, 1912-10-23

war news, but behind Il screen of many min
or engagements mobilization is proceeding
on a very large scale, which Will apparently
eliminate in battles near Scutari, Uskub. Adj
rinnoplc and Mluna. The Turkish fleet is
bombarding Narna and surprises observa
ing strategists. The Bulgar.ans have cap
tured the town Of Mustaphu Pasha. The
British and French w~utshIps are protecting
the neutrality OF Crete. There are rumouts
that Turkey intends to scatter typhus and
cholera microbes among her enemies. The
vauoue Bourses ae now optimistic.
In the House OF Commons, Nh. Masterman,
Upder-SecretarN Of State for the Home De
partment III II sp ech, declared 'the waf
VIII soon Obscure parliamentary matters,
and l ask You to sy mpathlZe with thoS"
lighting tor Liberty and progress after for
long suffering of Turkish murders and pl-
lage. | hope that England viii subscribe
for the relief of then wounded The Balkan
allles would have been freed thirty Years
ago bat for tine Intervention OF the late Lord
Beacon~deld If another opportunity for
our intervention should arise we would not
repeat our mistake Of 1878 nor pat our
money ON the wrong horse
Ottawa, Qc! 2Is3. After Il prolonged en-
bjneJ Couu,lit WIS announced that Mr..
Borden has accepted Mir Monk, the Minus
ter Of Public Woy&s' resignation, which VAS
rendered upon Mr.. Borden's dissent from
his demand for y referendum regarding
the DvmlnIon's naval policy. MIR, Borden, ua
the result Of the recent conferences IN Lon
don, thinks that All emergency contribution
is necessary forthwith of probably from thr-
ty to forty million dollars cash. Mr.. PeIlcNi
Member from Ontnrio,W Will replace Mr. Monk,
until the election Of the %lutters successor,
and then the Cabinet viii be rcarlangcd
Mr. Nontel's,th Minister of Inland Revenues
attitude is doubtful, but Mr.. P|eIIetier, the
Postmaster General has, accepted the Gov
ernment's p 'licy, although Inconsistent with
the wishes Of his constituency
Barbados. 26th.-itM NJ. ). Mcipomeno lett
for jamaica S p, III. 18th.
London. Oct 2nd-Coustantinoplo nd
vices state that Turkey fears discussions III
the European concert, and also the intervcn-
ton OF IN unnamed Power, presumably Rus
sla. kiamil Pu4ha, President Of the Council,
IN m interview, declared: "BuIgarla is merely
the puppet selected 10 strike at Turkeys
heart. | hope England, true to her spIen-
did past, VIII stand 10y Us unhnchmeiy IN
the approaching hour of our NATIONAL peril,
and If we fight II futile war with tho
Balkan Federation, surely England Will see
that the ing Is not rushed, and Turkey not
0SSalIGd from another quarter NHiC HHhllhB
for her life. With one foot III the grave,
I express the serious fear tEat the Balkan
war IS a mere prelude 10 - gigantic Europe
an struggle England, always the friend Of
peace and of Turkeys integrity, has no axe
to grind. European humanity Is dead, and
scllishness aud avarice are cloaked by APP
peals to the passions Of race and religion,
and EuglislIuen should beware Of any at
tempt to inhume their sentiments against
Turkey, rs the war is not Islam against Chris
tlanity.'
Tho Turkish bomhardment of Varna is
without result. There are numerous con
hiclins accounts Of minor engagements, the
most notable being that the Greeks have
dislodged the Turks from EIassona, at the
foot Of Mount Olympus, after a -four hour
engagement. Before Greece declared war
Turkey bad assented to the annexation Of
Crete and the junction Of the Grecian and
Turkish Railway Sef systems, which had
hitherto been refused, but Greece declined.
England has proclaimed her neutrality.
LIoyd's quotes fifteen per cent against
Austria unt Russia becoming involved in the
war within six months. and eioht per cent