GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1190, 27 July 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Teleeraph—Press Association—Oopjrritrlit 'j CANADA AND RECIPROCITY. (Rcc. July 27, .0.5' a.m.) • Sv " l '" Ottawa, July 2G. Mr. I"eilding, Dominion Minister for Finance, lias issued a statement appealing to Canadians to allow a trial ot the Reciprocity Agreement. If it is found detrimental to Canada it can easily be rescinded. THE LITHGOW DISPUTE. Sydney, July 2G. The Arbitration Court lias granted the application for t'ho appointment of a special board to deal with tho Lithgow coal-mining dispute. THE SL'CtAR STRIKE. Brisbane, July 26. Informal negotiations for the settlement of the sugar strike have been declared off. SHOWMAN'S CRUELTY. London, July 25. Billy Waite, the rider, and Alfred Neave, manager of the Wild Australia show at tho Crystal Palace, were each fined 40s. for cruelty to a horse. Wail'e admitted biting tho animal's ear. CADETS' LONG TOUR. London. July 25. Tho Australian cadets will tour the Continent in September, returning home at Christmas. MR. T. A. COGIILAN. London, July 25. Mr. T. A. Cogblan, Agent-General for New .South Wales, who has undergone an operation for appendicitis, is progressing satisfactorily. A WRONG DIAGNOSIS.

New York, July 25. A bacteriological examination disclcies that the crew of the ]3euda are not suffering from cholera. VICTORIAN CHOP RETURN'S, Melbourno, July 20. The official returns of the Victorian maize crop give, tlio quantity as 982,103 bushels, as compared with 1,158,031 bushels, lhe potato crop is 163,312 tons, against 17<f,!)7(l ton* last year. NO ROOM FOR MINERS, m, . . , L Sydney, July 28. The miners in the Newcastle district aro protesting against Mr. Fisher's cabled statement that there is plenty of room in New South Wales for miners, and are sending a cable message to the miners of Great Britain denying the assertion. • . FEDERAL MILITARY COLLEGE. Sydney, July oft The Commonwealth Military College 'at Dun roon .is in full working order, ninety cadets being resident. The • officers express appreciation of the work done. A POTATO FAMINE. n . , ~ Perth, July "c Owing to the prohibition of the importation of potatoes, the price is now forty pounds per ton. GIFT FOR THE WAR OFFICE. ir r. v,. ~ Lo " tlo n. July 26. Mr. George Pinckhard has given thn War Office 450 acres of land, with stables! in Surrey, for the purpose of breeding Army remounts. The gift is valued at ■C' 20,000. PORTUGUESE DEMOCRACY. Lisbon, July 2G. • Tho Assembly, by 81 votes to hi has resolved on the suppression of all decorations and Orders.