MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14406, 13 July 1912, Page 12

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

United Pre*3 Asaodatjon—By Electric Tolejjraph—Copyright. Tho Sydney Laboar Council .has declared in favour of a living wago of 10a * day..

Tho elections in Saskatchewan resulted in the Liberals retaining power by a majority of; fourteen. Tho Empress of Germany -is going to England for health reasons in tho autumn. *

The latest outbreak of tho foot and mouth disease has been in a riding of Yorkshire. ' - ' ;

Young, the proprietor of the Conduit street gaming house in London, was fined £500. •

The Canadian cadets hare sailed from Vancouver by the steamer Zealnndia for their Australian tour. ~.

Early on Wednesday the thermometer in Melbourne was 28.3, the lowest that has been recorded for four years.

The Sydney Firo Brigade Board has recommended that no building should bo erected to a greater height than ninety feet.

- An attempt was made to blow up the St. Veit magazine at Vienna. A miite was laid to within twenty yards of tho magazine. A sentry fired on two men, who escaped to the forest. ' •

The Dnke of Connaught has denied, says nn Ottawa message, tho report of the pending engagement of Prince* Arthur to Princess Alexandrovna of Russia.

A cable message from Ottawa states that the maritime express was wrecked on tho Intercolonial railway line. The cars fell into a lake. Four persons were killed and many injured.

A "Washington message states that eight miners are believed to have been killed in a gas explosion at tho Franklin Coal Company's mine at Moundaville, West Virginia. Roscuo parties are at work, but little hope is entertained for the men's safety.

At Mr Harcourt's instance, the Lord Mayor of London has opened a fund fco raise £100,000, to enable the London School of Tropical Medicine to extend operations towards the establishing of a nursing home for sufferers' from tropical diseases.

Advices from London report thut tho arrival of thu cruisers Australia and Melbourne has been postponed from December uutil Apr:'. The delay in their completion ifl due. partly, to tho industrial troubles, and partly to a more complex' reason, which tho Admiralty states is delaying all British warship construction.

A Brisbane message states . that Mr Gillies, who "was recently elected to tho Legislative Assembly as representative for Eacham,'.has been charged with falsely stating, in connection with hie electoral claim, thai he had been twelve months a resident in Queensland, and entitled to havo his name placed on the rpU. -He has been committed for trial.

A London message states that Professor Beesley, of Dulwich College, has published'a book of his impressions of the Titanic wreck. He says that, owing to the sense of apparent security of the passengers after the collision, those in tho boats would not have been surprised to hear that everybody had been saved from drowning. After the final plunge the actual facts camo upon them like a thunderbolt.

Tho Itight . Hon. James Bryee arrived at Melbourne on Thursday from Sydney. He was welcomed afc the station by Mr Fisher. Mr,Hughes, Mr Watt and others, and an informal reception was subsequently accorded him at Parliament House. H« was'entertained at dinner in the evening by members of the Chambers ef Commerce Congress. He is to be Hl*e .guest oij the State Government on Tuesday, and will be the gu«st of Sir John Fuller during his visit.', ■~ •< .- ; . ■■-' ■.; . ■'■.'.. ■■• ..: '■>' ■ ■