, 1912-11-30

city and reckoning it advantageous to
prolonp he negotiations in the hope of
dissensiOns among the Powers. Adrlano-
pie is flooded and without food and many
fires have occurred there Five hundred
Turks who surrendered with Salonica have
been arrested on a charge of conspiracy to
recapture the city Their paroles were
cancelled and they have been transported
for Imprisonment until peace IS arranged.
Austria has declined Gernlanys sugSes-
ton that the Austro-Serylan dispute re-
garding an Adriatic port should be sub
nitted to an international conference, but
added she is willing to participate IN such
a conference after the question OF a port
has been settled and not before. Russian
transports are assembling at her Black Sea
ports, it is alleged in support Of Servlas
demand for a port on the Adllatlc. Aus
trian officials are quoted as saying that
war is inevitable if Servia rejects Austrlas
proposals.
There was a violent furry upon the PARIS
Bourse following a report that mobilization
had been ordered. a Brigadler General
has been arrested for misunderstanding an
order for a partial mobilization, and open
ing an envelope with secret lnotIuctl"nN
for a general mobilization upon winch ne
acted. The reservlsts who responded 20
the call have been ordered home, Austrian
reservists resident in Germany nave bteh re-
called. and the Emperor trancls Joseph mas
held several important official conferences,
some lasting over an hour. The German
nev9snapers allege that the recent budget
concealed over six million pounds credit
far war preparations. and that the military
credits have been increased by over nlne
million pounds instead of the nominal III
crease as telegruphed.
2Tr. I.ansbury, NJ. 2 for Bow and Bronl-
lev. who resigned to test his constituency ;
sentiment upon woman suffrage, has peeh
defeated for reelection, Mr.. BLAIR, Il Onloh-
ist. obtaining 1912 votes, against MI lahS-
BIN VS. 1921. The su~ffragettes enthuSlaS-
~ti,ally~ supported Mr.. Lansbury as the only
laan entitled to women's respect, but thelr
efforts were apparently offset by the oe-
~sertion of the Labourites and Socialists.
The Bank of England on November twelfth
shipped forty boxes containing soVtrel&hS
to the Credit Lyonnals at Alexandra with
cioht seals on each box, which was tasttn-
cd with screws and with IRON bands around
ALL AT Alexandria two boxes looked all
right, but the contents SCENE to be IooSer
than is usually Inc case with such carefully
made packages. The dock autho1tlcs,there
fore. summoned Llovds' agents who eXamln-
ed the packages, found the seals al
right and the weight correct, but upon
opening the boxes they were discovered
to contain lead instead OF soverelGnS' ana
4 theft Of ten thousand pounds was appar-
cnt. Tie Bank of England holds the re-
ceipt of the Credit Lyonnais, and the car
,;trs that of the Insurance Company. There
is som suspicion regarding the railway
Journey between Bremen and Trieste
The New Zealand Minister OF Customs
announces that a Bill is in preparation Tor
tie granting Of Imperial preference by tax
ing foreign goods for the benefit OF BRITISH.
MIR. William Jones. brother of MI. Henry
Arthur Jones, the well known playwright,
ard himself one, has committed suicide
through insanity following an attack OF
illness.
Advices from Picking state that Chlnas
first primary elections will take place from
December first to fourth. OF thirty lnii-
lion voters, only 1,9o6,51 have qualified.
The Berlin correspondent of the New
York Times reports that the st Iholn"S
Harbour Concession was revoked, and Den
mark resumed control thereof upon de-