, 1908-07-15
TELEGRAMS.
ST. GROIN STATION.

Gold Medal and Rankin beat Rogers. The
individual three hundred metre contest for
the Gold Medal was won by Helgerud, q
Norwegian. Semon of Ohio took the Silver
Medal and Wallingford of the Hythe school
IF musketry the Bronze Media. . In the first
half team match at three ranges the Ameri-
cans aggregated 1921, England 1891 and Ca
hada 12l4;the est indi idual score, 2l9, was
made by Lueschner 40 American. The weh-
ther was unfavorable.
The Duke of Norfolk, Lord Roberts, and
a distinguished company, have sailed on the
Canadian Pacific Liner Empress of Ireland
for the Quebec Tercentenary.
The Iron and Steel Trades Journal, in
giving further particulars regarding the in
ternatioual combine, says it is to be repre-
scented throughout the United Kingdom, and
p it's reesentatives will be instructed to
underbid British prices. The Journal adds
that such dumping has already produced a
disturbance in prices, which threatens TO end
III chaos. The English, Scotch and Welsh
firms have united against the foreign trust.
The Committee of the House of Commons
respecting the imposition of a customs duty
for the protection of home grown hops re-
ports that the imports tons of foreign hops
are upon a decreasing scale, therefore such I'M
portation is not Of sufficient importance to
warrant except onal treatment. The com
mittee does not recommend the levying of a
duty to restrict importation, but advises the
compulsory marking Of foreign products, aud
the prohibition of substitutes for home
grown hops.
A Paris telegram says the ASS ciation of
Contractors has voted in favour of n general
lockout to end the existing strikes and boy
colts.
Berlin dispatches report that Admiral Won
holster, the Commander IN Chief, has
accepted the Presidency Of the Naval League,
the membership Of which exceeds a million,
its Oh iect being to arouse interest in Ger
mqny's sea power.
The Teheran correspondent of the Lokal
Anzeiger savs cossacks have destroyed the
cafe from whence a bomb was thrown killing
four cossacks aud precipitating the lombard
ment of the Parliament Buildings recently.
Advices from Tabtiz shy that fighting
continues between the Gossacks and irregu-
lars. Near the Villa whittier tie Russian
Consul retreated five Persians have been
killed by irrpgulars, who, although repulsed,
continue to thi eaten the Consnls Villa and
the surrounding country, which has been
}illaged. Cossacks patrol the highway be-
tween the Villa and Tabriz.
New York, July l1th.-Mr. Bryan
announces that if he is elected he viii not
again be u candidate.
The nominee for vice-Pre>i lent is Mr.
Kern, who has been twice defeated for the
governorship of Indiana. The platform is
more radical than the republican.
The Lusitania has arrived and reports
new records. Her average speed during
the voyage was 25 OIL knots, 81 minutes
under the previous wo.ld's record, and the
shortest passage ever made over the long
route. Her quickest single days run was
653 knots.
The Prinz Willem from Port an Prince
has brought here as refugees Messrs Val
bruno ana Theodule, two merchants, who are
en- route to Curacao and leave by the Mara
caibo today. They state that they learned that
President Alexis had ordered their execution,
but before the order was delivered they
slowed themselves away and revealed their
presence when the vessel vas far at sea.
The Jewish News publishes Russian tele-
grams that the British Ambassador at ST.
Petersburg reports that Russia is willing 10
make a treaty favouring British Jews in
Russia and initiating a more liberal policy
towards all Jews. The News regards these
concessions as inadequate and designed to
promote Russia's borrowing in the markets