VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 58, 6 September 1905, Page 7

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

[press association-.! THE AGAPEMONITES. (Received September 6, 8.43 a:m.) LONDON, sth September. Bishop Kcnnion States that though adVised not to notice the notorious proceedings of the Agapemonites, ho will enquire if there has v been any new departure or anything that will give proper cause for interference, , and if so, he will not fail to take advantage 6f the opportunity. THE ADRIANOPLE BLAZE. CONSTANTINOPLE, sth September. The damage caused by the fire at Adrianopfe is estimated at £5,000,000, afourth of which amount is insured, » CHINESE ON THE RAND. CAPETOWN, sth September. Out of 47,000 imported Chinese in the Rand mines 921 have been imprisoned, chiefly for breaches, of the labour regulations. The Government repudiates Responsibility for the numerous desertions that have taken place, declaring that it is the duty of the' mine owuers to prevent this. PROFESSIONAL BIGAMISTS. NEW YORK, sth September. The President of the Women's Rescue League of New York asserts that professional bigamists have rrarried, robbed, and deserted at least fifty thousand American women. Tho Government is urged to crush this traffic. NATIONAL DEFENCE. (Received September 6, 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. At an influential preliminary meeting it was decided to form a, New South Wales branch of tho Australasian National Defence League, with the object of securing universal compulsory military and naval training on the Swiss system, and providing, an adequate system bf national defence. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT MELBOURNE, sth September. The trial of Gray, late teller of the Bank of Australasia at Bendigo, on a charge of stealing £2100, the property of the bank, resulted in the jury disagreeing. Gray was remanded. Mr. Justico Hodges denounced tho detectives' methods of working up the case. WEATHER IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, sth September. A westerly gale is, blowing. It is bitterly cold. SAWMILLS DESTROYED. SYDNEY, sth September. Dorrough's sawmills at Lismorc, with extensive plant and largo stocks of timber, have beeii burnod. Tho damage is estimated at from £12,000 to £15,000. THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. SYDNEY, sth September. Towns has challenged Stanbury to another match for the championship. Before decidihg if ho will accept the challenge, Stanbury awaits a reply from Durnan whether he will row in Australia- or Canada on terms the champion considers advantageous.