MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7022, 10 January 1910, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Presa Association—Copyright. ' LONDON, January 8. The Northumberland and 'Durham cutters object to night shifts, Which the mine-own ors desire to establish in •order to increase the output. The miners declare that they would rather work ten hours by day than eight by night> An Indian sterling loan of seven and a half millions, bearing 3J per cent, interest, and to be issued at 96£, is ;announced. The underwriters' comtavission is 1 per cent. Anglo-Indians unanimously demand the suppression of the vernacular press, tto wtrich, it is asserted, many of the recent outrages in India may be ftraced.

An official contradiction is given to the report,that the Prince of Wales's sons are about to make a tour of the (Empire.

ATHENS, January 8. King George's palace at Athens caught fire while the Royal Family hvore celebrating tho Greek Christmas lEve. British and Russian bluejackets ifrom the warships in tho harbour assisted to extinguish the- flames and to irescue the art treasures and historic records oontained in the building. NEW YORK, January 8. Mr Laurence Irving, the actor, son bf tho late Sir Henry Irving, from the stage, of the Comedy Theatre, _ denounced Mr Alan Dale's severe criticism of himself and Miss Mabel Hockmey in the "New York American."' HOBART, January 8. It is reported that while the State Governor (Sir Harry Barron), accompanied by the Tasmanian Premier and a number of other prominent people, was making an official visit to the West lOoast, an attempt was made to wreck the train. The points were interfered with, and the train narrowly escaped being capsized. The police are inquiring into the matter. . [A cablegram received this morning states that investigation discloses that no deliberate attempt was made to interfere with the .train.] SYDNEY, January 8. The Council of tho Lawn Tennis Association has made the alterations in the constitutions agreed upon at tho recent conference with Professor Hunter, of Wellington". This ends the difficulty with New Zealand in regard to the Davis Cup contests and other matters. • ADELAIDE, January 8. Torrential rains have fallen in, tho northern district of South Australia. Considerable damage has been done by floods^ SYDNEY, January 10. The first steamer with naw season's Wheat for the Einglish market,. has sailed. She took 255,000 bushels.