, 1908-07-29

ed, the AlbNnlans OF Uskuh swearing to sup
port the constitution. Several high officials
have been made prisoners or kidnapped.
President Fallieyes has arrived at Stock
holm and beeu warmly received.
A despatch from Berne reports that the
tunnel workers in the Loetschberg Alps drill
ed into a subterrAnean river or lake and %
of their number were drowned and The tun-
mel flooded.
Quebec July 25th-There was glorious wealth
e. for the rev;ew yesterday,in which % 5000
troops participated and which vas witnessed
by fifty thousand spectators. The Prince of
Wales, Lord Roberts and their staff were
enthusiastically cheered wherever they APP
peared. The French sailors led the line,
followed by Americans, British, Canad ans
and miscellaneous others; Lord Roberts, as
Honorary Colonel of two regiments, lett the
reviewing stand, and marched past at their
hend. After the review the Prince Of Wales
transferred the battlefield title deeds 10
Earl Gray as :rust ee for the Dominion, lie tlen
placed wreaths upon the monument of
Wolfe, Murray and D.. E Lewis com.
,nemoratiug the French victory. Aao,her
gala evening followed and the pag ant was
repeated before great crowds. y state bail
will be the chief social functi, during the
Princes visit. Lieutenant Co'onel Sir Arthur
Bigg,, private Secretary to the Prince, has
written Sir Frederick Borden, Minister of
Militia and Defence, conveying his Royal
Highness' appreciation Of the Canadian
troops.
Washington, July 25th.-" he Briti~h For
eign Office has ordered home the managers
of the Venezuelan match and salt monopo-
lies and further action is anticipated. Pc
sident Castro Is unable t. make the monthly
payment to the French creditors, because
since the United Sta'es' Withdrawal nobody
is authorize to receive the paymen', French
interests being now unrepresented.
London, July 27th.-The House of Com
mons on Saturday passed The Irish Univer-
sites Bill by n vote of 2G7 against 10, amid
cheers, in which The Nationalist joined. The
House sat on Saturday to enable an adjourn
ment this W ek. Mr.. Birrell thanked both
his supporters and opponents.
A gigantic gathering, variou8|y estimated
at FROM two hundred thousand to five hum
dred thousand persons, assembled in Hyde
Park on Saturday in support of the licens-
ing bill. There were one hundred and twenty
speakers, including Mr.. Churchill, Doctor
Clifford and Lord Kinnaird and all present
ioined in singing the hymn Onward Chris
tian Soldier, one hundred bands playing 81
simultaneously. a resolution that the Bill should
pass without delay was adopted. tbs Demon
~stration was quieter than had been expect
ed.
The Suffragettes held a demonstration at
Earl's Court on Saturday, when several OF
them harangued the crowd from the wheel
of Avernus. One lady did the same from the
Suitchback, and Miss Annie kenney from q
gondola. The function was q pleasing one
and more like a Carnival than the other re-
cent demonstrations.
Adviccs from Bombay report that riotIng
continues, but is being rtpressed by the
troops,
A despatch from Seoul reports that Mr.:
Bethels successor has been arrested, and
MIR. Bethel's friends suggest it is because
he testified on behalf of Bethel. The charge
is His alleged completely in the disappear
ance of the fund promo'ed by Bethel for
the payment of Korea's debt to Japan; the
British consul has protested against the
arrest.
Lord Cromer's warning of an impending
European war has made a deep impression,
nevertheless Sir Charles Dixie ridicules 1t.
1t is explained on behalf of Lord Cromer
that it has 10 reference to Germany, and
the announcement that King Edward
will meet the Kaiser at Cronberg IN August
has had an excellent effect.
In the Cricket Match at Woolwich be-
4wooo 4ho Povol Artillery and Gentlemen