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m ' - (B,y Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright.) -(Received December 17, 9 a.m.) INDRABARAH REFLOATTD. LONDON, 16th December. The Indrabarah, which grounded in the Suez Canal, has been refloated. (Received December 17, 9 a.m. APPEAL CASES. LONDON, 16th December. The Miles versus Sydney Meat Preserving Company appeal case has been dismissed, costs. In Swan Brewery versus thb King (a West Australian case) the apjyal was dismissed, with cost*. (Received December 17, 9 ».m.) FIRE AT ROCKHAMPTON. BRISBANE, This Day. 'The store and premises of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Compaq) at Rockhainpton was completely gutted by fire. The stock, which was destroyed, was insured for £9000, which about covers the los». ' (Received December 17, 10.10 a.mj SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP. SYDNEY, This Day. Dickman won the 880 yards swimming Championship of Australia in 12min 32sec. MOTOR-CYCLE RECORD. MELBOURNE, This Day. Ramsay, of Kadina, S.A., broke the motor-cycle i record for a twenty-four hours' continuous run, covering 830 miles. The* previous record, 722 miles, was held in England. ' (Received December 17, 8.20 a.m.) FINE ON THE JANUS. SYDNEY, This Day. By the fire on the British India steamer Janus five hundred bales of jute were destroyed. The hull was comparatively undamaged. JACK JOHNSON DEFEATED. PARIS, 16th December. Jimmy Esson, a Scotsman, defeated Jack Johnson in a wrestling match, after a furious contest. (Received December 17, 11 a.m.j FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. LONDON, 16th December. There are fifty cattle with foot and mouth disease at Whltwell, Hertfordshire. (Received December 17, 11 a.m.) DOMINION SITE IN LONDON. LONDON, 16th December. Earl Grey has paid £6000 as an option on the Dominion site, Aldwych, at a ground rent of £50,000, (Received December 17, 11 a.m.) FREE CHURCH MODERATOR. LONDON, 16th December. Dr. George Reith, of Glasgow, has been elected Moderator of the United Free Church of Scotland. (Received December 17, 9 a.m.) JOHANNESBURG RIOTS. JOHANNESBURG, 16th Dec. Ward has beeh sentenced to six months' hard labour for inciting violence during the strike riots in July, Two others were acquitted.