UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1916, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

MURDERED BY XECRO MAXIAO. ' L'y Cable-—Press Asrociarion—Copyright* New York, July If}. At Chicago, Robert M'lntyrc, ft negroi religious maniac, shot and killed six people and then barricaded himself and his wife in a house, where they perished when the police blew it ap. A hundred shots were fired during the siege. Two policemen and a civilian were killed and four injured. POSSIBLE TROUBLE WITH TURKEY, Xew York, July lfl. . The Sun says that America is *on* flouted with a crisis with Turkey. Bit* tleships may be sent to the Eastern 'Mediterranean to protect American live! and property. Missionaries may bo instructed to leave Turkey, since lier rn* ply to a protest against the seizure of mission property and the ill-treatment of the Consular agent at Damascus if highly unsatisfactory. *" IAXTI-AIRCRAFT GUXS.."®a*L Washington, Sufficient high powered anti-aircraff guns have been completed to supply tb| whole navy. The guns have a liigli aDglg range of 27,000 yards. ————— MISCELLANEOUS. < New York, July 18* / The Senate passed the Navy BiU. ■ Tlie Government has decided to allnn ex-President Castro of .Venezuela, to MW ter the United States. Canada is sending to thd Unitei States a million pounds worth of gdle( daily. Much is said to come from South) Africa and Australia, i Limb-makers announce that they h&vq received a million dollars order foi; limbs for Australia and New Zealand soldiers. Congress referred ,to tlie Rules Com'* mittee Mr. Mann's resolution urging tha appointment of a commission to investigate the price of printing paper, es« peeially whether a combine was iug tlie price.