, 1913-09-24

ling conceding the mems right to wear their
Union badges, but the men are not sans
fed and insist on the recognition OF her
Union and the adjustment Of their grev-
ances with reference to wages and working
hours. A mass meeting of all the omnibus
companies employees. has been called Nnd
the Board of Trade is endeavouring to ell
feet a compromise.
The Executive Board of the National
Railways Union, having faxed to endorse
or repudiate the freight handlers strike,
the danger Of q national strike has been
averted for the moment, but this passive
course has angered the Birmingham strikers,
who have adopted q resolution condemning
the Board, and reiterating their demand for
a national strike. Negotiations between the
men and the companies at Liverpool have
been broken off, because the companies will
not discuss the mems refusal to handle
goods from Dublin, and because they were
reinstating those agreeing to handle alt
freight without discrimination.
Advices from Dublin state that O. remark
able feature of the present strike is the
alignment of forces on each side, that is,
Protestant and Catholic, Home Rule and
Anti Home Rule, are standing shoulder to
shoulder as strikers, and facing a aimqlar
alignment on the opposing side. The Ole
Slogans, no longer potent, are forgotten,
and it is predicted that economic differences
viii soon divide the Irish parties, instead OF
the present sharply divided Protestant,
Catholic, Nationalist and Orangemen issues.
Mr.. Murphy, a former Member of Parlia-
ment has marshalled the Capitalists for a SUI
preme effort to stamp0ut the transport work
ers' Union. Some more firms closed downs
yesterday.
A despatch from Antwerp states that the
depression in the worlds rubber trade has
caused an economic crisis III that city. 1t
is said that owing to the over productions
of rubber, the prices OH the international
markets have been reduced below the cost
OF gathering and transporting.
It is reported from Berlin that the Kaiser,
as a private individual and other eminent
Germans, are purchasing large tracts Of land
IN British Colombia.
New York, Sept. 2~0th-Advices from Be-
gotta State that the control Of q petroleum.
oilfeld, twelve hundred square miles in ex-
tent, has been obtained by the Colombian
syndicate Limited, of Canada
Dispatches from Panama state that the
Government has returned the Chinese Con-
sui Generals Exequatur, OH account of his,
having advised his country-inen to ignore
the Panama law requiring them to. register
and pay o head tax.
Advices from Mexico City state that Pres
ident Huerta has telegraphed General Felix
Diaz to return. Thus far, General Diaz is the
only Presidential Candidate in the field.
Washington advices state that the Japan
csc Ambassador called OF President Wilson
direct and urged the necessity for q reply
respecting the controversy over CALIFORNIA;
land laws.
Other Washington adyices state that III
vitaJions are. now being prepared for trans
initial to all the naval powers for the assem-
bling of an international fleet at Hampton
Roads. to celebrate the opening of the Pana-
ma Canal. 1t is expected that this feet will
surpass any international naval force ever
assembled.
Jamaica, 20th-The commisson to inves-
tigate PelIagra, headed by DR.. Sambon, ar
rived here Thursday and Immediately began
their Investigations and expect to proceed to
Trinidad in q fortnight's time.
London, Sept. 22nd.-The ''Standard''
halls as a triumph for Bristol trade the con-
cession which Lord Murray of Elibauk. act
ing for Messrs. Pearson and Son, has OBJ
tanned from the Governments of Colombia
aud Ecuador 1t covers a period of forty
years and will develop virgin territory, in