, 1912-08-17

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This death is announced Of Miss Octavia
Hill, well known as a benefactress Of the
poor OF London.
A floating dock, constructed for the Ad.
miralty, has been launched at Birkenhead:
1t is capable of docking warships of 80, 600
tons, and is the worlds largest dock, cover
ing an area of two and q quarter acres.
The Insurance Commissioners have de-
cided that footballers are workers, and
should be insured whatever their wages MAJ
be.
Advices from Cairo state that the police
have begun a crusade of suppression Of
anti-English publications, as q result of the
disclosures in the recent conspiracy case.
Germany demands Hollands assent to the
imposition of tolls on traffic on the river
Rhine by a Board under German control,
otherwise she will build o canal from Co.
logne to Emden, prejudicing the trade of
Rotterdam and Antwerp by the creation of
a port riyalling Hamburg. Holland is
helpless, although it is regarded as a step
towards political absorption by Germany
facilitating a military attack upon England.
Washington, Aug. 19-The House of Re-
personalities has passed, over the Presidents
veto, the wool and steel tariffs, an unpre-
cedented event in American politics.
Tie conferees of the House, two Republi-
cans dissenting, have agreed to exempt only
the American coastwise marine from pay
ment of Panama Canal tolls. Also that fox
eign built vessels are to be admitted to the
American registry duty free for foreign
trade, only with payment of Canal tolls.
Vessels owned by trusts are to be excluded
from the Canal, but railway owned vessels
will be admitted upon proof to the interstate
Commission that their admission is beneficial
to trade. The maximum toll will be one
dollar and a quarter, and the minimum three
quarters of . dollar. The maximum for each
passenger is fixed at one dollar and a half.
Foreign comment continues adverse, and
it is asserted that the refusal of arbitration
is equivalent to an admission that there is
DO defence, therefore many critics refuse to
believe such action possible until actually
proven.
San Juan, 16th-sa a. m. Thursday, no fresh
cases. One reported yesterday found posi-
tive.
Antigua, 16th.-H. NJ. S. Melpomene ar
rived this morning.
10 q. m.
Barbados, bar. 30.16 E. fair.
Dominica, " 29.99 w. S. w. clear.
st. Kits, " 1897 N. e. fair.
4 pm. Barbados bar. 3O.1I S. e. fair.
Dominica, {" 1898 s. Rainy.
st. Kits, 1892 N. fair.
New York, August 10th.
Flour, Winter Clears per barrel $3.50,
Meal, Kindred, per barrel 81. Q5.
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork 2o4.-s2oa
c,oor Crystals per 1OOlbs. S4.O5
"0 Muscovado SO test 1001bs. 3.55
Molasses Eng. Islds. per gal. no quotation.
Liverpool Cotton, middling Upland, 6 4-5d
Exchange, New York &London, so days sight
Ash
Exchange New York and London. sight 4.S74
London, August 18th.
Dem. Crystals les. 9d.-17s. Cd.
c Muscovado, floating terms in
""e bond, 9s. 9d.-1Os. Cd.
German beet s,S8 f. o. b. lis Sd.
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel for
orders, floating terms, lbs. LID.
Demerara Rum, Is. Ads. SID.
Cocoa Trinidad, good middling Red, nom.
pr cwt. 72s.
Cotton, Medium Fine Stat Liverpool, nominal
Is. Cd.
Bank of England Rate of discount 8.
Conso,s 7E 3-l6.
Three per cent Rentes in Paris 92.4O.
A fnost coldblooded murder was commit
ted Saturday night in Factory Street when
one Alexander Henley, of Nevis, cut Estella