GENERAL CABLEGRAMS By Telegraph Press Association Copyright.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 934, 29 September 1910, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS By Telegraph Press Association Copyright.

THE LAVERTON RAID. Perth, September 28 ; ' A twelfth victim has succumbed to .in-, juries received in the aboriginal massacre at Laverton. ■ •••. "THE WORLD'S RAG-BAG." New York, September 27-.": Mr. J. Ellis Barker, an English tariff expert,' interviewed' at ' New . York; said "Free-trade has made England the world's rag-bag." . \. i ■ AN OVERDUE SHIP. .London, September 27. ■Tho ship Pharos :is overdue: from Sydney. She was Bpoken in the Atlantio on August 24. ' ■ THE EMPIRE IN MINIATURE. ' London, September 27. ' In connection with the "Festival of Empire" at'the Crystal Palace 'next yearten? mono-rail ears will conduct - visitors, 'tt"distance of -a' mile and,.a half on ! an "All-Rod" tour to view the Overseas Dominions (in. miniature) and their-aotual products. ■ ; A FAMILY ASPHYXIATED.' ; Berlin, September 27. Because he was suspected of misappropriating philanthropic; funds, Arnat, a town councillor in a provincial his Wife, and an adult son v and daughter; asphyxiated themselves.'." Arridt and; his daughter are dead; the others ara in a precarious condition. . ' EGYPTIAN' NATIONALISM. . V ■Cairo. September- 27. Mohamed Bey' Wohid, leader 'of the; Egyptian .Liberals, has,'addressed a let-_ ter. to the French Charge d/Affaires here,' thanking Prance .for prohibiting the proposed Egyptian National Congress in". Paris. SEATTLE "GRAFT" CHARGES. New York, September 27. At Seattle an inquiry is to be ' held with regard to "graft" , charges against civic officials. ■ ARMY REMOUNTS. . . 'Vancouver, September 27.'. A site" for an army remount station in British Columbia is being selected. - ' .DEMAND TOR ELECTRICITY. ' V Sydney, September 28. The City Council report shows that the quantity of eleotricity supplied. to private consumers by the council's plant was over 87 per cent, more'than in the previous year. THE. GOLDEN WEST. ' . ' Sydney, September 28. Professor David, of Sydney University,: has returned from a. visit to. Western Australia; .He expresses the opinion that there is every prospect' of "the discovery; "of more gold-bearing belts in. the country north-west of Kalgoorlie. ■'.' SYDNEY BUILDING TRADE. '■ Sydney, September 28. There is extreme briskness in the building trade in Sydney and suburbs, though a shortness of . bricks and; labour ; handicaps undertakings. ■ AMERICAN. TRADE AGENCY. Sydney, September 28. . A commercial department is to be established in connection, with the_ American Consulate in Sydney. It will exist for the ipromption of trade. Similar departments : are to be started in other capitals in Australia. RAINS IN NEW SOUTH WALES, j Sydney, September 23. Beneficial rains have fallen in the wheat areas, and the prospects are promising. . ; BLIGHTED POTATO CROPS. Melbourne, September 28. Irish blight has appeared in the potato crops at Koroit.' CARNARVON BAY WRECK. Molbourne, September 28. The Minister of Works is satisfied there was no negligence on the part of tho officers of the steamer Lady Loch in the scarch for the missing boat of the Carnarvon. Bay.' \ COMMONWEALTH DESTROYERS. . London, September 27.The Australian destroyers Yaira and Parramatta have passed Malta, on their way to Australia. V