Second Edition LATEST MESSAGES

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 107, 27 June 1911, Page 6

Second Edition LATEST MESSAGES

« ° By Electric Telegraph.-—Copyright. United Press Association. (Received i 2.1 p.m.) Condon, June 26. There wore brilliant entertainments in London on (Sunday night at Clio roroign Itmbassy, at a banquet given m j oiuHir of tno Royal guests and envoys, particularly tno united States, Franco and Germany. liio siiaiciioidors of the London, Tilbury and Southend railway haye approved a sale to the Midlands C0mp.,11,). liio quarterly public health report of London shows that of YOU samples of milk 1,06 were affected with tuoorcnlogis. Tno railway men at Hull have decided to join the seamen unless the strike is settled on Wednesday. Seventy thousand packages of fruit and potatoes are waiting discharge. Traders have petitioned the Roard of 'trade to intervene. The’ Hague, June 26. Two thousand dockers at Amsterdam have struck in support of too sea men. (Received 27, 1.5 p.m.) Louden, June 26. The Northumberland Miners’ Council decided by ballot in favour of tendering notices to strike against tnc three-shifts system, and ask the Federation of Great Britain to agree to a national stoppage. Mr'. Asquith has intimated that ho does not intend to introduce a Bill providing payment for members this session, The Duke of Teck presided at a luncheon to the Overseas Parliamentarians at the AVhito City. Ho also opened tire press section of the exhibition in the presence of the Duke of Argyll, Sir Harry Lawson, and Sir William ITa 1 l-. Jones. An explosion on the battleship Illustrious at Spitbead, while coaling, injured.three stokers. - Sfc. Petrsburg, June 26. A steamer returning to Stockholm from Helsingfors was wrecked at Skerrcs. The fato of four hundred excursionists is unknown. Berlin, June 26. A bail-ban from Paris was lost in the North Sea. Two were drowned. (Received 27, 12.55 p.m.) Vancouver, Juno 26. Frequent rains oh the prairies have been the cause of a phenomenal growth of wheat. Heavy storms arc raging. New York, June 26. An, incoming express at Los Angelos collided. with an inter-urban car, injuring more than a score, some fatally. David Campbell, chief of the lire brigade, and two firemen, were killed under a falling wall. The chief was leading bis men when the lire was at its worst. An explosion on an oil barge at Port Arthur, Texas, killed one, and started a (ire which did damage to the extent of £50,000. Ottawa, .Juno 26. It is reported that Sir William Whyte, who Inis just been knighted, may succeed Lord Stratlicbna’as HighCommissioner for Canada in London.