, 1909-10-30

9uIlCACuGIy W HCCtSSlItJ6 HleCllCul dll6u-
ton, and some of them had their fin
gers cut by the broken glass. The bal
lots however were not materially damaged.
A similar occurrence took place in another
booth. Miss Edith Martyr, s~ecretnry of the
League, in an interview, said she thought
this an appropriate demonstration upon the
anniversary Of the suffragettes' claiming
themselves to the grille OF the House Of
Commons.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Gladstone,
replying to Mr.. Keir Hardie, said he regret
ted the hose was played upon a sutfragette
at Strangeways gaol, Manchester, because
she excluded the warder and refused to
open the door until played upon from a
window. She had subsequently been re-
leased by his orders, following upon an en-
quiry into the matter.
A Royal Commission has been appointed
TO make an enquiry regarding the law of
divorce, especially it's administration as af-
fecting the poorer classes, and the Commits
sioners are empowered to make &n interim
report with a view to q speedy remedy if
any hardships are discovered.
MIR. McKenna, replying to Mr.. Renwick
the Conservative Member for Newcastle on
Tyne, said the confidential drawings supplied
to the contractors Of the I~ndomitable had
llHu DDedI6Q out Blbll value was small since
the ship had been commissioned
The new armoured cruiser interchangeable
has been launched at Davenport.
The French turbine battleship Mirabeau
has been launched at L'orient.
The assassin of the Marquis Ito has been
identified as the former editor of q Seoul
newspaper, one of twenty sworn to kill the
Marquis. Dumdun bullets poisoned with
Cyanlde of potassium were ueed
The French Chamber Of Deputies ordered
the speech Of Nj. BRAND, the Premier,
to be placarded throughout the provinces.
1t condemns proportional representation
IKE Belgium's, which, even if excellent in
principle, the popular understanding and
mandate are inadequate to warrant its adopt
ion, and he regards it as II mere political
manoeuvre upon the eve of an election.
A Brussels telegram says the Belgian
Government has announced the Congo Re
forms. Free Trade is to be introduced by
three successive stages to be complet-
ed in 1912, the food tax will be aban-
doned and other taxes reduced and be made
payable in money, and rubber is to
he replanted. King Leopold will this year
give twenty thousand sterling to reduce tie
sleeping sickness aud next year thirty two
thousand, and the Government VIII expend
Sixty Thousand upon general sanitation,
schools are also to be opened, and the first
credit Of 100000 sterling has been asked.
An Athens despatch says it is reported
that England, France, Germany and Italy
have notified the anti-dynastists that they will
lnterVene,if necessary, to protect the throne.
Advices from Quito state that President
Alfaro has called q special session of con-
gress to consider the offer of a British syn
dictate to loan Ecuador two millions sterling.
The Colombian House of Representatives
have ~disapproved OF Elk Pre- ,ident Reyes
contract for leasing the emerald mines to a
British syndicate.
Trinidad 29th-H. NJ. S. interchangeable
left for Laguayra at 6 p. M. yesterday, hav-
ing aboard Sir v, Corbett, British Minister
at Caracas, who has been on a visit to e.
the Governor of Trinidad.
Dominica, Oct. 29th-German cruiser
Hertha left Portsmouth at ten a. M. for
Trinidad.
New York, October 29th
Flour, Blended Clears per barrel 5. so
Meal, Kindred, per barrel 3.30-3.35
New Seasons Pork
Heavy Mess Pork, $254-26
suoo, Crystals per 100 lbs 43O
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