GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1065, 2 March 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

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DEATHS FROM MEASLES. (Rec. March 1, 10.50 p.m.) London, March 1. 'A total of 133 .deaths from measles has been reported in London during the week. Thcro were also 70 deaths from measles at Sheffield.. ~; , ;/ ' ME. GERALD. BALFOUE. • • London, March 1. Mr. Gerald Balfour, who held various posts in the Unionist Cabinets from 1895 to 1906, lias 'relinquished the second-class political pcnsioir.of.J!l2oo drawn by him since his retirement > from the Ministry five years ago. . , SMALLPOX. London, March 1. There aro forty-six cases of smallpox in London, and two deaths aro ;-cported. AVREeE-OP- THE AOTEA. Cape Town, March 1. The wrecked Shaw-Savill liner Aotea has been relieved of her cargo, but an attempt to tow her off the. rocks at Monillc Point has proved unsuccessful. MR. PETER BOWLING. Sydney, March'l'i. ■' Mr. Peter Bowling states that ho will return to New Zealand shortly to take up organisation work in connection with the Labour movement. MR. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN. "t!-, .London, February 28. Mr. Joseph. Chamberlain and his wife have started on a -visit to the Continent. ■•: •.. London, March 2. Mr. and-Mrs. Chamberlain have arrived at Cannes on tho Riviera. PRINCESS AS PLAGUE NURSE. St. Petersburg, February 28. Princess Dolgorouki (nee Miss Frances Pellew Wilson, of AVappcuham Manor, North Hants) has joined tho plague nursing staff at Harbin. PRIVY, ;CQUNCIL CASES. . " London, February 28. In tho appeal case the Municipal Council of Sydney versus, Flcay, the. Privy Council reserved judgment.. In the case of the Attorney-General of New Souih Wales versus Bagley, leave to appeal was refused,. HALF-HEARTED SUICIDES, . Vancouver, February 28. Mrs. Mary Salzman and her sister, Miss Elizabeth, have retired from the "suicide field," after ten unsuccessful attempts to kill themselves. REFERENDA CAMPAIGN. Melbourne, March 1. Mr. Fisher described the argument that the passing of the Referenda would centrnliso domestic legislation as misleading and unworthy. ELEVEN HUNDRED' IMMIGRANTS. Melbourne, March 1. There are eleven hundred immigrants aboard tho steanier Rangatira. This constitutes a record. AUSTRALIAN'" NAVAL BASES. Melbourne, March 1. Admiral Sir R. Henderson has presented a report containing the result of six months' inspection'of tho principal ports of tho Commonwealth wjth a view to selecting naval bases. HIGHER SALARIES. 'Melbourne, March 1. The Melbourne Steamship Company, at its half-yearly meeting, decided, owing to the general prosperity, to increase all ite employees' salaries by ten per centum. BOYCOTT OF BARBERS. Sydney, March 1. Broken Hill Uuiouists suggest a boycott Of tho hairdressers on account of their raising the price of shaving from threepence to fourpence, and of a haircut from sixpence to a shilling. THE FRUIT STRIKE. Adelaide, March' I.' Hotel and clubs aro closed at Ronmark, where a strike of fruitgrowers' workers is in progress. PERTn MURDKR CASE. Perth, March 1. The Executive Council has decided that Smart, tho murderer of IHhel Harris, shall bo hanged on Tuesday next.