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production and directing that only rs o/o
Of tie surplus instead OF 80 9, shall be
held back from market.
London, April 22nd-The death is announ-
ced of Sir Charles Rose, NJ. P. for Newman
ket, from heart Gisease, on alighting from
his automobile and huJf an hour after his
ascent in an aerOplane at Hendon.
Tie suffragettes did not attempt platform
meeting on Sunday, to the disappointment
of a crowd of thirty thousand people, who as
sembled i'll Hyde Park, hoping that the
sutfragettes would defy the prohibition by
the police. Several individual suffragettes
who attempted informal speechmaking were
roughly handled, their garments being torn
from them, even while the police were pro-
tecting them. Similar incidents are reported
from Brighton, Hampstead and Wimbledon.
A bomb wrapped i'll suffrage literature was
found on the premises of the Yorkshire
Herald.
The House Of Commons will discuss the
Suffrage Bill on May 5th and 9th. It
is thought that suffragist members will
perhaps avail themselves of the Whitsuntide
holidays to escape voting.
Nr. Garvin, editor of the "Pall Mall
Gazette" addressing Uniopists favourable
to female suffrage, including Mr.. Balfour,
Mr.. Wyndham and Mr.. Bonor Law, says
that the enactment Of suffrage for women
now, would be equivalent to lowering the
flag of civilization to Anarchism and en-
couraging the Pankhurstites in exploiting
the chivalry of their opponents.
The betTOthal is announced Of FIX King
Manuel of Portugal, to Princess Augustine,
eldest daughter of Prince William OF Ho-
henzollern. King Manuel is now visiting
the castle of Sigmaringen.
The German Press does not defend Krupps,
and publishes Instructions by other arma.
ment makers to French agents, not to leave
a single stone unturned to cause the publica-
ton Of the intentions of France to double
her machine gun equipment, with the inten-
ton to promote similar German orders. The
newspapers say armament factories declare
thirty per cent dividends, but German tax
payers are treacherously sold. Disgust at
the sheer lust for gold, displaces the former
pride in the makers of armour and artillery.
The French press admit such publications.
but deny German procurement, and allege
that similarly false German campaigns are
promoting hatred of France.
The scandal is heightened by the disclo-
sures that the makers of war supplies sold
cheaper abroad, than to their nome Govern
Ments, while protesting patriotism.
Advices from Brussels state that the pub
lie employees in the tramways and gasworks,
and others ill similar occupations, threaten to
Join the strike, and the situation will become
grave if the Government refuses to accept a
compromise. A resolution is to be introduced
in the Chamber Of Deputies for the adoption
in Parliamentary elections of the recon-
mendatlons of a committee appointed to con-
slider reforms III the provincial and CONNER
cial franchises. Sly hundred trains lie aban-
doned on the Government railways and in
the Post Offices the sales of stamps have de-
creased by half.
Turkey and the Balkan Allies, except Mon
tenegro, have signed an armistice, and the
Allies have accepted the terms of the Powers
mediation, except that the disposition Of the
Aegean islands and the boundaries of Albania
are reserved for discussion between the Allies
and The Powers. Montenegro is bombarding
Scutari fercely, and the French Admiral has
served an ultimatum from the Powers that
they will land troops upon Montenegrin soil
if the commandment continues.
New York, April 22nd-Washington ad-
vices state thai Senator Chamberlain las
introduced a resolution annulling the Clay
ton Bulwer and the Hay Pauncefote trea-
ties, which England claims prevent the
United States from discriminating in favour