VARIOUS CABLES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 96, 25 April 1911, Page 7

VARIOUS CABLES.

By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyrignt. (Received April 25, 9 a.m.) ! STORY OF ALLEGED SHOCKING CRUELTY TO A GERL. LONDON, 24th April. Mrs. Wilesmith, a Worcester lady, her eon, and a bailiff employed by her, are being charged with terribly ill-treating a girl servant, aged thirteen yeai'B. It is alleged that the girl was mercilessly beaten and her wounds salted. Mrs. Wilesmith iB a prominent Christian, I Scientist and a Salvation Army worker. There are fifty-four permanent scars on the girl, many being four v inches in length. The girl was taken from an otpnanage when she was seven years old, and mad© a household drudge. Th© prisoner^ were committed for trial. (Pteceived April 25, 9.25 a.m.) BLOOD STOCK SALES. ' SYDNEY, This Day. At the blood stock sales, Mr.» G. P. Donnelly's mare Golden Field brought 50 guineas. LAND FOR SETTLEMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, This Day. Mr. Neilson, Minister for Lands, stated that the Government has four million or five million acres of land in the Western Division to open up for closer settlement ac soon as it can build a railway. LOCAL OPTION POLL. PERTH, This Day. The local option poll will be taken in Western Australia simultaneously with the voting on the referendum questions. The issues include one as to whether the people are in favour of State, management of the liquor trade. SUGAR PRODUCTION. LONDON, 24th April. Herr F. 0. Licht, of Magdeburg, in his monthly circular, states that the production ofi beet sugar in Europe during the first six months of the 1910-11 campaign, which began on Ist September, shows an increase of 802,000 tons as compared with the previous campaign. H© estimates that th© total amount pi*oduced during the current campaign will be about 8,147,000 tons, or an increase of 1,989,000. PREMIER OF NEW SOUTH WALES. PARIS, 24th April. Mr. M'Gowen, Premier of New South Wales, is touring France. He will arrive in London on the 6th May. (Received April 25, 10 a.m.) YOUNG GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE. SIDNEY, This Day. - A sixteen-year-old girl committed suicide because her sweetheart was lost in th© wreck of the steamer Yongala. HEAVY EMIGRATION FROM SCOTLAND. LONDON, 24th April. The Master of Elibank, Hon. A. W. C. Oliphant Murray (Liberal Whip), in a letter to the Midlothian Liberals, says the census figures show that the heavy emigration from the Scotch rural districts is draining the manhood of th© country, which ie in mortal danger. He suggests the extension of 'the provisions of the Scottish Land Bill. j AERIAL FLIGHTS. j SYDNEY, 24th April. Mr. Hammond, the aeronaut, jnade several successful flights. In two trips he carried his wife and passengers, the latter paying fifty guineas. PASSENGER RATES TO BE RAISED. SYDNEY, 24th April Th© Initer-State shipping companies will raise the passenger rates from Ist May. AN ILLEGAL VESTMENT. SYDNEY, 24th April. Ther© is considerable • feeling among the congregation of Christ Church (Anglican) owing to the Archbishop of Syd- j ney (Dr. Wright) declaring the cope an dllegal vestment. He rules that it can only be worn in cathedral and collegiate churches. [In 1871, the Judicial Committe of the Privy Council limited th© use of the cope (a large mantle) to the celebrant at Holy Communion in all cathedral and collegiate churches, this being in consonance with the 24th Canon of 1603. Archbishop Wright holds strong views on th© ritualistic question.] CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. • BERLIN, 24th April. ' Herr Wolfer, an official of the Berlin municipality, has been suspended, being charged with embezzling £13,500 belonging to the Women's Red Cross League.