GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 68, 20 November 1913, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

DUBLIN SLUMS:. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] London, November 18. .f A searching inquiry by the Local Government authorities iTitro ■ <sluin housing has opened in Dublin. The Lord Mayor gave evidence "that tramway fares Were'a Vital 1 -factor'in connection with dwellings in the suburbs'. The fares ought to be fixed at a halfpenny per mile. If ten thousand cottages were provided it would be possible to squeeze put the owners of the worst tenements. In the Mount Joy ward there were 2600 families each, living in one room and'lllS families ih two rooms each. ENGLISH M.P.'S. RETURN. A representative of the Colonial Office and others welcomed the Parliamentary party who have been visiting the Colonies at Waterloo Station. Lord Emmott, in an interview, dwelt on the intense pleasure evinced in the Dominions at the visit and the manifest prosperity of all the Dominions. The conditions in Australia were very favorable. He was greatly, impressed { by Australia's climate and scenery. Mr Lough said he was struck by the extraordinary prosperity of the Dominions and the high state of development. They could, in many things, , give the Motherland a start, particularly in agriculture, which was conducted on a more scientific basis. PARI-MUTUEL BETTING. Loudon, November 18. Some excitement was caused at Warwick by those resenting pari-mut-uel betting outside the racecourse, seizing and burning the whole paraphernalia. COMPULSORY TRAINING. The Commonwealth has circulated a pamphlet describing the experiences of compulsory training, also the latest amendments suggested by experience. PROGRESS OF WIRELESS. i Marconi denies that he conversed across the Atlantic, but admits that he succeeded in transmitting vocal sounds long distances. i THE DUBLIN STRIKE. The Parliamentary committee of the I Trade Union Congress is discussing j the situation in Dublin. Larkin is 1 present. CHARGE OF THEFT. London, November 18. Davies, the Dartmoor Shepherd, ! was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment for stealing. DARING DIAMOND ROBBERY. Brussels, November IS. Two men broke into Klippners' diamond-cutting establishment at AntI werp, bound a sleeping watchman, | and stole diamonds worth £12,000. I'he ' watchman was arrested. THE DOMINIONS. London, November 1!). Lord Emmott, speaking lor his party, said that the people of the Dominions

have a strong feeling, whether justified or not, that the pcoplo at Home are ignorant about them, confuse one Dominion with another, and do not understand their problems, which, of course, arc different in every Dominion. ''They are," he said, "only too delighted to talk to us about their affairs."*' TUB.EReUJ.OUS MEAT. London, November 19. Meat shipment's from the Argentine are being zealously inspected for tuberculosis. The Australian trade is advised to avoid shipping such carcases at all hazards. THE RHODES SCHOLARS. London, November 19. The Oxford University Athletic Committee, owing to the Rhodes scholars' victories in the freshmen's sports, has resolved that residence ir another university shall disqualify a competitor from competing in th freshmen's sports. Competitors abov 2-1 years of age will not be allowed t compete in university sports. Th average age of the Rhodes scholar entering Oxford is 22. The resoh tion will become effective in October 1 1914. I THE CHOLET TRAGEDY. Paris, November 19. The Government expert's analyse I shows that the cream responsible fo' the Cholet tragedy was infected by flies from a stable near which it was stored overnight.

THE YELLOW PERIL.

Washington, November 19

The American Federation, sitting at Seattle, Washington State, passed a resolution demanding the total exclusion of Asiatics; also a literatim test before Caucasians are admitted and the rigid enforcement of the im migration law was demanded, in older to prevent the standard of li'vin: being lowered. Aji influx of immigra tion is anticipated when the Canal i opened. A MIME EXPLOSION. Washington, November 19.

An explosion at Acton, Alabama entombed 30 miners in No; 2 mine o the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company Six dead have been recovered. Thre escaped.