Second Edition. HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 79, 3 December 1913, Page 2

Second Edition. HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS

IBr Elkotbio Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.]

A late Sydney message states that the military authorities declare that the Liverpool mob incident is overrated and confined to a few companies of lads from the northern district. A number of Australian towns, .including Broken Hill, are feeling, the effects of the protracted hot weather and water famines iare threatened. - H.M.S. Philomel has sailed from Sydney for New Zealand. 'The death of Mr Roberts is stated to be a severe blow to the Labor Party whereof he was a prominent member: A Barcelona message states that Zelaya has agreed* to return to Barcelona after transacting the business which brought him to the United States.

Eight men are entombed at Cripple Creek, Colorado, where the .sides of the Golden Cycle mine caved in.. Eugene Tremblay, the World', 1 - Light Weight Wrestling Champion failed to defeat Walter Miller, of St, Paul's, the welter weight champion. in a match at Winnipeg. Tremblay lasted an hour and 18 minutes when he fell.

Alfrad Shrubb defeated Henri-St. Ives (France) in the 10 miles race at Sydney, Nova Scoria. Shrubb's time was 51 min Isec. , .

A Capetown message this afternoon states that the Marylqbone C.C. declared their innings closed with 8 wickets for :*)G runs (Douglas 102 not out). The Border; team, in their first innings, made 121 runs, and in the second innings 10$ runs. Bush fires are reported to be general in many districts in New South Wales, causing severe damage to the farms around Dubbq and Junee. Some farms have been swept clean. . A secbnd-clas passenger named J. Tj Ward died on board the "Mahva," ■of smallpox, at Fremantle. just before the ship's arrival. A fire at Bradford (Yorks) has destroyed warehouses to the value of £OO,OOO, Similar fires aggregate £•100,000 damage incurred during the !>rigt eleven months." "The World" states that King George and Queen Mary strongly disapprove of the Tango dance at balls.

Captain Wildman Lushington, of ■the naval wing of the Flying Corps, has been killed by his biplane sideslipping at Eastchurch. Capt. Fawcett, a passenger, escaped. S (Received. 2.0 p.m.) Paris, December 2.

The Government was defeated by 200 to 260. It advocated giving investors a promise that the new Rente? (Government bonds) should bear immunity from taxation. Mi Callaux and M; ! : daures led the •op'po.sition. The President accepted, the resignation: of Cabinet. ! ' -V. ~,

• ■';"■ ! ' /Washington, ijecember jL.CTiie President,'in a message to Con-, 'gress^'expressed tiie r, Huert;iV regime was crumbling/and theirQi would be no peace in''Mexico till H'liert'n 'resigned. ' He advocated selfgovernment for Hawaii and Porto Rico, and urged another step towards the same object should be taken in the Piiillipines. .' •:■■■•■"' » -■•• >• " |