VARIOUS CABLES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 10, 12 July 1909, Page 7

VARIOUS CABLES.

(By Telegraph.— Pi ess Association.— Copyright.) {Received July J. 2, 10.5 a.m.) NEW SILVER COINAGE. MELBOURNE, This Day. The Federal Treasury suggests that the new silver coinage should bear the impress of the continent of Australia. [The new coinage will be issued, about the beginning of next year. It will bear the head of the King on one side and some easily-recognised Australian design on the other. The suggested map of Australia has been objected to as inartistic, a ligure of a kangaroo being most generally favoured.] IMPRACTICABLE. LONDON, 10th July. Experts in London declare that the magnet said to be invented by a German, which could render a battleship's armament ineffective, is impracticable and unworkable for many reasons. LIEUTENANT SHACKLETON. LONDON, 11th. July. Lieutenant Shackleton, who commanded the Nimrod Antarctic expedition, has been created a Commander of tho Royal Victorian Order (instituted by Queen Victoria in 1896.) TRADE UNION FUNDS. 1 LONDON, 10th July. Another trade unionist has obtained an injunction to prevent the (South Wales Miners' Federation devoting its funds to pay members of the House of Commons, SIR DANIEL COOPER'S ESTATE. LONDON, 10th July. The estate of the late Sir Daniel Cooper was worth £123,763, not including his propurty in Australia. The deceased bequeathed Barraud's picture of the racehorse Fisherman to the Australian Jockey Club. THE COLONIAL ORDER. LONDON, 10th July. The Grand Cross of the Order of -St. Michael aud St. George lias been conferred on Sir William Edward Goschen, British Ambassador to Ueimany. DYNAMITERS AT WORK. ADELAIDE, This Day. Burglars visited three stations on* the Port Adelaide line, and blew open two safes, but secured altogether only six pounds. WESTRALIAN FINANCE. PERTH, This Day. The State Government ended the financial year with a deficit, of £101,537. (Received July 12, 8.55 a.m.) RKSULT OF STABLE BOYS' STRIKE . PARIS, 11th July. As a result of their strike, the Fiench slablebojs hnvo obtained better wages and nnpi'oyud bleeping accommodation, but o\b trainers rofufeo to re-engage thirty of them.