MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 15032, 14 November 1912, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

The Second Battalion of Gordon Highlanders, which is now at Bombay, has been ordered to Egypt instead of to South Africa.

The German Wireless and Marconi Companies have settled their disputes, each withdrawing the proceedings against the other in various countries for alleged violation of patents. Order has been restored at Ceura (Brazil). Thirteen Mormons arrived in Sydney by the steamer Sonoma to undertake propaganda work in Australia. The man O’Grady has been committed for trial on a charge of murdering his wife and . child at Annandale, New South Wales, last week. The evidence showed that the accused had a sunstroke some time ago, and suffered from sudden fits of uncontrollable anger. The fatal quarrel was the outcome of his wife leaving home, when O’Grady accused -her of unfaithfulness.

The Scottish Geographical Society have awarded their Livingstone medal to Captain Amundsen, and their silver medal to Captain Mikkelsen (of Greenland fame). Burglars, aided by a clerk in a Paris jewellery establishment on the Place de I’Op'era, stole £12,000 worth of jewels. In connection with the running amok .case in Tottenham Court road, London, Stephen Titus pleaded guilty, and was or dered to be detained on the ground of insanity. He remained mute throughout the trial. The Judge ordered the division of £2OO amongst the five captors of Titus at a reward for their bravery. A proposal is being mooted to introduce deer in New South Walds. It is considered that the alpine regions of the State are more suitable for red deer than those of New Zealand, and it is further urged that European deerstalkers could be diverted from going to New Zealand.