, 1911-03-15
fEi.EGRA Ms
ST. CROIX STATION.

The international Peace Bureau at Berne
has issued q circular letter to all for
elgn Ministers urging action in cooperation
with the United States, which proposed com
missions to study the limitation Of arma-
ments.
A Washington telegram says President
Taft delays taking the initiative, on account
of the delay of other Governments in re-
spending to his overtures.
Mr.. Freeze, representing the Interdenomi-
national Union Of American, women, asserts
that three hundred and twenty two Mormon
elders are now proselytizing in England.
Mr.. Freeze has interested the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Bishop of London and
Mr.. Churchill in the matter. The latter gave
him q special interview and declared his in
tention of taking action if a law is discovera-
BILE, as he believed the situation was serious.
Lord Knollys, private Secretary to the
King, has asked His Majesty to allow him to
retire after the coronation.
1t is stated the Duke of Connaught will
not accept another military command and
will probably be appointed Viceroy of India
after Canada.
After consultation with the Viceroy it has
been decided the King will not be crowned
at Delhi by a repetition of the Westminster.
ceremony, but there will be a separate crown
ing as Emperor of India.
It is expected that one hundred thousand
Colonials will attend the coronation, more
Americans and an equal number of continent
tai visitors. Already the preliminary demand
for their requirements is unprecedented,
steamship rates are almost normal, but hotels
are eharging'double and triple rates, and re-
guIar guests have been notified they must
pay or vaeate, at which there are many pro-
tests. One Liberal Peer has refused ten
thousand pounds for his town house for SIX
weeks, another American offered seventeen
thousand pounds for a three months ten
ancy of a house in Hill Street; the owner
asked twenty thousand. The battleehip Della
ware will represent the United States.
The King and Queen have visited King
Manuel and Queen Amelia. There are re-
ports of q movement for their restoration.
Letters have been received from India
postmarked "First aerial post Allahabad
1917; an aviator took the mails from the
United Province exhibition to the AIlahabad
postofie 90, from whence they were despatch
ed in the usual manner.
Belgium has conceded 1877, 500 acres in the
Upper Congo to Messrs. Lever Brothers,
the soapmakers, for palm oil culture. Bel
GUM refused @ concession TO England Tor a
railway IRON the Gaps VI 0oOU AOP0'
The German newspapers express satisfac-
ton with English policy regarding the Bag
dad railway. It is understood hat Sir
Edward Grey will not interfere with Ger
man concessions from Turkey, but if British
trade appears insuficiently protected, he
will press Turkey for other concessions, using
for this purpose Turkeys desire to increase
customs, for which British consent is neces-
sary, and which will be withheld if used
detrimentally to British trade and the pro-
motion of ~unapproved railways.
A steamer has begun the laying OF a cable
from Monrovia to P~ernambuco, the last link
of the cable between Germany and South
America.
Senior Canaleias, the Spanish Premier, an
nounoes that this mouth he will introduce
the religious associations bill, regardless OF
the condition of negotiations with the Vati-