GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1922, 3 December 1913, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By TcloErapli—Prws Association-Copyrislit SUDDEN DEATH IN FEDERAL HOUSE. (Rcc. December 3, 1.10 a.m.) Melbourne, December 2. Mr. E. A. lUiberts. Member of the Fedora! House (Adelaide. constituency}, dropped dead in tim precincts of tho House this afternoon, after participating in a debate. HUGE FRENCH LOAN". Paris, 2. Tlio Chamber of Deputies, by 2'! l votes to 270, has voted a loan of 52 millions. Mil. CHURCHILL IN THE AIR. London, December Mr. Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty) has been talcing living lessons ill aeroplanes and ivatciplanes nt Astychureh. 110 made a -15 minutes flight, personally controlling the machine. LONG NON-STOP FLIGHT. tontion, December 2. Captain Longcroft has aoroplaned frcm Montrose so Portsmouth, tlinnco to Farnborougl', a non-stop iliglit of 030 miles, in 7.', hours. 'A DUKE'S ,Iir\VET,S. London, December 1. Sensational reports were circulated of a robbery of the Duke of Coilnaught's jewels in connection with his insignia of the Order of the Carter. It was subsequently found, however, that the missing jewels were merely tin- ■ Duke of Connanght's presents to Canlain Grant, formerly His Koyal Hlyliness's aide-de-camp. SMALLPOX. (Ree. December 3, 1.10 a.m.) Sydney, December 2. One case of smallpox was reported in the city 10-day, and throe at 'Coohi. Perth, December A suspected ease of smallpox has been reported at Xane.gin.