The chronicle=news., 1913-05-19


.rs us to their fitness for more ser
iOus f0rays.
II seems that u militant member
who WAS suspected OF being an agent
Icf Scotland yard was given bomb
to plac. in the doorway OF we'll
known bank. II was of the usual
milk can variety. filled with black
attached. The suspected member
hastened to scotland Yard with the
bomb. where II WIS very sinRerly
conveyed to the department which
makes u specially Of handling these
dangerous contrivances. After the
fuse was removed the powder was
submitted to the scotland Yard che
mist, who. after u brief examination
pronounced the substance ordinary
wheat flour. miscd with lamp black.
The woman WAS then permitted To
place the bomb MS originally plan
ned. hut Scotland Yard fears that the
usefulnes Of It's agent II nj an cnd.
because she was shaiowed to the
Yard by members OF the ". =. =. O..
A conference Of the leading mari
time nations OF the world Will he
held In London early next autumn
with the purpose Of establishing on
an international basis III. new rcsu-
lations for the safety of life and
property mt sea.
In June or July nm Informal con-
sultation Will he held nt which time
the report Of III. Committee on Bulk
heads. appointed TO advise ax to the
watertisht subdivision Of all mcr-
chant ships. Will he available. Mean
while the different countries con-
corned ar. making preparations. and
so far as the life saving rules are
concerned. opinions have bccn inter-
changed for some time. The new
international RadIo-tcicgraphic Con-
vcniion will zoe Into operation u.Nt
July. This Is the outcome of the
International Wireless Convention
held here last summer.
A general strike OF British sca-
:ncp IL to he declared early In June
NJ the sequel to the agitation for a
national conciliaiion board to rcGm-
late working conditions on board
ship. ana II IL possible. unless the
demand IL acccdcd to. that the trans
pert workers throughout the coun-
try Will come ont In sympathy.
Tom Mann. who organized thc
great transport strike Of two years
aro. has bccn engaged by the Ma
tional Sailors and fircmcn's Union
10 carry on months campaign.
which he commenced on May Day.
to enlist the support Of the thnnsirort
workers..
The actual date Of the strike will
he Kept secret. as II avs two years
1ro. III" giving OF the signal bcing
LETT TO Iiavciock Wilson. the prcsi.
dent of the union: Edward Mciiuxh.
~. =. for Mih-Tyronc. and Fatchr
Hopkins. trustees Of the union.
The first merchant vessel to leave
England armed In accordance with
the proposals Of Winston Churchill.
First Lord Of the Admiralty. hiss
sailed for South America. She Is tn"
Aravon. OF the Royal Mail line. and
she brings home from the Argentine
great quantities of chilled meat. Her
sister ship. the Amazon. which IL
now completing. Will he similarly
puifittcd. The necessary structural
arrangements were made while the
81 ips were building. and to each vcs-
sci the admiralty has supplied two
- inch guns. The officers and sea-
men Of the steamers include u large
number OF Royal Naval Rcscrve men
wao In ease Of AZ emergency would
be capapblc of manning the guns.
This armament is OF courSc not
intended for offensive purposes. but
the admiralty believes that for de-
fcnsivc purposes II IL sufficient no
countcract the risk Of attacks pfom
tightly armed foreign merchant
ships. II ix the intention that n larg,
number Of steamers. especially those
engaged in carrying food supplies
shall he thus armed In the future.
The scheme is entirely separate
from that by which larger sctamcrs
such as the Maurctania and .usita-
mia and the new steamers proposed
for the Canadian scrN ice. are under
&C onttact with the government to he
armed In case OF war for both often.
s!vc and defensive purposes.
The German government has simi.
lar arrangements with the German
lines. some OF the vessels OF which
are SO built that they could he con-
vcrtcd into very formidable mcrch-
uNt cruigprH