, 1913-07-16

has awarded q wireless contract to the Tele-
tunken system over the Marconi system.
Advices FROM the Near East state that
Bulgaria inspired the report that all the
combatants have entrusted Russia with 81
mandate for peace, while. Greece has inspired
a counter statement that peaGe would be-
sigued upon the battlefield. Both inspire
statements of unparalleled outrages on wo-
men and massacres of priests and nOtables..
There is al unconirmed report of IN out
break at Sofia and that Czar Ferdinand has,
been assAsslnated.
Other dispatches state that the invasion
of Bulgaria continues by Roumauia on the.
north and Turkey on the south, while Greece
has occupied Sores in Macedonia.
New York, July Ath-Advices from
Washington state that MIR. Bryan, Secretary
of State, Announces that twenty Govern
ments have accepted the principle of his.
proposal for the maintenance Of the military
status quo during invests ations prior to ss
declaration of war and for a reduction in mr.
mansnts, provided that any Governments
shall be released from it's engagement upoh.
the appearance of o sudden danger. The ae-
ceptances include tbs principal European
Governments and the abstentions include,
chiefly Asiatic and Latin American Govern
ments.
The United States has not vet paid the
rental for the Canal Zone due since Februa-
ny. Its action is attributed TO the nOn-set-
tlement of claims by Colombia to the Re
pablo of Panama, including the Canal Zone.
The Senate Committee has made its re-
port on the Tariff and the debate begins on
Wednesday. It's pnssa gre is expected early
in September and 1T is believed the Republic
cans will not obstruGt.
At II mass meeting held in New York, pro-
tests were made against the duty on bananas.
as ~violative of the Dem cratic Party's pro-
mise to reduce the cost Of living.
In a cricket match at Pittsburg the scores.
were: Australians. first innings, 127, second
inMings, 293; and the home team 81 and Al.
London, July 14th In the annual cricket
mattel. ut Lords between Il: on and Hllrrowa
the former won by nine wickets. Harrow.
hrst innings, z5a Danning taking four wick.
cts for seventeen and Leggatt two wicket1
for eleven runs, second innings, 324, Wilson,.
LIB Elton, first innings, 1888 JoImstone. a.,
aud second innings, II for one wicket,
Trinidad, 12th-H. NJ. S. "Aeolus'' arriv-
ed 3 p. IN.
Trinidad, ~l4th-Sharp shock OF earth
quake experienced here at S 5 u. m.
SanFernaudo, Trinidad, 14th-Vary severe,
SIOCh VdA tuYdtRc AClU u ~ O'OO a.. IA
Demerara, 14th-Shnrp shock earthquake
experienced mere 5.O7 q. M.
Grenada, 14th-Slight shock earthquake.
occurred here about S II. III.
London, July l5th-At e banquet given
Mt the GuiIdhall, MIR. Lloyd George, during
an optimistic speech, stated he hal consult
ed authorities in, all branches of trade, nndi
they agreed that there was nc. cause for
apprehension. A foreseen crisis. is n fore
stalled crisis. he said, and the wars worst
had passed.
The "Bankers' Magazine" revises the.
valuation OF representative s ocks made in
January 1907, the subs quent depreciation,
being 447 million pounds to the Minimum,
from the m 1ximum, ut the original date VI.
Thery, director Of ''L' Eco lomiste", states;
that the European estimates of the d4pfe
cation in 1862 French securities, due to the
war, total l20 million pounds, including
3d. 800, 600 pounds in %rentes, which il un-
precedented in any previous six months. Many
prime American securities are below the.
1907 prices.
1t is expected that Sir Alexander Henler-
son will be returned as member CT PArlia7-
ment for St. Georges, Hanover Square, With
out a contest, vice the late Mr.. Alfred Lyt-