, 1911-12-16
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.

81. CROlA STATION.
London, Dec. 13th-The Government has
prevailed upon the postal employees not to
strike during C~hristmastide.
The representatives of Sour railway CON-
panres and six employees organizations have
signed an agreement, approved by Sir George
Askwith, which accepts the recommendations
of the Royal Commission with the following
changes: the Companies must receive depUta-
tions regarding increases of wages, within
a fortnight from receipt of a petition signed
by one quarter of the emp loyes if the coHn-
panies and the employees Disagree regarding
the proportion of signatures necessary to
validate the demands Companies proposing
SO alter conditions of employment must give
one months notice, and extras and casutls
rDust receive the mfnirMum payable to regU-
lars or more. Tie FIRST meeting of the Ion
e~iliation Board under the revised scheme
to take place in May 1912 or later. This still
Withholds complete recognition OF the
Unions, therefore its acceptance is not certain,
as the men have heretofore rejected settle
ments made by their representatives, but an
immediate strike is unlikely.
In the House of Lords, the second reading
of the Insurance Bill was moved by Lord
Haldane, who cited Germany's favourable
experience. Lord LaDsdOwne disclairned
NoS OOOHdO ~ OhO pAAhC'RoA VI O1C DAlI
but criticized the precipitation of the
House of Commons actions and feared
it's cost had been underestimated: the
alternatives were acceptance or several
years distracting controversy between the
two houses, and the former was preferable.
The second reading was passed as quietly MS
n gas or water bill and its final passage is
indicated although regarded as unpopular
and unscientiic, but the Cabinet is held re-
sponsible for results reached in such q man
ner.
Lord Charles Beresford in a speech at Lei
eester declared that Mr.. McKenna was dis
missed from the Admiralty, his antics he
said during the recent crisis would excite
foreign countFe if the details were known.
Il do no. see,he added why we cannot agree
with Germany" (cheersy.
In the divorce division of the High Court
of Justice, Sir Bargrave Deane heard an nr-
gument whether the Gaekwar of Baroda
could be served in divorce proceedings as a
foreiguet, although a ruling Prince, accord
ing to " certificate fed by the India Office.
In the University Rugby foot bill match
Oxford scored nineteen to Cambridge's no
thing.
Twenty men, including Commander Car
nett, have been burned and scalded bv an
explosion Of petroleum in the dynamo room
of the battleship "Orion" in Portsmouth
dockyard, sixteen are in hospital.
Indictments of the suffragettes concerned
IN the recent demonstration are being heard at
The London sessions, and, upon conviction
md refusal to abstain from similar malicious
mischief, several sentences of two months
imprisonment have been passed.
A despatch from Wellington, New Zealand.
states that the referendum regarding probi-
bitiOn, received an affirmative of over 6ftv
FIVE per cent, but sixty per cent is requisite
for its passage. Another referendum will,
be taken in 1914.
Madrid advices announce that Queen
Victoria has been accouched of a dauohter
Dispatches from Delhi state that during
the Dnrbar yesterday, the Royal Proclamao
ton was read in every village, town and citv