TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 October 1912, Page 3

TO-DAY'S NEWS OF THE WORLD

♦ [BY ELBCTMC TELKGRAI'H-COPrfilGUT] [PER PRKBS ABBOCIATHJS.J HOSTILITIES IN THE NEAR EAST. BULGARIA EOR WAIL SOEIA, October 18. Bulgaria has declared war. UNVERIFIED RUMOUR. HIUTAIX WANTS CRETE. PARTS. October 18. Tlio Tenuis , Vienna correspondent forwards :ui unverified rumour 111aL the .British Ahbassador is reported to have recently informed j\ii Austrian official. ""We want Crete/' THK DARDANELLES. ST. PRTKH-SHURG, October 18. The .Government liiis made energetic representations to tin , Porto, and is also negotiating with the Powers 1o secure free passage through tlio .Dardanelles liy neutrals. This Day, 9 30 a.m.) BREWERS' EXHIBITION. LONDON, October JS. Tlie Brewers' Exhibition opens tomorrow. OIL REPLACES COAL. LONDON, October '8. The Admiralty has ordered from Vickors. Maxim and Co.. marine oil engines which are to be fitted to a vessel Ilil) feet long witli 'oil tanks t<) carry eight thousand tons of oil to warsliips wlien at son. THE RELIGIOUS' STIUKERS. LONDON. October IS. The Daily News (Liberal) and the I'ov. Dr Clifford (Nonconformist) are organising ii 101 M "'Pas ive Resistance'' campaign throughout the country on the Education question. Australian Cables. [n\ ELEfTIUC TKLECHArn-COPriMGHT] [I'KIl I'RKSS ASSOCIATION.] (Received Th'is Day, 11.15 a.m.) NouTif irorxr γ-yicu- disASTICH. nOBART, This iVay. .Urs .McCarthy (who was ropoi'ted yesterday to have died of lirid' over the death of her liusband in the mine) is alive.

Mr Mahonoy. President of the Miners' Union, interviewed regarding the conflict of opinion about tin , number of entombed Dion .soys that ho was present when the acoo'.Vrtf a uncalled the v<ill. The accountant had the morning time sheet up which showed that there wvro one hundred and tirii miners below. Fifty four were rescued. Therefore forty eight M-oro' below. Tf that' sheet were correct, tho only reason he could give fur tlif> company marking forty two was ilurfc during tlie excitement men did not tally correctly. Some of the riH'ii liiul since left, and the tally, therefore, could not he cheeked.'