VARIOUS CABLES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 8, 10 January 1912, Page 7

VARIOUS CABLES.

By lelecrapli.— Preßß Association!— CopjrlgbK (Received January 10. 8.5 a.m.) MILLIONAIRE'S ESTATE. LONDON, 9th January. The . personality of i the estate of tlio late Charles Sopcr Whitburn, discount agent, has been sworn at £1,481,000. Death duties amount to £237,000. (Received January 10, 8.20 a.m.) BATTLESHIP'S TRIAL. LONDON, 9th January. H.M.S. Lion, despite terrible weather in the Channel, attained * thirty-one knots at her speed trial. , [The cruiser-battleship Lion was laid down at Devonport on 29th November, 1909, and launched on. 6th August, 1910. Her displacement is, approximately, 26,350 tons; length between perpendicu-. lare, 660 ft; over all, 700 ft; beam, 88ft 6in; draught, 28ft; shaft h.p., 70,000. The armament comprises eight 13.6 in guns and sixteen 4in.J DEATHS FROM SMALLPOX. .JOHANNESBURG, 9th Jan. Seven cases and two deaths from smallpox aro reported from the Malay quarter. (Received Janua^ 10, 10.40 a.m.j ? FOOTBALL FIXTURE CANCELLED. " LONDON, 9th January. The Dewsbury fixture of the Australasian League football team had to be cancelled owing to snow. V.M.C.A. CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS. LONDON, 9th January. As a result of the first two days' campaign for the Young Mens' Christian Association Fund the sum of £13,459 was received. (Received January, 10, 9.45* a.m.) ACTORS' UNION. MELBOURNE, This Day. The Actors' Union has derided to Affiliate with the Trades Hall. PITTSWORTH FIRE. BRISBANE, This Day. The Pittsworlh fire has been extinguished. The damage done amounted to £5700, which is covered by insurance. . ( SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP AGREEMENT. BRISBANE, This Day. . The - Amateur Swimming Association has agreed to support the admission ot New Zealand to the championship agreement if permisaion is sought. (Received January 10, 9.50 a.m.) ' ANNIHILATING DISTANCE. SYDNEJT, This Day. Information has been received that the new Pennant Hills wireless station has been heard at Java, a distance of 45Q0 miles. ROYAL TOUR OF INDIA. CALCUTTA. 9th January. , ' Th& King and Queen have departed from Calcutta for Bombay. An enormous crowd assembled to tarewell them. UNIVERSAL WEEK OB' PRAYER. LONDON, 9th January. A universal yveek pf prayer has been organised by the Evangelical. Alliance in every country in the world. SEVERE SNOWSTORMS. , LONDON, 9th January. There have been severe snowstorms in Scotland and the North of England. Heavy stock losses in Derbyshire are reported. PREPARING FOR CONTINGENCIES. LONDON, 9th January. In view of" a possible coal 4 strike the Admiralty is heavily ¦ stocking Welsh coal. , A DENIAL. / ¦ HOBART, 9th January. fI.M.S. Encounter denies the Sydney report that the worship was in wireless communication with Maweon's party at Macquarie- Island while off tho New Zealand coast. It is also stated that they did not speak Sydney station. (Received January 10, 9.45 a.m.) . SYDNEY, This Day. The wireless operator at the Hotel i Australia repeats the assertion that he heard H.M.b. Encounter talking with Macquarie Island on Ist January. He heard the warship ask several questions, but was unable to distinguish the replies. BILLIARDS. ' , LONDON, Bth January. Gray made breaks of 231 (off the red) and 243. Stevenson made breaks of U96 and 327. In a match of 1600 up, level terms, Lindrum euqred IS2B and Ininan 1270.