GENERAL CABLE NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7849, 11 July 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. A FORTUNE IN PORCELAIN. LONDON, July 9. Mr Packard Bennett's collection of 500 pieces of Chinese porcelain has been sold for £250,000. The collection remains in England.

MRS PROCTOLOGIC PARDONED. SINGAPORE, July 9

The Sultan of Selangor has granted a free pardon to Mrs Proudlock, who was convicted of the murder of Mr Steward at Kuala Lumpur.

UNIVERSITY. FOOTBALL TEAM. SYDNEY, July 10,

Tho New Zealand University footballers are passengers by the Ulimaroa for Wellington,

MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUBMELBOURNE, July 10

The Melbourne Cricket Club is erecting a new stand on its grounds, at a cost of .£SOOO.

RURAL WORKERS' CLAIMS. SYDNEY, July 9.

The Hon. C. G. Wade, leader of the Opposition, speaking at Wogga, referring to the claims of tho Rural Workers' Union, said that If granted they would render profitable agricultural life impossible. To make eight hours the normal agricultural working day would bo an absolute farce.

FRANCE AND AUSTRALIA. LONDON, July 10.. President Fallieres told Sir G. H ; Roid at Roubaix that he could rely on his personal efforts towards tightening the bonds between Fiance and Australia,

SEARCH FOR BURIED TREASURE. (Received July 10, 10 p.m.) LONDON, July 10. A further expedition has left England to search Cocos Island, 650 miles southwest of Panama, for treasure, estimated at twenty million sterling, said to have been buried by pirates early in the nineteenth century.

PERSIAN GENDARMERIE. (Received July 11,' 0. 25 a.m.) TEHERAN, July 10. The Government has ashed the services of ifajor Stokes, British military attache, to organise a fiscal gendarmerie.

PLAGUE AT PORT SAID. PORT SAID. July 10 Acase of plague has occurred here.

■ THE LABOUR. SHORTAGE. (Received July 11, 0 45 a.m.) SYDNEY. July 11. TKo master carriers have joined the general wail as to the shortage of labour, in giving evidence before the Commission. k STDNT/Y VERSUS MELBOURNE. Xhiring the talk as to the change of the rice-regal residence it was contended that tho Governor-General spent little time in Sydney. A return ha£ been prepared showing that during two years ho spent 44 weeks in Sydney and 40 in Melbourne. XTNSKILLHD LABOURERS' WAGES RAISED. SYDNEY. July 10. The Wages Board in connection with the Government railways interlocking department has raised the minimum wages of the unskilled labourers from seven to eight shillings a day. The decision is likely to affect tho wages of all unskilled labour.