SUN CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 71, 29 July 1913, Page 5

SUN CABLES.

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE

[By Electbic Telegraph—Copyright]

[Sydney Sun Special Cable.] London, July 28

In reply to a question in the Houb« of Commons as to whether any steps had been taken to assemhle the third Peace Conference at The Hague, Sir E. Grey stated that the Powers were preoccupied with urgent questions, and he doubted whether it was wise to move in the matter at present. THE CIGARETTE INDUSTRY. This season's tobacco crops have been destroyed, and there will be no crop next year. The supplies from Greece and Smyrna will not meet the deficiency. There is also a short sup!ply of Russian cigarettes, and prices have already risen 100 per cent. EXIT THE TRAM. It was stated at the Motor Conference that the day of the tramway was over and that trams would no longer be laid in large and busy towns. UNIONS UNITE TO STRIKE. A ballot of sixteen unions of the [building trades, with a membership of 1112,000, decided to unite for strike [purposes. A motion to unite for all purposes was defeated.

TRIAL BY JURY. The Law Journal, commenting on the) visit of the Scott jurymen to Knole House, says that it is an unpleasant development of jury trial. Such poor taste is likely to influence jurymen in similar cases, creating suspicions likely to diminish the regard for the administration of justice.

"SWAT THAT FLY."

Paris, July 28

The police have begun a campaign against the house fiy. Half-a-million leaflets of instructions for the protection of food and 1 methods of attacking the breeding centres have been distributed in the schools. The streets are placarded with highly-colored and extremely graphic illustrations of the fact that flies live upon and propagate disease.

THE FLYING DOxVALDSON

(Received 7.5 p.m.) London, July 28,

Donaldson twice broke the world's 220yds record at Glasgow. There were 20,000 spectators. Donaldson won his heat in 21£sec, and the final in 21 l-10sec.

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SIEVIER ESSAYS POLITICS

The Unionists at Hoxton are unani,mously supporting Sievier's candidature at the next election.

A MINER'S DEATH. A miner in a colliery at Doncaster was buried beneath two tons of earth owing to the roof falling. Oxygen was pumped in and 1 he was rescued in three hours, but died later.

TEA CONSUMPTION

The figures for the world's tea drinkers' .yearly consumption are :

Britain 295,000,0001b5. Eussia 147,000,0001b5. United States 83,000,0001bs Canada 34,000,0001b5. Australia 29,000,0001b5. Holland 12,000,0001b5. Germany 7,000,0001b5. New Zealand ' 7,000,0001b5. Africa 7,000,0001b5.

MARRIAGE A MISTAKE

New York, July 28

It has been discovered that a young woman wearing a (sailor's canvas Mouse and selling Socialistic literature on the steps of the Treasury is the wife of the editor of a Socialist journal, formerly Miss Rosalind Muggerheim. She is heiress to £150,000, and returns her monthly cheque of £IOO, which her father sends her, and lives by writing poetry to the magazines. She coneiders marriage a mistake, which h permitted in order to appease society. She admits she is not yet socialist enough to wound the feelings of her family.

RICHEST SINCE KLONDYKE

San Francisco, July 28

A placer ('deposit) on the gold diggings on the Suhanna river is described as the richest since Klondvko. Hundreds are rushing to the field.

RULES FOR AIRCRAFT

Paris, July 28

The Franco-German Convention has signed an agreement for regulating air traffic. Private air craft will he permitted to cross the frontiers except the districts of military importance.

FRENCH POLITICIAN STABBED

A Deputy, M. Leferve, who is a sunporter of the Triennium Bill, wa<= stabbed in the head while addressing his constituents. His condition shows signs of improvement,