, 1908-07-18

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the cruiser Arrogant ere anchored opposite
the citadel, and the cruiser Venus Is coahnG
at Cape HATTIE. The French Ifrigatee, have
started from Sydney, numerous tourists are
arriving, and the decorations are making
their appearance.
Copenhagen, July 17th-The monument to
His late Majesty King Christian the Ninth
was solemnly inaugurated at Freden5bQrg
on the eleventh in the presence of the King
and Royal Family.
The I~efence Commission has finished .fiss
work and It's report is expected next week.
Mr.. J,ns Onsted, a former member OF
the West 1ndian Commission, will stand
for Marble in the coming election to the
Folkething. -
The $. 5. 'st. Croix" is expected to arrive
here to night.
London, July 18Th In the finals for
throwing the discus at the Olympic games
Yesterday Sheridan won with one hundred
and thirtyfour feet two inches, Glffen second,
Horr third all three Americans. In the four
hundred metres win Taylor Of England
won in five minutes thirty SIX and one hfth
seconds, Beaurefaire OF Australia second and
Schetf Of Austria third.
Rose of America won the weight putting
contest with forty six feet sevrn md half
inches, horgan of England secoAu and Gar
rels of America third. -
The weather was again bad and the at
tendance disappointing, The maximum beng
about fifteen thousand. There Is much crltI-
cism of the price being too high, the accom-
moda ion poor and the advertising made
quate.
The DAILY Express announces that naval
~ooo,r;+v VIII ranuira EpUlnnH to huV tha
Dreadnoughts building for Brazil. DouAt1
less, it says, the Admiralty viii deny thisl
nevertheless neither Japan nor Ceremony will
be allowed to deprive England Of her naval
supremacy by their p%archase. Engl@nd, ii
continues, has been penny wise but she
would be pound foolish unless in 1910 the
two power standard is maintained by the
acquisition of these ships, which gould ba
built for less, but are cheap at any price
under present conditions.
Dispatches from Toxic state that the keel
of a new battleship viii be laid during this
month and another before the end Of the
wear, the displacement OF each to he ZO,9Q6
tons. with armour of twelve inches and tMelV5
twelve inch guns.
Iloyds have u~udervritten ono hundred
thousand pounds risks against Mr.. HIyan's
election as President OF the United stated
at a premium of ten per cent, the rate hav-
ing declined from twenty pen cent.
it is reported that King Edward will visit
the Emperor Francis Joseph at ischl in tho
middle of August,
Berlin adyices report that the Gutenberg
trial was resumed yesterday, but had to be
suspended, the defendant being unable to
retain consciousness under the severity VI
his cross examination.
--latest advicos from Tahriz state that
a deadlock exists between the RevolutloDar-
les and the Royalists during the negotla-
tons with the Shah for an amnesty. The
position of the former is stronger, except
that a Royalist Gordon controls their sup
ply of food and ammunition, thus giving the
Royolists the power to %starve out thelf
opponents. ,t III lis
A Lisbon despatch states that a list has
been published of those receiving illegal al
vances, including Officials, Generals, Court
Dignitaries and Mobiles, The Minister to
China drew twenty years salary III advance
and all Finance Ministers since 1890 thus
misused the public funds. This prolongs tho
Cabinet i~ntrigues while averting an actuai
Cabinet crisis.
The Chinese Government, in answering
the United States notice of its intention to
rewit a norton of the Boxer indemnity
Ao +boir iutentiOn to apply the