GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2353, 8 January 1915, Page 6

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Prtos Aesoolatton—OopjTifiht I 1

HOME RULE

QUESTION .WILL v COME UP AGAIN. London, January 6. Sir Edward Carson, in a speech in Ireland, said the Home Rule difficulty Would oome up again directly the war was over. '

MEXICAN AFFAIRS

CONTINUED FIGHTING. Vera Cruz, January 6. The Carranzistas have captured Puebla. Villa's forces lost heavily.

A BITTER ATTACH

PRESIDENT WILSON'S MEXICAN POLICY. : (Rec. January 7, 9.20 p.m.) Washington, January 7. Senator Lodge and other Senators bitterly attacked President Wilson's Mexican policy. Senator Lodge, in pointing out that the last stage ,of Mexico was worse than the first, said: "The conditions, to-day' were such that anarchy was a pojite name. President Wilsons error consisted in his refusal to recognise President Huerta on mora] grounds instead of the broader international grounds. When the fighting occurred at Vera Cruz President, Wilson was afraid to pursue the conflict and refuged under the South American Republic's mediation, which accomplished absolutely nothing." Senator Lodge thought it was too late now to adopt any policy in Mexico save miltary occupation, which every American deplorea. '

BUILDING IN SYDNEY

FALLING OFF SINCE THE WAR. , Sydney, January 7. During the past year 10,546 new buildings were erected in the metropolitan area, costing £6,775,548, compared with 9284 buildings and £6,371,617 in 1913. Since the war began there has been a/heavy drop in the building industry.. *

FIRE IN TUBE RAILWAY . .

. A TERRIBLE PANIC. r New York, January 6.; The whole of-the underground ■ railways are disorganised through a fire in a tube -in Fifty-Third Street. A terrible panic occurred.' Those nearest tho fire fought frantically to escape, and many emerged naked. ■ Two hundred persons were injured and one killed.:

RAILWAY ACCIDENT

VAN FALLS DOWN AN. EMBANKMENT. Kalgoorlle, January 7. There has been a sensational accident on the Transcontinental .railway. Seventeen men were riding in the guard's van when it left the rails and overturned, falling' down an embankment. Two men, Hall and Guard M'Keown, were killed outright. Two others, Broderick and Kearney, succumbed to their injuries. Nine others were injured, five seriously.

PUBLIC WORKS LOAN

OPPOSED BY RAILWAY WORKERS. , ' Sydney, January 7. ■ The Railway Workers' Conference dismissed the executive's report favouring the Government. proposal to borrow £3,000,000 from the firm of Norton Griffiths for public, works purposes, and resolved that while the conference had every confidence in the executive it strongly disapproved support being given, .the scheme. . .. . The executive explained that it supported the scheme owing to the'financial position of t!he State and growing uncertainty of the money market. • The conference opposed the Teport on the ground that it involved the contract system, wliioh is a violation of the Labour plattohn and a negation of the day labour systeia. '•The executive resigned, hut holds office-pending a plebiscite vote. THE DAVIS CUP NO CHALLENGE THIS YEAR. , (Rec. January 8,, 1.3 a.m.) Melbourne, January 7.' Advices received from England announce that, owing to the present strife, the English Lawn Tennis Association cannot entertain the idea of challenging Australasia for the Davis Cup m