, 1910-12-21

Demerara. 16th.-At a meeting Of the
Council of Chamber Of Commerce this morn
ing it was resolved to respectfully recon-
mends TO the Government that this colony
should contribute an additional annual sub
sidy not exceeding $4,000, necessary to-
wards the mail service OF Great Britain, pro-
vided that the service is for Il term OF years
and that the facilities given, 50 far as tins
colony is concerned, are us good Ms hitherto.
Dominica, 18th Dec.-German training.
ship Princess Eitell Friedrich left Ports
mouth ten thirty u. IN. for StThomas.
london. Deer. 19th.-Latest returns show
Unlonists two hundred and seventy one III
berals two hundred and sixty eight, LabOur-
ties forty three, NatiouNlists seventy two, and
Federals ten, leaving six unreported, but reck-
oniug them the same as last Jaaluary the
Liberals are four fewer and the Unionists
one fewer; between the UnioniSts and the
Liberals there is a tie excluding the Speaker
or a tie including the speaker at 272 if Mr..
John Ward, the Member for Stoke upon
Trent, votes Liberal The Coalition majority
is one hundred and twenty six instead OF
one hundred and twenty two, the Labourites
have three more and the Redmondites have
gained two from the Uuionists.
Mr.. Rcdmou.rs sou headed the poll Mt
East Tyrone.
The campaign. held during the wettest
December ever remembered, has exhausted
all.
Parliament is not likely to meet before
the middle of February, and Mr.. Asquith,
Mr.. Balfour, Mr.. Churchill and Mr.. Lloyd
George are among those intending to take
q continental holiday. Moderate counsel, it
is expected, will follow the eXa88erations of
the campaIpu.
The X ne has received Mr.. Bryce upon his
reappointmont rs Ambassador to the United
States.
The Anglo-American cables have passed
into the control of the Western Union Iele-
graph Company, thus fastening half rates
upon deferred messages in PLAIN language,
Code rates VIII remain unaltered
The naval tender Elm coIlided with tho
submarine Q. S. Tie Elm sank with the
loss of five lives.
The police detected the residents OF Il
house III Cutler Street tunnelIing INTO u
iewelry shop 1I9 Houndsdltch. Shots were
exchanged, three Of the police being killed
including Sergeant Tucker, also one Of tho
burglars. Eight We're arrested.
A tortmght's rain has been followed by
fierce gales. The Thames Valley Is II sea,
and hundreds of miles IN the Miditud5 are.
lnuudated,lu several places Twelve Iett dcrp.
Sea walls have been demolished, especially
ut Ifrucombe, and minor wrecks have been
numerous. Crop, have suffered much dam
age, numbers ii eat lie baye persisted, and
the Channel traffic IS suspended.
Ottawa, Deer. l9th-Sir Wilfrid Laurier's
reply to the Farmers Delegation was brief
and almost brusque. Referring to their
statement that they represented three hum
dred million dollars, he said they were evil
IDENTITY proSp ring during recent years to
such an extent that it would be difficult to
improve, and it was necessary for them 10
undertake Il campaign for education regard
ING Government operation Of several public
utilities named Reciprocity negotiations
with the United States prevented IN imme-
dilte amendment Of the tariff, and he
thought the Improvement Of the WelIand,
st Lawrence and Georgian BAY Canal was
more pressing and would be more beueti-
clal than their suggestions. The farmers
were rather disappointed, and their Com
mittee viii discuss details with Sir WiIfrd
Laurier to-day; they declare they will per
sist until altogether successful. Six hun
dred took tea with Earl Grey at Rideau Hall,
and ut n banquet in the evening The farm