MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13901, 28 November 1910, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

United Progs Association—By Eltctrie Telegraph—Copyright. Tho London Trading Bank, Limited, has suspended payment. Congress haying granted the Brazilian naval mutineers an annesty, they surrendered. In a -wrestling match at Buffalo, Hackenschmidt failed to throw Zbysco twice in an hour in a handicap match. Her Excellency Lady Dudley is making steady progress towards recovery from her illness. Tho population of New South Wales up to the end of September tot.ils 1.678,208, an increase of 13,564. Tho British Treasury is increasing the grant to the university colleges by £50,000. The Chief or Police at Berlin has issued an edict that unless hatpins are abolished, or sheaths attached, he will take action against those wearing thorn. It is now stated that the number of lives lost in the recent Brooine cyclono is ten. Several more of t'iie missing luggers are reported to be safe. Three persons wero shot at and ono wounded seriously at Chicago, in a riot between tho striking garment workers and non-unioniste. The Federal Executive- has approved of tho formation of two permanent units of field artillery, one for New South Wales and one for Victoria. Tho Royal Mail Company is building six frozen meat carriers for tho Argentine and Liverpool trade, at a cost of £1,500,000. The White Cross League, in a letter to tho editors of London, suggests that they should take combined action, to minimise the publicity and suppress details of divorce and criminal trials Abyssinian natives at Ad is Ababa attacked Mr Thesiger, the British Minister, but did not injure him. Reparation followed, the guilty men beng publicly flogged. The estate of the late Dr. F. F. Goe, ex-Bishop of Melbourne, has been valued for prolate at £10,117. Dr. Gore bequeathed £100 to the Bishop of Melbourne's Fund. Tho grand jury at New York have returned an indictment for assault with intent to kill Mr Gaynor, Mayor of New Yorifc, against the accused Gallagher. Tho defence proposes to raise the plea of insanity. ''Lloyd's Weekly" publishes a facsimile of Crippcn's farewell letters to the girl Le Neve, affirming his innocence. Miss Le Neve states the published confession is utterly and completely false. A deputation of Dublin cab-drivers protested against tho introduction of taxi-cabs and motor 'buses, as their coming will mean the ruin of the jaunting cars. Lord Aberdeen promised to assert his influence in the direction of retarding their introduction. Tho Oxford Congregation, by 188 votes to 152, negatived tho proposal for the abolition of compulsory Greek in responsions. Professor Murray explained that he was in favour of relaxing tho standard of compulsory Greek, but the proposal was badly drafted. Sir George- lizid, in the course of an interview with the "Standard," expresses a hope that tho Imperial Institute will be made tho rallying point of Britishers from all the Oversea Dominions. Hβ considers the Institute can be made one of the most valuable agencies in London for affording a knowledge of Imperial resources. Floods, duo to the loosening of tho waters inside- a huge glacier, swept tho Bchring river valley. The minors' cabins wero overwhelmed, and the fate of the occupants is unknown. The river rose ten feet in four hours. Great icebergs wero torn off the glacier, swept down the river, and carried off everything in a wild race seawards. Two prospectors named Smith and Wise arc missing.