GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1726, 18 April 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright ,' « SMALLPOX. (Rec. April 17, 9.40 p.m. Sydney, April 17. The steamer Barralong, from South Africa, has arrived at Newcastle with one coolie member of the crew suffering from smallpox. , ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN STATE? Sydney, April 17. Dr. Ncsbit, of Townsville, North Queensland, declares that white people cannot permanently live in tropical Australia without impairment of their health. He advocates the creation of the ivhole of tropical Australia, into a separate State. ABANDONED. Brisbane, April 17. The Mindoro, a steamer of 213 tons gross, belonging to Bums, Philp and Co., which was wrecked at New Guinea early this month, has been abandoned. The Court found that the loss of the vessel had been caused by an abnormal current, and exonerated the captain. DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT. London, April IG. H.R.H. the Duchess of Connaught, who was recently operated on, passed a restless night. HEAVY RAIN IN N.S.W. Sydney, April 17. Further widespread soaking rain is falling:

RETURNING. London, April 10. Mr. Holroan, New South Wales Attor-ney-General, will sail by the Armand Behic for Marseilles on May i, and join tho steamer Ncrn at Colombo. Lord Cowdray, president of the firm of S. S. Pearson and Co., will entertain Mr. Holman before his departure. LONDON UNIVERSITY. London, April 10. Tho Royal Commission on tho London University recommends the abolition of the practice of holding in the colonies examinations for degrees at the university. The report states that an additional X 93.000 is required for professorships and laboratories. POLICE PAID GAMING-HOUSES. London, April 16. The police raided lira gaming-houses in tho Soho district, and seized much money. Many persons were arrested, and subsequently charged at the Police Court. Six were remanded and sixty-eight others bound over. INCREASE IN MINERS' WAGES. London, April 16. A third advance for the half-year of Ave per centum in the federated mining districts of England and North Wales has been confirmed. The advances represent an additional three-million per annum in wages. | ' THE UNPROTECTED HATPIN. Berlin, April 10. Two ladies were arrested in a tramcar for having hatpins in their hats, the points of which were unprotected. APPELLATE JURISDICTION BILL. London, April 15. The Appellate Bill, which increases the number of Law Lords to six, in accordance with the recommendations ot the Imperial Conference, was road a second time in the House of Lords. TO THE ARCTIC. London, April 15. Dr. Mackav. who was surgeon to the Shackletoii 'Antarctic Expedition, has joined Dr. Siefansson's Arctic Expedition. IStcfansson's expedition is being financed bv the Canadian Government. Its object is to place the British Hag on unexplored islands.] FROST CAUSES HEAVY LOSS. Bcnic, April 15. t'cosl caused .EPO.flflO worth of damage lu vines. , Pans, April 16. frc-ls have dope immense damage to the vineyards in the Rhone Valley.