The Tomahawk., 1923-11-15

pipe.
Montreal - The premature explo.
sion of nitroglycerine being used by
bandits started fire in a downtown
office building, which spread to near
by structures, resulting in 100000
damage. The bandits are believed to
have been trying to blow open the
safes of the Italian consulate and
Charles Ciceri company, wholesale i'm
porters, housed in the same building.
Sports
neapolis-Fighting like tigers,
after being scored on in the first Is
seconds Of play, Minnesota displayed
a powerful attack that would not be
denied, and won from Northwestern "a
to IA on Northrop field. Led by the
dazzling open field running Of Captain
Earl Martineau, and Malcolm Graham,
coupled with Ray Eklund's uncanny
skill in snatching aerial shots and the
wonderful improvement in the teams
play, the Gopacrs ranks as one Of ths
VESTS leading elevens.
Latonia-There is joy in Kentucky
and bonfires are burning. A Ken
lucky racehorse had shown himself
the master Of an international title
holder in the running of the $4,000
Latonia championship stakes at the
Latonia course. In Memoriam Is the
name Of the thoroughbred all the Blue
Grass region is proclaiming. Sir
lengths back of In Memoriam's flying
heels came Zev, Americas wonder
horse, faltering and Keeling, his crown
tottering and crushing as the great
race ended.
FOREIGN
Melbourne - The city was compafa-
lively quiet following recent rioting
during the strike of Melbourne police
The special constables organized by
General Monash are proving effective
The unions are threatening a general
strike, and railwaymen, street car en-
ployes and wharf laborers already
have promised to support the police.
Toxic Matrimonial agencies which
survived the earthquake and fire are
being flooded with applications for
husbands and wives. Among the fe-
male applicants are hundreds of wi.
dows anxious to find life companions
who will care for them and their chill
dren. Hundreds of girls, hardly Is
years Of age, who lost all their rela.
tives in the disaster have applied.
Havana - Five members of the
crew Of the French steamer Caroline
were killed and seven are in a serious
condition in consequence of inhaling
gas used in the process of fumigating
the vessel. The Caroline came to port
with 600 Spanish immigrants on board
and was Immediately fumigated un.
der the sanitary laws.
Toxic - Notorious service will be
inaugurated in Toxic to relieve the
congestion caused by the destruction
in the earthquake and. fire Of S3G
street cars. The municipal council
and assembly have passed a bill pro-
viding for the purchase of 1000 motor
BUSES at a cost Of 1,S50,000 yen, about
$4,000. The cars are to be ordered
from an automobile concern in the
United States.
London-A Greek courtmartial at
Soloniki has condemned to death Ma.
jor Sakeleriou, who took a leading
part in the military insurrection, says
a Central News dispatch from Athens.
Three captains were sentenced to long
terms of Imprisonment, several other
revolutionaries were fined small sums
and II were acquitted. The arrest of
General Mataxas, reputed to have
been the chief of the rebels, IS stated
to be imminent.
Berlin With regard to rumors
that the former German crown prince
had requested permission from the
Dutch authorities to return to Ger
many, it was learned here that no for
NAL request has been made. Informal
inquiries ELECTED the fact that the
German government Is not unwilling
to permit the former crown prince to
come back to Germany subject to the
strict condition that he live quietly on
his estate in Silesia. =.
Chaumont, France - General Per.
shing motored through here on his way
to Verdun, where he visited the Fran.
co-American war monument inaugural
ed last June. The American command
er called on the mayor and promised
on his return to pay longer visit
to Chaumont, which he made his
headquarters during the war.
London-The Baldwin government
has succeeded in holding two seats in
the by-elections. Both the elections
took place in agricultural constituent.
cies in which the conservatives hold
safe majorities. The result undoubt-
eddy was helped by the prime minis
ter's announcement Of policy Of pro.
lection for agriculture.
Pekin-The last of the rulers Of the
great Manchu dynasty, Hsuan Tung,
the boy emperor" Of China, sitting in
lonesome grandeur in his isolated pal.
ace Of the Forbidden City, has been
onod hv q pokin Gold amith for 500 000