GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1306, 8 December 1911, Page 4

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Tdcpipli—Pf(ss Ascocft&Llon—Qopy ricbt ■ » DAYLIGHT SAVING. (Ecc. December 8, 0.40 a.in.) Sydney, December 7. Archdeacon Boyce, in giving cvidcuc« beforo tho Daylight Saving Committee, said that the change would improvo tha people's morals and lessen the cocsujnption of liquor. A RAILWAY BELL. (Rec. December 7, 0.20 p.m.) Melbourne, December 7, The Federal House bas put tho K.il* goorlie-Port Augusta Railway Bill through all its stages. SUFFERED FROM INSANITY, (Roc. December 7, 11.25 p.m.) London, December 7, Sir Henry Day Ingelby, Bart, who shot himself after an operation, suffered from a fit of insanity, due to a distressing and painful illness. A DENIAL. (Rec. December 7, 11 .SO pan.) New York, December 7. The reported grounding of an Italia* steamer m denied. TRAINMEN KILLED. (Ecc. Deoembor 7, 11.30 p.m.) New York, December 7. , iSix trainmen were lulled and five in. jured by the wreck of two freight trains at Manor in Pennsylvania. ACCUSED ACQUITTED. (Rec. December 7, 11.25 p.m.) London, December 7. The jury stopped tho caso and acquitted C. Arnott on the charge of stealing Lady Abdy s brooch at tho Savoy Hotel on No* vomber 3. He pleaded that ho was entrusted with it to raise money. FROZEN MEAT IN FRANCE. Melbourne, December 7. Mr. Tudor, Federal Minister for Customs, has received from Sir George Rcid, High Commissioner, confirmation of tho report that Franco has agreed to allow Australian meat to be admitted at mini-' mum tariff rates. NAVAL DEFENCE, THE BELL PASSED. Melbourne, Deoombcr 7. A Bill has been introduced in tha Federal Senate to enable youths under twenly-ono year? of age to permanently enlist under thfc Naval Defence Bill, (Dec. Decembor 8, 0.40 a.m.) / ' / Melbourne, Dooember 7. In the Senate tho Naval Defence Bill passed all its stages. RIFLE SHOOTING. _ , Sydney, December 7. Cadet Milos. of the Royal Military Col.' logo, shooting off in tho tio for tha hemor Cadet Championship of the South Island of New Zealand, scored 31 at 200 yards, and 33 at 500 yards. OPERATIC ARTIST DEAD. Melbourne, Decomber 7. . Signor Daminacco, one of the principal* in the Molba Grand Opera Company, is dead, Ho had been ailing for somt time. MOUNT LYELL WORKS. mt Hobart, December 7. Tho Mount Lyell Smelling Works will re-open on Monday next after eleven weeks* idleness owing to Labour disputes, AVIATORS KILLED. London, Dooember 6. Hubert Oxloy, a young aviator, and 4. passenger wore killed at Filey, Yorkshire. Iho planes of the machine buckled, and the machine mid its occupants fell a; distance of SO feet. FIIIEWOU EXPLOSION. Buenos Ayres, December 6. An explosion at a fireworks factory resulted in fifteen persons being killed. SEVEN YEARS FOR I'IiAUD. . Colombo, December (i. Williams, manager for Dodwell and Co., who was charged with obtaining .£4-1,592 by fraud, was found guilty and sentence! to seven years' imprisonment.