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Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 98, 27 April 1911, Page 7

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BERLIN, April 25. Germany is building submarines fitted with quick-firing guns firing 191b «hells, which will enable them when on the surface to engage with torpedo boats and destroyers. ; THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. OTTAWA, April 25. Mr Fisher, Minister for Agriculture, speaking at Montreal, announced that the Government would1 not dissolve, pending the census results andi the re-' distribution of seats. A NEW BISHOP. LONDON, April 25. : It is officially announced that the Bey. Mr H. N. Burge1, headmaster at' "Winchester College, has been appointed Bishop of Southwark. THE COPYRIGHT BILL. LONDON, April 25. John Murray, the publisher, referring to the Canadian Copyright ' Bill, said that there was a manufac-; during clause in the Australian Act of 1905 -which, -would presumably come into force 'if tho Bill became law. If th© other self-governing parts of the Empire follow suit it would be •disastrous for British authors. THE FARMERS 1 FREE LIST BILL. WASHINGTON, April '25. Tho Democrats! are confident that "tfchey will carry the Farmers 1 Free List Bill at the end of the week. The Hepublicans promise bitter opposition. Th© Democrats introduced into the House of Representatives the Farmers' Free List Bill. The1 Republican critics declared that the Bill was so loosely drawn that it could be made to include half the revenue-producing imports -of the United States. The Democrats did not reply to the criticisms. • • THE ELK GARDEN CASUALTY. NEW YORK, April 25. A roof fall followed the explosion at "Elk Garden. Twenty-three miners -wero buried, and all hope of. rescuing ;+bemi has been abandoned. Several bodies have been found. BOWLS. SYDNEY, April 25. Chatswood beat TaranaM by 92 to <68. A DIAMOND DISCOVERY. HOBART April 26 v Diamonds have been discovered in -considerable quantities at Flinders Island. A FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. SYDNEY, April 26; An engine and trucks left the line near Barren jack, and completely over--turned. The driver was pinned under the tender in a poof of water for ■three hours. He died later on from frightful injuries;. Only one passenger •escaped unhurt; THE PRICE OF TIMBER. SYDNEY, April 26. The timber merchants deny the existence of a Combine and state that I>here will be no increase in price, al- ' though cut-throat competition is deprecated. COLONEL SEELY IN THE AJR. LONDON, April 26. Colonel Seely is the first member of ■the Ministry to aeroplane. Accompanied by Mr Grahamc-Wldte he made & successful flight at Herdon in a high wind. A COUPLE OF TITTANS. LONDON, April 26. A Bond Street firm has, purchased from Franz Vonlenbach's widow, at Munich, for £60,000, two Titian portraits formerly in the Guistiniane collection at Padua. One portrait is •that of Phillip 11. of Spain, and the other Francis I. of France. The Times says that few were aware that the two Titian portraits were on the market. The announcement of th© purchase will create conr sternation in Germany, where for a quarter of a century it was thought •that one of them would find a permanent home in the Kaiser Fried rich Museum. PIRATES LOOT THE ASIA. PEKING, April 26. Pirates looted the1 Asia. ' The loss on the ship and cargo is ■estimated at £100,000. THE COAL VEND. SYDNEY, April 26. The Coal Vend case for the last two days has beon occupied' examining voluminous documentary evidence.