, 1908-04-04

Inc %. Thomas lett on the nrst ana ar
rived at Rotterdam to-day. She has two
gendarmes on board.
London, April 3rd.-The death is reported
of the celebrated racehorse Saint Simon.
His cost was 1900 guineas he bias earned
100000 pounds and lis progeny has canned
529,933 pounds.
While manouvring in the English Chan
mel the almoured cruiser Berwick ram dow
the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger, while the
latter was crossing the formers bows. Boats
from the Berwick aud the Gladiator picked
up % OF the Tigers crew, but it IS believed
% men, who were below in heavy oilskins
and SCI boots when the collision occurred,
have persisted.
In the House of Commons yesterday Mr..
lloyd George. Introducing the port of Lon
don Bill, said the port would be unable to
maintain It's supremacy unless something is
done, aud the Bal was read Il LIST time amid
cheers. All the Dock Companies approve
administrator of the Port by Il Board of
% merchant traders, and apparently the
measure viii meet no opposition.
The sutfragefte8, III then bazaar, exhibit
an exact reproduction Of Il prison cell.
TheTreasury Committee reports that various
expedierts have been adopted to meet the
ClIIlCuIIN III executing inc lE-Su Lbli ! I'll
chase Act, on account Of the condition OF the
Money Market, and Mr.. G'Brien, in 4 letter
published by the Daily Telegraph, condemns
those expedients as practically suspcudlng
the operation of the act for a decade. The
difficulty, he SAYS, arises solely through the
extraordinary unanticipated success OF the act;
instead of purchases Of ) millions annually,
it should b. sixty millions within / years,aud
even equal within a single year If It could
be financed, thus putting an end to the
Agrarian troubles by i.ngllnd's first and
most successful reform. Mr.. OBren su8-
sests holding a conference Of landlords and
tenants 10 agree upon n solution.
The French Chamber of Deputies, by a
vote Of 497 against 5, have adopted an am
nosty for those persons connected with the
wine growers riots last year.
Three Berlin newspapers have re-publish-
ed the TWcedmouth correspondence, but the
original Munich publisher nov states that
it was an April fool jost.
It is expected the Rejchsbank viii shortly
reduce It rate to four and a half per cent,
in ante patton Of the new Imperial and Prua-
sian loans for 1900. 900 sterling four per
cents to be issued ut ninety nine aud a half,
The Amsterdam diamond workers have
resolved to suspend work throughout April,
and be allied t4ades will necessarily be idle.
The Gar declined to accept he resignation
of the Finnish Senate, bat has disa lived the
Diet and appointed July Iat for elections to
a new Diet, which will meet on August lst.
The Douma has rejected the Governments
Bill proIonging the term for repayment OF
tie Governments debt to the I matvos,
amounting 10 100000 pounds.
New York, April Bird. A telegram from
.... .,.. D.; i,n+. lN,trg'e h.Oan ala
Constitutional prophecies that the United
States Congress will moi destroy Monroeism
by taking action against Venezuela contrary
to Justice. Every Government. it says, must
safeguard It's citizens, but no Government
should protect the specuIations Of odyentur-
ers.
The Havtian Legation at Washington
discredits the reports received from
Port au Prince of the situation there being
critical, and that a landing of troops from
the warships is probable.
A despatch from Santo Domingo announ-
ces that the new constitution has taken eff
feet.
Kingston, Jamaica, Bird April-The fol,
lowi g resolution was moved by m ell cted
member in the Legislative Council yester-
day. Chat this council hereby records IT'S
sense of the loss which the Government and
Deople of Jamaica ale about to sustain III