VARIOUS GABLES

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 8, 9 July 1912, Page 7

VARIOUS GABLES

8j Telegraph.— Press Association.- Copyright. (Received July 9, 8.5 a.m.) ROYAL TOUR. LONDON, Bth July. Their Majesties King George and Qu,een Mary are visiting the industrial factories and collieries in Yorkshire. (Received July 9, 11.5 a.m.) HOUSING IMMIGRANTS. SYDNEY, This Day. Various churches are establishing homes for housing immigrants who are adherents. , (Received July 9, 10 a.m.) LAWN TENNIS. LONDON, Bth July. At Wimbledon, Wilding defeated Gore in the singles, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6. 6-4. Barrett and Dixon won the doubles championship, defeating Decugis and Goherb 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7,5. (Received iJuly 9, 11.30 a.m.) GOVERN OR-GENERAL'S RESIDENCE. SYDNEY, This Day. The Federal Government is negotiating in the hope of settling the Government House difficulty. LOCOMOTIVE CONTRACT. SYDNEY, This Day. The Clyde Engineering Company has concluded arrangements with the State Government to build ' 100 railway locomotives at a cost of over £600,000. EVADING. DRILL. SYDNEY, This Day. The military authorities are taking active steps to check the evasion of drills. Lal'ge batches of" cadets have been lined £5 each. Similar action ie being taksn in the other States. RAISING STANDARD OF MUSIC. SYDNEY, This Day. _ Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Public Instruction, promised sympathetic consideration to the Orchestral Society's request for £1000 to establish a first-class orchestra, with the object of raising the standard of music. COMPANY 1 AMALGAMATION. MELBOURNE, This Day. The Amalgamated Zinc .Company has decided to exercise its option of purchasing tho patents and licenses of the Potters Sulphide Company. The combine will be able to deal with over 300,000 tons of concentrates yearly. ENGLISH SWIMMER'S SUCCESS. PARIS, Bth July. D. Billington (England) won the seven and a-half mile swimming handicap of the Seine in 130 minutes. COLLIERY DISPUTE SETTLED. SYDNEY, Bth July. The trouble at the Hebburn Colliery has been settled. The men refused to use machines for cutting pillars, and eventually their demand that picks be used was conceded. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS, MELBOURNE, Bth July. The Railway Commissioners have d«r cided that the tracks on all new railways (at present 6f,t 3in wide) shall be of wider gaugo, to allow the use of larger rolling-stock to meet the demands of increasing traffic. TRADE RECIPROCITY. SYDNEY, Bth July. The Chamber, of Commerce is taking active steps to promote trade reciprocity with Canada, and has sent a deputation to Melbourne to interview Mr. Fisher, Prim* Minister. (Received July 9, 1.30 p.m.) BOWLING. LONDON, Bth July. Tim New South Wales bowlers beat Whiteho-uae Grange by 89 to 77. (Received July 9, 11.25 a.m.) DENT&L CONGRESS. BRISBANE, This Day. The Dental Congress ha» opened here. New Zealand is represented.

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