GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 118, 12 February 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

RECORD FLOOD IN QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, February 11. A record flood in the Noruianton district, the result of the Tecent cyclone, caused enormous losses of cattle.—Press Assn. A PEACE EXHIBITION. ' Sydney, February 11. A representative committee lias been formed, and lias waited on Mr. Holmnn (Premier) with a proposal to hold an international exhibition in Sydney in two or threo years' time Id celebrate peace. The Premier promised that Cabinet would consider the suggestion.—Press Assu. NEW SWIMMING RECORD. Buenos Aires, February 10. Enrinuo Tiraboschi, an Italian swimmer, broke the world's immersion record when swimming in the River Plate. He remained in the water for 21 hours 2 minutes—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . NAVAL DECORATIONS. Washington, February 10. Admiral Sims, giving evidence at the Naval Decorations Investigation, denied bavin" ever belittled tho American war effort." Ho had attempted, however, for reasons of international courtesy, to check American visitors who thought tlie United States was doing everything.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COAL PRODUCTION REDUCED. Sydney, February 11. Tho coal production in flew South Wales during the past year shows a reduction of 431,622 tons as compared with the previous year.—Press Assti. TARRED AND FEATHERED. Melbourne, February 11. Six men were lined £5 each in connection with the tarring and feathering of J K M'Dougall, an ox-member of the Inborn- Party in the Federal House of Representatives, who had admitted writing offensive verses about soldiers.—Aus.NVZ. Cable Assn. • rjit'Dougal! wns seized by a pany ot returned men at his home in Ararat i' December. They stripped him. .arred and feathered him, ami released him m tho crowded streets.) WHAT CAUSeIfOOD SHORTAGE? (lice. February 11, 9.15 p.m.) Sydney, February 11. The Australian Workers' Union Conference passed a resolution disagreeing with the Government's affirmation of the principle that unionism and strikes arc causing a shortage of food supplies. Wholesale grocers me curtailing orders in many lines.—Press Assn. TENNIS IN MELBOURNE. Melbourne, February 11. Tn the sinc'.es Kingscote defeated O'Hara. Wood. G—3. In the doubles Wertheim and Hawkes defeated Kingsrale and Lowe, G-2, G-S, 6—l.—Press Assn. STOCK EXCHANGE SMASH. (Hee. February 12, 1.25 a.m.) Melbourne, February 11. There lia? been a big Stock Exchange smash. Shares in the Badak Tin Syndicate, which yesterday touched £1200, dropped to £'500 owing to unfavourable boriug reports.—Press Assu.