OUR SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 October 1913, Page 5

OUR SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS

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BLOOD-HOUNDS.

TO TRACK HORSE MAIMERS LONDON, October 10.

The authorities have "decided to employ blood hounds in future in connection with horse maiming outrages in Staffordshire.

STAY IN GAOL.

THE PROPER COURSE. LONDON, October TO.

Mr, McKenna (Home Secretary) has directed that suffragettes arrested for serious cxdmes must not be released because of hunger striking. Forcible feeding must be employed.

GREAT GOLD RUSH.

REPORTED IN ALASKA

VANCOUVER, October 10,

Rich gold discoveries are reported from Alaska,’ where 4000 prospectors have arrived while hundreds of others are arriving daily. Prices of provisions are enormously high. Flour is bringing £2O a sack.

SCRAMBLE FOR GOLD.

AUSTRALIAN LOANS. LONDON, October 10.

The highest financial authorities do not think that there is the slightest hope of Australia raising loans cheaper because the Federation is taking control of them. The scramble for capital all over the world has been increasing the interest charges for several years.

"LOOPING THE LOOP." UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT. NEW YORK, October 10. Attempting to imitate Mr. Pegoud “looping tlx o loop,” Mr. Lincoln Beachey fell 40ft. at Bath. A girl spectator was killed on the spot and her sister fatally injured. Two naval lieutenants were badly hurt. Mr. Beachey was practically not hurt. The aeroplane was .wrecked. THE RUSSIAN NAVY. BIG BUILDING PROGRAMME. ST. PETERSBURG. October 10. It is rumoured that Russia, by the wish of her allies, is reviving the scheme for the expenditure of £IOO,000,000 on her navy during the next ten years. This will provide for the construction of Dreadnoughts, The now programme already provides for the expenditure of £50,000,000, including four Dreadnoughts, to be completed in 1916. The building resources are overstrained and the Admiralty is unable to expend the annual vote. THE DANCING CRAZE. GIRL’S FATAL DETERMINATION. BERLIN, October 11. A domestic at Mannheim was refused permission to attend a dance. She determined to go and secretly descended by a clothes line from a window. The rope broke and she was killed.