, 1913-06-07

Barrie, the novelist, Mr.. stephen iurneSS,
director Of Witty and Company Ltd, and
DR.. Lame, who recently performed an opera
tiou upon the Duchess Of COnnaught. Tween
ty-siX knights have been created, including
Mr.. Forbes Robertson, Il e actor, Professor
Edward Schafer, Of the University Of Edln
burgh and Mr.. John Hayurl Biles, the ma
val architect General Sir John French has
been promotes TO be Field Marshal, Lord
Welby and Sr Alfred Mond have been made
Privy Councillors, Sir Lomer Gouin, Prime
Minister Of Quebec, and MIR O. +. Davidson,
Chief Justice Of the Snp,nme Court OF Que
bee, have been made knights Commander Of
St. Michael and St. George, and Mr.. Hugh
Macdonald, Magistrate Of Winnipeg, a
knight Bachelor. MIR. Frederick Booth
Tucker, Commissioner in the Salvation Army,
has been decorated with the Kaiser h1nd
medal.
In the criminal proceedings against Mr..
Cecil Chcsterton, Mr.. Wild, his counsel,
charged Mr. Godfrey Isaacs with cornern9
the American Marconi shares. Judge Phi
limo,o uskcd, why not?. Mr.. Wild answered
that the English Marconi Company was entl-
tied to the profits, whereupon the Judge
rctoIted that the British Company had goi
the profits. He then asked Mr.. Godfrey
Isaacs it he had corncred the shares, to
which MIR. Isaacs answered, No.
The Times understands that Sir Albert
SpIcer's report finds the Ministers concerned
in buying and selling Marconi wireless
shares guilty Of errors Of judgment but
corruption is not substantiuted Sir Ere
derrick Banbury withdroN from the com
mitteo room. Lord Robert CcciIs altcrna-
tive report, sensuring SIR Ruins Lauca, Nh
Lloyd George and Lord Murray was de-
feuted.
The correspondent Of the DAILY Mail at
sydney SAYS that naval commissions viii
hcreuf or be signed by the King, instead Of
by the Minister of Defence.
In a minnie attack by submarines, the bat
tloship "Prnce Of Walo9' ran down sub
marine 8. 81; the formers bottom pIute5
were denJod and G. 81 was damaged, but
was able to return to Portsmouth.
The Government has forbidden the DAILY
Mails aeroplaue rncG around London and
also the proposed race around England, amt
requires that routes should be substituted
not obnoxious to the regulations which eX-
cept certain areas.
Dispatches from Rome state that the
Pope celebrated his birthday apparently III
good health. He took luncheon with his
sisters. drove III the Vatican gardens and
discussed cn0elIuIy ms Cuahc0 OF ho' ScclHS
another birthday.
Aapiees from the Near East state that
the Balkan Premlers will meet at St.Peters-
burg in a fortuiGht's time.
The Worlds Bourses wore never moro DIS
turbed during the late wur 'hNn at the con
clusiou of peace. The Canadian Pacific Com
pany's shares fell thirteen pounds during The
three days holidays IN the United States
which ended on Monday, rejecting chiefly
the German liquidation. All countries are
experiencing similar fluctuations although
in varying degrees.
Ottawa, June 4th-Parliamont has finished
the decepnial revision of the Bank Act, the
House Of Commons accepting the Senate's
amendments.
1t is understood that Major General
Mackenzie, chief of the General Staff, re-
signed upon the refusal of Colonel Hughes,
Minister of Militia and Defence, to promote
the execution Of the reforms recommended
by General Sir John French, including an
increase of the permanent force to five thou
sand men.
London, June lth-The race for the Der
by stakes run at EPSON to-day resulted as
follows: Mr.. II. ChoImondeley's Craganonr
fist, Mr.. Cunliffe's Aboyour second, MIR.
w. Raphael's Louvois third.
London, June 3rd-Sugar in stock on the
31st ult. was $4,000 tons. Last year 100000