, 1912-11-23

on the Dattleneld, owing to the absence or
sanitation for the we'll and the want of
help for the sick. The dead are lying ON
the plains like flies on fy-paper, and scatter
ed among the infected are deserters, placed
there as a punishment. Along the roads for
miles there are piles of anburied victims,
with scores of dying among hundreds of
dead. Forty-f i've truck loads of cholera VIC
Tins, dying and dead, reached Constantine
pie in a single day, and the Mosque of ST.
Sophia is crowded with the sick, begging
water from passers by, who, however, are
too frightened to assist them.
The wedding took place yesterday, Mt the
Central Synag que, of Baron Alphonse De
Rothschild and Miss Clarice Montefore,
thus forming another link in the alliance of
these we'll known families. Among the guests
were repr' sentatiVes of many royal person
ages, and OF all the European aristocracy.
There is q strong movement among the
shares of the Cunard, British India, Fur
ness, Withy, Royal Mail and P. & O. Com
paaies, on the basis of a report Of the
combination of 4l6 vessels, surprising that
of MI. j. p. Morgan's International Mer-
camille Marine, to be worked in connection
with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Inquir-
le, remain Unanswered On account Of the
use which might be made upon the Stock
Exchange Of whatever was said. Tho re-
port, however, lacks confirmation.
Before the Marconi Agreement Investi-
cation Committee, Sir Alexander Klug tes-
titled that two Marconi wireless stations
should not be placed near together, and,
therefore, 1T was advisable to hasten
with the contract. especially since the
French Government were active accof ding
to information which he hoped soon to give
the Committee.
Miss Isabella Irving, II Suffragette, who
took an active part III a recent demOnstra-
ton, has been sentenced to six months, and
Miss Ethel Slade to four months imprison-
mcnt.
A conference OF Labourites in January
next will consider a proposal that the La
bourites throughout the Empire should hold
q convention 10 consider united action on
questions affecting the constituent parts of
the Empire iD their relations to each other
and to foreign COMMITTEES, aud to the Labour
an1 Socialist movement as a whole.
Advices from Picking state that the Chinese
Ministe Ell for Foreign Affairs visited the Rus
sian Legation and asked for explanations re-
garding the Russo-M Monaghan Convention
couc, eding to Russia privileges to which the
entire Chinese nation are Directing, and
openly demanding war. He also claimed for
China the control of Mongolia's foreign re-
lation, and suggested that 10 foreign Power
should send troops to Mongolia, and that
Chinn's representatives should have the
same status in Mongolia as in Thibet.
Jamaica, 22nd-The Rector Of ST. Paul's,
Westmoreland, reached Kingston yesterday
afternoon and confirms story of the ha-
voc made by hurricane. Savanna liz Mar
completely shattered, not half a dozen
buildings left intact in town. Peasants
throughout district homeless. Does not
think there was a tidal wave, but the
sea came in, doing much damage. Mon
tego Bay badly shattered, 80 dead boz
dies recovered. HI. E. the Governor reached
Montego Bay Wednesday night.
ST. Lucia, 22nd-Russian Cruiser Rossia
arrived A p. m. 21st.
New York, November 22nd.
Flour, Winter Clears per barrels .25-4.3O.
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