, 1896-12-09

AA~S sHS
a renewal'of the agreement whereby the colo
nies assumed q portion oI the naval expenses,
thus Cabling the cprll lotion Of the strategic
plans of colonial defence.
Lord Mayor / hillips, in q short speech, said
he considered that the tittebt celebration OF
the Green's Jubilee woul be 70 Ivy at the
feet Ut the worlds first lady q scheme for ao'
solute. avd perfect imperial unity. CtreHt
Gheeging)
: The Daily Chronicle, in dn editorial on
the proposed gift to. MI. Baynrl, d%isapproves of
tho idea as being a'vlolation .of diplomatic
etiquette, aud inviting the lidicnle Of the
United States rs y mere journalistic adver-
tis-ment.
The DAILY Telegraph" announces thirty
gifts to the fund, and also reports tilat' inter
views with trades union Officials sh!w them
TO 1e favourable to- phe scheme.
"A 0openhagAgf despatch reports that Baron
Thott, Milq%er for Foreign Affairs, has IN
formed Vie 'F0ttething" that tle. report
published by the "PaIl Mall dazette", from
it's Copenhagen COZ respondent wide balletln
End NoveHb+r) concerning u Rasso-D@niAh
e%utente, isSuntrue.
The Daily NEws' reports that the Powers
Rave agreed to consider " proposal TO SEND "
deputation to Russia, suggesting the oGcupa-
ton Of North Western Turkey TO about halt
way down the Bosphorus. The Bosphorns
and Hcllespont to he entirely free TO the
worlds c mmerce, the forts to be dismantled,
and the Powers to assume TIL" protection OF
Constantinople, retiring the Sultan.
Berlin adviors state that Herr Lisbknecht
informed the Reichstsg that the Socialist
member will not vote o single man or
g~roschen for military or laval purposes; also
stating that behind the threat to dissolve
the Reichsta~ there stood a man "hosb acts to- :
morrow, notie could foresee, and that. lntragues
Of the bAsest sort are conducted III higher re-
gionis.
The Washingtons correspondent of a Ne"
sYork paper reports that the Government
have revoked the exemption from The tonnage
tax on vessels from German ports. 1t Is
asserted that the reason for this is that the
German Governments. purpose adopting "a
similar procedure, but 8 a ,ader <eE
son given is. that it is one Of a series 'of
similar acts by both nations, the relations
having suffered consider IDLY since the Uallted
States imposed q duty ON bounty sugar.
1t is announced that'Dr. Jameson has .beeu
removed from Holloway prison to Saint
Bartholomew hospital.
Intelligence from Hamburg statei that at
a meeting of 500 strikers, a resolution was
adopted accepting the proposition of the
municipal authorities for arbitration, aud
selecting four of theft number to represent
them; but al o meeting Of the Union later 1t
:. was Unanimously resolved to reject the pre-
posal of arbitration.
st. Thomas, 5th-The repairing steamer
"Grappler' has beef at work 'otf Saint Vim
cent si"ce the interruption of lie 81. Lucia
St. Vincent cable, but is unfortunately delayed
by bad weather. :
Antigua, str At a meeting of the Agri-
cultural aid Commercial Society held here
yesterday, Messers Shand, ComacIlo, and Watts
were n~med as delegates to represent this
Colony at the proposed sugar conference to
be held at Barbados.
II. E. Sir Francis Fleming, Governor-in.
Chief of the Leewari Islands, and Lady
Fleming arrived in 'Solent'' on Thursday.
New York, .Decbr. 7tb.-EngI'sh news re-
ports that a severe gale has completed the
/. ruin of the chain pier at .Byight0n.
The Daily News publishes u letter frofN
Dublin, stating that it is currently reported
there THAT the Queen purpose visiting Ire
= LAND during The forth coming Jubilee.
The DAILY Telegraph" announces th"t the
Bay ard fund has ,reacll"d the sun Of E168.
The paper publishes three columns.
of letters and interviews, and also men
tions that gifts have been received from
j. Sir Henry Irving. MIR. Edward Arnold, Lord
Mayor Phillips, aud Dean "ole.