GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 13 January 1916, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

MURDERS IN MEXICO. OF 18 AMERICANS. TWTTED STATES .MAY TXTERVEXE BT KT.ECTRIC TELEGRAPH COPYRTOHT. P*K UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Rpceivpd January L'J. noon. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Following the murder of IK Americans who were shot by the followers of the .Mexican bandit Villa tin* United :States Senate is considering, tho intervention of the army in Mexico in conjunction with South American con times. Mr Landing (Tinted Slates Secretaiv o|" State) hii\ telegraphed to the de facto Government of Mexico demanding the punishment of the bandits, UNMARRIED MEN DISMISSED. OX FKDKP.AL CAIMTAL WORKS. Received January 1:1, 5).10 :i.in. MELBOTRXK. Jan. 1:3. All unmarried men engaged on the Federal works at Canberra have received their dismissal. BIG FIRE IN VICTORIA. Received January 13. 9.10 a.m. MKI.BOTRXE, Jan. l.'i. Four Intsiness premises at Hill were destroyed by lire. The damage is estimated' at €14,000.

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS. PURCHASE OF JAPANESE STGAI!.. SYDXKY. Jan. li>._ The c-orrespondent of 'The Time-' in Japan suites that Australian buyers have purchased 10.000 t.»ns of sugar for "January-February delivery. BROKEN HI.I.I"mIXEHS' STRIKE. SYJ)NKY, Jan. L>. Five thousand miners are idle at Broken Hill. So far the strike has not affected the Port Pirie works. SYDXEY'S LORD MAYOR. SYDNEY, Jan. l'_>. Hon. R. I). Meagher has been swoorn in as Lord Mayor. FI RST SI LV K R M IXTED. MELBOTRXK. Jan. TJ. Tlie Governor (Sir A. Lyuiph Stanley) visited' the mint and struck the first silver coin minted in Australia. The sum of .fOOO,OOO in silver currency is required.