, 1911-09-30

zone flag, one feet, one throne" Mr.. Borden
in a speech, promised good Government in
the interests of Canada and the Empire.
Among the rumours in circulation it is
stated that a plebiscite will be taken upon
the naval policy.
Nineteen have been elected in Quebec hos
tile to Sir Wilfrid Laurier's policy regarding
a Canadian navy, or an alternative cash con-
tribution to the Imperial navy. Mr.. Borden
will be embarrassed without the support Of
the anti-navy faction.
It is also eported that the protectionists
will propose to England preference for pre-
ference, that is, the alteration of British pre-
ference unless England gives Canada pre-
ference.
Washington, Sept. 28th-The Treasury has
rejected an application by the steamship
companies for the abolition of the immi-
grants head tax on arrivals from the British
West Indies, relief being only possible by APP
p~lication to Congress, which specified the ex-
ceptions hitherto relied upon by the compa-
MES by parity of reasoning. The decision es-
pecially affects Bermuda.
Copenhagen, Sept. 29th.-The by-election
to the Landsting for Sbive and Roskilde
have resulted in the return of The candidates,
Of the Right Party, landowner Hartz and
Judge Sylow respectively.
The agreement reached in the off cial
settlement Of the recent tramway conflict
abolishes boyeotting.
The monument IN memory of the late
Bishop Roerdam has been unveiled on his
grave at Thiele.
Judicial Clerk Verde has been appointed
Police Assistant at ST. Thomas.
The torpedo-boat Flyvefisken has been
lo,uol>oJ II H. ul;,I-:11;~. ,orl of NTaccvo
Burmeister and Vain.
The st. Croix arrived here to-day.
London, Sept. Doth Upon application of
the railway company controlling the freehold
of Earl's court, the vacation court granted
an Injunction against the Johnson-Wells
prizefght, because of it's endangering the
license for the exhibition grounds. The APP
p~lication was granted, subject to damages
for the l%essees, if the Bow Street action re-
versed the foregoing. Another injunction
was asked for by those claiming to have the
excl usive right to show Johnson's boxing.
An enormous crowd witnessed Johnson's
plea at the Bow Street police court, even
the barriers were broken. johnson seemed
very much at ease; lifted his hat to his adj
mirers, and cross examined effectively. Sir
John Simon, Solicitor General, argued that
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that of twenty two fights under the same
rules fourteen had ended in the inab ility of
the defeated man to proceed through inju-
ries, and this sufficed to show that the twenty
third such match was a prizefght, not an
exhibition of boxing, and, therefore, should be
forbidden. Johnson's cross examination was
designed to show that prizefghts were not
brutal, and that newspaper descriptions were
inaccurate, contrary testimony by witnesses
who did not see prizefghts was inadmissible.
The hearing was adjourned to to-day.
Major Sir Francis Trippel, in a letter to
the Times, asserts that the preparations to
remove Tattershall castle are designed to
strengthen the desire to repurchase it
at a profit to the seller by a public
subscription for it's retention in England.
A bakers strike in Dublin causes an incon-
venient deficiency of bread.
The Irish railway men have resolved to
accept the companies terms. The compan-
les have refused to r~einstate strikers.
The Government has asked Messrs Thorne,
Bowerman and Edwards, labour NJ. Ps., to
represent labour upon a mixed commission
Of twelve members, with Mr.. Askwith as
chairman, for the arbitration of labour dis
putes ex%perimentally during a years trial.
A Paris despatch says a motor omnibus,
crossing the Seine near Notre Dame, skldded
and burst through the railing of the bridge
into the river, thirteen persons were killed. It
is believed the total number Of passengers
was twenty five, A priest escaped through a
broken window and assisted others to a place
beside himself, but only one survived when
taken ashore.
Toulon dispatches report the Trident and
Mousequeton collided during ~manouvres,
causing much damage, but there was no
fatality. The amount Of damage due to
the Libert6 disaster is increasing, armour
weighing thirty seven tons was hurled into
the Renubliuue. distant more than one thou