, 1909-11-10

Border Pollce have had a five hours battle
with the Skeena Indians, who were endea-
vouring to incite other tribes to a warfare
on the whites. The police captured their
principal village and seven chiefs of other
tribes who were powwOwing with the Skeenas.
Ottawa, Nov. 8th.-The Dominion Parlia-
ment assemblies on Thursday for six months
session. It's chief busin IS will be the bill
under which a Canadian navy is to be con
stituted.
New York Nov. 8th--The United Fruit
GO. will establish q new passenger line to
Jamaica, Colon and Santa Marta in a few
weeks, employing the steamers Almuante,
Santa Marta, Zecapa and Metapan.
Trinidad. 8th.-German cruiser Bremen
arrived yesterday morning.
London. Nov. 9th-Among His Majesty
birthday honors are Sir Walter Hely Hutch
inson, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope,
Colonel Seely, under Secretary for the colo
MES, and Admiral Sir Edward Seymour, to
be Priyy Councillors, Mr.. Owen Philips
Nj. 2. for Pembroke, and Chairman Of the
Royal Mail Steam Packet Coy, Knight Com
mander Of St. Michael and St. George, Dr..
Sven Hedin, the Tibetan explorer, and Lieu
tenant Shackieton, the Antarctic explorer,
knights.
Seventy thousand pounds have been raised
to complete the purchase of Holbein's picture
OF Christina of Denmark, thus preventing
its expectation. 1t is to be presented to the
National Gallery.
The death is announced of Mr.. Lionel
BrouGh, the comedian.
The Lords have rejected by 1877 against
40 the House Of Commons London elections
bill for abolishing plural voting in the metro
polls.
The budget has started on it's career in
the House of Lords by being read for the
first time, not u single word Of comment be-
ing made 1t viii come up for the second
reading IN the twenty second, when the de-
bate Will begin.
The newest British Dreaduought cruiser
Lion and It's sister ship, for which contracts
have just been let, viii be remarkable for
their tonnage, $3.50, and n speed of
twenty eight knots; they Will be seven
hundred feet long and carry eight
twelve inch guns, bach will cost over two
million pounds. The battleship Orion. about
TO be laid down at Portsmouth, will be %.
500 tons.
Lord Lonsdale's Diamond belt and the
hight weight championship of England have
been won by Welsh, who defeated Summer
IN twenty rounds ut the National Athletic
Club.
A Madrid telegram says that when King
Manuel arrived the whole district between
the railway station and the palace was so
crowded with soldiers and police that the
public had very little opportunity of seeing
Hls Majesty and the precautionary mea,
sures were of such magnitude that great
discomfort has been expressed, the feeling
beng shared by many g%randees and public
officials who were excluded from the recep-
ton at the railway station.
The theatre dc Ia ZaIzuela has been
destroyed by fire, aud nine adjoining houses
partly burned. Fifteen persons received
injuries.
The constitutional Guarantees, which
were suspended in the provinces of Barcel-
ona and Corona during the recent disorders.
have been restored.
TheParis Academy of Sciences has award
ed gold medals to twenty one a%yiators.
Although Madame Steinheil gave way
momentarily, wildly crying "They are deter
mined to kill me-" al the developments
OF the trial were in her favour. The evidence
contradicts the theory that her illness after
the murder of her husband and ~stepmotber
was fei8ued, and some of her witnesses for
the State actually aided her