CABLE NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 620, 19 November 1913, Page 7

CABLE NEWS.

EARTHQUAKE AT PANAMA. Panama, Saturday. An earthquake was experienced in the Panama Cana! zone to day, but the shocks were not sufficiently heavy to damage the canal. GREAT LAKES HURRICANE. Ottawa, Saturday. Thirty men are reported to be drowned by the wreck of the steamer Harry Smith on Lake Superior. One body has been washed ashore A MASTODON'S SKELETON. San Francisco, Saturday. At Seattle, Washington, the remains of a mastodon were found a hundred and fifty feet beneath the surface when hydraulic machinery, used forexcavating or the site of the new sports stadium, removed the earth. Professor Bretz , of the Stats University, beieves that such monster 3 were common in prehistoric nges on the Pacific Coast, but none have hitherto -been found, however, on the coast. RIFLES FOR ULSTER. London, Saturday. Hea?y exports of rifles from Birmingham to Ireland have been carried by motor car to various English porta for shipment. 2 The police were aware of the move, but did not interfere. Miss Asquith speaking at Brixton, declared that the Liberals were not going to the country till Home Rule was carried. Mr Bonar Law, Leader of the Opposition, at the great Unioni3t gathering in Norwich, said that the Government's plain duty was to submit the question to an election or referendum. Viscount Selborne, speaking at Bristol, declared that the- Unionists' sole proposal, if approached with a view to settling the Home Rule question would he a general election. AMERICAN GRAFT. Nwe York, Saturday. Anew graft investigation is proceeding involving several police officials. Their operations were discovered by District - Attorney Whitman. The gang operated by wire-tapping methods, pretending th°y used wireless telegraphy in order to secure important news for blackmail and other purposes. One man has confessed to losing £BO,OOO, and other confessions are expected. In each instance the police secured 10 per cent, of the proceeds o± the swindle. THE MEXICAN MUDDLE. London, Saturday. President- Huerta, who fled from the Presidential residence yesterday, has been located at Tialpan, a suburb of Mexico City. General Huerta's disappearance is attributed to a desire to delay the delivery of the United States demands and to gain time. The German Legation has directed all Germans to proceed to the seaports. . The rebels have interrupted the traffic with Vera Cruz, and "held up" an express, which they robbed of silver bullion, the property of the Go> yernment of the value of 1,000,000 pesos.