GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1887, 23 October 1913, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright PARIS POLICE SCANDALS. (Rec. October 22; 7.25 p.m.) Paris, October 22. The police accused of blackmail have been acquitted, the Court considering the evidence of the other police to be valueless, owing to the jealousy existing _ in tho force.—Sydney "Sun" speeia}. REGIMENTS' LOST RECORDS. (Rec. October 22, 7.25 p.m.) j London, October 22. ! Whilst compiling a list of military manuscript for the United Service Institute, Colonel Hale discovered the complete records of the Black Watch, which were supposed to have been lost in transport off tho coast of Donegal, 1819.—Sydney "Sun" special. , EXPLOSION AT A POWER STATION. (Rec. October 23, 0.15 a.m ) New York, October 22. _ An explosion which occurred at the light and power plant station on Staten Island wrecked the entire building, killed six persons, and injured many other employees. Tho island is now in darkness, and the trolley eervices are suspended. ■ METRIC SYSTEM OF MONEY. , (Roc. October 23, 0.15 a.m.J Melbourne, October 22. The annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce has received in favour of the metric money system. i NEW SOUTH WALES RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP, (Rec. October 23, 0.15 a.m.) ' ! Sydney, October 22. The Council of the New South Wales ffiifle Association, by seven votes to 'six, awarded tho King's Prize to Sergeant M'Alister. 1 THE BRESLAU SCANDAL. October 23, 0.15 a.m.) Berlin, October 22. Eight, of, .the men concerned w in tjip. BresFau scahu'al havis 1 been'sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from six months to three years. Two accused, wero acquitted. . ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGESydney, October 22. Henry Pepper has been acquitted on a charge of murdering a woman named Ethel Sloan, with whom' he had been living for eight days prior to tho woman's death from Strychnine. Witnesses for the defonco testified that the woman had been questioned and had replied that she had taken strychnine in mistake for salts. She had also been heard to declare her intention of committing suicide. DEAR TOWNS TO.LIVE IN. Sydney, October, 22. A comparison of the cost of living made before tha Arbitration Court placed Omeo (a mining town in Victoria) as the highest, Sydney second, Melbourne third, and Ballarat, Bendigo, and Eastern Tasmania fourth. DEATH IN A WINE VAT. ' _ Paris, October 21. A girl working in a wine vat at Correze was asphyxiated by the fumes. Four would-be resellers were also overcome by tho fumes, and died. COLONIAL WINE EXHIBITS. London, October 21. A record number of entries havo been received for tho colonial wino competitions at the Brewers' Exhibition. The New South Wales entries number 93, South Australian 46, Victorian IG, South African 8, and Australia bottled in London 18. New South Wales and South' Australia-Jiave also non-competi-tive exhibits. BAPTIST MINISTERS' FUND. London, October 21. Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is heading tho Baptist campaign to complete tho quarter of a million Minimum Wage for Baptist Ministers' Fluid before the spring assembly. One hundred thousand pounds is still required. SLAUGHTERMEN RESUME WORK. Melbourne, October 22. The sheep slaughtermen havo resumed work at the old wages, pending an Arbitration Court award. VOTE FOR FEDERAL CAPITAL. Melbourne, October 22. The Federal House of Representatives passed a vote of £285,000 for the Federal capital. EX-KING MANOEL'S BRIDE. Berlin. October 21., Dom Manoel's wife has recovered. Both have gone to. Sigmaringen. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED. (Rec. October 22, 9.15 p.m.) Melbourne, October 22. The death scritenco pronounced upon William Parker, convicted of wounding with intent to murder James Thomas Knox (late acting-town clerk at Footscray), has been commuted to ten years' ponal servitude. SYDNEY'S HEAT WAVE. (Ren. October 22, 10.G p.m.) Sydney, October 22. The heat wave continues unabated. The whole of tho Stato is affected —a number of temporature records show ovor 100 degrees. TWO SEAMEN~DROWNED. (Rec. October 23, 0.15 a.m.) Brisbane, October 22. While tho steamer Suva was berthing at the wharf hero a boat got under tho vessel's discharge-pipe. Tho boat filled, tnd two seamen, Kcogari and Howe, were drowned. BOMBAY SHARE MARKET PANIC. Bombay, October 22. A tremendous fall in Bombay Mill shares has caused a panic in the share market. ■ When tho Stock Exchango closed ouo b r oker had failed for £160,000 sterling.