AFFRAY ON A LINER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2264, 25 September 1914, Page 5

AFFRAY ON A LINER

FIFTY PASSENGERS KILLED. (Rec. September 24", 0.5 a.m.) Paris, September 23. The "Matin" publishes a Now York message stating that thero was an affray, the outcome of race rivalry, on board the German.steamer Bluecher, bound from Hamburg to Buenos Ayres. Three sailors and fifty passengers were killed. The Bluecher is a vessel of 12,334 tons, belonging to the Hamburg-Ame-rica Line. *

In the early stages of the war the attitude of the citizens of Vienna to Italy was warm in the extreme. "Patriotic enthusiasm is on tho increase," stated a telegram dispatched on the evening of July 27, to a London journal. "In Vienna, in Budapest, as well as in the provincial towns, enthusiastic demonstrations, particularly in favour of the army, continue Last night a great manifestation took placo before the Town Hall, where, and in the neighbourhood, somo 50,000 persons assembled. The Mayor appeared on tho balcony and made a speech, saying that a great time had come, and the people of the monarchy were worthy of those great men who, 100 years ago, vanquished Napoleon. The Austro-Hun-garian annv would bring now honouro to the old flags. Thanks to tho Triple Alliance, Central Europe would show" the enemios of peace that they cannot prescribe to the history, of. tho world what course it shall take. Tho Mayor closed with three oheers for tho Emperor Francis Joseph, the Emperor William, and the King of Italy. Interminable cheers followed these words. The orowd thou went to tho Gorman and Italian Embassies, whero they broke out into loud ovations for tho Ambassadors. In all public places tho utmost enthusiasm was shown for Austria's allies; everywhere bands had to play the. Austrian, German, and Italian national anthems." The subsequent intimation by Italy that it declined to take part in a war of aggression must havo come as a shook to the entlmsiastio .Viennese,