LATEST CABLEGRAMS

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 293, 10 September 1910, Page 5

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

(By Cable. —United Press Association. —Copyright

HOME AND FOREIGN. CRYSTAL PALACE. AN IMPERIAL CENTRE. Received Ssptember 9, 8.40 p.m. London, Last Night. Earl Plymouth suggests that the Crystal Palace be preserved as a memorial to King Edward, and as a huge Imperial club. It means 750,000 life members subscribing a guinea. He proposes that the palace be made a centre for Imperial sports, technical education and British and colonial art and industrial exhibitions, each overseas Dominion to have a permanent pavilion and profits to bedevoted to tne King Edward's hospital fund.

THE FIRST COMMUNION,

FRENCH CATHOLICS DISMAYED. Paris, Last Night. The decree of the Sacred Congregation of Sacraments, fixing the first communion at about seven years of age, has dismayed many French Catholics. It is believed the Vatican aims at implanting instruction before children have been submitted to the alleged corrupting influence of State schools. A large proportion of the French clergy believe it will be impossible to make children of seven understand the difference between communion bread and ordinary bread.

ROOSEVELT'S RETURN

WON'T DINE WITH GRAFTERS. New York, Last Night. A political sensation was caused when ex-President Roosevelt refused to sit at a banquet with Senator Lorimer, involved in the graft allegations at Mr Roosevelt's instance. A telegram was sent cancelling Sentaor Lorimer's invitation. Mr Roosevelt admits the possibility of his return to public life, and warns corrupt corporations and politicians not to support him. The Conservation Congress at St. Paul's has adopted Mr Roosevelt's and rejected President Taft's policy. COLONEL'S DISOBEDEINCE. DEFIES HIS AUTHORITIES. Ottawa, Last Night. Defying the Militia Department, Colonel Labella, of the 65th Regiment, at Montreal, ordered the corps to attend the Eucharistic procession on Sunday. The Minister of Militia has placed the responsibility on the commanding officer. SCARCITY OF WINE. CHANCE FOR AUSTRALIA. London, Lats Night. The "Morning Post" states that Bordeaux is only likely to send half the usual quantity of claret to England this season, and only 100 hogsheads of chablis. This affords an opportunity for Australian champagne and other wines. HIGH FLY ON MONOPLANE. Paris, Last Night. Chez, a Peruvian, ascended eight thousand seven hundred and ninety feet on a monoplane at Issy. GREAT POSTAL FRAUDS. CLERK AND MISTRESS ARRESTED. Messina, Last Night. Marullo, a postal clerk, has committed some extraordinary jewel frauds by means of a system whereby the value of the goods payable on delivery was tampered with. During two years he defrauded the Government of £40,000 and installed his mistress, Eva Mcssira, in an aristocratic villa at Messina with every luxury. This aroused suspicion, and jewels, valued at £SOOO and packages of bank notes were found in Messira's boxes. Both were arrested. CRETAN BOYCOTT. Constantinople, Last Night. The boycott committee at Salonika has issued a proclamation against Cretan goods, FATAL DRUGGING. EX-LIEUTENANTS' ERROR. Received September 10, 9 a.m. Berlin, Last Night. Ex-Lieutenantt Jesnitzer has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for drugging, with fatal results, an English milliner, Miss Byass, with whom he eloped at Ella. Hintzelberg, an accomplice in the drugging, was sentenced to three months.

I CHOLERA IN GERMANY

| Berlin, Last Night. A case of cholera is reported at Fieeburg, on the Elbe. The sufferer is a bargeman from Hamburg. SPOTTED FEVER. TOBACCO AS A PREVENTATIVE. London, Last Night. Apropros of several cases of spotted fever in London, the British Medical Journal mentions that tobacco smoking is a preventative, arc! has proved an efficient antidote in similar cases in France. ASTRONOMER ROYAL RETIRES. London, Last Night. Sir Wm. Christie, who has been Astronomer Royal since ISBI, is retiring, and will be succeeded by Mr F. W. Dyson, Astronomer Royal of Scotland. AUTUMN MANOEUVRES. London, Last Night. The autumn manoeuvres have begun, and 70,000 men are spread over an area of one hundred miles in the southwest of England. Aeroplanes and wireless apparatus are being used.

BOILERMAKERS' LOCK-OUT. RIOTS AT CARDIFF. London, Last Night. At Cardiff a thousand men hooted the announcement of the postponement of the strike and rushed to the Institute where the officials were meeting and broke the furniture and endeavoured to assault the Labour leaders. The Boilermakers' Executive is anxiously awaiting the result of the ballot in the hope that a large majority will endorse the principle of keeping faith with employers as the only means of safeguarding collective bargaining. It has, nevertheles, arranged that, in the event of inadequate support, they will call a representative meeting. THOSE WILD IRISHMEN. POLITICAL AMENITIES AT DUNDALK. London, Last Night. At Dundalk the Redmond party captured the hall wherein Tim and Maurice Healy were announced to speak. Owing to the terrific uproar Tim addressed his supporters in a smaller hall, but was afterwards mobbed and the windows of hi? hotel smashed. Several persons were injured, when the police charged with batons. Six hundred extra police were afterwards despatched to Dundalk.

VIOLENT SPEECHES AT CONGRESS. New York, Last Night. Violent speeches were made at the Conservation Congress, demanding that the policies should be submitted as much by the President as by Mr Roosevelt. A motion to include President Taft's name was negatived by ten to eight. Another attempt was again made later to remove what was considered an injustice to President Taft and after several ballots Mr Roosevelt's name was also eliminated.

BELGIUM'S FATE

WILL GERMANY SWALLOW HER? Brussels, Last Night, The "Etoile Beige" says that military circles in Paris are perturbed at the construction of the Malmedy-Stave-lot railway, which is not justified commercially, and brings the vast German camp at Elscnbovn into direct communication with Belgium. The French general Lanxglois, contends the Belgian army is inadequate to check any serious aggression from the East. SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE. BOTHA'S SUGGESTIONS. Capetown, Last Night. Mr Botha, speaking at Durban, suggested a small force of garrison artil lery should form the nucleus of South African defence. Durban should be fortified as strongly as possible. AEROPLANE ACCIDENT. Vienna, Last Night. The Archduke Leopold Salvator's aeroplane collided with Karl Warchalowski's aeroplane, at Neustad. The latter had his thigh fractured. COTTON GROWING IN RHODESIA. London, Last Night. The British Cotton Growing Association is developing cotton growing in Rbcdesia, in conjunction with the Chartered Company. An expert is advising farmers. HOLM AN HUNT'S BODY CREMATED. London, Last Night. Holmari Hunt's body is to be cremated on Saturday. His ashes will be buried in St. Paul's Cathedral on Monday.