GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.
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CHAOS IN MEXICO CITY
CAPITAL IN THE HANDS OF, THE REBELS. ■'■ Mexico City, November 25. .Zapatista forces have taken possession of the city, General Blanco evacuating despite Lis promise to the American that ho would, remain in command in order to; protect foreign-, era. Communication with the outside world is cut off. • Villa, with whom Zapata has an understanding, undertakes to protect foreigners. Since General Blanco abandoned his trust the mob has already committed some excesses looting'shops and stopping streetcar traffic:, The police are powerless.
TOTAUSATOR IN NEW SOUTH WALES
GOVERNMENT: WILL NOT FATHER ■ THE BILL., Sydney, November 26.' •The Premier (Mr. W.. A. Holman) Bays that the Government does not intend to introduce; Qio' totalisator proposals as a party Bill though, it may 'allowono of the Ministers to introduce' it or enable a"privato member to do so. •While he is personally opposed to .tho "totalisator he says there seems to be a . iairly general desire for it.. ■ >.
PEARY'S ARCTIC VOYAGE" OF 1906
NO TRACE OF LAND REPORTED BYHIM. ;-.... 'v New York November 25.. , Tho" M'Millan Expedition, which was dispatched to' Croker Land (reported, by iDommander Peary as having been sight"■sd by him in the Arctio in 1906) reports being unable to find trace" of any such land. ''.■■ ■:■•'■' •/'■•,. '"'■' The Knud Rasmussen has notified tho Museum of Natural History here that, •Elmer Ekblau,'the geologist with the M'Millau. Expedition, has written him 'denying the existence of the land.
PORT MELBOURNE MURDER
FATE OF 'A' CHINESE COOK.' . Melbourne, 'November 26; ;'■'.' .'■ The body found at Fishermen's Bend, fPort Melbourne (bearing evidence of a Pbnital murder), has been identified as | that of Him Fing, a; Chinese cook. He ' was last seen in the company of some Chinese sailors on Monday night; ■
ITEMS IN: BRIEF
.;■■ Melbourne, November 26.;' Good general rain has fallen, except in the north-east country, and has greatly improved the farming and pastoral OUtlook/:; j i ■•, ;: Sydney, November 26. ; '•■ Mr. M'Gowen, ex-Premier of New f'South Wales, is seriously ill. '' •"' j'!'" Sydney, November .26. A ; F. Flowers (Vice-president wf the Eieoutive Council) has arranged 'toi open a "clime"', in the city; to deal with sexual diseases, as part of a wider scheme to deal effectively with, the .subject. .■'... •.'■ ' [ ijy .;',','• •"-; London, November 25., Mr. Riseley Lewes, in .his report on . his recent Australasian visit, states that he found a strong' desire for.a direct steam service with -Bristol, •/ especially irom South Australia arid West AustraMi». : ■'''■ — "';:' >.., >..' Sydney, November 26. 'At the recent wool.sales a consider'able quantity was -purchased for Japan. ■It is now officially : notified that the export of wool for' Japan is prohibited.' (Rec. November 26, 10.15 pTm.)- ,' :■'.■'•■'■•. .;.".. New York, November'2s. . The impending marriage 'of' "Boss" Crbker (of Tammany Hall fame), is an-. . nouhced." 'His briderelect isvMiss Beii-' lah -Edmondson, whose grandfather, was the noted chief Seguoy,. head of the Cherokes Indians,;
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2318, 27 November 1914, Page 7
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471GENERAL CABLEGRAMS. Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2318, 27 November 1914, Page 7
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