CABLE BREVITIES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13339, 30 March 1911, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES.

, A petition recommending, tho, establishment of an Imperial ’Council of Commerce bearing 280 signatures, has been presented to Britain’s Prime Minister. The remainder of the Australian Solar Eclipse party have sailed for Navau. ■ The Council of tho Royal Geographical Society has nominated Lord Curzou as president. . 1 Tho South African Senate read tho Minos Regulations Bill a third time. Dr. Pampol, burgomaster at Solborg, Germany, embezzled £9350 of Savings Bank moneys. He has committed suicide. The murderers of an old lady at Montreal (France) overlooked <£12,000 in a safe at the bedside.

A despatch has been received notifying that the King wishes his birthday officially celebrated on the natural date, Juno. 3. M. Cci, tho aviator, fell 300 ft in a western suburb of Paris, and succumbed, to his injuries. Tho Empire Press Union (London) is arranging an exhibition of oversea newspapers on a large scale in the Press section -of the Whtc City. Many Canadian and Indian newspapers have already arranged for attendants to supply copies of newspapers required and advertising information.

Sentence of death, with a strong recommendation to mercy, on the grounds of temper and drink, was recorded against W, Denton for murdering George Kelly with a tomahawk at Jondargan, Queensland.

The loos of the yacht Mavis at Melbourne has been confirmed, the body which was recovered some days ago having been identified as one of her , crew of. three. The Kaiser, aboard the Imperial yacht Hohenzollorn, reviewed the Austro-Hun-garian licet at Polo, In connection with the Bible tercentary. an, exhibition is being arranged) in .South Kensington of all the animals, plants, minerals, and precious stores . mentioned in tho Bible.

The Brazilian loan, has been covered fifteen told. Scrip is quoted at ;lf premium. An amended estimate of the wheat harvest of Australia makes the yield ..at 34,813,000 bushels, or 052,000 above the nrevions harvest estimate.

A nugget weighing 4700z has been found in North Woah Hawp. mino, Ballarat ■