GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1595, 12 November 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By TolcsraDb-Presß Aoeociation-OoDyriirht-9 LIVERPOOL STRIKE AVERTED/ London, November 11.. The Liverpool carters havo withdrawn thoir strike noticest ' , PICTURES FOR SOUTH AFRIOA. London, November 11. Mr. Max Michaelis, formerly of the firm -" of Werhner, Beit, and Co., has purchased ' Sir Hugh Lane's collection of Dutch masters for presentation to South Africa, as \he nucleus of a national gallery, INTHR-STATE CRICKET. Sydney, November 11. Tbo Intox-Stato cricket matoh between Now South Wales and West Australia was declared a draw. Now South Wales mada 95 runs in their first innings and 31S in their second. West Australia rondo 105 in their first innings, and' in thoir second lost one wicket for nina runs. NEW PACIFIC CABLE. " .' Sydney, November 11. -~ - The -cable stoamor JSilverton will aTrive . to-morrow with over 1500 miles of cable for the new Auckland line. PERNICIOUS LITERATURE. Sydney, November 11. Three booksellers havo been fined on ft charge of selling an obscene publication,, ' namely, the book entitled "Tho Answer," published ,by W. J, Chidley, the sjmplo lifo advocate, recently roleased from an asylum. CYCLONE In"~QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, November 11. A cyclonio storm occurred at Blackball 380 miles inland from Rockhampton, lasting ten [minutes. Hardly a house escaped damago and many wero unroofed. 'TYSEH LINER BREAKS DOWN. London, November 10. The Tyser Company's 6tearaor Star of Australia, 10,000 tons, is being towed to Suez with a broken tail-shaft. [The Star of Australia left Sydney for London on October 2. She was duo at the Home port on November 17.] AUSTRALIAN REVENUE. - , '" ' Melbourne, November 11. . ' Tho Federal revenue for the first quar-i , ] ter shows an increase of .£468,000 over tho ' ' corresponding quarter of last year. s FRBNOH MOTOR CRIMINALS. - - Paris, November 10. Renavd,- a member of the Bonnot gan| of thieves and murderers, was ecntenoed - to-death at Versailles for the murder of""a policeman, who was pursuing tho gang after a burglary.