, 1910-11-12

ever, accepted with reserve, and 1T Is autho-
ritatIvety reported trom Washington that
30 action will be taken by the State Depart
mppt. the matter concerning British Justice
only.
Dispatches from Picking state that the
agitatiou for the earlier meeting of Parlia-
mont has not been affected by the recent
concession, although greeted by applaulihg
demonstrations. During a debate the Pro
vincial members Iamentel that the interval
before 1913 endangered Manchuria suffering
the fate of Korea, which, they declared, was
only to be averted by assembling Parliam mt
within a year or SO.
Victoria b. G. November 9th. The cruis-
er Rainbow, the second half Of Canalt's
Navy, and her first Pacific cruiser has ar
rived and exchanged salutes with Esqui.
mault, contrary to the usual practice. Com
mauder Stewart later exchanged official visits
with rear-Admiral Kin9sInil, who also visited
Mr.. Tenpleman, Dominion Minister Of Iullnl
Revenue, Mr.. Mcbride, Premier Of British
Columbia, and Mr. Morley the Mayor.
Ottawa Nov. 9th.-Mr. Forget, a consorva-
tive member Of the House Of Comm, ms
publicly sum mons Mr.. Borden to resign the
party lealership Us Il sequel to the election
Of Mr.. Gilbert. 1t is rumoured that MI.
Mcbride, Premier OF British Columbia, is will
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who is ready to roIlnQuish it.
The reciprocity negotiations with the Uni
ted States continue. In ministerial circles
resentment is felt at the premature and OK
treme opposition by Dominion stand pattcrs
and British tariff reformer5.
Dominica, Nov. 9th-phe following ro4Olu-
ton was passed yesterday by the Council of
the Dominica Agricultural aud Commercial
Society: Resolved, that in the opinion # thus
council the cessation Of tho direct mail ser
vice between England and the West Indies
will be % retrograde step tending to lessen
the ties between the Mother Country amt
these colonies, und tending TO diminish the
trade that can be dealt with only by Il direct
service, aud, moreover, that the deteriora-
ton of the mail service will put an end to
the attempts now being made TO build upa
fruit trade with England. Resolved further,
that with u view to assist the efforts now
being made to impress on the Imperial Gov
eminent the desirabiIity of taking steps to
maintain the Direct Mail Service Il delegate
be appointed to attend the Conference to be
held in Barbados at the instance of the Trim
dad Chamber of Commerce.
New York, Nov. 9th-A political rovolu-
ton in the United States, r~ivalling any ever
experien5 ed, has taken place, converting the
Republican minority of forty seven in the
House OF representatives, INTO a Democratic
majority, for the first time in eighteen years,
of about forty. The Democrats have also
gained about five seats in the Senate. Messrs
Dix, Wilson and Harmon have become the
leading candidates for Democratic nominl-
ton for the Presidency.
The Democratic majorities were the largest
where Colonel Roosevelt was most active,
for example, Senator Beveridge, the leading
Western Insurgent Republican, was defeat
ell for the Senate by a Democratic majority
OF twelve. President Iaft's state, OHIO,
elected Mr.. Harmon for Governor by a ma
jority of forty thousand, aud Colonel Roose-
velt's state and home district, New York,
elected Mr.. Dix for Governor by a majority
OF s~ixty-iy9 thousand. Mr.. Wilson, the De-
mocratic candidate for Governor OF Now
Jersey, was elected by thirty-four thousand
majority.
London, Nov. 1Qth-Advicos from Cardiff
state that wild scenes are disturbing the
Colliery districts Of South Wales, chiefly
around the GIamorgan pit Tony Paudy,
where Il thousand strikers are besieging the
clerk and engineers, who are striving to keep