The Marquis of Ormonde had an alarming experience on August 5. lie was proceeding in the launch belonging to his yacht Mirage to the Royal Yacht Squadron to attend a dinner given in honour of the owners of foreign yachts which have competed pt Cowes _ regatta. His lordship was .steering the launch, which was carried by (in unusually strong tide broadside on to tho masonry of the Royal Yacht Squadron landing stflgo. The impact, resulted in a large hole in tho launch'? hull. The vessel rapidly filledand sank, Lord Ormonde and the crow of twr. escaping by boarding another launch which was elosa by. The Buenos Aires police recently discovered an anarchist plot, and aireslcd two Italians. A bomb factory was found at t'hc dwelling of the prisoners. A. building now being erected in New York- will rise to n height of 775 ft. abovo tho kerb when completed. Bread is said to have been first introduced by Ching-Noung, who taught Chinamen the art of making it about tlic year 1908 II.C. Only 13 accidents .irUiug from explosives have occurred at Woolwich Arsenal in Hie past fo,ur years, and in accidents onlj. sbc flieu were actually, injured.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1239, 22 September 1911, Page 6
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