NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Mataura Ensign, 17 January 1914, Page 6

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

JAPANESE DISASTER. "THE SISTER NATION." ST iLJBCTBio ixL,w;:-u-i? copTSianr. PBE BNITRD r-Hf:st- ASSOCIATION. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.. | President Wi son, in a m«:s;ago to tho American \io rS.o. advocating subscriptions in aid <A the sufferers of the earthquake in Japan, refers to Japan in frendiy tciins, de.crJmig her as a sistw nation. 100,000 HOMELESS. TOKIO, Jan. 16. Of Sakurehima's pr.pulat on of 12,000, 5000 arc accounted for and the fate of tho rest is unknown. There are 100,000 people homeless on the mainland. Lara sctones blocked tho railway 230 miles away. Blocks of lava the size of houses were thrown in the air. Although tho principal volcanoes i» Japan are active, no further disaster is feared, as Sakurashima is regarded as the safety valve. Tho foreign missionaries are safe. ANOTHER TIDAL WAVE. BT BLECTEIC TELEC.RA.rH COPYRIGHT. TIMES-SYDNEY SUN SPECIAL CAM/R. TOKIO, Jan. 15. A boiling tidal wave again swept Kagoshima. Tho fall of the ashes is so heavy that it Is impossible for one to open one's eyes. The authorities at the Observatory predict a further and worse eruption. DAM BURSTS. NEW YORK, Jan. 16. Reports from Curnherland, Maryland, indicate that tho Potomac River has overflowed a large area and hundreds of people are homeless. Owing to the West Virginia Pulp Paper Company's dam breaking a wail the water swept down a valley, carrying off houses bodily. Warnings were telephoned along the line of the flood, which saved hundreds of lives. A few people are supposed to be drowned. Tho huge wave travelled 20 miles before rejoining the Potomac, below the town of Schnell. increasing the height of the river by five feet. Tho authorities blew up several bridges in order to prevent the wreckage from choking and thus flooding the surrounding country. ANCIENT CROWN RECOVERED. VIENNA, Jan. 16. A severe storm at Cracow uprooted an elm, disclosing an ancient crown of the Kings of Poland, which was lost in the middle of the 18th century. All the jewels were recovered. CANADA AND THE NAVY. ■1 BUSCTBIO TELEGRAPH OOPTRIGHT. PIS CNITSD PEKSB ASSOCIATION. OTTAWA, Jan. 16. It is understood that it is the Gorernment's intention to pay for the three Dreadnoughts now under construction in England, as it is hoped- that by the time the vessels are ready, the Senate will have assumed a Conservative complexion. A FAMILY CUSTOM. BERLIN, Jan. 16. Kopf s third wife gave evidence in the poisoning cases that Kopf insisted on insuring her life, andi demanded her to consent that her body be cremated pn the ground that it was customary in his family. THE BALKANS. VIENNA. Jan. 16. Ismaal Pasha and Kemal Bey have resigned, owing to the discoverv of par pers showing that they had 1 corresponded with Izzet Pasha, though Ismaal Pasha pleads 'he carried on negotiations in order to stultify Izzet Pasha's attempt to seize the Albanian throne. Austria and Italy had previously paid Ismaal Pasha considerable sums, Hoping for his support against Essa Pasha. FREE WOOL. j SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 16. j The wool growers' convention! adrersely criticised the presidential attitude m connection with free wool. The secretary declared that only by the' adoption of the most scientific methods could they hope to compete against foreign imports. CORONATION IN PERSIA. 1 91 ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT TIMES-SYDNEY STJN SPECIAL CABLE . TEHERAN, Jan. 15. Preparations have been made to CTOwn the young Shah on July 17. The foreign Powers are not invited to ■•"d special representatives, owing) to the difficulty of the joumev, but .a great Durbar will be attended by provincial Governors and chiefs, the'retinues of which w.ll form a splendid spectacle.

OVERDUE! LONDON, Jan. 16. Tho Hamburg-American liner Dania,! with 300 paoengors aboard, hound from I tho Azores to Havana, is overdue since- j Monday last. Wireless calls have not: been answered by her, and tho gravest; fears are expressed for hor safety. j A KNOTTY POINT. J SYDNEY, Jan. 16. ! In two electorates where it was 1 claimed that tho latoi local option poll favored a reduction, the result' is still i in doubt, while, in each of two others there are only two hotels. A knotty! point is how the licensing bench is go-j ing to close 25 per centum of two, and it will probably bo threshed out in the High Court. Tho two previous local i option! polls closed 32-1 hotels. j