, 1912-04-03

London, April 1st-Oxford won easily to-
day by several lengths, time, twenty two min
utes three seconds.
London, April 2nd-The Treasury reports
the receipts tor the fiscal year amount to one
hundred and eighty five million ninety thou
sand pounds, and expenditure one hundred
and seventy eight million five hundred and
forty five thousand. The receipts were
nominally decreased eighteen million seven
hundred and sixty thousand pounds owing
to the previous years abnormal increase of
seventy two million one hundred and fifty
four thousand on account of collection of
belated taxes through the Budget trouble.
The Budget will be introduced to-day.
No important changes are expected.
Mr., Redmond has Informed his supporters
he cordially accepts the Irish Government
Bill, so-called to avoid the unpopular title of
Home Rule. Addressing a great demonstra-
tion in Dublin, he declared it's enactment was
nearer than the most sanguine expects.
A telegram from Akaroa, New Zealand,
states that the 'sTerra Nova arrived with q
message from Captain Scott for his base of
supplies. On January third he was one hum
dred and fifty miles from the South Pole, and
advancing. He will remain in the Antarctic
another winter to complete his explorations.
Captain Amundsen has therefore been victo-
rious in the race, but Captain Scott's discov-
cries will be more complete and more inter
esting.
The miners are ba~lloting alphabetically and
the poll includes hardly half of the electorate.
Upon thirty four thousand ballots a majority
of three thousand five hundred favours re-
sumption of work; about twenty thousand
have resumed already, and it is expected re-
$50. Ill ~ $40 l. nl>-~-1a- ~4
normal within a week. The betterment OF
the situation is indicated by the King decid-
Ing to spend Easter at S~andringhaln, remain
ing until the twenty third.
A demonstration in Trafalgar Square on
Sunday against Tom Mann's prosecution,
carried red flags aud sang the Marseillaise.
Messrs Lansbury aud O'Grady, Labour Mps.
made speeches.
The Wireless Tower at Nauen, near Ber-
lin, the highest in Europe except the Eifel,
has been blown down.
The North German Gazette authoritative
ly states that the Kaiser has not advised the
ratification of the Panama Canal, Colonel
Goethals, however, reafirms the Kaiser so
said to him.
Prime Adalbert will not accompany the
German Squadron to Re. United States,
when the Moltke willJ&y to break the At
lantic Battleship recopd.
Mr. Borden, the Canadian Premier, having
disavowed reciprocity negotiations with Ger
many, the German Foreign Office explains
that the commercial negotiations with Cana
da were merely unofficial conversations
through DIR Lang, Consul at Montreal.
The Austrian Emperor told Count Heder-
vary, the Hungarian Premier he would abdic-
ate unless his wishes were followed regard
ing army reform. TIL Emperor thought his
Sovereign rights were invaded by the pro-
posal that modifying of the Reserves should
depend upon the Parliament's vote of credit.
The Cabinet withdrew the offensive propos-
al, but Count Appohyi, VI. Kossuth and other
leaders are less compliment regarding Par
liament's control of the Army.
New York, April 2nd-The IN ted States
has brought a suit against the Steamships
aa.o4;~ 4Lro,.nL Tho S.aoz Canal &c aonc,>;