Miscellaneous.

Colonist, Volume XLV, Issue 10545, 21 October 1902, Page 3

Miscellaneous.

London, October 19. The manoeuvres of the Channel and Mediterranean Squadrons c afe Argostoli, Greece, demonstrates that wireless telegraphy is useless for war purposes. Prince Louis of Battenberg's blocked squadron escaped itself. Lord Kitchener has started for India. Lord Charles Beresford has been made a Vice-Admiral. The Archbishop of Canterbury consecrates the new Bishop of Melboumejin St. Paul's Cathedral. The Queensland State Agency has opened a ' branch at Eastcrheap, I where samples of products aro kept and inquires are answered. I The Republic of Uruguay has adopted a law granting privileges and exemption from duties to meat freezing companies for a period of five years. Mr Pierpont Morgan's art purchases amounted to £1,000,000 sterling, chiefly through London dealers. At the Newmarket Meeting the Middle Park Plate resulted as follows : — Flotsam 1, Greatrex 2, Hock Sand 3. Vienna. October 19. Dr. Von Korber, the Austrian Premier, speaking in the Reiehsrath, declared that it was proposed to settle the question of warships passing the Dardanelles by arbitration, and added that there was every reason to receive such a settlement of the difficulty with satisfaction. Paris,' October 19. The French dockers have resolved out of sympathy with the miners to prevent foreign colliers discharging at the wharves, and have appealed to the English Dockers' Federation to prevent the loading of coaljntended for France. Melbourne. October 20. Although the Pacific cable is approaching completion, no agreement has been, made with the Eastern Extension "' Company, to obviate'a war of rates. It is believed that the Federal Postal Department's Pacific rates for the present will be the same as the reduced Eastern rates. Sydney, October 20. The ComonwealthLabor Conference meets oh December Ist, to arrange a platform on Federal politics. The meeting to welcome Sir E. Barton last night by a majority carried a resolution approving of Sir Edmund's conduct in England, and expressing the utmost confidence in the Federal Government. SirE. Barton, explaining the Naval agreement, said he did not think Australia need complain as to- the cost unless they said it was time we left the Empire. The agreement was entered into in full faith, and not only locally, but in the sense of the honor of the community.