GENERAL CABLEGRAMS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1778, 17 June 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

LEAGUE FOOTBALL. (Rec. June 17, 0.30 a.m.) Sydney, Juno 16. The New South Wales Loaguo team ohesen to meet New Zealand on Saturday is as follows:—Full-back, Hallott; threequarters, Frawlcy, Denne, Messenger, Broomham; fire-eighths, Norman; lialf- | back, Holloway; forwards, Sullivan, [ Pearce, Courtenay, M'Cue, Burge, and Cann. Rmcrgencies: Algie, Russell, WilI liama, and Cummins. ENGINEERING- WORKS DESTROYED. London, June IG. The Yates-Thoma9 engineering works at Blackburn have been burnt down. The damage is estimated at .£150,000. RISE IN PRICE OP BUTTER, Sydney, Juno 10. Butter has advanced Bs. in price, and ia now' quoted at 120s. AUSTRIA ORDERS ZEPPELINS. Berlin, Juno 10. Austria-Hungary Is ordering six Zeppelins, delivery for IDIS and onwards, nrmod with machine guns. IRISH WHISKY. London, Juno 15. Eight Irish distilleries have combined to produce the best Irish whisky. The capital of the combine will be one million pounds, fully subscribed. The object is to terminate the present system of importing British whisky, and, after blending it, reshipping it as Irish. METER-READER ELECTROCUTED. Sydney, June 16. An eloctrio meter-reader named Pollook was found electrocuted near a live wire. Ho "had apparently been testing the .wire while standing on a wet floor. AVIATOR KILLED. Lisbon, June 15. Senhor Mano, while monoplaning, made a sharp turn at a height of eight thousand feet, and was thrown out of the machine and fatally injured. Tho propeller out off a leg, 1 and the aviator's body became shockingly mangled in the wreckage. ' A DUCAL SCANDAL. Rome, June IS, "The Corriere della Sera," a journal published at Milan, states that the Duke of Orleans, who was recently sued by his wife (from whom he had been separated) for maintenance, has sailed for Buenos Ayreß with a so-called Countess Jeanne do Salverte. Tho Duke travelled as Phillip Devilliors. SYDNEY'S NEW HOSPITAL. Sydney, June 16. Mr. M'Gowen, the Premier, laid the foundation stone of the new hospital, which is to cost ,£66,000. RUBBER DUTY LOWERED. ' Brussels) June 15. The Congo export duty on rubber has been lowered to a frano (lOd).

ANTI-MILITARISTS IN TROUBLE. Adelaide, June IG. At a meeting of the Freedom Leaguo in tile Botanio Park, a protest was made against the cruel treatment of cadcts imprisoned for non-attendance at drill, speakers were hustled off tho stands, and howled down, and the gathering broke up in disorder, A VILLAGE VENDETTA. Rome, Juno 15. The village of Orposold, Sardinia, has boen occupied by military, owing to eight murders following the acquittal of men charged with assassinating a priest's brother.

| LADY DENMAN IN LONDON. London, Juno 15. Lady Denman, wife of the GovernorGeneral of Australia, lias arrived in London. She was welcomed by her parents (Lord and Lady Cowdray), Sir George Reid (High Commissioner for Australia), and Lady Reid, and Captain Huirhead Collins (private secretary to Sir George Roid). EARTHQUAKE IN EUROPE. Sofia, Juno 15. Two severe earth tremors were fait in Bulgaria and Southern Hungary. Some houses at Tirnovo collapsed, and there were several fatalities. PRIVY COUNCIL. London, June 13. The King held a Privy Council at Buckingham Palaoe. Sir Samuel Griffith (Chief Justice of Australia) and Lord Islington were sworn in. IN FORBIDDEN WATERS. Tokio, Juno 13. The American yacht Columbia is detained at Nogalianm becauso she entered a closed port. AVIATOR AND JOCKEY. Berlin, June 10. Lieutenant Egan Krieger won a steeplechase race at Magdeburg and then aeroplaned eighty miles to Gmnewald, where ho won a second horse race.