VARIOUS CABLES

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 153, 28 June 1912, Page 7

VARIOUS CABLES

By Telegraph.-- Press Aißoelatlon.— Copyright. (Received June 28, 9 a.m.) DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN. MELBOURNE, This Day. The death is reported of John Nolan, a centenarian, who lived in the Crooked River district. (Received June 28, 10 a.m.) I BRIGAND PARDONED/ ! LONDON, 27th June. I King Victor Emmanuel has pardoned Bellettieri, a notorious bingand, who was sentenced to forty-seven yeare' imprisonment for eixty-five crimes. I (Received June 28, 10.30 a.m.) CASHIER'S MISAPPROPRIATIONS. LONDON, 27th June. Clarke, cashier for Proctor and Co., Ltd., has been charged with appropriating £120,000. [It was announced on the sth inst. that Proctor and Co., Liverpool corn merchants, were unable to meet their liabilities, owing to the defalcations of an employee.] PRINCE OF WALES. iPARIS, 27th June. His Highness the Prince of Wales has returned here. ROBBERY AT A. RAILWAY STATION. BERLIN, 27th June. An International gang of thieves robbed Mr. C. H. Weseels, ex-Minister for Public Works for the Orange Free State, of £1000. The robbery took place at a railway station: EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO JDTE FACTORY. LONDON, 27th June. Fire damaged the Meadoweide Company's jute factory at Dundee to fhe extent of £50,000. (Received June 28, 11.30 a-m.) WARSHD? WRECKED. The Japanese cruiser Maniwa, 3500 tone, carrying a crew of 350, ha 3 been wrecked at Brotna, one of the B^urile Islands. The crew landed at Rouie. RESULT OF A BURGLARY. ADELAIDE, 27th June. In connection with the robbery at the, railway station early in the month, two' watchmen have been dismissed and two clerks disrated for alleged carelessness. SMALL-HOLDINGS MOVEMENT GROWING. LONDON, 27th June. Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Agriculture, has stated in the House of Commons, that the small-holdings movement is growing. There ITavebeen 8548 unsatisfied applicants for 134,000 acres. The real difficulty is to obtain a supply of land good and cheap enough. TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIALISM. - - PARIS, 27th June. A capital of £1,000,000 has been Bubecribed in France and Japan for a Franco-Japanese bank, the principal object of which is to promote Japanese industrialism. OBITUARY. MELBOURNE, 27th June. The death is announced of Mr. N. J. Bounor, at one time a famous cricketer. I MOTORING GRAND PRIX. France won the motoring Grand Prix in 50,2825ec. Italy's time was 51,068 sec. and England's 52,7178ec. BILLIARDS. SYDNEY, 27th June. The scores in the billiard match between Harverson and Diggle (18,000 up) now stand : Harverson, 15.062 ; Diegle, 14.696. Harverson made a break of 242 in yesterday's play. (Received June 28, 9 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Thiß Day. Lindrum's score is now 13,335 (including a break of 223) and Williams'* 9344 (with a break of 115). '