, 1911-12-09
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
anhagen, Dec. 8th-The King has a
Hamburg to-day.

creased it's capital by FIVE million crowns.
The King has retired Parson Thomson on
application.
The deaths have occurred of the painters
Bissen and Petersen.
The State Treasury has granted the
St. Croix Higher School three thousand
CROWDS.
The St. Thomas left on the fifth among
hel passengers are Dean and Mrs Peterson,
Post Assistant Smidt and seventeen GEN
DANES.
London, Dec. 8th-In the House of Com
mons Mr.. Asquith, answering Mr.. William
O'Brien, said the Government will use all
constitutional means for the passage of
Home Rule during the lifetime of the pres
ent Parliament, that is, it will pass through
three consecutive sessions making it effec-
tive over the opposition of the Lords if ne
cessary. This negatives the report that MI.
Asquith would accept the Lords rejection.
An amendment to the Insurance Bill,
moved by Mr.. Forster, approving it in prin-
cipIe, hut criticising certain parts, and de-
claring it had been inadequately discussed
or understood, and therefore should be fur
Their considered, was lost by three hundred
and twenty to two hundred and twenty
three, and the third reading was then pass
cd by three hundred aud twenty four to
twenty one, including eleven Unionists, seven
O'Brienites and three Ltbourites. Inme-
ulately after rejection of the amendment the
Uuionists left the House in protest against
the closure.
The Lords have passed the first reading,
but possibly may execute the policy Of the
amendment by an indefinite postponem4nt.
An alternative is its Eassnge III the expecta-
ton that experience under the Bill will react
against radicalism.
The aviator Oxley and a passenger, while
hviny ut EIley, near Scarborough, were both
killed; apparently the engine exploded and
the machine fell leaving o long trail of fame
aud smoke.
Postal employees will meet at Birmingham
On Sunday to consider a strike, when other
strikes are anticipated, as Jhristmastide
French pessimists are of opinion that the
speeches of Sir Edward Grey and Herr Won
l}ethmann Hollweg have injured Anglo-Ger-
lnan relations; the journal Des Debats is
amazed at GermAny's frankness regarding
intended expansion, and informs Germany
she is mistaken ii she fancies expansion is
possible by trampling over her neighbours.
Anticipating Il possible demonstra ion by
Italy at the Dardanelles, Russia has intimated
10 Turkey her desire to discuss opening the
Straits 10 Russian warships, and suggests per-
mission to pass through singIy after Motif
cation to Turkey i'll analogy with ships Of
the volunteer fleet, but Turkey seems dlsin-
cIiAed.
The Paris newspapers report that NJ.
CuiIlaux, the French Premier, had in
formed King Alfonso that the safety of
his dynasty depended upon SPANS pro-
cedure towards France III the Morocco ne
aotiations. KING Alfonso replied that Spain
was not Portugal, and communicated with
England and other interested powers.
Ere nch opinion regards rs dangerous NJ.
ClllInux's idea of starting a revolution in
Spain instead of purchasing Spaiu's vested
interests in Morocco, conceded France by
The Franco-G erman arrangement.
The Turks have attacked The Bulgari0ns,
segarled as responsible for the bomb ex-
Iiosion in the Mosque at Istib. Fourteen