, 1912-12-11


atty of five thousand pounds, and the army
had asked the Treasury to fix Il price under
the patent law provision giving 1t that right.
St. Thomas, 7th-Russian Cruiser Rossia
arrived yesterday afternoon from Martin
ique.
London, Dec. 9th-Greece continues war
like operations on sea and land, including
a naval demonstration at the Hardanellt s and
the capture of several towns near Janina.
Austro Serviap relations are unrelaXed and
there are rumours that Austria will send an
n!timatHm upon the eve Of the Peace Con-
ference, although perhaps both will yield to
the Powers persuasions what they will not
yield to each other.
England has placed Saint James Palace
at the disposal Of the plenipotentiaries them
selves, of which all have been named, but pos
sibly all will not arrive for the first session on
Friday next. 1t is uncertain whether Greece
will participate, and there are rumours of
separate negotiations with Turkey. Rou-
mania will ask to be represented, The Con-
ference is the most important since the Ber-
lin Congress at the close Of the Russo
Turkish war.
The death is announced Of Sir G. Fl. Oar
win, Professor Of Astronomy at Cambridge
University.
Three thousand engineers on the North
Eastern Railway have struck for the rem
Abatement OF III engineer who mad been re-
duced to q lower grade for drunkenness. All
trains We're stopped on Saturday evening,
but train Wrecking plans were foiled.
In the Association Football match on
Saturday, Tottenham Hotspurs, versus Chel-
sea, the former won by one goal to nothing.
Fifty thousand spectators. were present.
In the House of Commons, the Home
Rule Bill has progressed as far as clause
thirty two, the Government accepting some
amendments, but rejecting others with nor
NAL maiorities.
Mr.. Birrell in reply to q correspondent said
that Ireland would be unable either to alb
stain from a British plan Of compulsory mill
itary service or to initiate an Irish plan.
Mr.. Ginnell, VI. 2. for Westmeath tried
to revive the scandal OF the theft of the
Irish Crown jewels in 1907, arguing that a
boycott of publicity encouraged crime. The
House counted out, but did not obtain a
quorum.
The Suffragettes made q demonstration at
Dalston during u speech by Mr.. John Red
mond, causing him to be inaudible fol half an
hour. There were many forcibie Ell ctments
including those protesting against roughness
towards women, among them being Clergy
men. Finally Mr.. Redmond was able to
present his plea that Irish individuality was
consistent with Imperial loyalty.
Miss Christabel Pankhurst says that the
postal outrages are steps in a revolution, and
a serious remedy for q more serious disease,
each running It's course towards the end of q
civil war, when Observation-Disclosures and un-
derpsyment will be stopped together, Scrub
women who lost postal orders are she de-
clares merely pawns sacrificed in the cam
paign for ending the robbery of women wage
earnerS.
Canada's Naval contribution is accompanied
by the frankest comparisons regarding Anglo
German strength, but without ~elicltlng any
German protest, and the absence of journal
istic recriminations is considered rs a re-
markable testimonyto the betterment of Anglo
German relations.
Lord Charles Beresford Will ask for an
assurance that Caa"da's gi!t VIII DO supple
mentary and not substitutional. Mr.. Arthur Z
Lee, a former civil Lord of the Admiralty,
will ask for particulars regarding construc-
ton including the conditions of the grit, and
MIR. Martin NJ. L. for St. Pancras, will ask
why Canada has been entrusted with sup
vlyior Of lahoiop0ac II mana ov;rf