THE TIMES-SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CABLES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15858, 2 September 1913, Page 5

THE TIMES-SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CABLES.

Pieij Association—By Telegraph—Copjiigii LONDON, August -31. Prince Albert has been appointed a midshipman on H.M.S. Oollingwood. Vice-admiral Colville, who will command the Collingwood, was lieutenant of the corvette Canada in 1883; when the King was. a midshipman on the same warship. Sir G. H. Eeid is obtaining a report oa / the prospects of pushing the Australian ■ ■ meat trade in Germany, as recent events * suggest the possibility of a great expansion. Jabez Wolfe has challenged Sullivan to i swim for the Long-distance Championship of the world. Sullivan is willing to swim across the Channel until either desists. , Australian artists, under the presidency of Mr Mackennal, have drawn up proposals regarding the mural decoration and statuary for tho Commonwealth building; They claim that the work ought to be ~ served for Australians. Sir G. Eeid has, forwarded the proposals to Mr .Cook, i King Wong, a student at the London University, who had previously studied in , Australia,, lias invented a new type of biplane. He is returning to China, where lie proposes -to construct a machine of bamboo. He hopes to outstrip European aviaton. '■ '- LONDON, August 31. ; (Received Sept 1, at 6.50 p.m.) During a thick fog a burglar broke a jeweller's window in Bond street, and stole imitation pearls of an apparent value of £1500. - v ' With a view to discovering Olympfo talent the Athletic Association is encouraging . clubs to hold sports over Olympic distances. The association is giving guarantees against loss and is also purchasing apparatus for field sports, • which it will lend to promoters at a nominal fee.

Mr M'Kenna, in replying to the petition from the clergy regarding Mrs Panki hurst's release, said that nothing had been done under the Act that could injure her health. The doctors' opinion was that her health was not seriously injured. Unless he Teceived an assurance that she would abstain from future crimes it would ba impossible to advise his Majesty to pardon her or to Temit her sentence. NEW YORE, August 31. Captain Brown, at his fifth attempt, swam.New York Bay from the Battery, ijs Sandy Hook (22 miles), despite an unfavourable wind and tide, in 13hre 38mm, The Yacht Club announced that the conditions governing the America Cup will not be materially different ifrom those ruling previous contests. PARIS, August 31. 'i During an encampment a number of gipsies at Montepelier caused disturbances. They opened fire on a. body of gendarmes who were ordered to expel them. One gendarme was killed and four were s wounded. During a wild flight a cross- country the gipsies . abandoned 20 carts. One hundred and fifteen gipsies weTe arrested. A travelling photographer called .at fk butcher's shop, complimented the owner on his fine show of meat, and sugg&ted that he' 6hould take a photograph of a family group in front of the shop. The butcher consented, and the man took a quarter of an hour posing them. When the butcher returned to his shop he found it ransacked and stripped of meat. The camera, which was left in the street, was 'merely a cardboard box covered with black cloth. LISBON, August 31.' ■ The Government will pardon all political prisoners on October s—the anniversary of the establishment of the republic. SOFIA, Angust 31./ There are many cases of cholera in the Veratza, Slevna, and Widin districts. ST. PETERSBURG, August . 31. ; It,is stated that the final delimitation of the Tur co-Persian ' frontier will, to carried out by a mixed, commission, including two British members. , PEKING, August 31.1 A Mongolian company prospecting for goM in the Kudur Valley discovered auriferous ground with two veins, one of which is extraordinarily rich.