GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 16, 16 May 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. London, May 15. The “National Review” publishes an article entitled “Australia's Greatest Danger.” It states that should China and Japan-decide to swarm their people into Northern Australia, the dream of a careful separation of the white and coloured races would vanish. While it did not believe that any white race would ever people Northern Australia, it urges the Commonwealth to do all possible to settle the whites on tin land. Nevertheless, the Commonwealth has the most terrible problem to solve that any Dominion ever faced. Sir Geo. Reid is visiting Germany, wiiere lie will lecture on Australia in

die Reichstag building. He is the first 'orcigißT to address an audience in ihat building.

The King of Denmark died suddenly during the night. He had been staying at the Hamhurgerhof Hotel at Hamburg, since Monday. The cause of death was heart failure. Ottawa, May 15.

Dry weather has started numerous forest fires in the Western States in various parts of British Columbia. Many logging camps have been wiped out. The business section of a town on the Oregon has been destroyed, and a hundred people are homeless. The total damage amounts to mill ons of dollars. The Government refused the Great Northern Railway, which is owned in the United States, running rights into Winnipeg over the lines of the Canadian Northern Company, the company having failed to arrange for the employment of Canadian train crews in Canadian territory. Now York, May 15.

Investigation has disclosed that the incident which caused the death of tlu i via tor Rogers was clue to the body oi i seagull catching the control wire luring the flight and preventing Rogers working the planes, (Received 16, 9.30 a.in.)

London, May 15. Air Churchill, in the House of Commons, said that in view of Germany’s extra- naval expenditure creating a condition which lie had foreseen in his recent speech he would provide for supplementary estimates. The Empire Press Union entertained Mr H. Macfie, of Sydney, at luncheon, Mr H. Lawson presiding. ’There was a large gathering of Australian and British journalists. New South Wales has issued two million pounds’ worth of twelve months Treasury lulls at 3,4 at par. All were absorbed yesterday. The Times comments on the very low rate of interest.