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equally effective and less wearying. The
Pail Mall Gazette comments upon what it
describes as this spectacular anticlimax to
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's attacks
upon the Lords.
A bill promoted by the Anti-sweating
League has passed its second reading in the
House OF Commons and has been referred
to a select committee. It creates wage
boards empowered to fix minimum wages in
certain trades.
The coal consumers, ship owners and gas
companies are opposing the bill for shorten
ing the GOLFERS working day, on account Of
it's effect upon the price Of coal.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Lloyd George may be
able to settle the dispute in the shipbuilding
trade on the North East Coast.
Miss Botha, the youngest sister of the
prime Minister of the Transvaal. was married
at the Dutch church on Saturday to Mr..
Hawkin, secretary Of the Eighty Club. Two
thousand persons attended, including some
of the members of the cabinet.
The Prince of Wales has selected John
Carter junior as captain of the C~orisande,
his father is captain of the Britannia.
A Sheffield newspaper has taken a poll
among Sheffield women with regard to wo-
man suffrage, resulting in SOIL being in it's
favour and 1862 against it. Respecting
the methods adopted by the suffragettes
1865 approve and 1924 disapprove them.
An attempt to launch the Rotterdam, a new
twenty four thousand ton steamer at Bel
fast on Saturday failed, and has been post
poned for q fortnight, meanwhile three hun
dred men have been set to watch, for fear of
an accident.
A Copenhagen telegram announces the
death of Carl Ewald, the author, while at
tending a concert at Charlottenlund.
Another Copenhagen despatch states, that
1t is understood in consequence of the pres
sure by the powers, that Russia has aDan-
doned her plan to fortify the Aland Islands,
and an entente preserving the status quo in
the Baltic will soon be arranged.
A Paris despatch announces that Ensign
Ullmo has been convicted of negotiating the
sale of army secrets to q foreign power and
sentenced to penal servitude for life in New
Caledonia, with degradation. The proceed
ings were private. Apparently he merely
attempted to sell, delivering nothing, but
this plea did not avail with the judges. He
will appeal.
A Vienna telegram announces that Tur-
key has yielded to the demands of the Pow
ers for renewal of the mandate for the
appointment of civil financial agents in Ma
cedoria for a further term of seven years,
but judicial reforms are not included, as the
Powers disagree respecting them.
st. Petersburg advices state that the ar
rested terrorists plotted the death of M.
Stcheglovitoff, the Minister Of Justice, as
being responsible for the political prosecu-
lions and prison regime. Among the ar
rested is M. Merhkoff, the owner OF fifty
steamboats, on the river Volga. The police
raided the terrorist headquarters and found
arms, bombs and explosives.
New York, Feb. 24th-A Toxic telegram
states that the president of the exposition
of 1912 has written to Mr.. O'Brien. the Unit
ed States Ambassador, thanking for the ap-
preparation Of 100000 dollars for the United
States exhibit, and proceeds to remark that
Japan appropriated 100000 dollars for the
Saint Louis exposition, despite the war, and a
similar sum for the Chicago exposition. As
the United States sets the standard for other
powers this means that Japan is dissatisfied
and hopes for more.
A despatch from Gonaives states that in
an interview at the French Consulate M.
Firmin claimed the rights of Asylum and
hoped that France would protect him for his
services. Seventy refugees at the French
Consulate, twenty four at the Spanish Con
sulate and others have been pardoned; all but
two at the German Consulate have also been
pardoned. The French cruiser Destrees is
at Gonaives.
A despatch from Paris says France will
protect all the refugees, mistrusting Haitian
justice.an all will be embarked upon steam
ships upon their giving guarantees against
returning to Haiti during the Presidency of
General Nord Alexis. General Alexis HIM
self received similar protection when q re-
volutionist.
Advices from Turks Island report the
total wreckage Of the steamship Beta Of
Halifax, bound for Bermuda. All n board
were rescued, with some salvage.
Colon. 24th-An extensive fire occurred
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