, 1912-10-05

journalist, IN an interview considers that pos
sbly Ulster deserves to be allowed to make
a formal appeal to the British electorate,
inasmuch as Mr.. Bonar Law having said he
will accept the result Sir Edward Carson
would also accept it.
At Dublin some suffragettes caused a dis
turbance during q lecture by the Earl of
Aberdeen, and had to be forcibly elected.
The public have taken forty per cent of
the Chinese loan, which is now quoted at u
fractional discount, and is considered only
IL qualified success; there are rumours OF
pending Independent Belgian loan of ten
million pounds, and that Germany discour-
ages an Independent German loan.
The Foreign Office have issued a state
ment, which denies q Teheron despatch, in
timating the partition of Persia as the result
of the recent conferences at Balmoral, and
declares that Persian ronitics were not dis
cussed, neither England or Russia c%ontemp-
lating partition, and both being DESTROYS Of
strengthening the Persian Government to
facilitate the withdrawal of the foreign
troops and the protection Of the trade
routes.
Three million men have been modified IN
Europe within the last ten days in anticlpa-
tion Of an emergency ia the Balkans, and
war is considered inevitable unless the
Great Towers control the smaller.
The British press are divided regarding
the policy of Anglo-Russian cooperation.
New York, Oct. End At the rubber ex-
hibition the Federated Malay States were
awarded gold and bronze medals for the
best exhibit, and Ceylon q silver medal.
At Philadelphia the Australians scored
one hundred and thirty five in their second
innines,thus losing by two runs, King Of the
home team bowling Witty when only three
runs were needed to win.
St. Vincent 2nd.-H. NJ. S. M~elpomene
left for Grenadines aine thirty u. H..
SPECIAL.
Copenhagen, Oct. 3rd-The capital sub
scribed for the West India Company not be-
ing proportional to the obligations imposed
by the concession the concessionaires have re-
solved to mme the works Immediately
without making use of the concession. Only
Danish capital will be engaged,
London, Oct 3rd-The "Daily Mall an
~ticipates an interesting event in the British
Royal Family.
There is a rumour that the Kaiser's
daughter, Princess Victoria Luise, will marry
Prince Ernest, the youngest son Of the Duke
Of Cumberland and u cousin Of King George,
thus ending the feud between the Hohen.
zollern and Cumberland families. This is
believed to be q sequel to the visit paid by
Prince Ernest to the Kaiser on June Bird to
thank him for his courtesy in connection
with The death Of Prince George Of Cumber-
land.
Mr.. Froest, Superintendent of the Crimi-
anal Investigation Department, and well
known in connection with the Crippen muir
der case, has retired and has been succeeded
by Inspector MacCarthy.
The National Review allie ges that Mr..
Samuel, the Postmaster General, has placed
the Colonies and the Empire in the power
of II wireless ring by pigeonholing Mr.. Mar
coni's option for the construction OF eighteen
wireless installations, gratuitously girdling
the globe, and substituting the present ar
rangement together with the Chancellor Of
the Exchequer and the Attorney General,
Adyices from Constantinople state that,
after an eight Lour session of the Cabinet,
Turkey has modified her entire army and
the first reserves and has ordered all Greek
vessels in Turkish waters TO be used for
trasports.
Although the various armies are aligned
there has been no overt act of war, but Il
general stoppage in the movement of mill