CABLE NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLIII, Issue 2282, 29 January 1912, Page 4

CABLE NEWS.

London, Jan. 27th. Lord Londonderry declines to accept the responsibility for Winston Churchill’s visit to Belfast. Three regiments of infantry and two of cavalry have been instructed to hold themselves in readiness. The Duke of Connaught spent forty minutes chatting informally with President Taft and afterwards re'* ceived a return visit, Dr Ingram, Bishop of London, consecrated Khartoum cathedral on January 27th, the anniversary of General Gordon’s death. High Copts and leading Moslems were present. Polish voters, enraged at the defeat in the German elections of their compatriots, wrecked the windows of German tradesmen and severely wounded two German students. Earthquake shocks were experienced in Perthshire and Monmouth valley. An amicable settlement has been arrived at between France and Italy about tbe seizure of French ships. A sweep named Pierre Pierri confessed to tbe Paris police that he had murdered a girl through jealousy, and on examining bis room a second woman was found strangled. Pierri at first professed to be astounded but afterwards confessed. Armed men held up a Vancouver suburban branch of the Royal bank. They stunned one clerk who resisted and 'patting tbe manager and clerks in a vanll escaped with a large sum of money. The Ecuador rebel General Montern recently a popular hero, was captured and lynched by the Guayaquil populace. The body was dragged through the streets beheaded and then burnt. Russians everywhere are receiving tbe English parliamentary deputation with great enthusiasm. The Ozat gave thorn an audience at the Winter palace and the court dignitaries tained them at luncheon. Sydney, Jan. 27, The bride of R. Arnst the champion sculler, is the nurse who attended him during his recent illness.