VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 49, 28 February 1905, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

[rRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Rccoivod Fobruary 28, 9.6 a.m.) ANOTHER ROYAL BETROTHAL. LONDON, 27th February. Princess Victoria, of Schleswig-Hol-stein, has boon betrothed to tho Duko of Coburg. [Tho present Duko of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha will best bo romombercd as Prince Leopold of Albany, and was one of Queen Victoria's favourito grandchildren. 110 was born in July, 1884, and succooded to tho Dukedom of SaxoCoburg on the. death of his undo, tho lato Duko of Edinburgh, in 1900. Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstcin comes of tho Sonderburg-Gluchsburg branch of that house. Sho was born in 1885, and on her mother's sido is a nicco of tho Empress of Germany.] A FATAL EXPLOSION. NEW YORK, 27th February. ■ An.oxplosion at Wilcox, in Wost Virginia, killed twenty-threo people. CONSECRATION OF A CATHEDRAL. LONDON, 27th Fobruary. Princo Arthur of Connaught represented King Edward at tho consocration of the Evangelical Cathedral at Borlin today. BILLIARD MATCH. LONDON, 27th February. In a billiard mutch, Stovenson, who made 18.000, boat Dawson, who was 16,300 when his opponent ran out. TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION. (Roceivcd Fobruary 28; 9.46 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Tolophonic communication between Molbourno and Sydnoy has' been carried out successfully. The work is still ( in an oxpcrimontal stago, but it is hoped that tho service will shortly bo available to tho public. [Tho distanco from Sydney to Molbourno by rail is 576 milcs.J VISIT OF ENGLISH ATHLETES. MELBOURNE, This Day. Sliruhh, tho English athlete is suffering from gastric influenza. Ho sails for tho Blull to-morrow, accompanied by tho other athletes. PEARLING LUGGER WRECKED. PERTH, This Day. During tho early of tho month a pearling lugger was wrecked at tho Ellen Islands during a cyclone. Tho captain escaped, but fivo of a coloured crew wero drowned. ALLEGED THEFT AS A BAILEE. SYDNEY, 27th February. T. M. Slattory, M.L.C., charged with theft as a bailee, has boen committed for trial. FEDERAL POLITICS. MELBOURNE, This Day. Mi. Watson, Leader of tho Federal Labour Party, objects to tho oxtonsion of tho Braddon clause as being undesirable It will, ho says, hobble tho people for many years aliead.