GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 33, 3 November 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

"RENT CONTEOI- BILL IN QUEENS' LAND.

Brisbane, November 1. The Queensland Legislative Assembly rend the first time the Fair Rent* Bill. It provides that the gross profits of landlords shall be 10 per cent., out of which thev must bear the expense of maintenance, depreciation, and taxation-Press Assn.

TERRIFIC BUSH FIRE. Brisbane, November L \ terrific bush fire has been racing in tlio Woolgar district daring the past mn« <hv 5 o\\ n thivtv.five mile front. Seteul stations have been burned out.—l ress Assn. • , PIRE DESTROYS A SOAP WORKS. Sydney, October 31A fire destroyed Kurd's soap works at Broken Hill. The damage is estimated at JG9OOO —Press Assn. OUR. WIRELESS CORPS IN MESOPOTAMIA. Melbourne, November 1. Mr \ Povnton announced that tho \iistralian and New Zealand Wireless Corps in Mesopotamia will leave Bombay about November 20.-Press Assn.

THE ENGLISH BENCH. London, October 30. Mr Justice Pickford (now Lord' Sterndale)' i!"s lieen appointed Master of the 7,-11, nfl Sir 11. E. Duke (an ex-Chia 'eerotarv for Ireland) President of the ■rlivorce'Court. Mr Just.cc »cr becomes a Lord of Appeal.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. WORLD'S PRESS CONGRESS. Sydney, November 1. Mr W. A. Holinan, Premier of New tlnuth Witfos, announced that Ibo World Pre'' Congress will .moot in Sydney in October, 1920-Press Assn. ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL. (Rec. November 2, 5.5 p.m.) New York, October 31. Reports from twelvo Stalo? indicate that more than a million dollars have been subscribed for the Roosevelt memorial—A ns.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

\U ST RAT/1 AN CRTCKKTEWS IN SOUTH AFI'ICA. (l?ec. November 2. 5.5 p.m.) Cane Town, Octo^ej;; 28. 11l the cricket mati k ngauisi Iho I ransvaal, the Australians declared tlirl oiul innings closed with tour vieUot* divin rk-'lWy 71. Hrfff «'■ : Transvaal in their second 0 ; two down for -It n»» slopjK-a 4jU pl.»>. , ami the mulch was ilrir.rn.-hi•»<''■ j VKDKRAT. I'AHI.IAAIHX'r DISSOLVED. (Kit. November 3. 0-10 a.m.) Melbourne, November .. The Moral Parliament lias h^ n J^ a : solved. and llif wnh lor he <W «M , will 1)0 i-ned to-morrow.—l. u» A- • i LATH SUiri'lX'.i. ' (l!i«\ Novemlvr 0-1" «•"'•) Svdney. Number 5. v,i|.,i--.\>.!,'.u.<. V; r W« m| , » l 8 , p.m. on Saturday.—L I V>s • ! ij()\llt HXTLtISIOX IX TOis'lO. ' * ,i;,c. November X 0.10 a.m.). Tokio, Xovpmlwr 1. •ri,„rn ivis a bomb ex pinion at llio For,ig„ Ofii'-'o, but nu Kiiuiiiuys.-Aus.-.N./!. Cable Awn. ■ I