, 1912-01-13

NDCE A1H hC INV AHNh NhN ~ ADH'Ho
OF the absorption Of the outlying portions OF
the Chinese Empire.
A Washington despatch states that five
hundred troops have been ordered to China
to assume the duties assigned the United
States by the Powers.
Sporadic hostilities continue, although
Yuan and the revolutionary leaders ,haye or
dered their respective forces not to tightatter
the expiration of the armistice on the tif-
teenth, without fresh orders.
Yuan insists that Il National Convention,
with undoubted credentials from every pro-
vince, must meet at Picking, but the Revolu-
tionaries dissent.
During the discussion of the Franco Ger
man Agreement regarding Morocco by the
Committee of the French Senate, NJ. Calllaux,
the Premier, gave his word of honour there
had been no negotiations except those known
to the Foreign Office and Ambassador Cam
bon. NJ. Clemenceau asked for confirmation of
thiss tatement by NJ. Deserves, Minister for
Foreign Affairs, who had long been silent,
and who finally said he was embor asse}
between the double duty to tell the truth
and not to injure his country by deserving
the Cabinet. A sensation was caused, and
the Committee adjourned in confusion. NJ.
Clemenceau informally said he long knew
hat facts were suppressed. Nj. Deserves
said be was unable to sit beside the Premier
any longer, and later he sent his resignation
to President Fallieres, saying his conscience
forbade confirmation of the statement, and
he was unable to publicly protest. The FL
CARO- says nj. Delcasse will succeed as Min
lister for Foreign Affairs, NJ. Deserves re-
signed to Nj. FaliiGFes instead of NJ. CaillauX,
because the latter conducted extra diplo-
matte negotiations, OF which Ambassador
Cambon complained he was kept in ignor-
ance.
The Norwegian Cabinet has resolved to
propose to the Storthing an expenditure of
sixteen and a half million Kroner for M~aIships-
and Notifications, useful in case Of any fu-
ture war whose site may BE expected i'll
Norwegian waters.
New York, Jqn. 1lth-It will be a fort
night before one thousand million dollars
worth of securities, inextricably buried in ice
and debris in the vaults Of the Equitable
building, become accessible. There will be also
an irreparable loss of records Of various sorts
in the offices of many leading lawyers. The
Stock Exchange has given its committee dis
erection to decide what is to be done IN cases
of embarrassment Six lives were lost, two
persons are missing and twenty three were
injured. The estimates Of the damage are
shrinking although the building is hopeless!y
Quilted. 1t was q marvel when built forty
years ago, but was already antiquated, and
It's returns were inadequate compared with
the value of the site, which was worth more
without the building than with it. The
construct on of a sixty two story building
has long been under consideration, and the
plans prepared will probably now be execu-
ted, one thousand and fifty nine feet to the
top of the fagpole, the Eitfel tower being its
sole rival. 1t will be the worlds c%ostIiest
building on the worlds c~ostliest site.
The strike of lon9shoremen at Boston
has become worse.
Trinidad, Jauy 1lth.-At a meeting yes
terday of the Legislative Council, the Honblo
lib. Walcott, Collector of Customs, was
appointed this colony's delegate to the
Canadian Reciprocity Conference; to be
held at Ottawa in March OF April next:
A Committee was appointed to draw up
instructions by which the representa-
tive should be guided, and to nominate
a leading member of the commercial com
munity to accompony hin in an advisory
capacity.
Copenhagen, Jan. 18th Prince Waldemar
and his sous have returned from Siam.