THE WORLD'S NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1649, 16 January 1913, Page 5

THE WORLD'S NEWS.

' HOW AFRICA WON,

GREAT CROWD AT RUGBY MATCH. 1 London, January 5. ' Tho: . international ''Rugby match at 'Twickenham on Saturday, when South Africa feit'England by two penalty goals and one' try to one 1 try, was attended .by .the. largest cr<jwd that has ever witnessed a game under this 'code in England. There, wero o'ver.r 56,000 . people, present. The ground was dry;' and the Englishmen were beaten by thß weight and pace and goal-kicking .abilities . of,, their opponents. There were two outstanding incidents in- the match. One. was a brilliant piece of, dribbling work'by Poulton,! of England, who, starting; from his' own. twenty-flve yards line,, got into the South 'African twenty-five; When • about midfield G. Morkol, the South African crack, tried to' stop him by, means of a, flying ■tickle, liut Poulton swerved, Mid cleared the ' other, man "by' inches' only. "'•'When' Poulton was 45 yards, or so from the- goalline, with nobody between'him and the posts,. M'Hardy, South Africa's amateur champion sprinter, who was lo feet/in the' rear, - started,'after,', tnc. "Englishman, caught him up, collared liim, and saved the' situation. Later on M'Hardy, _ who stands six feet three inches high, picked lip Lowe,' the speedy Cambridge University player, took the ball from him.'and bolted for the line. ! One of the African?. Luzt,' was injured, and had to'be carried off soon after the start of the' second half. ; Dsspito this bad; luck the Africans maintained the mastery.

riiL CvCH STEAMER SINKS. London, January 5. ; The- sensational sinking of a steamer from which'the ■ passengers and ,crew. had Been rescued just in time, is reported from the ' Algerian seaport of Bona. The vessel was the French steamer Saint' Augiis-._ 'tin, • which', at the time of t'h'o. .disaster, was bound from Marseilles- to Algeria. According to a statement lodged by the passengers with the Commercial Tribunal in Bona, the Saint- Augu9tin left Marseilles on December 31. . On. the follow-' ing day the engineer; reported that tho ship had. sprung a leak. Although the pumps were set going, and kept hard at it, the water gradually gained, and by' 10 o'clock at night tho fires wero extinguished.' Tho captain had lifebelts served out to the passengers, and ordered- tho lifeboats, to 'lie got ready.' This;work, however, occupied four hours, owing, to the Tepairs which were found to be nccessarv to most of . tho boats before they could bo lowered. At 10.30 next, morning ■tho-steamer Tyra hove, in- sight,- and;the. . passengers, having -been : transhipped, thesinking.steanifir was'taken; .in", tow. : The, Tyra had ; not .gon? -very far when tho Saint'Augustin suddenly went; down;like' si-stone.' Tho captain says ; that the leakwas caused by the vessel's striking, scimo submerged wreckage. : ■ '

SHIPWRECKED:,TWO DAYS WITHOCT FOOD.. . , 'i : London, January 5.' ■The Messageries Maritiincs steamer Salazie left Suarez,/Madagascar, on Thursday morning, bound for Marseilles. .-She had-a number of,passengers on board;' and when sho weighed. anchor. tho weather, was' bright and tho sea beautifully calm! But tne barometer suddenly fell, and with very little warning a terrific cyclono swept down on the vessel. For fourteen hours she .was engulfed", by great seas,/six of her eight boats being swept from, the decks and davits. The .English passengers gathered in tho saloon, and sang .Nearer My God To Thee." Next morning tho ship was in such a bad way thather complement decided to leave her. They managed to get ashore on a lonely island in the Indian Ocean, and were for two days without food. Then flares lit by the passengers, wert seen . by /a -passing tramp steamer, and a rescue effected." SOCCER FOOTBALL. London, January 5. Another Tound of the English League Soccer football competition was concluded on Saturday.. There were enormous crowds at all grounds, and some brilliant ,and closely-contested games were .'witnessed.; Bolton Wanderers played, an excellent game, and easily outclassed the ■■ powerful Woolwich combination to the tune of' 5 goals to 1. The 'match between West' Bromwich Albion and Manchester United was brimfuh'of exciting- incidents. from start to' finish. Both sides were .' evenly matched, and a draw was a popular finish. The; principal .results were:—Sheffield Wednesday defeated. Middlesborough by 2 goals to nil. Bolto'n Wanderers defeated Woolwich Arwnal by 5 goals to 1. Aston: Villa defeated Manchester City by 2 goals to -1. West Bromwich Albion played a draw with Manchester City, each side scoring a goal. WONDERFUL HEALER. Ntw .York, January 4. Dr. Alexis Carroll announces the repair of a'brokon leg within four days and the healing of a cutaneous wound in ono day. Wonderful- results have been accomplished by the' application of a thyroid extract,and tho discovery is said to lie tho first scientific triumph ,of 1913. Tho process may becorno applicable not only to cases whera-tho.'tissues have been divided, but also tq larger, areas, where 'the: tissues have been ''absolutely destroyed ;by disease. Tho discovery .is .the result of speculation on 1 the■ manner in which the cells multiply, and nffcct the growth of the tissues, and Dr. Carroll argues that it ought , to bo possible to prom'oto by artificial means [ proliferation of the cclls, and coiiscauent

growth of the connective.tissue. . Experi-. nients upon live animals have succeeded far beyond expectations,, and if they.aro any ffuide they prove that a wound whica would heal under ordinary, normal conditions only. in 40 days .irill,' .under the thyroid system,'heal in one day.

. THAGEDY IN A' THEATRE. , , - London, January 5. There urns a. tragedy at one of the variety theatres ,to A7igan, Lancashire, last mglit. ; A juggler's: comic assistant was supposed to rush across/the staje, dnnkiiiff from a jug. At Saturday's . performance ho did not drink, but staggered, aud fell, ,'md tba audience, 'thinking it was neiv business, applauded the performer. But after tho api)lause.had died down he did not get up, and the juggler rusliod to his assistants side.' There wns no movement in the/body, but yet for a momont the' principal in the act did not think anything serious had occurred. Ho tried to make his assistant get up, aud th'3_n it dawned upon him that lie was trying to stir .a dead body., Tho curtain was ■ immediately. rung down.' Heart failure'was the causs of death.

DEATH IN A, SEWER. ' London, Jariupry 5. , A .number of'mon' were working in' oa' outfall- sewer in .Dublin yesterday morn-, in».'• It was: feared, that foul gas had'' collected in a section' of the tunnel,' and ono of the men went in and was overcome by the fumes. A second man went ■to the rescue of tho first, and the same fato befell .him, while a third and* a fourth who tried to got at their comrades wero also stricken senseless' by the gas. When, ultimately, .tho four bodic3 wero got to tho surface the : first man was'found to be dead, and the others, w'ere in a critical state. • '• PALZER NOT FIT. •' ''' Los Angeles, January 4. Tom, O'Rourke, tho veteran manager of j Al." Palzer, who was beaten by 'Luther M'.Carty this week,', admits that he sent his man'into the ring in'poor trim. His,, advice to his charge throughout the fight' was to box M'Carty, while Palzer pleaded, for permission to bore'in-and rough matters with .his superior, weight. • : WORLD'S AVIATORS.. . January 5. • Tho' total/' numbcr of aviators' : in thq world is reported to be 2490. Prarico has issued 1200 certificates to qualified airmen;. England 382, and Germany. 320. ■ EMPIRE RIFLE CUP.' Eondon, January 5. The National .Rifle Association Sas issued the conditions for the shooting for tho Empire Day, Challenge Cup. The contest 1 is ojjeni, to ono team, of 40 from any unit :.ol''the:service,, and theorizes aggre- ■ . ' i BIG MARATHON SWEEPSTAKE. " ' - London, January 5. •■/Negotiations are pr'ocecdiug'.for the hold-, ibg, in England,'of a'ls miles "Matathon" eyint,. whereiri. world's''.;'champions will compete, each contestant", contributing '.£loo.' towards' tho stake—the ■ winner . to take tho lot., . ; '

• 1 CONSCRIPTION : IN;.NORWAY. . ; ; London, January 5. The conscription'.system- in Norway is being- made'universal, with the object of developing a-national spirit. The reform is. hailed with general satisfaction.

PARIS GRAVEYARD OUTRAGED. ~ ..." . London, January G. . Kve nion' entered- the: graveyard at Levallois-Perret in 'Paris, and opened and wrecked 120 of the graves. . ' They did not steal anything,' and the only'clues aro fingermarks on the gravestones. - ■ '

UNIVERSAL; LANGUAGE. , London, January 5. " The Professors',■■ Classical Association,.at a meeting held in : London yesterday, adopted a resolution' urging that Latin should be made the universal language of the cultured world. ' ■

[The "abovo items, are taken .from, the Sydney "Sun's" special. cablo eorvice.]