BARONESS AND COACHMAN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1563, 5 October 1912, Page 5

BARONESS AND COACHMAN.

Paris, October! i. Baroness van Boron, the wealthy Dutch orphan who escaped from ■ n lunatic asylum at Brussels, and doped with her former coachman, lias arrived in the city. [The baroness's incarceration gave rise to' a violent press campaign in Belgium for the reform of the lunacy laws. She was alleged to be the victim of her relatives' greed.]

TIMBER YARD GUTTED. Adelaide, October 4. A fire gutted Messrs. Berry and Hodgson's timber yard, which covers nn acre of land. Heavy rain helped to, check the flames, but the damage is in the vicinity of XIOO.OOO. UTAH MINING STRIKE. Washington, October 4. The situation in connection with tho mining strike,at Bingham, Utah, is now quieter. MR, JOHN DILLON INJURED. London, October 3. Mr. John Dillon, Nationalist M'.P. for East Mayo, was thrown out of a dogcart at Swinaford, and badly injured about the head, being rendered unconsciuis. A specialist, has been called in. Mr. Dillon's condition is not serious. WESLEY-iN HEADQUARTERS. London, October S. The new Wealeyan headquarters nt Westminster were opened with great ceTemony. AN IMPROVED GUN. ■ London, October 3. Messrs. Vickcrs, Son, and Maxim have received large orders, including five from first-class Powers, for the how automatic tifte-ealibro gun, which fires for a longer time without over-heating than tho earlier types. '

OBITUARY. London, October 3. The. deat'i is announced of Mr. Henry Francis Eaton, formerly Under-Treasuro'r for Victoria. ROYALTY IN rEIUL. Rome, October 3. The King and puccn of Italy, while motoring at Pis.i, collided with a tramcar, and had a narrow escape.

SR GEORGE ItETD'S T01 T R. Washington, October 3.' Sir George l'cid. High Commissioner for Australia in London, has airived in a visit to Mr. Taft and Mr. 'iivce (British Amlnss.vlor). The Press Club Rove an enlhusiastie reception in his honour. Sir George lieid conliallv acknowledged Iho compliment. « RKrSMOOKAI'U ItECOHD. Sydney, October t. The Seismograph Observatory hero recorded a large, earthquake, probably a submarine one, on the morning of September ,10. )ts estimated coatro was 500 miles tram Sxdn«r».