, 1908-04-18

I1OuS6 HAS dUIOuIu0u uilA 'hO 49,
seventh instant.
The death is announced of MI. Willie
Edouin, the actor.
The Dublin News says that Sir Antony
mcdonnell, the Irish under Secretary, has
resigned.
The London County Council has resolved
to- proceed with the construction OF the new
County Hall upon Mr.. Knott's plans. 1t is
estimated to co t 100000 pounds, and will
take seven years.
The High Court has ordered the Uni IN of
London and Smiths Bank to surrender Mr..
Lemoine's formula for making diamonds.
A Copenhagen telegram states that the
Folkething has passed by sixty four votes
against thirty five the Cover ment's fran
chise Bill, which had previously passed the
Landsthing. All taxpayers aged twenty five,
including women,and all taxpayers wives,ar
entitled to vote at all communal elections.
The garrison church, Berlin, hai been
burned. This was the Kaiser's favourite
church., and the art loss is irreparable. Out
of sixty eight regimental flags placed there
only tw1 French standards captured i'll 1913
were saved.
At d luncheon at Corfu ia honour of the
officers of the British battleship 1mplaGable,
the Kaiser offered the toast II drink to our
two flags ; may they ever be united iii the
welfare of the worlds peace"
It is reported in Berlin that as q sequel
to the Hague Conference the powers are
arranging for IN international conference
TO be held in the autumn for the discussion
of the laws Of maritime warfare.
A Brussels telegram says the Congo State
Government has answered the British White
Book with many denials, particularly the
e~xaction of taxes by labour instead of money,
decentralization, ~, Tho TpNar GonuO II Vpr
is not monopolized by the Government, and
there are no obstacles against private traders
III commerce.
Prince Won Bulow has arrived in Rome,
and held d conference with Signor T.ttOni, the
Italian minister for Foreign affairs, which
has developed " mutual desire to pursue the
policy Of the Triple Alliance for peace and
maintenance of the Status quo. Prince Won
BulOw said the powers were eng s8ed III
finding q middle course between Hugiands
and Russia's Macedonian proposals.
A despatch from Barcelona announces that
Rull and his ~accomplices have been convict
ed of attempts to kill King Alfonso III Paris
and Madrid. Rull with lis mother aud
brother have been sentenced to death,
his father to seventeen years @nd others to
various terms Of imprisonment, val ylng from
twenty four years to a few months, two have
DeCD 1cQllIUGO. IL 10 uOpCO ChAo VIII NAONN
bomb throwing, and is also regarded as in
dica,ive of a reversal of the popular senti-
nnent, as such convictions recently were I'M
possible in Barcelona.
Washington April 18th After confer
ences between Secretary Root and Baron
Won Rosen, the Russian Ambassador, it is an
nounced that further friction over the Hdr-
bin incident is not expected. The United
States has not objected to Russia's designs
but only to her methods, and Russia will
proceed in q different manner to attain what
the United States approves in her efforts
to rehabilitate trade.
A st. Petersburg telegram says Baron Won
Rosen will shortly return to Russia to com
plete the understanding regarding Hardin.
The local press admits some laundering on
behalf of Russia but expresses surprise that
the United States have not been more appre-
ciative of greater offences by Japan in South
Manchuria.
A Caracas lie egram states that the Venezuel-
All government has entered q suit against Mr..
Garner, the receiver for the Bermudez AS
phalt Company, for accounting, and requires
a bond of 200, 900 dollars, which unless
supplied Mr.. Garner cannot leave Venezuela
before the trial. Mr.. Russell, the United