GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 51, 24 February 1912, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Electric Telegrapn.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, February 22. Mr Dudley Ward lias resigned the Treasurership of the Royal Household for personal reasons. Captain Guest succeeds to the position, and Sir A. Haworth replaces Captain Guest. The “Pall Mall Gazette” states that negotiations have been opened between the Canadian Government and British capitalists towards establishing a 24-knot service, bringing the Dominion within four days of the Motherland. ' i

Mr Ponsonby’s amendment to the Address-in-Reply condemns the Government’s failure to preserve the integrity of Persia. Sir Edward Grey refuted the charge that strategic interests had J been damaged. Some Russian troops have already been withdrawn and the Government had been assured that tlie rest would follow. Russia wap also entitled to defend her strategical interests.' The Angk-Russian agreement limited the action of both Powers. Russia’s influence in Northern Persia was not affected as it existed prior to the agreement. The amendment was withdrawn.

In a paper at the London School of Economics on the progress of Australia and New Zealand it was stated that the countries wore destined at no distant date to carry a population of scores of millions. Australia was essentially a white man’s country. The paper detailed reasons anticipating rapid and giant strides. It blamed the Government for inadequate pas-

senger services. Sir William HallJones presided. John Baillie has sent to New Zealand five hundred representative British pictures valued at twenty thousand pounds. Those will bo exhibited for a month each at the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin municipal galleries. At the Delhi inquiry Captain Haywood, in evidence, said his chart was dated 1905 and an up-to-date chart shoAved alterations in soundings.

Mr Goughian states that the remarks in the British Australasian concerning the lack of emigration accommodation do not apply to New South Wales, which had secured all the accommodation required. Ottawa, February 22.

At Montreal Mr Justice Charbonneau gave an important decision involving the ne temero decree in Quebec Province. He decided that the marriage of Mr and Mrs Herbert was valid, maintaining that any officer authorised to solemnise marriage can marry any two persons who observe the necessary formalities no matter what their religion may bo, and the ne temere decree had no effect against the civic code. The Herberts were married by a Methodist minister and the husband sought to nullify the marriage under the terms of the no temere decree. New York, February 22. At Pittsburg oil derricks were levelled in hundreds. In Western Pennsylvania a furious gale is sweeping over the country. There have boon terrific snow storms in northern Ohio and Michigan and heavy gales in Southern California. Five steamers were driven ashore on the coast of Virginia but so far no lives have boon lost.

There have been great oartli-slicles in, the Culobra cut on the Panama Canal. The men fear further collapses because the bottom of the canal is bulging in many places. A million cubic yards have already fallen. St. Petersburg, February 22. A Mukden telegram states'that the' Khutukhta of Mongolia has accepted a Japanese loan owing to Russia’s failure to reply to the request. Paris, February 22. Sister Candida, charged with fraud, was sentenced to eighteen mouths imprisonment, fined one thousand francs and ordered to restore various sums of money. Four bombs exploded in different taxi-cab garages. Two chauffeurs were injured and a number of cars were wrecked.

Lisbon, February 22. Twelve persons charged with conspiracy escaped from the Altododuque fortresses by lowering themselves with knotted ropes. Bombay, February 22. The cotton fire lasted twelve hours and was the most destructive in the history of India, It caused a speculative rise of two to three rupees per candy (5601 b).