, 1908-10-28

she has, however, reconsidered the question:
and will participate in a conference upon
condition that the powers safeguard her ill.,
terests.
Turkey is purchasing large quantities Of
meat and ammunition.
Official statistics show that "a soldiers and
543 civilians were executed in Russia in
1907.
A Toxic telegram says the British, French,
German and Russian Ambassador were a.
mong the many distinguished persons who
babe the American officers farewell at the
railway station.
London, Oct. 26th-The voting for the
rectorship of Glasgow University has result
ed in the election of Lord Curzon with 947
votes, Mr.. Lloyd George securing 935, and
Mr.. Keir Hardie 129.
For the rectorship of Edinburgh UNIVERSE
ty, Mr.. Windham has been elected with 826
votes, Mr.. Churchill obtaining 727, and Pro.
lessor Osler GA.
At the Westminster police court the mag
istrate refused to permit Miss Christabel
Pankhurst to summon more witnesses. She
spoke for an hour, describing the hopeless
position of those in the police court for JUS
tice, and declared that if they were sentence
ed to imprisonment, upon coming out they
would resume their attempts to compel the
House of Commons and the Government to
do women justice. She was sentenced to
ten weeks Imprisonment or find sureties for
her good behaviour and her mother aud Mrs.
umm to three weeks. AL three elect
ed to 60 to prison.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Asquith
supported Mr.. Burns in opposing a proposal
to authorize local authorities to raise a pen
ny rate for the relief of unemployment, which
is SO serious that many provincial mayors
will omit tile mayoral banQuets, expanding
their cost in relief work. In London, howev-
er,the Lord Mayors show will be carried out
as usual, despite apprehensions of a demon
~stration being made.
Mr. Burns attitude is attributed to the
Kings influence during his week end visit
to Sandrin9ham. The number of ufemploy-
ed is estimated to be Gas, 900 and Mr..
Asquith's measures leave all but As, 900 to
private or local relief.
The majority of the town council of High
Wycombe have nominated Miss Dove for
Mayor, but opposition to tue nomination is
developing.
A Copenhagen telegram states that Count
Won Moltke, late Danish Charge d. Afaires 1t
Rome, has left for Washington to take up
his appointment as Ambassador, vice Mr..
Brun.
Berlin advices state that, according to a
communicate from the Foreign office, NJ.
lsvolsky's conversations with Prince Won
Bulow and Herr Won Schoen, the Minister
for Foreign affairs, are characterized on both
sides by a keen desire to tranquilize the
situation Yesterday NJ. Iswolsky was en-
tertained at luncheon by the Kaiser and
Kaiserine. Pending further developments
the newspapers censure England for the
responsibility of severing Turkeys negotia-
tons with Bulgaria and Austria by promis-
ing moral and financial support, and the
British policy is denounced as INSCRIPTIONS
and selfish, and dangerous to Turkey.
The Austrian press comments are similar
to the German.
Austria has renewed her proposal of direct
negotiation with Turkey, but Turkey has
renewed her refusal. Austria has announced
it is therefore impossible for her to parti-
cipate in a conference, and Turkey has asked
Germany to influence her ally to accept the
invitation to it.
President Fallieres has answered Austria
that it is impossible for France to recog-
nlze the annexation of Bosnia and Herze-
govina, and the Gar still refuses to receive
the Emperor Francis Joseph's letter an
nounciDg the annexation.
Japan has informed France she desires
notice if uSSia aclS for Tho RIool, Co -