, 1908-05-02

dom and to establish an international 90.
operative commonwealth based upon the
collective ownership Of the means OF 90
ductiOn, and will also demand free maiuten-
ance Of children, national schools, work for
the unemployed, an eight hour working day.
old age pensions, adult suffrage, and payment
of sa aries and election expense of members
of the House of Commons.
The Saint Paul has been drvdo.ked and
will need an entirely new stem, which was
completely carried away below her twenty
six foot mark. Her owners have contri-
buted five hundred pounds towards the relief
fund for the families Of he Gladia, or victims.
Queen Alexandra, it is said. is hluse
hunting for her sister the Dowager Em4
press of Russia, who is so pleased With
her recent bombless visit to Enp'and that
she is DESTROYS Of returning frequently. and
the Duke of Dovonshire's House, COMPTON
J lace, Eastbourne, may perhaps be selected.
Mr.. Henniker Heaton is agitating for cheaper
cable rates, which he considers should be q
universal penny per word throughout Eu-
rope, and also throughout the British En-
pre-. England and the United States, he
says. should cooperate for the purchase OF
all the Atlantic Cables and establish a ioiot
safe monopoly. The emp re should also
own the cables to Canada aud the colonies,
A Lisbon despatch a nouncts that the
Cortes reassembled yesterday, upon the eighty
second anniversary of the establishment of
constitutional government. The eltire gar
rlson guarded the route traversed by King
Manuel, who wore IL generals uniform in u
closed carriage, which was surrounded by
cavalry. His Majesty read his speech from
the Tribune in a clear, firm voice; he invoked
the terrible mNrtyrdum Of his father and
brother as a pie Age for an alliance of the
Grown and Parliament to unite for the ma
TONS peace ana progress, and recommended q
revision Of the constitution and Senior
Francois DEGREES for q new electoral law
aud more careful Finance. The Cortes cheer
ed the speech.
A Toxic telegram states the Mikado's eld-
est daughter has married Prince Tsakeda, q
ca plain in the army.
A Pekin despatch announces the arrival
of the japanese squadron, and Admiral
Ijuin a d staff will be received by the Em-
peror and e npress Tomorrow.
A Telegram from Hong Kong says the
Viveroy of Canton has cautioned the Japan
csc consul against possible Disturbances if
the japanese squadron arrived ineXpedi-
entity. The consul has explained that accord
ing to the routine of the cruise the larger
vessels will remain at Hong Kong and the
smaller vessels will land a few marines at
Canton. under Chinese escort.
London April. ~3Oth.-Sugar in stock on
the 25th inst. was 81, 200 tons, last year
10000 tons.
Copenhagen, May 1st-The King has
sanctioned the supplementary budget bill.
The Govern ment's party and Free Con-
servatives have agree ed respecting the t,riff
reform bill, and its passage this session is
thereby secured. The agreement contains
that the import duty in Denmark on sugar
and spirits produced in the Danish West
Indies be fixed al the SEINE amount as the
inland duty for sugar and spirits produced
in Denmark, but reduced by the export duty
paid in the West Indies. All other West
Indian produce to pay one third less than
the ordinary import duty.
III deaths are announced of the author
H. F. Ewald, member of the Landsting Ole
Jensen Of Ny8aarde, and Pro. essor Paul La
Cour.
The St. Croix left Copenhagen on the
twenty seventh aud arrived at R,tterdam;
among her passengers are the Rev. Nygaard
and 8 teacher Miss Henriette Krag for
st. Thomas. Apothecary Petersen of Fred
eriksted and wife will embark in London.