GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 49, 12 October 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

VOTES FOR WOMEN

(Bv Electric Telegraph.- —Copyright.) (United Press Assocratron.) (Received 12, 8.5 a.m.) New York, October 11. Women suffrage throughout California was defeated by a large majority.

COLD STORES ON FIRE

(Received 12, 9 a.m.) London, October 1.1

During a fire at Lovell and Christmas’ cold store .warehouse, in West Smithiicld, the refrigerator pipes burst, and the fumes overcame a dozen firemen, who were rescued with cFfficulty. All recovered. The damage was small.

HO ME RULE

Lon l >u, Oct'iher f 1

Mr Redmond has inaugurated a I ondon campaign in Liv*mr of Homo Rule The Irish, be said, ucre not fools nor criminals, v lie were setting tnomselvos to do the devil s work cf still further dividing Ireland, agd endeavouring to ■wreck vengeance on Ulstermen, who do not kneel at the same altar.

USES OF THE CINEMATOGRAPH

Paris, October 11

The Government slaughterhouses arc arranging to cinematograph bacteria in diseased moat for ino instruction of butchers and sanitary inspection officers.

EARL DUDLEY

(Received 12, 8.55 a.m.) London, October .1. The King gave an audience to Earl Dudley, and invested him- Vvito tiio Grand* Cross.

AMERICAN WHEAT CROP

Washington, October 11. Tho official estimate of the spiing wheat crop is 209,607,000 bushels.

A FATAL MISTAKE

(Received 12, 10.45 a.m.) London, October 11

The captain of the steamer Bougainville, lying in the Thames, gave some visitors carbolic acid in mistake for wine. Mr. Hubert Burrough, a member of the Stock Exchange, died, and three others are in a critical condition. THE ORION’S GUN TRIALS. London, October 11. It is now found that the broadsides fired by tho Orion in her gun trials weakened the mountings of the 4in. guns, which were too near barbettes. THE KING AND THE POLE.

(Received 12, 10 a.m.). London, October 11

Tiie King conveyed to Ernest Joyce, tho zoologist who is starting to-mor-row to join the Australasian Antarctic expedition, the best wishes for the explorers’ success, good health, and a safe return. Ho expressed flic keenest interest in the work of the expedition. ROUGH ON .SIR ROBERT. ’ J Loudon,"Octblier 11. ' Sir Robert Pool has. been committed for trial for obtaining credit at fcho Midland Hotel, St. Pancras, and not stating that lie was an undischarged bankrupt. OBITUARY. E London, October 11. The death has occurred of Mr. Henry Broadhonse, ex-Labour M.P.