TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 August 1912, Page 3

TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD

[»Y ELECTRIC TELEGIIAI'H--COPTEIOHT] [I'Klt PIIEBB ASSOCIATION.] TWO SENSATIONS. LONDON, August 3. The stolen Academy miniatures have boon anonymously returned uninjured. Hugh Grundheu, a racohorse trainer, iias been remanded for obtaining by alleged fraud in France antiques valued at a million francs. It is understood tlie case arose in connection with the Derrick-Wern-bind affair. A GERMAN COMPLAINT. LONDON, August 3. Tagli.sche Kuiidscliau declares that Dr. Morrison's appointment a 6 political adviser to the now President of China is most unwelcome. His chief aim for years, states the paper, has been to undermine Gorman influence in China. (Received This Day, 9.30 a.m.) THE STRIKE. y LONDON, August 4. The King lias contributed £500 and tlio Queen ,C'lOo to the Women and Children fund in connection with the dock strike. Following the disbanding of the Strike Committee a movement is starting to unite all transport' workers in one union. ARCHBISHOP OK \VHSTMINSTRR ON TRADES UNIONS. Cardinal Bourne, speaking at the Catholic Congress, at Norwich, said that the Catholic Church had never hesitated to encourage trade unionism, but no labour struggle could abolish the Ten Commandments. Men had to recognise employers' rights. These had been opposed, but they did not thereby cease to exist. MAN-LIFTING KITES. The War Ollice hay awarded Mr Colly L'oOOO in connection with his invention of man-lilting kites. AUSTRALIAN AVIATOR KILLED. Mr Dempster, an eye-witness ot th& accident by which Mr Campbell, the Australian aviator was killed at Brooklands, states that he went too high in order to effect a convenient landing in the aerodrome, which is six hundred yards distant. In making a circle downwards, ho turned a complete somersault, but by an extraordinary effort he righted the machine and when two hundred feet from tho ground he started to flv to the aerodrome. In making a turn something went wrong and Campbell fell liko a shot. TITANLC I'"INDING — GERMAN CRITICISM. BERLIN, August 1. Lord Mersey's report on the Titanic disaster is re«eived with dissatisfaction in the highest German shipping cicles. Commanders of German Trans-Atlantic linen* are practically all agreed that it is possible to see great distance in clear weather and that it is unnecessary to reduce s]>eed. provided there is if thorough look-out kept. LONDON. August 1. The M nnsion House Titanic fund now amounts to £323,200. FICSTIVITI liS AT K HUPPS. BERLIN, August I. Five days' festivities will he observed at Essen by Krupps' 71,0(H) employees, in celebration of the firm's centenary. The Kaiser will attend. Eight hundred and twentyone hands who have worked fifty years will be specially feted.