, 1912-09-21

Friday next.
London, September l9th.-Advices from
Rome state that the report published by
the Paris Temps regarding a treaty of
peace between Italy and Turkey is denied
there. but influential circles in London be-
lieve the terms Of peace have been ar
ranged, and are substantially correct
as reported.
Messrs. Birch, Crisp and Co., the Stock
Exchange firm who made the contract with
the Chinese Government for the loan Of
ten million pounds, announce that China
has not repudiated it. The six powers
were unable to agree to any plan which
China could accept, therefore she has
signed a contract elsewhere. Even if the
powers continue negotiations, this con-
tract cannot be ignored, and if further
arrangements and conditions be attached
to the contract, the matter will be taken to
Parliament, where the British Government
will be criticised for allowing China to be
cornered by six banking groups.
The four armoured ships building this
year are to be equipped with guns of high
elevation for attacking aircraft, with q
range of nine thousand yards, at an eleva-
ton of eighty degrees, and thirteen thou
sand yards against vessels on the surface.
With thirty-one pound shells at a distance
vi IOuI Ii u Hull AIIl6S, UuCN Will Ne D1O
to send a shell to a height of four thou
sand yards.
1t is announced that a marriage viii
take place between General Sir Robert
Baden-Powell and Miss Olive Symes of
Parkstone, Dorsetshire, during the coming
Autumn.
In a railway accident near Liverpool
thirteen were killed and fifty injured. The
engine left the track, and the coupling Of
the next car parted, nine cars speeding on
to the station. The leading cars crashed
into the platform with terrific force and
were wrecked, one car was overturned,
caught fire and was entirely consumed,
several occupants being burnt to death.
The engineer was killed and the fireman
had. both legs broken and was under the
loconotive for two hours.
TIL Aviator NJ. Legagneux, flying near
Paris, took forty five minutes to ascend
IS. 766 feet, breaking NJ. Garro's recent alti-
II d record, he descended in a spiral vol
plane at a dizzy speed occupying only ten
minutes.
At Budapest a free fight between the
Police and the deputies marked the open-
ing of the Hungarian Parliament. The
police had been called in to expel deputies
who were ieering the President of the lower
house and preventing business with motor
horns, coWbelIs and trumpets
New York, Sept 19.-The revolution in
Nicaragua having been quelled, the author
tiles at Washington have addressed a n,te
to Nicaragua, which is interpreted as in
Guiding all Central American States. The
note states that true constitutions govern
ments and free elections must be fostered
and to this end strong moral support will
be given to establish governments
against revolutions based upon the selfish
designs of would-be despots, and not upon
any principle or popular demand. Force
will be used if necessary in maintaining
free communication with, and for the protec-
ton Of, American ministries and legations.
Corenhagen, Sept. 2Oth-The King aud
Queen and the Minister of Defence witnessed
the m0n@uvres at Bornholm.
f. Nj. $. ~'Ingolf" sails from here on the
first Of October to conclude the survey of
the Danish West Indies and returns in the
middle Of February.
The subscription to The shares of West
lndian Company continues, the last few DAYS
bringing large amounts from all parts of the
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