GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 16, 19 June 1913, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

A HOTEL ROBBERY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, June 17. James, a night porter at Berkeley Hotel, has been charged with complicity in the jewellery robbery from the hotel on May 29. FALSE PRETENCES. London, June 17. Lionel Henderson, who was educated at Harrow, and was a captain in Paget's Horse in the South African War, _ was charged at Liverpool with obtaining seven badges for the Royal enclosure at Aintree under false pretences. « He was remanded and was not allowed bail. A COLLIERY FLOODED. London, June 17. A sudden inrush of water occurred at Carr House colliery, Rotherham, Eight men were drowned, and several \ others had exciting escapes. • \ FLAX AND HEMP. London, June 17. A flax and hemp society has been formed to promote the revival of flax growing. Two areas at Selby and Yeovil have been planted. SENSATIONAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Hobart, June 17. A railway accident took place near Zeelian. A passenger train left the rails and bumped alon« a short-distance. Some carriages were almost overturned. Tfie train .tore up the permanent way and tilted lip the carriages to an angle of 45 degrees, with the footboards embedded in the earth. No one was injured. THE WAHINE. Fremantle, June 18.. The Union Steamship Company's new ferry steamer Wahine has arrived nt Bunbury from the Clyde