, 1912-09-25

lines "Strike at the Bank of England and
"Plcketing the old lady of Threadneedle
street.
Paris advlces report that the separation Of
the property Of the Duke and Duchess De
Glorny has been legally ordered. This is
generally the forerunuer of divorce proceed
ings. The Duchess is Il daughter of the
Venezuela President, Guzman Blanco.
New York, Sept. 2lst-Tbe rebels at San
Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, feed on the Anne
rican Marines engaged in reestablishing COM
munication between Managua and Masaya,
end on the belIigerents refusing Admiral
SutherIand's demand to open the way south
ward, he sent for reinforcement and later
entered Masaya.
When bids were opened at Washington
for the supply Of two million dollars worth
Of heavy proiectiles for the navy's big guns,
it was found that a British Company had
underbid every foundry in the United States
by several hundred thousand. The Amer
ca foundries thereupon limited to the Navy
D4partment'tha if the contracts were award
ed to Great Britain they would no longer
maintain tho equipment for the manufacture
e projectiies, hence in case of war the Unit
ed Suites would face a famine in such, 1t
is accordingly understood that the American
founlrieS will be favOured.
Barbados, Sept. 21st-The Andres O'Don-
mel cxtraditiOn cesG was concluded yesterday.
and the accused ordered, after counsel had
argued on both sides, to be committed to
ptIson pending his cXtradition, His extra
Gition it is stated cannot be granted for fiji
teen days in accordance with the law, during
which time he has the right TO apply to the
chief Justice for writ Of Habeus Corpus.
London, Sept 23rd-Ihe British and
Con'lnental distinctly indicate
MAT a new era in modern warfare has be-
gun, The conquest OF the air now becoming
more vital than supremacy OH land and sea.
1t bas been demonstrated everywhere
lat the dirigibla is practically valueless.
The British Gamma was wrecked on
Salisbury Plain, her crew escaping injury
by the merest good fortune. In France a
Girigihle consumed six hours in reconnOitre-
irg, while slower biplanes obtained exact
Inf nation during q two and II half hour
flight covering one hundred and twenty
nve miles. In Germany u dlrigible was
wrecked while emerging from it's hangar.
Monoplahes are considered too dangerous,
many valuable lives having been lost i'll
England and abroad during the manmuvres.
The biplanes have given the best results
and the necessity Of protecting fortresses,
e~arthWorks, dockyards, arsenals and Warshlps
from overhead attack IS considered imperative.
NJ. Eazonoff, the Russian Minister for
Foreign Affairs, now visiting London, has
had many conferences at he Foreign Office,
and the Inspired press is forecastins the
division OF Persia between England and
Russia rs the outcome, the necessity of pre-
serving order III the interests OF trade being
the principal reason therefor. The main
interest centres in the question as to which
country will oct peherQn.
The London Trotting Club has been Or
pnnized to promote interest in light harness,
racing and the development Of high class
horses.
On Saturday MIR. Lloyd George revisited
Lla~nystumdwy, where his bcyhood days
we've spent, for the purpose of presenting the
village with an Institute. Welsh Suffla-
gettes had asked English supporters of the
cause who were present in large numbers
not to make any hostile demonstration, but
their request was ignored. As soon as the
demonstrated began the Welsh people at
tackled the visiting suffragettes, handling
them roughly, one being thrown over a hedge.
Mr. Lloyd George in his address said the
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