TMj|GpAMS. .' (Pbfss Association.— OopDjUOßt.; ! SEDJTION IN INDIA. . ! I ANOTHER ATTEMPTED OUT-' 7 RAGE. " , CALCUTTA, Thursday. A bomb filled with Dum-Dum bui- to sts was thrown at a train near Aga- gt< iara, Eastern Bengal, the intention be- tli ng to kill Mr Hume, Public Prosecu- sh or It exploded prematurely and sii eathlessly. en (Dum-Dum is a military statiou about at 'our miles from' Calcutta, which has 61 riven the namo to the famous bu'lets.) , st THE FIRE ON THE SARDINIA. tl . m FURTHER DETAILS. w ■___. u LO.SS OF LIFE AND HEROI,9M. la LONDON, Thursday. sl The steamer Sardinia, which was on o: ire off Malta while bound from Liver- cl pool to Alexandria, was a vessel of the n Elermnn line. Captain Litter perished. He stuck to n his post throughout, apd when the fire g damaged the steam steering apparatus n ho went and worked the hand gear, ♦ bringing the vessel's head round to tho v headland.towards ;Ricasoli, avoiding the c MfeflerSjuiakazine at the mouth of the * f* ".'J. p-U-C'rr, ,_r~ *■;.". J H narbourjxj:;.. , * Eighteen 'out of -44 of the Sardinia's 1 crew ; five, including ons British, out I of 11 ordinary passengers ; and 100 out 1 of 140 Moorish pilgrims, perished. s The vessel had just left harbour, and < thousands of spectators on shore rend- c ered energetic assistance. The rescuers were under the supervision of Admirals ' Curzon, Howe, and Fisher. Pinnaces, I tugs, and launches contained -strong j parties cf bluejackets. Tho outbreak started in No. 2 hold, ' it is believed through the pilgrims' ' carelessness. . Ths flames spread with ' amazing rapidity, enveloping the 'mid- ' ships. ' ■ , The Arabs, forward, including many ; women and children, refused to jump ; os-erboard, although urged to do so ' by numerous boats' crews, who were unable to approach, owing to the high seas. The hatches were blown off, killing many, mostly Arabs. Everyone in the engine-room perished. The Sardinia circled thrice, helplessly. The flames were 200 feet high, ond there were repeated explosions. Finally, still burning, she struck the Ricasoli rocks. The Sardinia's officers* and crow and the naval parties displayed tho . utmost heroism throughout. Twenty -seven corpses wero recovered, aud 62 people oro under treatment in tho hospitals. Tho Duke of Connaught, the Archbishop and clergy, and the Governor and Lady Grant' rendered active personal kindness. \ CHARITABLE AID BOARD SECRE r ARY IN TROUBLE. INVERCARGILL, Thurs. Reginald Day, the lato secretary of the Southland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, who was arrested on tho West Coast recently, was charged at the Police Court to-day, on five counts, with having embezzled tho funds of the Boavd. The amount involved is £315 19s lOd, made up of sums received for rent of the Board's property, sale of the Board's land, on a legacy, and also a sum donated to the Board from a deceased's person's estate and certain money paid into court for maintenance of il'legitimniie children in charge of the Board. Defalcations extend over four years. Tho hearing -occupied all day, and accused was committed for trial. THE SUPREME COURT. DUNEDIN, Thursday. At the criminal sittings to-day Benjamin Barker was found guilty of assault on a girl nine years of age, sentence boing deferred. Tho case against Mary Cresswell, charged with performing an illegal operation, was not completed when the Court rose. G. ■• E. Smith, for 'ill-treating his sister v inlaw, was sentenced to- four years' imprisonment, and Charlotte Elizabeth Smith, his wife, wai sentenced to 12 " months. • WELLINGTON, Thurp. I At the Supreme Court to-day, Frank Carr, charged on several counts with stealing cattle, was found not guilty. ' OFFER OF MAORI LANDS. IN THE ÜBE\JERA COUNTRY. GISBORNE, Thursday. Tho "prophet" Rua interviewed the Native Ministei this morning, nud offered 100,000 acres of the TJrowera Country for purchase by tho Government, to obtain money to cloar off the liabilities and encumbrances on his ; people's property, and to assist, him , in clearing and stocking further i nrons. Mr Carroll said he would ac- ; cept tbe offer,-. and on his return to , Wellington plaee the matter bofore . the Department. Rua assurod the Native Minister that he would render the Government every assistance In opening up the country for settlement. ' MISCELLANEOUS WIRES. | LONDON, Thursday. | In tho case of Quinn v. Guinness, a J\ T ew Zealand action, leave to appeal was refused. ' v , , ' Besides the' nine destroyers lately ordered, five more have now bsen ordered. . ' ' ; _, , ( MELBOIinNE, Thursday. ■ Torrential rains fell to-day, and the opening match of tho Davis Lawn Tennis competition between the American (challenger*?) and Australasian (holders) representatives was postponed until to-morrow. Tho Federal Arbitration Court hgs fixed the wages of cooks, butchers, and bakers employed by Commonwealth steamship owners. The increase ranges from 30s to £2 a month. i j"'f jjjK-..i*j;~;*f i ,•;'* ;-»• .i ; s;* v ■•-..• r . j Excellent Current Li ter atari... . j Without any donbt, a ilew ers In ' Journalism has been opened np by thc combined "Weekly" Graphic and N.Z. Moll." 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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 27 November 1908, Page 4
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