, 1908-08-29

the Quarantine convention at once"
Later in the day the deputation waited
on the acting Governor and convey
ed to him the feeling of The chamber
in the matter. His Excellency gave them Il
sympathetic reception and stated that he had
placed the matter fully before the Secreta.
ry OF State for the Colonies.
Yesterday, after all passengers from Trini-
dad by the Royal all Steamer Trent had
been examined by the Health Officer, and
the baggage Of Barbados passengers sent to
the quarantine station for fumigation, the
steamer was admitted to p~ratique, First
class passengers only were accepted at Trini-
dad.
Londcn, Aug. 27th.-A despatch from
Marienbad states that NJ. Iswolsky, the
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sir
William Goschen, the British Ambassador
to Austria Hungary, NJ. Clemenceau, the
French Premier, Major General Sir Stanley
Clarke, Chief Equerry, and three other gen
tt men, took lunch with King Edward yes
terday, occupying an hour, and subsequently
His Majesty, NJ. I~swolsky and NJ. Ciemen-
ceau conversed together privately for ten
minutes upon the hotel balcony.
Mr.. Lloyd George has returned from Ger
many. He says he has Keen uyesti eating the
German system of Old age pensions, which
is gigantic compared with EpGlund's. About
thirty four millions sterling are distributed
in pensions yearly, of which the State CON
tributes three millions, the cost OF admins
traiion only. Fourteen millions are distgi-
buted as sick pay, the workmen contributing
two-tLilds, eleven millions are paid 70 the
aged and incGp0cltoted, masters &hd men
contributing equally, and nine millions are
paid for accidents, which the employ er5 must
meet.
NTl1 nrn,orl;r n If +6o f0un1-
els of the Young Turks, who is now in Lon
don, saws the society was organized III 1904
to free Tu key from the thrail, ON Of tie Sc
cret police, whose machILutions are RESPONSE
BILE for tie disappearance OF forty Thousand
of the best men of Turkey, many OF whom
were drowned in the Bosphorus,
The Insurance Index viciously attacks
Lloyds, charging gambling by assuming fire
risks at cut rates, instead OF continuing thcm-
selves to their legitimate business Of Marine
insurance.
Dispatches from the Hugue state that NJ.
de Reus held a long conference with the
Foreign Cfice last niebt,an i'll "a subsequent
iuterview characterised as an invention the
report that Holland, with the support Of the
United States, has lent her countcnance TO
revolutionary schemes in Venezuela. He had
nothing TO say regarding the purposes OF the
Netherlands, but III connection with his eX-
puls on he declared that this was not neces-
sari'y considered an iIfraction of inteln0tICn-
al Law, and he pointed to the De LONE IN
cident IN The United States and the Pcrtu-
guese ministers expulsion from Brazil, as
American precedents.
The relut chs between Holland and Venezuo
III We're, lie added, already strained before the
Hou en- Trou Society in Amsterdam indis-
creetly published, without his consent, his
priva, Q letter. There was no revolutionary
party in Venezucla, as everyl cdy bowed be
folu President Castro, and the republics un-
disciplined army, the worthless coast fort
I sses were improved in 1902 by mounting
gums intended for the Beers, but subsequent
~ sold to Venezuela.
New York, August 9th Advices from
CuayaquIl state that President Alfaro IS
critically i'll.
The United States feet leaves Sydney to-
morrow for Melbourne.
The death has taken place at Boston OF
John Greenough, who patented the sewing
machine in 1912.
Acvices from Atlanta, Georgia, report that
incessant rains are c using serious Hoods
throughout the Southern States. The city OF
Augusta is entirely isolated, all its telegraph,
telephone and train services are stopped, ana
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