GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 558, 13 July 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

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•ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. (Rec. July 12, 10.10 p m.) London, July 12. Tho Ottawa correspondent of "The Times" ropoits thit tho Imperial Army Council has offered Canadian medical graduates two commissions annually in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

SALE OF PICTJJRES

London, July 11. Sir Cuthbort Quilter's collection of pictures has beon sold, realising £88,000. Tho trustees of *tho Felton bequest secured for Melbourne a picture by Constable for 600 guineas, and another by George Pmwell for 500 guineas. '

' A PARAGUAYAN INCIDENT. Buoncs Ayro3, July 11. Three policemen arrested, maltreated, and endeavoured to shoot Uo German officers at San Bernardino, m Paraguay, who interfered to protect tho proprietress of a restaurant from a policeman's insult Tho Government of Paraguay has aixilogised to the German representative for the incident '

SPANISH DIFFICULTY IN MOROCCO. Morocco, July 11. , The Kft-ids near Melilla'bavo surrendered to tho Spaniards. / BIGAMY AS AN. INDUSTRY. San Francisco, July 11. A man named John Mad\on has been arrested in San Francisco on a charge of Ingeniously manying ton women and lobbing thom, also of robbing fourteen others whom he was arranging to marry. , > •'-' THE WHAKATANE London, July, 11, Th(J Now' Zealand Shipping Company's steanior v Whnkatane, which wis beached at Dover after being m collision, has been temporarily repaired, and will leturu to London. ' STABLE-BOYS' CONDITIONS Paris, July 11. As a result of their stnka, tho French Btablo-boys havo obtainod better wage? and improved sleeping accommodation, but the > trainers refuse to rc-engago tbjrty of them. WESTRALIAN FINANCIAL DEFICIT. Perth, July 12. 1 The Stato Government ended the financial year with a, deficit of £101,537. AUSTRALIAN SILVER COINAGE. Molbourne, July 12 Tho Federal Treasury suggests that the' new silver coinage should bear the impress of the continent-of Australia. FEDERAL OLD AGE PENSIONS. Melbourne, July 12. Tho first payments under the Commonwealth old age ponsion scheme were made in Victoria to-day. ' ' LATE SPORTING. - (Rec. July 18/ 0.30 a.m.) / Melbourne, July 12. Desfcinist has' been allotted top weight, list. 181b., in the Australian Hurdles. Other weights: Bribery, list. 111b.: Atnahua, list. 31b.; Waipu, 9st. 91b.; and Phaetontis, &st. In the Australian Stceplccbaisc/ Bribery is top weight, with 13st. 71b.: Deetinist, 13st. lib.; Ataahua, 12st. Sib.; Kiatere and Pilot, list. 101b.; Waipu, 10st. 111b.; Phactontie, 10st. 51b.; and 9st. 51b. PROFESSOR LABY. i Sydnoy, July 12. Professor Laby (the newly-appointed Professor of Physics at Wellington; lias reached Sydney, en route to New Zealand. He only learned sinco his arrival that tho SudburyHardymaii research prize had been added to his list of honours. Mr. Laby paid a high tribute to the success of Now Zealand and Australian students in univcisitics, particularly to Professor Rutherford. INDUSTRY NOT REWARDED. Adelaide, July 12. Burglars visited three stations on the Port Adelaide lino, and blew open two safes, but secured altogether only six pounds.