THE WORLD'S NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 169, 8 July 1908, Page 4

THE WORLD'S NEWS

STREETS FLOW WITH WINE. Lisbon, May 18. licmarkable scenes were witnessed at Faro yesterday, when the streets run with wine and'a large proportion of the population was intoxicated.

Fire brake out in the extensive wine stores of the Vinicola Company, and in order to avoid an explosion in the centre of the city, which would have caused great damage and probably killed many persons, hundreds of casks of wine were emptied into the streets. '.the populace abandoned the lire and drunk copiously. .Many persons brought buttles, buckets, and even kettles, which ihev Idled with wine.

[Several hundred people were overcome bv the strong fumes and were removed 'by the police, while many others became so drunk that they lay about on the pavements.

PKKI-'KKKLT) UAXCINO TO PRISON. Paris, .May V.I. _\ week ago a mall named Cyriac was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment lor the burglarv of a church. When sentence' was pronounced L'yriae pleaded for mcrcv on the ground that he had led a steadv life of crime lev fortv veal's, and that he had made up his iuii'id to finish Ids life ill honesty. List, night Cyriac hanged himself in his cell

IIICAVY DAMACKS FOP, A WIDOW. Paris, .May 17. The widow of a business man named Duval, who was acehlcntly killed on Ins way to do his military service last year, has obtained extraordinary heavy damages against the Northern liailway Co., on whose line her husband met his death. (She has been awarded .Clllluu in cash, a pension for life of .CV2" a year, .CBOO for each of her three children, ami a further ncusion of .Coa a year from the War Ollice, which the railway compauy will have io pay.

MILLIONAIRE'S LUCK. / New York, May 17

y\v. John W. (bites, the millionairi financier ami sportsman, further jnsli tied his nickname of "Lucky" Hates b) winning a large amount on a IUU Io I chance lit. the Belmont Park races. Mr dates backed Mr. August lielmoni's Fieldinouse for the Fashion [Slakes at these long odds, and when the tact became known Mr. Hates' friends olTevei him their condolences. Fichliuouse bolted, fell on the way to the post, and then won easily.

iMILLIONARE .SHOT ISY HIS SOX

DOUBLE TIiAdEDY CAUSE)) BY

ROMANCE. New York, May r

A sensational nr.inled and suicide look place in the 'financial section ot New York this morning, when Mr. (icorgo K. Sterry, a mitlli-millionariv was .shot and inslaiilfy killed by Ins sun, (Icorgo, aged forty, who then . illed himself.

Mr. SLorry, sunr.. was tin- head of mn' .„ 'lie largest dray cslnhlislmiouts ami licmists' supply houses in N''>v York, as well a-, ;i proinbifiiL iiii'inli'. , v of the rrcSliyU-riiui Church and thedirector of many religious organic lions and wining and manufacturing

enterprises. His wife died in 1804, and a few immtihs ago Mr Sloiry sen. announced his intention of marrying Miss lle- ■ liiWii lilac-kip, a pretty schoolmistress, aged thirl y. The other members of the Stony fninilT strenuously opposed ' the match, and 'ill- Oourge Slcrry jun. brooded liver, the afl'air until he presumably became insane.

This morning he entered his lather's ollice in Kile." street, and found iliim exnimining the morning reports from the Stock Exchange. Without warning lie shothis father in the liead and then Mew out his own lira ins. Hot h died instantly.

HKiir I'OKICII PLAY IX A M^K. Xew York, May IK. KxlraOrihnnrv stories are current Regarding the' failure of the Allegheny Xalioual Hank of Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, which suspended «iyineiit 'this morning. Mr -lames Montgomery, the cashier.

is in goal, charged with defalcations which aggregate JC2OD.UUU. The directors' room at the bank is said to have been tile scene of prolonged poiu-r games for very high stakes. Ah' Montgomery is accused of supplying funds to prominent politicians, aim sensational charges, are made regarding the 'festivities 'i which took place on the bank premis-

Tile Comptroller of the Currency took charge of the wink to-day, and will Terminate its existence. I lie loss lo depositor,- is variously estimated at from £2110.1)00 to .O-IUfl.llOl).

.Mr Alontgoinery's friends declare that 'lie is insane, and ••nioiiey-mail-.llcss,'' will be pleaded t'«r tile defence, lie is now in a. slate of collapse in the prison inlirinary nt PiltsMirg. Veslerday lie insisted on attending the services in the prison chapel and when the chaplain asked if any of those present desired special prayers, lie was the lirsl to n*c.

I sail had been secured for Air -Montgomery several (lays ago, but, liiasniuoli as further examinations of Hie bank books shows that the shortage is much greater than was .first believed, bis friends decline to furnish further bail.

r'lEliCK FIGHT WITH A IU.'UGI.AK. London, .May IS. A desperate light between an alleged burglar and a houswiujlder and his wife took place at Slumlord Hill on Saturday nighl. As a result the iioiischo'ldcr, Mr .lames .Sherman, and his wife are suffering from serious injuries, while the ain'ged burglar, a young engineer named Henry While, who gave an address in Mayfioldroad, Dalston, is in custody tin a charge oi burulary and attempted murder, Tim scene of the light was a house ill IJarenth road, ;i quiet residential thoroughfare oil' Clapton Common. At nine o'clock on Saturday night tJie house was left unattended. Mr and Airs Sherman returned at ten o'clock, and were, surprised to lint! the front door unlatched and partly open. On entering they found the place in confusion, ilr Sherman went up.-.lairs and on the landing he discovered) White. He endeavoured to detain him. The man was armed with a jsvmmyi, ili'cwever, anil with this he si ruck Mr Sherman down with a terrific blow on the head. .Mrs Sherman rushed to iter husband's assistance, putting up her lefl Ir-and, 'which the mini at once dasiiei witli a blow from the jemmy. Mr Sherman was not a Huge titer ills aided by the hist blow, and continuei the struggle. White continued to usi the jemmy freely, and Mr .Sherman'! iiead was badly cut in several place's.

Ultimately the assailant Jetl husband and wile senseless, and made for the street.

The screams and cries for help had, however, attracted the attention ol passers-by, and when the man left lie ..was followed. After a chase of about n (purler of a mile he became ex-

hausted, and took refuge in a garden

Here a number of private individual:-: kept guard, but. no our ventured tii enter the garden until Frederick Mingatc, a coachman, came up. and volunteered to get the man out of flic garden.

He had son,,, difficult v in finding l»«>, but when he diil tlve'nian attached him furiously. „nd struck him across the face, with 11 •- - jcniinv. Winauic, •however, ludil i,n ami dragged ihu'nurti out liilo the middle of the road, where lie fought like a wihl beast for lii.ertv. When the police arrived he was underneath bill I a dozen men, who wore

■Mrs Sherman's .hum! was Imillv hurl. »nd her wedding ring was bent and klHivilli into the Mesh. It had to he sawn off. Wiiigatc was also badlv hurt.

Mr. If. A. McFurlaue, tobacconist, Maryborough, vie., wiles: - "My bov had been troubled with bronchitis lor some time, and though I had expert opinion and their prescriptions lie still seemed to be getting worse. I was really at ram that he was developing consumption. At length j concluded to give Chamberlain's Cough lieiucdy a trial, and can truthfully say the result was wonderful. From the very first he commenced 1 to pick- up. and is to-dav (pule healthy. At tlio least symptom of an attack I now give him a few doses, and it always checks the complaint at once. Have also given Chamberlain's Cough Kemody to my other children when attacked with croup, with the ■«m»i. ;;ooil results.' For sale uy all chemists and storekeepers. io The result of the football match Britons v. New Zeiilanders, came as a surprise to most of us, juul it will be all tliemorc interesting to watch our match against them in New Plymouth on 15th duly. You'll go to see the match, of course; but whatever you do. don't neglect yourself in (lie matter oif top coats. Better get one at once and get the use of it right through the winter. When you speak of tup coats vim naturally think of "The l'reslwell" overcoat, and we can assure you that it's the best fitting overcoat you can get. It's stylishly made, well-cut. and "it's sold at, a moderate price—-I:2s lid to Bss. Oilier makes in slock from 22s (id at The Kash, that well-known store in Devon street, New Plymouth.—Advt.