VARIOUS CABLES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 24, 29 January 1912, Page 7

VARIOUS CABLES.

Bj Telegraph —Press Association.— Copyrlghv (Received January 29, 9.45 a.m.) GOOD RAINS IN PAPUA. SYDNEY, This Day. Advices from Papua state that the six months' drought' has broken, and there have been good rains. (Received January 29, 9.45 a.m.) BROKEN HILL MINE. SYDNEY, This Da*. The Broken Bill Proprietary Company has declared a dividend of Is, payable on 21sfl February. (Received January 29, 9 ».m.) THE KING AND QUEEN. MALTA, 28th January. Crowds farewelled Their Majesties the King and Queen, who have resumed their voyage to London from India. (Received January 29, 9.45 a.m.) PICKED MEN FROM ENGLAND. SYDNEY, This Day. A gentleman has donated £6000 to the local Immigration League ,ior the purpose of bringing 1000 picked" men from England. FATAL RACECOURSE ACCIDENT. SYDNEY, This liay. Two horses fell at the Marengo races j and a jockey named Brown was killed and another named Apps was critically ' injured. (Received January 29> 8.45 a.m.) LANE COVE TRAGEDY. SYDNEY, This Day. A big shark caught at Lane Cove in tho vicinity where the youth Morgan was killed was exhibited/ and the proceeds (nearly £30) w^ne handed to Morgan's mother. -. (Received January 29, 8.10 a.m.) ALLEGED MONEY TRUST. WASHINGTON, 28th January. The Democrats in the House of Representatives intend enquiring into the socalled Monwy Trust. (Received January 29, 8.5 a.m.) SHIPPING LEVY. TOKIO, 28th January. The Minister of Commerce has been officially informed that America intends to levy a toll of a dollar per ton on shipping. (Received January 29, 8.10 a.m.) BANK ROBBER DEPORTED. NEW YORK, 28th January. William Huddleton has been deported from England. He held up a bank in Everette, Washington State, and stole two bags of gold. (Received January 29, 8.5 a.m.) BILLIARD MATCHES. LONDON, 28th January. Lindrum's score is 8001, and Recce's 5345. Gray, playing at Bradford, conceding i.OOO in 9000, defeated Diggle, who scored 6017. ALARMING EARTHQUAKES. LONDON, 27th January. Earthquakes occurred last night in Perthshire, and in the Monmouth Valley, Wales. In many Welsh towns and villages hundreds of people left their homes and remained in tha streets till daylight. No damagn has been reported. SPIES PARDONED. BERLIN, 27th January. The Tsar has granted a pardon to Yon Stuugner, convicted of being a spy, and the Kaiser has reciprocated by pardoning Vinogradoff, who was arrested in Germany on a similar charge. INTER-STATE BAND CONTEST. SYDNEY, 28th January. The Rozelie band won the A grade inter-State championship.