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ST. CHUIX STATION.
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ready business is paralysea along the Tyne,
coal ships being unable to obtain cargoes or
factories 10 get coal.
Adyices from Montreal state that the
Grand Trunk Railway is moving passenger
trains, but tho movement of freight is almost
stopped, the sidings being congested with
perishable goods, and food supplies and crop
transportation are seriously affected. Both
sides declare they will fight to a finish, re-
iecting all intervention, but no disorders
have occurred. Six ocean steamships are
leaving unladen. The Company's American
connections are involved, and strikes have
been declared on several lines.
The Times .nnnounces the foundation
of an academic committee Of the Roy
al Society Of Literature, among the pre-.
sent twenty seven members being NJ.
Alfred Austin, Mr.. H. A. Dobson, Mr..
Edmund Gosse, Mr.. Hardy, Mr.. James, Mr..
Andrew Lang, Lord Morley Sir Arthur Pine
70 and Sir George Trevelyan. When the
Committee forty members have been com
pleted it is designed to form a separate body
corresponding to the French Academy.
Lord Morley will probably be the first Presi-
dent.
From Bournemouth Mr.. Drexel flew to
Beaulieu ia the New Forest, a distance Of
thirty five miles, partly across the sea and
carrying q passenger who made notes Great
ing several Bri fish records.
Advices from Barcelona state that while NJ.
EhrmaAn was making Il cross country iii ght
lightning struck his aeroplane, which fell
blazing and was destroyed, but NJ. Ehrmann
was uninjured. His fall with the shrivel-
ling, blazing stru cture was a startling specta-
Gle.
Sir William Haggard, British Minister to
prnyil hoe haon oClaI tn arhi rat o in the
boundary dispute between Peru and Colon
bia, vice Baron do Rio Branco, Brazilian
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, who has declin-
ed the invitation because lie is RELUCTANT to
give a decision offending either friend Of
Brazil.
Ottawa, July 21st-The Department of
Militia doubts whether General Sir John
French's report is as condemnatory as
stated in the reports from London,
which intimate a disclosure of military
inefficiency unsupported by Canadians. 1t
is alleged that Geueral French con-
dennis the entire existing conceptions
Of the strategical requirements Of the Cana
dian militia, and declares that no sound
peace organization exists nor any effective
staff. He however applauds the material for
a quick alteration upon a model which he
will suggest.
NEW 1OIk, July Z15t-Iu0 mayor Hrs act
vised tie City Aldermen to make the exhi-
bItion of the prize fight pictures illegal, but
the Aldermen have adjourned for the sum-
mer without taking action, and the pictures
are being exhibited exciting little interest.
London. July 2Oth-Sugar in stock CD the
18th inst. was $4,000 tons last year 10000
tons.
Barbados, July 20th-A serious fire oc-
CURED here today starting at l1.45 an. in
the sugar stores Of Messrs. ). F.. Musson
Son q Co. in Bay street,and Notwithstanding
the efforts of the fire brigade the whole
building was soon in flames. Owing to the
strong breeze the flames spread to a large
adjoining building and from there to other
houses and became uncontl ollable. While
the fire was raging il Bay Street an alarm
was given that another fire had broken
out on the pier head and this proved
to be in the Warehouses; Of Musson and COM
pany in Pierhead Lane, in which was also