, 1908-07-25

London, July 23rd-Ritchie, Harte and
Powell will represent England in. an effort
to bring back the Davis lawn Tenpis chal-
lenge cGp from Australia.
The DeBeers diamond mine will close on
the thirty first inst. for retrenchntnt pend
ing revival of the American demand. A
two years supply is on hand
At the Olympia games yesterday Walker
of South Africa won the one hundred metres
race in len ard fur 6fths seconds, which
equals the record; lie was escorted to the
Royal Box and congratulated bY the Queen,
the Duke of Connaught end the Crowd
Prince ofSwedem upon his splendid and un-
expected vittory. -
Irons of Chicago won the broad Jump
with twenty four feet six and la ZACH
es, 81 record: and Bacon, an Americln. tae touy
hundred h1etres hurdle race in fifty i've
seconds, also Il record.
In the wrestling contests isle of Yale
University won the feather Weights, Bacon
of England the middle weights; aud Wack.
man of Finland the heavy weights.
Counting only the Stadium programme
the United States have ten tirst5 aud
the United Kingdom seven. la points
the United States have seventy five and
the United Kingdom fifty SIX and a half,
but the Grand total gives The United
Kingdom one hundred and nineteen aud Il
half and the United States ninety on.
The naval manUnvre4 have l.. IL ,conclud-
ed secretly; it is believed the tirdl fleets did
not meet and the only shore event was 1t
torped boat attack at Sheerness by night
which was repulsed.
The Daily Express PAYS Mulai Hafd is
giving to Eng'ishmen nm important conces-
SION ia consideration or their support.
A Despatch from Bombay states that tho
Nationa 'ist leader Tijay. editor Of the PdonA
Weekly; which attacked British Rule and
counselled the use of bombs, has been dc
ported for six years.
Copenhagen advicea report that President
FnlliG4,es left Yesterday after Il ,dost aiccess-
full visit. Tie King and z 'een babe him fare
we'll at til Custom Hou,e wbar; upon EN-.
Barking, and he was enthusiastically cheered
by the assembled crowds.
Dispatches from Copstdntinople an
fbunce that the Sultan has appointed
Said Pasba, Turkeys most enlightened sta e.
man, as Graud Vi2'er, aud is SO alarmed
by the Macedonian mu'iny AMI the Young
Turkey movement that he will 5rtiii u
Constitution: Even if this be doue in bad
flitli as q temporary expedient, 1t IL
believed the Powers will compel the 6b5er-
vance Of his promises.
Tie Pope has communicated MI buyers
of church property sold under the French
separation law and VIII enter into lltigatlou
to test It's validity, but meanwhile much pro-
perty is being sacrificed. \ party is being
formed to oppose ali opponents of TIE tiidrth:
New York. July 23rd-The United States
battleship feet has left Honolulu for Auck
land, New zealand.
Adeices from Caracas state that President
Castle has expelled the Minister Of ITO
notwithstanding him his passports with
q letter declaring him incapable Of serving
as a friendly medium of Communication; This
measure, he says, affe It's only tho Minister
personally; national relations continuing un-
interrupted, rs Venezuela desires their Coz
tinuance through any messenger III friend
ship and harmony.
Quebec, July 23rd-The Prince Of Wales
landed amid a salute from hundreds o! guns
and in the presence of scores OF Thousands
of spectators. The Indomitable made the
United States battleship New Hampshire
look like a yacht. His Royal Hi9hness was
most gracious to Sir Wilfrid Larrrier, Arch
bishop Begin and Mr.. Fairbanks. Sir Will
frid Ladrier delivered the address of well
come, giving an assurance of Canada's un-
swervipg loyalty and the unanimous resolve
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