, 1908-06-17
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.

ST. CROIX STATION.
LondOn, June 13th-Yesterday Captain
Lumsden of the Gladiator testified that his
ship was not navigable under nine knots. and
her speed at the time of the collision is thus
explained. TIE Gladiator's turn to port
would have cleared the Saint Paul if the
latter vessel had reversed her helm. The
Saint PauPs speed was unjustiiable and she
should have si8naled sooner. The court found
the charges partly true and that Captain
Lumsden had hazarded his ship bv default.
not neglect, but, considering the difficult posi-
ton created by the Saint Paul not comply
ing with articles fifteen and sixteen for pre-.
venting collisions, adjudged he should only
be reprimanded and dismissed from his
ship.
While a garden party was proceeding at
MIR. Asquith's residence in Downing Street q
number of suffragettes -chalked notices up
on the pavement until prevented by the po-
lice.
The biggest suffragette demonstration of
the season will take place today from tn
Victoria embankment to the Albert Hall, to
be led by two Americans, followed by thou
sands from all parts of the United Kingdom,
Europe and the colonies. The screaming sis
terhood will be kept in the background, as
it is hoped to place this demonstration upon
the highest level.
The statement that the leading firms in
the iron and steel trades have combined is
denied on both sides of the Atlantic.
The German Foreign Office denies that
any threat has been made with regard to
the presumed new triple ALI lnce.
The Gear has conferred the grand GORDON
of the Alexander Nevsky Order upon Sir
Charles Hardinge, Sir Arthur Nicolson the
British Ambassador TO Russia, General Sir
John French and Admir- / Sir John Fisher,
and the White Eagle upon Lord Hamilton,
Colonel Reed aid Earle Howe.
King Edward inv;t d the Russian Ambas-
sador to return to England on the Royal
Yacht Victoria and Albert. Queen Al.x-
andra presented NJ. S~tolypin, President of
the council, and NJ. Iswolsky, Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, with her portrait, with fatter-
ing dedications.
France does not regard Mulai Halid's en-
try into Fee as being conclusive regarding
his Sultanship while Abdul Aziz controls
the coast ports, and until something more
conclusive happens she will not approach
the signatories of the Algeciras convention,
who ultimately would have to determine
regarding the recognition of Mulai Haid.
In the meanwhile France does not expect
that Germany will complicate matters by q
premature recognition of Mulai Hafl.
Dispatches from Toulon state that excur-
sion trains brought thousand of persons to
witness the ceremony of degrading Ensign
Ullmo, for negotiating the sale of army secrets
to a foreign power. The sidewalks and the
roofs and walls of the ramparts were crowd
ed as Ullmo was lead into the rectangle
where the Commander read his sentence, af-
ter which subalterns removed his sword,
cheYrons and buttons, and broke his sword.
He was compelled to march around the
rectangle amid the ieers of the crowds his
head sank aud his eyes straight ahead with
tears streaming from them. The thousands
of recruits who witnessed the ceremony
were greatly impressed thereby. Ullmo will
be dtported to Devils Island, where Major
Dreyfus was confined.
Vienna kilograms state that Emperor
Francis Joseph's jubilee celebrations culmi-
mated in a pageant before 10000 spectators
which was composed of 10000 representa-
tives Of many races in characteristic cos
tunes distinctive of historic periods. The
procession rode or walked from tho Prater
around the Ringstrasse, and back to the
Prater. a distance of some five miles every
nationality in the Empire participated, aud