, 1913-01-25

tence Oh JMmmoth Of two years imprson-
ment, and charged Gibbons sentence from
twelve to eighteen DAYS hard labour.
Ten infantry bataiiious from JntIand and
Fuuen, which would have been transferred
to Seeland IN April, were ordered on the
twenty second to till new g%arrisons in view
OF the situation in foreign politics
The "St. Thomas arrived at Norresundby
today,
London, January 2fth-In the House Of
Commons, the Government moved to aIlot
eight days to thc committee Stage OF the
Franchise BIZ, and one more day each 70
the report stage and third reading. Mn.
Bonar Law viii move an opposition amenI-
ment, rejecting the 1iWIt0tIOH OF the dis
cussion, which causes discussions IN the Ca
binet. DISTINGUISHES constituencies without
providing for the Redistribution of seats, and
simultaneously fundamentally alters the form
Of the Bin at its second reading. There
were shouts Of "srraitor = when Mr., Asa nth
refused to lock up the gaillotlue, and order
was restored only by the Speaker rising and
reprimanding the dIsturbers.
The fates of the Suffrage aud the Govern
ment are SO interlocked, that the merits OF
the Suffrage are obscured, aud forecasts are
worthless. Many members OF the House
are ntNltutfeQ ana threaten 10 tNille Young,
and possibly the Government also will dodge
by substituting the abolition OF plural fran.
chise. Some fear it IS impossible to avoid y
general election. Every member of the
House Of Common has received Il memorial,
whose quality is indicated by the $50 Sign
ers, includlug three Duchesses, two Marchlon-
esses, seven Couuteyses and SIX Nlscouut-
esses, appealing for votes for women.
Answering a question in the House, Mr..
Harcourt sad that he viii soon publish the
negotiations with Canada, amending the
naturalization laws regarding imperial cItl-
zenshlp.
The Times urges that, before Canada
settles her naval contribution policy, there
should lie another Imperlnl Conference re-
garding the cooperation If the Domlnlons,
especially with regard to the defence OF the
Pacific, and declares that, if Mr., Churchill
considers British convenience, rather than
Imperial development, he will impair the re-
gard for the Admiralty felt by every Domjn-
ION.
Before the Putumayo Atrocities Invcsti-
gutIon Committee, MI. Real, a Director of
the Amazon Company, DEM 4 any know
ledge of the entry in the accounts for ex-
penses in conquering the Indians, and said
that he had never given a thought as to
whether that was properly a part of the
Company's business. The Chairman Of the
Committee retorted "Nobody seems to have
thought of anything"
Testifyiug before the Marcoui Agreement
Investigation Committee, Mr.. Lawson, q
journalist, said the AIarcoui contract puts
the Post Office in the hands OF patent eX-
p%loiters for n generation, and that it possibly
will incur deficits, while the Company IS
making a profit, Continuing, he declared
no witness had shown any knowledge as TO
what the Government was buying, or what
risks it was assuming, and that the State
had contracted into a huge stock exchange
operation. The proceedings we're liaordegly
and exciting, and concluded in private.
The superdreadnou hit "Rio Janeiro'
has been launched at Newcastle for the
Brazilian Government. She is the biggest
in the world.
Advices from Paris state that NJ. Morel,
the new Minister for the Colonies, will pro
pose free trade between France and her CO.
lonies.
Further dispatches from Constantinople
state that the Cabinet has resigned, follow
ing the demon trations against action yes
terday. Their successors say "the change Of
Cabinet signifies that we will save the ma
tional honor, or perish. We do not want