CABLE ITEMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 144, 20 June 1913, Page 7

CABLE ITEMS.

[Pkebs Association.] SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY QUESTION.

CAPETOWN, June 18. . Mr Bryce has been offered the chairmanship of the Commission which will shortly inquire into the university <jueston in .South Africa. A BOMB EXPLODED.

LONDON, June' 18. A bomb thrown from Blaokfriars bridge exploded on striking the water. It shook the neighboring railway bridge, and caused go-eat alarm. GOVERNOR OF CEYLON.

LONDON, June 18. It is officially announced that Sir Robert Chalmers has been appointed Governor of Ceylon.

THE VICTORIAN LOAN

LONDON, June 18. The underwriters will not be required to take up more than" 30 peacent, of the Victorian loan, the de-. foenture-holders taking up the balance.

NEW SHIPPING SERVICE.

LONDON, June 18,

The Peninsular Company is starting <a new monthly service between London east coast ports and Australia, via the Cape, by means of steamers of the Palma class.

A LONG FLIER

ST. PETERSBURG, June 18

Brindejone has arrived from Paris. He will fly back, via Helsingfors, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.

STEFANSON'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION. OTTAWA, June 18. The Stefanson expedition has sailed from Victoria (British Columbia). The Premier (Sir Richard Moßride) bade .the explorers farewell in the name of British Columbia. Stefanson hopes to t discover valuable mineral areas and ' place them under the British, flag. The expedition is likely to return to Hudson Bay.

HONORING ANTARCTIC HEROES

LONDON, June 18. , Petty-officers Orean and Lashley, of the Terra Nova, have been recoriimended for the Albert medal for iie^oism in the Antarctic.

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

LONDON, June 18. Lightning killed three haymakers who took refuge in a shed at Braintree, and also a farmer in Hampshire. Houses in various districts were wrecked.

PERSIAN GUN-RUNNERS

TEHERAN, June 18

A gang of Tangistani gun-runners in the Persian Gulf murdered eight of the crew of a pearling boat, and looted the pearls, in retaliation for the Sheik of Dubai seizing a cargo of guns. British cruisers seized many Tangistani dhows, after a fight in which the British lost one seaman killed and five wounded.

THE PHILIPPINES

WASHINGTON, June 18. The American troops at the Philippines finally dispersed the Moros, losing 14 killed.

FIGHTING IN MEXICO

NEW YORK, June 18

Advices from El Paso state that massacres and outrages in NortheVn Mexico continue. The- Federal forces arranged for the dispatch of the women and children through the rebel lines. The Federals filled the trains, intending to attack the rebels. The latter captured the train and executed 30 prisoners in revenge and killed others during the fight.

WATERLOO CUP MEETING

SYDNEY, June 18. In the Waterloo Cup, Grand Star I>eat Beacon Light; in the Waterloo "Plate, Loud Report beat King of Slams; in th© Waterloo Purse, Topsy Turvey beat King of Bulwarks.

METHODISM

BRISBANE, June 18. The Methodist Conference adopted .•ta revised constitution for the Austr.alasian Board of Missions, providing that representatives of annual conferiences in mission districts be' made members of the Board, which will con■sist of 34 members, of which New Zealand will be allotted three.

INCENDIARTSM

SYDNEY; June 18. Yesterday evening, after a few hours' absence, Mrs Ramaciotti discovered her house at Petersham on : fire in five places. The furniture was all smashed, and £500 worth of pictuxes defaced. Many valuable heirlooms and trinkets were missing.

A SCHOONER WRECKED. BRISBANE, June 19

The schooner Norna, when searching for the wreck of the Yongala, was wrecked herself on Masthead Reef. crew were saved.