, 1908-04-08

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The Bride wore their Maiesties' gift. a ina
moud pendant.
Ar. Boland, the Nationalist member for
South Kerry, announces that upon his re-
quest President Roosevelt will direct the
United States to separate the statistics
of Irelaud's Trade With the United States.
A Washington Treasury official states this is
done upon the recommendation of the State
Department, following President Rooseyelts
action upon the request of the British Gov
eminent, at the initiative Of Irish manufac-
turers, who are DESTROYS Of stimulating and
tracing their trade. Other nations have
also received similar requests.
4 Paris despatch reports a lock out of
10000 men employed in the building
trade~, after q controversy Of two Years regard
ing the rumble of working hours and a rest
day the masters also demand the right to
engage any satisfactory workmcn, but the
strikers refuse to work with non-unionists.
Upon the intervention of the government
the masters have undertaken an attempt to
make fresh terms.
A Lisbon telegram reports serious cleo
ton riots, and troops have been compelled
to charge and fire upon the mobs, wounding
many persons, but finally dispensing them.
In the provinces the b|Alloting has been
quieter. The counting is slow, but q large
majority for a moharchist coalition is assuI-
ed, as ninty nine are already known to have
been elected Of JAG to be chosen, tn Is full
filling anticipatIons.
A Berlin despatch states that the Reich
stag has voted, by 200 against 179, that the
use of the German language be compulsory
at all meetings throughout the empire, with
certain exemptions, for example, while sixty
per cent of the people speak something be-
sides German. This affects four and a half
million Poles, Danes, French and others. The
debate attracted 1872 of the total Of 397
members, the largest attendance, and great
est interest displayed for many years.
The Danish Official bank rate has been
reduced from SIX and a half to six per cent.
A crisis in the diamond trade at Antwerp
will probably result from the strike, the
merchants being unable to unload their
stocks, therefore defaulting failures are an
ticipated.
A telegram from Rome reports that fifty
thousand persons yesterday paraded to the
graves of the rioters killed onThursday; fiery
speeches were made, but there was no dis
order, many troops being present.
New York, April 6th.-A telegram from
Port TN Prince states that q headless body has
been found on the ranparts, confirming the re-
port that decapitntion has been substituted for
shooting. Arrests continue, and refugees
still seek asylum at the French and German
Legations; which are overcrowded. 1t IS i'm
probable that Congress will convene on April
sixth, as the constitution provides.
st. Kits, 4th-H.M.S Ho8ue arrived 7.45
am.
St Lucia, 4th INNS. Scylla arrived 9.45.
Kingston, 6th-H.M MS. Scylla arrived ut
Port Royal this morning.
London April 7th-sir Henry Jackson
is progressing very satisfactorily.
An informal conference of the ministers
preceded Mr.. Asquith's statement in the
House Of Common yesterday, which was
crowded. The OCCASION, he said, was un-
timely for a suitable tribute to their rever-
ed chief or to his splendid services to the
state, and he would not trust himself further
than to say that no one had ever laid down
the highest Office under the crown more
beloved, aud every member felt it a personal
loss. As business cannot proceed effectively
he proposed an adjournment until the four
teenth, and then after formal business a re-
adjournment for the Easter recess. Mr. Bal
four and Mr.. Redmond joined in a tribute
to Sir Henry Campbell Bannermann, the
latter saying that every nationalist in every
part of the world had suffered a loss second
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