GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1075, 14 March 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

uj icu^rajii-iTessAssoclatton-CopyrlsM. "f,(, . » . ?S sib josepitjward. " •'' l' (Kec. March H, 0.10 a.m.) „. T ~„ , Sydney, March 13. Sir Joseph Ward, Dr. Findlay and party sailed to-day by the Makura for Vancouver. PLAGUE IN INDIA. Calcutta, March 13. The plague outbreak is increasing in severity in (he United Provinces, the Punjab, and Bengal. EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES. . , , ~ London, March 13. A fresh outbreak of measles has occurred at Dartmouth Nav ( il College, where there arc now 35 cases, 25 being new ones. ' LEVERRIER CENTENARY. Paris, March 13. The newspapers on Saturday com. memorated the centenary of Lcverrier, the astronomer. [Urbain Jean Joseph Lcverrier was born at St. Lo, France, on March 11, 1811. Ho was a noted French astronomer, who shares with J. C. Adams the honour of discovering tho planet Ncntune in IS4G. In 1854 ho became Director of the Paris Observatory. He died at Paris on September 23, 1877.] ■ . MISS E. ASQUITH'S HEALTH. London, March 12. It has been announced from Downing Street that although Miss Elizabeth Astiuith's condition still causes anxiety,'she is slowly improving. Her father' (tho Prime Minister) returns in a few days, but her mother will remain in Switzerland until her recovery. SUICIDE DISINTERRED. London, March 12. Peasantry at Newtown, County Waterford, disinterred tho body of a person , named Insnc, a suicide, who bad been buried in consecrated ground. The family rcintcrred the body in the suicides' plot at Waterford. MUSIC EXAMINERS. London, March 12. Tho Trinity College of Music has appointed Messrs. Saint-George and Mis- • towsky examiners for Australia, and Mr. Scliilski examiner for New Zealand cud Tasmania. TRAIN ROBBERY. Paris, March 12i Tho widow of a Dr.l'owdroll was seriously assaulted and robbed while in a ■ train at" Cannes'. Her assailant was seen escaping after committing the crime. Mrs. Powdrell served as a nurse throughout tho South African War. PRINCE ADALBERT OF GERMANY. Berlin, March 12. Prince Adalbert (the sailor son of the Kaiser), who is at Kiel suffering from appendicitis, is reported to be progressing favourably. : THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. Rome, March 12. The newspapers arc jubilant over tho. Duke of Connaught's coming visit to Italy for the fetes in commemoration of tho unity of Italy in 18G1. They have expressed a hope that King George will risit King Victor Emmanuel after tho risit to India. AMERICAN VILLAGE GUTTED. Washington, March 12. Tho wholo of the business district of ho town of Webbers Falls, in the Indian territory, was gutted by fire. No lives I'cro lost. [The population of this "town" was :iven as 211 by tho United States census n 1900.] MOTHER AND CHILD DROWNED. Melbourne, March 13. Mrs. Tait, with her clovon-vcar-okl aughter, was found drowned' in a uarry-holc. Tho two were locked in ach other s arms.

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