, 1913-05-17

of 250.OOG pounds, Of which "The Snffra
gette" acknowledged the receipt Of 1S0,OcO
pohnds, The prisoners smiled at Mr. Bod
kin's poor success. The maximum salary
disclosed was four guineas weekly; Mass
Christubel Pankhurst received l75 pounds
in four months. The male manager, who
was dismissed when Mrs. Pnnkturst resolved
that all employees of The Suffragette'
should be females, testified to the degrees
of the responsibility of the prisoners, and
the decrease in the circulation Of the paper
from thirty thousand copies to $500, after
the outrage policy was adopted.
The Home Office has announced that the
publication of ''The S~utfragette| Is not OBJ
iectionable, provided it does not contain m
elements to crime. The sutfragettes claim
that this signifies the surrender OF MIR. Nc
Kenna to the Labourltes.
Suffragettes ignited the Parish church of
Penn, Buckinghamshire, which is interesting
to Americans III connection with the history
of Pennsylvanin; the flames We're eXtin-
guished after the destruction Of the organ
had been accomplished.
The Hastings Tax Resisters' League de-
monstrated against the sale of goods belong
ING to sutfragettes. The mob handled the
women roughly, smashing their banner, and
com I)tlIIIl2 bIlClh / ICIi " " CANSh 'A -
shop, where the police resisted the mob sue
c~tssfulIy. The police are generally so over
worked, that it is under consideration to
re -enforce them with soldiers.
Sir Gerard Lowther, British Ambassador to
Turkey, has resigned on account of i'll health.
1t is reported that Sir Arthur NicoIson}
Permanent Under Secretary ut the Foreign
Office, will resign.
Lold Morley is considering a visit to Ber-
lin, which he states is purely Of Il private and
personal nature. Nevertheless, it is believed
to be according to official suggestion, and is
being discussed as resembling Lord Hal
danes previous mission to Germany.
The Tunes" associates the visit with a
report of an A~nglo-Turkish agreement re-
gurding Germany's Bagdad Railway, giving
Germany access to the Persian Gulf, to be
published in connection with Princess Veto
ria Louise's marriage at Berlin. 1t is stated
that Germany and Turkey have agreed
regarding the extension of the Bag lad Rail
way to Busr, England, France and Russia
renOuncing all cluIms for participating. Eng
land viii build the Kowait Line separately.
Adyicos from Pekin announce that the
Russo-Chinese Treaty establishes the auto
nOmy Of outer Mongolia, comprising half n
million square miles of territory. China VIII
send a representative to the new capital at
Urga, and Russia receives exclusive mining
rights. The loss to China a~pproNimates to
that of Port Arthur, of KAochao. and will
surely cause a protest when fully know
Dispatches from Scutari state that Vice
Admiral Sir Cecil Burney commanded the
international landing force, and received the
keys OF the city, being escorted by Montene-
grin troops to the spot where Essad Pasha
surrendered. The Montenegrins then with
drew. The blhejockets made 1T their fist
duty to feed the starving population, The
blockade has now ended.
Advices from Guatamala state that Presi-
dent Cabrera has ordered that one dollar is
to be reserved from each dollar-and- a-holf
Of the coffee export tax, to meet En8Iand's
demands.
London, May 1Gth-The Trinidad Oil
fields, Limited, announce that the option
granted the Syndicate has been exercised and
bee, mes binding when the Governors assent
has been obtained to the assignment of the
Governments lease and certain modlfica-
tions thereof.
St Kits, 16th-LightsIlp "Carnarvon' ar
rived 8 a.. IN.
New York, May 10th
Flour, Winter Clears per barrel 81. 25-4.30
NIeal, Kilmdried, per barrel $500.
No,y Soocop'c Pork no uuOtntlOn.