, 1912-01-03

In gOOd cOndltlOn.
Among the New Year honours are Sir
George lie Hunte, Governor of Trinidad,
Knight Grand Cross st. Michael and St.
George, and the Hon. George Fenwick of
Trinidad Knight Commander of the same
order.
Mr.. Lloyd George, addressing q church
meeting in Wales, said that Providence was
not responsible. for poverty. Nature sup
plies an abundance, vet millions are wretch
ed without then fault, and charity is as in
adequate as voluntary subscriptions would
be for the army and navy. The churches
duty is to assist in draining this morass of
misery in addition to its spiritual duty, and
all churches should expose the conditions
existing among one quarter of the poEula-
ton. who are hardly fed, while two hundred
and fifty thousand individuals, or including
their families one fortieth of the population,
spend one third of the natiou's income, which
was ade quate to provide two hundred pounds
annually for each family. Those blessed by
Providence should make sacrifices for others,
and it was futile to attack the problem with
out readiness for such sacrifices, those below
being unredeemable except 10y sacrifices by
those above. 1t was useless to pirate about
socialism, but it was necessary to drop cocka-
too phrases and grapple with hard facts.
The Kaiser has ordered daily reports to be
made to him regarding the cause of the
mysterious deaths of seventy five persons in
Berlin. Over one hundred cases are still
prOstrated, over a score being hopeless. The
Psychologists are puzzled, and while still
studying the symptoms deprecate a French
suggestion of a new plague and think it is
merely an obscure bacillus.
H. M. S.. Suffolk has been ordered to
Egypt to preserve neutrality during the war
in TrinOli and Ofhar ovIIjcQrC will ChOrtlv
follow her.
Constantinople ndvices state that the Cab
met has resigned upon the Opposi;ion's OBJ
struction prejudicing the prosecution of the
war. The Amy officers threaten to repeat
their march upon Constantinople when Alb
dull Hamid was overthrown unless pavlia-
mentary chickering's are stopped.
Advices from Shanghai state that China's
eighteen provinces will each have three votes
in the National Convention, and Mongolia and
Thibet each six. The convention will meet
in ten days time, and meanwhile hostilities
will be suspended. Sun Vat Sen has accept
ed the provisional presidency and is con-
sidering the formation of a cabinet. Appar-
emily he controls the situation, although he
has been elected by a non-existing republic
without a national mandate. AS the con-
vention will include the delegates who chose
him, their choice will doubtless be ratified.
He declares he will not accept the Vice
Presidency under Yuanshikai.
After a siege Of nine DAYS Russia has COM
pletely occupied Tabriz. Mr.. Shuster is
willing to depart, but personally desires the
preservation of the organization he estab-
lished. Russia requires that future appoint
ments shall be given to Russian, British or
small European States subjects, Americans
ereafter being ineligible, regardless Of Per
sia's desires.
Los Angeles Cal. Jan 1st-Nine dyna-
miters have been indicted, including yyeit-
mol, Johannsen, Clancery, Mansey and other
Union members Of national importance.
Other indictments ale expected.
London. Jan. 2ud-In the second test
match to-day at Melbourne, Australia in their
second innings scored two hundred and sixty
nine for eight wickets. They made a bad start,
Hill ducked, but recovered later, Armstrong
making ninety.
Among the New Year honours are five
Privy Councillors, including Mr.. Borden, the
Canadian Premier, three Peers, Sir Thomas
Gibson Carmichael, Governor of Victoria,
Mr.. Thomas, MP. for East Carmarthenshire
and Mr.. Samuel Morley, Mr.. Arnold Morley's