GENERAL CABLES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 58, 21 February 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE MADONNA AND CHILD. (Rec-ived 21. 10.10 a.m.) Berlin. Feb. 20. Andrea Mantegna’s picture of the Madonna and Child was sold at auction for £29,500. BENDIGO PIANISTE AT VIENNA. Vienna, Feb. 20. Newspapers print favourable notices of the debut of Emily Dyason, a Bendigo pianiste. A MAD FREAK. Sydney, Feb. 21. A large tug was lying at the wharf and the crew wei’i* absent. A man went aboard, set the. engines going, careered wildly round t!u> harbour, and finally crashed" into th<- wharf. The tug was severely damaged. The man escaped. DR. PEACOCK S RE-TRIAL. Melbourne. Feb. 20. The re-trial of Dr. Peacock on the charge of murdering the girl Mary Davies has commenced. ANTI-TRVST CAMPAIGN. Washington, Fel>. 20. A resolution bin; been introduced into the House of Representatives empowering the Attorney-General to investigate the alleged Sme't 'i- Trust. > MAJ.!. PON AT MONTREAL. Ottawa, Feb. 20. An epidemic of black smallpox has reed in tb<» outlving parts of the pirn mr-c of Montreal. A few deaths al?' reported. Special medical precautions ire being taken to prevent its spread. REFERENDUM IN THE STATES. Washington, Feb. 20. The Supreme Court of the United ’-'fairs <l'•■•iit'd that the new methods oi iviii govc'-Iluieut known as the rt'fei'r l-.un and initiatiic which are favour-.-,1 :>s leading to t lie elimination of r-'ait wi re not questions fur the law .wilts Inti solely concerned Congress. ’! '■ ohji etioii had been raised that the in w go, ei nmi'iit met hods were repugnant to the republican form oi government, Imt tiie courts held that < on- ■ >;re:-?, was the absolute arbiter on this pin nt. RAIN TN QFEENSLAND. (Received 21. 10.15 a.Ill.) Brisbane, Feb. 21. Heavy rains have fallen in llielowns- >. ill ' district, and there have been .'.‘veral waslmuays on the nortlu’i'ii railnr.s. A drought had boon feared.