GENERAL CABLES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 28 May 1913, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

JEALOUS OF HIS WIFE'S BEAUTY

LONDON, May 20.

A nan has been arrested at Venice, California, on a charge of shaving h c .s wife's head. The wife is only 17 years old, and was remarkably beautiful. In a fit of jealousy the "husband shaved off her hair so that she would not be attractive to other men. The girl's head now looks like a billiard ball.

BRAVE GERMAN OFFICER.

LONDON. May 19.

Four workmen were suffocated by poisonous gas while working in a sewer in. Berlin to-day. Lieutenant Dittmar, who was walking in the atreet overhead, was told of the accident. He ran to the manhole leadint; to the sewer, and lowered himself by a wire-rope. In a few moments he was overcome by fumes and was pulled up unconscious. After resting and recovering consciousness he went down the hole a second time* and succeeded fn rescuing the bodies. They were brought to the -urface, but life could not be restored.

EMPIRE DEFENCE. LONDON, May 19. Addressing a monster meeting in Toronto last nieht, Mr R. L. Borden, the Canadian Prime Minister, said t,hat defence of the Empire was impossible with a series of disunited na"riei»Cariada, the Premier went on to say would probably demand that a distinctively Canadian unit of the Imperial fleet should be entrusted with the common defence of the whole Empire seas. He "did not believe that the Empire could b* maintained indefinitely except under » system that gave the peoples of the dominions a voicp of some influence iri the Higher councils of the Empire.

FRENCH DUELS.

LONDON, May 19

Owing to the extravagant publicity given to duels in. Franc*, the National Fencing Federation bas decided to re«tiict the advertisement of affairs of honour. . The only newspaper mention of a dnel which will he allowed will be the notice *>t the challenge and the result of the encounter. . Gentlemen will be at liberty to Tefnee to fight anyone who will not observe the*** conditions.

LOW WAGES AND nDIORALITY. _ LONDON, May 19. An American report on tbe:_prevalence of vice state* that low wages' are th* chief cause of immorality. The report hints at tne existence of a mvsterious individual —a king of the under-world —w* o is head of a powerful syndicate of vice. - . >_ . Another startling declaration in tbr xeport is that 75 per cent of the massag* parlours are the resorts of vicious characters.

STRIKE EPIDEMIC IN AMERICA.

LONDON, May 19. There is an epidemic of labour trouble in the United States. West Virginia is under martial law on-account of the protracted strikes in the collieries. In Cincinnati and New Jersey industry- is in confusion, because of the propaganda of the Industrial Workers ot the World. That organisation has become iocrpasingly ?ctive in the last two years. Should the new tariff cause, any factories to close, a dangerous upheaval is {eared

RUSSIAN NAVAL FORTS. "LONDON, May 20. The construction of the biggest naval fortification* in the world has been be»rutt by Russia. They will consist ot a chain of island forts stretching across th» Gulf of Finland.

INTERNATIONAL POLO—WAGERS IN MILLIONS.

LONDON, May 19. Tremendous interest is being taken m America in the forthcoming .international "polo, match with Great Britain., and wagers of a .million dollars have been made. , Before the arrival of the British players bets of three to one were being mado against them. Now that they and their ponies have been seen the betting is even roonejNo trial game has yet been playea.

CAMPAIGN WAR ON NON-UNION-ISTS.

LONDON, May 20

In accordance with the recent decision of the Trades Union Congress, labour councils throughout the «intry are organising systematic campaigns against non-unionists. " A week will, be devoted in each district to the purpose of coercion. Where failure is nvt with a strike will be declared in order to compel non-unionist* to join the onions.

DANCING TRAVESTIES. LONDON, May 19. The "Times" publishes an interesting letter fronTa peeress. "As a- matron responsible for guiding a girl through the ways of the London season" fcays the writer) "I am faced with a state of affairs in some ballrooms calling for immediate attention. My grandmother often told me what a shock she experienced upon first beholding ths polka, bat I wonder what she would have said if asked to introduce a girl to the scandalous travesties on dancing which, for the first, time in my recollection, are bringing more young men to parties than are needed. "I -would ask hostesses to let one know what houses to avoid by indicating oh their cards whether tho "turkey trot" or the "Boston tango" will be permitted.