GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1173, 7 July 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph— Press Association—Oopyrleht RAILWAY COMBINE DENIED. New York, July G. The recent report that the CanadianPacific Railway Company had secured control of the Erie railroad is denied. A sharp fall in both stocks has taken place in Wall Street. OBITUARY, Sydney', July 6. The death is announced of the Hon. John Macintosh, M.L.C., of New South Wales; aged 90. l'i'he deceased was a wholesale and retail ironmonger. Ho was born .in Scotland, ami carno to Australia in 1539. Ho was an Alderman of Sydney in 11562, was clectcd to the Legislative Assembly in 1872, and has been a Legislative Councillor since 1881.] VICTOEIAN EHODES SCHOLAR London, July 5. Mr. Charles Berry Lituejonii, a, A'ictorian_ itliodes scnoiar, a.nd sou of ill'. W.: • Litth'johu, headmaster of Scots College, Melbourne, ana tormeriy of Nelson College, Iveiv Zealand, Knodes scholar, litis gained a first-class in tho Science Tripos at Oxford. • EXPORT OP STUD CATTLE. London, July 5. To-day's newspapers anticipato that Cauaua, Australia, and Soulli Alrica will renew their restrictive oruers preventing tn-3 export from tuose countries of oattis bought at high prices at British shows. FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE. London, July 5. Sir Edward Strachey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deparcmeait of Agriculture, announced in* tho House of Commons that there had been an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease at Mounslow, ten miles from London. A heifer and lortytwo pigs were affected. RUSSIAN FIRE TRAGEDY. St. Petersburg, July 5, A country house at Viborg, in Pinland, beiCnging to M. Ludwig, a noble and oil millionaire, was burnt, a boy and girl being killed. Their governess, in trying to rescue thein, went raving mad. Tho parents of the children were nbsant in St. Petersburg. A PATROLMAN KILLED. Ottawa, July 5. A patrolman at Seattle, in the ivlondyko district, was shot and killed in tho street by an unknown man. LADY BARRISTER BARRED. Vancouver, July 5. A lady lawyer has been refused permission to practiso in British Columbia.

PENNY POSTAGE. Melbourne, July 6. Tho Federal Postmaster-General (Mr. J. Thomas) is negotiating with tho United States with, a view to the establishment of penny postage between Australia and America. A STATE LIME QUARRY. Sydney, July 6. Tho State Government has started a lime quarry, worked by- day labour. RAINS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, July 6. The extended spell of dry weather has broken, 'and useful rains are falling. TEACHERS' TRADE UNION, Sydney, July 6. The school teachers liavo formed a trades union. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CENSURE DEBATE. Adelaide, July 6. Tho debate on Mr. I'eako's motion of censure has been adjourned. QUEENSLAND SUGAR STRIKE. Brisbane, July G. Tho sugar-workere' striko is spreading. Two rnoro mills are now idle.