MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14360, 4 February 1911, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

The Quebec Provincial Legislature will erect a statue to King Edward en tho historic Plains of Abraham. Gray's break included a record of 1239 by consecutive losing hazards off the red. Two gold nuggets, weighing 90 and 54 ounces respectively, have been found at Hargreaves, N.S.W. Tho Underwriters' Association ; s advised that about 2000 tons of sound cargo wero salved from tho wreck cf the Aotea. The Dofenco Department has lecided that all forts of tho Commonwealth shall be absolutely closed u> tho general public. The submarine Hnriotte, with n. lisplacement of 1100 tons, the largest in the world, has been launched at Cherbourg. Tho new coinage is in circulation at Homo. Tho portrait of tho King, ny Bertram Mackcmial, the Australian sculptor, is a successful one. Oil waste is on iiro near the oil wells in Washington County, Oklahama. There are two miles of flames on an oil-covered river. A hundred fire-lighters are working to quench 'be flames. At a meeting of the Opposition party of Now South Wales, it was resolved to oppose the Federal reforonda. The Executive of the Queensland Labour Party adopted a protest against tho Fedoral Government sending v. contingent of Labour members to iha Coronation. In respouso to a royal command, Mr Sopworth flew from Brooklands to Windsor, and went through various evolutions in the presence of tho King and Queen and the Princes. Vickers, Son and Maxim' nre completing the Admiralty's airship. Jt will have an aluminium framework, and 46,000 square yards of the Onost silk rendering it waterproof and gasproof. Tho silk costs a guinea a yard. The expert who examinod the recent find of radium ores in South Australia silk, render waterproof and gasable mine. Tho value of the material treated is £l6O per ton, and the cost 'of treatment £3O a ton. In an unique maintenance case in Melbourne the Court awarded a husband £2 monthly against tho wife, under an agreement drawn up when they separated. The wife tried to break the agreement on the ground that the husband failed to keep his promise not to annoy her. The Sydney Harbour Trust is making great efforts to meet tho growing demands for harbour accommodation for overseas traffic. The wharves are now crowded with oversea liners. The Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade, follow iug the example of tho Sydney Brigade, has formed a union, with the object of obtaining hotter hours and w::gcs. The Mount Lyell returns from December 29th to January,2sth inclusive show that from 29.35G tons of ore, 631 tons of copper, 40,86-1 ounces of silver, and 909 ounces of gold were extracted. The police of Naples have arrested a man who is supposed to be "Peter the Painter." A fire in the. main street of Cowra destroyed ten wooden btisiness places, including a picture show. . The audience in tip's stampeded, but nono were seriously injured. Two submarine .mines at Spezzia, Italy, exploded prematurely. Three men were killed, and several injured. Johannesburg reports that two natives attacked and soriously injured a white lady while cycling. A motion demanding an investigation into the high cost of living in Canada wu.-s lost in the Dominion Parliament. Sir W. Laurior inserted that existing legislation was sufficient.