GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1497, 20 July 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

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COMMONWEALTH POLITICS. ~ „ Melbourne. July 19. The House of Representatives and tho Senate have still to. finish the dobates on tho Trades Marks and Navigation Bills. Jmey tavo adjourned until Tuesday.

LONDON ROULETTE RAID.

_ ~ . London, July 18. lie police raided a roulette houso in Kensington, and arrested fourteen fash-ionably-dressed women and fourteen men,

LONDON UNIVERSITY.

_. „ , London, July 18. The Sen&bo of the London University has acquired the Foundling Hospital site, valued at X 90.000, for now univorsity, premises.

PUNITIVE EXPEDITION,

... , London, July 18. Advices from Nigeria state that a punitive expedition destroyed a number .of villages, and killed many cannibals, including tho murderere of Mr. Campbell, a Scottish prospoo.tor.

A MYSTERIOUS DISEASE.

. Algiers, July 18. Eight deaths from a mysterious disease have been reported. It is feared thoy wore caused by pneumonic plaguo.

NEW WIRELESS STATION. Colombo, July 18. The wireless Btation will bo opened-on Monday.

MOTORING FATALITY.

Toronto. July 18. Mr. Robert Smith, a prominent Canadian broker and partner of Sir Edmund Osier, was killed whilst automobiling. The •car struck an earthbank and tho occupants were flung out. Mr. Lome Campbell, a prominent broker, was fatally injured. ■

PLAGUE AT HONG-KONG,

Melbourne, July 19. The May report from Hong-Kong states ;hat there were 759 oases of plague thoro in that month.

CONSTABLES DISMISSED.

Sydney, July 19. Two members of tho Citr Police, who were charged with "graft," have been dismissed.

STARVING STOWAWAYS.

Sydney, July 19. .Nineteen Chinese stowaways were unearthed in the steamer Empire, from China. They wcro starving, and wore greatly; emaciated. Tho nion experienced :i terriblo timo amongst the coal during tho lato storm.

THE WHALING INDUSTRY.

Hobart, July 18. Mr. Josoph Hatch has transferred his whaling headquarters to nobart. Ho has purchased tho briganUne Rachel Cohen, for bringing oil from tho Mncquaries.