GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2389, 19 February 1915, Page 6

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

NEW SOUTH WALES WORKS LOAN , THE NORTON GRIFFITHS SCHEMffIj Sydney, February 18. The Colonial Treasurer (Hon. J. Cann) states that tho Norton Griffiths Company underwrote. the second New South Wales two million loan, and ho! understands that tho firm underwrites) a further two million, this quite apart from the scheme whereby the firm undertakes reproductive work in New? South Wales to the extent of ten miM lion pounds. . f ' OBITUARY : ; WELL-KNOWN 'BIBLICAL' SCHOLAR. London, February 17. The death is announced of the RofiThomas Kelly Cheyne, D.Litt., D.D. [The Rev. T. K. Cheyne was a well-* known. Biblical scholar, and the author! of many works on subjects connected with tho Bible. He was horn in 1841. From 1885. to 1908 he was Oriel Pro< fessor of Interpretation of Oxford, and Canon of Rochester.J RIMUTAKA ON FIRE PUTS INTO WEST AFRICAN PORT/' (Rec. February 18, 11.35 p.m.) ' London, February 18. . The New Zealand liner Rimutakai has gone to Dakar (oil the Senegal coast, French West Africa), on fire m the third lower hold, in the 'tween, decks. Arrangements have been madei' to flood the holds. ITEMS IN BRIEF BUSH FIRES IN TASMANIA. - Hobirt, February 18. ' Serious hush fires are raging on_tnt east and north-west coasts. Many homesteads and much' cattle and stocks have been destroyed. ' . (Rec. Februarv 18. 10.10 p.m.). Hobart, February IS._ The bush' fires are spreading in th# north-western districts. A mannamea James Hoare and a woman'named Mrs* Ryan were burned to'death. (Rec. February 18. 10.10 p.m.) Hobart, February 18. • The protracted heat wave is responsible for numbers of fires in the coun*try. A block of shops was destroyed at Bowravills, the damage done being estimated at £10,000.

FEDERAL BANK NOTE ROBBERY^ (Rec. February 18, 8.50 p.m.) iMelbourne. February 18.', A man named Burvill has beefl charged with the theft of £2000 worth' of "Commonwealth baDk notes. Allegedly incriminating lett-ors were found oB the accused. ' ' Later. Burall has been committed, for -triali bail being fixed at £2000. RECORD BIRTH-RATE FOR SYDNEY. (Rec. February 18, 11.35 p.m.) Sydney, February IS. The population of Sydney and it 4 ,suburbs on December 3 totalled /52,500, an increase of 27,100 on 1913. The births totalled 20,821, a record. . ,< FIRES IN, SYDNEY AND MEL- ? BOURNE. ; -V Sydney, February 18. A line of business premises'at Can* belego was destroyed by_fire. The daiiw age is-estimated at £5000. Melbourne, February 18. /Tiie top floor of Gayland aud Greetn wood's cooking premises in Flinder Court was gutted by fire The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds/