GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 56, 6 November 1913, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright; [United Press Association.] ‘ London, November 4.. Admiralty has selected 19 vvarrani and petty officers for eventual promo tion to commissions. The fees foi one-fourth of the new cadets at Osborne and Dartmouth will henceforth lie £49 per year instead of £75. Some surprise is manifested at Australia not participating in the Safety of Life at Sea Conference. , Yienna, November 4. 'iPrinqe Frederic, of Wied has officially accepted candidature for the Albanian thropq.• , f .„ , ,; 4 London, November 4. Mr.jßobei't: Liioas Tooth has given TpO.OQO as a (nucleus for a fund to stimulate am] extend the activities of existing boys’ organisation, primarily by .training-similar to tho Australian Cadets, also providing for physical culture and miniature rifle practice. Prince Alexander of Teck is chairman of the executive committee.

; . Lord Haldane, in an address to the University College, suggested that the l s rivy Council should sit in different centres of the Empire, thus helping to solve the unification problem. He hinted that it might possibly become the supreme tribunal of Great Britain. .Whatever changes are made, tbdi desire ;of the Dominions to preserve the right of' appeal to the King-in-Oouncil would be'respected. 1 ■(■> St;'Petersburg', November 4. Therb dia’s -been 'a violent debate in tlio : Duma 'ovei - the Beiliss censorship. It fiAs stated I 'that four editors had been- sentenced 1 during the trial, twenty 'papers confiscated and twentyseven fined: 1 Members,denounced the Government for'not molesting the an-'th-feomite papers for inciting pogroms.