GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 90, 10 January 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

FIJIAN CONSTITUTION. Suva, January tl. The Fijian Constitution is to be altered to allow Indian residents to elect two representatives to tho Legislative Council—Press Assil. : ' DIVORCE STATISTICS. •" * Sydney, January 9. Official statistics show that 'during 1919 thero were .1312 'petitions for divorce, as compared with 931 in the previous year.—Press Assn. AUSTRALIAN ARMY SCANDAL; Sydney, January .7. Tho Court lia-s deferred the promulgation of tho sentence on Lieutenant'H. G. Harris, of the 12th Battalion of the.Australian Forces, who was court-inar-tiallcd on a cliargo of the fraudulent, disposal of rations, of the total valito of i'lsoo, and pleaded guilty. Major C. 13. Story, of tho Stli Battalion, is charged "jointly with him.—Prow- Assn. BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT. RE- : SIGNS. (Rco. January 9, 9 p.m.) Sofia, January S. Tho Government has resigned. Tho Socialists are trying to form k Cabinet under M. Daneff.—Rental'. 'VARSITY BOAT RACE. (Rcc. January 9, 11.25 p.ni) London, January 7. The 'Varsity tat race will lie.resumed on March 27—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SIR EDMUND BARTON'S FUNERAL. (Rcc. January 9, 11.55 .p.m.) Sydney, January 9. Sir Edmund Barton's was an impressive State funeral. Great crowds in the streets iinid silent, homage.—Press Assn. JAPANESE COASTAL TRADE. (lice. January 10, 1.30 a.m.) Tokio, January 7. It is understood that the Government intends to ncrmit foreign-owned steamers io engage, ill the Japanese coastal trade. —Aus.-N.is. Cflhlo Assn. ANOTHER MURDER IN MEXICO. (Rcc. January 10, 1.15. a.iii.) Washington, January 7. Another of an American is rcliorted from Tuxpam, Mexico. The murdered man was an employee of an ■\morican company.—Aus.-N Z. Cable Assn. ' APPLES FOR ENGLAND. (Rec, January 10, 1.15 a.m.) Lonnon, January 7. It. is exnccled that there will bo large arrivals of American and Canadian apples in England well into llav. Tho Inlenialio'w! Apple Shippers' Assoriatinn estimates that thero will be the eimivuleiit of 111),0110,000 eases in storage in llio United States and Canada in tho middle of December-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.