CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 February 1916, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

J tsiiGCi'iuc IKLKUHAI'U • -coriitiutM.' • Ll'lilt I'jitSS ASSOCIATION, j Did ASTItOIi.S i'THE L\ CANADA. Ottawa, February i. l'ariianient buildings was destrovj.i by tire following ail explosion. ft 's believed to be of incendiary origin. Sin lives wore lost---- lour when m wall jidapsed. 'Two - women guests of I<e .Speaker were i-rapped 111 their apurlJuellts and Mjvoral members and the wife ol the .Speaker had 10 junip iron! the building. The House was in session and liieiuueis iwd difficulty 111 escaping. Several were buruedi #in-i others were cut by tailing glass. .1

member Was caught- in his room ami •.«!.. tiesli was burnt from both cheeks. iJe is suflering lioui shock and. .states liin the fire was of iiLccmliary origin ant. thinks chemicals were used.- The Montreal iii e.-lighting apparatus waa loaded oil a special train and brought to the scene and several members n .i >'ued and carried! out nearly suffoe-al ■ > i. 'Ihe military were called out and tliey placed a cordon of ruen round ,'e

■burning building Lo keep the crouu back. The library continued many . valuable trea.sui os which were endangere 1. Tiif lire started. in the reading room on t/lie loft galleries and in tiir-'o minutes the whole wing v, as filled wuh smoke. r J lie roof of the Lomnions foil in and the flames burnt. out'the. Senate Chamber ami the big tower. iSir Robert Borden aiinoimeed i'i Hie House w ill assemble to- now afternoon. ' 'J wo members made their escape rro,ii the second story .bv tying towels i igether. One hurt liis leg in falling. Only the skeleton of ihe building >

THE OTTAWA MR I-,. Senator Thomas (.Democrat) 11nin traduced into the Anuican .Senate . resolution denouncing ihe Ottawa hi. as an act of deliberatel.v-pl.ilined incendiarisin, and an unpordjiuable crim, against civilisation. Oi!V r Si m;.; . asked him j,i delay iiiiu million until an investigalion had been held. — m Bi>iwrfflifTaßcaMaw>ag>Bfca