GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1646, 13 January 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph—Pross As ' v -♦ • —

, AUSTRALIA, AND, GERMANY.

Berlin, January 11. Sir, George Roid,.;Higli Oommissionof.:'u' for Australia, is investigating tho possibilities of Australian trado with Germany. Ho. proceeds ..to Paris on Moa« ■day.'.'' . ... ■ : .In an interview published in tho "Togo, blatt," ho states, that, his visit is withi , tho direot object of promoting direct conS '' i mercial,.. relations ;\nth, Australia,;- Her , interests nvould bo well represented ia' Berlin.. The establishment of ail Anstralian Chambor of Commerce," similar to that of Paris, was ■ less .pressing in;: Berlin than in Vienna, 7.V.; 7 '

~ LYELL MINING DISASTER.

i■■ ■■: Hobart, January 11.77 At. the inquiry into.,tho;,disaster .".aV v tho North Lyoll Mino counsel has com'; 7 nioncod to address tho. Commissioners, : GOLD FOR AUSTRALIA. i London,' January 10/. . . Thcro aro rumours,in tho city, that golfl-. 77 shipments are being mado to Australia,

SUNK BY A LINER -J

London;. January 10., Tho fishing smack which, with a hopper dredge, was run down" by the liner Ami. . 7-!' broso off tho Mersey, sank with tho hop« per. A space of fivo minutes oovoi'cd tho * whole period of tho accident. - .

VF. R, SHACKELTON'S ARREST.

' London, Januaty. 10. ■ ■ F, R. Shackleton has been romandofl ;• ; at Boud Street for alleged conversion of ' ' •JGIOOO trust moneys belonging to' Misj ■ Josophins Browne,

•AN AMBASSADOR'S WILL.

„ 7 New York, January 11, Tho estate of tho lato Mr. AVhitelaWt• Reid, United' States Ambassador at Lori< . - don, is left unconditionally to his.widow, '. Its vnlue at tho lowest estminto is two - - million sterling.

EMPIRE TRADE COMMISSION. ,

■ London, January 11.. It is officially stated tiint tfteijaupiro' ' Trado* Commission will meet in New Zeo» land at tho end of February, and prococd , : to Australia at the end of March, .

,' THE BUICOW MURDERS.

~, , , , Berlin, January 12., A 6tablo hand lias been arrested, whtl ' has partly confessed to complicity in thu Bukow murders. Three suspected accom« ; plices aro also in custody.

FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. ' • • ;>•'

i Tanpior. .Tannafy ii, : ' .French foroo' dispersed' a stroll# Moorish force, which was barring- tho rood • > ■ fllogador. Fivo hundred 'Moors woro ' killed, whilo on tho French sido twclv* ' wero killed, and sixty wounded.

OBITUARY.

St, John's, Newfoundland, January 11. * Mr. Edward Shea; tho oldott ftotivj legislator iu tho world, is dead •

THE BLOOMSBURY MURDER, '•

London, January 10. Tho negross Annie Gross has been scn« ■ tonoed to fivo yoans' jinprisonmont'oii q chargo of murdering, tlio Victress Je.«i« Macintosh at Bloomsbury, carly in Do. - V cembor. , ; . , . . ?i . « '