, 1912-01-24

the negotiations is desired. The meeting has
adjourned till February first. a strike is
possible but not probable. ! II.
The amalgamatjon of the Underground
Railways and the LQudon General Omnibus
Company is officially. announced, substanti-
ally as already ,telegr"phtd. the total capital
being sixteen and q halt millions, The Times
announces the formation of another Omni-
bus company. !
The approach Of the meeting of Parlia-
ment emphasizes the need of Ministerial
unity, which is daily becoming MOI difficult.
Agitation against Home Rule is. constantly
growing, the Radicals .ers bitter against Sir
Edward Grey, and are considering an amend
ment to the Address, disappearing his Per-
sian policy, and the agitators against him
are as noisy as the anti Balfourites recently
were. The stalwart Ministerialists, however,
are undismayed, and declare that Sir Rob
ert Morant is working such wonders in or
ganizing the Insurance scheme that all will
90 well when Mr.. Lloyd George resumes
his Gladstonian breakfasts i'll Downing Street
this week, in improved health according to
the reports received from the Riviera.
The Y. NJ. c.. A. fund is fifty two thou
sand one hundred and fifty three pounds. A
single post brought one thous, nd letters
containing from a penny to two hundred
pounds, the total number of gifts being five
thousand. Lord Strathcona and Mr.. Pierpont
Morgan were solicited, but declined, saying
the subscriptions should be English, never
theless, gifts have been received from New
York and San Francisco.
The death is announced of the Earl of
Carlisle.
A Copenhagen despatch states that NJ.
Neergaard. the Minister of Finances, has laid
upon the table of the Rigsdag a Bill grant
ing a concession Of ST. Thomas harbour to
II company, of which Prince Waldemar is
honorary chairman The Company propos-
es an elaborate development of the harbour,
III anticipation of the opening Of the Pan
anna Canal by establishing docks, ship
yards aud warehouses, and deepening
the channels for accommodation of the Iarg-
est ships, at a proposed expenditure Of thirty
million crowns. St. Tbomus and St. John
are to be free ports.
Admiral RicheIlcu and Captain Cold, a
former Governor Of the Danish West Indies,
are among the Directors
In the course OF al interview NJ Neer-
guard sad he hoped that St, Thomas would
become II West udian Singapore, and Den
mark would not accept one hundred million
dollars if the United States were to renew
its offer to purchase the Islands.
In London there has been strong buving
in West India and Panama telegraph shares,
five pounds have been offered, and it is pre-
dicted they will reach eight pounds.
Italy seized the liner Manouba, but re-
leased her after removing tweuty-nine
Turkish officers going to Tuuis.
NJ. Polncarre, the French Premier, will
make a statement to the French Chamber
OF Deputies, who are irritated by the report
that the warship, which seized the Mauouba,
allowed the Schleswig to proceed upon her
hosting the German flag.
The German rebaIlots disappoint the So
cialists. They are still incomplete.
Advices from Picking state that Prince
Chun has. approved the abdication edict The
Empress has not signed it, nevertheless, prac-
tically it is an accomplished fact, but pubIica-
ton is delayed pending precautions against
iii uprising by Prince Knng. leading The
Younger Manchus. The revolutionaries ut
Marking are drafting a constitution, and have
also issued a circular praying for ~recogni-
ton by all the. Powers, They have also deliv-
cred an ultimntum to Yuan Shi kai, demand
ing an end to his procrastiuation regarding
the abdicqtion, and torbidding him power
until lie and the p, wers recognize the re-
public.