, 1909-01-16

At Messlna preparations are being made
for a census, as a basis for the erection of
luts to serve as a nucleus for a new city.
Upon the request of the British Attach6,
Admiral Sperry, of the United States battle
ship fleet, took charge of the funeral of the
wife of Mr.. Ogston, the British Vice Consul.
Many officers formed the escort and the
coffin was borne by bluejackets to the grave.
Americans are embarrassed by requests
to send the sufferers by the earthquake to
the United States, where they have relatives
to support them, but the immigration laws
prevent this being done and it is also im-
practicable to divert the relief funds to this
use. =
At Reggie a girl three years of age has
been rescued after sixteen days.
The Aeronautic Congress has established
a fund of fifty thousand pounds, the income
to be Invisible in ten prizes for separate
competition, one each five years. England,
France, Germany and the United States,
will contribute equally, and Belgium, Spain,
Italy and Austria each equally half of the
preceding class. The aggregate flights Of
the delegates reach fifty thousand miles.
Dr.. Pau has opened negotiations with the
French Government.
A telegram from the Hagne states that
Holland will negotiate only at the Hague,
and Dr. HGuI must come there.
A despatch received ct Washington from
Mr.. Buchanan, the United States Commits
aioner, reports that he is making excellent
progress with President Gomez.
Austria refused to increase her offer of
two and bnlf millions pounds Turkish, and
Turkey thereupon accepted the cash with
the Abandonment OF the question of Austri-
an rights in NoviBazar and minor concessions,
for example, the abolition Of Austrian post
offices in turkey upon Turkeys option.
Soryia and Montenegro thereupon declared
thor interests have not been considered, but
war is regarded as more remote than since
the commencement Of the crisis, Turkey
will now negotiate with Bulgaria.
A Pekin despatch states that the Diploma
tic Corps has protested against the assump-
ton of control Of the teIegraphs by the
Board OF Communications, contrary to the
agreement of 1901 establishing foreign SUI
perintendcnre.
New York Jan 13th-A telegram from
Pernambuco states that the Brazilian en-
ployees of the Great Western Railway, Is
British undertaking, have struck and seized
the cars at the terminals. Racial animO6ity is
very high, and two persons have been killed
and sixty injured. Troops have been de
Bpatched.
At Rio Janeiro, in consequence Of dissatls-
faction with the fares and route of the Amer
lean Canadian railway a mob burned twelve
cars; the police were %overpowered, and the
company has surrendered to whatever terms
the Mayor max advise.
Senator Hopkins las introduced a bill in
Aeasing the authorization of bonds for Pa
mama Canal construction one hundred and
thirty five millions, to five hundred million
dollars; butJhe maximum of the anticipated
issue will be three hundred millions.
Ottawa, Jan. 13th.-The treaty just sign
e& limits the diversion of water from Nigga
10 Falls by American companies to twenty
thousand cubic feet per secoud or twenty
three thousand six hupdred Qorse power,
md by Canadian compalaes to thirty-six
thousand cubic feet or four hundred and
twenty-five thousand horse power.
Barbados 13th-Ihe Demerara and Lee
ward Islands mails did not go Oh by Saram-
acca. They are being forwarded to-day by
S. S. Tennyson via New York.
London, Jan. 14th-The opposition of Mr..
Churchill and Mr.. Lloyd George to a strong
army and navy and specifically to the pro
gramme of six new Dreadnoughts, costing
twelve million pounds, makes their position
IN tba Cabinet dificult Mr. Asnuifh also