, 1911-11-18

suffrage bill, and Mrs. Pankhutst appeals
for one thousand delegates to accompany
her, she also proposes visiting Mr.. Lloyd
George first in protest against the unmlN-
ed evil of manhood suffrage.
The opinion of the Birmingham magis-
trate being that the Moran Driscol match
is a prizehght they have therefore been
bound over to keep the peace. The ma9ls
trate will state a case for appeal. This con-
arms the opinion that the Johnsou-Wells
case has ended British prizafghting.
Mr.: Asqulth, replying to 4 question IN
the House Of Commons, stated that Russia
had sent Persa an ullimatum demanding
s|atiyfact on and an apology for Mr.. Shus-
ter having disregarded Russia's protest
against his contiscating the property of the
brother of the former Shah, O.herW Sc Rus
%" VIII occupy, Tire Northern provinces.
England, he said, was not concerned in
the specific cause Of the dispute but viii
probably take action like Russia, Both
Russian and Brit'sh forces have been rceu-
forced.
The Times published a protest from Mr.
SIuster, charging that England coan.vel
with Russia il welkening constitutions
al Government IN Persia, aud hamper
lug his reform of Persian iuauc IS. The
Times +, plies us flying England and deny
ing that Persia is independent. The Times
correspondent at Tehrran supports Mr..
Shuster'5 efforts to strengthen Persia.
The Globe says tue German Emperor is
supporting German capitalists intending to
construct Il Nicaraguan canal to rival Paua-
ana via The San Juan river and Lake Mica
lagua.
At a French Military aviation trial Wey-
man flew from Rheims to Amiens and return,
1856 miles in l54 minutes, with a passenger.
aud $50 pounds of fuel ballast. Seventy two
miles an hour is the fastest human IOcom
tiOn for sustained effort.
A Marseilles despatch reports the arrival
of the United States warship Chester Her
officers say that Italy controls the situation
in Tripoli, despite persistent Turkish attacks
A Rome telegram says the Italian fleet IS
coaling for q raid on Turkish possessions in
the Hgean Sea.
According to adyices from Geneva the
yonng Turks say that Turkeys position
would be so much disad yantaged by Ita)y's
holding Turkish islands for a ransom that
they favour Turkey alternating Tripoli city
for a consideration and acknowledgment of
Turkeys Suzerainty Of The province in anal
ogy with Egypt. They have sent Delegates
to meet King George at Port Said, asking
for his good Offices.
The Sultan Of Morocco has appointed an
Ambassador to France, this being his first
act III affirmation Of the French plotectoratp,
and also a step towards settling the status Of
Spain III Morocco. France asks for compensl-
tion for adyantaging Spain by the canceiIati-
on of Germany's claims through concessions
in the Congo, partly upon SPANS account.
There are rumours of Belgium's intention to
withdraw from the Congo upon receiving
European compensations, thus repartitioniu8
Africa.
Advices from Picking report the arrival of
Yuanshikai, who shows-no trace of any fee
bleness disquaifying him for the premier
ship, which he however still declines to ac-
cept. An edict appoint him Military dictator
of the Empire.
The Revolutionaries have rejected Yuou's
offer to share in the constitutional Govern
ment aud demand a Republic as a logical re-
suit OF the edicts admitting The Emperor571
responsibility for the Empires events, which
they consider necessitate his abdication.
Forty thousand pirates are threatening a
descent on Canton, and on the advice OF the
British and German Admiralty foreigners
are leaving Marking, the fleet being unable
to protect them. H. NJ. S. S. Pegasus and
Prometheus have been ordered from Mel
bourne to China, Russian Cossacks have start
Il