, 1910-12-17

hausted. The Government mas sent the
warships to sea under sealed orders to va
rious destinations, after removing the breech
blocks of the guus,and assigning fresh stalls.
The Government casualties were one hun
dred besides five hundred mutiueers ana
citizens ashore. Two hundred have been
arrested. The British warshirs took 10
official notice.
Ottawa, Dec. I4th-Sir Wilfrid Laurier is
receiving delegations asking for two hun
bred and fourteen million dollars for internal
improvements. THIS is double the amount Of
the budget.
Massey Harris and Company of Toronto
have bought the Johnston Harvester Com
pahy OF Batavia, New York, for about three
million dollars. This is the largest Canadian
investment in the United States, and Is APP
parently an argument that reciprocity with
the United States will expel capital from
Canada.
jamaica, 14th-H. NJ. S. Brilliant gone
Honduras yesterday about noon.
Trinidad, 14th-Freuch Cruiser Duguay-
trou.n arrived S a. m.
s.. Thomas, 14.h-In2olf gone Bassin
1890 a. m.
London, Dee. 14th-Sugar in stock on
the 10th inst. was 10000 tons. Last Year
6 $1,000 tons.
London, Dee. 15tL-Numbcrs elected are:
Liberals two hundred and twenty, Natonnl-
lists sixty one, FeIerols nine, Labourites
thirty eight, and Unionists two hundred aud
fifty one. The Unionists have carried Mid
Devon, and the LaboUrlte9 West Elfeshire.
Captain the Hon, Frederick Guest, who was
unseated for illegal practices at East Dorset
during the last general election but reeIect-
ed in July, has again been returned. Three
scrutinies have been ordered: Mile End,GIou-
cester and West Bromwich, and two more
are expected. Mr.. Sheehy was knocked un-
conscious bv a stone, and one hundred per
sons have been tlea ed at the Cork inflrmary.
Mr.. Philip Snowdtn announces that after
the Veto the next Bill will be the abolition
of plural voting.
MIR. Haldane, speaking at Gullare, Had
dingtonshire, denied any covenant with Mr..
Redmond, and if he was dissatisfied with
the terms of Home Rule, so much
the worse for him, rs the Liberals will not
alter their terms ii anybody be dissatisfied.
The Morning Post rygretting Mr., Baltours
referendum propose, says 1t is not worth one
hundred votes in a single constituency the
Unionists should retruce their steps and
Tariff Reforlnors insist upon having a clear
t~horoughfare.
Mr.. P. G. Simmons has recovered five
thousand pounds damages for the Daily
Chronicles assertion that he was response
Bile for the unemployment Of three thousand
persons, and that three times he had opposed
the feeding Of poor children with public
funds. Mr.. Simmons asserted that this libel
was the cause of his defeat at Sain' Georges
in the East, Tower Hamlets, where be was
the Unionist candidate last January.
Lord Knollys' daughter Alexandra has
been awarded five hundred pounds damages
against "Johu Bull for its Ibellous report
of her elopement, and Mr.. Horatio Bottom.ey,
its proprietor, apologized in open court.
In the Rugby football match at Queens
Court, Oxford scored twenty three and Cam
bridge eighteen.
The British Aerial League has presented
Mr.. Grahame White with q gold medal for
his services in winning the international
Aviation Cup. Tn Aero Club Of America
has challenged the Royal Aero Club for lie,
capture of the cup.
The boilermakers have accepted the con
ditiops imposed by the employers ut the
lock out. The distress has been very acute
recently.
A Berlin despatch states that in the Reichs-
tag much disorder followed upon DR.. Won