, 1912-06-22
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ST GROIN STA1

N"h'
The Referendum Of the Sailors and Fire
mems Union shows 3,67S in favour OF a strike
and 2,137 against it. This substantially ends
the strike, which is already regarded as a
failure, except at Southampton, where six
liners are tied up, and the police have been
REINFORCED from Aiderahot and Portsmouth Ii.
Mr.. Gosling, addressing a Trafalgar Square
meeting, admitted that the attempted ma
t onal strike was q mistake, nevertheless it
was necessary to persist until Il proper agree
n,ent had heeL conceded.
The London police are protecting the I'M
licensed lightelmen, who began working for
the tlst time within the history of the port.
The angered strikers contend that the Gov
eminent is protecting the employers.
Advices from Havre state that the Central
Committee of the Seamens' Union announces
that it will declare a national strike for one
ur two days to demonstrate the solidarity in
support of the Havre strikers.
The Daily Express claims to have anthori-
IN 10 announce that the Government Will
change it's Mediterranean defence policy,
Lord Kitchener having presented a convinc-
ing argument against weakening the land CT
sea forces Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford, in an open letter, says the nation should
decide whether 1t would permit the Govern
ment to weaken to tie breaking point the
mann Ink III the LlnplIe QelEhCeS. me
devolution OF England's responsibilities upon
France, he declares, is q gross and pal
,able admission Of weakness in Il slla-
tegic disposition, whose Obj ctive is Meth
er France nor Russia, but a nation he
does not name, doubtless Germany. Eng
lands alternatives aFe\ the lnalntenance OF
her naval supremacy or the-sulrepder OF the
KEYS of the Empires strategy III reliance
upon a system Of alliances winch has always
proved disastrous and will prove equally
fatal hereafter. III conclusion, he asserts
that the navy is now undermanncd to the
extent of twenty thousand.
Ascot and the bad weather diminished the
attendance rs the house show at Olympia
Yesterday. The King Will attend and wit
ness the ride by foreign officers for the km9
Edward the Seventh Cole Challenge Cup
A Berlin despatch states that Admiral won
Tirpitz has published the Governments
thanks for the American hospitality toNaids
the German squAou upon is departure
from New York. General German comment
j. lukewarm or incrednIous as to whether
such visits possess any P@ractlr"I political
value.
The death is announced at Paris of NJ.
Leroy BoaHIieu, the well known ~I'tbilciet
and uthor.
Ad,ices from Anglers (Frmce), state that
NJ Galroe won the air Derby Of seven rounds
on a triangular c urse, totallin2 SIN huhdIed
and eighty three miles III fifteen houls,
ther by winning the Aero Clubs Grand
Prize Of two Thousand pounds and also the
speed riz Of two hundred pounds. Thirty
five ~: chimes $ arteA, but NJ. Gairos aone
finished, flying PARTLY amid a forty eight nile
gale. Sew, raj Gccidtnts occurred, ana many
of The aviators suffered nom ar sickness.
Ottawa, June 19th-Mr Perley, Minister
without portfolio, has been designated as
acting Premier during Nh. Borden's absence
III England. He is a bitter opponent Of re-
ciprocity. Mr Borden i'll an inteIvIe" stated
he VIII return after the middle Of August,
and Nill then announce his naval Pollcy He
Will also consider with the imperial authority
definite methods of improving mtel-lmpeilaI
cable and steamship communications
Mr. Perley has received sixty British manu-
facturers, representing forty million pounds
of capital, who are now touring i'll the DOM
MON. They say Canada needs capital, not
brains, and that they never saw such a waste
OF opportunities, especially III the man'Ime
provinces.
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