, 1912-01-06

to-day from Panama.
London, Jan. 3rd- Sugar in stock on the
goth ult. was los, 900 tons last year As, zoo
tons.
London, Jan, 4th-The Lancashire oper-
Rtives and employers have agreed to confer
with Sir George Askwith, and a compromise
is expected though both deprecate tue sug-
gestion.
The Morning Post has started an agitation
against preference being given American
shipping regarding conditions for traffic
through the Panama Canal, contending that
by no sophislry can The United States release
itself from treaty engagements honourably. 1t
publishes interviews with prominent ship
ping men, who diAbelieve the reports attrlb-
uting such an intention to the United States.
Mr.. Jurner, the Agent General i'll London
for British Columbia, asserts that such action
would be a violation of treaty, prejudicial to
British Columbia as we'll as to the United
States and the canal itself.
The Daily Graphic condemns the Rev.
John Clifford's reference, in the West
bourne Park Chapel, to Lloyd George
the first and the Standard condemns
Mr.. Lloyd George starting for the Contin-
ent inco gnito, with a special reserved saloon
carriage III a royal manner. 1t is remarked
that many newspapers publish more regard
ing Mr.. Lloyd George than the King, and it
as udIhSu 6uOuSn III SUMO newspapers "
elicit q protest from others.
At Edinburgh Kolehmoinen, a Finlander,
defeated nineteen worlds distance run
trs at the PowderEall Marathon, winning
the international Championship over last
yenr's victor, Holmer, an American, whose
time, however, remains a record.
A despatch from Sydney, New South
Wales, states that the Clergy are a~gitatin9
against the Johnson McVey fight in theman-
ner which prevented Johnson fighting in
England, and business men have engaged
counsel TO test It's legality,
In the contest for the Davis Lawn Tennis
International Cup at Christchulch, New
Zealand, Brookes and Dunlop beat Wright
end Mclaughlin in the doubles after a bril-
liant game, three sets to one Brookts beat
Mclaughlin, and Heath won by Wright's
default. The Americans did not win a sin.
gle game of five, and thcir discontinue is
complete.
The London Underground Railways and
General Omnibus companies are arranging
q working agreement for eliminating I'm
petition, and operating the omnibuses as dis
tributols and feeders for the railways.
A Paris despatch announces that Captain
Lux has been forbidden to receive The sub
scriptions the newspapers are raising, or to
participate in the demonstrations, which are
SO nproarious that there is danger of Offend
ing German susceptibiIities. 1t is stated
that his brother officers sent him Napcleon's
works with money and files in the covering,
and information regarding outside plans
written in invisible ink, according to mr.
engagements preceding his arrest. In Ger
many there is much Indignation combined
with amazoment at his escape from a for
tress regarded as impossii lie and unprece-
dented, but the officials deny the French
accounts, and attribute his success Instead to
bribery.
The Teheran correspondent of the Morn
ing Post declares that England and RUSSIA
are dep'orably nninterested i'll the projected
Persian reforms. The Cabinet continues It's
futile support Of MIR. Cairns vice Mr.. Shus-
ter. At Tabriz, the Russians have court
martialed and hanged sixteen Persjans, cap
tured during the street fighting when they
entered the city, among them being the head
of the Tnbriz clergy, regarded as one of
the most revered of the Persian ecclesiastics.
The bodies have been left hanging in the
public square.
Berlin advices state that the mysterious
deaths have ceased with the stoppage of the
sale of adulterated spirits. and INDIGNATION