Second Edition GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 72, 2 April 1913, Page 6

Second Edition GENERAL CABLES.

I V | ! f.R I ' THE AMERICAN FLOODS. r-- ■ ■■ , ' jV[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] . t Dayton, April 1, L ,. OryilJe Wright, with members*of his Jaijyly, ,was cut off by the flood, and fled,. to higher ground, narrowly escaping. looters are awaiting trial by court-martial. The situation is now normal., v , .-.Qairo, in ,Illinois,, is threatened by the flood, and soldiers have been despatched to strengthen the levees.

' FIRE'ON THE S.S.‘ ATILLA. (Received 10.15 a.m.) ,j . Rome, April 1. The Atilla from Sydney arrived at Bari with the cargo in No. 1 Jiold damaged by fire and water. POLICEMAN’S MURDER AND SUICIDE. (Received 9.45 a.m.) ; London, April 1. ' A policeman at midnight shot Sergt. Crouch on a 'lonely footbridge over the river Avon, and then committed suicide. ' It is believed that the policeman had recently been reprimanded. A FREE BREAKFAST TABLE. • , ' .-.I The Parliamentary Committee of the ‘ Cd-.operatiye Unions, representing ten millions, renewed a petition to the Government to abolish the sugar tax. : They point out that despite the Liberal parity’s policy of a free breakfast . table, , there are still heavy duties on many articles of food.

,/} i*.to ■»=/»• i: >-.• ,v ; •* r 5 : *ov, > • ' ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY. , .Three w,en named Hans., (porter), ' (jailor), and, , Ferdinand ;; ~ Stejpqi; (joiyeller), have been arrested jm. ,in Oxford,, street, and remanded on a charge of stealing £50,000 worth of jewellery belonging to M., ‘Minister to • , France, .at Neuilly, in April, 1912., - detectiye alleged that the porter, , stole the jewellery from the original , e .•*«•... .. .. i. • ij., largej, Quantity of. jewellery was ,t ,|pund ini the porter’s house.

, I- .• >. -Ur ■ . ! nb.mE.TARIFF question in the ,<f .*•»>' ■ ! STATES'. H J> Si: •, .)ft .1) ..I ): ..ill . ~,ft u f (Received 1.10 p.m.) v Washington, April 1Ba^e^, , , , delays .settling, -the ,’..V ( ,ta^ff ? a in}l|i^, men. will be thrown ' t|e .country. Importau .tfpns arp.qt, present delayed awaiting . ~M . tariffi,. .., dilatory.,'. m.% whole, business system will be demoralised. , ■ t