British and Foreign.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 May 1914, Page 2

British and Foreign.

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[I'EH CRESS ASSOCIATION.! (Received This Day, 8.10 a.m.) SUFFRAGETTES AND BOMBS

London, May 5

The, Suffragettes placed a gunpowder bomb under the valve house of the Dewsbury reservoirs at Peuistone. The fuse just failed. If the bomb exploded the damage would have been tremendous, as it would have been impossible to stop the flow of water. THE UALMETTE TRAGEDY.

Paris, May f>: M. Calmctte's brother, after the former's death, found a pocketbook pierced by two shots. Inside the book were two telegrams which the brother gave to M. Poincare iu order that they should not be made public. M. Calmette had no letters such as Madame Caillaux. alleges. FIRE IN CHILI. Yalparaiso, May 5. A Hie in the Plaza Eehautren destroyed a block of houses covering two and ;i half acres. Forty persons were killed. (Received This Day, 8.55 a.m.) TO NETTLE THE HOME RULE QUESTION. London, May 5. The Night Hon. H. H. Asquith, in re pi y to Lord Robert (..ceil, said In- wits' taking steps which seemed most likely to conduce to a possible sct/k-'inent of the Home Rule question. TO PR MY EXT jn.ociumL^ Tlie Right Hon. H. li. Asquith's resolution to prevent the blocking ol business was unanimously agreed to. [The Eight Hon: ri. H. Ah(|uitb's motion propo-' in determining whether a/discission is out of order on of anticipation, the iy consider the matter We have a tine assortment of styles in Warner's Rust-proof Corsets, in order that wo may accurately and comfortably fit every woman who comes to our counters for a Corset. Horowhenua drapers.—Advt.

anticipated coming before the House within a reasoJfcible time.] COMMITTED. Penner has been committed for trial. He admitted the truth of the . charges, and said he did not wish to-make any excuse., He regretty';~cd the pain and loss to his creditors, and would do his utmost to help the trustee' to deal with the estate in their interests. COAL MINE DISASTER EECALLED. The-Homo Office has issued summonses against Edward Shaw, manager of the Senghenydd coal mine, for negligence 111 connection with the safety lamps, registration of temperature, failure to provide means of reversing the air current, and failure to prevent dust accumulating. (Sydney Sun.) S M ACKED WIFE FOR VOTING ALONE. h- York, April 25. Charged'■ ~V w . Jiving shot his ' wife, John Haogal, a i..?:*™. made an . ;>"■ when brought before the Court Aurora, Illinois. ' His story was that he wen* \oiuo and found that his wife gouc to the polls to cast her voter. They had previously arranged'-o go together, and he was ve;rv indignant when he 'ouni? t K'uat she had not kept ho-i . ord. When his wife returned lu >ie he slapped her face ani« she- felt so humiliated that she sjdot herself.

/' The fatal wound, liowever, as it was shown, was right at the hack of the head, and the husband was quite unable to explain the process by which his wife had shot herself.

Haegal is now held on a charge of murder.