VARIOUS CABLES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 63, 12 September 1911, Page 7

VARIOUS CABLES.

By T«leirnph.— Preai Association —Copyright. (Received September 12, 8.5 a.m.) THE CHINESE EMPEROR. PEKIN, 11th September. The Emperor of China began his education on Sunday, All the schools in the Empire had holiday processions, and the streets were beflagged. [Pu-yi, who is five and a-half years old, succeeded his uncle, Kuang-hsu, on 14th November. 1908, and adopted the reign title Hsuan-tung. He is the son of Prince Chun, brother of the late Emperor, and Regent of the Empire.] NAVAL CADETS. SYDNEY, This Day. The New South Wales quota of naval cadete, numbering a thousand, is now practically complete. AUSTRALIAN BUTTER FOR FRANCE. SYDxVjSY, This, Day. The first shipment of Australian butter to France, consisting of ten ton*, will be sent SEASONABLE RAINS, PERTH, This Day. Seasonable rains have ensured a good harvest. BUILDING SCHEMES POSTPONED. ADELAIDE, This Day. Building schemes in this, city aggregating a - hundred thousand pounds, have been postponed indefinitelyj owing to the high labour rates. (Received September 1 12, 9.20 a.m.) AERO MAIL SERVICE. - LONDON, 11th September. On the resumption of the aero mail service, Mr. Hubert, one- of the aviators, fell at Hendon, fracturing his leg. AIR JOHN QUICK. LONDON, 11th September. Sir John _ and Lady Quick will sail from Marseilles on their return to Victoria in the Orient liner Otway, on the 21st inst. PERSIAN CIVHi WAR. TEHERAN, 11th September. Advices from Tabriz state that in pursuance of the Anjuman's ordere, Rakhim Khan has been strangled in gaol. ORES IN SOUTH' AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY, 11th September. Df. Mawson, the Antarctic explorer, .declares that the radium ore deposits irk South Australia are very valuable. Besides the uranium ores there are large bodies of corundum. BILLIARDS. SYDNEY, 11th September. In, & snooker match, Stevenson conceded Frank Smith, junior, 6eventy-flve balls in fifteen games. At the end of tho fifth game the score wa« : -—Steven- j son 251, Smith 334. Stevenson won three games, and made a break of 40. THE PRICE OF FLOUR. SYDNEY, 11th September. The price of flour has been raised 6s A ton, and is now £8 lSs. J SYDNEY LABOUR SHORTAGE. SYDNEY, 11th September. Tli« extraordinary prosperity of the city is indicated by the August report of the director of the Labour Department, who etatee that he ie unable to supply the demand / for labour. MR. DAVID MILLS. MELBOURNE, 11th September. . On the eve of hie departure on a holiday trip to New Zealand, prior to taking charge of the Sydney office of : the Union Company, Mr, David Mills wa* the recipient of a presentation ! from a large number of friends and comrades connected with the Aus>tralasian and oversea* inter-State ship- ! ping trades. Subsequently, Mr. Mills was entertained at dinner at the Australian Club. AN AVIATOR KILLED. BERLIN, 11th September. While Herr Eyring was aeroplaning at Stuttgart, he collided with a mark-poet, and! continued hie flight, not knowing that he had damaged a wing of his machine, which overturned, killing him. DAVIS CUP PRELIMINARY. ' NEW YORK, 11th September, tn the opening matches for the Davia Cup preliminary, Lamed, the American champion, defeated Dixon (England), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. •