GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 11 March 1912, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

EPIDEMIC OF FIRES AT CHRISTCHURCH.

{Press Association. —Copyright.}

CHRISTCHURCH. March 10. \n epidemic of fi«s in unoccupied houses has been experienced here recently, and last night another unoccupied six-roomed dwelling was • severely damaged by fire. The ownership and insurances -are not ascertainable at- P ie ~ sent. "THE SYNDICALIST." (Received 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. Messrs Guy Bowman and Benjamin Buch, with the printers. have been charged with publishing treasonable matter in "The Syndicalist." REBEL'S RAID. (Received 8.5 a.m.) MEXICO CITY, March 10. Drunken rebel Soldiers raided the vaults of the National Bank at Jaurez and secured 17,000 dollars. They bLew up the structure with dynamite and burned valuable securities. DANGER TO NAVIGATION. (xteceived 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. The steamer Illawarra is afloat in 50 ; ', North Latitude and 12i West Longtitude, and is endangering navigation. PEERAGE DECLINED. * (Received 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, until recently First Sea Lord of th v v Admiralty, has been awarded the Order of Merit. He declined a peerage. ILLNESS OF QUEEN ALEXANDRA. (Rec. March 11, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON. March 10. Queen Alexandra's progress is siow. She will go to the South of Europe directly she is well enough to travel.' SIR WM. LYNE'S CONDITION.

(Received 10.30 a-m.) SYDNEY, This Day. 'Sir William Lyn e has regained consciousness, and there is some hope of his recovery. GERMAN POLICEMAN SENT TO PRISON. (Received 9.45 a.m.) BERLIN, March 10. Glauss, a policeman, has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment and t<?n years' loss of honour at Auiich for farcenv. When being extradited from London he pleaded not to be extradited on the ground that he was wanted for espionage. RUSSIAN ARCADE BURNED DOWN. (Received 9.45 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, March 10. The GoLoflejevsky Arcade at Moscow has been burned down. The damage ■is estimated at £IOO,OOO. AUTHOR IN TROUBLE. (Received 9.45 a.m.) LONDON. March 10. Hugo Lawrence Ames, the well-known author, and Florence Ames hav e been arrested for bigamy. They were married at Kensington, after the Idaho divorce, of which the first -wife says she knew nothing. A PROPHECY. (Received 9.50 SYDNEY, This Day. Archbishop Kelly, speaking at the Cathedral, attacked divorce. H e said. "I -warn Australia that by her divorce legislation, her secular system of public instruction and by certain phases of certain industrial agitation, wreckage is be fore the country.

FIRE AT MANILLA

(Received 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY. This Day. In a fire at Manilla three shops were destroyed. There is no brigade in the town. CORRUPTION IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY. (Received 8.55 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG. March 10. At the trial of four Colonels and two "Lieiitenant-'Colofttys '.for corruption in connection with the Army Supplies Department, evidence was given that the Tioland Company spent £2,000,000 in bribes in 25 years, a single bribe sometimes amounting to £2500.