Beyond The Dominion

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 188, 6 September 1909, Page 3

Beyond The Dominion

IiKAYE NUNS. New York, September 1. in all ten children were Lurned to death in the fire atSt.Malachi's Home, Long Island,while six hundred escaped The nuns literally dragged two hundred children out of the burning building. Sister Concept carried 56 babies from a smoke filled nursery. two in each arm from their cofcs to the staircase, where four elder girls carried them out into the yard. RUSSIAN FIRE. St. Petersburg, September 1. A fire at Krivorirum, in the Kherson district, Russia, destroyed 450 buildings, rendering 5000 people horn-Jess and foodless. The damage to property is estimated at a million roubles. FLOODS IN MEXICO. Mexico, Septetmber 1. Further details of the disaster in Northern Mexico caused by the flooding of the San Juan river, show that, in addition to the fourteen hundred lives already reported lost, over 200 have been drowned at Monterey and in the Santa Catrina Valley. The loss of property is estimated at six millions sterling. A NARROW ESCAPE. Vancouver, Sepetmber 1. Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada, while out alone in the woods at Jervis Inlet, British Columbia, lost his way at nightfall, and was bushed for five hours. He narrowly escaped falling over a precipice in the dark. Eventually a search party rescued him. QUEENSLAND'S GOVERNOR. London, September 1. Sir William MacGregor, Governordesignate of Queensland, who recently underwent an operation, is progressing favourably, but it will be some months before be will be able to sail for Queensland. NAVAL SECRETS. London, September 1. The Government has appointed special detective inspectors at the Portsmouth, Chatham, and Devonport dockyards, with a view to safeguarding naval secrets. THE MISSING WARATAH. Melbourne, Sepember 2. The Federal Government has decided to dispatch a steamer to search for the Waratah. A cable has been sent to the Cape Government inquiring if a suitable vessel, capable of making a long search, is available there. The Lund steamer Geelong, which arrived at Adelaide from the Cape, and the Ara\vß, both kept a sharp look out for the Waratah, but saw no trace. A GRAVE ALLEGATION. London, September 1. The Toronto correspondent of the "Times," writing on August 23, states that the Ottawa "Journal," one of the most sober and responsible newspapers, alleges that through the pressure of corporate influence and the speculative dealing in cable stocks by persons close to the Administration, Ministers have determined to ignore the projected conference in London, and to refuse their support to the movement for a system of public cables around the Empire. The correspondent remarks: "This, of course, if it be true, must prove a fatal blow to the whole great project. There is reason to think that the Government has no natural sympathy in aid of the movement to establish public cables in competition with private systems. It over-ruled the policy of purchase originated by Sir William Mulock, ex-Postmaster-General of Canada." "Sir Wilfred Laurier," he adds, " is at best a passive Imperialist, who believes that the only safe bond of Empire is sentiment, and distrusts all schemes for organic uiity. He probably believes that with naval defence on the anvil, Imperial cables can wait." STEAMER DISABLED. London, September 1. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Rakaia, tor:?, bound from London to Auculaiid, has been spoken in latitude EMM south ana longitude 10.2 east, about -I'sO miles north-east of St. IE E-ua, having signalled "not uiiii' r con.nianci. " LLOYD GEORGIA AMENDMENT. Mr Lloyd George's ./j'arter bottle whisky am<-r.d:.'.( ni has E-en withdrawn. Its iutrouuetie u v. as cue to some misunderstannine;. Mr Lloyd Ge-r- ;.ro: es< s that the present minima::, <u a quart u'-ttu.- in England and \Yal> s s..eu.u remain, and as regards Scotia:, i and Ire-la:.'.:, instead of the j,r(.-:-:■ ■:.'■- ai..:■■;:<-■ of restrictions the ir. in in, urn be one fourth of a quart.