London, January 12 – A disaster occurred in Barnsley Public Hall at a Cinematograph performance, where a number of children, of the average age of 6, rushed down the stairs to obtain better seats and 16 were crushed to death, many being injured.

There seems to be a misunderstanding in connection with the sale of the tickets for the Café Chantant on St George's Day. These tickets cover the admittance and afternoon tea in the Drill Hall but not to the various sideshows, cinema, ventriloquist, etc.