, 1913-07-16
ST. GROIN STAT 0

London, July 12th-In the House Of
Commons, Mr.. Churchill declined to answer
Sir Gilbert Parker as to whether Australia
had accepted Admiral Henderson's naval
defence scheme. Sir Gilbert Parker, how
ever, persisted, because Australlas acton
concerned the whole Empire, Mr.. Churchill,
continuing, said he did not refuse to secure
proper information for the House OF Com
mons, but it was impossible to inquire re-
gnrding the navy Of amy Dominion as though
it were the imperial navy, 1t was necessary,
he said, to pr ceed delIcatelv, and when the
Dominion supports it's owH navy he would
bring Sir Gilbert Parker's question to the
commonwealth attention, and ask how m
formation regarding naval development
could be obtained.
The law courts have declined to extend
the Poulscn Telegraphone patent for pre-
serving telegraphic records by magnetic
influence, because the patent was not used
ia England, and the explanation that the
delay was due to awaiting perfection OF the
apparatus being inadequate.
Playing ut Nottingham, the AmerlcanS
defeated the Germans in the semi final for
the Davis Lawn Tennis Cup elimination
trIal. At Folkestone the Canadians beat
the Beigiuns. The United States will play
Canada on the eighteenth for the right to
challenge England at Wimbledon on the
18th.
The marriage has taken place at the Chapel
ROYAL, Saint James of Lord Bessborough's
Youngest daughter to Lord Cromer's second
son. Tie Primate of Ireland otficiated.
The betrothnl OF the daughter Of Sir Claude
Mullet, British Minister to Panama, to the
eldest son of Sir John Pringle, of Jamaica,
is announced. The marriage will tax place
at the Legation, Panama, IN October.
Stunt Georges hospital has sold It's COnstl-
tutioa Hill site, it is reported, to an American
Syudlca g for the erection of a hotel at a
cost # 1.250,0O0 pounds The Governors of
Suiut Georges VIII build hospitals in some
suburb in cooperation or analgamNtion with
Westminster Hospital.
The Common Council has granted the APP
plication Of Armour and Com pany of Chlca-
20 for two shops to be opened in SmithfeId
market. despite the allegation that they will
represent n combination of American, Argen-
tine and English firms to sell dear meat.
The corporation which drained the sacred
lake of Guatavita, Colombia, in search Of
treasure estimated at one thousand million
pounds cast into its waters MS an Indian re-
ligions rite, has been liquidnted, only two
thousand 30 lnds' worth having been recov-
cred at a cost Of fifteen thousand pounds.
Advicee from Toxic announce the death of
Count Hayashi, formerly Minister for For
eign Affairs and the negotiator Of The Anglo
japanese Alliance.
Dispatches from the Balkan Peninsula
state that Roumnnia has declared war and
occupied the territory claimed from Bulga-
ria as the price oil her neutrality i'll the re-
cent war, consisting of $500 square miles,
..l-l:.. AZ, oi4- IF Sili.fCio / 10 InnDrt-
ed that Bulgaria will not offer any resist
ance. but vii! protest to the Powers.
st. Petersburg advices state that Russia
having notified Greece, Scrvia and Monte
negro that Bulgaria desired peace, they
replied that they would sign a treaty of
peace upon condition that Bulgaria agreed to
q new territorial division, including Roumon-
las foregoing demands, and also gave religi-
Ons guarantees
Grenada 12th-H. NJ. S. Aeolus gone
Trinidad $50 pm. 18th.