MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 13936, 9 January 1911, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

United Press Association—By Electric T*legr»pb—Copyright. The convictions for drunkenness in' Adelaide last year showed an increase of four hundred. - - The enrolment of cadets under th© now defence scheme has bien initiated ' in the various Australian States. There has been a great rush, for enrolnMUt forms. Tho Rev. Patrick Chine, head of , tho Redemptorists' community in ■" West Australia, has boen appoint©!* Roman Catholic Bishbp of Pertn.

The newspaper "Observer" etata* that the Prince of Wales goes ip 0*« (ord for two years in the autumn, and alterwards makes a twelve months' tour of the Empire. Three thousand pounds' worth of jewels were mysteriously stolen ftota , jewellers' premises at Hatton Gardan, London, and returned by post almost immediately. Mr Larry Hope, M.P. for Buteah'r-y has unfuried the New Zealand flag at Rothesay, sent by th© Rothesay School of Now Zealand. A reciprocal flag is being sent -to New Zealand. A mob at Basra, the c_iief Turkiah port in tho Persian Gulf, looted private banks, and also the shops belonging to Greeks enjoying British protection. The authorities dedaro thalr they arc unable to answer for th© security of tho town. Prince Miguel of Braganza, Pretender to the Portuguese Throae, dedares that if Portugal should desire to leturn to monarchist- it would pa obliged to fall back on th© Miguebst dynasty. If the country calls him h© will accept tho throne, but will not force himself upon it.

The Commissioner of Police in West Australia reports that indecent assault* upon female children are becoming very prevalent, and recommends the addition of flogging to the present maximum imprisonment for such crimes. He complains that West Australia a tnada the dumping ground for criminals from the other States.

In November the "Evening Times,'' an evening paper, published an alleged confession by Cnppen, the murderer. This fact was cabled to thecoloni©*. and the paper was taken by some Australians papers for "Tho Times.*' "The Time*" now requests publication of the fact that there is absolutely no truth in th© report published in November in certain Australian , that "Th© Times" published any "Crippen confeft* sion or statement 'by Le Neve, Crippen's companion.