MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7019, 6 January 1910, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS

C y Telcgraph-Presa Association-Copyright* an appointed mr. LONDON. January 4. Sir Henry Norman, Liberal M.P, for South Wolverhampton, has been appointed Assistant-Postmaster-GeneruL Tho office is created under the Act of 1909. fSir Henry Norman, who has represented "Wolverhampton in tho Hons© of Commons since 1930, is a well-known author and journalist, and is now fifty-two years of age. He is editor of tho "World’s Work," which ho founded in 1902, and a great motor enthusiast. Educated privately in France and at Harvard. and Leipzig Universities, ho was for somo years on the staff of the "Pall Mall Gazette," and afterwards on tho ‘TDally Chronicle."'. Sir Henry has travelled extensively, in tho United States, Canada* Japan, Russia, Siberia, Siata, China. Korea, Egypt, Greece, and other countries. Ho originated the agitation for the pre* serration by the United States Government of tho Niagara Falls. .Ho is a* strong Imperialist, and is a member of tho Council of the British Empire. His books include The Real Japan,'* "Tho Peoples and Politics of the Far Bant," and ’’Tha Near East,” and ho has written a number of interesting accounts of hia travels for magazines and newspapers, notably "Bound Jiu&sia." Ho waa knighted in November, 1906.1 THE TAMWORTH TRAGEDY. (Received Jsmuaiy 6, X. 5 a.m.) . SYDNEY, January 6. Power, wh!o attempted • suicide by cutting his throat after murdering hia wife at Tamworth a few days ago,: is recovering from his wounds. SYDNEY POSTAL BUSINESS. SYDNEY, January. 5. The Sydney General Post Office, dug' ing Christmas week, ■ : dispatched 4,375,000 letters, postcards, and parcels, exceeding .the previous Christmas week hy 875,000. GREEK CRISIS ENDED. ATHENS, January 4-. Prior to the resignation of the Greet Minister of the Interior, a force was. kept under arms ,for , three days by Colonel Zorbas. The crisis is now _ over, ■ and th( troops have been dismissed. . ' MANHATTAN SUSPENSION ' BRIDGE. NEW YORK, January 4. The Manhattan the fourth over the East' River, which has been, erected at a cost. of £5,200.000.. has been opened. RIFLE TEAM FOR TBENTFCAMj SYDNEY, January 5. The team of twelve riflemen ohoseiv to proceed to New Zealand to oomipata in the Empire Match includes W, Cub lef, Kofford, Pigott, Jacobs, Draper, Harrison, Bilton, Powitt, Fisher, JEfctinghatisen, and Mathicsan, ' MINOR HEMS. Within two days twenty eakacte cases, several. of, wihiqh ended' fadafljy wore reported in Berlin. Many accidents on the foe oocnreS in Germany during the New Yea* festivities, and twelve deaths from drowning were reported^ The Finance Committee of the ‘Ahs, 1 tralian Football Council has made the annual distribution of its propaganda: fund, allotting Now Zealand £l5O. , The death sentence passed on SeJby, who in August last murdered his wife and attempted suicide at Chippendale, New South Wales, has boon commuted to penal servitude for life.