, 1913-01-08

lOutlOu, Uou' - u & iNT iIiP'' 10
Their concessions regarding Crete and Thrace,
nut has refused regarding Adriauople. The
Allies have replied that this sutlices to pre-
vent a rupture of negotiations, but they
would adjourn the Conference sine die, thus
leaving Turkey the alternatives of meeting
the Allies terms OF retaining Adrlanople and
breaking off negotiations.
In the International Rugby match, South
Africans versus England, the former scored
nine points, and the latter three. This IS
the last game of the South Africans tour.
They had already beaten Scotland, Ireland
and Wales, and together won twenty three
matches aud lost three, and scored 4U3
points to 90. Making 1t a record tour.
Te9 thousand doctors have accepted duty
under the Insurance Act, and the panels arc
complete. except for london and Lancashire.
The Daily News says that when MIR. Borden
was in I4ugland he arranged with the Union
lists for preference upon the basis OF Il tax Oh
toodstutfs for Canada's benefit. Mr.. Austen
Chamberlain interprets MIR. Bonar Laws
ADMINISTRATIONS speech to mean that the
Unionists propose taking power to arrange
imperial preference without specification OF
details, that il, what the Liberals chi! 4
tBlank Cheque rolicy.' The Uniouists do
not propose to fix the colonial duties or to
allow the Colonies to fix the British taxes.
All will retain their autonomy ana Will CO.
operate for II commercial union TO be equally
advantageous, but it is impracticoble until st
Umionlst Government receives power 10 con
clude such an arrangement.
The Montreal Star, frequently the spokes-
man for Mr.. Borden, says nothing could tam
the British democracy against Imperial unity
so quickly as The leyying Of IL tax on food
SUITS.
The revenue for three quarters Of the ts-
ral wear shows an increase of 100000
pounds.
The Clyde Ship Yards have built $4,000
tons, or twenty thousand tons oyer l9t and
exceeding Germany's total output. The
cost of construction of merchont ships has
tripled. The next Budget is expected to
aeach 200, 900, 600 pounds including fifty mil
lion pounds for the navy, an increase Of i've
million pounds, mostly on account Of the III
creased cost Of construction. The army
vote will exceed twenty eight million pounds,
including large new aviation costs. Other
increases will he for pens ous, insurance,
lubour bureaus aud the civil service.
The ROYAL Aero Club is investigating rcspon-
sible charges that military aeroplanes were
murderously disarranged by an expert, al
lowing water to get into the carbul etlors
and nuts in the crank cases etc, thus dlsa-
bling them iii midair-
There is unanimous and cordial approval
of President Taf's declaration regarding the
Panama Canal tolls.
A Berlin Commuuiqu6 announces that
Her Won Jagow, the present Ambassador to
Italy, has been appointed Minister of For
eign Affnirs in succession to the late Herr
Won Kiderlen WuechteI, that is, the Kaiser
and DR.. Won Bethmann Hollwe8 viii manage
with the assistance of an exalted clerk.
Ottawa, Jan. 7th-The Government has
abandoned the postponement Of the revision
of the Tariff until after the appointment OF
a commission, the present intention being TO
make only changes required by the British
West Indies reciprocity treaty.
New York, Jany. 7th-It IS understood
in Washington that President Taft prefers
arbitration by an Anglo-E mericon Bonrd,
equally divided in numbers 1t is, however,
improbable the Senate Will allow arbitration
on any terms. according to many interviews,
there is therefore a growing disposition to
repeal the coastwise discrimination law, IN
order to avert arbitration by removing the
cause.
The death has occurred Of Mf-LaldlaW,
British Consul at Portland, Oregon.
Advices from Caracas state that President