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previous air flight records, one of his flights
lasting 81 minutes 81 seconds, and another
81 minutes Is seconds, when he de cended
and took a passenger, with whom he rose
again and remained in the mir six minutes
and 26 seconds. The machine was under
perfect control all the time.
Copenhagen, Sept. 11th-Mr. Albert re-
ported himself to tbe police rs guilty of for
gerry aud fraud, and was Immediately arrest
ed. The fraud has been committed during
the last fourteen years, and is estimated to
amount to fourteen millions, distributed e.
tween the Seelandic Peasantry Savings Bank
ten millions, and the Butter Export Associa-
ton four millions.
The Government is considering means for
assisting the affected Peasants.
King George, Queen Alexandra ana tho
Dowager Empress of Russia have alrived on
a visit to the Royal Family.
Tie deaths ar announced of Major Gen
Sral Ruaby and Admiral Schultz.
London, Sept. 11th-A Golde West and
American Industries Exhibition will be held
ut Ealls Court from May 10 October next
year and all the exhibits will be brought
from the United States. The exhibition will
show the great development Of the Western
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md also commemorate the laying OF the
Atlantic cable.
Advices from johannesburg state that the
Rand's output of gold for August was 588,
600 fine ounces, belug the 'arge>t on record,
valued at two and a half millions sterling.
The Archbie hop of Paris, assisted by many
other Arcbb shops, ce'ebi ated p~ontitical high
mass Lefore the Eucharistlc Congress. The
coronation oath has been discussed and c3ltl-
cized, among the principal speakers being the
Duke OF Norfolk and Viscount LANDAU,
The next Congress will be held at
Montreal.
The ST. Vincent, the largest and heaviest
battleship ever built for the British Navy,has
been successful ly launched at Portsn outh IN
the presence of a great crowd; the chllsten-
ing ceremony was performed by the Count
ess Beauchamp. Her cost will be nenrly
two millions sterling, and her tonnage nine
teen thousand.
The most powerful warship ever built for
any Navy has been successfully launched at
Newcastle on Tyne, for tn, brazilian Gov
eminent; her tonnage is twenty thousand,
and her main armament will consist or
twelve twelve inch guns, she was lamed the
Minas Gereas by the wife of the Brazilian
Minister. Two more warships of the same
type are being built at Newcastle for Bra
I'll.
A remarkable scene has been Witnessed at
the City Council Offices, at Glasgow. Crowds
of unemployed gathered in st. Georges
Square, a delegation of twelve was admit
ed 10 the meeting and the Councillors
received it by rising. The spokesman OF
the unemployed sai that never before had
such distress been seen in Glasgow, every
human unit was entitled to food, and "We
make no outrageous request when we plead
Tor the souls of men and women; they de-
msnd work" The Chancellor of the Coun-
Gil replied that the delegation had been re-
ceived in the spirit of brotherhood. ana the
Council would do all in its power to help
those who needed work.
At Liverpool a procession of unemployed
marched to the Town Hall, aud two dopu-
tations were received by the Lord Mayor
Ten thousand labourers, they declared, were
without work, and requested relief A re-
lief tnnd has been started.
A despatch from Apeldoorn states that
Queen WiIhelmina's hopes for an heir have
met with disappointment. Her MaJestys
condition is improving.
Paris advices state that the tone OF the
German press forecasting GernIany's ne
gative vote on the Franco-Spanish note