, 1908-06-13

ST CROIX STATION.

The latter vessel will hereafter use only three
propellers, the fourth having been found
to be of no benefit.
Dispatches from Reval report that the
Cars train arrived there at 8 yesterday
morning, and His Majesty at once went on
board the Royal Yacht STANDARD. The train
conveying the Dowager Empress arrived at
nine; she went on board the Polar Star, and
both Yachts headed for the lines of warships,
which received the British squadron at ten.
The weather was fine. Shortly after the Gar
and King Edward exchanged formal s,sits
and then took luncheon with the Dowager
Empress. In the evening the Gear gave
q state banquet on board the Standard, at
which cordial toasts were exchanged, en-
phasizing the betterment Of Anglo Russian
relations; meanwhile boatlOads OF Russians
and Esthonians surrounded the vessel
and serenaded with National Folksongs and
village roundelays, to which the Royalties
upon deck listened until past midnight. Dur
ing the day King Edward held a prolonged
private consultation with NJ. Stolypin, the
Russian President of the Courcil and Sir
Charles Hardinge and N. Iswolsky, the Rus
sian Minister of Foreign Aft lirs, conferred
together.
Sir e lward Grey's statement in the House
Of Commons has ended the talk of negotia-
ting u new Triple Alliance, but it is no secret
that the meeting between the Gar and King
Edward aud their advisers will fortify the
entente which ended the recriminations re-
garding Persia, AfghAnistan and Tibet, check
ing the habitual frontier troubles, which en-
dungered ho5tlities. Persia and Macedonia
ara believed to be upperlnost in the present
discussions, and it is expected that England
hereafter will be more sympathetic with
the Franco Russian Alliance without threat
ening any other country.
The Austrian newspapers under official
inspiration give prominence to The objec-
tons 10 King Edwards visit, and reproduce
the Anti-German articles published in the
Russian press since the Anglo Russian IA
proachment.
The batt!eship Irresistible almost sank
yesterday in Portland harbour while the
crew were testing her Kingston valves.
They refused to close, and the vessel listed
until there were fears of her turning turtle;
her guns were trained to restore her bal
auce, collision mats were drawn over the
va'ves, and with divers, pumps and tugs
under Admiral Beresford's orders a disaster
was prevented.
Paris advices state that at a banquet at
the Auto mobile Club three hundred persons
were poisoned by ptomaines in duck, includ-
ing the Marquis de Dion. One death has
taken place, and many are in q serious con
dition.
M. Lemoine has failed to make diamonds
in court, but will be allowed another oppor-
tunity on the sevent zenith instant.
Gregori, the a~ssailant of Major Dreyfus, up
on being arraigned, assumed the sole RESPONSE
bility for the attempt, declaring it to have
been his own voluntary act.
Dispatches from Tangier state that Mulai
Hafd has entered Fee and that twenty
thousand tribesmen are marching to join
his army.
Madrid news announces that the Chamber
of Deputies has passed the bill authorizing
a loan of 100000 pounds in fiji y year
four per cents for the redemption of the
floating debt.
kilograms from Teheran state that the
Shah has exiled those recently arrested, and
reinstated the officials recently dismissed,
after popular demonstrations had been made.
He does not consult the Cabinet, and commits
breaches of the constitution, which, together
with the growing anarchy, make the situation
unstable. There is a strong anti-Russian
sentiment, endangering the Russian Minister.
The Bazaars are closed and a popular
panic is imminent.
A Brussels despatch states that the defeat
of the Congo annexation bill is indicated by
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