GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 45, 15 August 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

ITALIAN CRUISER STRIKES A ROCK. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Received 15, 12.30 a.m. Rome, August 14. The cruiser Sagiorgio struck a rock at the Posilippo, ana /emains fast. MORE CAMORRA COMEDY. A PRISONER'S CONTEMPT. [Australian Cable Service.] Rome, August 7. While mailing a speech in his own defence to-day, Salvatore de Lucia, one of the Camorrist prisoners, declared that his arrest, by Capizutti, a carabineer, was, due to his refusal to buy a new dress for the ratter's wife.

Captain Fabroni, a carabineer officer, declared that De Lucia was a supporter of the Camorrists.

"How do you know?" demanded the prisoner.

"I know it from the Camorrists them selves," answered the witness.

"You're a Oamorrist yourself!" sharp ly retorted De Lucia.

The Public Prosecutor thereupon demanded that the prisoner should be dealt with for contempt, and the Court having deliberated, De Lucia was ordered to be imprisoned for two months.

WAR AGAINST TRUSTS. THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN. Boston, August 7. War has been declared against the United States Shoe Manufacturing Company, a huge monopoly, which reputedly controls all but 10 out of the 1400 shoe manufacturers in the country. The contracts to manufacturers provide that the latter .shall use only the machines belonging to the Trust.

No machine is ever sold outright, and the company collects royalty of 3d on every pair of boots made, which returns four times the value of the machine in, a single year. It is expected that the Grand Jury's investigation will bring about the conviction and imprisonment of this notorious combine. THE POPE'S ILLNESS. POPE EXTREMELY WEAK. Rome, August 7. The Pope continues extremely weak. An official bulletin issued from the Vatic.ui to-day announces that there is no immediate danger. His Holiness's condition, however, is such that here in Rome there would be little or no surprise if the end came at any time. FIIEN'CII AND PRUSSIAN LIBERTY. TRADE UNIONIST'S COMPARISON. Berlin, August 7. The French trade unionists, M. Yvetot, in the course of a speech here, declared that the institutions of Prussia were more libera'l-minded than those of France.

"Here in this country," said M. Yvetot, "you can speak quite unrestrained, while in France, Russia and England Socialists are exiled before they are able to speak at alii

ASYLUM IN FLAMES. CANADIAN FIRE TRAGEDY. 800 PATIENTS IN PERIL. Ottawa, August 7. Dreadful scenes were witnessed last night during a fire at an asylum for the insane in Hamilton, Ontario. As the institution was one in which no fewer than 800 patients were confined the work of rescue was fraught with the greatest difficulty.

The physicians and the nurses, aided by the firemen, fought desperately with their charges, the most terrible struggle taking place on the fifth floor, where upwards of 80 dangerous lunatics were quartered. The howls and shrieks from these unfortunates when they found themselves surrounded by the .flames were terrible to hear.

Tlicy violently resisted all attempts al rescue, and it was only by the most courageous and superhuman efforts on the part of the attendants that one by one they were dragged to the windows and thrown bodily into the life nets held by the firemen below.

Many struggled so desperately with their rescuers that it was only after they had been beaten into a stale of unconsciousness that tliev were salved.

Altogether ten patients perished, the majority being dangerous lunatics whom it was found impossible to rescue. A good deal of valuaible time was lost in consequence of the firemen having to break through the heavy wire mesh with which the windows of the asylum were guarded.