MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7141, 31 May 1910, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Pres3 Association— Copyricht. ME JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN. LONDON, May 29. Mr Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., who has been on the Continent, has arriveo. it. Lcadon. He is bronzed and in good spirits. GREATER, BIRMINGHAM. LONDON, May 29. There is in course of preparation a Hill having for its object the incorporation of A stop Manor, Handsworth, and other places near Birmingham, with the latter city. This would make the population of Birmingham 895,000. WHITEHAVEN RELIEF FUND. LONDON, May 29. The fund for the relief of the" sufferers bv the disaster at the Wellington pit, Whitehaven, has now reached .£■32,997. The London Stock Exchange subscribed ,£2659. AMERICAN) TRIPPERS. (Received May 31, 0.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 30. Atlantic (steamship companies estimate that from 100,000 to 150,000 Americans are making the holiday trip to Europe during 1910. "WESTRAIIA IN THE MAKING." (Received May 30, 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 30. Mr Moore, Premier of West Australia, addressed a men's meeting in the Whitfield's Tabernacle, London, on "Westralia in the Making."

ILL-TREATED AMAZON INDIANS. LONDON, May 30.

Sir Edward Grey, Secretary, of State for Foreign Affairs, is communicating with the United States Government with a view of inquiry into the alleged illtreatment of the Putumayo Valley Indians hy the Peruvian-Amazon Rubber Company.

DYNAMHTAED AREESTEIX MADRID, May 30. The Barcelona police have arrested Jose Jordan, and seized twenty-five dynamite cartridges.

IN AUSTRIA'S ANNEXED PROVINCES. VIENNA, May 29. The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is touring the annexed provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Splendid pageants in his houour are being arranged. RAILWAY WORKERS' STRIKE ENDS. (Received May 31, 0.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 30. The 1 railway deviation workers' strike has ended, the men .receiving payment for holiday on the day of King Edward's funeral. It is explained that non-payment ini the first instance was ■•duo to a mistaie. BTJSH NURSING SCHEME. MELBOURNE, May 30. Mr Harold Boulton and Miss Hughes have arrived from England at the invitation of Lady Dudley, who describes them as the greatest experts on district nursing in, the Empire. They assist her ladyship to establish her bush nursing scheme. OBITUARY. BRISBANE, May 30. The death is announced of Mr John Thomas Annear, a Legislative Councillor. TBorn in Cornwall sixty-eight yeara ago, Mr Annear arrived in Queensland at the age of twenty-one. He was engaged in railway work for some years, and was one of the builders of the Maryborough-Gympie line. He entered Parliament in 1884. and for eighteen years sat for Maryborough in the Assembly, and since 1902 has sat in the Legislative Council. Mr Annear had also taken a prominent part in Maryborough municipal affairs, occupying the mayoral chair for a term. INTER-STATE TENNIS TOURNEY. SYDNEY, May 30. At the tennis tournament, in tho ladies' matches, Victoria defeated New South Wales by 111 to 96 games. NEW SOUTH WALES EOOTBALLERS. SYDNEY, May 30. The "Sydney Morning Herald" declares that the New South Wales football team which defeated Queensland on Saturday has the makings of a good combination, but needs to improve before tho New Zealanders arrive. KING'S BIRTHDAY. (Received May 30, 9.30 p.m.) SYDNEY. May-30. As the Government finds that the law makes no provision for cancelling the holiday the King's Birthday will bo observed as a holiday. (Received May 30, 10.30 p.m.) OTTAWA, May 30. Friday will bo observed as a bank holiday in Canada, but there will bo no public celebrations, in view of King George's wishes.