, 1908-05-13

LONDON, May l2tn-1he death is announce
ed of Sir Alexander Coudie Stephen.
An army return states that the number
Of Irish with the colours is only twenty two
thousand, being the lowest for fifty years,
the result of the Sim Fein propaganda, This
is regarded as serious, because the Scotch
are following their examples; even five years
ago the Irish were almost double the num-
Der. and it is found difficult to recruit, even
up to the reduced standard in England.
The announcement is anticipated of Mr.:
ChurchilpS en9ag ment to The Earl OF Car
Isles daughter.
The House of Commons Yesterday passed
the second reading Of the Irish University
Bill by 344 votes against 81. The Irish
Uulonls' s, noucOuform SITS and radicals, COM
prlsln6 the minority, We're SO few that it's
enactment IS regarded as certain. Mr.. BIZ
fell expressed biz satisfaction with the sup
port given the bill by Mr.. Ba' -four, and o;her
members of the opposition.
The House Of Lords debated The dumping
of American hops, and the Unionsta pleaded
for II duty Of two pounds per hunIred weight
on foreign hops to preserve u dying local
industry. Earl Darlington, President Of the
Board of Agriculture, accepted u proposal
thtt the Government should give the matter
consideration, bat declined to accept the
proposed customs duty, declaring hat Ana
ericuls we e no better off with it than the
Ertlea growers without ii, oll as oterrroA
ductlon was the sole trouble, 1t colld not DO
remedlod by taxation.
Alta SuLfrug tie meeting ut Cardiff the
Sufragettes were not allowed to utter e
single audible phrase, the speakers were
driven from the platform, Their banners, mot
toes anl literature seized and destroyed, and
lhe fItniture and windows smashed, in re-
p"isal for the Suffragettes' interruption Of
Mr.. Churchill at Dundee, although IT,, tEa
DIFF Suffragottes were no; res
disorders there. J.. .ioa4ua e,tIo,.
'1nwnys nave authorized M issue Of
e'LUU,0OO pounds in bonds for the re=adtist-
ment of the company's finances, VIII ch 1t IL
expected will speedily end the recelvorshlp.
Ottawa, May 18th -Newfuuudllnd has
assented to, and England has approved, C"-
nada's proposal that Sir Charles Fitzpatrick,
Chief Justice OF Canada, should represent
both the Dominion and Newfoundland at
the Hague in the arbitration Of the Atl"n!le
fisheries dispute. The Unitei states re'
preventative has not yet been app ointei.
Montreal, May 12th-The Dominion Liner
Ottawa, outward bound, has eollided with the
Norwegian Collier Iherold, from Sydney'
causing considerable damage to both vessels,
no lives were lOat.
New YORK, May l2ta
rio r. Blended Clear pc. uurrei $50 $40
Meal, Kindred, per barrie. 3.70-3.So
Heavy Hs~ 2 M"s, ! PORK ! GsA s14t--f54
|CrystaIs per H., 45
0'8"f' Ml+covodo S35test 81
Nolasses Eng. Islds. per qei. no quotation
Liverpool Cotton m%idjling Upland b
Exchange, New York y London, GOdoys
sight 1883
Exchange NowYorA and onions sight o4.07<
london. May 18th
Dem. Crystals I8s Sd -l8s 81.
MuscoyaIo, floating terms, IN
sugar bond. 11s.6d-l1s. Cd
German beet 88f. o. b lis. 74d.
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or ChHHnel t0r
orders, floating TINS. l2o 81
Demeraru Rum, Is 8td-1s.51,
Cocoa, Trinidad, good middlin3 Ned,noAAnal
pr cwt 73s.
Cotton, medium Fine Stat Liverpool Is d
Bank of England Rate Of discount o
Corsols 90 !
Three per &c of. Rentes inruris $500
THE MOSLEMS OF WEST AFRICA.
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