MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15648, 21 July 1916, Page 9

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

THE SHACKLETON EXPEDITION,

(By Cable.—Press .Association.—Copjiight.) (Renter's Telegrams.) (Received July 20th, 9.10 p.m.) LONDON, July 20. Lieutenant James Fairweather, of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, tin experienced Dundee whaler, has been appointed to command tho Shackleton Expedition relief ship. PRICE OF PRINTING PAPER. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, July 19. Congress has referred to tho Rules Committee Congressman Mann's resolution urging the appointment of _ a Commission t-o investigate tho price of printing paper, especially whether a combine is inflating the rates. CANADIAN EXCHANGE. NEW~ YORK, July 19. $ Canada i« sending to the United States £1,000,000 worth of gold daily. Much of it is said to como from South Africa and Australia. ARTIFICIAL LIMBS. NEW YORK, July 19. Artißcial limb-makers announce that they havo received a million dollars' worth of orders for ]imbs for Australian and New Zealand soldiers. A DECISION REVERSED. NEW YORK. July 19. Tho Government, has decided to allow Cipriano Castro, formerly President of Venezuela, to enter the United States. WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. (Received July 20th, 10.40 p.m.) LONDON, Julv 20. Professor J. G. Tasker. D.D., has been elected President of tho Wesley an Conference. Professor John Greenwood Tasker, D.D. (St. Andrew's), is Principal of tho Wosleyan College, Handsworth, Birmingham.