, 1909-11-27
ST. CROIX STATION
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mainly contributed by the cities OF hamburg,
Munich and Baden Baden the journeys will
begin next spring,
Deep SHOWS are reported throughout Ger
many, and telegraph and telephone lines are
Interrupted,
New York, Nov. 18th-Sir Thomas Lip
ton. in an interview before embarking, said
he will challenge for the Queens cup in
1911. The New York Club members say
he has not negotiated for any change in the
rules governing the race. Sir Thomas was
entertained last evening at a farewell ban
uuet by the Atlantic Yacht Club.
The u. S. revenue cutter "AlgOnquin"
has been ordered to search for Mr.. Astor's
Yacht "Nournahal', which has been missing
IN West Indian waters since the recent
hurricane.
Advices from Port-au Prince state that
President Simon, aboard the gunboat Iii
berte', has sailed for Caphaitien in order to
allay the discomfort among the Leconteists
and to reconcile General GILES with his adj
versaries,
Ottawa, Nov. 18th-The naval programme
as announced in a blue book is more moder-
ate than the Admiralty's proposal. Three
ships of the Bristol type, to cost 5,750,OO0
dollars, and fourRiver type to cost 100000
dollars are provided and for an annual main
t6ldlc6 OF JMO mlLllOn QOllalS' ANO uloOAS
are to be stationed on the Pacific coast
and one cruiser and four destroyers on the
Atlantic with a personnel of ,408 and q pay
roU of 100000 dollars.
London, Nov. 18th.-Sugar in stock on
the 18th inst. was $1,000 tons, last year
IS, 900 tons,
Copenhagen, Nov. 19th-Th4 King left
on the seventeenth for q tour IN Germany
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The Folketiug finished its first discussion
OF the Budget Yesterday. Spokesman of all
parties recommended the greatest economy.
The Government proposes a loan OF twenty
million francs repayable in one year.
A settlement has been effected between
the Scotland Peasantry's Savings Bank and
the Private Bank Copenhagen. The latter
pays the former six hundred thousand Kroner.
A snowstorm has greatly damaged the
telegraph and telephone lines, partly interrupt
ting communication for several days.
The King has acknowledged Mr.. George
Levi as Mexican Vice Consul at st. Thomas.
London, Nov. l9th-The Daily News says
Mr.. CLurchilPs asaailants discomfort their
goalers by refusing to dress, and persistent
" singing the Suffragette Marseilaise naked.
Mr.. Haldane, speaking at the Eighty Club,
said the Government accepts Mr.. Baltours
challenge;they would neither ask for nor give
any quarter and the Cabinet were united The
action of the Lords was the most violent
and revolutionary since the constitution
had existed in its present form, and protec-
ton would follow any reversal of the Llbe-
rails policy.
Mr., Loubet, in a speech appropos Of the
Congress for the defence Of the middle
classes, warned Frenchmen that a revolution
was impending reversing 1889. The Bourge-
oisie, he declared, need protection equally
against Socialists aud Capitalists, and he
deprecated the talk of any classes in a de-
mocracy. Taxes should be equal;the Socialists
discrimination against wealth was wrong and
the state should not interfere in private at
fairs, He urged his hearers to resist these
tendencies.
The French Chamber of Deputies is de-
batting the budget, and the Ministry stakes
its existence upon two hundred million
francs taxes upon Injuries for wcrkmen,s
pensions. M. Jaures suggested, as an al
tentative, ~ententes for reduction of
NJ Barthou, French Minister OF Justice, IN
an interview, has stated that he will lmmedl-
ately appoint an extra parliamentary commits
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