, 1912-01-31

piciously, and they reached Ottawa accident
ally upon the fifty fourth anniversary of
Queen Victoria's decision that Ottawa should
be the capital of the Dominion. 1t is un-
derstood that the King has cabled the Duke
his satisfaction with the visit.
Several British newspapers, while chatting
New York upon being Duke mad, seriously
suggest that Their Majesties' visit to the
United States would be even a more valua-
BILE incident. Washington officials do not
doubt that a visit by Their Maiesties would
be most agreeable to Americl bat unbrok-
en- precedents prevent an in alton to any
ruler or any suggestion that TIE King should
come from England. Communicated accounts
of the Embassy dinner say the Duke, in res
ponding to Secretary Knox's toast of
the Kings health, declared that Canada's
friendship for the United States is not al
tered by any party changes; he concluded by
tOasting President Taft.
st. Thomas, 29th.-St Croix from Europe
arrived 7 a. IN.
Trinidad, 29th-On Friday evening DR..
Cramer (Surinam) gave a lecture on the rub
Der industry of the East Indies. His Excel.
lency the Governor, DR.. Watts and many
Delegates were present. At the Conference
or Saturday morning the Subject discussed
was the cotton industry. Mr. Sands read u
ltbiJCI VIE NEC ChiOl C1HAOL " SOIIOt II - VII
cent, Mr. T~empany and Mr. Bowel upon it's
cultivation III the LeeWard Islands and Bar
bados, and Messrs Mcdonnell and Mars
land, the representatives of the British
Cotton Growing Association, took part
in the discussion which followed. In the af-
ternoOn the Conference was occupied with
The subject Of agricultural education. and
papers we've read and discussed by Mr.. Jones
(Grenada), DR.. Fredholm (Irinidad), Hon
DeFleitas Grenada, Professor Harrison
(DemeraraG and MIR. Campbell (Jamaical.
Copenhagen, Jan. 30th-Ihe Folknthing
has finished the first reading of the ST. Tho
mas Harbour Bill and referred it to Il Com
mittee of fifteen members. During the dis
cussion the Conservative and Liberal speak
ers gave the Bill their full approval. A Ra-
dical speaker expressed conditional adhe-
sion and the Socialists wished the State to
take over the enterprise.
London, Jan 30th-A despatch from Cal
70 states tho Princess Royal, Duke of Fife
and their daughters the Processes Alexan-
dra and Maud, who were en- route to Khar-
toum, have stopped ut Assouan in conse-
quence of the Duke being seriously i'll with
pleurisy, supposed to be from the Delhi ship
wreck. The Princess Royal cahled to Lon
don for a physician, who has started for
Egypt.
Fhe new Cathedral at Khartoum in mem
DRY of General Gordon WAS cOnsecrated on
Friday, the anniversary Of his death. Among
the celebrants were the Bishops Of London,
Chichester, Khlrtoum and the Dean of
Salisbury; and many distinguished tourists
wintering in Egypt came for the ceremony,
which, with lis full rites was as imposing as
Lord Kitci,ouer's reading of the funeral SER
vice in honour of Gordon.
Mr.. Churchill answered the Marquis of
Londonderry that he had nothing to do with
selecting Ulster Hall for the Home Rule
meeting, but there was no reason against
such a selection, as similar meetings had been
held there before. He repudiated Lord Lon
londerry's permission to hold u meeting oise-
where, and relies upon the law for the pro-
lection of free speech, he expects no inter
ruption unless it is deliberately organized.
AS his fathers friend, he continues, Lord
Londonderry had the right to remark upon
the difference of views between Mr.. Churchill
and his father, bat Unionists generally have
no such cinim, having opposed his father
harshly while he was alive.
There have been only two Liberal speak
ers at Belfast within the last eighteen years,