Second Edition. GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 25, 27 May 1912, Page 6

Second Edition. GENERAL CABLES.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) I United Presb Association..) (-Received 27, 9.15 a.m.) London, May 26. ■George and Mrs. Davies, of St. James' Square, Holland 1 ark, claimed damages from the Fiat Motor Company lor injuries sustained in a collision between a fcaxieab in which they were travelling and a street refuge. The defence alleged that Davies bribed the taxi driver, who gave evidence relating the circumstances of a bogus accident. A verdict was given for defendants, and the Judge impounded the documents and ordered a prosecution of plaintiffs. In opening the All Tor Ireland League at Cork, Mr. William O'Brien said Some Rule but offered a reasonable basis for cancellation, and lie and his friends were ready to bury the hatchet and join the Kedmonites to force the Government to make the measure acceptable to Ireland. Percy Huntingdon Lawrence, described as an Australian merchant, has been remanded op a charge of threatening the life of the manager of a city company who gave evidence that Lawrence, who is a victim to morphia,, threatened him with a revolver. (.Received 27, 9.15 a.m.) Berlin, May 26. The airship Parseval VI. dragged her anchors during a gale at Leipzig aad war, destroyed. Lieut. Schlichting, while accompanying an aviator at Johannistal, was killed. The aviator was slightly injured. The report that the Kaiser ordered that no member of his family should • be present at Prince George's funeral is untrue, and Prince Eital and Prince Augustus William attended the obsequies. The municipality has declined to entertain the members of the British Royal Public Health Institute attending the congress in July, on the ground of the British hostility to Germany. Speakers declared that Britain, having heaped abuse and infamy on Germany, last summer, now wanted to press Germany to her icy bosom. (Received' 27, 9.15 a.m.) Paris, May 26. The visiting English school children were accorded an enthusiastic welcome to Paris. (Received 27. 9.15 a.m.) Lisbon, May 26. Many political prisoners have been tried at Oporto during the last two and all been acquitted. The trial of the last batch is proceeding. Scandalous scenes are witnessed inside and outside the Court, the Republican mob threatening counsel, jurymen, and witnesses, and pistols are produced by both sides. During a Royalist trial at Lisbon the mob attacked and overturned a prison van, and wounded several prisoners, who were eventually rescued by military ' , ■with- dif&wn sabres. :•(. ';l' .(Received 27, 9.15 a.m.) Buda Pesth, May 28. The town is now quiet. A singular feature of the outbreak was the understanding between the rioters and . the soldiers. The crowd repeatedly cheered the soldiers, who fired in the air. The infantry allowed the rioters to seize their bayonets when the streets were being cleared. (Received 27, 9.15 a.m.) , i ~ Fez, May 2G. Lyantev has arrived with a strong force, but thfp *is lifibfejjhldl vfn'reVt within the French sphere. Demands have been despatched for more troops. A Moorish attack on Fez on Thursday night was easily repulsed. (Received 27, 9.15 a.m.) I Constantinople, May 26. The populace attacked a Turkish detachment at Noveshesa, on the Montenegrin frontier, and killed fifteen soldiers and two gendarmes. (Received 27, 9.15 a.m.) . St. Petersburg, May 2G. The right, left and centre of the Duma hotly attacked the Ministry of War for mismanagement o? artillery administration, it was alleged that weapons were superannuated, thus con- . stitiiting a grave national'danger.

'Schoolboy suicides occur daily in various districts. Two lads at Poltava nettled at a disagreement with their teacher, threw themselves under an express rain.