, 1908-05-27
KILOGRAMS
ST. CROIX STATION.
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New York, May 23rd.-The Lusitania's
daily runs on her last westward trip were
622, 625, 632 (record) 628 and 1853, a fast
average OF 24.83 knots per hour, exceeding
the subsidy requirement of 24.50, and only
fog when nearing New York prevented a
better performance.
st. Lucia. 23rd.-Sharp shock earthquake
felt here 9.45 last evening.
London, May 25th-The death is announc-
cd of Tom Morris from a fall downstairs at
the Saint Andrews clubhouse.
At the Olympic Court Tennis Jay Gould
beat Eustace Miles eighteen games to thir-
teen in three straight sets. This is Gould's
third victory over Miles this season.
Mrs. Asquith, the Premier's wife, abstains
from social entertainments on account of
nervous prostration, and will shortly take q
cure at some watering place.
The Kings visit to the Gear is the leading
topic and is praised and blamed both in
England and France. The English Russo
phobes dislike the conformation of Russian
severity towards the reformers, and discern
Russian designs to utilize the visit in support
of loans in London. Frenchmen have re-
marked that President Fallieres will visit the
Gear after the King, and the Gar will return
both visits. These incidents are regarded as
converting the Anglo-Russian and Franco
Russian ententes into a new triple alliance.
German comment is suspicious, despite the
recent cordiality Of Anglo-German relations,
and the Kaiser, it is now said, will not visit
Cowes this year as expected.
Scotch support of the Ministry gives the
Government the opportunity to enlarge and
strengthen their programme, eliminating in
a democratic reform bill with woman stuff
rage upon it. A curious situation is, that Mr..
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four will oppose what he approves. The stuff
ragettes are redoubling their efforts to Sc
cure the overwhelming support among women
which MI. Asquith requires to bind the bargain,
and what Mr.. Churchill calls henpecking will
now proceed on Saturdays and Sundays in
cessantly.
A despatch from Mombasa reports forty
thousand deaths from famine in the Usoga
Province of Uganda, and worse is feared, as
the crops are a failure.
This mornings papers unanimously and
most cordially welcome President Fallleres
as the most suspicious visit of any French
ruler, marking the growth rather than the
elimination of the entente, which M. Loubet
.inaugurated. Fifty ~warships saluted the
cruiser "Leon Gambetta" off Dover, from
where Prince Arthur of Connaught escorts
the President to Victoria, where he will be
met and welcomed by the King. The
French aud English blue jackets will ex-
change hospitalities during the four days OF
M. Fallieres' stay at York House. This
evening q state banquet will be given IN his
honour at Buckingham Palace; tomorrow he
will visit the Franco British exposition, which
will be followed by a dinner at Marlborough
House and ball at Buckingham Palace. On
Wednesday a gala performance at the
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entertain the King and Prince of Wales at q
banquet at the French Embassy. In the
intervals M. Fallieres will pay visits, and
attend entertainments too numerous to men
tion. :.
A Paris despatch announces the death OF
M. Francois Coppee, the Dean of the French
Academy.
Advices from Leipzig state that the Su.
preme Court has ordered a new trial, can
ceiling Herr Harden's conviction for Libel
of Count Won Moltke. The crowd cheered
Herr Harden.
The Berlin paper "Leuchtthurm', the
organ of the German shipping world, bellttles
the performances of the Cunard Companys
turbine vessels, and contends that the first
seven voyages of the Lusitania and the
Kronprinzessen Cecilie were practically iden-
tical. the Lusitania having the advantage by
only forty eight knots altogether, despite
her disproportionate power and coal con-
sumption.
st. Petersburg kilograms states that Rus
STA. has conceded Persia request for delay
in granting satisfaction to Russia's ultima-
tum regarding the frontier troubles.
New York. MAY 25th.-Advices from Port
au-prince report that the foreign ministers
have transmitted to their respective govern
ments Haytls co~mminatory note announcing
her intention to end the custom OF granting
an ASYLUM to revolutionists.