, 1913-09-27

engagement with the M00rS, capturing tue
heights near Lucien. The Spanish losses
were two officers and ten men killed. md
twenty-nipe wounded, while the Moors lost
thntv killed and several hundred WouIded.
London. Sept. 24lh-The death occurred
Yesterday of Sir Walter Hely Hutchinson.
G.. c.. Nj. g., formerly Governor OF the Wind
ward Islands and late Governor and Com
mander-in Chief of the Cape Colony,
London, Sept. 24th-Sugar IN stock on
TIE Goth inst. was 1O4, 600 tons, last year
5000 tons.
london, Sept. 25th-In a speech before
the Conservative Association at Hallt"X,
Nova Scotia, Nj. Borden announced that the
Pickford and Bluck contract not having
mnterialized arrangements have been con
cIuded with the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Co for establishing steamship communlca-
ton between Canada and the west lld'es
and British Guiana. 1t is understood that
the service is to be fortn!ghtly, by tour
steamers of 5000 tons each.
London, Sept. 25th-The "Times" cor
RESPONDENT at Washington has learned that
the concessions obtained by Messrs. Pearson
d Son. esp c4alv the building of Il barbour
on the Gulf of Darien, or the possibility OF
nsino the Atyato River III the construction
of an iptrroctanic canal. would be viewed
with disfuvour by the United States Gov
ernment. The Chimes" discussing tins,
realizes that the expression Of such views
would raise questions of momentous interest,"
but so far as the Pea son CONCESSIONS are
concerned, they were based on inaccurate
Information. Ii believes the Colombian con
tract, which il has not seen, resembles the
Ecuador contract, a full abstract OF when
WAS published in the Chimes financial sec
ton on sixth instant, and which does not
mention harbour works, or any works not
strictly necessary for the enterprise user.
Anyhow, it points out that the concessions
are Ineffective until ratified by the CoIom-
biun and Ecuudorian Congresses.
The Admin atty announces that eI9ht pat
tleships, three battle cruisers, eISht cruisers
md EIGHT light cruisers viii be despatched
to the Mediterranean early IL N"VemheI
which, with The feet already there, will
make The most imposing demonstration ever
attempted by Great Britain III the Medlter-
ranean.
The fourth cruiser squadron will leave
England ON the tWenty-ninth instant ana
is dne at Bermuda on October tenth, AFTER
which it will scatt4r and visit the various
pot, III the Caribbean.
TIE Pos mems Convention has adopted a
resolution that the Postmaster Generals
statement to he effect that the wages OF the
postal employees would be raised by a million
pounds in th course of Il yenI, was an error,
aid thai a decade will expire before the
amount reaches that sum. They Will wait
SIX weeks for the umeliolation OF Their gIleN-
ances and then submit :he question OF "
general strike Of the postal employees to the
vote OF then Union.
Adyices from the Near East state that the
Balkan situation is again extremely threaten
ing to tie peace of Europe. Italy may take
strong measures, even to the extent OF block
aiding the Pirneus, should Greece continue
20 encroach in Southern Albania, ana 1t is
stated TINT Austria is considering an alliance
with Bulgaria to prevent Servia's aggresslons
in Northeln Albania. Meantime slX thousand
Albaniaps, ofbcered by foreigners, have at
tucked md defeated II SeEvlun force at DIbfa,
capturing the city after Il two hours engage
mcnt. Servin is hurryln2 relnforcements ana
will mobilize a whole division to deal with
the new situation.
Dispatches from Dublin report that Mr..
Asquith will arrive there shortly, winch j. be-
lieved to Indicate that au effort VIII be
made to settle the strike. Serious rIotlpg has
occurred at FerInanagh, the centre OF the
farm inbourels strike and many civilians and
,,ol;o. lao - % hoap hurt