THE WORLD’S NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144130, 27 June 1913, Page 7

THE WORLD’S NEWS.

The following cablegrams have oppcarcd in tho Sydney Sun; — LONDON, Juno 16. In royal weather to-day the King reviewed his Household Cavalry in Windsor Park. His Majesty was accompanied by Queen Mary, >vho sat in Uar carriage at the saluting base, and lie was attended by the liower or tho army. Tue troops, sitting bolt upright in their saddles, and with their helmets and cuirasses glistening with almost jewelled brilliance, wore stationed upon a plateau fringed with stately elms which shaded a big assemblage ot spectators in tucir summer attire, the Whole scene was one of brightness. The army auri>iiip i>ctu. circled o'/erheudj its goici-coiotivcd body shining and gtiruwng in tho sun as it moveu, steadily but swiftly, hkc a giant cruiser in a calm sea. The cavalry walked, trotted, and galloped in squaurous and regiments to tho music of the massed bands, and their movements were marked uy wonderiul precision. Tiio) men cueored whilo tuoy galloped, and were alterwards cougratuiaicd, and thanked by the King. , . A novel ceremony was witnessed m tho sea off Yarmouth this morning, when seven men and live women, iuiry dressed, were baptised by immersion into Uio ranks of a religious sect, tho „ca was choppy, but a bright sun made matters fairly pleasant for the enthusiasts. , „ . At tho Tower Bridge Police Court, London to-day, a man named Charles Ualdry, his wife, Ada, and his brother, Thomas, were charged with stealing£2do, and also a £oo liank ot rmgiaud note, from their father. The two were clearing out on the liner Ballarat, and were bound for Sydney, when they were arrested. A detective who gave evidence in the case said tnat the father missed £4OO and some deeds from a drawer in his bedroom, and ho chartered a tug and had the Ballarat intercepted. When arrested Ihomas Dalary admitted taking tho money, and in tho woman’s handbag were two Commonwealth Bank deposit receipts, each for £2OO. The accused were remanded on bail. The safety-valve of an engine that was driving the electric lighting plant of a circus in Brussels suddenly developed a fault on Saturday nignt, with the result that tho huge tent m which the performance was taking place was plunged in darkness. The spectators became panic stricken, and in the stampede that followed fifty persons were seriously, and many others slightly, injured. The French battleship Charlemagne is reported to have developed serious instability, due, it is believed, to tho overloading of the deck to tho extent of several hundred tons. The batteries also aro declared to bo over-weighted. l Tho battleship has been docked to enable the naval experts to thoroughly examine her. . „ Mark All, an old man who is well known for his feats of podeatriamsm, has just had tho had luck to lose a wager of £IOO through taking a day too long to walk a stipulated distance. Notwithstanding his weight of years—ho is going on for 80—tho veteran undertook to walk 6000 miles in 90 days. It ivas a great effort for the old man, and a little more than ho was equal l;o. Ho covered tho distance, but it took him just a day longer than the stipulated time, and he therefore lost his money. ~ . , ’ Interviewed on the eve of ms departure from London, Mr. Watt, the Victorian Premier, said he had been particularly struck by the awfulness and ghastliness of England’s slums. He paid a high tribute to tho nation’s wonderful organisation, and said that ho was confident that there was plenty of room ‘to improve Imperial trade without touching tho tariff. In the House of Commons to-day Earl Winterton questioned the Government as to whether the Admiralty was aware that there were millions of acres in Australia and in Africa. that had not been prospected for oil, and whether it would take steps for having a systematic search made. Sir. Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, replied' that active efforts wore already being made to secure and to. develop the oil supplies of the Empire. The Oxford University cadets, among whom was included tho Prince of Wales, put in a strenuous day’s work to-day. Rising at 4 o’clock this morning, they set out on a long inarch, and by midday had covered 17 miles in an intensely hot sun. Tho juvenile warriors subsequently engaged in a sham fight, which was carried out in a most spirited fashion.