Second Edition GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 37, 7 October 1912, Page 6

Second Edition GENERAL CABLES.

NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright (United Press Association.) London, October 6.

The New Zealand Shipping Company has declared a dividend of G per cent, for the year, and carries forward £21,555. The ‘Mansion House Titanic Fund Committee has proposed to fix benefits ranging from 12s to 40s weekly, ami children’s at from 19s to 47s where there arc families.

Melba received a great ovation a the Albert Hall. She was presents with a life-sized kangaroo made o red ch ry s a nth era urns.

Sir Tims. Lipton has sailed for New York. He hopes to got the rules of the America Cup modified, and w if then issue a challenge. Dorothy Williamson, an Australian heiress,; is suing Dr. IT.r./aid. the lady fasting specialist, seeking £SOOO damages at Seattle, for mistreatment. She is also suing the undertakers for allowing an autopsy to he performed on the body of Claire, Williamson, who died while undergoing the cure. Hazzard has appealed against a conviction for the manslaughter of Claire Williamson, and is now awaiting trial. The Chinese Legation says that the Belgian Railway Syndicate loan is a revival of an old-standing agreement. The loan will not be issued until next year.

(Received 9.0 a.m.)

London. October 6.

Mary Gawthorpe proposes a women’s national Lunger strike beginning at midnight on December 25th. She appeals particularly to wives, sisters and mothers of tiro members of the Cabinet, and the House of Commons. Salonica, October 4.

A bomb wrecked the market place at Cereo. Five people were injured. The Mahommedans murdered a Greek mistakenly, supposing him to be the per--petrator.

Lisbon, October 5

The Government is constructing a dry dock at Lorenzo Marques at a cost of a quarter of a million sterling, to accommodate IG,OOO-tonners. Berlin, October 6.

The Frankfurter Zeitung says that Sandansky, the Bulgarian brigand who kidnapped Miss Stone, has occupied a passage over the river Struma at Kresna with 2500 men and burned the Turkish barracks at Oschumara. ■ Zeitts, proprietor of the Schichan shipbuilding works, has endowed the workmen’s ■ benefit ' institution with £150,000. ■!, : 1

■ ' The:: Hdmlmrg-Amenca' Company’s Vandalia collided with the floating dock in; the- Elbe, and sank. The pasi sen gets,: were saved, but thp cook and the -carpenter wild 'were below were drowned. '■ ! " " ' '

.v: Later in the day the same company’s Graceia collided with a wreck and had to be beached.

(Roccivhd 9‘.30 a.m.)' Bombay, October G

The Salvation A riny is raising £50,000 to establish industrial institutions and settlements for criminals; £IO,OOO 'have already been collected.

New York, October G

The Australian cricketers at Philadelphia, in; their''first innings scored 101.(Maybe,5l). King took five .wickets for 22 run®. Philadelphia scored 218 for seven wjekets (King 45). Mr Whitelaw Reid, British Ambassador, according to the press, is likely to retire.

By a collision at Philadelphia between three motor cars on a bridge, the cars overturned and were shattered, burying the occupants in the wreckage. Seven men were killed and two were seriously injured. (Received 11.10 a.m.) Madrid, October G.

Nino persons were killed and 122 injured, including 22 seriously, when, owing to the brakes failing to act, a goods train crashed into a waiting room at Alicante, on the -shores of the •Mediterranean.

(Received 8.10 a.m.) Mexico City, October 6

Rebels defeated two hundred rurals,' killing twenty-two. Guerilla warfare continues in Northern Zacatecas.

Caleb Bragg won the International Grand Prix in a Wanrnatosa Fiat car, averaging 69 3-10 miles an hour. Jack Selig, connected with the Rosenthal murder as the man who assassinated Davidson, the fruit dealer, has been arrested. The Australians defeated the Francisco Barbarians at football by twentynine points to eight.