, 1908-01-22

the olympic games In London.
Barbados, Jan. 1Sth-At the nesting of
Agricultural Conference yesterday, Professor
Carmody read a paper on ''Further ueedssof
cane farming in Trinidad. Matters relat-
ing to the cocoa industry were then dealt
with. TN Hon, Francis Watts gave u re-
view of the experiments with cocoa In Dom
mica, stating that it has been found in that
Island, that pen manure, when obtainable, orr
in its absence, nlulchings with grass and
leaves, were likely to give the best results.
1t was recommended that the htmas in the
soil should be increased rs much as possible,
also N anures supplying organic IL ,5tet are
de ifable. IN the discussion thpt followed
reference was made to the great assistance
rendered to small proprietors by the Ag1i-
cultural Instructions Of the Imperial Depart.
ment of Agriculture. The RESULTS OF expert.
ments with cocoa In Grenada were present
ed, and a brief review was given of the sttc-
cess in grating cocoa ut Dominica, Expert
ments at British Guiana were summarized
by Professor Harrison, Mr.. Hart CTrinidad),
then read a paper On the necessity of ;laproy-
ing the general methods of planting yoaoa ia
the West Indies.
A lengthy aud interesting discussion
followed the paper. having special re-
ference to fungus diseases. Aztec lunch,
thrlps on cocoa was dealt with, and
a paper was tedd by DR.. Watts nn the
manufacture of commercial citrate Of lime.
The Hon. f. j. Clarke presented u brief
statement respecting the Barbados cooper
alive Cotton Factory. The Conference was
adjourned, and a visit paid to the Central
cotton factory, the largest soa island cotton
factory in existence any whore at the pres
ent time. Reception WAS held at Chelstou
by Lady Morris later in the afternoon. The
Canadian Gopforonoa holI a lNv,o, ,:4kt,~ ~
which Mr. Parmalee and his colleagues weru
present.
Londor, Jan. 20th-The by ~elactidh to ill
the Mid-Devon vacancy, caused by the up
pointihent of Mr., H, T. Eve Il. 9. to "a
~Judgeship, has resulted in the rotdrn Of
{. Captain Morrison Bell, o Unionist, by 5l9I
votes, the Liberal candidate Mr.. Buxton se-
curing 4,632 votes. The result is regacded
as a great tariff reform triumph. Riotlng
followed the announcement.
The death is announced Of Sir John Law
son Walton, the Attorney General from
pneumonia after but one days illness.
Mr., William O'Brien has Written to Mr.
Redmond promising Cooperation by himself
and Mr.. Healy in making the Nationalist
reunion cordial and complete.
When Miss Robinson, the witness for the
prosecution in the bruce case, was arraigned
upon a charge of perjury, she stated she was
not the daughter of u Virginia planter, but
of a London policeman, and her perjury,
which was so elaborate, was NECESSARILY az
ranged by others, whom she hoped to expose.
The Labor Party Congress has resolved
that the Governments pension scheme
should be non-discriminatory and non-con-
tributory, the age of sixty Ave being the
sole qualification; and that the requisite
revenues should be obtained by a tax
upon incomes, a large part of which is social
in origin aud is improperly appropriated TO
private use. Many persons attribute the
Governments defeat in Mid Devon to the
socialistic nature Of Legislative proposals like
these.
The Bishop of Worcester has accepted
p the resignation OF the Rev. Mordaunt, Canon
of Hampton Lucy, which was rendered pub
licly after a sermon condemning the itnmor-
atty of the Warwickshire bunting set. The
Rev. Tebin, Dean of North Kingston, has also
resigned. This is the sequel to the case in
which a certain vicar refused to- celebrate
communion IN the presence OF titled per-
sons associated scandalously, and other re-
signations are rumoured. Mr.. Mordaunt
suggests that he was not supported by the
bishop.
1t is probable that the transatlantic pas
sencer rate war will be settled Tins week. ot