GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1921, 2 December 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright DROWNED IN A WATER-HOLE. Sydnoy, December 1. While four boys woro resting on the ctlgo of s waterholo at- Willoughby, after getting Christmas Wis in the bush, one, named George William Cook, eight years of age, fell in. John Francis Cook, aged twelve, his cousin, antl the eldest of the party, jumped in !o tho rescue, but both wore drowned. SMALLPOX SUSPECT IN WEST AUSTRALIA. Perth, December 1, _ A suspicions easy* has been quarantined at Narrogin, midway between Perth and Albany. (15-30. December 2, 1.10 a.m.) \ Sydney, Dec-ember 1. x Four cases of smallpox were reported in the city to-day. A LUNATIC "AMUCK." Paris, November 30. Ginrclli, a restaurant employee, became suddenly demented at the Nico ■station, jumped front » train, killed with a knifo an alighting passcngc, and wounded ten otffers. LORD SANDHURST. London, November 30. The condition of Lord Sandhurst, who has just undergone a critical operation for appendicitis, shows improvement. DISHONEST CABMAN. Paris,. November 30. A lady left ill a cab n handbag containing £2000 wortli of jewels. The cabman was arrested, and the police raided his cousin's house,, where they found them covered with .a- bag of molten metal and a few burnt- stones. COAL STEAMER OVERDUE, Ottawa, November .10. .Reports from Halifax stats that tho British collier Invergylo (1794 tons, In■vergylt! Steamship Co., Ltd.), -with a cargo of coal for tho warship Netv Zealand, is overdue. It is believed she wa,s lost during tho reccnt gaies. NOTORIETY AND TJIE NECKLACE. London, December 1. The original value of the stolen pearl necklace' was -6115,000. This sum is considered to hnvo boon enormously m creased by tho recent sensational trial, and many inquiries are reaching the owner from would-be purchasers. Tho pearls hayo been washed and polishi-d with special cloths until they have now regained the lustre lost by various handlings.—Sydney "Sun" Special.

PAPUA AND ITS TRADE. London, December 1. Tins trade statistics of Papua reveal an appreciable deelir.c in tho consume tion of beer. In 18D8 tho average consumption was 31 gallons, as against 2(5 gallons ill 1912. The demand for spirits is also falling steadily, j whiU» cocoa and tea are increasing in popularity, although coffee is declining. Tobacco is rapidly rising. LOOKING TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. London, December 1. Mexican cattlemen are inquiring as to tho possibility of taking up land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Inquiries are also being received as w the prospeuta of growing cocoa and rubber.—Sydney "Sun" Spccial. DRESS ORDER FOR GUARDS' OFFICERS. London, December 1. Instructions liate been officially id sued to officers of the Guards that when in mufti in tho neighbourhood of Buckingham Palace, they must wear b'ack coats and silk hats. This order is credited ns having been issued ill deference to the wishes of tho King. Military circles are much agitated over the question whether a Guardsman should be compelled to be a dandy in his own time.—Sydney "Sun" Special.

ANTI-SLAVERY PETITION. (Rec. December 1, 0.25 p.m.) London, December 1. An iiifluentially-sigued memorial lus been presented to the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith), asking for the modernisation of tho Slave-trade Acts, I ho modernisation of anti-slavery treaties, aiid additional Consuls for tho tropical and sub-tropical regions. AIRSHIP FOR THE ADMIRALTY. (Rcc. December 1, 0.20 p.m.) London, December 1. _ 'After refusing tho Britannia Airship Committee's offer of an airship, on ihe ground that another design of airship would bo preferable, the Admiralty has now accepted the machine, in .. accordance with the Committee'* suggestion that tho acceptance should depend upon tho result of trials, provided it possesses an actual naval value. THE NAVAJO RED MEN. Washington, November ,10. The Navajo Indians, who defied the United States authorities' orders to give np eight "wanted men," submitted V'fer a conference with United States officers. The troops thus released wd! bo employed on the Mexican border. DISASTER TO NAPLES EXPRESS. 1 Kaillß, November ,10. I Through a pointsman's error, a goods train and the Naples express collided a!Ceceano. Six third-class passengers and tho pointsman wore, killed and hvenly injured.