GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1863, 24 September 1913, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph—Press Afisoolation—Copyright

LOST EXPEDITION REPORTED. (Rec. September 23, 11.30 p.m.)

Brussels, September 23. Tho two officers and twenty-five men who wero reported from West Africa on September 16 as missing have returned safely. It was believed, that they had boen massacred by tho rebels at Kassi, in-tho Congo district;

FEDERAL BUDGET. (Rec.' September 24, 0.25 a.m.) Melbourne, September 23. The Federal Budget will bo delivered to-morrow week. TEMPTING OFFER TO MR. LLOYDGEORGE. , London, September 22. "Reynolds's Newspaper statos that Mr. Lloyd-George (Chancellor of. tho Exchequer) has refused £20,000 for ten speeches in Australia on tlio subject of English social reform. LIGHT 'AUTOMOBILE TEST. "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. Paris, September 22. M. Boillot, driving a Peugeot car, has won the Taco for light cars at Boulogne. Tho distanco was 388 miles, and the timo G hours 7min. 40sec. Boillot won by a circuit. Tho roads wero greasy during the race. A spare wheel becamo loosened during tho race, and flow off, killing a spectator. ELECTRIC TRAINS COLLIDE— FOUR DEATHS. New York, September 22. Four persons wero killed and thirty injured in a head-on collision between two electric trains on tho Long Island railroad. ' Tho coaches wero telescoped. PORTERHOUSE STEAK AT A DOLLAR, "Times" —Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. (Rec. September 23, 7.20 p.m.) • New York', September 23. Speaking at the Meat Packers'_ Conference at St. Louis,. tho President', •Tudgo Bisclioff, predicted that owing to the dcclino of cattlo raising in tlio United States, porterhouse steak, ton years heneo, would cost a dollar. Tho press sites tho importations ■ of Australian and Argentino meat in rebuttal of this prophecy. A PUNCTUAL BATTLESHIP. "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. (Rec. Septembor 23, 7.20 p.m.) London, Septembor 23. H.M.S. Now Zealand is being wel-' comed as the most wonderful battleship in tho Navy, on account of her precision in maintaining lior time-table. NAVY CADETSHIPS. ' 'Times' '—Sydney 1 'Sun'' Special Cables. (Rec. September 23, 7.20 p.m.) London, September 23. ■ Tho "Times," commenting on tlio award to candidates for naval cadetships, "honourable mention" in tho published lista, says that it regards this innovation with no slight misgivings, as a vory bad thing for boys under fourteen, leading to premature forcing, and the selection of thoso who may bo mentally precocious, with no corresponding physical development. THE FRENCH VINTAGE. (Rec. September 23, 10.20 p.m.) Paris, September 23. Sovero rainstorms liavo almost ruined the Cacon grape harvest, one oJ tho most important in France. Tlio yield iu many of tho Burgundy districts will not excced one-tenth of the normal. AUSTRALIAN TURF. Sydney, September 23. Entporador is a firm second favourite for tho Metropolitan Handicap, behind Duke Foot. CABLE BREVITIES. London, September 22. Sir William Lover lias given £10,000 por annum to tho Bolton Grammar School and tho High School for girls, which have been amalgamated. Romo, September 22. Signor Calissano (Minister for Posts and Telegraphs) dropped dead while speaking at a banquet at Cassano, Piedmont.