MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14349, 8 May 1912, Page 9

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

United Prose Association—By E;ectrio Telegraph—Copyright. The official estimate of the population of tho Commonwealth at the end of December last was 4,568,707. Lord Curzon presides at the Empire League's reception to Sir Henniker Heatoa at tho Guildhall. The. Maharajah of Alwar, while travelling from Marseilles to Paris, lost a case of jewellery valued at £24,000. Two more burglaries were reported to the Sydney police yesterday. In both cases small hauls were made. The seismographs of Europe indicate tho occurrence of a great earthquake, possible in southern Morocco. The steamer Changsha has arrived at Thursday Island from the East. Ono of tho Chinese crew is suffering from supposed smallpox. Fourteen farmers at Roscommon have been committed for trial for rioting and assaulting a policeman in connection with a laiid dispute. Mr Campbell, the Australian Imperial Trade Commissioner, after meeting Sir Joseph Ward, departed for London. Herr Frcund, president of the Berlin State insurance administration, declares that Mr Lloyd George has been precipitate to the point of peril. A feature of the Eight Hours' Day demonstration at Brisbane was the absenso ot" bands, duo to the fact that many bandsmen acted as (special constables during tho late strike. Mr Ramsay Macdonald's election slander action against Mr Alan Bur~ poyno has been settled. Tho allegations were withdrawn, and judgment for £100 agreed to. Tho under which New South Wales has undertaken to build the cruiser Brisbane and three destroyers provide that the Commonwealth t-uall supply the unwrought material necessary, and import to New South Wales all the other building material.