COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 4, 5 January 1914, Page 5

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

ROBBERY AT A JEWELLER'S.

By Electric Telegraph— CopyktghtJ [United Press Association.] (Received 9.40 a.m.) .Melbourne, January 5. An audacious robbery was committed at Posuer's, jeweller, in Hiirke street. The window was smashed in die early morning, and 44 silver watrliQS valued at £IOO were removed. BURIED IN THE SAND. Sydney, January 1.

A wall collapsed at Rushcutters )'a>, burying two children of J 11. .Yishart, a cordial-maker, who was reen tly a resident of New Zealand. Marry Wishart, aged three years, was villed, while Jackie, aged four years, .vas seriously injured. The latter was mken to a hospital and he may live. The grief-stricken father, assisted to lig the bodies of his soils from under .i mass of sand and stones weighing about ten tons. The saddest feature )f the affair is that Wishart's wife died suddenly a few months ago.

\me;rican baseballers- tour.

Svdnev, January -I

The American baseball players hare arrived. They received a great reception. The Chicago team beat the Australians by 10 to 1. In the evening they were entertained at a dinner, at which the Lord Mayor presided. They will leave for Melbourne to-day. A steamer refloated. Sydney, January I. The steamer Our Elsie, which went ashore, has keen refloated, and has arrived at Sydney.