, 1910-07-16
KILOGRAMS
ST. CROIX STATION.


Svenderup.
Lieutenant Zeilau has been appointed
Lieutenant Of the Gendarmery and sails il
August.
The Upper Court.has confirmed the Chris
tiansted death sentence on Simmons.
The deaths have taken place of Herr Sal
snonsen, editor of the Nordisk KonversAtions
Lexicon, Colonel Thorkelin,a former military
Governor of Copenhagen, and former Crimi-
nal Judge Van (WHICH.
The S. S st. Thomas arrived here on the
eleventh.
London July 1~5th.-Admiral Lord Charles
Beresford, speaking at d Club dinner at the
Hotel Cecil, at which he was introduced by
MI. Rudyard Kipling, reiterated his familiar
views regarding the navy. Preparedness, he
declared, depends upon the efficiency of the
General Staff, which he asserted is not or
ganized for war, and he affirmed that the ez-
pense Of constructing droadnoug1ts, was
no5 justified unless every naval unit was pre-
pared 20 support them il action. The trade
rou tos linking the Mo herland to the colo
MES we're unsafe, AMI the Motherlaud in the
recen5 crisis was indebted for loyal colonial
support. IN conclusion he claimed that tne
enquiry following his letter to the Prime
Minister, had proved his case, that mere La
vishness will not prepare for war (5hou55 Vi
"Condor")
In the House Of Commons during a de-
bate on naval expenditure, Mr. Asqaitl rel
terated his desire 70 agree wish Germany
upon the question of limitation of a.
maments, and stated that England
had approached Germany on the sub
iect, but the German programme was
un4lterable by statute, and England
would necessarily act accordingly, No
thing, he declared, was further from the
truth than the suggestion that relations be-
tween the two countries were unfrloDdly,
they were the most cordial possible, but the
Government would be false to ios crust uu-
less it maintained q mlrstA OF security
against even possible risk, and therefore in
1913 England viii have twenty-five Tread.
nouglIts to Germany's twenty-oae. This, he
added, was not to be regarded as a lingo
programme.
Nr. McKenua, first Lord Of the Admiral
~, replying to a question, stated that Cana
Do will pay 2l5,000 pounds for the cruiser
"Ni0bo."
Tho suffragettes have made no demon
STATIONS following the blrial Of the ~conciiia-
ton bill. Several societies have adopted n
policy of cont ANGUS truce pending the ro-
suit of an q pea. to Mr. Asquith for q fur
ther opFoElu~IoG tbi6 session.
LORD Strat3coua uas laid the cerner stone
of the Royal College of Music, in lieu of the
Duke of Connaugdt, who was prevented
owing TO the death of King Edward. The
King mas sent his acceptance as patron.
Auvices from Cologne state that Herr Erbs-
loeh ana the other victims Of the recent &C.
cident will be buried together where they
fell and a monument will be erected on the
spot by the company owning the dirigible.
At Vincennea sham aerial battle has taken
place between military ~aviators, both sides
carrying guns, at q height of 325 feet. The
blues fred first and the reds were declared
defeated.
Dispatches from Peking state that Eng
land, France, Germany and tho United States
have presented identical notes urging the
official completion Of the Hankow railway
contract. It is believed the central Govt.
welcomes such pressure because it creates
an opportunity to urge the ,ooal opponents
of foreign finance to protect themselves or
cease their opposition.
Russia and Japan have communicated
their recent convention to China without
requesting q reply, nevertheless China is
considering q response.
A Toxic despatch states that Marquis
Katsura, the Prime Minister, denies that the
treaty with Russia was inspired by the Uni
ted States proposals regarding the neutral
ization Of the Manchurian railways
or that it is projudicial to the open door
policy. Nevertheless there is much COM
ment to that effect among several nations.
with a suggestion that China aud the United
States will be forced to cooperate against
the partition of China and the closure of
trade opportunities by the Russo-Japanese
action.
New York, July 18th
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