, 1908-04-29

no III OH the Is Z Oh wight, between 1uI-
mouth and the Needles. The Saint Paul
suffered but little damage, and returned to
Southampton with her bowplates stove in
but the radiator speedily sunk, or was
beached, within sight Of the shore. Happily
there were fewer casualties than the earlier
alarming reports announced. Five men are
now stated to have been killed, twenty three
are missing, among them being Lieutenant
" Graves, who started TO swim ashore, and six
severely injured. At Captain Lumsdens
command the crew formed ranks, while The
G!adiato" was settling down, and beng
unable to launch the boats, successfully
squads marched to the gnngwoys and
entered the saint PNul's boats, which
were smart!y lowered and handled, consider
ng their gear was frozen stiff. Captain
Lumsden was the last to leave, and from
ashore sent bis thanks to Captain Passo".
The officers of both ships have been warned
against discussing the occurrence; apparently
nei' her ship saw the other until an instant
before the crash. The newspapers this
morning regard the collision as unavoidable,
and no one is b~lamewo1tly. The possen-
gers were panic stricken, but both crews
behaved admirably.
In London snow has fallen every day in
the past week, but it escaped the blizzard
which was experienced in the south west Of
England. Snow lies two feet deep in
many places around southampton, bust
ness is practically suspended and gangs
of men are digging out the street
cars. Similar scenes are being Witnessed Mt
other places in Hampshire and Sussex, and
at Bath and B0urnemouth and the New
market Race meeting has had to be postpon-
ed. 1t is the most remarkable weather
experienced in April since 1881.
In the final game for the Football Associa-
ton challenge cup at the Crystal Palace on
Saturday, the Wolverhampton Wanderers
beat Newcastle United by three goals to ore,
The weather reduced the attendance, but
sixty thousand were present.
Duncan of the Stafford Harriers has won
from Sky eight competitors the trial over
the Marathon course preliminary to the
olympic games.
Politics divide interest with the weather;
some even expect another Liberal schism
resembling that in Mr.. Gladstone's time, and
most agree that the Governments pro-
gramme must necessarily be rearranged,
sociulistic o. radical legislation being impos-
sibl9 with the Lords supported by the
country in opposition, and if Mr.. Asquith is
to save his party it will be necessary tomako
another more moderate and less disturbing
coalition with labour.
A telegram from Peshawar reports that
General Willcocks' casualties are officially
stated as seven killed and forty seven wound
ed, mostly natives, four officers being included.
The Post Offices states that two bags of
mail have been lost, one for St. Louis bt the
Majestic and the other for Brooklyn by the
Philadelphia; both were receipted for by The
steamers. The value is said to be 10000
pounds. In New York the statement
is regarded as doubtful, us n previous SINH
lar report WAS followed by the announcement
that the bags had been misstnt from Lon
don.
4 Paris despatch announces that NJ. Gle
mencenu, the Premier, has started for London
to represent France at Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman's funeral.
A Copenhagen despatch states that all the
members of the Royal Family attended the
banquet given by Count Raben Levetzou,
the Minister Of Foreign Aft irs, at his resi-
dence, in honour of King Edward and Queen
Alexandra, thirty other distinguished guests
being present.
New Orleans, April 9th THE number
of casualties from the tornado, which was
experienced in forty six towns in eight of
the southern states, is stated as three hum
bred and fifty killed, and twelve hundred
badly hurt, besides twenty five thousand
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