GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1943, 29 December 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—CopjTifiht — ' A STOCKBROKER'S BANKRUPTCY. (Rec. December 28, 5.5 p.m.) London, Decctririsr 27. A warrant has been issued for t\e arrest of Fcnncr, a stockbroker, on a charge of fraudulently converting stare certificates. Nearly £16,000 is involved. The prosecution arise® out of the bankruptcy proceedings which wero taken in May last. PLOT AGAINST KING FERDINAND. Sofia, December 27. A plot against King Ferdinand's life lias been discovered. Cabinet has advised the King to leave the Capitol. ROYAL HOUSE OF BRUNSWICK. Berlin, December 27, The Duchcss of Brunswick expects to bo necoticlted in tho spring. WORLD'S SMALLEST MAN DEAD. London, December 27. John White, a confectioner at South-end-on-Sea, who was twenty-one inches in height, and the world's smallest man, died yesterday'. BIG SHRINKAGE IN VALUES. London, December 27. The "Banker's Magazine" states that statistics show that Stock Exchange values depreciated £.186,000,000 during the past year, ns compared with a depreciation of £35,000,000 in IDI2. WAR'S TRAGIC AFTERMATH. Sophia, December 2!j. As tho result of the Baikan wars 120,000 people are destitute in Bulgaria, Their sufferings have been increased fcy the severity of the ttinter.-M-Sydmsy '•'Sun" Special. PICTURE SHOWS AND THE LIBRARIES. London, December 26. Tho libraries' authorities in Edinburgh complain that the kiftomatograph theatres are responsible for decreasing the patronage of the public at the libraries.—Sydney "Stm" Special, "THE TRUE FIGHTING MEN." London, December 26. Dean Hensley Henson, hi his Christmas sermon at St. Paul's Cathedral, referred to tho great armament of Europe as nothing very specially tin-Christian. Civilisation had bred many baser types than the true fighting man.—Sydney "Sun" Special. POST OFFICE TELEGRAMS. London, December 26. The General Post Oflico is extending the use of tho Binidot system of sending telegrams—by which twelve messages can pass over the wire simultaneously.— Sydney "Sun" Special, THE PORTSMOUTH FIRE. London, December 26. Although the authorities announced that the bodies lost in the fire at tho Signal Station at Portsmouth could not be recovered, n search Hnearthed tho body of a signalman, but it is unrecog* nisable. NO SMALLPOX CASE FOR SIX DAYS. Sydnoy, December 27, No smallpox cases have been repotted for six days. (Rec. December 29. 0.20 a.m.) Sydney, December 28. One case of smallpox was reported in the City to-day, SYDNEY'S HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. Sydney, December 27. The train, tram, and. steamer traffic oti Bexing Day was easily a record. BIG FIRE IN ADELAIDE. Adelaide, December 27, A' fire practically destroyed the works of tho Pingell.v Company, cabinetmakers and carriago builders, which covered ii. couple of acres. Tho damage done is estimated at between £30,000 and £■50,000. Two horses were roasted t.o death.