, 1909-01-16

The King Of Spain has employed Mr.. Will
bur Wright to teach him flying, and lie wilt
be Mr.. Wriglt's first pupil after instruction
of three according to the contract with the
buyers Of his French patents.
The French Government has received DR..
PauIs Oyertures so favOurably that a resump
ton Of diplomatic relations and Geographic
communication with Venezuela is anticipated
shortly.
1t is announced that the Government viii
shortly introduce q bill making guillotining
private.
Russia regards the Austro-Turkish set
Element as a reverse for Russian diplomacy,
and the newspapers are Initiated thereby.
The Foreign Office intimates that the set
Element is q private matter, and will not of
feet the Bosnian problem, which concerns all
the signatories of the Berlin treaty.
The Russian loan has been signed and is
to be issued on the twenty first for forty six
millions sterling. including six millions to be
issued in London on Saturday. Paris is
drawing gold from the United states, hence
the bank OF England may possibly delay IN
creasing its discount rate, hoping to avert
this, but an increase is generally thought
more likely.
A slight shock Of earthquake throughout
Lombardy, Venetia afd Tuscany caused u
panic, bat no damage was done and no one
was killed; but two persons died from fright.
The shock was strongest at Riese, the Pope's
birthplace, and much alarm was manifested
in Venice and Milan. A shock has occurred
daily since the catastrophe in southern Italy,
in regions separated as widely apart as posi-
bic.
King Victor Emanuel has given the Mes
Bina sufferers all the timber it is possible to
cat from his estates and a cargo has already
been shipped.
A telegram from P~ort-au-Prince aunoun-
COS aas Is. Sanneu has been appointed
Baytian Minister to the United States.
Copenhagen, Jan. 15th-Tho Committee
of the Yves, Indian Church have appointed
the Rev. Eabre for religious assistance to
Dean Peterson, ST. Thomas.
Miss Darre has been appointed sicknur5e
for Christiausted, aud will SAL shortly.
Another RoskIde thief, named Woollner, has
BEEN arrested at Hamburg.
Superintendent Nehlsen has been recog-
nized as German Consul ut St. Thomas.
The St.Jan arrived at Havro today; she will
probably leave London for Rotterdam on the
nineteenth.
London, Jan. 15th-A Newcastle telegram
announces that North of England shipown-
etS,f6pf6Sentln8 Il cap1taI OF Two million 6teI-
, ling, have initiated a movement for an inter
national union to check excessive competi-
ton, maintain charges and equaIize the sup
ply and demand for shipping.
If gold comes to London after the Russian
loan has been foated, the bank rate may
remain at three per cent for three or four
months, otherwise it will soon be raised.
Berlin anticipates it will be unaffected, its
gold supply being ample and money not
wanted, owing to tie slackness OF trade.
Messrs Earrings anticipate that the Lon
don portion of the Russian loan will be over
subscribed.
The death is announced Of Arthur aBock-
EFT, the punch writer,
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Mail states that Russia will propose for
Gngland's acceptance that the Shah of Per-
STA should accept the assisi a'uce OF British
and Russian civil agents, analogous to the
European agents in Macedonia, and an An
glo-Russian loan in assistance Of the Persian
budget. The Shah to be assisted against
the existing administrative anarchy, and
thereupon the Russian military Intervention
would cease.
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