Second Edition. GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 43, 5 October 1911, Page 6

Second Edition. GENERAL CABLES.

oCOMMITTED FOR FRAUD. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) (Received 5, 8.55 a.in.) London, October 4. Carpenter, of the Charing Crocs Bank, has been committed on a charge of obtaining £SOO by means of a false prospectus two days before his bankruptcy. TIRED OF LIFE. Berlin, October 4. Helene von Dounigcs, the heroine of Meredith’s book, “The Tragic Comedians,” committed suicide at Munich by taking chloral hydrate after the death of her third husband, Baron Schewitch. (Received 5, 8.5 a.m.) London, October 4.' The Colonial Office is being reorganised owing to Sir C. P. Lucas’s resignation. His post is not to be filled. EIGHTEEN GIRLS DROWNED. Vienna, October 4. Eighteen girls were drowned in the River Aluta while bathing at midnight under an old-time belief that they would thus get husband’s before the end of the year. A strong current carried them away. RAILWAY MEN’S SOCIETY. (Received 5, 8.5 a.m.) London, October 4. A meeting of the' Amalgamated Railway Men’s Society at Carlisle resolved to favour tho nationalisation of tho railways, eight hours a day for railway men, and tho reform of tho labour exchanges in order that they shall not bo used against trade union interests. LATE LORD NORTHCOTE. (Received 5,10.2 U a.m.) London, October 4. Lord Northcotc was buried at TJp-ton-on-Tyne, and simultaneously a memorial service was held at St. Dunstan’s. Tho King, Duke.of Connaught, and the Commonwealth and States were represented. THE ILL-FATED PAPANUI. St. Helena, October 4. The Papanui has been scuttled and the whole of her cargo has been lost. A STEAMER BURNED. Batavia, October 4. The Dutch steamer Ixion was burnt near Engano. A boat containing twenty-five persons is missing.

TRAIN HELD UP.

(Received 5, 11.30 a.m.) New York, October. 4

A train on the Missouri-Ivan sa sTexas line was help up near Bartlesville, between Kansas City and Oklahoma, by four bandits, who covered tho engineer and firemen and compelled the brakesman to uncouple the express cars and shunt them on to the down line. The bandits looted these cars, containing thousands of dollars worth of jewellery and then escaped.

RELIGIOUS STRIFE IN RUSSIA

(Received 5, 11.10 a.m.) St. Petersburg, October 4

As an outcome of religious strife, there was two hours’ rioting at RoIcitmo, Poland, bet rrcon a tiro;.sand Catholics and those, antagonistic. Forty were injured, several of whom subsequently died.