GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 805, 30 April 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

By TeJegTaph—Press Association—Oopyrieht .—— ■--+■— -V.. BURGLARS' .JEWELLER! HAUL; (Rec. April 29, 9.30 p.m.) London, April 29. By boring a hole in a wall burglars stole £2000 worth of jewellery from tho shop of Frederiok Dixon, jeweller, Oxford Street. There is no clue to the criminals. . . ':"■•;'COLLIERY. STRIKE>FAILS.' '; . 'St.-'Johns,'April 29. ' . The strike of colliers at Capo Breton has ended'on tie masters' terms; dr. bruce's Antarctic work. '■-,- London, • April 29. * Tho.Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Lloyd-George, has mad© a grant of £3000 towards the. expenses of the publication of the scientific resttlts:of Dr. Bruce's Scottish expedition to the Antarctic. . ROYAL CHARTER PRESENTED. ' s • London, April 29. Lord Strathoona, High ComnrißsJoner of Canada, presided over a dinner given by 'the Royal British Colonial Society of. Artists on the occasion of King Edward granting the society a charter, whioh tho Duke of Argyll formally presented. .-.■.■".,! ;' :.' AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS.. | London, April 28. Two Australian artists, Mr. R. C. Bunny (of Victoria) and Mi. Lobloy (of-Queensland) are exhibrbora at the Royal Academy. Mr. John Longstaff (of Viotoria) is exhibiting at the Paris Salon. King Edward and the' Prince of Wales visited the Royal Academy Exhibition. NEW WAR OFFICE BUILDING. London, April 28. The First Commissioner of Works, Mr. Lewis' Harconrt, states that the new War Office will cost £1,229(128. SHAOKLETON AND ARCTIC : CANADA. '■:•:"', Ottawa, April 28.; Sir 'Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer, declares it is possible he may reside in Canada, and explore the far west and the northern portions.of tho Dominion., i SCHOOL'S . FLAG-GIFT. " London, April 28. Saint Paul's Schools at Sandgate, Kent, have . received • a Commonwealth flag from school-children of Sandgate, in Queensland; . . CANADA'S TRADE INCREASE. Ottawa, April 8. Canada's trade for tho fiscal year ended March 31 totalled in value £123,400,000, an increase of £23,400,000 over that of the preceding year. MISS MAY YOHE AWARDED A ' DIVORCE. New York, April 28. At Oregon, May Yoho, the actress, was granted a divorce from her husCaptain Strong. TIMBER STRIKE OVER. Melbourne, April 29. The Timber Stackers' strike has eir'od. The. men have been granted three representatives on the now Wages Board. They claim to have gained a moral victory.

VICTORIAN STOCK RETURNS. Melbourne, April 29. The cattle returns for the State for the year ended March ,31 are ready. The number of horses in the State was 442,829, an increaso of 17,926; catt1e,'1,549,640, a decrease of 24,522: and sheep, 12,937,983, an increaso or 392,241. Pigs showed an increaso of 38,563.