GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1969, 28 January 1914, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

87 Tde£r<ip!i—Press Aseoclation—Oopyrlclr; ' —■ —r-«—-■ — CONDITIONS IN MELBOURNE. Melbourne, January 27. Another conference lias bean arranged for Thursday between t)>o steam-ship owners and the Waterside Workers' Federations to discuss wages and working conditions. INTER-STATE BAND CONTESTS. Sydney, January 27. At tho intcr-Stato band contests, tho A Grade competition resulted:—Rczello, 1; Newtovvn, 2; Brisbane Concert Band, 3DAYLIGHT. ON MARS, flagstaff (A-'izoita), January 26. American astronomers claim to have discovered that Mars .has twelve minutes less daylight than had previously been calculated. Professor Lowell thinks tho discrepancy ia due to an error in regard to tho planet's accepted rotation. According to tho colculations of H. G Bakhiiyzen, tho Alartian Day is 24 hours 17 minutes 22.60 seconds, REDUCED FREIGHT RATES. . tondofi, January 26. The Cunanl and .White Star Com-, panics have announced reductions .<J four dollars on ratos and two and a half on AVcst-lromid, to meet tho Hamburg-Anierika Company's reI dnction. I AVIATOR KILLED. Madrid, January 26. Lieutenant Ramos, whilo {lying at the military aerodrome at Quatro Fiontos, fell a thousand feet, and was kilted. ILLNESS OF LORD KNTJTSFOB.D. ■ Lenttdn, January 26. Lord Knuisford, one-time Secretary of State for the Colonics, is critically ill. DOINGS AT ZABERN. BerllHj January 26. The Public Prosecutor's Department at Zabern has declined to proceed on the military authorities' summonses against twelve civilians. STORMS AND FLOODS. (Rec January 27, 10.35 p.m.) New York, January "G. Storms ami foods ar<? bring experienced in California. Several persons were drowned, including a millionaire and his wife, during a nioimtnin cloudburst near tho millionaire colony of Mortcceite. Railroad communication is at a standstill and hundreds are homeless. Ranches have l.)oen_ marooned by floods in tho -low-lying districts. ANOTHER AVALANCHE STORY. (Rec> January 27, 10.35 p.m.) Salt Lake City, January 26. Reports stato that im avalanche near Storrs ovOTSWept and wrecked four houses, killing three miners, and wounding three other inmates. ThoinhabitaiitSj learing a fuvthev avalanche, fled. SIX BURNED TO DEATH. (Rec. Jantfaty 27, 10.35 p.m.) Quebec, January 20. An explosion of oil fuel ignited the clothes of a boy, named. Robin. He rushed lunongst his relatives rind the clothes of nine ethers became iftuited. Sis were burned to death. 'MONOPLANE'S PILOT MEETS WITH FATAL F/ALL, (Rec. January 28, 0.50 a,m.) London, January. 27. A monoplane Ml on Salisbury-Wain and Mr. Gipps. the pilot, was killed, THE WHEAT MARKET. (Rec. January 28, 0.5 a.m.) London, January 27. Wheat is very quiet. Sellers arc holding for late rates. Fiv©_ thousand tons of an Australian steamer's loading have been sold at ,'J.js. 3d.