GENEREL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 72, 21 March 1912, Page 7

GENEREL CABLES.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, March 19. After a four hours’ siege of a house at Castleford, Yorkshire, the police captured George Lurnb, who was wounded. A doctor Was attending his mother, and prior to his capture Lumb shot his mother dead. The Marchioness of Crewe, who underwent an operation for appendicitis, is progressing favourably. Tom Mann has been arrested. The nature of the charge has not transpired. Vickers, Son, and Maxim have successfully tested,,quick-firers for the portable aeroplanes. Mr Buxton has withdrawn lus support to the Conciliation Bill and hopes the suffrage will be granted when the are no longer in the ascendent. The personalty of Lord Wandsworth has been proved at £1,448,000, of which a million pounds is to found an orphanage. Berlin, March 19. Six deaths similar to the municipal shelter cases in January occurred at Gelsekkirchon. A balloon manner by ■ two officers (broke from its moorings and drifted, dragging a 1 steel rope. The latter touched a high tension wire which short-circuited and the balloon caught fire and fell in the town of Bischeim. The officers were badly injured. New Work, March 19. President Taft,: addressing the St. Pat lick’s Day gathering at Boston, praised the Irish adaptability in becoming American citizens. ! New York, March 19. Three convicts escaped from the penitentiary in Lincoln (Nebraska), killing three of the gaoi officials in making their escape. A posse pursued them and maintained a running fight' for several miles. They killed two,of the convicts and the third surrendered. Chihuahua, March 19. Two v hundred Federals surrendered near Raca. The rebel army is pushing towards Ojinaga. Rome, March 19.' Tho steamer North Briton, bound from Sunderland for Sulina, has foundered. Twenty were drowned and one saved.