GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1933, 16 December 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph—Prees AssociaAiofl-Oopsrisht ! ■ ■—- — INTER-STATE CRICKET." (Rec. December 16, 0.5 a.m.) Sydney, December 15. In the inter-State cricket match, New South Wales won by an innings and 28 runs. Queensland's second innings yielded 232—Shepherd 20, Fennelly 57, Ayrcs 20; sundries totalled CO. Kelleway. took seven wickets for 53 runs; Scott, one for 50; Davis, one for G; Folkard, one far 50. TRADER WRECKED: CREW SAFE. Sydney, December 15.' The Burns, Philip and Company's Island trading steamer Muniara (837 tons) has been wrecked at Ebon Island, in tlio Marshall Group. The crew Wero. saved. ZA.BERN COURT-MARTIAL. Berlin, December 14. The court-martial ' concerning the Kaborn incident has ordered the 99th Regiment to go to Cassot. Colonel Von Router retains command, but Lieutenant- Von Foerstner lias been transferred to another regiment. SMALLPOX. Sydney, December 15. Two eases of smallpox were reported at tho week-end. MINING FATALITY; '' Vienna, Deeembor 14. Through the fall of a cage in tho Eriia nunc—a drop of 954 feet—seven miners wero killed. „ FIRE IN MELBOURNE. Melbourne, December 1-5. A fire did damage to tho extent of £10,000 at Brooks,^"Robinson and Company's, glass merchants, premises in South Melbourne. Tho roof of. iserittand Son®' cool stores caught- alight, but tho contents were not banned. A cafetaker's cottage was de.stro.ved, but tho orxjtrpants escaped, in their night attire, climbing on to a shed and thence over a- brick wall. . CANADA'S NAVY POLICY TESTED. Ottawa, December 14. Tho Conservatives have woa the 1 South Lanark and Macdonald seats ,in ' tho Federal elections. The naval policy waj; the ckief isstie; FROM THE JUCQUARIBS. Hobart, December 13. Tho schooner R.achel Cohen has. arrived from tho Macquaries. On the. day of iter departure the Mawso.it expedition ship, tho Aurora, arrived, and took off Mawscn's party. THE STRANDED INDRABARAH. London, December 15, Tlie Tyser liner liidrabftriih, which took the ground in the Suez Canal, lias ' not yet been flouted. Tho vessel docs tot- obstruct tho fairway. . :- CLERK'S DEFALCATIONS. Melbourne, December 13. Walter Kinsley Dawson, aged twentyfour, a draper's clerk, has been charged with embezzling several amounts from his employer. It is claimed that the total sum involved was £15,0-00. OBITUARY. London, December 15. The death Is a-nuoiinced of Sir. Martin .TdTffl Sutton, Governor and member for 23 year 3of . tho Council -of tho Itoyal Agricultural Society of England, senior partner of tho firm of Sutton and Sons, Fellow of the Liimean Society, author of various publications on ■ agricultural subjects, and a well-known . stork-breeder. NATIVE SCARE IN TRANSVAAL. Pretoria, December 14. Persistent reports of a Swazis' rising ■ led tho farmers ia tho Eastern Trans- ■■! vaal to form laagers to resist an attack. 'I Careful inquiries, however, showed I that (he scare was groundless, and the ■ farmers are,,now returning . to- their •homes.- ■; . . .