HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11629, 10 May 1912, Page 4

HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.]

(Per Press Association.)

TERRIFIC GAS EXPLOSION.

Received May 9, at- 9.55 p.m. London, May 9. A terrific gas explosion occurred - at Stratford, wrecking the meter-house and adjacent buildings. A workman was found in the ruins wi'ch his head blown off and another was desperately injured. The town and villages are in darkness. Received May 10, at 10.40 a.m. London, May 9. A second victim has succumbed is the result of the gas explosion at Stratford 1 . ■• •

CAPITAL FOR CANADA. London, May 9. The Financial News is organising a partv of 100 English manufacturers and financiers, representing a capital of £50,000,000 to visit 30 Canadian cities. NAVAL CONFERENCE. London, May 9. Replying to Mr Norton Griffiths, Mr Hareourt declined to ask the other Dominions to send dclegaltes to_ the Naval Conference unless Canada wished..; INDIAN DOCTOR. London, May" 9. Dr Gnazda, of Agra, read a paper before the Academy of Medicine, showing the valuable results from the use of a compound of arsenic and phosphorus in arresting cancerous growth by necrosis. .>;■;.*,

HAYTIAN CONSPIRACY. >' Port-au-Prince, May 9. TJic Hayti Government has discovered a conspiracy to unseat President Havor for ex-President Simon. Many arrests have, been made, including foreigners. HOME RULE. London, May 9. Messrs '"Wyndliam and Birrell were the principal speakers on the Home Rule Bill.

Received May 10, at 10.5 a.m. London, May 9. The Irish Independent voices the Nationalists' amazement at Mr Lloyd George's silence, which 4 was not the requital expected for assistance in passing the Budget and the Insurance Bill. He was, the paper adds, similarly silent during the recess speeches.

MADMAN IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. London, May 9. Henry, the local, preacher, who fired a revolver..in the"ceritral""hall' of ilie) House of Commons', and who was discovered a few -days,,later wovinded in. ■si house where his wife was lying dead with her throat cut, has been-commit-ted to. an asylum. TOM MANN GETS SIX MONTHS'. London, May 9.

Tom Mann has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the .second division. .'.'".! ..'" .

SIR. HENNIKER HEATON. : London-, May 9

Lord Curzon states that all sections of the political public opinion _ have stamped the movement to recognise Sir Henniker Heaton's services as national, and many distinguished foreigners have signified a desire to participate. THE BANK RATE. Received May 10, at 9.25 a.m. . London, May !JThe bank rate has been reduced to 3 per cent. OCTOGENARIAN VICAR DIVORCED. Received May 10, at 10.40 a.m. ''..'" London, May 9. • His wife has obtained ;* separation from the Rev. Taimer, octogenarian Vicar of Dundry. She denounced his cruelty. . WAIHI MINES. London, May 9. At a meeting of the Waihi Gold Mining Company the chairman stated' that the mine had paid over four and .1half millions in dividends. The mine was originally purchased for £3OOO. GERMAN AMBASSADOR. RESIGNS. :

Berlin, May 9. Count Metternich's resignation lias been accepted. It was tendered in 1911, but was postponed for various reasons, including the Coronation. The Count was German Ambassador at London.

GERMAN SUBMARINES. Berlin, May 9. The Estimates provide for a million sterling for submarines.

MURDERER IN LAST STAGES OF CONSUMPTION. Berlin, May 9. Strcnkler, under trial for the murder of the Schultze family, is suffering from further hemorrhage and the Court trial has been indefinitely postponed. BURGLARS FIGHT WITH POLICE. Vienna, May 9. Thirtv policemen exchanged shots with three burglars at an inn for. an 'hour and a-half. Two of the burglars were arretted and the third committed suicide. SHARE MARKET. Received May 10, at 11 a.m. ■ - London, May 9. . Talisman, 455-to 47s 6d. AUSTRALIAN ON THE CONTINENT. Received' May 10, at 11 a.m. London, May 9. Colonel • Bridges, an Australian, visited the chief military schools of France, Germany, and Belgium, arid everywhere was most cordially assisted. OBITUAPvY. London,- ?. f iv 0. Captain Loggin, formerly P. ;.n<i 0. Commodore. MORE IMMIGRANTS. London, May 9. The. Mamari has sailed' with 600 immigrants for New South Wales, including 175 carpenters and bricklayers. She carries 20 lifeboats. Mr Coghlan, the Agent-General, inspected the accommodation.