, 1908-01-25

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the next highest number of votes. This is
construed as meaning that Lord CurEon's
election may possibly be contested, as his
majority was narrow. Lord Curzon in an
interview has stated that his neglect to quail
fy for admission to the roll is merely techni-
cal and does not debar him from election.
Advices from Berlin report that the
SOCIALISTS organized FIVE mass meet
lngs of unemployed, which members Of
the Reichstag addressed, stating that
24,826 skilled trade unionists were idle be-
sides many thousands Of coarser labourers.
The mass meetings dispersed into process
sions, which the authorities tt;od to scat ter, and
the demonstrates hurled building materials at
the police, who, being reinforced by mounted
men charged with sabre, injuring many.
Frances claim against the new Panama
company for 2, 900, 900 dollars has been com
promised for 1000, 600, of which Colombia
will contribute 800, 900.
It is reported that the French SQUADRON
In Moroccan waters is in a leaky condition.
New York, Jan. 22nd municipalities from
Rio Janeiro report that six hundred guests
attended the banquet given by Baron de
Rio Branco, Brazilian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, in honour of the United States fleet,
and after the speeches cheers for each navy
were exchanged. The torpedo Hotilla has
Started for Buenos Aires at the Argentine
Governments invitation, and the battleships
Will sail Tor Punto Arenas on Wednesday,
President Penna reviewing the feet as it
passes to sea at 3 p. m,
London. Jan. 23rd.-The Bank of Eng
land has reduced it's rate from five to four
per cent, the bank of France from three and
a half to three and the Danish banks from
eight to seven. The bank of En- gland ratio
of reserve is 54.87 per cent.
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At a meeting of the Congo Reform Associ-
alton, at which Lord Monkswell presided, a
resolution for a more active campaign was
adopted, the pending treaty was denounced
and a demand was made that England
should settle the time within which Bel
gium should produce a plan for annexation,
providing guarantees for reform, or England
would appeal to the powers for Joint action,
and if this failed England should then de-
nounce the Congo as a barbarous state un-
worthy of recognition.
These resolutions will sire. CITIZEN the
hands of Sir Edward Grey, who it is be-
lieved is only awaiting Belgium's action
before intervening.
Four thousand workmen in the shipbuild-
ing yards of the Tyne district have refused
a reduction of wages Bnd not returned to
work. Practically they have gone on strike.
The north east coast ports are also affected.
The Hull Labourite Conference has
reversed it's yesterdays action, Delegates
representing half a million workmen having
amid great enthusiasm adopted a resolution
that Socialism was the definite objective of
the Party.
A Dublin telegram states that two hun
dred constabulary have arrested twenty per-
sons charged with unlawful assembly and
riot, every one of them was found in bed,
the constabulary fearing to make the arrests
by daylight on account of resistance being
offered. The landlords of the Keogh
and Knox estates in the Geevagh district,
Roscommon County, refused to sell to the
tenants, who therefore combined against pay
ment of rent, and the arrested men inter
fered with the delivery of rent processes
through the II ais.
The Great Eastern Railway Company's
steamer Amsterdam has been in collision
with the Administer bound from New York
to Rotterdam, during a fog near the Nieuwe
Waterweg. The Amsterdam was beached.
One. boat is missing, but is not thought to
be lost, but its occupants were in their night
clothes with no food or water.
The meeting OF the steamship conference