, 1913-09-20

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Company is construc, ing five 10000 ton
passenger and freight steamers for service
between New York and certain ports III
Chill and Peru, via the Canal.
The Countess of Warwick is writing NOV
ing picture scenarios, with Warwick Castle
and grounds as the setting. She says that
the Warwick archives are full of unpublished
historical data, which will be shown to the
public.
Advices from Belfast state that Sir Ed
ward Carson has arrived there to inspect
the Belfast corps of volunteers. who Ere
drilling in order to support the provisional
Government which Ulster is arranging in
the event OF Home Rule being granted. The
army is said to number 100000 men, aud it
has recruiting stations at every Orange
Lodge.
Telegroms from Dublin state that the
labour situation there has assumed a more
serious phase, 5000 builder having struck
after refusing to sign a declaration, pro-
posed by the employers, that they would
not join with OF support the Transport
Workers Union, which started the original
strike. Two thousand factory labourers aud
six hundred dock workers have also gone
out, and four steamers loaded with grain
are unable to discAur &c. The prices OF food
stuffs are soaring.
A despatch from the Hagae states that the
Speech from the Throne announces that a
Bill will be introduced granting the suffrage
to women.
Advices from Paris state that kilograms
from Morocco indicate that a serious reverse
has beialleM a Spanish column near Ceuta,
which, while on the march, fell into an am
bush and lost one hundred men killed and
wounded. reinforcement from Ceuta were
also attacked by the Moors and forced to
retire with considerable loss.
Dispatches from Constantinople state it is
officially announced that the Turkish and
Bulgarian peace Delegates have reached an
agreement on the principal points OF the
frontier question, by which Turkey retains
AdrianopIe and much of Thrdce.
Toxic adYlces state that Japan has sent
two cruisers and several torpedo boat des-
troyers to Chinese waters, and will maintains
a strong force there until China actually set
ties the japanese demands and order is re-
established.
New York, Sept. 17th-Deepatches from
Mexico City state that President Huerta
ushered i'll independence Day at midnight by
ringing the liberty bell, in the presence Of
cheering thousands, and there was q liberal
display of fireworks and electric ilIumina-
tons The celebration terminated with II
monster parade, and there were also numer-
GUS receptions and addresses, and general
festivities
The Americans who were reported as hav-
ing been captured near Torreon, have arriv-
ed at Saltillo, without Interference.
A telegram frotn Eagle Pass, Texas re-
ports that the Mexican rebel Lender Carran-
ia has moved his capital from Piedras Neg
r&s to Hermosillo.
London, Sept. 18th.-England is again
threatened with a great strike. The dock
es at Liverpool have refused to handle
freight from Dublin, and three thousand five
hundred employees III the freight yards of
various railways went out when an attempt
was made to force them to handle the Irish
freight These were followed later by four
thousand at Birmingham. Many quit work
without submitting the subject of dispute
to their Union for It's approval, hence it is
questionable whether the Union funds are
available for their sustenance.
Advices from Dublin state that the stpik-
ers there now number ten thousand, and
unless q settlement is soon reached, six
thousand men, whose work depends upon
those already on strike, will be forced out
of employment. Lack of transportation
facilities and the inability to unload YES