BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13234, 11 October 1911, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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London, Oct 9,

Pearce has challenged Gray in a match of 9000 level, with bonzaline balls. Princess Christina launched the "King George" at Portsmouth, christening it with Australian wine. A new firedamp detector was exhibited to the Glasgow Mining Association. Experts declare that it is i.n epoch marking invention. It accurately registers one part of fire-damp in 400 parts of air. Paris, Oct 9. An infernal machine wrecked a cafe at Toulon, five being injured by the explosion, and several in a subsequent panic. There is no clue to the perpetrator. A fire broke out on the cruiser Waldick Rousseau at Toulon, and the bunkers had1" to be flooded. Teheran, Oct 9. Tho Government forces have occupied Hamadan. Twelve hours after the commander disbanded the troops and left for Europe, via Baghdad, declaring that ho will return in the spring with a better military equipment. St. Petersburg, Oct. 10. A telegram from Hankau reports tho discovery in tho Russian concession of a bomb factory and bundles of forged paper dollars and revolutionary manifestoes, urging the proclamation of a Chinese republic.