, 1913-11-15

the collection of customs. The army pre-
fers the arming of the Constituencies,
while the Administration persists in its at
tempts at moral suasion.
St. Lucia, Nov. l3th-H. NJ. S. Suffolk,
Berwick" and Lancaster" left for Bar
bados at 6 q. m.
Copenhagen, Nov. 14th.-The st. Croix
Sugar Factory's General Assembly report
shows a deficit of thirty-three thousand bro
ner.
Owing to disagreements, the Employers
Union has declared a lockout of about TWEEN
ty-fve thousand persons, beginning on the
nineteenth.
Gehtjmeetatsraad Larsen has been reflect
ed q Member of the Committee.
The death is announced Of Major General
RaVn, retired.
London, Nov. 14th-The death is announc-
ed of Lady Strathcona.
Mr.. E.. Crabb, CD, Second Secretary to
the General Post Office, testifying before the
Dominion's Royal Co mission, stated that
the Atlantic cables were sufficient, and that
q State owned service was unjustitied COM
mercially.
Advioes from Dublin state that the Trans
port Workers Union ordered o strike Of
uOChSIS III OINeI W eulOIC0 IAS A0iOhoO VA
Mr.. Larkin, the Labour leader, which was
Immediately announced, The apparent con-
nection between the strike and his release is
however unjustified, the latter having been
ordered before the strike was announced, as
the result of a belief that his case influenced
the Linlithgow election. Even the Liberal
journals remark Oh the inconsistency of the
Government towards him and Sir Edward
fNoraOn roicinn q 0On,porjEOn rnnoIAipu the
administration of the law towards the rich
and he poor.
The "Westminster Gazette" snys that high
politics explains why proceedings have not
been taken against Sir Edward Carson. The
Unionist Press attacks the Government for
yield ug to the Radical Glamour.
Two thousand of the lockers, out of a
total of thirty-two thousand, obeved the
strike order, and there are now over one
hundred thousand dependent upon charity.
Trade is paralyzed and solvent firms are
compelled to ask for assistance. The last
six steamships which were busy are now idle,
the port being closed except for passenger
traffic, and there are no signs of a settlement.
Lady ChuI chill performed the ceremony
in connection with the launching of the
buttleship "Benbow" at Glasgow.
Lord Mersey has opened the international
Conference regarding safety at sen. Mr..
Buxton, President of the Board IF Trade,
welcomed the Delegates representing twelve
nations. The King sent a message saying
that al agreement will confer untold bene-
fits upon humanity throughout tie world, aud
he is earnestly hoping for success. Lord Mer-
sey said it WAS necessary to compromise
between perfection and practicability, and
that in case of doubt the d, cision should
favour safety, rather than economy.
Dispatches from Bombay state that a
settlement in the financial crisis has been
arrived at, unjustifying the pessimist ex-
pectations. The brokers have paid 10000
pounds difference and twenty-five firms have
failed, the maximum single amount being
25, 200 pounds.
Advices from Madrid state that the Prime
Minister has Informed the Council that he
will dissolve Parliament Immediately.
Dispatches from the Near East state that
Bulgaria has sent Greece IN ultimatum,
with a limit of eight days, for the better
ment of the administration regarding Bull
garians in Macedonia.
The DAILY Express" has published a SEN
sational statement that the Government is
supprts sing news regarding atrocities com
mitted by the Mad Mullah towards tribes
friendly to the British in Somaliland, rival
H. H. Oo,uo ofrooitioc anA fbnf If Ora-