TOWN EDITION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 118, 16 May 1912, Page 8

TOWN EDITION.

LATE GABLE NEWS.

[PKESS ASSOCIATION.^ ACTOR DIES ON THE STAGE. OTTAWA, May 15. At Winnipeg Warren Coulan, a wellknown Canadian actor, dropped on the stage at the end of the final scene of the play-let "Man td Man." JChe audience" believed the fall irom -che. chair part.of the play. The actors knew that Coulan was dead but finished the play. TRAIN ROBBERY. NE\V YORK, May 15. Two masked men held up the New Orleans to New York; express, dynaluited the stf c, and escaped on horseback. The ■-, passengers were not molested and no- one. was hurt. A I,osse was!: promptly organised and tho pursuit is proceeding. Tne robbers secured 140,000 dollars. 2000 CATTLE BURNED. NEW YORK, May 15. The stt-jdk-yards at Kansas City were burned, 2000 cattle perishing m the flames,. ,! .; , '•-.'' ANONYMOUS' DONOR. ■■•.;'•. /; ;;;y;. LONDON, May 15. An anonyniouo Londoner ha-? donated £1250 to Dr. Frodshama (Bishop ■'* of- Queensland's) diocesan fund. . '• •■ AUSTRALIA^ DEFENCE. iRNE,:lMa,y 15. The regula.ti.onß for the univers il training scheme, under which the first batch of 10,000 sonior cadets will be drafted into the military fdrces^ on July . Ist,, havd been published. Uliey also cover the i^e-organisation of tke •existing 'infantry, and r light horse brigades*f* The nivtiohal regiments; English, "Scottish, and Irishy iit: .ti'ie various.States)- will <Hsappe&r, -tii.i members* beiiigy embodied in the forces roi: the liexvly■ ■•■created'1 battalion • aa-eats-: ..Provision i£' made, for the iriiniedia,t<v of fpttr -nbw batteries pi field ;; afrtillery.:';^.■'■'"^:' ;J.:;'-';,. '•':'•'','■'; l::-. ■"■;, '' ; :*."■