, 1911-09-23

copenhagen sept. ZznQ Erlnc6 Walu6Lnhf
and three of his sons will shortly leave for
Siam t. attend thu Kings coronation, which
will take place at the end of October.
The National Bank yesterday raised its dis
count rate to five per cent.
DIR. Moeller, of the Right party, has been
elected member of The Folketing for Odense,
vice the late captain Halsted.
The st. Croix and the st. Thomas arrived
at London yesterday, among the %latter's pas
sengers are administrator Schmiegelow,
Bookkeeper Nicholson, Mr.. and Mrs. Fischer
and Mrs. and Miss Wubroe.
London, Sept. 22nd-The White Star
liner Olympic, started from Southampton
for New York, with three thousand pa8sen-
gers on board, including the largest first
class booking recorded, among them being
sixty million lires. The cruiser Hawke, which
has recently been overhauled, started from
Portsmouth for u steam trial, she overlook
the Olympic off Osborne Bay, Isle of Wight,
and moving fast she apparently intended to
cross the Olympic's bows, then seemed to
alter her course to cross astern and struck
the Olympic on the starboard quarter abaft
the fourth funnel, opening forty feet OF her
side. One theory is, the Hawkes. steering
gear failed, another that She was underman-
ned with a nucleus crew, being upon the re-
serve list. The Times mentions the possibi-
lities that the Olympic's suction drew the
Hawke into her. The Olympic listed and
her Captain steered for the mudfats, but
finding that her bulkheads held, he anchor
ed off Cowes overnight. The Hawke seem
ed to suffer more, although constructed
for ramIning, twelve feet OF her bows
were smashed and her stern apparently has
been entirely destroyed, her crew got out
collision mats and she was able to return to
Portsmouth under her own steam, her bows
dipping and steaming astern but without
needing the help She signalled for. No Off
cial report hls been issued and cOmmunica-
ton with the shore is limited. The occur
renee recalls the collision between the Amer
lean liner Saint Paul and II. NJ. S. Gladiator
in 1908.
The Irish strike situation remains unal-
tered, and the country IS III a state Of indus
trial anarchy The White Star liner Gym
ric left Queenstown for New York with
out one hundred and fifty passengers, who
were unable to reach her. In reply to a
query whether the English railway men
would respond to an Irish appeal for a ma
tional strike as the Irish responded to the
English appeal in August, it is pointed out
that the questions are different, the strikers
HOW 0GL1ILAItliS IONHlL ~ HCiADOi - 0NN
recurring the railway companies to inter
vene in trade disputes, contrary to the COM
panies legal duty. Mr.. Buxton, President OF
the Board of Trade, has invited representa-
tiyes of employers and employees in the cotton
trade to cooperate in the formation Of a
permanent industrial board, with Mr.. Ask
with as chairman, for consideration and adj
iu8tment of any future disputes.
The death is announced Of Sir Robert
Hart.
A panicky condition upon the Berlin
Bourse has given place to a better feeling
upon a communiqu6 beng issued that an
adjustment of the Moroccan question is ap-
preaching. Nevertheless the reversions to
conversations is thought to be indicative Of
inability to find a formula for writing.
The Spanish situation is outwardIy qui-
eter upon the decision and promptnesS Of
the Government action The exact situa-