LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5350, 5 February 1916, Page 5

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

INCENDIARISTS IN CANADA. PARLIAMENT HOUSE FIRED. SIX LIVES LOST. MANY NARROW ESCAPES. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) Ottawa. This Day. The Parliament Buildings were destroyed by file, following an explosion, believed to be of incendiary origin. Six lives were lost and many people were injured. When a wall collapsed two women guests and the Speaker were trapped in their apartment®. Several members and the wife of tlie Speaker had to jump into nets from the House. Session members had a difficutlv in escaping. Several were burned mid others cut by falling glass. Mr Burrell was caught in his room. His flesh wa s burnt on both cheeks and he is suffering from shock. He states he is sure that the fire was of incendiary origin and thinks chemicals were used.

The Montreal fire apparatus, loaded on a special train, was brought to the scene. Several members were carried out nearly suffocated. The military were called out and placed a cordon round the building to keep the crowd hack.

The Library, which contained many valuable treasures, was endangered. The fire started in the reading room on the left of the galleries, and m three minutes the whole wing was filled with smoke. The roof of the Commons fell in. and the flames ate up the Senate’s Chamber and the big tower.

Air Borden has announced the House will assemble to-morrow afternoon .

Two members made their escape from the second storey by tying themselves together with towels. One was hurt in the leg by falling. Only the skeleton of the building is left.

I'NPAR DONA BLK CHIME

DELI HERA TEL Y PLANN F. D

(Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) Washington, This Day. Senator Thomas, a Democrat, introduced into the American Senate u resolution denouncing the Ottawa fire, as an act of deliberately planned incendiarism, and an unpardonable crime against civilisation.

Other Senators asked him to delay the motion until an investigation has been hold.

UNKNOWN DAY AHEAD.”

AMERICA MUST HE READY

TO AVOID DISASTER

(Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) New York, This Day. President Wilson, speaking at Kansas, said: “1 do not know how long the mere word and insistence of the Government will prevail to maintain the honour, dignity and power of the nation, but 1 assure you that not. a day will bo lost because of the unknown day ahead. What has happened at most munition factories must put. us in a state of readiness. The nation must be ready to repel an attack and avoid disaster.”

GERMAN STEAMER SUNK

BY A ZEPPELIN RAIDER

EXPLOSIVE BOMB AMIDSHIP

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) London, This Day. A Zeppelin on Tuesday night sank a former German steamer ,the fYanz Fischer, in the North Sea. She was oont-liindcn and anchored. A high explosive bomb dropped nm,idship and the vessel sank in two minutes, dragging down the crew and thirteen out of sixteen were drowned.' The survivors swam (for an hour, and were picked up by a Belgian steamer. THE STRANDED ZEPPELIN. (R.i'ceivod this day at 9.40 a,m.) London. This Day.' The crew of the Zeppelin El 9 numbers thirty. STATE FUNERAL OF VICTIMS. (Received this day at. 9.40 a.m.) Paris, This Day. The victims o>f the Zeppelins are to bo Accorded a State funeral. A NEWSPAPER SEIZED. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) London, I'll,is Day. The police have seized the Clyde Workers’ Committee's newspaper, ' Worker,”

j PRINCE ASSASSINATED. I | HIS SUCCESSOR IN DANGER. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m ) i Paris, This Day. ( It is suggested in some quarters that the Young Turks assassinated Prince Yussuff. It is also stated that ins cousin-successor, Wahidedit, is not likely to live long as he is even more ' hostile to the Young Turks than the late Prince. TEUTONS’ GLIB NESS. THE APPAM WAS ARMED. (Received this.day at 9.40 a.m) Amsterdam. This Day. The “Cologne Gazette” says the Appam carried guns fore and aft, and was ; therefore armed for attack. DECISION IN APPAM CASE AGAINST THE BRITISH VIEW. (Received this day at 11.20 a.m.) Washington, This Day. Air Lansing announces that the Prusso. American Treaty will govern the App<am case and no the 11 tgue Convention. It now remains for the United States to decide the precise tenor of the Prussian Treaty.