VARIOUS CABLES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 112, 13 May 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

» Tsy, Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received May 12, 9 a.m.) -STAMPS AND POST AND LETTER ' * CARDS. LONDON, 12th. May. New stamps, post cords, and letter ■cards -will be issued on Coronation Day. (Eeceisred May 13, 8.40 ajn~) ROYALTY AT THE THEATRE. LONDON, 12bh May. Tho King and Queen and the Prince of Wales witnessed the Eastern play "Kismet" at the Garrick Theatre. This is the first time they have visited a theatre iince King George's accession. PROTECTION OP POULTRY. LONDON, 12th May. Lord Carrington's Bill to enable the Board of Agriculture, under the Animals' Diseases Act, to protect poultry from unnecessary suffering, was read a second time in the House of Lords. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. OTTAWA, 12th May. It is hoped that tie Duke of Connaught will be able to tour the Dominion nftxt yeir. POPULATION OF SYDNEY. SYDNEY, This Day. The census is almost complete. The population of Sydney is 634,350, an increase in ten years of 130,941. THE JAPANESE EXPLORERS. SYDNEY, This Day. The Japanese explorers who arrived here unexpectedly recently intend to leave for tlie Antarctic again in three months' time, i (Received May 13, 1 p.m.) LADY BTLLIAPcDISTS. LONT>ON, 12th May. Miss Raby Eoberte, tb/j lady billiardlsfc, made her debut ci Laadon. She beat Madame SSabor by 195 in 400 up. Her best break was 61. ! TRIAL OF AN ATTEMPTED MURDERER. MADRID, 12fch May. The , trial 'erf Roca, the carrier who fired; at -and wounded Senor Maura, exPrime' Minister of Spain, at Barcelona last year, has begun. [Tie attempt on .Senor Maura's life took place on 23rd July last. The exPrenuer hod just alighted from a train, when Roca fired twice at him, wounding him in the arm and leg. A third bullet struck and seriously injured a friend of Senor Maura. Roca, who is only a little over 18 years of age, declared that he had acted, spontaneously, and did mot belong to a secret society. A _ search of his domkaio, however, pointed"!© the fact that the crimo was of anarchist origin.] HEAVY GALE. SYDNEY, 12tfi May. A stiff southerly gale is raging, and further rain has fallen. There is a •heavy sea on tho coast, and shipping is sheltering. ' * RUSSIAN TROOPS STRIKE FOR PAY. ST. PETERSBURG, 12th May. A battalion of Cossacks on the Amur struck for and obtained arrears of pay. REFORMS IN CHINA. PARIS, 12th May. The Now York Herald's correspondent at Pebin report* that an Imperial .Edict has been issued under which tho Court will obiterve Sunday as a day of rest, aad tho Government Boards will not transact business unless it is urgent.

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