VARIOUS CABLES

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 152, 27 June 1912, Page 7

VARIOUS CABLES

By Telegrstph. — Pres* Association — Copjiignt, (Received June 27, 10.45 a.m.) SYDNEY TELEGRAPHISTS. SYDNEY, This Day. The Postmaster-General, in referring to the telegraphists' grievances, advised them to pause before they jump, and to submit their case to the Arbitration Court. ABSCONDING BANK MESSENGER. BERLIN, 26th June. Broning, a messenger of the Dresden Bank, has disappeared, with £13,000 belonging' fo the bank. (Received June 27, 10 ajaa.) A SYDNEY VIOLINIST. LONDON, 26th June. Rebe Kusimann, a Sydney violinist, won a scholarship of £80 at the Guildhall School of Music POLITICAL OFFENDERS DEPORTED. ' LISBON, 26th June. A number of political offenders, including three priests, have been sentenced to terms of from ten to twenty years' deportation to the colonies. THE KING IN WALES. • (Received June 22, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 26th June. His Majesty King George laid the foundation stone of the Welsh National Museum at Cardiff. STOCK FOR NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT FARMS. (Received June 27, 10.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. With a riew to improving the stock on the Government farms, three of th« finest Clydesdale sires available and three high-class mares in foal to good sires have been purchased in England. LATE ALMA TADEMA. (Received June 27, 8.10 a.m.) BERLIN, 26th June. Owing to the advanced age of Alma Tadema no operation was performed. (Received June 26, 8.10 ajn.) MAYOR OF CARDIFF KNIGHTED. LQNDON, 26th June. His Majesty King George has Knighted Alderman John Westley Courtis, Lord Mayor of Cardiff. ' SINGER COMPANY CASES. SYDNEY, 26th June. The jury has failed to agree in the case against F. D. Brown, late general manager of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, who is charged with inciting to steal, destroy, and falsify books and papers belonging to the company. The jury has been discharged, and Brown has been bound over to appear at the next sessions. ' (Received June 27, 10 a.m.) ORDER FOR LOCOMOTIVES. SYDNEY, This Day. The State Government is placing an order for one hundred locomotives with, a private firm in. Sydney at a cost of £500,000. GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, 26th June. Vardon was second in the golf championship with a 6core of 299, and Braid third with 303. Michael Scott (Australia) put up a score of 327. BILLIARDS. FRE^IANTLE, 26th June. # M. Inman, the English bilHardist, arrived by the Utway from London. He will spend ten weeks in Australia, afterwards proceeding to Canada. He expresses his willingness to meet T. Reeve in a match for £250 a-side. SYDNEY, 26fch June. The score in the billiard m,atch between Harvereon and Diggle now stands — Harverson 13,613, Diggle 13,163. (Received June 27, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Harverson made a break of 242. MELBOURNE, This Day. In the billiard match, Lindrum haa scored 12,000 (breaks of 386 and 384, and 218 off the red), and Williams 8597. IN SELF-DEFENCE. SYDNEY, 26th June. The Court has found that Sergeant Ihiprez shot the demented half-caste Conqnist, at Adelong, in the execution of his duty, and while acting in self-defence. GAS EXPLOSION. MELBOURNE, 26th June. Three of the Metropolitan Board of Works employees were severely burned by an explosion in a tifanel, which they were cleaning out. A leaking gas main was the cause of the explosion. H.M S. CHALLENGER FOR ENGLAND. SYDNEY, 26th June. The warship Challenger has departed for England. (Received June 27, 10.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Th» crew of H.M.S. Challenger includes 250 Australian officers and sailors. It is expected that later the bulk will transfer to the cruiser Australia. SYDNEY'S WIRELESS STATION. SYDNEY, 26th June. The Pennant Hills wireless station, in carrying out day testts, heard the steamer Wimmeia off New Zealand, and the war6hp Pioneer in Wellington harbour. RAILWAYMEN'S HOURS AND WAGES. SYDNEY, 26th June. _ The hour* of the railway ehunters and signalmen on the State railways have been reduced from nine to eight, and porters' wages have been raised from 7s od to 8s per day. DAVIS CUP. LONDON, 26th June. The Lawn Tennis Association has decided that fhe English Davis Cup team shall make the tour to Australia, whether or not it wins the preliminary tie against the Fraidi representatives.