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Reuter's correspondent at Saumur (France) wires that while the train to Poitiers was crossing a long bridge over ths Ivor Thouet near Montrepil, the bridge was carried away by code and the whole train, except three carriages, was.engulled.
Latent reports show that there were hundred passengers on the train, of -whom 60 cr 80 were drowned.
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LONDON, Nov. 23.,, Mr Lloyd George, in a message to the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, says that Mr Asquith's pro- sourcement of Narom ber 13 stums assure the carrying of the Women's aufrige amendment to the Franchise Bill of 1012, only po uqwise handling of the opportunity would compass failure.
Some of the passenger clung to a tree FIRST LORD'S DENIAL while others attempted to swim. Be- scues were impossible, all boats having(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) gona.
One of the swimmers was rescued after clinging to a tree for two hours..
Ton are still on top of a carriage. The wirling current frustrated an attempt at rescue by raft, one of the rescuers buing drowned.
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LONDON, Nov. 23.
Mr McKenna, First Lord of the Ad- miralty, on being shown a summary of Lord Beresford's speech, said the allega- tions were buseless. There were ample oil reserves in the car. The despatch of coal to the North by mail instead of by sex was an experiment, and was not off, account of the crisis.
BERESFORD AND THE NAVY,
STARTLING STATEMENTS.
was yesterday operated on for appendi-Reuters Service to the China Mail)
citis.
He is doing well.
ACCIDENT IN THE
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LONDON, Nov. 24.
A pavement in the Strand has bean blow up. There was a blinding flash and seven people were injured to such an extent that they had to be removed to bospital.
THE SUFFRAGETTES.
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LONDON, Nov. 124.
LONDON, Nov. 23.
Lord Charles Beresford, speaking ni Portsmouth, said the Fleet was unpre- pared in the late crisis, There was no reserve of coal, the magazines were not garded with military, there were no unine clearers at the ports and no oil supplies in the North, where the oil-fuel destroyers had to pump oil into bat- tleships. He trusted that the experience would stimulate the Government to the creation of a Naval War Staff, and said he thought it probable that there would be naval loan.
THE SUGAR TRADE. (Reuter's Service to the Chine Mail.)
BONDON, Nov. 23.
Bains have greatly benefited the Cabaa sugar crop, tending to confirm the estimate that the crop will be Another batch of Suffragettes were to-1,700,000 tons. day sentenced similarly to those yester day. Mr Pethick Lawrence was given a month. Witnesses stated that in at tempting to rush Parliament Square abe twice struck a constable in the face and struggled for upwards of a quarter of au-hour before she could be arrested...
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THE WRECKED HAL STEAMER.
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Lasoay, Nov. 23. The passcogers from the 8.8. Prinz
BRITAIN AND GERMANY. Joachim, wrecked in the Balanxas, have
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LONDON, Nov. 23.
There is little comment on" ferr Kiderlen Waechter'aspeech in the papers, who are wailing, Sir Edward Grey's speech on November 27. The Daily Telegraph slates that the revelations emphasise the gravity of the Anglo- German differences and the necessity of securing a permanent basis of peace.
been transferred to the liner Segurance and conveyed to Santiago de Cuba.
SLEEPING SICKNESS.
A MISSIONARY DEPUTATION. Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.) LOBIOS, Nov. 23.
A deputation of Missionary Societies operating in Nyasaland, Central Africa, and elsewhere to-day waited on Mr Har court, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and urged that sleeping sickness was ? The most notable German comment serious that it was impossible to await was that of Professor Schiemann, who the Commission's Report before com
aid that Sir Edward Grey had az enor- batting the diaens the havoc would be mous responsibility in his speech of too great and there would also be a November 27, which will decidio Anglo- severs check on commercial, agricultural German relations for yars to amend missionary work. They must ask Professor Schiemaco, who was formerly what immediate steps the Government s notorious Anglo-phobe, now urges an were taking. They viewed with alarm ntente cordials.
the restrictions on the destruction of big" game, which must be removed, or the overament would be open to the charge that it was safeguarding the conserv ion of big game and was opposed to the preservation of human life.
The Standard says that as a result of Herr Kiderlen Waechter's speech, the ramour has been revived in the lobby of the House of Commons that Sir Edward "Grey, will resign.
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