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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 101, 1 May 1914, Page 7

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[Press Association.] FENNER'S MISAPPROPRIATIONS.

LONDON, April 29. Fenner, the defaulting stockbroker whose name was mentioned so Srominently in the Marconi scanals, was charged with the mis--appropinaftion of £37,059, of^ which Lord Murray was trustee. Level Murray gave evidence that Fenner made a clean breast of the matter. He had not attempted to conceal his misappropriation. He gave witness two liens over his assets and lert mm ' free to take whatever action he liked. ENTOMBED MINERS. NEW YORK, April 29. \ All (hope for the 203 entombed miners at Eccles has been abandoned. The flames drove back tne rescuers. A CONVICT MUTINY. PARIS, April 29. % Forty-eight convicts at the penitentiary at Arane escaped, and terrorised the villages. Twenty-one were re-arrested. CHILD MUSICAL CONDUCTOR. LONDON, April 29. Willie Fercro, a seven-year-old musical conductor, is giving a surprising exhibition of his wonderful powers in the leadership, of an orchestra at the Albert Hall. He shows remarkable mastery of j technique. ~ ILLNESS OF DUKE OF ARGYLL. LONDON, April 29. The Duke of Argyll caught a chill at East Cowes on Friday. The Duchess was summoned yesterday. "The Duke is suffering from double pneumonia, and his condition is grave.

AUCKLAND ELECTRIC TRAMS. ■ LONDON, April 29. The Auckland electric trams dividend has been fixed at 7d. WRECKS ON LAKE SUPERIOR. OTTAWA, April 29. Six vessels were missing after a 'great storm on Lake Superior. Twenty of the crey of the Benjamin Noble were drowned. Life savers were unable to reach the vessel owing to the high seas. Wireless (messages were unable (to locate the other \ boats. A DISASTROUS CYCLONE. DELHI, April 29. A cyclone, the worst for, half a century, SAvept Calcutta,' doing iiri- i mense damage. Tliree people., were I killed and many injured. All com-! munication has been interrupted. j