MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14525, 29 November 1912, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

— : 4 : United Frets Association—By Elootrlo Teles: apu—Copyright. The South Africans defeated Glasgow and district by 38 points to 3. ] A Vancouver messago says that the Australian footballers were beaten by Victoria, .by thirteen points to elevca. . General Bramwell Booth is anxious to visit Australia, and hopos to do so . within two years. J

The conference between Mr Lloyd Georgo and tho Brit:sh Medical Association has concluded. Thcro are indications of a possible settlement. _..

There have been no fresh cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Great Britain for eevon weeks, and tho restrictions have been abolished.

In his evidence before tho Marconi Committee, Mr Thompson stated that tho American Poulsen Company refused to sell its controlling interest to tho American Marconi Company.

A Paris message says that Colonel Mangin, marching on Denman (Morocco), dispersed soven thousand mountaineers, and decimated them with his artilie-ry. Tho French had four wounded.

A Kalgoorlie message says that three tons of ore from the new leases at Mulcabbie, fifteen miles north of Kurnalpi, yielded 534 ounces of gold, and another parcel of ono ton and a half 89 ounces.

Mr Grahame-Whito proposes a thirty hours' flight from Britain to Now York in a hydro-aeroplane with four engines, each of 250 horse-power, carrying two pilots-, two mechanics, and two passengers.

Mr Churchill, in reply to a question in tho House of Commons, said it was not known to tho Government that an aircraft passed off Shcppcy Island on tho 14th inst., or that flares woro shown and not answered by the aircraft.

During the hearing of tho ospionago charge against Parrott, the ex-naval gunner, it was stated that the banknotes Found on him were traced to Baden Baden. A naval witnosa testified that it was unlikely that Parrott had access to important documents.

The Canadian Government is investigating statements that American citizens voted at the Canadian elections. The practice is stated to be common in the Western provinces. An

Investigation Commission has been appointed! There is a steady influx of Dalmatians to Sydney. Almost every German and French boat for several months past has been bringing parties for tho Auckland guniiields. Fifteen aro aboard tho Maliono, duo at Auck- ■ land on Sunday from Sydney. I A number of prisoners in tho Mil- > waukeo gaol, whero Schrank, Mr Roosevelt's assailant, is confined, planned to escape. The plot was discovered, accidentally, when iho leader ' was removed to another city to stand his trial. It is not known if Schrank participated in tho plot. As a Tesult of Lonesome playin"; up in the Canterbury Park Stakes at Sydney on Saturday and badly delaying the start, and remaining at the post when tho barrier was raised, the Jockey Club Committee adopter a stewards' recommendation not to accept Loncsomo'e entry until evidence is forthcoming that the animal is manageable In the Legislative Assembly, Mr Cann stated that tho Sydney Harbour Trust were giving £50 to tho relatives of each member of tho crew j*f the dredge Manchester, and an additional £10 tor every child under fourteen, fiomo of tho relatives wero in .England, Germany, Franco and Switzerland, and tho Trust was exerting its best efforts to trace them.