, 1912-07-27

was Britain's duty to respond to the obvl-
ously reasonable demand that Canada
should be heard in determining the Imperial
policy.
Mr.. Macdonald, Labour Member for Lei
cester, said the British and German La
bourites will resist the growing naval bur
dens, which are beyond the power of either
nation to support long. Lord Charles Beres-
fcrd predicted that England will continue
to make increases yearly, which will be in
adequate and just large enough to induce
Germany also to increase, until war comes.
Mr.. Lloyd George repeatedly but silently
signited his approval of Mr.. ChurchilPs re-
marks, which is significant because, according
to reports, he had threatened to resign if
MI. ChurchilPs demands were excessive III his
opinion.
The ''Standard" and other newspapers,
commenting on the announcement, consider
the programme inadequate, their loudest
approval being for the pessimistic and almost
sensational descriptions of Germany's prepa-
rations without a hint that peace will result.
A singular mortality is being observed
among cats and pigeons, one hospital saved
only Il few among several hundred cats, and
of q thousand English pigeons released IN q
race from France, only twenty three return
ed, the others having sickened 5000 after
alighting in England. 1t is coniectured that
the sickness has some connection with the
prevalent foot and mouth disease.
During the month of June the London
dock tonnage was 100000 nnder 1911. The
decrease is attributed to the dockers' strike.
Advices from Stockholm state that the
final scores are as follow: Sweden 1873, Unit
ed States 129, United Kingdom 76, Finland
50, Germany At, France, 80. Canada is
eleventh with Ii.
--latest advices from Toxic announce that
the Mikado's condition fuctuates. but his
physicians are not sanguine. His vitality
strengthens the popular idea Of his super-
human qualities.
jamaica, oath July-The "Gleaner" an
nounces chat they understand the Quaran-
tine Board has decided to quarantine all
ships coming here that touch at Porto Rico
or Cuba, whether they work at those ports
in quarantine or not.
Porto Rico, oath. 8 am Tuesday-Suspi-
cious case reported at Santurce, another
Puerta de TERRA.
Pointe-a- Pitre, 24th-Sharp shock earth
quake felt at 215 am.
Barbados, 24th-Dutch cruiser iceland
gone Curacao via Gulf of Paria 4 pm 23rd.
London. July 25th-Mr. Churchills speech
Introducing the supplementary naval estlm-
ates has caused consols to reach the MIMI
mum price since 1928, and German securities
are also lower for the same reason. Ger
man comment on the speech shows no irrita-
ton, and declares that Mr.. ChurchilPs
straightforward way is preferable to MIR.
Balfour's, being less provocative. The in
spired German view is, that England is res
possible fol- Germpny's policy through MIR.
Lloyd Georges speech at the Mansion
House last year, and England's anti-German
tone during the Morocco crisis.
The Earl of Se}borne, deba ing in the
House Of Lords, interpreted Mr.. ChurchilPs
speech MS indicative of u naval law like Ger
mauy's, effective through a term OF years.and
he declared that the first Lords words should
be written in gold in both Houses, Lord
Haldane said Germany had been told IL the
friendliest manner that Great Britain will
exceed Ii ever standard Germany set.
During a debate in the House of Com
mons ON the lockers strike, MIR. Lloyd
George said it would not be treated as an
insulated incident, and that the Industrial
Council was considering the best method of
settling all such disputes. Mr.. George did
not Indicate exactly what was contemplated,
but apparently it will be some form of com