ENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 205, 27 August 1912, Page 5

ENERAL CABLE NEWS.

The Kaiser is suffering from a slight ' chill, with a touch of rheumatism. The trustees of, the Felton bequest have purchased Wilfrid yon Glehn's picture "New England" for the Melbourne Art Gallery for £250. 1 Gal lay, the cashier who absconded from France aboard the yacht Catharina in 1905, has been rclteascd from the Melun prison. At the British chess tournament Mr. Griffiths, the champion, won 0 games out of 11, and drew 4. Crackanthorp, New! South Wales, won 5 and drew 1. The Westralian Midland Railway Co.'g employees are antagonistic to the de- ! claration of the Minister for Works that : the line must be nationalised, preferring I to remain in the company's service. The Queen and Princess Mary have returned from their visit to the Dowager-Grand Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at Neustrelitz (Germany). They will proceed to Balmoral. One hundred and fifty cyclists have leen handicapped for the Goulburn3ydney road race on September 14. Kirkham (Victoria) is alone on scratch. Mo New Zealanders are included. The Rev. Huckett, a Congregationalist who has been a missionary to Madagascar I fer 12 years, has arrived in Sydney. He leaves for New Zealand next month. Colonel David Miller (Federal Secretary to the Home Affairs Department) lias been appointed Administrator of the Federal capital territory.