, 1911-03-29

Nh. Haldane has been created q NlScOunt
TO relieve Lord Morley of Lord Crewe's du-
ties as leader of the House of Lords during
the %latter's illness and Lord Lucas and Colo
mel Seely exchanged duties to prevent both
the Secretary and Under Secretary for War
sitting in the House of Lords.
The reported retirement of Mr.. Lloyd
George is officially denied.
The KING has given the State Apartments
at Kensington Palace for temporary use as a
museum Of antiquities, relics and records
illustrative of the history Of London. Lord
Esher, Lord Beauchamp and Mr.. Harcourt
are the trustees, and a large fund has been
started by an anonymous giver. Queen Alex
andra is interested and will lend her collec-
ton.
The King has approved the appointment
of Admiral Moore, vice the late Admiral
Curzon Howe, as Commander in Chief, Ports
mouth.
Sir Edward Grey has advised the Peace
Propagandists not to proceed except upon
an understanding for cooperation with
Americans, and his letter to the Free Church
Council has caused the postponement of the
Albert Hall demonstration pending similar
arrangements with the United States.
The Lord Mayor of ION don viii be asked
TO promote a plan for simultaneous meetings
being held throughout the United Kingdom
in accordance with his plans to stimulate
peace opinions.
According to a Melbourne despatch, 4Lr.
Fisher, the Commonwealth Prime Minister,
said Australia will give the utmost support
to arbitration.
The Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ of America has circularized many
churches of various denominations, urging
the observation of April second as Arbitra-
ton Suaday,in cooperation with the National
Council Of Churches of England, with the
object Of uniting the churches on both sides
of the ocean in support of Anglo-Amerjcan
arbitration. The Council has adopted a re-
solution that Christian nations should deter
mine by obligatory arbitration, the differ
euces delyjng diplomacy, and the refusal Of
arbitration brings reproach upon the Chris
tian name.
The recent dreadnought target practice at
a five mile range gave seventy eight per
cent. hits, which is attributed to the e%lectri-
cal sighting apparatus invented by MIR.
Pollen, o son in law of Sir Joseph Lawrence,
and exclusively controlled by England.
The male Su~tfragette demonstration has
fizzled out.
The Atlantic Conference has adjusted in
ternal differences and rearranged the re9u-
IatlOnS tor passenger traf1C between North
ern Europe and The United States and Canada
Answering n question in the House of
Commons, Sir Edward Grey said Turkey had
asked for privacy for the proposals regard
ing q settlement of the Bagdad Railway
question. Sir Edward favoured an arrange
ment acceptable to Germany, Turkey and
England. England's sole object was to Sc
cure tie safety of the southern roads and
maintain Persia's integrity.
The Grand National Steeple Chase at Ain
tree yesterday was won by Glenside, Rath-
nalIy second, Shady Girl third.
The German Emperor and Empress have
started for Corfu. The trip will be quieter
than usual for the recuperatiou of the En-
press.
The Census of Hungary IS &O,S30. 100, an
increase during the decade Of 1886, 600.
A st. Petersburg despatch states that NJ.
Stolypin has withdraw his resignation upon
the Cars consent that the opponents of NJ.
Stolypin's policies be excluded from the
Council of the Empire.
Adyices from Rome state that King Victor
received the Socialist deputy, Signor Bisso-
lati, to discuss the Ministerial crisis, and
later the King invited Signor Giolitti to
form a ministry, but the names of the mem