, 1908-12-16
KILOGRAMS
ST. GROIN STATION.

has adopted SIR Harvey Adamson's Summary
Justice Bill, which is designed to strengthen
the government against anarchy and seditjon,
and provides for speedy trials. and drastic
means OF dealing with societies dangerous to
peace, which Sir Harvey said, with a member
ship of fifteen thousand, were DESTROYS of sub
Verting British rule.
The Lord Mayor presided ut a meeting at
the Mansion House yesterday, at which the
Duke of Argyll, Visconnt Miner, Lord Strn,h-
coma, Sir Edward Sassoop, Mr.. Htnniker
Heaton and many representatives from the
colonies interested in the Government OWN
ersbip of cables throughout the Empire, were
present. Captain Collins, the Australian re-
preventative in London, and Mr.. Lemieux,
tho Canadian Postmaster General pledged
the support of their Governments, and Mr.
Lemieux added that opinion in the United
States was i'll favour of cleapeniug Trans
Atlantic communications by stute-oWued ca
bles, which would Aalve the rates and pro,
mote a Pan-Britannic system encrcling the
globe. A resolution was adopted that the
Government should convene the postal au-
thorities Of the Empire to mi 9lte state own.
ed Cables. The Duke of Argyll moved, and
Viscount Miner seconded, that the meet
ing would support a cable committee
of the House, favouring taking charge
of Geographic communications within the
Empire. Viscount Miner said that better
reports of speeches alone would make it
worth while to avert the present mislead-
ing condensations, and upon n motion
Ly Capt Collins IT was resolved to usb MIR.
Asdulth to receive a delegation.
Mr.. Asquith's speech at the dinner of the
National Liberal Club was enthusiastically
received. Henceforth, he said, Liberals would
treat the Lords veto as a dominant political
issue. He declined to dissolve because of their
recent rejection Of bills, thereby admitting
the power of an irresponsible and capricious
upper chamber to precipitate what lay solely
within the discretion Of the elected support
ers of the Government, he was unable
to specify the programme fop next ses-
sion, but it would Tot be a mere col
ourless list of non-conteniious III, assures.
The budget will raise 4n its acutest form
the question whether social reforms are
to be financed by free trade OF by the allur-
ing, but impoYerisling, fallacies OF protection.
This is construed as an inti1natiOn @heayler
taxes upon licenses and land values.
A Stockholm telegram states that King
Gustav has distributed the Nobel prizes as
telegraphed. Nj. Arnoldson has annouuced
he will devote his prize to organizing an III
ternational demonstration in favoSlr of o ace.
The first British Post Office wireless. str-
lion has been opened at Bolt Head; others
will follow.
st. Petersburg advices state the Douma
has authorized a loan for forty five millions
sterling.
President Castro has arrived at Paris and
been informed he would be expelled fhe
disturbed public order, for example by a press
campaign against France, or attempted JUS
tiGcation of Venezuela. He has assured the
government that his errand was merely .pri-
vote and personal. and he would adhere 30
the Governments wishes and shorten his
@stay.
New York, Dec. 12th-A despatch from
Curacao states the Dutch warships have 2eft
there for Venezuelan waters cleared for ac-
tion, and it is believed they will demonstrate
off La Guayra and seize merchantmen, thus
stopping the trade with Venezuelan ports.
The House of Representatives, without de-
bate or division, has appointed a committee
to consider the action TO be taken regarding
the imputatSpns contained i'll President
Roosevelt's message. 1t is reported the Pre-
sident is preparing 10 retaliate by disclosures
of congressional irregularities.
An interstate committee will visit Panama,
sailing on the twenty eighth instant, presum-
ably with the object of instituting a perma-
nent Cover nment,