, 1911-03-29

New York, March 21th-A Mexico CITY
despatch announces that Senior Creel, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf OF all
his colleagues, has presented the collective
designations Of the Cabinet, and President
Diaz has accepted all but Senior Limontour's,
the Finance Minister, This Is indicative Of
wholesale reforms, bat it is uncertain wheth.
er it will satisfy the insurgents. Senior De
Tn Barra, the Mexican Minister at Washing-
ION. has informed President Taft he has
been recalled to be Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, winch VIII doubtless improve rela-
tions between Mexico and the United States.
One hundred and fifty persons have lost
their lives and many others received injuries
by q fire at the Triangle Shirt Factory,
Washington Place, New York City, adloln-
mo the New York University. The buIid-
ING, a ~freproof, remains standing, almost
unharmed. The great fatality was due to the
ipadeuuacy Of fire escapes and stalrways,
3;aanabljnp the escape of six hundred seam
strssaes who either Jumped from the eighth,
ninth or tenth stories, or were burned at
thoir sewing machines amid lnttammabIe
editorials. This Is among the worst dIsas-
tars New York City has ever experienced,
and much resentment is felt at the authori-
ties not having enforced precautions.
The British Columbia Shipping Compa-
nv,s steamer Sechelt turned turtle during a
furious gale eff Vancouver Island and ali on
board, twenty six, mostly railway labourers,
were lost. The Sechelt was built for IN
land waters, and was unsuitable for the
route, Victoria to Sooke.
The Reid Newfoundland Company's mail
steamer 'Bruce" from Port Au Basques for
Louisburg, Cape Breton, went ashore on
Scatter Island during a gale. She was one
Of the best boats in those waters. One hun
4roJ onl +xvapty-Hva n0CGppppIS pEpona8
ashore, but three lives were lost during the
rescue.
Jamaica, 27th-"Scylln" arrived from
Moutego Bay this morning.
London, March 28th.--The Archbishop of
Canterbury Will crown the Queen. and the
Archbishop Of York will preach the Corona
ton sermon, which was uudelivered on nc
count of King Edwards illness, when the
Archbishop of York crowned Queen AleXan-
dra. The browning of the Queen by the
Primate is Il reyersion to ancient procedure.
The Coronation music will be by living Bri-
fish composers.
The King and Queen made a surprise visit
to the new General Post Office. Their Ma
i~esties will spend Easter at Windsor, return
ing to London Immediately after, and viii
give q series of small dinner parties for
about twenty guests, with music instead Of
cards, thus setting a fashion for small and
simple entertainments, instead Of many
guests at many tables with bridge.
Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria
have returned from S-andringham to Mari
borough House for a short stay, previous to
a Yachting cruise in the Mediterranean
New York, March 28th.-Ono hundred
thousand persons filed past the bodies Of
the victims of the Washington Place fire to
identify them, but many are hopelessly un-
recognizable, and enormous crowds witnessed
the ruins. Indignation deepens,and demands
are being made for action against the autho-
rites and amendment Of the laws.
London, March 26th-The Daily Express,
commenting upon the New York fire, re
marks the similarity of conditions in Lon
don and New York, that fire escapes are
conspicuously lacking in many high build
ings, thus inviting a repetition Of the New
York disaster. The authorities Of all great
cities, it says, should make sure of the impos-
sibility of hundreds being entrapped hope
lessly, and no laws are adequate which leave
any possibility of such 4 catastrophe.
Advices from Pekin say the Chinese For