GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 17, 12 September 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

(United. Press Association.! (By Electric Telegraph.—-Copyright.) THEATRES ON SUNDAY. London, September 10. A meeting of tho theatrical profession urged the Actors’ Association Council to oppose Sunday theatres and music halls. ARREST OF A RUSSIAN. Sydney, September 11. Acting on information from Scotland Yard, local detectives arrested at one cf the leading hotels a Russian, supposed to bo concerned in the cousin racy case in London.

A ROLLER-SKATING RECORD. Sydney, September 11. Harley Davidson, from scratch, won the mile roller skating race in 2min 52scc, an Australian record. CHOLERA IN BATAVIA. London, September 11. The Hague advises that there has been an outbreak of plague in Batavia. OIL FUEL. London, September 11. Shipbuilders are unaole to supply vessels, particularly oil-tank vessels, fast ouougn. Some owners are adapting cargo steamers by fitting cylinder tor oil.

RECORD MAIZE FREIGHTS. London, September 11. Argon Lino maize freights arc now a record for grain rates from the Paco he Coast of North America. Thej are double those of 1911. Australian tram.]) steamers are arranging excel lout freights. Cargo steamers, not liners, arc reaping the chief advantage. CONTINENTAL NAVIES. Paris, September 11. M. Delcasse announces that six battleships will be transferee! from Brest to the Mediterranean in the middle of October, giving Lapoyrere eighteen battleships and six large cruisers. The newspapers approve of the completion of concentration.

“La Temps” says that it may bo assumed that the English, Russian and French fleets have mutually agreed on their duties, and spheres of action Russian holding the Baltic, is able to prevent a general concentration, (formally holds the North Sea, and France’s duty is to deal with Austri i and Italy.

ATTACKING THE IMPERIAL

TREASURY

St. Petersburg, September 11. Armed robbers attacked the Imper sal Treasury at Novocherkask, wound cd the officials, and escaped after steal ing £2200. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH. Bathurst, September 11. The Anglican* Synod? by 37 votes to 22, favoured autonomy of the Church in Australia. ' INFERNAL MACHINE FATAL!TIE? Constantinople, September 11. An infernal machine was explode; at Doiran fair, killing twenty and in jnriug thirty, many severely. THE MELBOURNE RAILWAY FATALITY. Melbourne, September 11. In connection with the collision, i has been decided that Campbell, the driver of thb. skit' traidpshould bo ex amined by an oculist. The inquest ha; been adjourned /until Fiiday.

THE MEAT TRUST

Melbourne, September 11

In connection with the American Beef Trust, Mr. Hughes stated in tin. Mouse that so far as he knew the Government had no power to effee lively grapple with such trusts. Mr Tudor: “We have had men connecter: with the trust under observation for some time.” CHINESE LOAN. London, September 11. Negotiations have been proceeding in London .since the middle of July and -an agreement was signed on Aug ust BO for a ten million o per cent loan, with a currency of forty years secured by_un pledged securities, chief iy salt. A full supervision of a si nations’ syndicate is proposed. THE HOBBLE SKIRT. London, September 11. At Malta a priest named Valetta. after several days denouncing hobble drirts, has been fined 50s and costs, for insult, by ordering a woman out of church on the ground that she was unbecomingly dressed. AUSTRALIAN BURGLARS.

Sydney, September 11. In the absence of the inmates thic afternoon a house at Neutral Bav was burglarised, and £35 worth of jewellery stolen.

Melbourne, September 11. Thieves ransacked the premises of Henderson, spring maker, fruitlessly. They then scaled a high wall covered with broken bottles and entered Gold stein’s clothing factory, by the door, and secured £lO, 74 suits," 15 pairs « trousers, and material valued at £l3O Mll )L( )THIAN ELECTION.

(Received l‘i, 0.5 a.m.) London, September JT. The Midlothian bye-election result

erl: —Major Hone (Unionist), 0021 Shaw (Liberal), 5989; Brown (Labour 2113.

(Received 10.-10 a.m.)

London, September 11. An aeroplane in Midlothian scattered leaflets in the remote districts. The chairman of the Chambers of Commerce conference at Newcastle announced the Midlothian result and the delegates cheered for several moments. A resolution in favour of the appointment of a Minister of Commerce was negatived, and another was adopted recommending changes calculated to influence of efficiency on the Ho;id of Trade.

FAMILY MURDERED

(Received 10.10 a.m.)

Lisbon, September 11

The bodies of a peasant woman and her four children were found with their throats cut on the highway at Montevalepaio in the province of Alemtejo,

and her husband was subsequently found similarly murdered. The authorities arc pursuing the suspected fugitive who is a farmer.

A HANDSOME DONATION. (Received 10.1(1 a.in.) London, September 11. The Hon. Mrs O’Grady has donated £3OOO to tho memorial to tho late General Booth. M ELBOUR N E-BOUN D VESSEL WRECKED. (Received 10.40 a.m.) Stockholm, September 11. Pegasus Sundsvaal, bound for Melbourne, was wrecked at Mariehamn. Part of the timber cargo is solvable. WRIT AGAINST SUGAR COMMISSION. (Received 10.20 a.m.) Sydney, September 12. The Colonial Sugar Co. lias issued a writ against the members of the Sugar Commission to restrain Mr Compelling, the General Manager of the Company, who was to appear before the Commission and answer certain questions referring to the business of the company. The effect of the writ will be to raise tho question whether the recently amended Royal Commission Act was constitutional.

MEMBERS’ SALARIES

Sydney, September 12

The Increase in Members’ Salaries’ Bill, had a narrow squeak in the Council, being road a second time on the casting vste of the President. In the Assembly, owing to Mr Levicn’s absence, his motion censuring the Speaker in connection with the recent happenings, was postponed for a week. Speaker Willis considered it a serious matter and urged as a matter of necessity that the House be given an opportunity to consider it early.

Consideration of the Gas Bill in committee was resumed, when Mr Carmichael gave notice of a series of amendments, including an increase of the standard rate of interest from four to ten per centum, but as a set off proposed that the standard price of gas be reduced from 3s 9d to 3s per 1000 feet. A CABLE AVAR.

Melbourne, September 12

It is ■ anticipated that there Mill be a war in cable rates when the Federal system of wireless stafc.ons is connected with the Imperial system via Darwin direct. Communication with London and other parts of the Empire will then be established and the service will be brought into competition with a line owned by private companies.