, 1909-03-03

one million sterling and hopes to recoup by
improved service and the impeachment of
Socialist and Labourite agitation.
Z he Foreign Office authorizes the state
ment that England ana Russia have accept
ed the proposal that the powers should ask
Seryia what compensation is wanted. France
proposes that such claims should be molur-
ate, and MOI t. ~Irjtolial, and be accompanied
by a declaration If di~slrmlmmf. Before
the claims are presented to Austria tn.
powers want t. know what Austria would
concede, and this is to be learned by in lrost
inquiry, direct approach being abandoned.
In Berlin Sery u is REGARDED as ~is5Iotel,
with no hope OF mil tary as5i5tuuce, there
fore it would be prudent 10 b4udDn hal. ter
ritorial asplrQtiOls,and accep. the commercial
concessions Austria will make. The 81; uaffou
is more hopeful, although no definite S Ylutf6n
has been re che and the Scr, iana having for
feited diplomatic sympathy bya cousse resenl-
bling Venevuela's, must pay the pona ty by suf-
fering the sacrifice of their ambitions for sea-
port facilities through Montenegro. Even
Russia is not sympathetic with Servia aul
cJunsels her to await and accept the action
Of the powers.
A Paris de patch reports a snow-torm
lasting forty eight hours and "a blizzlrI
throughout France cans ~ many deaths;
even the southern resorts are 5 if ring the
soverest cold for many years.
a Dresden telegram statos that ex Pre.i-
dent Castro has slgued Il statement hat his
iustigatiou Of the Anti Gomez plot is base
less, incredible and unproyab'e, he is mca9a-
bic Of it, and VenezuoInns viii not tolerate
such ptriidy; howeyer, God Will ID him JUS
tice, and he desires nothing further. His
health is excellent.
\ Hague despatch states that NJ. De Rau4.
who was expelled from Venezuela because
of the publication Of his article critic sing
Castro, has beon appointed Consul General
Of Hong-kong.
Franc has decorated Prince Won Radolin,
the German Ambassado., Her Won Schoen,
German Minister Of Foreign Affairs, and
Baron Won L~augworth, Secretary Of the G r
man Legation at Tang or, IL connection with
the Franco German entente regarding NJ
rocco.
The Sultan Of Morocco has appointed Raj
sui Governor of the province of Diebala,
upon renuncjQtjou of the ransom for Sir
Harry MocLean, and undertaking to admin
lister the Governogship honestly and without
prejudice against foreigners.
A despatch from Lisbon states that the
demonstration which aborted on February
first and was believed to have been abandon
ell, was revived, taking the police completely
by surprise. The assassination of King Car
los and Prince Luiz was enacted in etfigy,
frequently the police were stoned from
streets and windows. They charged with
revolvors and swords and finally troops we're
summoned. Two hundred arrests were
made.
The Secretary of the Congo Reform Asso-
citation has appealed to France to join Ling
land and the United States in exacting from
Belgium recognition of the natives natural
rights.
Trinidad March lst.-The following is
supplied by superintendent r. NJ. s.. Co. The
Trent is still in the same position and there
is every prospect of her being successfully
doated when the prevailing northerIy winds
abote, probably towards the end Of the pre-
sent month.
London, March 2nI-Russin has indivi-
dunlIy addressed to Sorvia a friendly and
sympathetic note al Using against the re-
quirement of territorial compensation from
Austria and suggesting the remuneration of
this clam as a preliminary to an economic
understanding with Austria. Germany re-
CARDS this as making a collective interven-
ton less important. Servia's response has