GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 22, 11 September 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

HAPPILY MARRIED. By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright. United Press Association. (Received 11, 8 a.m.) New York, Sepctmbor 10. Colonel Astor was married secretly and left with his wife immediately alter the ceremony in a yacht to an unknown destination. Before leaving, Colonel Astor gave a statement lo toe press that ho was now happily married, and he did not care how difficalt divorce and re-marriagc laws might be made. MEXJ CAN ATROCITIES. New York, September IU. Woo Cluing Yei, the noted Chinese diplomat, has arrived at San Francisco, to hold an investigation into the Mexican artocities —viz., the shooting >jf Chinese at Torreon in May. Compensation is demanded. THE SEAMEN’S UNION. London, September 9. Mr Havelock Wilson visits Australia to appoint agencies for tho Seamen’s Union. THE KILMARNOCK SEAT. London, 'September 9. ' Sir John Lees (Unionist), Mr. William Glvnno Gladstone (Liberal), and Mr. Me Ivor rail (Labour) will contest the Kilmarnock seat. AUSTRAL! AN CA DETS. London, September 9. Tho “Manchester Guardian” states that the extremist group of the National Service League has privately appointed five commissioners to visit Australia to investigate the conditions under which the compulsory cadets serve. ABOLISKING ORCHESTRAS. New York, September 9. Chicago theatres are dispensing with musicians, because the audiences object to the blare of the trombones. Tho musicians say this action is an attempt to smash the musicians’ trade union. MUTINOUS SPANIARDS. Madrid, September 9. Several men aboard the cruiser Reina Regentc, convoying the Bilbao (the Royal yacht), with King Alfonso on hoard, have been sentenced for mutiny. THE LUSITANIA. London,/September 9. Tho Lusitania did tho trip from Liverpool to New York and back in cloven and a-kalf days, boating the Mauretania’s record. THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG. Ottawa, September 10. Decorations in honour of tho visit of Sir Wilfrid Laurior to Windsor, Ontario,'included tho Australian flag. It caused excitement among the people, who thought tho Union Jack with the Southern Cross' was intended as a foreca-t of the Canadian ensign under . orocity. The belief that it was a mix, are of'the Union Jack and the Stars'and Stripes needed an explanation, which was satisfactory. FRENCH CANADIANS. Ottawa, September 10. Mr. Bourassa, the. leader of the Nationalists, assured a crowded demonstration that the creed of the Nationalists was not anti-British. Loyalty to Canada was first and afterwards loyalty to the Mother Country. If Canada wore attacked, even by France, the duty of all loval Canadians, French or English, would lie to arm themselves. The. speech caused a profound impression.

INSULTING A MAYOR. (Received 11, 9 a m.) London, SeptembiM 10. Two members of the Waterford Corporation, refusing to give 1 ail for thoir good behaviour, wri t sent to prison for a month for insulting the Mayor. GUARDING DOCKYARDS. London, September 10.' Blue Jackets, armed with ball cartridge, are guarding the dock gates at Barrow for the purpose of preventing the water being lot out, whereby warships might be grounded and damaged. The precautions are due to the alleged presence of foreign spies. The police protecting Messrs. Vickers and Maxim’s works are being rc-inforced. SOUTH AFRICA. London. September 10. , There is a deadlock over the negotiations for the South African mail contract. TRADE UNION CONGRESS. i London, September 10. The Trade Union Congress has concluded. It instructed the Parliamentary Committee to co-operatc with the Labour Party in formulating a scheme for the unification of the various labour sections. Objectors argued that the introduction of polities would ho detrimental to the usefulness of the Congress. IRISH HOME RULE. London, September 10. Mr. Healy, commenting at Cork on Mr. Redmond’s silence, asserted that the Government had so framed the Parliament Bill as to completely pawn the entire power and machinery of the votes of 'the Irish Party for three years. Ho believed Ireland would ho 'unable to pay its wav under Homo Rule. THE YEMEN CAMPAIGN. Constantinople, September 10. The campaign in Yemen is practically concluded. Svyed, the rebel leader,* has released live hundred Turkish prisoners, and nearly all the . Sheiks have submitted.