, 1909-05-26

several struggles took place Wltn the ponce,
some being injured in the repulse. MIR. As
quith escaped by a side door.
Sir Thomas Upton has sold Shamrock
Third to he broken up.
A Constantinople telegram says Abdul
has transferred one million sterling Of bank
deposits to the government.
4 Paris despatch state the Confederation
of Labour has informed the P.T.T.As-ociation
that it is necessary to surrender. Gloom pre-
walls and mutual charges of treachery are
being made. The government announces
THAT one tenth of the 900, 600 workmen are
u~n1ionists and less than a third are affiliated
to the General Federation. Several minor
disorders have occurred.
TheAustrian budget submitted to theRelchs-
rath Includes q supplementary income tax,
also taxes upon bachelors, widowers and
childioss couples.
st. Johns N. F., May 22ud-The Mongo.
liam has been released and proceeded TO
Halifax without attempting to enter st. John.
In consequence of the ice blockade it has
been impossible to collect the ballot boxes
in the northern portion Of the Colony, the
completion Of the count and doclalaaon OF
result OF the recent elections will therefore
be delayed tor a week or ten days.
New York May 22nd-1Ir Bryce, the
british Ambassador ana DIls AlIIGu AA'S6i4
addressed the international conference MT
Lake Mohonk. Mr. Mosely said Germany
repelled Englaud's advances regarding a
limitation of ornaments, therefore Germany
was responsible for tho friction in the re-
Iations of the two nations. Mr,Bryce laud"
Ell arbitration, and the conference adopted
a resolution in favour Of arbitration and linn
itation of ornaments.
The Caracas Criminal Court has dismissed
the charge that Elk President Castro plotted
the assassination Of President Gomez.
The authorities of Caracas have notified
CelestiuO Castro he must depart within SIX
DAYS. Venezuela has not answered his re-
quest for permission to enter Venezuela.
London. May 24th-The Dean Of West
Minister oficiated at GeorgeMeredith's fune-
raj service mt the Abbey on Saturday. Among
those present we're Mr., Asqujth, Lord Nor
lev, Thomas Hardy, james rfle, Edmund
Gosse, Rudyard kjppling, Hall Game and SIR
Arthur Conan Doyle. Mr.. John Burns ut
tended the simple Dorklng service, ana ms
daughter carried the ashes IN on urn which
was a replica of that containing the ashes OF
the late George Frederick Watts given by
MIR Watts widow.
An uproarious sutfragette demonstration
took place in Westminster Hall on Saturday;
fually Mr.. Haldane declared himself favour
able because the modern tendency was to
minimize sex differences and their political
consequences. The ~suffragettes have also
interviewed Mr.. Runciman at Sheffield and
he declared himself favourable.
Mr.. Churchill i'll a speech at Manchester
defended free trade and advocated electoral
reform. This together with Mr. Asquith's
speeches and the recent social reform bills,
are construed as indicative Of the Ministers
intention to prolong their administration
MIR. BaIfour's speech, though highly con-
tentious, does not indicate the Lords att
tude towards the contentious budget, and
is non committal until the House OF Com
mons and people indicate their views
Some Conservatives are in favour of avalling
of the present indispensable opportunity for
constitutional questions and the
legislative functions,
The halfpenny press now transforms its
sc~aremongering yarns into lectures upon tho
folly and hysteria, which warrant the Ger
man editorials picturing England as the
home of nervous degeneratesl Wh0 are aban-
doning themselves to a frenzy unworthy
oven of n decadent country, ind they deplore
the pessimism of Lord Roberts, which IS
sure to be repeated throughout the contin-