, 1913-02-01
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ST. CROIX STATION.

which will be sent out soon, to enable the
work to commence on tie first of April.
The King paid a visit to Soro Academy,
where, it is rumoured, Prince Knud will be
placed as a pupil.
The est, Thomas left Copenhagen on
the twenty eighth.
London, Jan. 31st-Thirty-on Su~ffragettes,
now nicknamed 'sBashibazouksses,' were
sentenced to pay a fine Of two pounds each,
or a fortnight's Imprisonment, for at
tempting to force Mr.. Lloyd George to
receive them in their assault upon the House
Of Commons. All elected to go to prison,
and Mrs. Druumond declared that all will
hunger strike, even to death, ana thousands
will initiate them, and she says there is
trouble ahead for the courts and prisons.
Some window smashers were sentenced to a
fine vi i've pounds, OF u months nnprison-
ment, while others were committed for the
Ola Bailey sessions. Mrs. Despard has been
elected from gaol, protesting because some
body, who she says is no friend of hers,
paid her fine. There has been more window
smashing and in some cases repetitions have
occurred a IN the same shors. There are rows
of portels and police along tie entire fronts
of some shops. Pillarboxes, when emptied,
sometimes burst into flames, upon exposure
Of their contents to the air. Some Suffra-
gettes who attempted to storm Mr.. Asquitl's
meeting at Leven We're SO roughly handled,
that the police rescued them. One threw
pepper INTO the eyes of a policeman who
was saving her. Tie police thwarteG an at
tack upon the London headquarters of the
S~ufragettes. Labourites elected some SUI
ragettes from their annual meeting, because
the Suffragettes demonstrated against the
Labourite support Of the Government.
Advices from Toxic state that Baron Kato,
japanese Ambassador to the Court of St.
james, b&s been appointed Miniate. foI Foo
eign affairs.
Williams, who murdered q policeman at
Enstbourne, has been executed.
Mr., Raymond Asquith, Counsel for the
Amazon Company, read to the Putumayo
Atrocities Investigation Committee a tele-
gram saying that Senior Julius Arana will
arrive on February eleventh, bringing i'm
portant testimony.
Cross ova4iHed before the Mareoni Agree
ment ttuee-++ cation Committee, Mr.. Lawson
testified that he had no knowledge of min
listers being interested in Marcoui spocula-
ton, but AIr. Falconer said Mr. Lawson's
cross examination will last until has wild
statements have been tested.
Mr.. Jones, Secretary of the British Olym-
PIC Assoclatlon, says Americans are acting
well regarding Thorpe, and that his discip-
line is severe. Sporting Life" asks how
many similar cases are unexposed, both
of British and other nationalities. The
President of the South London Har-
riers proposes that amateurs and pro-
fessionals should alike be admitted to the
Olympic games, since the line is so narrow,
that it is impossible to truly distinguish
between them.
Dispatches from Stockholm state that it
is difficult to recall Thorpe's prizes, since
the rules provide that any protests should
be made within a month after the awards.
Enver Bey. the Turkish Minister for War,
in his reply to the Powers, offered to surren-
der Adrianople, except the holy places,
which must remain Turkish, the forts being
destroyed, and also to leave to the Powers
the disnnsitinn of the Aanean Isles and % 600