, 1908-02-29

refused q passport Iof hingSgOn.
Victoria, B. G., Feb. 26th.-The Court OF
Appeal has sustained the decision OF the
Chief Justice respecting the Natal Act be-
ing imperative against japanese. because
Canada adopted the Anglo-Japaness treaty.
Two hundred Hindus are due to arrive on
the steamer Monteagle, and it is expected the
federal immigration officers will deport them,
as if they should permit them to disembark
the provincial officers viii exclude them un-
der the Natal Act.
ST. Vincent, 25th-H. M. S. Scylla goes
Grenada tonight.
Grenada, 26th-H-M M. S.Scylla arrived day
light.
London Feb. 27th-Australia has won the
fifth test match played at Sydney by 40
runs. In their first innings the Australians
scored 1877 runs, Noble 30. Gregory "A, and
in their second 422. Trumper 1l6, Gregory
Sc and Hill A. M. @. G. in their first in
nings 281, Gum 1872 not out, Braund 80,
and in their second 229.
q. M. s. Euryalus arrived at Bermuda on
the twenty fifth.
The Admiralty announces that in con-
sequence of the unpopularity OF American
canned meats and other foods their issue will
be stopped, not to be resumed and the stocks
are to be sold.
Lit OPROu0Avo "a VA VaASoOh
profess to be shocked by articles published
in the Strand Magazine upon his recent
African tour, during which he travelled upon
a warship. was received with guards of honor
and given quasi confidential information
alleged to be suitable only for a Bluebook, if
punishable at all.
During the hearing in the Kings bench
division of the argument respecting the
amaleamation of the Great Northern and
Great Central railways eminent Counsel, Mr..
Roskil, K.C., and Mr.. Knox, exchanged
insults, threats and blows and finally clinch-
ed but were separated by the Intervention
of Sir Robert Finlay, K.C., and Mr.. Evans,
K.C. Solicitor General. Happily the Lord
Chief Justice was not upon the bench, but
an inquiry nevertheless will te necessary.
The House of Commons yesterday. after
q brief debate, adopted strong resolutions
asking the Government to secure reforms In
the Congo State and promising If dlplo-
macy should fail the House will support
further action, either by England alone or
in CO. operation with other Powers. Many
speeches were of a nature to fully inform
Belgium-of the dissatisfaction with the pre-
sent status and the resolve to insist upon
treaty rights. Sir Edward Grey spoke
alphabetically, he ~repudiated the asser-
JlOu VI any RO1IU1Cdl VI ONSH
or hostility to Belgium; action, he said,
was hindered while the Belgian Parliament
was debating, but if no decision was reached,
upon its adjournment England would deal
with the resulting situation in her own way.
A Berlin telegram states that the Kaiser
will 60 to Corfu on March twenty first for
rest this is indicative that complications in
the near East are not expected.
A telegram from Copenhagen announces
that the Landsthing has passed the univer-
sal municipal suffrage bill by thirty two
votes against twenty nine.
In Paris it has been officially announced
that both Germany and Spain contributed to
the loan of one hundred thousand pounds
to Abdul Aziz for military purposes. showing
their cooperation for peace.
st Petersburg advices state that the Gear
has received $40 members of the Douma at
Tsarkoeselo, conversed individually with ma
ny and presented them to the Czarina
and the Cesarevitch. Addressing them
all, the Gear expressed his pleasure OF
the Douma proving capable OF work, said he
regarded the solution of the Agrarian pro-
elem with due regard to the rights OF pri-
vate property as the most important mea-
sure (cheers). The members took luncheon
at the Palaca, md upon their return to st.
Petersburg attended prayers Ior tne CAars
welfare.
A despatch from Lisbon reports that the
Cabinet has decided to annul Senior Francois
DEGREES dissolying the Chamber OF Deputies
and reforming the House of Peers, and to
summon the dissolved Chamber to permit
King Manuel TO take the oath. A Council
of State will determine upon q future dis
solution, and new elections are expected to
take place iD April.
While Queen Wilhelmfna and Prince Hen
~ we're ont driving at the Hague yesterday
their carriage became pinned between 9
tram and an electric pole; if the tram hsd
proceeded q few feet further they both must
have heAn. crushed. Prince Henry was