, 1913-12-20

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France has informed Germany and Russia,
that she approved of Englnud's- proposal
that Greece should keep mine Of the eleven
Egeau islands, returning Tenedos and In
bros to Turkey.
Dispatches from Rome state that, in the
Chamber of Deputies, the Marquis Di San.
Glnliano, Minister for Foreign Aft .irs, am
plifying the speech, from the Throne, a.
uouuced that the Dreibuud had been re-
neWed without any notifications The re-
latlons between Italy and Germany were, he
declared, the most intimate, and AustrO-
German relations would he improved by the.
approaching visit to Berlin Of Count Berch-
told, the AustrO-H hungarian Minister for.
FOEeign Afftirs. The Powers were, he con
cluded, united upon the maintenance of Tur-
keys territorial integrity with equality of
opportunity for other nations.
New York, Dec. l8th-Advices from
Washington state that an inquiry is proceed
ing into charges against the manager of the
Panama Canal ComlNissary Department., for
having demanded commissions from purvev-
ors. Mr.. Burke has bank deposits aud has
bought properties of q value many times
greater than his salary. 1t is unexplained
why nearly one quarter Of six million dollars.
worth Of purchases were from foreign con
tractors.
Dispatches from Mexico state that Geuer-
al Villa has decfeed the cuntiscalion of the
estates Of the IerrazAs ana Creel families,
because they were fomenters Of treacherous
rebelllons. President Huertn estimated their
wealth at one billion dollars. The Creels own
practically all the banking interests in north
ern Mexico, while Senior Luis Terrazas owns
tWo-thirds of the State of Chihuahua, being
OI,OI,r tho yvOrI1', lnrrnct l,,l.. All
their contracts are declared aAuulled by their
Il ght, abandonment and avoidance of taxes.
The proceeds of the sale of their estates are
to lie devoted to reimbmsing those from
whom the properties We're taken, md the
victims of the administration which enrich
ed the two families. General Villa has seized
the Orozco mines and proposes to start Il
mint.
President Huerta offered to pledge the.
private fortunes of the Cabinet for a loun
from France and England, but this proved
futile, because of the United States policy.
The Central Bank redeems half the State
Banks bills offered, if the issuing bank has u
balance, but the redemption ceases when the
balances are exhausted.
The City is thron9ed with refugees bring.
ing State Bank bills, which are offered to the
Central Bank but the State Banks, are una
bic to reimburse the latter on account of the,
stoppage of communications Tumpico is,
quiet and the refugees are returning.
Copenhagen, Dee, 19th-Lord Chief JUS
tice Ussing has been appointed a Director of
the National Banks in the place, Of EtnlsruaA
Strom, who has retired.
The death is announced of Major GeneraE
Lemaire, aid of DR.. Phil. Oscar Siesbve, a lu-
tor and lecturer at the University of Copen-
hagen.
The est. Croix" left Norresundby yester-
day Among her passengers are DR.. aud Mrs.
Wittusen, Colonel Rist and son, two Misses
Francis, Mrs. Nordbye aud fifteen Gen
darmes.
London, Dec. 19th-Mrs. Pnnkhurst has.
been released for the sixth time. She has
served twenty-five days Of her three years"
sentence, in the 257 DAYS which have elapsed
since it was pronounced. She will go to,
Switzerland, returning before Parliament re-
assemblies.
A Captain of the ROYAL Artillery has been,
released after two days hunger strike while
undergoing a sentence for refusal to pay
taxes because women have no votes.
The Nobel Prze for literature for 1914 is.
to be awarded to Mr.. Thomas Hardy, the
well known author.