THE BOLTON DISASTER.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13264, 31 December 1910, Page 5

THE BOLTON DISASTER.

DEATH ROLL—344. Association.—Telegraphi-^Qopyrigiit. LONDON, December 3ft, The victims at the Bolton Colliery number 3,44 4 v whereof 190 are single.jThe mar-ried-ladi leave 133’ widows iarf-,276 children. Two bodies which have been, .recovered, in a. better state of preservation, suggest' that some li.yed a day more after the «• plosion. ... , CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. LONDON, December 30. Mr Gerard Crowt, Inspector, o.f Mines, states that it is impossible that the elec-tric-coal-cutter could' have caused the evrlosion, as the electricity was disconnected at the time of the disaster. He has satisfied himself that electricity must be eliminated from the possible causes.

THE. FUND. LONDON-,-December 30. Relief fli.hdfe ( Aggregate 4157,510, including Manclmster 403,000, , Liverpool 4312,90 ft ;; SiftlGebrgc Reid’ forwafded the Common wealths 432000. , The Baity’commenting thereon, says; This .axlpibitioipjof. brotherly feeling will strengthen the ties binding Britain and-thc JCoionics in -the Far South. HEAVY COMPENSATION CLAIMS.

Deceived December' S!, 9.10 a.m. , LONDON, December 30; The correspondent •of the Pall Mall Gazette states tha]t the claims, under the Compensation Act' will amoiiiit to at least £130,000, and' adversely criticises the appeal to the public for funds.

THE TIMES ON EXPLOSIONS. “Speeding Up” and Carelessness. Industrial Legislation Blamed. LONDON, December 30. The Times says , the average rate of explosions in collieries, has been rising since 1900. It declares that the Eight Hours Act has stimulated “speeding up,” and possibly led to the dismissal of the slower order pf workihe% , Apd their replacement by younger arid more careless men. The Workmen’s Compensation Act has produced a multiplication of certain classes of accidents - and: fosters 1 carclossho'ss.