, 1911-05-13

A1LN Va us DA'''' ~
The Edinburgh Empire Music Hall has
baen burned. The fire started among the
ecenery and the audience escaped easily, but
4bora are a dozen dead or missing from those
hahipd the curtain, including Lafayette, the
r, pnch IllusIonlst. A cOmmand performance
wos to be given during then Maieates Co'o-
nstion visit, and All attempt to reconstruct III
time will be made.
The King attended Newmarket races and
,aceived an ovation. Disappointment was
taIt at the defeat of his entry Norfolk" for
the two yeal Old plate.
Their Maiesties' court initiated the pre-
coronation festivities; the King wore the UNI
firm of a Colonel Of the Grenadler Guards,
and the Queen 4 grey and SILVER gown with
the order OF the Garter. The majority OF
tLe Peeresses who viii attend the Corona
tIon were present and wore the most gorge
nns Jewels that have been seen for a long
time There were over a thousand guests,
and Colouia}s were in unusual numbers, on
account of the gathering for the Imperial
ConfarApce. The entire suite OF state apart
mems was used, the ballroom beng used
far their NIaiesties' reception. The gold
,1o+a wos used. Costumes were modified
according to the Queens taste.
Tba by-election ut Barnstaple caused by
+ba appointuent Of Sir Ernest SoareS as AS
sistant Comptroller OF the National oeoc
Commission has resulted IN the return Oh
Mr.. Barring, Liberal, with $3.50 votes, MI
Parker, the Unionist candidate, securing
5,751. At the genera! election MI 0oateS
majority was 092.
OTTAWA Nav 11th.-Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
the Premier, Sir Frederick Borden, Minister
of Militia, and Mr.. Brodeur, Minister of
Marine. have announced they will go to the
coronation un|accompanied by aides. MIR.
Foster, formerly Conservative Minister Of
Finance, has announced he will resign from
the delegation upon objection to the voting
of eighteen thousand dollars expenses Tor 4
DELEGATION OF eighteen, because II It had been
known expenses were to be paid others
would have sought membership Of the Dele
cation.
Mr.. Graham, Minister of Railways, has
given notice that he will move for IA guaran-
tee of Canadian northern railway bonds for
thirty five million dollars, for a third trans
continental line, upon a stipulation for lower
grades than the American lines, also that all
Canadian traffic is to be routed over Cana
dian territory and exported through Cana
dian ports. This antagonizes the existing rail
WAYS and Strengthens the Government in
the expected elections.
A contract was signed on Saturday be-
tween the Department Of Trade aud Com
merce and Pickford and Black for the re-
newal for one year Of the steamship service
between Canada and the West Indies on the
old subsidy basis, but with important modi-
t~cations, such as sailings will be from Hall
fax every eleven days and from St. John
only every twenty two days Dominica, St Lu-
cha and Montserrat have been cut out of the
itinerary,
New York, May 11th.-A despatch from
Cape Hayu announces that u revolution has
started at Fort Liberte.
The Mexican rebels have captured Juarez
also Tijuana, after hard fighting. Many killed
at both places, also some Americans upon
American soil. President TAFT resists sug-
cestions made at heated debates that 1t IL
his duty to intervene and stop the murder
of Americans.
Copenhagen, May 12th-It is expected
that Ex-President Roosevelt will visit Den
mark in July.
Former Minister Coos has been elected
honorary member of the Institute of Inter
n@atioual Law.
Mr.. Andersen, Government Secretory's
Clerk, has retired upon a pension in conse-
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