GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1949, 5 January 1914, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By TelcsrAph-Pross Associdtiou-CopyriKht AMERICAN BASED ALLERS.'/ '■' . (Ree. January 5, 0.50 a.m.)..,. ?':'■/ ; "' ■; • ' Sydney, January.. L■ ■ _ The American baseball team Juivo n.r-: rived, and liad a great reception... " TheChicago team beat the Australians by. 10 to 1. The players were entertained at dinner, ■ the Lord "Mayor presiding.' Tlioy will leave for Melbourne to-day..'.'' ROCKSLIDE : BURIES A CAFE. -, Tangier, January. 1, , A rockslide near Rabat overwhelmed a cafe. Twenty-two Moorish labourers were killed, and it is believed that many others are entombed* in the ruins. ":<-- ; £70,000 FOR /A' CANCER HOSPITAL.; ■'■'•;■?''■■. London, January 3. '.' A member of the Stock Exchange, Mr. Thomas Covclio, has. .bequeathed. £70,000 to'.tho Cancer Hospital at Fulham. . '■ X .'■ ~•.-; . .... ■.■,. .'-.. „-■ ' -/BRAZILIAN"NAVY!;'Wv ■■'■■ ■:.' "'' V Rio do Janicro, January' 3. Messrs. : Armstrong,'? the builders of the Brazilian :Dreadnouglit Rio do Janicro (recently-sold to Turkey), have undertaken the construction of another Dreadnought to take her placo, without loss to tho Brazilian Treasury. NEWSPAPER oItRDES GUTTED BY FIRE. "' '■-~ : Melbourne, January 3. The Asller Company's Printing Works and tho publishing offices of "Table Talk" and the ..'.Richmond, ''Guardian" were gutted by. fire. • Tho damage> is estimated at '.£6OOO. ■ .■'■ ' ,/ ' ■~/ TOWN PLANNING. .' ' '; f- :., London, January 2. Mr, Bavidgo/engineer, and a member of tho Town Planning Association, has- accepted ilus British Association's invitation to address, meetings in Melbourne and Syclucjv.on the subject of. town-planning .during.,,tho. association's congress. - ■'■}rAy.*-:*),- r .f:\ .;...;,:,./ : STATE PIPE WORKS IN -NEWK- ■ ;,. -'■. SOUTH" WALES; ! "..' :./// ■■ } : %'■■"■'.■'■% Sydney, January 3. ; ■ The New 'South Wales Government' has purchased the Monicr Pipe Works for £30,000.:-.! It w j|]bejun as a State enterprise. ■ Vr'-/ ~,.:.;. ■<■■/ ', QUEENSLAND'S REVENUE AND.." . EXPENDITURE. ;: /'■ Brisbane, January 3. ■ Queensland's revenue, .for ' tho- half-, vear was £3,325,291, 'an increase of £247,724, and tho expenditure £3,191,•111, an increase of £292,588. HARRY FRAGSON'S' WILL--£80,000.' ■/"■ ; Parfs, January'3' : ' . T!jo will of tbo,late of Harry Frag-, son provides ' ; disposal of£Bo.ooo. There 'is 1 policy' in his father's favour ..'for £12,000. ','"' ;. .; BOMB FIENDS IN/INDIA;|t\: •■.'.'':- "'■: Calcutta,' January Id'.' .'. .■ Some bombs similar to that thrown at the Viceroy (Lord Hardinge) in 1912' were flung*' into'tho poiko r station-'out-side; Calcutta. They did nob explode?.-.- / THE KING~AND NIGERIA;; :: <'- = '■.■■.'■■ London, January 3. His Majesty tlie King, on tho occasion of tho amalgamation of-,Northbrn and Southern Nigeria, telegraphed Sir Frederick Lugard, the newiy-appointed | Gov-ernor-General of the. territory, requesting him to convey to the Emirs and people his best'wishes', for.'!their futurehappiness and .'prosperity, .and an as : ' -suraiico" ; pf histgr.eity:intercstViiiy;.thcir- /■ : : f ; ''"i/ADY LOOPS the loop! % % : '*f V London, January 3 ; . ■ s 'The aviator,■■^.Qnstavo:- , .)ilamel, i !;with Miss ■ Trchawk'e 'DaviesSa - passenger, l'avo succcssfully'-looped'-Hhojlpop. Miss Davies iiV the accom-. plisll tllO loop./* : '"' " ':;■;$(?'&': ;,';'. : ' ;P ''sfflsfLATE SHIPPING'; /// T 0,'.; ■'■'%;■<■'- :* Hobart;/Jamiary.: ; 4.«(

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