, 1913-05-14

tropolitnn Police, VIII IN II few weeks succeed
Sir Melville Leslie MacNnghten us one of
the Assistant Commissioners to the same tie
partmrnt.
Mr.. Fisher Prime Minister of the Com
monW enltA eI Australia, has in{ormed Mr..
Hurcourt, the Secretary of State foI the Co
lo9ies, that Anatruliu wished for an Under
standing with the Uuiled Kingdom re gard
ing the defence of B,iliNh interests III the
Pucifc. After consulting the Admiralty, Mr.
Har> ourt replied that il WAS necessary to
defer the question until the meeting of tho
Imperial Conference in the Autumn. he
Dominion Of Canada is rerousideriuT the
policy Of cooperation with Australia. 1t ~
stated that Australia and New Zealand would
attend the c Inference, and probably also
MIR. Harcourt, MIR Churchill and Mr.. Samuel
Mr.. Harcourt III IL speech, asked for fuller
information regarding the suggestion for
creating IN Imperial Council. Was it to be
elective, and, il SO, was it to be upon The
basis OF urea, or popu alton, or wealth? Were
It's powers to InclUde taxation, on control
thereof These, he said, might seem the re-
Elections of u Little EuglanderbNt what Eng
land offers the Domimons was brotherhood
which might lead to closer ties, but hardly
could promote closer commun on.
Mr., Whiteley> Secretary to the National
L,aboUr Press, has been granted bail. He
said he published The Suffragette' upon
Couu~el's advice that the Government was
unable TO suppress ANY newspapers. He
VIII defend the action,
The Duke of Marlborough has received
AL Anonymous letter, warning him Of II
sufrngette plot against Blenhe,m, especially
the picture gallery, which has therefore been
closed aud Is being guarded.
Lord ~tanfordlIam wrote The Mayor Of
Windoor that the King re4le'S the neces~iIy
of closing the Castle, which will be reopened
VIXEN the ca0se Is removed.
Mr.. Kerr Hardie denies being the Labour-
lite NIP reported by the DAILY Express" rs
carrying on I'm am&torv correspondence with
Mis-. DruMmoud.
Advlces from Dublin state that the suifra-
gettes have smashed the windows of Mr..
Johu DilIon's residence, resenting his state
ment that he would always vote against the
suffrage being extended to women The
windows Of the premises occupied by the
Irish League were also smashed for the same
reason.
\ mob dispersed a suttrpgette meeting in
Hyde Park, overturniu4 Il Wagon used by
the speakers, whom the police rescued and
escorted from the Park.
The death is announced of Mr.. =. A.
Mechan, Nationalist NJ. p. for LelN.
Nj. MuulInais, II French aviator, has arriv-
ed ut Hendon from Bremen, stopping at
Brussels. He crossed the Channel IN twenty
minutes aud landed, despite the British
regulations forblIdIng such action,
A Copenhagen telegram states that a
daughter Of Herr Berntseu, Premier aud
Minister of Defence, has been betrothed TO
a working carpenter whom she met while
study ing ioinely. The Premier has given
his assent to their murriage, and afterWar 10
they will work together as jolnors, the lady
being licensed.
Paris advices state that King Alfonso has
concluded his visit to that city without amy
accident or incident, beyond the punishment
OF some workmen who shouted Long live
Ferrer," ia the Kings hearing. The press
favours a Flanco-Spanlsh rupprochelhent.
The Salouica ~orIe-poudent Of the Times
reports that the Greco Bulgarian delegates
have failed to reconcile then differences aud
that Bulgaria has warned Greece that It is
necessary to accept the ambassadors condl-
tions of peace quickly. The Turkish peace
Delegates have arrived IN Londou.
A despatch from Montreal states that tue
British steamer "ChiItetn Range has arriv-
ed there with her bows badly deuted, hay-
mo been IN collision with an iceberg.