THE WORLD'S NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1613, 3 December 1912, Page 6

THE WORLD'S NEWS.

SOME RECENT CABLEGRAMS. Tho following items have appeared in (ho Sydney "Sun's" special cablo service: A TALD OF THE SEA. Victoria, (8.C.), November 23. Eight sailors nro in hospital recovering from tho effects-of ten days' fighting for lifo on a sinking derelict. Tho men wcro tho crew of tho schooner E. K. Wood, which Iln.ll sailed on November B from Port Townsond for San Francisco with a enrjjo of timber. Soon after leaving port the vessel struck a 00-milo gale, but weathered it with loss of- somo top lmmpor. Next day tho unlucky vessel ran into another gale, which lasted for four days. She sprang a leak, and tho pumps could not keep down tho inflow of wator. Tho dcck-lond was cut away, but soon afterwards the mainmast and mizzon crashed over the side. TIIO schooner was then drifting straight for tho rocks of Capo Cook, and although tho crow mado a gallant effort to make sail on tho foremast to beat off land tho attempt was fruitless, and they gavo up hope. llolp oame at tho last moment, A Canadian fishery cruiser sighted tho derelict, mid bore down upon it. Tho 6ca had moderated, but tho waves wcro still running high, and it was only nfter many exciting attempts'that a tow-lino could .bo passed on board. Tho men of the schooner were drawn in slings along this rope to the deck of tho cruiser. Tho cruiser towed tho schooner away from the rocks into open water, but the waves wer.o not to be robbed of their prey. A third storm sprang up before a port was reached, .nml the tow-lino snnppwi, and the E. IC. Wood was cast, n mass of splinters, on to tho West Barrier Reef,

WIFE THRASHES HUSBAND. San l : rancisco, November 21). Mrs. Masters, of Mcrii'ord, Oregon, believes in tbo e\prossion "sparo tho rod and spoil tho husband." Mr. . Alex. Masters is now recovering from shock and injury consequent on tho vigorous treatment he has had at the hands of Ms wife. Several ladies hud secret, and not altogether hopeless, admirations for Mr. Masters, and they used to writo him affectionate letters. Mrs. Masters happened to find one of these lotters, and saw at once that it was 0 case for the rod. Unfortunately for Mr. Masters ho was asleep in his armchair, 60, without disturbing him, Mrs. Masters brought in a clothes-line, and tied him very securely by. v the legs and arms. Then sho cut a two'-fopt length out of tho garden-hose, and,proceeded to spoil the beauty which, other ladies found so charming. The vigorous Mrs. Masters hammered ■ her husband on the face and body till he was nearly unconscious, and she wes exhausted. Then she dragged him on to tho sidewalk, where he was rescued by a puzzled policeman, who took bim to the police station for repairs. EXCITING AERIAL EXPERIENCE. London, November 'si. Two men left Battersea Park, Southeast London, in a balloon, intending to alight on the English coast. Their experiences proved to be exciting. They rose to a height of 3000 ft., and, travelling swiftly with the wind, suddenly heard what they took to be the beating of the surf. It was night-time, and in dead silence they descended, only to find themselves in. the midst of a thick fog accompanied by rain. The envelope of their balloon was soaked, and the balloon sank quickly until the men found that they were about 50 yards above the waves. They shouted for two hours, and passed close over several steamers, but nobody heard their cries. They had only thr.ee matches between •them. The first went out, the second broke, but the third burned for a few seconds, and some fishermen noticed the flare and rowed a boat to their rescue. As a last resource one of the occupants of the balloon decided to jump out, and thus give the other a chance. Bt th rere saved. .' . BRITAIN'S MIGHT.London, November 26. That the-European position'is in the nature of a crisis is shown by a leading article in the "Times", to-day. The article says:—"Firmly as we trust that peace will l>o maintained, the moment has come in European affairs when, every nation with interests and friendships to preserve must look to its resources and strive- to appraise their worth. Is British power still adequate to hold its great position , ' and guard, its heritage? We believe that it is. We are ready, in our own eyes, to meet tho emergencies of, the moment in any form that they may 'take. And we know that as a people we do not stand alone. The action of the overseas dominions in the Scuth African war was a signal to tho world that 4n any great emergency our self-governing Empire is one. Every great dominion is undertaking the creation of a fresh centre of. naval power. Their growing strength is our strength, as outs has always been theirs. As a material factor that movement already means much. As a moral factor its value is inestimable." CHINA'S WARLIKE MOVEMENTS, Hong-Kong, November 22. The Mongolian war agitation is becoming very strong in the south. A meeting held in Canton yesterday at which 10,000 people were present unanimously favoured immediate action being taken agaiMt Russia, all the speakers demanding ,that the measures should be of a vigorous character. Merchants and others aro providing the necessary war funds. Outbreaks in the Kwang-tung and Yunnnn provinces are expected to occur within tho next three wceke. London, November 22, The Peking correspondent of tho "Daily Telegraph" confirms the report that a Chinese expedition has begun its advance on Mongolia, and states that three columns are converging towards Urga, where a large number of troops are already massed. UNDER-PAID AND UNDER-FEtf. London, November 25. Several columns of tho current number of the "Prison Officers' Magazine" are filled with letters from warders, who aro j bitterly complaining of tho conditions ' under which they aro compelled to live. They point out that they have no better 1 rations that those with which the con- ' victs are served, and declare that, they should fare a great deal bettor if they changed their uniforms for tho gurb worn by the criminals in their charge. Many of the letters toll pathetic tales of tho daily struggles with poverty endured by the wives of the under-paid and underfed warders, and the statoment is made that during the last year there has been an alarming number of resignations' as a result of the conditions now prevailing in the service; ESCAPE FROM DEATH. London, November 25. An extraordinary railway accident, which might have caused the death of many persons, but which resulted only in the smashing up of an engine tender, occurred at Ditton Junction, near Liverpool, yesterday. An nxlo of the tender snapped, ' the wheels jumped from " the metals, and tho car toppled.over iin embankment. The engine, however, kept the rails, and the coupling between the tender and the carriage-bohind.it broke. Had the coupling not broken the carriage would have been dragged over tho embankment after the tender. There were 100 persons in the carriage, many of whom were severely shaken, and suffered from shock, but none were actually injured. SUFFRAGE TROUBLE IN HUNGARY. London, November 26. Riotous scenes occurred at a meeting of tho Universal Suffrage Union in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday, November 23. As all the'speakers continued to be howled down, the police interfered, and declared tho meeting closed. Tho people, however, refused to leave the hall, and whon the police sot about expelling them forcibly, a desperate hand-to-hand conflict ensued. At tho height of the disturbanoe one of the rioters fired a revolver and wbunded a constable. Drawing their swords, the police then charged the mob desperately, and. soon had tho building cleared. Eleven policemen and thirteen demonstrators are now in hospital, nil more or less seriously injured. Eighty-six of the rioters were arrested.