, 1912-03-13
ST. CROIX

A60WafQ lSiauUS.
Mr.. Asquith informed the House of Com
mons that it would be impossible to introduce
the Home Rule Bill before Easter Gronical
Opposition cheers and shouts ofFManchester).
The Hobbies think it's financial clauses will
prove troublesome.
The Suffragette paper 'Votes for women
has appeared with many of its pages blank,
tie printers having refused to set the inham-
matory copy sent them, particularly Miss
Christabel Pankhursts It's purport being 1t
was useless to punish those fighting for a
noble cause gauging their actions according
TO the actions of those prosecuting them.
Mrs Eleanor Jacobs, wife of the novelist,
has been sentenced to one months hard Ia
bour. Many have been arrested following
fresh window smashing in the vicinity of
Buckingham Palace and Oxford CIcus,
among the largest and most expensive IN
London. Spectators detained them until
the police arrived. The panic caused by the
disorders is shown by the closure OF the
House of Parliament to visitors, and the
requirement that all attending court must
show their invitations.
The coal strike situation continues essen
italy unchanged, distress is increasing, the
negotiations continue. The situation IS such
that the King has suspended oil engage
ments whose dates have not been fixed, in
CluQlDR the NISlIS U 1OISlSI OOoAho ! h0 ""
papers suggest attaching the Unions funds
according to the Suffragette precedent. The
miners are feeling the pressure from other
Unions, which are embarrassed by the sltua-
ton selfshly created by the miners, and be-
lief is growing that the miners would com
promise if q suitable opportunity were crea-
ted. The Miners Federation issues a state
ment accusing the press Of mlsrepresentR-
ton, including even the Radical newspapers.
Tie Conservative newspapers urge drastic
Government action.
A Berlin telegram says q general strike IN
the Westphalian district on Monday is ex-
pected, and military preparations are pro.
ceeding.
Paris advices report scattered coal strikes,
and a general strike for twenty tour hours
has been fixed for Monday. NJ. Bourgeois,
answering in the Chamber of Deputies, said
he hoped the crisis would be settled without
the miners abandoning their temperate attl-
tude.
Captain Amundsen cables that the South
Pole was attained between December elev-
enth and fourteenth. He declares he knows
nothing about Captain Scott, Administers
discovery is regarded as sure, SCOTS as
doubtful.
The Post Office has approved a contract
with the Mnrcoui Company for an All Red
WifoleSS system throughput he AnPIl0, 70
ginning with London, Egypt, Alden, Banga-
lore, Pretoria and Singapore, the cost OF the
installation OF each station to be sixty thou
sand pounds. Later stations will be esta-
blished in Central America, Brazil, the British
West Indies, United States, and Spain.
The Board of Trade returns for February
state that imports increased three million SIX
hundred and forty eight thousand pounds
and exports increased one million eight hum
dred and thirty seven thousand.
Bermuda, March 9th-The funeral OF Sir
Frederick Kitchener took place yesterday
with military ceremonial, all notables attend
ed, and great crowds witnessed the cortege
to the military cemetery. Colonel Smith
r. A. is acting as Governor.
Washington, March th-The enate has
ratified the Arbitration Treaties with England
and France by seventy six to three, but they
have been crippled, and perhaps nullitied by
amendments, reserving the Senate's powers
of ratification, that is, instead of u general
compulsory arbitration,a joint High Commits
sion is empowered merely to investigate and
recommend with no powers of decision or
award. The Senate has thus followed Mr..