GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1956, 13 January 1914, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

ii. SHIPPING YEAR IN SYDNEY, ; 'v-: (Rec. ,January 13, 0.40 a.m.) ■'■* - Sydney, January 12. ■ The shipping returns for last year show that tho total tonnage dealt with at tho . port of Sydney was 10,257,€02 tons, an increase of 700,379 tons, tho increase in tile number of tho crews was 10,305, while tho wages paid 'to the crews ■ totalled £138,826. Tho figures disclose a dccrvasn. fii tl.io num* ber of desertions from ships.

; ;,J INTER-STATE COMMISSION. ' {Rec. January 13, 0.40 a.m.) Melbourne, January 12. ■ The luter-Stato Coramission has hc-ld its first public meeting. Tiie chairman, in a lengthy statement, explained the procedure regarding the tariff investigations, and declared that ho would welcome evidence from all quarters, irrespective of any political tenet, provided the testimony was-usc-ful from a practical business viewpoint.

INTER-STATE.CIICKET. Adelaide., January 12. ■ South Australia, in the second innings., made 118—Crawford 34, Whitty (not but) 15. Bowling Analysts: Cotter, two wickets for 24 runs; Massie, four for 57; Kelleway, two for 32. Now South Wales's second innings: Olio wicket for 12 runs. New South Wales wen by niiio wickets.

ATTACKED BY STARVING WOLVES. (Ree. January 13, 0.40 a.m.) St. Petersburg- January 12. During the rccent in North-Western Russia, 150 peasants wore burietl in. the drifts. Famished wolves attacked peasants on their way homeward from the Grodno Church, anil devoured eisht of them. =~ MISS SYLVIA PANKHURST. London.) January 11, ■ ■ Miss Sylvia Pankhurst refused to take food for a week and was released. . CHIN'ESE PARLIAMENT DlS- ■■■.■ SOLVED. Peking, January U. Parliament lias been dissolved. SIR WI.LLIAM LYNE MEMORIAL. Sydney, Jaminry 12. The Sir William Lyno Memorial Coin* mittco lias decided to plats a marble bust of the lato statesman in the Federal Parliament Hmise. .; MOTOR BUS CAPSIZED, London, January 11. A motor bus was overturned* at Ladbroko Grove, whilst conveying spectators to tho football cup tie match. Twentyone persons had to bo removed to the hospital, but tho majority were not seriously injured.

... SYDNEY'S HEAT WAVE BROKEN, Sydney, January 11'. . After ranging over tho nineties for several days, the heat wavo in tho city lias broken. Steady rain is falling.