British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 September 1913, Page 3

British and Foreign.

[EUXTKIC TKU'UJRAPII, COPYKIGHT.] | . [i'KII I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION.] \ ILK All TRENDING SCENES. ! , London, September 3. The ascent- at Wisgiel is the highest piece of railway line in England. The gradient is one in a.hundred. ' The scene of the accident is in the heart of the Ponnincs, and is surrounded with bleak hills. Only a few scattered cottages are in the vicinity, and but little water is available. Doctors and nurses were unobtainable until hours after the collision. The railway officials aroused those in the sleeping cars, and made the passengers alight. Many women were partially dressed. The passengers did not realise the seriousness of the affair until a voice in the darkness cried : "Men are wanted to help. No women wanted." Men running saw a desperate scene of destruction. The outbreak of lire completed the tragedy. , Neighbouring fanners and shepherds assisted the police to rescue those imprisoned until the flames heat them back. Many of the rescuers sobbed to see hands waving to attract attention. Eight passengers tugged an elderly man who was pinned at the waist until his clothes were pulled off, and the flesh was torn. As the flames crept up, the man kept crying, "For God's sake, pull me out." Every few moments the rescuers had to draw back from the scorching heat, and finally ; made a final dash and pulled' out ; .the man as the burning woodwork 1 released his waist. iii another a clergyman saw it was impossible to succour a mail pinned under the wreckage, and lie raised his hat and offered a prayer. Mrs Morrison, returning from a holiday with her children and mother, was badly injured. The baby in her arms was rescued. Her first words were: "Don't bother about 111 c: find the children." Three children are among the unidentified dead. No list is possible. In several eases the sex is unknown, and in other cases the only proof is the corset, bones found embedded in the charred remain^. Sir Arthur Douglas was travelling from Glasgow to Gloucester. The critical experience- which he underwent while pinned under the burning carriage was a terrible ordeal for a man of advanced years. He is now at the Carlisle infirmary,' whither six porters carlied him, suffering from severe burns to both feet, hands, back, neck, head and thigh. The lire was caused apparently by the illuminating gas, which escaped from the tanks beneath tht' carriages. It raises the problem whether electricity should 1 not be substituted, which was discussed iu connection with the 1910 disaster. (Received This Day, !).!"} a.m.) M rSTA KEN LENIENCY. ■ London. September 3. The prosecution of the Premier's assailants at Lossiemouth has been abandoned. THE STOLEN NECKLACE. Joseph Grizgard, Simmon Silverman, and Leisir Gumworth (Austrian diamond dealers), John ILockett, .jeweller, and -James Maearthy, aged eighty-two, were charged at Bow Street Police Court in connection with the pearl robbery, and were, remanded for a week. A detective deposed that he and others hail watched the prisoners 011 Monday, at the Museum Station, and had arrested Ilieni on Tuesday. A sum of £'230 in gold and Bank of England notes was found 011 Maearthy. The latter declared his innocence, and said he had just sold two houses, and added that a continental gentleman had given him French bank notes, which he had changed for English. On Lockett being searched there was found on him £330 in bank notes, and some jewellery and several pearls. Silverman had-a quantity of French notes and a pawn ticket for eighty pounds and a bunch of pearls. (Received This Day, 8.30 a.m.) THE COLLAPSED HOUSE. London, September 3. At Dublin, twenty-six people are still unaccounted for. In one house it is impossible to estimate how many lives were lost. There is little hope that any of the buried people remaiu alive, but the fire brigade is still working. ' Corps of doctors and nurses are in •attendance. The strikers are silent, being stunned with horror at the disaster. KING MANUEL'S WEDDING. Berlin, September 3. •. There is a large gathering of Royalties at Sigmaringen, including the Prince of Wales, for King" Manuel's wedding on Thursday, at Lisbon. Extraordinary secrecy is being maintained regarding the Portuguese Loyalists' wedding presents. The Carbonarios have threatened that King Manuel's present to his bride a diadem studded, with two th ousand diamonds and emeralds, which is being made at Lisbon shall never reach its destination, unless they maintain a constant watch on the shop where the gift is being manufactured. The jeweller has requested Government protection. I have just received from England a large" assortment of hot water bags of the very best quality, and am selling them at the lowest possible prices. Note the address: New shop, next to Bradley's stables. - "* F. C Remington, Chemist, Levin. After vaccination protect your arm by using one of the proper shields, "obtainable from C. S. Keedwell's Pharmacy. It may save you a lot of inconvenience.— Advt.

Kreiumerkothen, who attempted to blackmail Lord Rothschild, lias been sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment, with hard labour, and 'deportation at the end of his term. VICTIMS OF ACCIDENT. The search for victims in ilie collapsed • houses in Dublin was continued all night. Towards morning a fire broke out in the ruins. Sir Arthur Douglas, who was badly burnt in the railway accident., passed a fair night, but is still in a critical condition. The other victims of the collision are progressing. Nurse Fargil has been identified, through a charred umbrella handle and a watch. H.M.S. AUSTRALIA. Durban, September 3. The Natal branch of the Navy League presented the warship Australia with a silver rose bowl, as a reminder of Natal's great appreciation of the patriotic instincts of their Australian kinsmen. (Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) DRUGGED AND ROBBEI). Rome, September 3. A girl passenger gave Prince Ussofa a drugged drink, 011 the Vienna to Venice express. On waking the Prince missed his diamond ring, worth forty thousand roubles, besides his watch and chain. The girl escaped. RACIAL HATRED. New York, September 0. Because a Chinaman at Chicago married a white woman despite neighbours' warnings, neighbours attacked the Chinaman and beat and stabbed him fatally. _ They also attempted to kill his wife, who was found half dead. A white servant employed in the house escaped. UNIONISM. London, September 15. At the Trade Union Congress, Mr Harvey, the Miners Union delegate, moved, and the congress adopted, a motion emphasising the vital importance of the ballot which is proceeding under the Trades 'Union Act of 19.13, and strongly recommending ajl trade unionists to vote in favour of the unions undertaking political action. Mr Harvey described the Miners as pioneers of political activity, and said that money expended in that direction was the finest investment ever made. The statement was received with cheers.