, 1912-07-17

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suffragette letters.
Mr.. Lloyd George, in a speech at Kens:ng-
ton Hall on Saturday, regarding the Iusur.
rance Act, said the millennium was approach
ing with each Liberal step forward. 1t had
begun with the old age pensions act of 1909,
continued with the land tax and veto bills,
and now for the first time the law Ieuuires
employers aud employees to cooperate in the
maintenance of industrial efficiency by union
against sickness, poverty and unemployment,
beginning the war against social evils at
home, instead of devoIlng all the nations
strength to fighting its neighbours abroad.
Nevertheless many OF the henefclarles resent
and opp pse the law.
The Chancellor while speaking was inter,
rupted by a woman, who was removed, and
in departing a man struck his hat and shout
ed, Il laid him out, Mr.. George grinned
and The police roughly seized his assailant,
who was landed on the pavement with 4 cut
over the eve and in a dazed condition, but
pulling himself together he fled amid the
ieers of the crowd.
At Belfast, Nationalists attacked a body
Of anti-Home Rulers marching to White
Abbey for an address by Mr.. f.. E. Smith
MP. A brisk scrimmage ensued, during
which many windows were smashed and
heads broken, but when the police charged
both sides resisted. The meeting ut White
Abbey resolved to resist Home Rule to the
last ditch.
At Bisley, Corporal Mortimer, a Canadian
and Mr. Henry, IN fisherman, tied with the
worlds record Of seventy three of a possible
seventy five at twelve hundred yards. Cor
polal Mortimer won the shoot-off by four
teen TO seven. La the shooting for the Hal
ford memorial, Corporal Mortimer and
Colonels Miner and FreemantIe tied
with 142. Colonel Miners seven cen
trail, however, gave him first place.
For the Wimbledon Cup Mr.. NJ. Blood,
Mr. Burnett and Mr. Hopton tied with
seventy three, the former won the shoot-otI.
The following scores were made IN the con-
test for the MacKinnon Challenge Cup, Eng
land 1858, Scotland 1856, Union Of South
Africa 1854, IrelandI541, Canada 1885, In
dia 1896.
In a tennis match at Folkestone, England
beat France by three sets to one, Mr. {. Z.
Dixon and Mr. Roper Barrett will contest
with the United States for the right to chal-
leuge Australia for the Davis international
Cup.
The records at Stockholm for track and
field events give the United States "a, and
the rest OF the world 50, including Finland
IS and the United Kingdom 16. All sports:
United States 115, Sweden rs, Uuited King
dom, Australia aud Canada IS, Confined
Union Of South Africa eleven, Denmark
eleven.
Washington, July 18th In the Senate
the Panama Canal Tolls Bill has been gwen
precedence over other business, disregarding
England's intervention. The matter IS, how
ever, of so contentious a nature, that q mi
nmum of a fortnight for debate will be
necessary, thus giving an opportunity for
the arrival of EngIand's argument. Any
difference regarding the construction of the
text of the Hay Pauncefote treaty is requir-
ed to be referred to the Hague for arbltra-
ton.
San Juan, 14th, 8 a. m,-Saturday one
death, one new case.
st. Kits, 15th-At a meeting OF the Lee
g~islt.tiye Council on 2nd JUL a resolution
was unanimously passed r~atifying the agree
ment with the Canadian Government for
reciprocal trade relations.
Antigua, 15th-The local Legislature has
adopted the recommendations OF the Dele
gates to the Canadian Conference.
London, July 16th-The fifth triangular