, 1912-06-05

tation in the Imperial Councils.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, addressing a Liberal
Meeting at Montreal, the greatest ever held
in Canada, bitterly reproached President
Taft for his al juuct letter.
DAYTON, Ohio, June 3rd-Mr Wilbur
Wright was buried beside his mother, aud
great crowds paid tribute. Duling the fu-
neral, business ceased throughout Dayton,
and all power was completely stopped.
London June 4th-Unionist strikers and
non-Uniouist workers are both more numer-
GUS, the former numbering about one hun
bred and ten thousand of all affiliated trades.
Except the lockers, al! are now receiving
strike pay.
Pawubrokers refuse to receive further
pledges and semi-starvation is approaching.
On Sunday twenty thousand demonstrated
in HYDE Park against the Central London
Railway Company for discharglng Union
organizers and agitators regarding the con
citation scheme. 1t was resolved that n
ROYAL Commission of Investigation should be
appointed, and the Central Company's en-
ployes be supported III any steps against
victimizatlon.
The Building Industries Federation has re-
solved that all members employed by the
Port of London authority should stop forth
with, also in all shops where non Unionists
have displaced Unionists.
The bve-election for North West Norfolk,
caused by the death of Sir George White,
has resulted in the return of MIR. Hemmerde
X. c., Liberal.
In the annual International Golf Tourna-
ment, Scotland scored three, England two.
At birmingham the South American
Poloists scored twenty one. Elton eleven.
The Lords of the Admiralty, having con
cluded their inspection Of Malta, officially eX-
press their satisfaction, and announce their
intention to fully use the facilities of this
base, which are of permanent value to the
British navy. They propose to assign such a
proportion of work to the d~ockyard as will
keep it in a condition of normal activity en-
pabie OF attending to ali needs i'll peace or
war of any Mediterranean fleet, and sub
marines will play iii increasingly important
part in the Islands defence.
A despatch from Sydney, New South Wales,
says, the Premier, discussing the Common
wealth's naval policy, said Australians would
undertake the defense Of their territory by
sea and land with all necessary sacrifices.
The suggestion, he added, that the Common
wealth should initiate New Zeulaud in sup
plying one fleet unit for the Imperial navy
is practical, but not st0tesmanliEe.
The Cunard Liner Clrmauiu has been
damaged by fire in the same dock at
Liverpool as the Lucania was burned.
With the assistance OF the City Fire Bri-
gnde twenty streams were poured upon
the flames, which seemed to have half
a dozen separate centres; several tugs
cooperated, and hundreds of police were
employed, nevertheless the upper decks and
finest stateroons, also the steerage, were
greatly damaged, the flames roaring higher
than the bridge.
The town Of lie Mans, France, has named
a street after the late Mr. Wilbur Wright.
He made his first European flights there.
1t is reported he late Sir julius Wernher
bequeathed three million pounds for charity.
New York, June 4th-The New York
Times quotes approvinSly the Port Of Spain
Gazette's remarks regarding reciprocity with
Canada. The Times contends that the Uni
ted States is a better market for the British
West Indies, either to sell OF buy.
Santiago de Cuba, June 4th-The situa-
ton is growing worse, and the negroes are
gaining ground. On Saturday the rebels
attacked, sacked and burned the town Of
Lamaya, thirty-iive miles from here, and
hundreds of families are homeless and starv-