CABLE NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 266, 15 May 1907, Page 2

CABLE NEWS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

LOT BLBOTBIO TBLBGBAPH— OOPYEIOHT.] IMB PBESB ASSOCIATION.] KING OF ITALY'S NARROW ESCAPE. (Received May 15th, 8.58 a.m.) Rome, May 14. A bomb exploded between Padua and Bologne a few minutes before the King of Italy's train was due. A suspect has been arrested. HOME RULE. (Received May 15th. 8.58 a.m.) London, May 14. There is every probability of the National Convention in Dublin rejecting the proposal for an Irish Council, despite Mr Redmond's appeal to suspend judgment. Messrs Walsh, Hogue, O'Mara, Meagher, and O'Donnell have repudiated the Bill. The Irish and American irrecdncilables scout the scheme. Mr Healy denounced Mr Redmond and Mr Dillon for failing to reject the Bill when a forecast was submitted to them. ANCHOR STROKE TO BE ABOLISHED. London, May 14. The Billiard Association has formulated a rule to abolish the anchor stroke. REFORM OF THE LORDS. The Earl of Ripon, in reply to Lord Lansdowne, said the Government considered the appointment of a select committee to reform tb» House of Lords inopportune, hence it was not intended to participate in the proceedings of the committee. 870 MILES IN BOATS. BRIDGETOWN, May 14. The steamer Thortil, from York to. Brazil, took fire and foundered in mid-ocean. The crew of 29 took four boats and sailed 870 miles, landing at the Barbadoes on the, eighth day. [Bridgetown is the capital of the Barbadoes, in the British West Indies, and has a population of 20,000.]