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duction of licenses would mean a reduced
consumption of LIQUOR
The lords threw the bill out by 212 to 96
lord Sackville's Title.

OF llQuOF.
The lords threw the bill out by 212 to 9S.
lord sackville's Title.
Ever since the death of Lord Sackville,
who was known as Sir Lionel Sackville-
West when he was British ambassador
In Washington his son, Ernest Henri
JeanBapt!ste West. has been attempting
to secure the title and estates. He has
now made an application to the courts to
nave receiver and manager of the set
tied estates appointed The claimant,
however. was said by Lord Sackville
during his lifetime to he illegitimate and
his son by Spanish dancer named Jo-
sephfne Duran de Ortega
The claimants case Is that he was born
at Arcachon. In the Gironde. June "a
1869. his father. the late Dord Sackvine
being then the Hon. Lionel Sackville
Sackville-West. The latter was fifth son
of Lord De La War;, who was at that
time first secretary to the British en-
bassy at Paris. The mother was Joseph
Inc Duran de Ortega Sackville-We The
claimants parents We're then, and had
been for some years, living in Paris, with
seaside residence at Arcachon.
A certificate of the claimants birth
signed by his father, was read and after
ward certificate of his baptism. which
took place July H. the sponsors being
the Duke of -Coburg- Gotha and the
COmteSSe de Boon.
LIE UdptsSIl1dl ceTtlllcate OeScrlDed the
parents as the Hon. l.. Sackville-West
and Josefa. born de Ortega, and gave the
claimant as grandson on the paternal side
Of Count De La War; Baroness Buck
hurst, formerly Sackville and on the
maternal side Of Duran and Dona Cata-
limo Ortega. 1t Is pointed out that the
fact that such near relative of Queen
Victoria was godfather to the boy was,
at all events very strong evidence of
reputation Of marriage.
Reared as Legitimate Heir.
The claimants mother died March 10,
1871, at Arcachon, and in the public press
March %. 1871, an announcement ap-
peared in which Lionel de Sackville- West,
first secretary of the British embassy at
Paris and minister plenipotentiary par in
term, asked his friends and acquaint-
ances to assist in one of the masses to be
held in the Church of Notre Dame March
II for the repose of the soul of Josephine,
Countess de Sackville- West, his wife.
The claimant goes on to show that he
was treated as a son of the late ambassa
dor, sent to school and in every respect
brought up legitimate heir. When Sir
Lionel was in Washington the boy. who
was seventeen, went to South Africa to
learn farming. The defense does not deny
that marriage took place between Sack
ville-West and Josephine de Ortega, but
declares that the lady had been married
before and her first husband was living
undivorced. They also rely on the state
ment frequently made by Lord Sackville
that he had no legitimate children living.
The case will be fought out in the courts,
and it concerns an old title and vast prop
critics. including some 1900 acres of the
finest land in England as well as the IA
nous and beautiful Knole Park at Seven
oaks Kent Lord Sackville provided for
his natural children in monetary way
before he died.
The political and diplomatic outlook in
the Balkans is made seriously worse by
the news that the Austro-Hungarian am
bassadOr to Turkey is to be removed.
Meanwhile the Turkish representative has
not yet taken up his duties in Vienna.
though he has been expected there for
some months. The relations between Aus
tra-Hungary and Turkey are practically
ton between two nations. The official
reason for the Austrian action in recalling
her minister is that 1t is d protest against
the boycott of Austrian goods. No one
believes this absurd explanation. for it
would mean that Austria was cutting off
her nose to spite her face.
Austria-Hungary's Real Purpose.
l understand that the real intention of
AuStria-Hungary Is by means Of this Off
cial slight, to test the reality Of the
rumors as to the existence of ententes
between the Slav states and Turkey. Aus
tria has not lost her eyes, though she
has lost her mouthpiece in Turkey. and
she will now see whether the porte yields
to the Austrian view and acquieSceS In
the apparent abandonment of the con-
gress, or whether she will continue to
move troops into the Sandjak of Now
Bazaar. All last week reports from authen-
tic sources described the passage of troops
and munitions Of war into the Sandjak,
where. if so intended they could be of
material assistance supports to Servian
and Montenegrin action on the Bosnian
frontier.
Everything still points to Montenegro
being the main objective of the -Austro-
Hungarian general staff Meanwhile,
Turkeys reluctance to appoint an ambas-
sador to Vienna Is explained by fear that
the corrupt atmosphere of that capital at
the present time is such that an am
bassador would be useless Austria is
now in the position that the word of her
ministers is not accepted by honest men.
While emigration to the United States.
Canada and South Africa has come to
pause. there is a keen demand for the
reduced passages to Queensland, where
the government Is offering land to emf
grants with little capital on most tempt
ing terms. and is also finding work for
unskilled labor. The agent general here
has been crippled in his work of late for
want of accommodation for his emigrants
in the outgoing steamers, and his gov
eminent has found it eXpedent to make
a special contract for 1909 with one of
the leading companies sailing passenger
boats to Australia for the conveyanc of
emigrants.
Two large parties are leaving Til
bury this week. and others will sail by
three different steamers in December. The
Franco British exhibition advertisement of
the colony it is said, has stimulated the
popular interest in this warm and salubri-
Gus Australian territory, which possesses
a coast line as large as that from Maine
to Florida. Queensland lies near the far
east and the yellow--races have an eye
upon its resources. To keep the Asiatics
out the present Queensland government
wishes to bring the Britishers in by thou