, 1909-07-21

Inc GhfUlQlth6S III SOAbutIu D1SCAO Ou-
tinue, but the fatalities have been exagge-
Eated.
A despatch from Singapore states that
the tributary state Of Kedah has been trans
ferred from Siam to Great Britain with a
picturesque pageant.
ST. Petersburg adYices state that cholera
prevents the visit Of the King and Queen
of Denmark 10 that city.
London, July 20th.-The cricket match
at the Oval, Australia Y Surrey, resulted in a
draw. Scores: Australia, first innings 1870,
second innings 1875 for 6 wi3kets, when they
declared. Surrey, first innlngs 200, second
80 for no wlckets, when time vas called.
The Duke and Duchess OF Connaught yes
tarday opened 6he Bath Pageant, which is
regarded as rivaling all predecessors. The
Climax was reached when The lady mother
of the Baths held 4 reception and received
homage from number Of silyer-clal maidens
r8oresantiug daughter towns named Bath IN
Canada and the United States. The entire
city is beautifully decorated, and crowded
with tourists.
4 Melbourne telegram says the Govern
meut Of The Commonwealth has accepted an
American tender for the construction OF u
small arms factory.
The Suftagettes have been released from
Holloway gaol in consequence OF their sue
cesafui hunger strike, and some are now IN
der medical care.
The King yesterday paid q long visit to
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain.
The death is announced of Rosa Carey,
the novelist.
Mr.. Brandon Thomas. the actor, is suffer
ing from paralysis, but is expected to recover.
A Madrid telegram says Prince Alfonso
is to be court martiaIled for absence from
the colours without leave.
Don Jaime is to be proclaimed Pretender
to the Spanish throne nine days after Don
Uarlos's funeral. He has left Paris, under the
Law which banis1es forever the eldest son
of any family that ever reigned in France.
A Calais telegram states that Mr.. Latham
started for his nonoplane fight across the En-.
giish Channel from a chalk cliff two hundred
feet above the sea at Sangatte. The machine
assembled q thousand feet and disappeared,
amid the cheers of the crowd, at the rate of
thirty Ave miles an hour. After about
twelve miles the motor failed in consequence
of a bad carburetter, which compelled him
to descend after a few more miles, and when
over half the distance across. DE was pick
ed up from the sea by the French destroyer
Harpon, which found the aviator calmly
smoking upou the debris, which was floating
like a duck, and not even his feet were wet.
He is not discouraged and declares 10 will
succeed before she end Ct August
A despatch from Teheran describes the
new Shah as unhappy, and that he would
willingly exchange the throne for his moth
er's lao. He viii hold a Durbar today, and 8
new Assembly is to be shortly elected.
The court martial acid regarding the mas
sacres ut Adana has sentenced fifteen to
death. Eight hundred should be executed
and fifteen thousand deserve hard labour
fer life, ard eight thousand deserve minor
sentences. nevertheless al amnesty is anti
cipated. on account Of the reconciliation OF
the opposing factions.
Thirteen executions nave taken place az
Constantinople, including TIE commander OF
5he fortress, three Colonies and four Lieu
tenants.
London July ~2oth-Su8ar in stock On The