GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1851, 10 September 1913, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telflffrftph—Press Association—Copyright

A BANNED BOOK. "Times"—Sydney '.'Sun". Special Cables. (Reo. September 9,' 7.15 p.m.) London, September 9. Tho publio libraries have banned Mr. W. B. Maxwell's new book "Tho Devil's Garden," which deals with tho sex problem. Tho press reviews praised tho book. BERLIN TO PARIS BY AIR. "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. (Rec. Soptember 9, 7.15 p.m.) ( Paris, September 9. A German airman named Fredrick lias arrived here from Berlin. Ho is tho first aviator to complete the distance. A PEPPERED POST-MISTRESS. "Times"—Sydnoy "Sun" Special Cables. London, September 8. A daring robbery has Caken placo at Victoria Park Post Office. A man, under tho pretence of cashing postal notes, throw pepper at tho postmistress, snatched a bag of money from the counter, and decamped oil a bicyclo. Ho lias, not been captured.

£5000 FOR DR. MAWSON. Melbourne, September 9, The Commonwealth Government has granted £6000 in aid of tho Mawsou Antarctic Expedition. CHILDREN FATALLY BURNED. ' Adelaide, September 9. While' the children of Mr. D. Green were playing near a firo in a backyard, the clothes of one girl, two years old, caught fire. A sister, twelve, in trying to extinguish tho flames, also had her clothes ignited. Both were shockingly burned and died. MOTOR-SILENCERS. "Times" —Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. London,, September 8. Four motor-cyclists were fined at Croydon for not attaching silencers to their machines. The magistrate 6aid the noise iiuisance must be suppressed. BIPLANE. RELIABILITY TEST. Paris, September 8. Competing for tho Miclielin Cup, M. Georges Fourny has, sinco August 25 last, flown 440 miles daily—totalling 6200 miles. He is using a Maurice Farman biplane. Neither machine nor engine has given trouble. Tho competition continues until the end of October. BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY PARTY. Brisbane, September 9. The Empire Parliamentary party has visited Bundaberg and inspected tho sugar mills and canefields, also tho meat works on tho Brisbane River banks, and various other places of interest. EARL OF CARRICK ON THE STAGE. "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. London, September 8. Tho Earl of Carrick, a. clover amateur, is engaged at tho Coliseum Theatre. His salary is given to charity. PERSHORE ABBEY CHURCH. "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. London, September 8. Lord Coventry is appealing for funds for tho preservation of tho Porslioro Abbey Church, Worcestershire, ono of tho finest architectural treasures in England, said to have been founded about 970 by King Edgar, on tho sito of a Mercian religious settlement. freiTsugar. (Rec, September 9, 10 p.m.) Washington, Soptember 9. The United States Senate has passed the Free Sugar Schedule, which will become eflectivo in 191 G. PALMA SHOOTING TROPHY. (Rec. September 10, 0,5 a.m.) New YorU, Septembor 9. The United States have won tho Palma Shooting Trophy. Tho scores were as follow United States, 1714; Argentina, lfiSG; and Canada. 1675.