COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 30, 4 February 1913, Page 5

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EFFECTS OF A CYCLONE. (Received 9.45 a.m,) Sydney, February 4. A cyclone stripped the roof of the Railway Hotel at Nyngan, and ton the posts out of the greater portior of a large balcony, and tile roof was deposited in the back yard, smashing the back balcony. There was no further damage in the town. THE SHAKESPEARE CENTENARY Sydney, February 4. The committee of the Shakespeare Tercentenary memorial has decided tr endeavour to raise £25,000 to estab lish a Shakespeare Library wing a the Public Library, with a statue o; bust, and a hall for dramatic repre sentations. The committee will givt prizes for encouraging the study of Shakespeare among the young. (Received 10.15 a.m.) Melbourne, February 4. The Victorian Public Service Reclassification adds £25,000 to £30,000 in salaries yearly, A SCHOONER* MISSING. Brisbane, February 4. The schooner Dancing Wave is missing. COCKATOO ISLAND DOCKYARDS Melbourne, February 3. The Commonwealth will pay New South Wales £87,300 for the dockyard at Cockatoo Island. BOXER FOUND DEAD.

Sydney, February 3. Thomas James Dibley, aged 18 a dealer and professional boxer,, wat found dead with his skull fractured and his brain lacerated as the result of a street squabble on January 24th James Maher, aged 19, a labourer, has been charged with the manslaughter of Dibley. WHIRLWIND AT BATHURST. (Received 9.30 a.m.) Sydney, February 4. A whilrwind at Bathurst tore ofl sheets of iron from the roof of the Oxford Hotel. Fowls were carried up and deposited in adjacent yards. FLOOD IN QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, February 4. It is reported that in a Hood in the Johnstone river, seventeen dead horses and two houses were seen floating down. Probably, the cane and banana crops are heavily damaged.