, 1908-10-14

hCu- Wiz tAe Ing. tn lie sven : .h0l@
vase batqaet al Blocking la,4 fa..ea ipdi.
eating sga.ioa41 defer,uca tpu ne, II.
Iswol Ky, ven Ministers we've Treysn ~ a'so
General So JOIN TreLcu aud AaA;rA Sr~
JOHN Fisher.
4 ccnuuniQn6 giving tn exchange Of
views affords reasonable grounds iar hopes
that ! satisfactory solution OF tho peu3,1t
questions Wi TO found. Sama'A. Z mora
definite Is expected al.er Sir Euwa3d G.y
consu!ts with the Utoin.t to-day; ms iula.
Ngsmsnt ~ receiyi.g ,hu near less support
from ali quarters.
Greece has snew red that she is wi!,n.
the powers Should decide le ,ard.04 Crete,
whose action WAS sppDt naoIs, and til II she
is unable to force the Cr4taAs 10 le5tore he
legal status.
A Constantine. lie despatch state, that he
Government has received replies from El-
gland, France, Italy and Il ls,a iavoar;ng The
conference, and thai a sim lar reply is ex.
pected from G rlnany.
Lloyds quotes tAree percent again t war
between England ana Germany within six
months,
London Oct. ~12th-Aftor Sir rdwa,d
Grey's explanation Of NJ IswolsAy'a views
10 the cuhiuot to-day, the Foreign Once
announced it had nothing TO say now.
1t is be ioved that Nj. Isvo,eAy &, %. not
desire TO open the entire EASTERN question:
but 1t is practically Certain hg wants sops.
thing England does not favour. Tho
majority of the powers favour n coutsropce,
ard oppose the Bri;ish view that u settle
mtBt r. practicable ty an exchange OF notes
Of u mere meeting Of ambassadors. 4
member of the Russian legation Las said
that Eneiald cannot adhere to the position
that The NDnfa tnrn hp COrfual ~ tina
actions of Bulgaria and Austria.
Belgrade telegram says The Skupsh'ina
has unanimously resolved that vigorous
ACTIVITY must be displayed for protection
OF the nations threatened iatetosts, snd with
this object the SaupsAtina Will support The
Government to the fullest extcut. TIE
question is thus taken from an emotional
body and transferred to The cahine,, which
is more amen"bto to the alvice Of the powers.
Advices from Cettinj9 state taat Che
National Assembly cheered the brlhgercnt
moss age ofPIiuceNieho}as declaring theMon-
teneSrins were Iondy to she'd tAoil last
drop of blood unless peaceful endeuvours
resulted III lighting their grievances.
The Stock exchange is stronger and con-
sois have improved.
LondoA Oct. 13h-The Daily Telegraph
announces that it VIII publish for tho
Queen Il g'ttbook containing one hundred
and ihirly photographs of an intimate per-
soma character taken hy herself, with written
descriptions, The profits viii be devoted
to charitable purposes.
1t is announced the King will net as
godfather for Mr. Lewis IEarcourt's son
Immediately after The opening of Parlia-
ment yesterday, Mr.. Asquith said that Eng
land lecar-s IT as impossible to recognize
alterations IN treaties by individual states,
Lut recent events necossitate Their consider
oton by the powers, with he view Of arriY,
iug at a settlement Luwing due regard 10
the interests of Turkey and any other
state PIE juricod ly recent charges. 1--WE
tiGbt, he ADDED, that II solution will be
found ana We viii use our influence that
it will be a peaceful and equitable question
Of methods which are stnl the subject Of
discussion, meanwhile we hope hat those
who feel aeglieved will continue to sh W
that restraint they have hitherto exercised,
relying upon the general desire to show
fair consideration for their interests" Jap
plause).
In the House Of Lords the Marquis OF
LansdowDe and Lord Fitzmaurice spoke in
similar terms.
Sir Edward Grey's Secretary has announc-
ed that Sir Edward and NJ. swolsky have