Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-27
FAMOUS LANDMARKS
OF ENGLAND ARE
DESTROYED BY
FEMALES
InOendiary Women Brigands
Set Fire to Some Of the Most
Noted Country Seats in the
Empire
JAPAN A BUSY BUYER OF
STEAMERS IN ENGLAND
War in the Balkans Has Made
Money Market Very Tight
in Austrian Capital and
Serious Trouble Is Feared.


(Ass0clatcd Press Correspondence
London. oct 2A-Apart from the
months by the incendiary brigade Of
the suffrugotes. England has Of late
suffered some other serious LOSSES in
the destruction hy fire OF well known
country mansions
A number of county landmarks have
gone, the latest being Waldershnrc
park mansion, the country seat OF
Earl Guiiford. situated few miles
cut OF Dover. In most cases deioc-
tive electric wiring has been the
cause OF the fires, So that the loss
can be put down TO the demand Tor
modern comforts iu country homes.
Waldorshare Park was the resi-
dcncc of Lord North, George hrs
minister. 10 whose obstinucy England
owed the loss of the American colon
les. He succeeded his father as Earl
Guilford and the present Earl ls
direct descendant OF him, For Ccn-
turtles past the occupants Of country
mansions like Waldcrahnre Park have
had Co boz satisfied with the iiGht OF
candles or ia some Few cnsos gas. but
with the advent uf electric light ana
the extension 81 the systems To The
country there has been a steady de-
mand for this modern form OF light
Ing and With 10 greater number ut
fires In the case OF the Earl ~
Guilford's residence the wiring for
the electric lighting was only just In
stalled so that IL could not Doe held
directly responsible, although II was
the Indirect cause. ono of the eiectri-
ClnnF leaving 20 light at the top ~
tho building which during the night
set fire to the woodwork.
Japanese steamship companies have,
during tho present year purchased
between forty and fifty secondhand
steamers from British companies
paying M every case fairly high prices
for Them.
This ted to a report that the Japan
cse government was in the market
for ono hundred and nfty steamers
tn hc used as trunsports the rumuT
connecting the reported intention OF
the government vuriously with AN cN
pcdition against China ana Co hold
in reserve iu CHsn of war with Amor
tea As matter of fact. although
the steamers purchased hy Tho Japan
Csc companies might Doe used in CO.'S
OF necessity for transporting war
material they would Doc OF litl' u."
for The carrying Of troops They arc
realty freightors of type that is nu
longer built hy British companies ana
arc To ho used Geo the Korean ar'
MIurhuruu trade. ana also ln "a trnd"
that Japan ls rndraVodng 90 WurE
up with th, states ON the western
coast of South America.
Shipyards are so busy Ht present
that the Japanese found 10 ch'1pD-
Co pay high prices for secondhand
steamers thnn build new ones.
Ia vlcW of the important part play
ga hv wireless tologruphN In tho res
cue at sea ot over five hundred "i
the passengers ANA crow oi inc
steamer Nolturuo- in response 90 hrr
SOS" signal no less than ten steam
crs hurried Co tho ala OF the burn
Ing emigrput particular lutor-
est attaches to an International CON
florence 10 boz held in London ucNi
month FOR the purpose ot placing 'n
an international basis the new rcEu-
latious that are proposed or are HI
ready ip opcyntion FOR the greater
safety of lfo and property ot sea.
Fuurtcou nations VIII repr'
scnted az the conference, which was
called 40 tho initiative Of the Ger
man emperor as o. result OF tho tt
tanic disaster. The German delegation
win propose that AN passenger
steamers carrying scventy-t've por-
sons. including the crew. and freight
steamers carrying crews of sixty or
moro. hr equipped with a wireless IN
stuliatun capable of sending mts-
sagrs % hundred sea miles. So TAR
ns the British government is concern
cd. very elaborate and complete reg
ulutions have been brought into 60
feet Co provide greater sntotv ni He"
since the Titanic disaster and som"
of those at least Il is expected VIII
Doe adopted hy other countries
Pesidps wireless there win come nap
the questions oft the provision uf litr
boats and the In truction ct crews in
their use; protection against fire, ana
the wutDrtight subdivision az AN m"r'
chant ships Tho exports are loo"
INK forward to discussing the possi
hnity of making ships unsuitable. or
30 that is impossible OF PROVIDING q
shin that will remain ailogt nt least
twelve hours after meeting with scfl'
Gus accident.
Vienna oct. 60 Because OF the
recent war in the Balkans IL is i'm.
possible for thousands Of would nt
telephone Subscribers Ia Vienna &,
get service There is little chnnc.
to-day Co get telephone in your
house under "a year ana m" reason
o. that The money ordinarily oNpcna
cd by the government ON tclcphon
ian Vicuun has boon diverted for mill
t1rv purposes Tho public i8 indig
nant there is constant complaint o
iutprruutIona 40 the service; th'
breaking of connections during con
Vorsations, outside noises on the line
rtcotora, hut Hll 60 no purpose. Their
a. mo- money 90 spend ON the system
nearly an the workmcn have beer
dismissed and the opening Of thrc'
now exchanges promised for this Cal
has hcen indefinitely postponed.
For several years past vienna ha
suffered from what might ho callc'
"a workable telephone famine Th
dcmand for telcphoues quickly eN
hauaod the capacity of The govern
mont qyftem Nu private person
could hope 60 get telephone undo
wear or so. and whom the time earn
a. mat In the apparatus nothing WA
over done before au official had cHW
cd 10 inquire " Tho toiephone wa
still desired u frequently hoppr"'
that the intending subscriber ha'
grown .uroa "a Mailing ~sepeiime