GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11, 17 May 1913, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.]

New York, May 15

A tornado struck the southern part of Omaha City,, unroofing houses. The people were unhurt but panicstricken and fled to the streets. A tornado in Seward township killed i and' injured fifty. The town is reported to be destroyed. Other neighbouring towns ■suffered heavily, including McCool and Tomalo, where four people were killed. The tail end of the tornado at Omaha caught a Union Pacific railway motor-car and hurled it for miles at top speed, partially wrecking it. , The passengers were injured. Large areas of crops' were devastated. Berlin, May 15. The new submarines are equipped' with a 2-9-inch anti-aeroplane gun, which is carried on a disappearing mounting. It takes twenty seconds to lower the gun if the submarine dives. The hydroplanes are being armed with anti-submarine guns.

3 Lqiw|pn, May 15. Commander Evans has received several wireless messages from Dr. Mawson via Australia, including one of condolence in Ids bereavement. Mawson states that the Antarctic committee’s operations have been fettered through the non-arrival of large Overseas contributions, add it wokM be a kindness if the beneficiaries would remit promptly. .Professors Griffiths, Thonuis, Raymond, Priestly, and Denham will shortly commence preparing the'’geological results Of Captain Scott’s expedition. It is expected tha. these with F. Wright, the Canadian scientist, will preparje a paper for the British Association next week.

The Geographical Society entertains Scott’s officers and scientists at a Treat reception in the Albert Hall, there will lie a lecture by Commander Evans. The Express states that in order to ibviate the use of military in suppressing strike riots, the .War Office 'ave issued rifles and bandoliers with, ball cartridge to a proportion of the ■ounty police, though the military ■ ill protect railways, dockyards, and public buildings. The- Union Castle Line report that he Kenilworth Castle, whicK it ■ was < 1 cared l hitd been wrecked,- is safe. Paris, May' 15- , During the debate on a bill imposing higher taxes on gambling profits* M. Jerry, a 1 deputy, produced a special ■ommisstdnV confidential 4 barging deputies and senators with icing connectednW-th a largq f casino . bear PiiriA of the In-

•'■ferior ;has' ordered an inqup-jy{' | \ Tangier®, May.jo, Unleyzin, thjs oated ElhibK,ja pretender, nery; SicUt ili; 105 ok Elliiba’s followers anil 15 of Ilnleyzin’s were killed. Beriimi, May 15. The manWlto rdfrT?i7^S T d r Major i Lewinski is an anarchist with ■ighty convictions against him. } York, May 15. Sei'foud tjfhdinifc .outrages 'urnkl in West Virginia aSd Banrisyi-1 Tania caused twelve deaths in a week. V dial cimipa'ny’s plant at Masontown, :> ennsylvahi;i, was wrecked,’ 1 r 3tolir being killed'; : ’The Eschart Coal Cpiplany’s premises wVcre destroyed,'’ the loss of property' being grCa’f. ;Ah attempt was made : to'-\vr6ck a passenger rain at Loakone,' Pennsylvania, but the dynamite was discovered in the nick of ti me. Lodofn, May 16. The George V., firing Idiom, guns, scored 39 hits out of 40 shots. The gunlayers’ tests were a record. ft is estimated that.,37,500 schools overseas, and 24,90Qje-in the United Kingdom, totalling 9,t)00,000 scholars, will celebrate- Empire Day. ■ p . % , Berlin, May 16. The newspapers refuse to believe that Lord Morley’s visit is unpolitical. ,> London, May 16. The Board of Trade has arranged with the London Chamber of Commerce for a three weeks’ exhibition of samples of foreign hardware and agricultural tools competing with British goods in New Zealand. .. The Morning Post is advocating the Dominions establishing farms-, for the preliminary training of youthful emigrants. ' * Mi- McCcll, said that it was just the thing for hoard school boys, but public school lads wore older and. had mostly some little means, and could better get experience in Australia. Mr Newton Moore was doubtful of 1 he suggestion, owing to the different conditions overseas. San Francisco, Mav 16.

The Tahiti’s heef and mutton has been landed'. This is‘expected to cause a break iu prices, which are higher than iu the ‘Eastern States.