, 1908-01-15

inces, which are not reconciled to the CEN
trail Governments negotiations with foreign
ers.
Paris dispatches report that M. Farman
has won the Archdeacon prize of two thou
sand pounds sterling for lying a circular
kilometre in an airship heavier than the air.
The feat is regarded as more remarkable
and mere useful than NJ. Santos Du-
mont's feat of circling the Eiffel Tower
in his dirigible balloon as promising a
greater development Of the flying art.
Eighty eight seconds were required, being a
maximum Of about thirty miles an hour,
height was about thirty feet, and the engine
used an eight cylinder weighing 176 pounds,
developed fifty horsepower.
1t is announced that France will confne
her action to safeguarding her Algerian
Frontier, and maintaining order at the ports.
strictly in accordance with the Algeciras
Convention.
A Madrid despatch states that the
Spanish newspapers enthusiastically ap-
prove of King Alfonso touring Latin-Ameri.
ca to restore Spanish hegemony against
Anglo Saxon encroaehments. It is not sue-
gested that His Majesty should visit the
United States.
Speaking in the Prussian Landtag Count
Moltke, Minister of the interior, declared
amid cfeers, that the Socialists alone were
responsible for the results of the recent riot
ing, and II further demonstrations took
place the Government would vigorously
preserve order.
Japan has warned China hat the
maintenance Of q Custom House at Dalny
IS dependent upon the fulfIlmept Of
the pledge to establish Custom houses
along the Siberian Frontier and Russian
Manchuria, where Russia is obtaining es-
peclal privileges to promote the waning
RUSSIAN commerce, Japan being preiu-
diced there by violation of treaty engage
ments.
A telegram from Colombo reports that
SIR Thomas Upton has stated that he will
challenge to race for the Queens CUP in
1909 and will begin to build immediately.
At the trial at St. Petersburg of General
Stoessel and others for the surrender Of
Port Arthur, evidence was given of the
grent heroism displayed in the final DAYS
OF the siege; one Colonel was cheered
in court, upon testifying that his men repeat
edly went to certain death under the bonn
bardment, many volunteering; upon the sixth
assault the only survivors were one officer
and two men, and in another fort there were
but ten survivors.
New York, Jan. Neutrality-suspicious. from
ASAO CuAO1AO oGdb0 GudG 10 commemorate the
visit OF the United States feet, Brazil has
issued a pending order, reducing customs
duties upon certain United States imports
by twenty per cent in consideration of pre-
ference upon Brazilian coffee.
The hospitalities being shown the fleet are
profuse. The regrettable incidents ashore
were merely fights by too enthusiastic
liberty men.
Washington Jan. 14th-The answer to
Japan's proposals is delayed by a difference
OF opinion as to their efficacy between the
departments OF State and Commerce.
Montreal Jan. 14th-The Allan, the Do
mlnlon and the Canadian Pacific steamship
lines are meeting the reductions in the tri-
partite rate war to New York.
II. NJ. S. Brilliant left Vera Cruz yester-
day for Belize.
Trinidad ..14th-The following delegates
left by r. M. S. LaPlata last night to at
tend the Conference at Barbados, Hon. r.
d. Mccarthy. Lieutenant Col. CoIlens, Pro-
lessor Carmody, M essrs Hart, Clarke and Trip.
New York, January 14th
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