GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 873, 20 July 1910, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph—Preen Association—Copyright, i / C .' —. AVONMOUTH STRIKE INCIDENT. (Rec. July W,''o\sS a.m.) London, July 19. The dock strikers at Avonmouth (Bristol), who went out: a few days ago, unsuccessfully attempted to obstruct, the police when they wero escorts ing a conveyance filled with provisions. Two of the police horses were afterwards found to have been stabbed. The strikers' officials'do.'not believe that the dockers are' guilty of the offence. ' .. -.'. THE CHURCH'AND"WOMEN. (Rec. July 20," 1.20' a.m.) London, July 19. The Wesleyan Conference at Bradford decided,-by- 179 votes to 153, to allow Synods to elect women to attend the conference. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. London, July 19. A man named Salisbury, at the village of Galgate, near Lancaster, attempted tO| strangle a Mrs. Bainbridge. Not- being successful, he -forced her to swallow poison', and then committed suicide by drowning himself in a cajial. The woman is recovering. , l FOUR PEOPLE KILLED. London, July 18. A taxicab swerved and collided with a tramcar in Manchester. Four persons were killed and ono injured. MURDER OF. AN ..ACTOR. London, July 18. Wildon Anderson, an actor, was shot in a flat at Batters'ea. The murderer escaped over a garden wall. YOUTH KILLS HIS SISTER. •. ; London, July 18. Harold Eastbury, a youth, residing at Newcastle, killed his sister and attempted the life of his father. The latter is' recovering. The murderer was arrested. '. '-'■■. : .. , ■ KAISER AND THE TURF. Berlin, July 18. ■ The Kaiser, who has hitherto kept aloof from horse-racing, has become patron of the principal turf club in Berlin. TROUBLE IN THE PHILIPPINES.. New York, July 18. Moros at Walawan attempted to assassinate 'Mi , .-.3). C. Worcester, Secretary of the Interior for.the Philippines. Mi - . Worcester's bodyguard shot three of the natives. ' ' , OFFICERS DROWNED. '.■'•' Pehing'i" July 18. By the capsizing of a boat in the Mekong Rapids, below Luang Prabang, ■ in French lndo-China, General Po:Boylle, commander of the Third Brigade of the Army in French Indo-China, the chief j medical officer at Laos (hido-China), and three natives were-drowned." SEVERE FLOODS IN ASSAM. Caloutta, July 18: Floods made a breach of three miles in. the Assam railway,!and destroyed ten bridges.': " ■' - ■ ;. ..AMERICAN LINER REFLOATED. . '' . New York, July 18. : Tho' Pacific' Mail Steam' Ship Company's steamer Mongolia, which went ashore 'at Shemidzii, has been'rofloated. Sho has sustained no damage. BRISBANE GAS STRIKE. :/•;' Brisbane, July 19.' The employers of the , . Gas Company are discussing- tho question of a general strike unless all the.,men- are reinstated..' ■ . .-, ■■'■ "."■■' ,v. ■.' A GUNNER'S OFFENCE. Brisbane, July 19. ' At a Naval-.Court-martial a gunner was charged with having halted: a party in front of an hotel-while a memorial, service in connection with' tho late King's doath was proceeding, and with having entered the hotel and allowed the others to enter. Ho was sentenced. to ; forfeit two years' seniority. • ENTOMBED MINERS .RESCUED. Berlin, July 18. Atßochum, Westphalia, Prussia, two miners - who had been ■ entombed by a fall of rock were rescued, after 123 hours had elapsed. . ' . . MILLIONAIRE BANKER. ■ , London, July 18. The .estate of tho lato Baron Schroder, banker, has been sworn at two millions. There are a.number of bequests to charities. . ,