CABLE BREVITIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1966, 24 January 1914, Page 5

CABLE BREVITIES.

By TckErnph—Press Association— Cosyrlefot Sydney, January 23. . Two men, named Jil'Lellaiul and Davidson wore' killed and a third injured by a fall of scaffolding at Mortlake gasworks. ' - Melbourne, January 22. Tho duty claimed from Victoria by the Federal Customs on the Now Zealand dredge—and which is disputed by tho State Government—amounts'to between £4000 and £5000. Lprrdon, January 22. The Countess of Cowley's decree against Earl Cowley, obtained in July, was made absolute oil Saturday, and Earl Cowley married Mrs. Buxton, the co-respondent, in tho ease;, at' Biarritz on Monday. Paris, January 22. The Atlantic shipping companies have reformed their 'association,- excluding the Hamburg-Amerikn Company,'whose claims wero rejected. T!w existing agreement terminates on January 31. Brisbane, January 23. A tragedy has occurred it Ingham, in North Queensland. A Japanese named ; Cobara shot iiis wiio and set Arc to the house. Ho then killed himself. Both bodies wero almost consumed by the firo. Melbourne, January 23, Two Public Works Loan Bills have been introduced in tho Assembly, on© providing for tho raising of 2j million in London and the other for 1} million locally. Berlin, January 23. Six torpedo-boats for Greece have been completed at Stettin dockyard.