VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 62, 10 September 1904, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

[rHESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received Soptembor 10, 9.21 a.m.) ATTEMPT TO SWIM THE CHANNEL PARIS, 9th September. Burgess, the Paris champion swinmior, starting from Dover, swam twenty-two miles, covoring, hftoon towards Capo Marister, in eight and a half hours. Heavy Bea/i compelled the abandonment of the attempt to swim the Channol. MNK OF AUSTRALASIA. LONDON, 9th September. Tho report of tho Bank of Australasia recommends a dividend of 12 por cent., carrying to tho roserve fund £30,000, to the bank promise* nccount £25,000, and forward £16,886. FRANCE AND MOROCCO. PARIS, 9th September. Major Mnrcnand, tho French explorer, in an article in the Figaro, says in roturn for illusory advantages in Morocco, Franco has sacrificed her prestigo in tho Eastern Moditorranoan, and allowed her colonial ompiro to be cut in two. AN UNSUCCESSFUL CRICKET TOUR LONDON, 9th September. ! Tho South African cricket team won thirteen mutches and lost threo The tour resulted in a loss of £2000. AN AUSTRALIAN CYCLIST. LONDON, 9lh September. Don Walker was defeated in tho pro Uminary hoot of tho two kilometres championship, abo in tho fivo mile handicap. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. PEKIN, 9th September. China has authorised Italy to estnb lisa wireless tolographic stations on Chinese torritory. CAPTAIN'S CKRTIFICATE SUSPENDED. SYDNKY, 9th September. The certificate of Captain Barbor, of the barque Western Australia, which wns wrocked, has beon suspended for nino months. PREFERENCE FOR NEW ZEALAND BUTTER. (Rocoived September 10, 10.33 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. byduey agonts for London butterbuyers stato that they aio compelled to purchase Now Zealand bultor in proforenco to tho Australian article, owing to -the better finality, lower prices, and moro renaonnblo freights than tho mail [ companies charge.

Yesterday lho Chief Justice admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme- Court Mr. John Tait Butt.