GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1180, 15 July 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telepra.ph—Press Association—Copyright BEQUESTS TO HOSPITALS. London, July 11. Tho lato Mr. Frederick Rolandi, a foreign bookseller, has left a residuary of estate of about jC150,000 to bo divided among tho Italian, French, German, and fivo other London hospitals.

DOGS FOR ANTARCTICA. London, July 13. Tho Board of Agriculture is relaxing tho regulations to. facilitate the,, .landing of tho GreOnland- dogs for Dr. 'ilawson's expedition. Tho Aurora will sail on July 21. BRITISH BY-ELECTION. London, Julv 13. Captain A. J. C. Donelau, the Nationalist Whip, has been returned unopposed for East Wicklow, in tho placo of Mr. J. Muldoou, who resigned in his favour. FRENCH RULE OF THE ROAD. Paris, July 13. Franco has decided to adopt in 1912 the British rule of tho road. |'Tho rulo of the road in Franco is the reverso of that in England: keep to tho right on meeting, to tho left in overtaking, another vehicle.] THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. Melbourne, July It. It is estimated that the Homo 'Affairs Department has acquired three hundred thousand acres of privately-owned land in tho Yass-Canberra district for Federal capital purposes at <C 2 an acre. A SECRET AS AN ASSET. " Melbourne, July 14. Judge Monte has decided that n' trado secret known by a bankrupt cannot be treated as a tangible asset. CREMATORIUM FOR SYDNEY. Sydney, July 11. ■ 111 the Stato Assembly, Mr. W. A. nolman, Acting-Premier, stated that a sum would be voted in tho Estimates for the establishment of a crematorium. -

ORANGEMEN DEMONSTRATE. Sydney, July 14. At the Oranga demonstration held throughout Australia 111 connection with tho Boyne anniversary, strong protests were made against the Papal "No Tomere" decree prohibiting mixed marriages.

CO-OPERATIVE ASSURANCE. Sydney, July 14. The promoters of tho Co-operativo Assuranco Company statu that the New South Wales issue has been largely overapplied for. TUBERCULOSIS. Sydney, Juiy 14. Dr. Thompson, president of the Board of Health, discussing the Tuberculosis Commission's report, reaffirms tho fact that tho chief cause of human infection is direct transmission from mankind to mankind. ' RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Hobart, July 14. Whilo a train was rounding a curvo at Penguin, on tho north coast, the cngino left tho line, dragging a passenger carriage, which crashed into a box-truck. Tho end compartment was smashed. Tho passengers were all in other comportments and escaped injury. A PREMIER ON TOUR. London, July 13. Mr. M'Gowen, Premier of New South Wales, as the guest of the corporation, visited the Glasgow shipyards and dined with Admiral Togo. Subsequently ho visited the Kibble Institution at Paisley. Mr. M'Gowen has now gone to Ireland.