, 1912-01-31

hold.
Mr.. Nc Kenna, in a speech, announced
that he would introduce n Welsh Dlsestn-
Bill, which the Government would
use its resources to enact. Suffragettes dis
turbed the meeting for twenty minutes, and
were elected after violent scenes.
The John Bunyan memorn window in
Westminster Abbey has been unveiled.
The Times regrets that Mr.. Plerpont Nor
gan is considering withdrawing his collec-
ton of art objects, W nth six hundred thou
sand pounds, deposited at the Victoria and
Albert Museum, because of the indifference
displayed
At Hobart to-day NJ. G. c.. scored five
hundred and seventy tour for four, and de-
clarei, Rhodes one hundred and two, Wool
ley three hundred and five not out, Hearne
ninety seven. Southern Tasmania in their
second innings made one hundred and thir-
teen for three.
The Franco italian negotiations are pro
tracted. The French press is cnlm, though
surprised at the delay, but the Austrian
press is more excited over a similar incident.
Turkey suggests that Italy is laundering
desperately, because the i'll success of her
campaign prevented floating q loan i'll France.
The elections to the German Reichstag
are completed. The Socialists are the larg-
est single party, one hundred aul ten, dou-
bic their strength before the dissolution, and
twenty nine above the previous mlXimum.
Tue Government bloc is reduced from two
hundred and eight to one hundred and nine
ty three, and the C!ericals have lost the
balance OF power to the Liberals, who can
give u majority either to the Right or the
L it. The Socialists lost the Palace District
of Berlin, but carried PotsdAm, creating the
contingency wherein the Kaiser declared he
mould olNco - 90 n rnVu1 1.aSil,I4a and with
draw the regiments. Nevertheless, probably
the Government VIII be able to carry the
forecasted enlargement of the army and navy.
Picking ndyicos state that an Imperial
edict creates Yuan SIN Kai Il Marquis, one
of four Chinese mobiles, which signifies that
the Throne relies upon hIm alone. Another
edict declares the Throne must not abdirate
before the decision Of the National ConVcn-
ton. Both sides are preparing for ho'tlII-
ties upon the expiration of the armistlce.
The Imperinlists viii await an attack.
The llevolutionaries have rejected the
Imperialists' proposal to accept a foreign loan.
upon their Joint responsibility for overdue
coupons, the balance to be divided equally.
New Y ,rk, Jan. 27th-The Duke OF Con
naught en- route 10 Washington, rode in the
cab of a new electric locomotive through the
tunnels under the Hudson River. Cavalry
escorted the Duke TO the hlte House,
where President Taft and His Royal High
ness conversed alone for twenty minutes, af-
forwards both joined the White House h
dies, the entire visit lasting almost an hour.
Military then escorted the Duke to HE Fan
bassy, where the President returned his call
within an hour. In the evening Mr.. Bryce
entertained q distinguished party at dinner,
but Mr.. Taft was not present, being unable
to break Il previous engagement Mt such
short notice. At midnight His Royal High
ness and Mr.. Bryce visited the National
Press Club, and, after an informal converse
ton over cigars, the Duke made q little
speech to correspondents of the newsp lpers
throughout the United States.
The Argentine Minister to Paraguay has
left Asuncion upon the expiration of the III
timatum, which remains unanswered. Ar
geutina is preparing II naval demonstration
Disorders at Bahia have been renewed,
residences have been looted, aud trade is in
terrupted.
A despatch from Guayaquil reports an Elk.
plosion at the artillery barracks, causing
sixty casualties. A court martial sentenced
General Moutero to sixteen years in the
penitentiary, but the sentence being unpopu-
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