, 1910-07-23

recent restrictive Legislation in India.
The Catholic Federation of the United
States, representing fourteen million Catho-
lies, having respectfully and earnestly pro-
tested that the Kings accession oath is in
sulting, Mr.. Patrick O'Brien will ask wheth-
er the protest has reached His Majesty, but
it is unlikely that any formal reply will be
made; the protest will It is thought as
sist in the amendment OF th" oath, although
Ultra Protestants oppose any concession to
Catholics, and the Nonconformtsts oppose
any amendment giving preference to the es-
tablished church. The delay enhances the
difficulty Of the passage Of the amendment.
The King has signed the proclamation tx
ing the coronation ceremonial for June next
year, but the day is not specified.
The police offer a reward of two hundred
and fifty pounds for the arrest Of the dentist
Crippen, who murdered his wife at Isling-
ton. The subject is likely to reach par4ia-
ment, as he was allowed to depart after sus-
picion had been aroused.
A despatch from Melbourne, Victoria.
states that an Express tain from Brighton
for that city collided st Richmond with n
standing tram, killing eight persons aud
injuriug thirty.
Forty persons have been injured 10 a rail
way accident at Roscren, in County Tippera-
ny, but no fatalities are reported.
Three thousand employees of the North
Eastern Railway have struck at New
castle against the alleged generally tyr
annical conditions of their employment.
Many have also ceased work at Sunderland,
Hartlepool and Blyth, and tue movement
threatens to become serious.
Advlces from Montreal state TINT five
thousand train hands of the Grand Trunk
Railway have struck, seriously disorgauizing
traffic, and the company has closed its shops
employing eleven thousand men. Many pas
senger trains have been discontinued and
the freight service is congested. The Gov
eminent has offered to arbitrate IN the dis
pute.
A despatch from Friedriehshafen reports
that a boiler at the Zeppelin Airship Com
pany's factory exploded, causing a fire, which
reached the cylinders containing hydrogen
for the dirigibles, and q second explosion
occurred, which lifted the roof from the gas
works and completely demolished the build
ing, nine persons being injured. The cause
Of the explosion is unknown, the managers
being absent at the time.
A Copenhagen despatch states that the
steamer Standard, which recently collided
with the Baltic, has arrived there and
shortly after arriving her cargo took fire,
the flames threatening the neighbouriug
ships, but after a struggle the fire was e3-
tinguished,
Brandon, Montreal, July 20th-The Grain
Growers Association, representing 1875 local
organizations, has presented Sir Wilfrid
Laurier a memorial for reciprocity with
the United States. which it is claimed will be
more beneficial than the European trade. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier has replied that he is in
favour of reciprocity consistent with British
preference and the protection Of vested
Canadian interests.
London, July 2Ist-In the House of Com
mons, Mr.. Masternan, replying to Mr.. Will
liam Thorne, stated that it was undesirable
to discuss the Crippen murder. The police
aro searching the Regents Canal for the
bones dissected from the victims body be-
fore It's burial in cement and lime in uniden-
tItiable fragments.
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