GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1580, 25 October 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Tclccraoh-Freej Aeiociation- CoDyright

. * ■• ; BROKEN HILL'S HUGE YIELD. , Sydney, October 24. Since tho opening of tlio Broken Eil! mines ores valued at wCiI.OOO.OOO have lieeu yielded. .YOUTHFUL DESPERADOES. ' London, October 21. Two lade named Frederick Lowton and William EoMiigan have been charged in connection with tho armed robbery at Balthatu. The police gave ovidenoo that Dennigan had beon in Australia and was a daring lad. . J SARAH BKBNHABDT. ' London, October 23. An address of homage, with 100,009; signatures, has been presented to Madame Sarah Bernhardt, the famous French actress, i FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE. '■ London, October 23. The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease nt Mullingar, County of Wosttueath, it spreading, A RUNAWAY COUPLE. London, October 23. Nathaniel Braddon, of Manchester, was granted, a divorce from his wife, with damages (.£350) against Frank Battloy Cook (cn-respondent), forraorly a solicitor and deputy-coroner at Salford. Respondent and co-respondent' are now in SjOney. TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD TRAGEDY London, October 23. Miss .Tones, who was shot by th« Armenian, Stephen Titus, in Tottenham Cour* Road, is dead, YARMOUTH MYSTERY. : London,' October 23. The youthful fisherrann, named Gcorga Ward, who recently surrendered to tho; police, stnting that: lie hud murdered Norai Grey, a girl whose body was found strangled on tho sands at Yarmouth, has )>eoii discharged, tho police having proved that ho was in prison iii Lincolnshire at the timo of tho murder. "LOVE AND KISSES." . Melbourne, October 24. In giving evidence before the commi**: sion which is inquiring regarding lifesaying provisions on ships, Mr. Balsillio,' the Commonwealth wireless expert, stated, that 85 per ceut of tho wireless business nf Australia was what was known as "lovo and kisses"—namely, messages between' friends. Only 5 per cent were bona-fido commercial messages. COUNTRY PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, October 24. The nnnual conference of the Country Press Association has opened. New Zealand is represented. COMMONWEALTH LONDON OFFICES. Melbourne, October 24. Mr. Thomas, Federal Minister for Ex-: terniil Affairs, promised favourable consideration to tho request of a Parliamentary deputation that Australian materials be used in the construction of the Commonwealth Offices in London. The deputation argued that this would advertise Australian products. Queensland" wheat. ' Brisbane, Oclobpr 24. > The official estimate of the wheat vicli is 1,240,000 bushels. YOUTHFUL DESPERADOES. , London, October 23. Two youths armed with revolvers held : up the manager of a wine, shop at Halt- ' ham, and attempted to rob the till. A neighbouring' shopkeeper came to the rescue, and the youths fled. One has been captured. x AMERICAN GUNBOAT ASHORE. ' Washington, October 23. Tho American gunboat Nashvilk- d ashore off the West Virginian coast, lndec with stores and ammunition for (ho war ships in Mexican waters.

KAINS IN NEW SOUTH WALKS. ' y. Sydney, October 23. Considerable beneficial rains are general \ in the north-eastern portion of New South Wnles, and scattered falls hart occurred elsewhere. The rain;, arc of immense importance at this jmiclure to tiari. ■ cultunsts. AUSTRALIAN WINES.' . , London, October 22. , At the Brewers' Exhibition, in the Avis* ! trnlinn vino section, the winner in Cln'l i ]' was l'ontold, of South Australia, mid ir Class .11, Venfold, of Now. South Wales. SYDNEY GAS lULL. „„ T ~ ~ Sydney, October 23. Llie JvCßislaivo Council has made more ■ drastic nnie.-idmenls to the Gas Dill Including one to (ho effect (lint the measure shall become operative in Mnv next, a'ld another raising the soiling price of ,;af ' from 3s. 3d. to 3s. (Id. per thousand feel. j NEW SOUTH WaIkh"WHEAT CHOI 1 Ti -TT ir. ?. yd . n °y' October 23. tlio Horal-J preliminary cstimr.l* oi he wheat crop gives im avoia R e of ten bushels lo the new. The jwper e ( |<| s . «..»„,. estimate at this Btage is probMmatical cTCrytlnnif dependins on the rainfall of tho next lew weeks." i