GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 28 June 1912, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Frew Association—Oopyrichi '\ts-t- ■$ « r.''■:■*. ' SMALL HOLDINGS IN BRITAIN.,' .■:■■■■ London, June 57. Mr. Runciman, President of tiio Board of. . Agriculture, has stated in the House of Commons, that the small -holdings .movement is growing. There have boon 8518 unsatisfied applicants for 131,000 acres. The real difficulty is to obtain a supply of land good nnd cheap enough. - : 'jfr FRANCO-JAPANESE BANK. " ;: V'? , .'' '■ ■ ■ Paris, Juno 27. :A capita! of .£I,OOf),RDD lias been sub* [ scribed in France and Japan for a Frnnco- ' janancw bank, tho principal object »f . which..is , to:proinolo Japanese indush-ia'-isni. ; ■"■■■ fa '■" . ■■ i I.^ : ;'LATE SIR L. AUfA-TAOTIMA. ,' ; ■;'-■;.. : ' .-■ . London, June 20. ' 'On-inp to-Hie advanced ago of (.lie lulu .Sir liawrenco Alnia-Tadeina, the operation ■which it was intended to perform on him did not' , take place. ■' ■ .■ ■■' V:j' : r": A. RUSH.FOR BJI.UnU . '■ /.'.'" '' ■ ■ ■ London, Jnnb ~0. ■■'Forty-five tliousand applications liave liecn received for 200 appoint incuts on the qutdoor stall', of the English Health , Insurance Coinnii'fsinn. ■

;! ,absconds with .inn.m ■ V. Berlin, .limp Hi. I» .'■■ ]3i'linin?, a- mess-i lißer of Ihn llresdcn ■. Bank, lias disappeared with .1:13,000 I)©r lunging; lii tlio bank. ,|. BIG JUMP IN PICTURE PRICE. ■■ Berlin, ,Tune L'li, A. Rembrandt .roccnlty s-old 'in London i> jas a copy for a low pound?, roali.-ed 11 : X22 1 S(10 in Germany, where it was pror | pounced to be an original. . ■ ~ ;j AUSTRALIAN NAVY.; .; r Sydney, .1 iino 27. j . ;The f.iw of 11.M.5. Challenger, which ' has sailed for England, includes 250 AimJ fralian officers and Kiibrs; li; iv cxpfct- , ed that later the bulk will transfer to . the battk'-oruiw.r Australia, the flagship ; of the Australian Squadron. • •• AFTER THE DROUGHT. ! V'. Sydney, Juno 27. The cffccts of llio drought are apparent ; in the decline. of* onirics at the shorn : show, though the. qualify of the exhibit.'' . ■ is., (rood. i LARGE ORDER FOR LOCOMOTIVES.'' &. i: Sydney, Juno 27. ? Tlio State Government is placing an order for one hundred locomotives with a I private firm in Sydney at' a cost of xmm. *. . .. i', OBITUARY. 'V? ■: ■ ' Melbourne, .Tone 27. Tho death is announced of Mr. X. .1. Bonnor,' at ono time a famous crickotw. ■; MOTORING GRAND PIUX, Paris, Jimp 27. ' Franco iron tlio motoriuj Gr.-md Prix in a0,2825e0. Italy's time was M.OGSsciv nud England's S2,?l7sec.