GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2174, 12 June 1914, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

By Telesrraph-Pross Aeeodatlon-Oopyriifht BIG FIRE IN BRISBANE. (Rec. June 12, 0.40 a.m.) Brisbane, June 11. - A fire has gutted Joellcr's Buildings adjoining the "Brisbane Courier" Office in Queen Street. For a time the fire threatened the whole block.. The damage is estimated at several thousands. • SMALLPOX IN SYDNEY. • Sydney, Juno 11. _ Iwo cases of smallpox were reported in tho city .to-day. SALVATION ARMY CONGRESS. , London, Juno I]. Ovw 2000 world delegates havo assembled -m .Londoj]., Army Conference,.which-lvillmco.t in■'* specially-constructed building in Aid-' vych, after the inaugural meeting in tho Albert Hall on Thursday. °-i THE AEGY.LL ESTATES. London, Juno 11. The will of tho late Duke of Argvll loaves the Princess Louise a life interest in the rent of his personal estate, and his landed estates wherever he has free power of disposal.

RAIN-MAKERS SUMMED UP.

'if *./,„' SWney, Juno 11. Mr. D. C. Bates, the New Zealand Government Meteorologist, in an interview, said that he considered that attempts to produco rain with explosives were tho height of folly, while wireless telegraphy had no moro effect upon the precipitation of water tran a light shining from a lighthouse. WIRELESS IN BELGIUM. -n '» i • r,' June 10. Tho Belgian Government has decided to strongly support tho development of wireless telegraphy, ' and is erecting powerful receiving posts in thirtv-five arge- <:entres.-"Times" and Sydney "bun" Seririces. GENEROUS GIFT TO EDUCATION. p . ~,.„. , Ottawa, June 10. air William Macdonald has given an gift of a million dollars (£200,833) to the Macdonald Agricultural College at Sto. Anno do Beflevuo, founded by him at a cost of 5*000,000 dollars.—"Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. PERTH BUILDING STRIKE. - r _ ~ ' Perth, Juno 11. Mr. Justice Bumsido has refused tho Labour Federation's request for a compulsory conference in connection with the building trades strilco unless tho men returned to work. SHACKLETON'S SHIPS. e . r L., London, Juno 10. Sir Ernest Shaokloton's Antarctic exploration ship Endurance has joined his other ship the Discovery, at the Southwest India Docks. WELSH COAL DRIVEN OUT BY AMERICAN. . . •, London, Juno 10. American coal is displacing British on the Italian and Egyptian railways. This is causing consternation in Wales — Times ' and Sydney "Sun" Services

BHEIJIS BAILOON FATALITY. ' Paris, Juno 10.- _ Of the forty spectators who were injured by tho balloon explosion at Ithoims, in which M. Ic Prince, tho wellknown aeronaut, was incinerated, two are dead. It is supposed that tho balloon ignited through a match dropped by a smoker. EIGHTEEN YEARS IN COLD STORAGE. . '~ , London, June 10. A hindquarter of Queensland beef, which was exhibited at Smithfield meat market after being eighteen years 'in cold storage, liad a faded appearance, but a portion of it on being roasted was pronounced to bo nuito sound.—"Times" and Sydney "Sun Services. EMPIRE PRESS UNION. London, Juno 10. At tho Empire Proas Union luncheon, Mr. Crosby, of East London, South Africa, said that his message, was: Keep out Hindus and coloured peoples. Mr. T. W. hoys, of the .Auckland "Star" (N.Z.),.iu a happy-speech said that he had picked up many wrinkles in London. Ho had been tickled at being able to buy a 6.30 edition of an oven ing paper at 5 o'clock.—"Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. GAOL AND A FLOGGING. London, Juno 10. A man named Willinm Morris has been .sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment and a Hogging for living on the immoral earnings of a woman. On hearing his sentence Jie uttered n •■■cream and fainted.—"Times." nnd Sydney "Sun" Services.