GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 36, 5 October 1912, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

LINER SINKS SUBMARINE

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.)

London, October 4. The liner Ainerika sank the submarine B2 at Dover. Fourteen were drowned. Lieutenant Bulleyne was saved.

CHINESE PIRATES. Lisbon, October 4. Advices have been received that 300 European soldiers and Chinese troops simultaneously attacked and defeated Chinese pirates on an island stronghold near Macao.

FIRE IN TIMBER YARD. Adelaide, October 4. A fire gutted Berry and Hodgson’s timber yard, covering an acre. Heavy rain helped to check the fire. The damage is in the vicinity of £IOO,OOO.

THE PANAMA CANAL

Washington, October 3. - Sir George Reid, interviewed, said that Great Britain did not grudge the United States any recompense from the Panama Canal, hut the Americans should observe • treaty rights when pledged thereto.

NICARAGUA

Washington, October 4

British, German and other foreigners have appealed to the American .Minister at Nicaragua to aid three imdred , refugees at Masaya. They ilege grave atrocities, and state that seventy women have been imprisoned 5 ixd ilirtreated, houses sacked, and haotip ’ conditions generally reign, .’lie Red Cross officials ai’e working to olieve them.

ROASTED IN RAILWAY ACCIDENT

Washington, October 4. j At Westport, Connecticut, an express was wrecked. A parlour car was wer turned, Eight bodies have been ocovered. Four parlour cars were burned. It is believed that the vicims were roasted to death. The cause of the disaster is unknown.

THE EMPIRE’S FLORA FAUNA

(Received 8.55 a.m.) London, October 4

Sir Harry Johnston, in a letter to The Times, dealing with the protection of the Empire’s flora fauna, says Australia is backward with protective legislation, even more backward than the growth of public opinion, and he •cars New Zealand is in a similar position.

AMERICAN TRAIN DISASTERS (Received 9.45 a.m.) New York, October 4.

In connection with the express train iisaster at Westport, Connecticut, late ■ist reports state that eight were kill'd, five being women. The engine failed to take the points and turned over, and the boiler exploded. Although the coaches took fire, none of the passengers were burnt.

The boiler of the locomotive of a freight train at Reno, Nevada, exploded, the engineer and fireman being killed, and sixteen cars piled up in a heap.

. THE INSURANCE ACT. (Received 9.35 a.m.) London, October 4. Regulations issued for administering the medical benefits in the Insurance Act include a remit fixing the medical remuneration to local committees. Over 6000 doctors have already resigned. SUBMARINE CUT IN HALF. London, October 4. Eleven submarines at South Foreland met a heavy sea when a collision took place. 816 picked up Pulleyne, the sole survivor, who was completely exhausted. He was below when the submarine was cut in half at 5.30 this morning. Lieutenant Percy O’Brien, the commander, was drowned. ROSYTH STRIKE AT AN END. The strike at Rosyth is approaching settlement, 100 navvies having returned to work under the old conditions. Cairo, October 4. Lord Kitchener was welcomed on his arrival here. 1 A MEXICAN LOAN. (Received 10.50 a.m.) Mexico City, October 4. The Government is floating a war loan of twenty million pesos. AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALLERS. New York, October 4. The Australian footballers have arrived at San Francisco, where they were greeted by Mayor Rolph, and accompanied by a great crowd of representative American and British residents. Sickness prevented the team from practising aboard the Moana. They leave San Francisco for British Columbia on November 17th and are now practising preparatory for the first game.