, 1912-01-10

ed a plot, A long procession has filed past
the coffin.
Mr. Charles Williams, the English Racket
Champion, has defeated Standing, the Anne
rican Champion since 1891, by forty seven
aces to forty four, and three games to one.
Trinidad, 8th-H. NJ. S. Aeolus left for
Bermuda yesterday evening.
London, January 9th Mr.. Churchill, in
a memorandum explaining the appointments
mentioned below, declares that seamanship
must be the first qualification of every sailor,
therefore, the formation Of a war staff does
not signify new standards of professional
merit or the opening of a new road to adj
vancement. \ war staff is created solely for
preparation of promising officers for more
extended problems, providing brains for the
rayy, with three divisions, viz. intelligence to
deal with war information, operations to set
tie war plans and mobilization to make war
arrangements. The new staff will be under
the general authority Of the Admiralty, but
will not interpose any barrier between the
navy and the Admiralty. The three divisions
will be equal III status, each under a captain
as director, and all combined under Rear
Admiral Troubridge, Private Secretary to
the First Lord, as chief Of staff, Rear Admit
raj Beatty succeeding Admiral Troubrid9e
with the title of Naval Secretary. Captains
Ballard, jackson and Duff have been assign
ed the positions of Chiefs, respectively of
the Operations. Intelligence and Mobilization
divisions. Hopwood, the youngest Rear Adj
miral, has been appointed Additional Civil
Lord of the Admiralty, as buyer and business
manager, and Rear Admiral Bethel replaces
Rear Admiral Slade as Commander-in-Chief
of the East Indies division.
This, Mr.. Chutchill's most important act,
meets the demands of the theoretical critics,
and j~ustites the declarations of their neces-
eity by Lord Charles Beresford and Captain
Faber, and doubtless it's announcement con-
currently with the publication OF Lord Ions
dale's interview with the Kaiser is IN 4rely II
coincidence.
Exports during 1911 reached a record of
454, 2S2, 1852 pounds,a an increase of 23, 1877 ,6S8,
including cotton aud textiles, fourteen mil
lion pounds. Imports were 68O,559,175 an in
crease Of 2,3O2, 151, raw materials decreased
thirteen millions, including cotton SIX aud
half millions, and food imports the same.
In an address at Edinburgh Lord Lam
ington said that Tubriz hereafter will be
Russian, and the partition of Persia is Ger
tain unless Teheran is retained as an indie
pendent capital. MIR Barte!ay Nj. 2. will
preside at a nOn-partisan meeting, to be held
on the fifteenth, to protest against the en-
croachments upon Persia's integrity. Sen
timent is rising against Russia's severity and
inter %vention when it appeared Persin was
reforming its affairs successfully, and-the
Government is taking notice Of the growing
uneasiness regarding the effect OF Rlssia's
policy upon British interests.
A Teheran despatch says the ctbi yet has
notified Mr. Shuster of the appointment of a
commission Of four Persians to a minister
the treasury with NJ. Maynard us acting pro-
provisional treasurer general Mr. Shuster,
weary of waiting, had previously handed his
accounts to Mr. Cairns. The Cabinet will not
proceed with the new elections, fearing an
anti-Russian result.
The Calcutta correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says the announcement is expect
ed of Eugiand's action for safeguarding the
Southern trade routes in Persia, an posi-
bly, the British sphere may be placed under
an Independent sovereign.
At Portsmouth the Revenge broke from
her moorings, and the tidewAy threw her
against the Orion. Both must be locked;
the Revenge received the most damage.
On Sunday, al the London Coliseum, the
dramatic profession gave a benefit for the
five grand daughters OF Charles Dickens,