, 1908-01-08

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were finally dispersed by the Fire Bri-
gade playing water upon them. The Rail
way Company says that the delays yester-
day were caused by the extreme cold break
ing the signal wires.
In Berlin severe weather is being expert
enced, the thermometer being at zero, and
three persons have died from the frost, which
has also caused many minor railway accl-
dents.
It is stated the Kaiser has ordered Admiral
Won Coerfer to take the East Asian squadron
to Manila, and it will probably remain there
long enough to meet the United States fleet
if it should go there. Admiral Won Coerfer
was formally Naval Attache at London, and
furnished Germany with the details OF the
Dreadnought's construction.
Herr Harden has testified that he first
heard of the scandals from Prince Bismarck,
but remained silent until Count Moltke's
entrance into the Kaiser's circle, which he
considered to be prejudicial to the Empire;
he had never intended any libels, but
merely the dispersal of the Camarilla, from
motives of patriotism, and was prepared to
undergo imprisonment, though not deserved.
The Judges convicted and sentenced him to
four months imprisonment, remarking that
journalists were not justified in attacking
any ones private honour without absolute
proofs, and the testimony of a woman un-
friendly with her husband was unreliable.
Prince Bismarck's words, they added, were
uttered il anger after his arrangement from
the Kaiser and did not prove anything, but
Herr. Harden's health justified clemency.
Herr Harden will appeal. There was no de-
monstration.
Paris dispatches state that NJ. BRAND,
Minister of Public instruction, will act as
Minister of Justice in consequence OF the
death of NJ. Guyot Dessaigne.
The Panama Canal Arbitrators have award-
ed to Mr.. Cromwell, the American lawyer,
1875, 900 dollars for his services in arranging
the transfer to the United States. His claim
was for 724, 1877 dollars, and was reduced be-
cause he had received an annual salary for
nine years. Some of the services were perform
ed by Senior Bunau Varilla. Q
New York, Jan. 4th-A mob at Ogden,
Utah, aneered by the displacement Of whites
by japanese ruided . Snmber of Japanese
lodgings shouting Hang the japanese, and
a riot was only averted by the police charg-
ing the mob.
Toronto Jany 4th-The death is announced
of Hanlon, the we'll known oarsman.
st John N. f. Jan 4th.-The Allen liner
Hungarian from Glasgow is late possibly
she is towing the overdue Canadian Pacific
liner Mount Royal, otherwise the latter is re-
garded as hopeless.
London, Jan. 6th-The bruce claimant
has decided to continue the prosecution for
perjury, requiring his uncle Herbert bruce
to prove the identity Of the body exhumed,
but whatever the result of the perjury case
the civil suit for recovery of the Duke of
Portland's maternal inheritance, now held by
Lord Howard De Walden, is not affected and
will be pressed.
The Countess Guiso, wife of a leading
italian banker resident in London, has been
arrested for shoplifting in Regent Strickland
admitted to bail after vainly pleading for
release without the establishment of her
identity, which was disregarded by the in
credulous shopkeeper, but who was amazed
when proofs were forthcoming.
. Counsel for the Earl of Yarmouth have
notified that they will contest the annulment
of lis marriage with the Countess, formerly
Miss Alice Thaw ; the only legal defense is
said to be a previous marriage and insanity
before her marriage.
A despatch from Picking announces that
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese Minister to
China, has protested against the fulflment
of the British contract for the extension OF
the railway from Kinchaw north beyond
H%sinmintun, because it would run parallel
with the Japanese railway from Port Arthur
northwafa beyond Mukden. The Baron
rejects China's reply that it's construction
is according to good practice and is not
injurious to the japanese route. England
regards Japan's course as being prejudicial
to British interests and violative of the
open door policy, and the Manchurian sltua-
alton obscures the question of the patrol
of the West River, which has temporarily
been dropped.
It is stated that Mr.. Bryce, the British
Ambassador to the United States, is return
INC to London for a conference on the East