MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14522, 26 November 1912, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

. United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. The Peninsular and Oriental and tbo Cunard authorities deny tho rumoured shipping amalgamation. A cyclonic storm did much damage in Brisbane. Houses wero unroofed and trees uprooted. A murder has been committed at Eton College. Sedgwick, a porter, stabbed to tho heart a girl named Davis, who was a servant at ono of th* boarding-houses. An emigrant at Yass, in a lotter to the "Daily Mail," resents the criticism of newcomers by the Australian newspapers supposed to represent the working class. ' During tho arbitration of tbo Post Office and Telephono Company case, Sir J. A. Simon, Solicitor-General, made a speech occupying nine and a half days. At tho Brolcen Hill athletic carnival McDonald, a New Zealander, won his heats in tlio 75 and 220 yards ovents, and was beaten by Heinplo in tho 130 yards. On reassembling in Sydney tho High Court Judges paid impressive tributes to the late Mr Justice O'Connor. Simi-. larly tho other Courts paid tributes to the lato Judge Ewen.

Sixteen liftmen and booking clerks employed on the Baker street-Waterloo tube railway, Loudon, havo been arrested for fraud in retaining clipped tickets and later re-issuing them to tho public.

Tho Portuguese Revolutionists are dissatisfied with the Republican politicians for failing to carry out reforms. They demand an electoral law establishing a Cabinet responsible for its actions. ■

Scientists are investigating tho discovery of supposed prehistoric human footprints in a quarry at Warrnambool. They are claimed to be twenty thousand years old, but Professor Skeats is of opinion that they are of much more recent dato.

At the adjourned inquest at Sydney on the body of Frederick Charles Bartholomew, found on tho rocks at Bond-*, with a bullet wound in the chest, the police investigations failed to produce any fresh material evidence. A doctor deposed that tho fatal shot was fired with a revolver prt,-*sed to the breast. A verdict of suicido was returned.