, 1911-12-06

1u6 OAHJ Ae4eBFdpQ says the UniOnIS6
Lords have decided to pass the Insurance
Bill without amendments, and will reject the
Naval Prize Bill, thus delaying it's enactment
tor two years and postponing the ratihca-
ton of the Declaration of London, which Is
impossible until the Naval Prize Bill is sigu-
ell. The Lords are thus autagonizing the
Imperial Conferences approval of the Prize
Bill. Parliament will be prorogued on the
fifteenth to February thirteenth.
1t is reported tb, t Mr.. BaIfour will shortly
tour i'll Canada ostensibly regarding invest
meuts.
The death has taken place of the Rever-
end Canon Ieignmouth Shore, Chaplain-in-
ordinary to the King.
Dispatches from Bombay state that the
King aud Queen attended Divine services on
Sunday morning, on board the "Medina"
aud later at the Cathedral, after which they
visited Government House, being che6red
everywhere they appeared, and then return
ed to the medina.
The Durbar Camp at Delhi has been
burned through O defective e~lectrica! iu.ula-
ton. Sir Louis Dane, Lieutenant Governor
Of the Punjab, loses u silver service, carpets
and pictures, valued ut eighty thousand rupees,
designed for Their Malestles' accomnoda-
ton. The troops saved a part of the camp
A meeting of Railway employees at Brad
ford cheered a proposal TO arm wage earners,
and resolutions were adopted condemulng
the formation of a volunteer police force and
favourin9 the immediate formation Of L
Traae Union Physical Protection League.
The Berlin Post proposes the laying down
of five c pital ships yearly, contendin9 that
Great Britain is unable, through deficiency
Of docks, to continue her two TO one policy.
4 naval loan Of three million pounds for each
Of the next SIX years Is uuotti3Ially proposed.
A HlnkoW despltch sta es that Ill arms
tice has been arranged, within which dele
gates from fourteen province. viii discuss
their future procedure.
Picking udvices state that Yuan's lo0n ne-
gOtiat.ons are conditional upon united lctIUn
bv the provinces. He promotes a comprO-
mise with the ReyoIutionri es, otherwise Cne
Government will be unable to support the
army, and he will therefore otf-r the pro-
viuces the right to elect their own officials,
including Governors, hoping that this viii
reconcile them to the constitutional monar-
chy idea The independence OF the provln-
ces, he declares, would be almost as d%etrimen~
tai rs the old Empire,
Hamilton, Bermuda, Dec. 5th-Tle fourth
cruiser squadron sailed for the West Indies.
London, Dec. 5th-Sugar III stock on the
IND inst was 90,UOJ IOnS. Last Stdt oo,oOO
tons.
New York, December 5th.
Flour, Winter Clears per barrel $4.25.
Meal, Kindred, per barrel $3.50.
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork, l74.-Sl84
Crystals per 1OOfbs. S4.93
sugar Muscovodo 80 test 1o0tbs. 448
Molasses Eng. Islds. per gal. DO quotation.
Liverpool Cotton, middling Upland, sd.
Exch@ngo, Now York &London, so days sight
4.825
Exchange New York aud London, sight 1851
London, December 5th,
Dem. Crystals 19s. 9d.-2ls. Sd.
Muscoyado, floating terms III
sugar bond. las. 3.-14s Cd,
German beet SO f. o. b. October
delivery 10, "a.
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel for
orders, floating terms, los 81
Damerara Rum, Is. 31d.-1s. 81.
Cocoa Trinidad, good m%lddling Red, pr cwt'
62s. Sd.
~ r -. 49, .z...o