROPOSED IN Al/STR.ALIA. Melbourne, Juno G. The Federal Cabinet is submitting to Parliament a proposal to substitute preferential voting for.tbo present systorn at the elections for . tho - Senate.—Press Mm.

RIOTS IN PRAGUE.' . Amsterdam, May 2(1. Riots occur. daily .in Prague. The 'public are raiding the .shops and taking goods without pnymeut, and so>ll shops have been closed., until order ie restored. —Au3.-N.is. .Cable' Assn.

SHIPBUILDERS'VOTE FOB 41-HOUR ' .'WEEK'.' London,. May 28 (delayed). The shipbuilding engineering trade ■unions, by 4-54,724 votes, against 10,802, favoured the forty-four-hours week.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

SUR-BITON TENNIS TOURNEY. (Rec. June-6, 8.10 p.m.) London, June 21. At the Surbiton tennis tourney, in the final of the Men's Doubles, Pattenson and Thomas beat Lycett and Heath, G-4, 6—3. In tho final of the mixed doubles DOust and Mrs. M'Nair boat Patterson and Mrs. Parton, 6-3,'6-2-licuter.

GENERAL PLCJfIiR.. London, Mav 2-1 (delayed). General Sir Herbert. C". 0. Plumer (as previously foreshadowed) has been appointed Governor and Com-mauder-in-Chief of Malta in succession to Lord Methuen.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

PRICE OF RABBITS FIXED. Sydney, June 5. The Meat Board has decided to supply all butchers with rabbits, which are to be sold at t.lie fixed retail price of 7sd. each.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn.

CANADA AND BRITISH PREFER-' ENCE."

Ottawa, June 1. It. is expected that strong agitation will increase British preference iil) per cent., and will be raadfe effective in the forthcoming Budget statement.—Aus.-N.55. Cable Assn.

KITCHENER MEMORIAL CHAPEL. London, Juno <t.

. Arrangements have been completed for the erection of a Kitchener -Memorial Chapel at St. Paul's.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

A TOOTH TRAGEDY. Behind one of these pearly-wliite teeth of -fouitt there is, maybe, some infinitesimal decay. But that pin-point will grow until one dajv-crnck—a broken tooth T you find that your apparently sound tooth was a mere shell. Don't let yourself suffer any tooth tragedy. Visit: W. T Sommorville, "The Careful Dentist," Molesworth Street, for tooth inspection.— Advt.

(The cable news tn this Issue accredited t-o tho London "Times" haa appeared in that journal, but only where oipreaely ltate4 ii inch news the editorial opinion of the "Tinm.")