GENERALCABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1490, 12 July 1912, Page 5

GENERALCABLEGRAMS

By T«!eeraph-l'reM Ajjoolation-CorrrlßM - _ PORTUGUESE ROYALIST FIASCO. (Rec. July 12, 0.-10 a.m.) ~ . „. „ ■ Llß >"in, July 11. It is officially announced that the Royalist invasion was a failure, owing to the unresponsiveness of tho Monarchists within tho country. Captain Concenro, the Royalist leader, has re-entered Spam. FRENCH SHIPPING STRIKE. • Paris, July li. The dockers at Havre havo resumed work, believing that their pecuniary assistance to tho seamen will bo more valuable than a sympathetic strike. UNIVERSITIES' CONGRESS. London, July 11, An early meeting of the- Universities of the Empire Congress in Australia is unlikely, in view of the British Association's visit in mi. TURCO-ITALIAN WAR, Rome, July li. Tho Italians buried over three hundred Turks after the engagement at Misrata in Tripoli, a few days ago. . ■ ' ' QUEENSLAND FUNCTION. , ■■' j. . \ London, July io. Queensland's AgentGcneral (Sir T. B. Robinson) gave a reception in honour of Mr. Phjlp, ex-Premier of Queensland, lhero were 250 peoplo present, including the Agents-General of other Australian btates, Sir George French,, and many Queeuslandcrs. ASTOR TOMb'gUARDED. ■' , ' New York, July 10. Guards are night and do.y watching tlio tomb of Mr. John Jacob Astor, who was lost in the wreck oft tho Titanic. His relations dcclmo to sta'to the cause, but it is believed there is • fear of desccration by tho family's enemies.'' 'AMERICAN TRAIN BANDITS. ,' ' New York, July 10. iour masked men, near Coffoyville, held up a Missouri-Twfls passenger' train and attempted to rob tho safe. Tho safo resided their offorts, and after two hours tho robbers fled, leaving the passengers untouched. CANADA'S LIQUOR BILL. _, Ottawa, July 10. Iho revenuo figures indicate a rapid increase per capita, in tho consumption of liquor and tobacco throughout tho Dominion. FRENCH NOVELS. ..„,•„ Melbourne, July 11. ■The Customs Department has stopped the admission of tho cheap editions of tho works of Dnvict, Paul do Koch, and Guy de Maupassant, for tho reason that in tho cheap collections imported thcro are certain passages which are considered to bo prurient. The library editions will still be allowed entry. COURT TO FIX RENTS. i _, Sydney, July 11. ; Tho Darling Harbour Labour League has asked the Government to institute a court for fixing rents. 1 , QUEENSLAND TRAGEDY. Brisbane, July 11. Alfred Sylvester, aged twenty-one, attempted Io assault a girl aged'seventeen on Saturday, nw Biggendeii, He struck her on the head-'with a bottle and a pocket-knife. The girl staled she crawled for'a, quarter of a mile, and was found on Sunday morning in a critical condition. Sylvester was found in tho vard of : a hotel, suffering from lysol poisoning. Ho died on Monday. ' '