, 1913-11-01

acres of deer land, at f2 per acre, which,
rate is scarcely over the price Of prairie land
in Canada. Mr.. Lloyd George has asked
the Duke to make the offer direct to the
Government, undertaking its consideration
if made.
Dispatches from Wellington, New Zealand,
state that the Dominion Government has
resolved to build its own navy, like Australia,
and will discontinue the Imperial subsidy,
The Prime Minister, Mr.. Massey, attributes
this reconsideration to the failure of The
Home Government to fulfill the agreement
of 1909, the third class cruisers "tPsych, +"
and "Pyramus' now on that station being
unsatisfactory. Tue Prime Minister will pro-
pose the building in England of o cruiser
of the BRISTOL class, to be under the
Dominion's control in time OF peace, passing
automatically to the Admiralty upon urgent
need. He declares that the British Pacitis
Dominions desire the same naval supremacy
as held by their kinsmen on the other side
of the world.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company
has invited intending strikers to a con-
ference, conserving to hear their ca g
presented by others than themselves
that is. the Company has reconsidered lis.
refusal to recognize the Imperial Merchant
Service Guild. Nevertheless, forty officers
have struck, embarrassing the sailing Of
several steamers.
The Metropolitan Police Trade Union IS
under organization, to which every member
below u superintendent is eligible. 1t IL
expected that the membership Will be large
enough by Christmas to compel recogn,-
ton,
A true tornado has been experienced in
South Wales causing great destruction over
a path two hundred yards wide, churches,
houses and tombstones being RACED. Hun
dreds of persons were injured, and one man,
who was killed. was Earn led three hundred
yards. In Abercynon, Glamorg nnshire, II
street was destroyed, and ut Treharris the
cemetery suffered particularly.
Sir Ernest Shackleton, in an interview.
stated that he is considering another An
tnrctic expedition in 1914, returning viz
New Zealand. He will be accompanied NY
his previous comrades.
Advices from Berlin state that the Kaiser
William Scientific Society has presented tire
KAISER with au invention, embOdyiAg his
suggestion when the society was formed, Of
a firedamp whistle which changes lis note
when pure air is displaced by gases, tho
warming being audible three hundred fe-t
away. The Kaiser approved of the demon
stration and said he hoped it would prevents
future catnstrophes.
New York, Oct. 30th.-A despatch from
St. Michael, Alaska, states. that Russia has
communicated with NJ. Wilkitsky, COM
mander Of the Russian Polar Expedition, bv
wireless. This is the first wireless message
between Asia and America from Siberia to.
Alaska.
Advices from Washington state that, upon
the United States request, England, France,
and Germany have agreed to take no action
pending the formers presentation of a prac-
teal policy for sowing the Mexican pre-,
blem.
France has requested protection for her
citizens Mt Sinaloa necessitating the landing
of marines. This transfers the initia-
tive from Europe, which, impatient Mt
the United States i@nnction, Was senl-
ing warships to Mexico, to the United
States, which seems urged toward in
tervention. The primacy of the United States
is admitted by Europe, but is conditional
upon her action and the approval Of the po-
LEY adopted.
Admiral Fletcher, having telegraphed from
Vera Cruz that upon the request of Mr.. W.
Canada, United States Consul, the e. s. S.
"N heellng' gave refuge to General Felix
Dlaz, who was afterwards transferred to the