GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 104, 27 January 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

* HIDDEN TREASURE FOUND. London, January 24. "The Bookman" slates that a thousand spade guineas were found under the floor of an old manor house at Hertfordshire together with valuable china, silver, and rare first editions, buried sinco tho 1745 rebellion.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ARMOUR MEAT CO.'S INCOME. Chicago, January 22. ' It is announced that (he Armour Meat Company's gross sales in 1910 totalled 103S million dollars, of which 14,098,506 dollars was net income.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. DARING ROBBERIES IN SYDNEY. Sydney, January 26. There hare been a number of daring and extensive, robberies in the- city recently. A. few days ago, 'jewels bolonging to Mrs: Stewart Dawson, valued at .£IOOO, mysteriously disappeared from a room in a hotel. Melick's silk warehouse was ransacked, and goods to tho value of £1000 were looted—Press Assn. DEARER BACON AND HAMS. , Sydney, January 2G. • Tho Commodities Commission has granted an application for leave to increase by 2d. per pound the prices of kcan and hams, as from Tuesday nextPress Assn. ITALIAN RAILWAY STRIKE COLLAPSING. Rome, January 23. After several unsuccessful attempts to destroy trains, the railway strike is gradually collapsing.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, NEW SOUTH WALES ANNIVERSARY. (Rec. January 20, 7.40 p.m.) Sydney, Jnunary 20. A heavy thunder-shower in tho afternoon interfered with tho anniversary holiday sports.—Press Assn. RETIREMENT OF SIR lAN HAMILTON. (Roo. January 27, 1.55 a.m.) London, January 26. Sir lan Hnmilton has retired from the Army.-Aus.-N.Z. Cnblo A&sn.