GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 48, 28 October 1913, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

; HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS NEW WIRELESS EXPLOSIVE. ] [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] London, October 27. t-1 -U wireless system, resembling that °F Signor I livis F. Kays, has been . tested at the Solent. A mine was j. j fastened to the cruiser Terpsichore 1 several feet below the waterline, and ' I successfully exploded at a distance of eight miles. The hull was badly dame aged. v GALLANT SEA SCOUTS'. 1 London, October 27. £ The wrecked ketch carried a capr tain, two seamen, and thirteen sea scouts. The latter were in their berths n "hen the steamer Hogarth collided, practically cutting the ketch in halves. e Siie sank in a few minutes. The lads I obeyed orders with the utmost cool- , j ness. Several seized ropes thrown „ j from the Hogarth; and others were 1 rescued bv a boat. t| ROBBERY OR MURDER. i- i St. Petersburg, October 27. Sin gayevsky denied that he ever saw \ ushinsky. He also denied confessing to his murder. Pudzinsky denied all knowledge of Vera. Both stated that they voluntarily confessed to the robbery committed on the night of \ ushinsky’s disappearance, lest they should be accused of bis murder. They were silent when counsel for the defence asked iiow the former precluded ' the latter. THE WATERLOO ACCIDENT. v 1 London, October 26. The Waterloo accident was apparent- ' ly due to a misunderstanding between signalmen. 2 BIDDING FOR A BATTLESHIP. a i London, October 26. s Four years ago, when relations were 1 somewhat strained between the Argen- _} tine and Brazil, it was decided to v strengthen the navies. The Argentine’s 1I . ° - I commitments with an American firm s i involved £4,500,000. Brazil ordered t ’ ■; : ! three Dreadnoughts, the last of which, e 'the Bio de Janeiro, was recently ' launched in England. Hearing that k the Argentine had refused to take deliver] of her ships Brazil, which is 1 temporarily embarrassed financially, is now trying to sell the Rio de Janeiro. * I Turkey nibbled, whereupon Greece | made a bid. Russia is now trying to I outbid both. s■- - - • THE P. AND 0. STRIKE. i London, October 27. The Peninsular and Oriental Companv deny receiving representations 1. * . i from ■ their officers since last spring, when an improved scale of pay was adopted. ’ LIVERPOOL RAILWAY DISASTER. ‘ j The jury which sat in the inquest | on the victims of the Liverpool train disaster recommended the appointment of a qualified assistant in the signal-box, also that means of warning engine-drivers that they are approaching signals'be devised. ENGINEER’S SUICIDE. After quarrelling with and wounding his married sister at Edinburgh, - with a revolver, Ross, a civil engineer, -I who had recently returned from the • Far East, committed suicide in harikari fashion. He opened a penknife, placed the handle on the table, and fell on it. The blade wounded him near the heart, and he died in a few minutes. ADVERTISING AUSTRALIA. Times—Sydney Sun Special Cables. j London, October 27. j The English schools are gradually I being supplied with enlarged photographic views of Australia. The last order was for 12,500 to be shipped be- , fore the end of the year. i REVISED MARRIAGE SERVICE. London, October 25. A suffragette and a member of the Spiritual League were married at Bishopsgate. All references to ol>edience were omitted for the first time. TWO FAMOUS BULL-FIGHTERS. (Received S a.m.) Madrid, October 27. Bombita and Macbaquito, two famous bull-fighters, gave a farewell performance. which evoked tremendous enthusiasm. They were carried shoulder high in the ring and in the streets. Bombita has had eighteen years in the bull ring. During that time he amassed a fortune of £IOO,OOO, and received thirty wounds. Machaqnito’s retirement is due to his coming marriage with an English woman, who strongly disapproves of bull-fighting.