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be said. distrusted Government intervention,
preferring a settlement through individual
initiative.
The Compagnie Generate TransatIantique
has launched It's new steamer LA France.
She is the largest French merchantmen ard
inferior only to the Cunarders, being $4,000
toms and 10000 horsepower. She Is eX-
pected to shorten the voyage to New York
TO below six days.
Advices from Magdeburg state that the
German Social Democratic Congress ID SEES
sion there has developed dissensions between
the Socialists willing to vote the various
budgets Of sundry German states and others
desirous of Withholding supplies altogether
No decision has been arrived ut, but a truce
has been declared until after the elections
A conference of French, English and Bel
gian aviators has resolved to establish agraud
circuit through the three countries Ill 1917,
with main prizes amounting TO twelve thou
sand pounds, besides others ut meetings at
their respective cities. j u
Eleven persons hive been killed and TWEEN
tv five injured III IA collision between Aus
trian express trains near Rottenmann, and
$50 have been injured 10y the doraiHng of
an excursion train nolr Oporto.
Vienna dispatches announce that the q 4
man Emperor is visiting Emperor Francis
Joseph,
The Lisbon police have discovered asbomb
factory at that city and arrested ten persons,
one of whom has confessed to u political
plot.
Madrid advicos state that the Cabinet has
approved an extraordinary budget Of sixty
million pounds to be submitted to the Cortes
when it semble
Winnipeg, Sept. 22nd An epidemic Of
scarlet fever is prevailing here, two hundred
cases being reported.
Ottawa, Sept. 22nd-It IL understood TINT
the Admiralty is revising tn" types adopted
for the Canadian navy and that the Domin
ION is therefore delaying construction.
Toronto, Sept. 22nd-The London cores
pondent OF the Toronto Globe states that
the Queens Own Rifles eltrained under
sealed orders for resuming their IHaHpuvres
after the London inequalities, which have
been SO profuse that the Ilon feel rather
softened for hard work. Colonel Pelfatt will
spend the week end with Lord Roberts Mt
Ascot. The inyalids are improving, but will
be unable to sail with the regiment Oh Sat
urday.
Barbados, 22ud-Tho Central Quarantine
Authority resumed its sitting yesterday, oil
members being present, The first resolu-
ton, moved by Hou G.. A. Goodman, was rs
follows Resolved that in view of cases OF
human plague winch nave occurred ID one
Of the colonies, party to the West Iudian
Intercoloninl Sanitary Convention, and the
continued existence OF plague among rats in
that colony, tho Central Quarantine Au-
thority is Of opinion that existing quar-
antine regulations do not afford adequate
protection to the other colonies, parties
to convention, against importation Of plague
through the medium of plaguo-infected
rats and rat tleas." The Hon. L. d,
Drayton moved rs an amendment: ''iIesolved
that having regard to better scientific know
ledge now obtainable as to manner III which
plague is propagated, 1t is ID desirable for the
Central Quarantine Authority to consider
whether further reasonable precautions not
unduly restrictive of trade are necessary TO
safeguard the colonies, siguatories to the
West Indian Intercolonial Sanitary Couveu-
ton, against Introduction of that disease
On q division the Hon. Il. 4. Goodnan's
resolution WIS lost, only the mover vo.ing
tor 1t. The umtnd meut was then put and
agreed to. Resolution Mo- declaring that the
occurrence of single case non imported Blu
bOniC plague in Il COLONY, a party to the CON