GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1068, 6 March 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Tclcerajh-l'rcEG Association-CopyrlsM.

NEW STEAMER SERVICE. •

' (Eec. March 5, 5.5 p.m.) m , „ ~ ■ Ottawa, March 4. ihe Canadian Pacific Railway Company proposes to establish a service of steamers between Montreal, Boston, and the West indies, the Dominion and the West'lndies subsidising the scheme. The people of Jamaica are enthusiastically in favour of the proposal.

DUKE OF COXNAUGHT'S TOUR,

(Rec. March 5, 5.5 p.m.) _, _ , London, March i. Tho Duke of Connaught's South African tour cost .£40,000.

GENERAL BOTHA

_~. _ , , London, March 3. Ino Johannesburg correspondent of the Daily Chroniclo" states that if his visit to Europe does not imnrovo his health, General Louis Botha,. Prime Minister of South Africa, will probably retire.

ROYAL VISIT TO DUBLIN.

ti. t-- -j ,-, Lond °n. March 3. The King and Queen will visit Dublin on July 8.

NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

T , _ London, March 3. Lord Denman confirms the announcement of his appointment as GovernorGeneral of Australia. Ho will wait till after tho Coronation, sailing for Australia at the end of June.

(Roc. March 5, 7.40 p.m.)

T , . „. „ Melbourne, March 5. It is ofticially announced that Lord Dudley will retire after the Coronation and that Lord Denman will succeed him.

THE HAREM SKIRT.

London, March 3. At Liverpool, a crowd of 20,000 persons mobbed a lady who was wearing a harem skirt.

A.PEERAGE,

London, Starch 3. A peerage lias been conferred on Sir Edward Tennant.

{Sir Edward Priaulx Tcnnanr, LordLieutenant of Peeliles-shiro, was born in 1859, and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge (Jt.A.). Ho has travelled extensively in Africa, India, and America. From 190G to 1910 ho was Liberal member for Salisbury.]

A.CHURCH PROTEST.

(Rec. March 5, 5.5 p.m.) ti' i v i . fydnoy, March 5. . The Ans '<?" Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Wright) entered a strong protest and the Cathedral Chapter adopted a re' solution, npmst tho holding of tho Royal Show in Holy Week. Tho society, however, will make no change in tho dates.

THE AOTEA,

TI el c •n !1P ? TOWn - Mar( :h 3. Tho Snair-Savill steamer Aotoa, which went ashore at Momlle Toint, has been towed oil and docked.

TIIE ANTARCTIC,

Th» p. i c •' t \- onion > March i. The Royal Society has decided to contribute JJ2OO towards tho publication of Professor David's books, 'dealing witl tho recent Antarctic expedition