GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1683, 25 February 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Bx Association—Copyright^ . ' SUGAR INQUIRY: REJL'SAL TO , ATTEND. - ••••'(Esp.-Eejiruary 21; 11,55 p.m.) . ■Sydney, February 24. ,'Thp appeal of ,'Normiuid' ,M'"Laurin against thei magistrate's. decision in-fining hiiii; r wC25 and. ;£320, costs for.■ refusing, to attend,'itl>e. Sugpr. Commission's inquiry, lias been 'dismissed, MYSTERIOUS AIRSHIP. . London, -February 24., A. mysterious; airship, equipped; with a. strong searchlight, ha? been seen at night, time at several, points, on the East. Coast of England. RAILWAY WORKS STOPPED. ' ■ Brisbane, February 24.' Work has ten stopped at'the new rail■way from. Cloncurry to Mount Cuthbert, the Department refusing to grant, a demand for higher, wages. PERSONAL. . Melbourne, February, 24.. ■ Mr. J. Marshall, tKe wclLknown New Zealand sporUinan,,. arrived-" by the. OtrantS, en .route to tho Dominion, from an extended ltoliilay in England." '' 'j - SYDNEY'S CIVIC FINANCES. '".: Sydney, February. 24'. The Lord. Mayor's minute, reviewing tho position of the city's, finances, fore-, shadows increased taxation. CLOTHING TRADES FEDERATE. Sydney, February 24. A clo thing, trades federation embracing the whole of the Commonwealth hasbeeu formed. . ... ■THEATRE MANAGER'S DIVORCE. ; Melbourne! February 24. Robert Alexander Meyer, a theatrical manager, has secured a dissolution of marriage from his wife (whose stage name is Dorothy Kendall), on the ground ol misconduct. • ■"• •• - • • - FEDERAL; HIGH COURT. ' Melbourne, February. 24.. The Hon. John Gavin Duffy has Keen sworn' in as a Judge of the High Court. CHRISTIAN, knowledge. ■ ~ London, February 23. The Socicty/ for Promoting Christian Knowledge, has Received an. anonymous donation, of. 4l0 l (j00." , ' •" MOTHER.; AND. CHILD. DROWNED. t Sydney, February 24. A boat capsized in tho, harbour: tind a woman, named Mrs." Dummettl and' her little: daughter. irtrd drowned. ' '■ FIRE: DESTROYS FIVE- SHOPS. Sydney, February. 24, ' A fire.gutted five shops.at Summer. Hill. The damage is heavy. " (Rcc. Ffibruaiy 24, 0.5, p.m.): Sydney, February Ji. I The damage oaused- by. tho.S'ummer Hill fire is estimated at iSSO,Oto. Four, shops;: occupied by Hodgson arid- Smith. (UniverV sal Providers), and Coleman (butcher), were destroyed, and. several others damaged. , HEADLESS CORPSE IDENTIFIED. Melbourne, February. 24. A headless body founds at Maloney's Creek a, few days ago ha? been identified as. that of James Taylor, who disappeared from the Beechff;ortn Benevolent Asjlum in December last. ' VOLCANO IN ACTION. St. Petersburg,! February 23. The Berezooski_volcano on tho Peninsula of Kamchatka (North-East Asia) is erupting cinders for a radius of ten kilometres (G 1-5 miles). ' S.S. INNAMINCICA IN DOCK. Sydney, February 24. The steamer-Innamincka, which w;ont ashore on tlie Northern Queensland coast' during a recent storm, but whioh was sub-, sequeiitly moved off, has been docked. The damage through stranding is slight. ' MILITARY BA.LLOQN EXPLODES. Berlin, February 23. A military balloon, when landing near Metz, exploded. Tho three officers aboard were not hurt.