GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1546, 16 September 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Teleeraph-Prese Aeeociation-CoryrichJ

NEW P. AND 0. LINERS. London, September U. The P. and 0. Company is building four 9000-tou steamers for the Eastern trade. A GENEROUS DONOR. London, September 13. A sum of ilnO.OOn has been given anonymonslv to the Calvinistic and Methodist Churches in Wales.

BRITISH INSURANCE ACT. London, September 13. The Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress and the General Federation of Trades Unions has adhered to the Insurance Commissioners' memorandum relating to the transfer and reserve values of insured persons. It is now admitted that the interpretation placed on the insurance scheme by tho Trade Union Congress at Newport was erroneous.

WATER TURBINE BURSTS. ' Ottawa, Septemlrer H, A water turbine at tho Shawenegan Falls, power, plant burst and one employee was Wiled and nine- seriously injured. The building was flooded to a depth of ten feet.

NEW-ZEALAND STEAMER/DN FIRE.

Ottawa, .September 14. - By a fire in tho hold of the steamer Wainui (?Wakaiuii) at Montreal two firemen were overcome by smoke and were rescued with great difficulty. The cause of the fire is unknown. Damage was dono to tho extent of £5000. [The Wiikanui (SS:M tons) belongs to the New Zealand Shipping Company and was due to sail from Canada on September 15.]

SUGAR COMPANY CASES. Sydney, September 13. The' Government has withdrawn tho prosecutions of the directors of the Colonial Sugar Company on charges of failing to answer questions put by the Sugar Commission, except in the case of Sir Norman MacLauiin.

CHLOROFORM ( BURGLARYSydney, September 14. Burglars entered the room of an iiir valid lady at Pnrrnmatta, threatened her with a knife, then chloroformed her, and extracted £21 under her pillow and escaped.

TIRED OF AVIATION. Sydney, , September 14. Mr. Hart, the aviator, who was injured recently while making a flight, is recovering. He has decided to nbandon aviation. , BAKER HEAVILY FINED. Sydney, September 13. A baker', charged with a number of breaches of the pastry cooks and baking awards,' including short payments of wages, wns mulcted in fines and costs to a total of XIOS. THE UNSAFE MONOPLANE. London, September 12. The War Office' will probably interdict (he use of monoplanes pending investigations with the object of securing greater safely.

' PLAGUE OF MICE. Paris, September 12. The Minister for Agriculture is seekin" a credit of ,410,000 to combat a field mfce plague in the Eastern Departments. COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Berlin, September 12. An explosion of firedamp at Duisburg, Prussia, killed five men. CANADIAN~IiEcipI?dciTY. Ottawa, September 12. Mr. Foster, Canadian Minister for Trade and Customs, will leave for Australia in February next, in connection with- the reciprocity proposals. He goes to England first to attend meetings ot the Imperial Trade Commission in October. LAWYER- SPEAKS FOR SIX DAYS. Sydney, September 13. Tn the Coal Vend appeal case, the address of Mr. Wise, K.C., counsel for respondent, has concluded after lasting six days. KIRKBY LUNN TOUT?. Sydney, September 13. The opening concert of Madame Kirkby I,iinn the sop.ra.uo. was held Inst night. The sincer received an enthusiastic reception from a crowded house. SIMPLE LIFE AND LUNACY. Sydney, September 13. The friends of W. .1. Chidley, the simple life advocnte, recently committed to an insane asylum, have applied for his release, guaranteeing that ho will not lec,YrV in piiWfi'. = Tt is probable the application will be shortly granted. NEW SOUTH" WALES GAS BILL. Sydney, September 13. Tl)(. Gas Bill ha- pa>-ed through commillee Mr. Ciiriniolmi'l's main ameudImi'iiU'wero included in Ihe measure.

LATE COMMERCIAL. London, September 15. The wheal and Hour nllonl for tho United Kingdom totals 2.100.WH1 quarters, ■II I for Hie CVmtiiK-Hl 2.2fi».nnn uiiarli'is. ■' . Atlantic shipments total 240.0110; Pacific nil. The total shipped from Euronpiii norts wn« 1 .GSS.Ofl'l quarters; Arsenfc 95,000 quarters: Nubian. 575,000 quarter's Danubinn. 239.000 mmrte.rs.Tni Jun. 23J.()0fl ftu«tersj Mid Australasian, L 71.000 Qutitcre.