GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1015, 3 January 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrl&ht. r-fr- ■ KING AND QUEEN AT \VINDSOR. (Bee. January 2, 10.5 p.m.) '. London, January 2. Tho King and Queeu will coujp.to Windsor Castlo at tho end of'the week, and remain until tho opening, of Parliament. ORIGINAL DRUCE-CLAIMANT. London, January 2. The "Horning Post" publishes, an. obituary notice announcing the death of Sirs. Anna Maria Druce, tho original claimant for the Duke of Portland's estates. INCREASED RAILWAY .EARNINGS. . Cape Town, Januarys. Tho earnings of tho South African railways during the seven months under tho Union wero ,£1,000,000, above those for tho same period of 1909. . BROKEN HILL ■ DISPUTE. . Sydney, January 2. The Broken Hill miners liavo decided to accept tho companies' offer in connection with the recent demands. The companies offered higher wages, but refused to grant preference to unionists. • ' THE HOLIDAY IN SYDNEY. . Sydney, January 2. The weather was dull for tho hqliday to-uay, and tliore were a few showers of rain. . ELECTION. PETITIONS. London, January 1. Petitions have been presented iu connection with the Mile End and Chippenham, elections. [At Mile End the Hon. H. W. Lawson' (Unionist) was returned by a majority of two over Mr. B. S. Straus (Liberal).] .

ENGLISH RECTOR' SENT TO GAOL. ' London, January' 1. The Rev. Mr. Hughes, rector of Mongewell, Oxfordshire, has been sentenced.to 28 days'. imprisonment for non-payment, of rates amounting .to £12. HEALTHY YEAR IN BRITAIN. , ... London, January 1.: The Registrar-General's return for 1910 shows the year to have been the healthiest oil' record. Tho death-rate for London was only 13 2-5 per 1000 of the population. ', SUEZ CANAL DUES. ' . ' London, .January 1. Numerous ships at Port-Said', at the entrance to tho Suez Canal, waited until midnight to enter the Canql, in order to benefit by the reduction in. dues, which comes into foreo this year.,. SENTRY SHOOTS. RUSSIAN SAILOR, . . / Paris, January 2. ' Two sentrijs at Toulon arsenal challenged two. Russian sailors ,who were approaching from the .Russian .battleship Slava. The Russians did not retire, and tho sentinels fired, killing one of them. AUSTRIAN MINISTRY. Vienna, January 1. • Baron von Bienerth is forming a Cabinet in succession to that which resigned recently owing; to tho withdrawal of Polish supjiort. , ; " CATTLE DISEASE IN NEW SOUTH WALES. ' Sydney, January 2., Mobs of cattle .from Queensland have been found affected with pleuroneumonia at Wagga , ■ HEAVY. RAINSTORM! ' Brisbane,' January 2. During Saturday night nine inches, of rain fell at Redlynch. • THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. Melbourne, January 2. The Commonwealth to-day takes*'over the administration of tho Northern Territory. IMPORTATION OF DOGS. Melbourne, January 2. A proclamation has been issued prohibiting the importation of dogs to tho Commonwealth from anywhere except, Great Britain and New Zealand.