CABLEGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10449, 22 September 1902, Page 4

CABLEGRAMS.

» — (Per Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, September 21. Lord Salisbury h&9 considerably improved. The Daily Express correspondent at St. Petersburg states that Admiral Makaroff has invented a sounding instrument which will, give warning of th» approach of torpedoes and submarines. Lane, the Australian swimmer swam, 150 yards at. Bolton in, 96 3-ssecs, rocordi time. Lord Milnor, writing to the Earl of Meath, sympathises with, the latter's Empire Day movement, but suggests that the initiative might be left to the self-governing colonies. BRUSSELS, September 20. ! Obituary: The Queeoii of the Belgians from, syncope while dining. | NEW YORK, September 19. J Germany, America, and Japan are each negotiating for a commercial treaty with China, similar to that conceded to Great Britain. WASHINGTON. September 19. The post offiw at Mino't, hi Dakota, collapsed, and sixteenl, people were buried in the ruins. ADELAIDE, September 20. The Commonwealth: Rifle Match was won by the Victorian team with, a score of 1553. South Australia scored 1519 and Tasmania,, New South Wales and Queensland followed in that order. FurEftcr slight shocks of earthquake have been exeprienced. BRISBANiE, September 20. The pi-ice of bread hag been raised a half-penny per 21b loaf. The s.B. Duke of Sutherland, which lately stranded on. a reef near Lizard Island on* the coast, is reported to be safe, though surrounded by shoaly patches. She is expected to be got off whten the lightering of her cargo, has been; completed. A fire nt Normantom destroyed several shops. The damage totals £5000. SYDNEY, September 20. The New South Wales commercial agent in 'South Africa reports that there is much, room for increased trade with. New South Wales im nearly everything imported. Prices, of food stuffs of all kinds are exceedingly high. SYDNEY, September 20. From the description, received: the police are of opinioni that the stowaway .arrested at Perth is not Shaw, who is wanted for the shiooting of Constable Guilfoyle. The man: is detained pending identification. MELBOURNE, September 21. The tew mile cross country championship of Victoria, was won by Stillwell. Time, 61niimsi 24secs.