COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 29, 3 February 1913, Page 5

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

WRECK OF THE INNAMINCKA. (Received 9.25 a.m.) Brisbane, February 3. The Innamineka’s passengers were brought to Cairns by the tug Cecil Rhodes. A cyclone raged for 36 hours and the Innamincka was compelled to anchor under Cape Grafton. The cables parted and the vessel was driven in a north-easterly direction and finally struck a mud bank at the mouth of the Mowbray river, four miles south of Port Douglas. It is expected she will be refloataed. The steamer Palmer was damaged in a cyclone and towed to Cairns. Brisbane, February 2. There is no news of ■ the • northern cyclone, the wires being down. The Innamincka is still on the reef, and a small steamer is attempting to tow her off. A message 'from Port Douglas says that the steamer Cecil Rhodes' has sailed for Cairns with the Innarninckt’s passengers aboard. The Innamincka’s passengers are aboard the Wyandra, bound either for here or for Sydney. ALLEGED FORGERY. Sydney, February 2. A sensation was caused in the city on Saturday afternoon by the arrest of James Dixon Williams, late managing director of the Greater J. D. Williams Amusements Company, on a charge of harbouring and assisting Frank Lloyd, who was arrested last Monday in Auckland on a charge of forging an order for the purchase of 150,000 of the company’s shares. THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY. (Received 9.25 a.m.) Melbourne February 3. Efforts are being made to induce Sir Percy Scott to accept the position of Admiral of the Australian Navy. Negotiations are not completed. WIRELESS. (Received 9.25 a.m) Melbourne, February 3. The Hon. Frazer has returned from New Zealand. An important scheme was discussed with the Hon. Rhodes which related to wireless. Mr Frazer considers it ought to be possible to transmit a message between Australia and New Zealand via wireless for twopence a word. The present rate is 4}d. Definite proposals will be made to Mr Rhodes regarding communication with other parts of tho world. The proposals included cheaper rates for postal notes, but no arrangement was reached. FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT. Four employees of the Government Statistician’s Office wont in a boat fishing, when a squall upset the craft. Two of the party, William Ryan and Austin Fyfe, were drowned.