, 1913-07-30
Ms
ST. CROIX

nual Tor the lnteTnanOha4 lawn A0HniS
Davis Cup, Mclaughlin, America, beat Dixon,
England, in three straight sets, and PArke,
England, bett Williams, America, by three
sets 70 two. The Americans have won the
Cup chiefly by the excellence of McLough-
Inns play.
Mrs. Pankhurst made her appearance at
a sutfragette meeting in an ambulance, and
spok4 faulty from al iuvalid's chair, with u
nurse beside her. Her liceuse was sold by
auction, and realized one hundred pounds.
The police did not interfere.
Mounted police were necessary to carry
out the arrest Of Miss Annie Kenny, which
was only effected after u bard fight with her
friends. Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, who had
been released upon license, has been rear
rested for leading a wild demonstration
against Downing Street, surprising IN VIC
lence the attack reported on the first instant.
Over twenty men and women were arrested
tor participation in the demonstration
The Duchess Of Marlborough has accept
Ell the craftsmanship of the Women's Munlci-
pal Party, a non-partisNn or9anlzataon com
prisiug all classes including Socialists, VINO
are willing to unite for the welfare OF women
aud children, including female c"nola"tes
pledged to that platform.
Advices from johannesburg state that the
mime 10DOut S1IlltklOu ~ b"N' 'O"0A
satisfaction with the concessions nude by
the owners aud the Government, and " gen
eral strike throughout the Union of South
Africa is being discussed.
The County Council has resolved to
sell for one million ,hree hundred thousand
hounds the Strand Island site, mentioned
heretofore as the site for Earl Grey's group
of Colonial Office buildings, winch scheme IS
therefore threatened.
NEGOTIATIONS between England ana Span
have resulted III the opening OF the gates OF
the fortress of Gibraltar until ten O'Clock ut
night. Thev have been closed between sun
set and sunrise during the entire British
rule.
The King and Qapen of Spain passed
through Paris i%ncoSnIto, en- route Tor CoweS,
and have arrived III London.
Advices from Paris s'ate that M. Etlenne'
Minister for War, has announced that mere
after black regiments from the Colonies VIII
be uuartered in Paris during their new three
wear term Of service, beginning with the
crafts from Martin que, Guadeioupe' lie
nnjon and French Guiana.
Excitinn scenes were witnessed rs the
Chamber of Deputies passed the Budget,
which had been under disc lSslon for thlr-
teen months. by a vote of four hundred aud
ff;y. to sixty-nine. The aggregate sum ex-
CO, DIS two hundred million pounds. W.. Bar
thou.ihe Premier, promised the Imposition
of taxes on income and capital, and - reduc-
+,op of the Land Tax to ease the burden on
the poor, and also promised to divert taxa
lion to indnstrinl shares, especially 1ore'gh.
Alanv think this threatens the stability OF
the Government when the results become
felt. ...,@l>Ee> .1.t'
Advlces from Shanghai state that an ar
nist;ce has been arranged for eight days.
h foreign warsbips have landed forces for
+ha nrotection of foreigners, but the rebel
lion does not appear to be gaining ground.
Dispatches from the Near Cast state that
fighting and negotiations are psoceei1ng
concurrently in the Balkans, the Greek! be-
ing especially active against the Bulgarian
II is expected that the delegates are quar-
reIing. and that the Allies Will DISCUSS terms