, 1911-12-02

communication between Picking and the ~
and offers from five hundred TO two tbo,'
sand five hundred troops for China's accent
auce. The reyoiutiouaries stormed the onfa.
Of Marking, but the Imperialists rallied on5
expelled them after bloody fighting. Chaos
reiYns IN several provinces.
The Turks are concentrating for the raoan
ture OF Benghazi, and the Italians ,rra
renewing then advance from TripoIi. tbe
latter report finding dead Italians with NM
mchtlonable mutilations, others have h.o,
buried to their arlnpits and their hands o.
Putated, and others cruciied and Then 49,
balIs threaded with cords. The zfoI,'e
ty-siXth. t&l-
Russia has aont D., SA-aluu4nS4-
handing ali indemnity, AMI the instant lis
missul Of Mr.. Shuster, otherwise She will
march upon Teheran within forty-elgbt
hours, and collect an enlarged indemnity
Hereafter Persia must submit the name, If
all non-Persiau officials for Russian approx
81. RUSSIA assets that England approve.
and hereafter PeroIa's relations with both
Powers must be consistent with their inter.
est~. Persiaus are indignant that they have
huniliated themselves useleSs5y upon Enc
lands advice, and tie Assembly is iudispos-
ed to comply, it is, however, helpless before
C'-''O = C'O =" 'IlAO'N' - CIN q > NC
ton. The Teheran correspondent Of the
Daily Graphic says a futile apology viii BE
only another example Of repeated futile
compliances with Russian aggression Will
EugIand's concealment, the result being that
every British interest is now endangered
By England, puaiilanlmous acquiescruce
in Russia's uniusli1iabIe course. lis Nemesis
viii take shape iii an Ang,o-R lssiau frontier
across Russla's march to the Persian Gulf.
and England's defense Of this frontier Will
be a colossal burden for the Empire and es-
pecially for India.
The Times Teheran correspondent say.
the fiction Of Persian independence now ends.
unless the United States, al though u|ninter-
yening politically, should insis upon the exc
cution Of PersIa's contract with al. American
citizen, which was submitted for approval
before his duties were assumed. The Gov
ernmental confusion in Persia, the despatch
states, is now ludicrous.
Ottawa, Dec. 1st-Iu the House of Com
mons, Dir. Borden announced that the Do
miuion will consult with the Admiralty re-
gardin9 C1nada's contribution to the EN-
pire's naval d|efences. Mr.. White, Minister
of Finance, said that reciprocity had been
rejected by both nations upon economic
grounds, and was dead forever. The Gov
crnmeut's first division gave a majority of
fifty four against Sir Wllftid Laurier's mo-
ton amending the address. The Govern
ment has adopted bodily the estimates for
tHo remainder OF the fiscal year, which the
Bordenites obstructed, thereby causing the
recent dissolution.
New York, Dec. 1st-Advices from Sauto
Domingo state that Manuel Caceres has de-
chned his nomination to the Presidency, and
Senior Xelasquez, Minister Of Finance, has re-
signed and is a refugee at heUnitedStatesLe-
cation. Other officials are also resigning upon
discerning that General Victoria dominates
the Government and issues orders directly
to the provinces instead Of through the us
utl routine
New York, December lst.
-Four, Winter Clears per barrel S425.
Mead, KiIndried, per barrel $500.
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork, Sl63-17I.
e,,.ar Crystals per 100ibs. @5.06
Muscovado SO test 100fbs. 4 SO
Moiasses Eng. I~lds. per Gal. 30 quotation.
Liverpool Cotton, middIing Upland, 5 3-20d,
Exchange, New York &Loudon, 60 days sigh
483
Exchange New York and London, sight 4.864
London, December lst.