, 1908-05-16

London, May 14th.-The race for the
Chester Cup yesterday resulted as follows
Lord Derby's Glaeis first, Mr. Stedalls Wise
Mason second, Mr.. Lyuham's Asticot third.
Miles has defeated Pennell for the Court
Tennis Championship, and on Saturday JAY
Gould will contest Miles title.
MI. Hennlker Heaton, addressing the
Trade Conference regarding q penny tele-
graph rate with the continent, said it was a
matter OF common knowledge that penny
postage with the United States would SOON
be adopted.
A despatch from Simla says the Ameer
, of, Afghanisten, as q proof Of his friendship,
has decreed that all breaking his orders
against o holy war are to have their tongues
pulled out, and all who join the hostile Dor
der tribes are to have their feet amputatel.
General Willcocks has reached Dand, TWEEN.
,ty miles north of Peshawar, and the
,Trjbesmen have taken positions, and
are .seuding away their noncompliance,
indicating M intention to fight.
japan refuses to consider China's sugges-
lions respecting the Tsimintun Fakumen
railway, because they would involve compe-
titioh necessitating further outlay Of Jap
anese capital, and Japan will not permit the
construction Of q parallel railway. The pro
posal, which was designed for The promotion
of q reconciliation has been INSTRUCTED by it's
publicity. The Toxic correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says Japan will allow China
to connect Fakumen with the south Man
churian railway, provided China obandons
the route from Hsinmingting.
A st. Petersburg telegram says twenty
nine prisoners we're killed at Yekaterinosiav,
and twenty eight wounded, eleven seriously;
none escaped,
Upon the earnest request of the Persian
Commissioners, Russia has checked the
punitive expedition in the neighbourhood
6f Belesntar, where it had already burn
cd eight villages. The Commissioners have
given pledges for an inquiry and the punish
ment of the Pillagers and payment of an in
demnity.
It is rumoured in St. Petersburg that
Habi Bullah Khan has been assassinated;a nd
his brother Nasrullah Khan has succeeded
"a Ameer of Afghanistan. The report, h%oweverj
;s regarded as doubtful but, if true, it is ex-
pected that England will occupy Afghani-
stan, at least partially.
The negotiations between Sweden and
Denmark for an arbitration treaty are ex-
pected to have a far reaching beneficial
effect upon their mutual relations.
A Vienna telegram says Dr.. Weiskirchner,
the President of the Lower House of the
Reichsrath, has sent to the Foreign Office to
be returned the decoration bestowed by the
Kaiser, the third class of the order of the
Prussian Grown. DIR. Weiskirchner takes
the impersonal view that it is incompatible
with the d dignity of his office to accept such
an inferior decoration, which he regards
as only suitable for a Police official.
The Austro- Germans regard the gift as
due to an error, but the Slays thinkit an inten-
tional snub and it is attributed to DR.. Weis-
kirchner's speech in opposition to the Prus-
sian Bill expropriating the Poles, which was
disavowed by the Premier, when delivered
upon the German Ambassadors protest.
London, May 14th-Sugar in stock on
the 9th inst was $4,000 tons. Last year
st, 900 tons.
Jamaica, l4th-slight shock earthquake
at 1O.45 a. m.
Copenhagsn. May 15th-The Iceldndic
Commission s propositions purports the deola-
ration that Iceland is a free and independent
oountry, united with Denmark by a common
King and common affairs, which are specified
in the proposition. Provisions regarding the
King, ioraiga affairs. and defence, must re-
main uaaltered, while other provisions can be
revised after twenty five years it the, Rigs
dag or Alting desireas In the Kings title
after the words"of Denmark" are added"and