, 1908-03-14

the vest indies.
The st. Thomas leaves London today for
Rotterdam.
London March 13th-Mr. William, Wal
dorf Astor haze promised to subscribe twenty
thousand pounds whenever the endowment
fund for Oxford University promoted by
Lord Curzon reaches one hundred thousand.
1t is now seventy five thousand.
The colliery owners have resolved to raise
the price of coal by three shillings per ton
if the miners eight hours law passes, AMI
shipowners, manufacturers, and the railway
companies are daily sending delegates to
represent the danger of embarrassing many
industries. Mr.. Gladstone, the Home Secre-
tary, regards their representations as exagger-
ated, but he admits that amendments are
desirable.
The British and American post offices dis
agree regarding fifteen packets of registered
mail matter, which it is asserted were put
on board the White Star Liner Celtic on
January thirtieth. The New York post
Office denies their receipt. 1t is thought
that perhaps they were sent to Japan or
Chill in error. Their contents are stated
to be very valuable, and Mr. Buxton, the
British Postmaster General, has ma lie urgent
representations to the United States.
A Toxic despatch states that Sir Claude
Macdonald, the British Ambassador, is con-
ferring with Count Hayashi, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and is UNDERSTOOD to be urg-
ing Japan to consider her moral obligations
towards China. General Viscount Terauchi,
Minister of war, and Admiral Baron Saito,
Minister of Marine, oppose any aggression,
and these views are expressed by the in
duential Japanese newspapers. The situu-
ton is now quieter.
1t is stated the King will return to Lon
don about the middle of April and will not
cruise in the Mediterranean
The Mauretania from New York has ar
rived atQueenstown in five days and five min
utes, and the Lusitania en- route for New York
has made 627 knots in twenty four hours
both creating new world-records
In the House of Commons yesterday thu
Attorney General, replying to Mr.. Swift Mac
Neill, said the Times case had better be left
to popular judgment, as it was unsuited for
prosecution
The National Zeitung makes the first
German criticism of the Kaiser. He is, it
says, head of a constitutional state rs well rs
Kaiser by divine right, therefore he should
consult his advisers Ia matters regarding
which it is impossible to foresee results,
and reminds him that his Algeciras and
Kruger utterances were not promotive of
peace.
Sir Edward Grey has answered the Rus
sian and Italian notes, that the attitude Of
the British Government regarding the Ma
cedonian railways is one of benevolent neu-
trality, and it is unable to support any
scheme until the Porte approves of effective
reforms. He submits q proposal for the APP
pointment of q permanent governor of Ma
cedonia, but as the Porte will certainly OPP
pose this, and the powers being l%ukewarm, it
is anticipated it will elicit an alternative
suggestion.
Lord Rosebery, addressing a meeting of
the Liberal league, admitted that he dissents
from the present Government upon some
topics, nevertheless he remains a Liberal
first, last, and all the time. he foresaw the
time when the Socialists proposals before
parliament will force the adoption of protec-
tionism to defeat Socialism, This great evil, he
declared, was a fruitful source of cor
ruption, but Socialism was fatal to en-
pire. religion, freedom and property. LII
the last election Liberals and Censerva-
4ives fought each other while the Socialists
secured the seats. Formerly England was
protected by a strong House of Lords and the
Sovereign's veto the.latter had disappeared,
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