CABLEGRAMS.

Western Star, 13 August 1912, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

Great Earthquake EXTENSIVE AREA AFFECTED. HEAVY DEATH ROLL. REFUGEES HOMELESS, FOODLESS, WATERLESS. RECORDED IN ENGLAND. LONDON, August 10. Seismographs in England early yesterday recorded a great earthquake in East Europe, displacing the needle nine inches. Later news was received that there had been a prolonged earthquake in the vicinity of Constantinople. The volcano Stromboli is reported to be discharging thick smoke and lava, with loud and prolonged explosions. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 9. The earthquake lasted for thirty seconds. The chief centre was the Dardanelles. There is hardly an undamaged building in Gallipoli or Chauak. ihe shock was felt over the whole region between Constantinople and Adrianople. Many thousands on both sides of the sea of Marmora are homeless, foodless and waterless. It is impossible yet to estimate the death-roll, as the wires are down and communication between Constantinople and Europe is interrupted, except via Odessa. . . Some were killed and many injured at Chanak, where hot springs overflowed over a largo area, and then vanished through fissures. Many stone buildings in Chanjak, including the great church and mosque, collapsed, and others are in ruins. All extraordinary feature of the earthquake was that the frontages of houses on the seashore were destroyed, while the backs were untouched. Wooden) buildings withstood the shock better LIGHTHOUSE DISAPPEARS. The captain of the steamer Virginia reports that the lighthouses at Gance and Hora have disappeared, villages in the vicinity were in flames, ine Virginia was unable to anchor owing to the ebullition of the sea. The captain of the steamer Kyveli confirms this report. He says that while doubling Capes Hora and Alios a heaiy sea compelled him to stop. Ho was unable to render assistance. THE DEATH ROLL. The latest information from fugitives by wireless message and other sources is that there were three hundred killed and six hundred injured at Mynophito. The village of Sharkony was destroyed, and two others were engulfed flora was completely destroyed,_ and oigh y killed and three hundred injured. RELIEF ON THE WAY.

Steamers and torpedoes arc conveying orovisions and medical stores. 1 1000 KILLED; 6000 INJLRED. The newspapers estimate that there aero 1000 killed and 6000 injured. EARTHQUAKE RECORDED. SYDNEY, August 10. The River View College seismographs yesterday shortly before noon recorded a g roa t and very distant earthquake, apparently 7000 miles away. VICTIMS BURIED ALIVE. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 11. The Vali of Adrianople reports that the earthquake and fire caused great loss of life and personal injuries to many. Havoc was created in Nyriophito and Sharkeny districts. Necessaries are being sent. The shocks lasted upwards of a minute. The courthouse, police station, and other public buildings at Sharkeny were seriously damaged. The minarets of seven mosques, and a number of shops and dwellings collapsed. A watchman and four soldiers wore buried alive. Turkish warships in the Dardanelles felt the shock and at first imagined it originated from Italian torpedoes. Many casualties ashore wore duo to subsequent fires. SERIOUS CONFLAGRATION. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 11. The earthquake caused the explosion of a lamp at Tehorlu, and a serious conflagration resulted Three hundred houses have already been destroyed, FIFTEEN THOUSAND HOMELESS. RELIEF BEING SENT. Tiftee'n thdtfc'and people Sra Übm’e-

less. There are ample supplies of food, medicines, and tents sent for their relief. Tho majority of the Greeks’ fires originated by tho overturning of lamps before tho ikons. Quo thousand were sent to tho hospitals. INCOMPLETE RETURNS. Returns are still incomplete, but many villages are smoking ruins. It is now stated that sixty wore killed in Myriophiton, 150 in Horanganoa, twenty in Udjomakerah, and sixty at Sharkeny. THE EARTH OPENS. Tho thermal springs at Dedesgatch dried. Fissures opened at Luleberg for 150 yards, emitting sand, hot water, and sulphurous vapours. SOMALILAND. THE MAD MULLAH. LONDON, August 11. A correspondent of tho “ Observer ” states that owing to the British withdrawal to thcTcoa-st, the Mullah is practically the uncrowned King of Somaliland. Ho has fen thousand mounted followers armed with rifles, and has captured Bohottle and slaughtered a thousand men, women, and children. He now threatens Berbera, where there are only ten whites. JACK THE RIPPER, SIX MURDERS. NEW YORK, August 11. A. modern “ Jack-the-Ripper ” is reported from Denver. Miss S. A. Carizen was murdered and mutilated last night. Six similar crimes have occurred within six months. THE BRITISH EMPIRE, THE GERMAN MENACE. THOUGHT, PRAYER, AND ACTION. OTTAWA, August 10. Mr W. Madcap, a member of the Dominion Parliament, in an article on “ Would War between Britain and Germany never be nearer,” says that one must imagine, if Germany were successful in invading England, that nothing would keep her out of the United States, although Canada might be the first objective. It was time for ithought, may bo for prayer, but certainly for action.

A STARTLING PROPOSAL, MR CHURCHILL AND CANADA. LONDON, August 11. The correspondents of the “Montreal Gazette,” and “ Toronto Globe ” with the lion. Mr Borden in England state that Mr Churchill visits Canada in September with a battleship and an imposing squadron, under Prince Louis of Battenburg. It is understood that Mr Borden will ask Sir Wilfrid Laurier to confer with Mr Churchill on a permanent naval policy, and proposes a round the table conference between the Canadian parties. There is some opposition amongst the British Ministers to Mr Churchill’s visit, due to unwillingness to influence Canadian opinion. THE SOUDAN. AN UNRULY TRIBE. CAIRO, August 9, The “ Pall Mall Gazette’s ” correspondent reports that an expedition numbering 2500 is now organising to settle the Soudan trouble with the Auuak Guera tribe. BOXING. TOMMY BURNS VICTORIOUS^ OTTAWA, August 9. At Saskatoon, “Tommy” Burns defeated Will Rickard in the sixth round of a fifteen-round fight. Burns played with his opponent until the sixth round, knocking him down once for nine seconds, and again for eight, when ■Sheriff Calder stopped the fight. Rickard failed to show even second-rate fonn. Burns weighed 185 lb, and Rickards 2051 b.

JOHNSON’S AUSTRALIAN VISIT, NEW YORK, August 9. Alderman A. L. Teamey said to-night at Chicago that ten thousand dollars had been deposited with- him for Johnson to fiadit in Australia. Johnson refused to affirm the report, but added that he would enter the ring as a personal favour to Alderman Tearney. S 0 U L LIN G. PEARCE AND BARRY. SYDNEY, August 10. Pearce’s backers have raised £350, and expect to reach £SOO next Saturday. They propose to. cable £IOO on Wednesday to bind tho match with Barry. TUG OF WAR, CHALLENGE ACCEiPTED. SYDNEY, August 10. Tho challenge issued by the 'Wellington drivers, the New Zealand champion tug-of-war team, to pull any Australasian team for £2OO a-side, has been accepted by Mr Fitzpatrick, of Sydney, on behalf of a team of Australians. In the event of the New Zealanders proving victorious, probably further matches will ■ bo arranged carrying largo prizemen^.

THE ROSENTHAL MURDER. FURTHER ARRESTS. NEW YORK, August 11, Jack Sullivan, who has been arrested in connection with the murder of Rosenthal, has promised to tell on Monday iiis knowledge of Becker’s connection with the murder. Sullivan’s arrest is tho sixth. Jack Rose has been given immunity for his share by confessing. Sam Schepps has been arrested at Kansas charged with tho murder of Herman Rosenthal, who charged the New York police with ‘‘graft” in connection with gambling saloons. AK INTERNAL MACHINE, NEW YORK, August. 11. William Busbee was probably fatally injured ami cashier Morton badly hurt by an infernal machine which was sen through tho Express Company at Greensborough, addressed to Charles Hoover, a manufacturer, who is influential m politics. DARING ROBBERY. NEW YORK, August 11. A! robbery of 72,000 dollars, winch was effected last June, has only just been mode known. The robbers dug through a thick ceiling and bored into a steel vault in which was a safe containing tluyso Qiillion doljan'. The Best of the notes snd coin was pVexlncdsM..

REPORTED MIRACLE. BOY DISCARDS HIS CRUTCHES. OTTAWA, August 9. According to information from St. Anne do Beoupro, a cripple boy, Paul Savard, aged eight years, haa been healed, leaving his crutches at the Shrine. THE KOCHANA MASSACRE. HORTFYING DETAILS. , ROME, August 11. Details of the Kochana massacre shows that the town was full, it being market 10 rs *' ex plosion in the bazaar killed eleven and the second, five minutes later, caused indescribable panic. Bands of Musselmen arrived with guns, revolvers, and clubs, and butchered tho Bulgarians wholesale for three hours U1 \vu the eyes of tlle authorities. When the troops appeared, instead of arresting the murderers, they searched for Bulgarians till nightfall. It is estimated that 140 wore killed, and the miniber of wounded is unknown. Next morning one hundred bodies were laid out m the courtyard of the Bulgarian Church. Iso arrests were made except those of innocent Christians. THE SUFFRAGETTES. A DEFIANT MANIFESTO. WANTON DAMAGE, LONDON, August 9. The Women’s Social and Political union has issued a defiant manifesto respecting the Dublin sentences!. It states that militancy will continue till tho demands are conceded. A suffragette at Glasgow smashed the glass front of Oorregeo’s painting of an Angel’s head in the Art Gallery. She escaped, leaving the hatchet.