, 1912-07-06

week, although Mrs. Asquith is still disturbed
by the recent attack upon the Premier, in
Guiding the new strategy Of anonymous let
ters, some of which are merely annoying,
while others contain threats, Many public
men. are receiving similar communications
Mr.. McKenna is preparing a bill for the
release of the hunger strikers upon q quasi
ticket of leave for recuperation, to enable
them to serve the remainder of their SEN
fences.
The Times, commenting on the political
situation in the United States, says Governor
Wilson, nomination hinders the success of Mr.
Roosevelt's movement, but if the Democrats
had nominated q Conservative Mr.. Roosevelt
and President Taft would have divided the
votes of that character. The nomination of
Governor Wilson divides the Radicals in a
similar manner, and unless Mr.. Roosevelt's
ingenuity suf1ices to spring some surprise on
the country, the chance of success of a third
party will be small
The "Daily News thinks the Democratic
prospects are the best for fifty years, they
being more united, and the Republicans
more divided, than in any recent campaign.
A marriage has been arranged between
the Marquis of Anglesey and Lady Marjorie
Manners.
The late Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema will
he buried in the Painters Corner of Saint
Pauls Cathedral, near the graves OF Wren,
REYNOLDS, Lawrence, Turner, Landseer,
Leighton and Millais.
The Carlton Club has elected as President
Lord Claud Hamilton NJ. F., son of the
Duke of Abercorn, aud it is announced that
all Uuionists are eligible for membership.
Sir Squire Bancroft, Sir Herbert Tree and
Sir George Alexander associate themselves
with a managers and actors appeal for funds
for memorial to the late Sir w. S. Gilbert.
Adv ces from Cairo state that four Ma
tionalists have been arrested for implication
in a plot to assassinate the Khedive, Lord
Kitchener and the Egyptian Premier.
The open French golf championship CON
test on the Labouli Links resulted as follows;
Gassiat 289, Warden 29O, Teller 291, Ray
292.
The Havre strikers notify that they will
fight to the bitter end. The steamers "La
Bretagne" and "Montreal' are laid up. The
Dunkirk dockers have struck in sympathy
with the Havre men
Ottawa, July 4th-The Canadian Conces-
sions to the British West Indies are mostly
less than given them by the British prefer
ence in the present Canadian Tariff, while
the West Indies give Canada more substan-
tial concessions, therefore the opinion pre-
walls that the agreement is favourable to
Canada.
New York, July 4h-The lockers strike
is fzzling and the Longshoremen have re-
sumed work, strikebreakers are numerous and
all steamers have sailed. Sixty bluenckets
and qualtermasters from the Brook w Navy
Yard manned the steamer "Ctist"bal' Of
the Panama line, and milan arrangements
have been made for the sailing of the PA,
mama if necessary.
San Juan, ?. R.. 4th-No fresh cases, no
deaths.
The work of combating the plague is to
be placed in charge of the I 5. Public
Health and Marine Hospital service, The
Expense, which is estimated at about s 90
dollars a month, from now on until the IS
land is declared free from plague, will be
borne by the Federal Government.
Antigua, 4th-H. MS. Aeolns arrived 8 am.
Copenhagen, July 5th The King is to-
day visiting Odense, and tomorrow will
open the scandinavian fishery exhibition at
Copenhagen.
MIR. Schmiegelow has been appointed Sec
ond Grown Member for st. Croix.
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