, 1911-11-08
ST. GROIN STATION.

London. Now. 4tl-SlX Iuou~Uuu CutuA-
feurs have struck, and the streets are with
out taxicabs. The companies assert that the
chauffeurs do not account for extras, such rs
Inooaoe earlied and othersundries Ihoy om-
ployed spoilers, upon whose report q chout-
8eur was discharged, and the others struck
in sympathy. The strike is unpopular.
Five thousand persons attended a meet
ing at Queens Hall, at which the Duke oil
Marlborough presided, designed to promote
imperialism III trade, immigration, defence
and other policies. Lord Selborue depre-
Gated the United Kingdom interfering IN
affairs local - the colonies. for example, Can
ada shoutl deal Itself with its re'at ons With
the United States ana japan aud the PacIio
Ocean. The promoters design an energetic
campaign throughout the United Kingdom
upon these hnes.
The Grand Lodge of Scotland has forbid
den comforting further degrees upon john
son the boxer.
The Corporation of London has resolved
10 confer the freedom of the city upon SIR
Edward Grey, Secretary OF State for Foreign
Affutrs.
The death is announced Of Lady Colin
Campbell.
1t is officially stated in Coustqntinop'e
that tue TURKS have reoccupled all the forts
surrounding Tripoli, and The Italians are
demoraIized and do not venture outside the
protected zone.
A Rome despatch says Admiral Aubrey
has resumed command Of the Italian fleet
and informed his government he Is ready to
seize islands in tho Greclan Archipelago,
blockade the DagIa&elIes, lombard the for
tiications of Salonica, and Smyrna, or other
aggressive action.
German telegrama assert that the Itah9na
have executed Il minimum Of three thousand
natives.
Adyices from Pekiug state that Prince
Ching, President of the Foreign Office, who
is a Manchu, will memorianze the throne
Ghat the laws obnoxious to constituuonahsm
be annulIed forthwith, Parliamentary elec-
tions to be he'd Immediately an! the provincial
assemblies to be given authority to co-ordi-
nate with the administrative officials. Tho
Manchu retainers, the so-calIed bannermen,
TO be provided for and disbandcd, and q
formal proclamation made that military force
will not be used against the revolutions
rIes.
No agreement has been reached regarding
$he form of constitution to beadopted The Na-
tional Assembly prefers the British type, but
the Southern reyolationaries prefer Il more
republican model. Siuce the concession Of all
revolutionary demands, Yuan favours contnl-
uing the dynasty under constitutional mon
archs, and this is considered more likely thtu
a Southern secession in support of ITS views.
The army League tele9raphed that the con
cesslons from the throne had made the sol
dlers glad unto tears, but civil troubles are
not calmable until Il parliament is actually
organized. An edict was promptly issued re-
curing the Assembly to organize constitu-
tonal laws for the Empire and submit them
to the throne for consideration. and this was
read amid the Assembly's cheers.
An official announcement states that a
regiment of Shansi troops, who were or
dered to reinforce the imperiallsts, mutIn-
led and killed the Brigadier General IN
command, and bombarded the Manchu city
of Shikietan, massacring one thousand Man
chus, including the Governor and his family.
Reports from Hankow, regarding the
massacre there, are increasingly serious.
Yuan having arrived too late 10 prevent
hand to hand fighting in the streets; the
quarters being too close for shooting. The
revolutionaries fought desperately, but were
unorganized and fell by hundreds, no PR
soners taken, all being killed. Barbarous
outrages were committed on "non-combatants
III the outlying villages and it is estimated
tOHr tbDu-anl lives have been lost The