, 1913-07-09

army of w fated Eastend women Will i'm
prison the Ministers in their homes.
la the House of Commons, Mr.. Asquith
announced that Mr.. Lloyd George and Sir
Rufus Ieaacs had Invested themselves Of
their interests in the Marcoui shares, and
That Lord Murray Of Elibank had t"f@n "a
the price he paid for shares with the Liberal
Party Funds.
Mr.. Samuel, Pos'r9aet General, announce
Ell that the Cabinet had approved the new
.,iarconi contract. hnt that II does not con
lam the ideal of St2te construction and ope-
ration because the Admirult Will release eX-
perts for service throughout the Empire.
The Marconi Company will construct and
operate the stations, with the option that the
Government could toke thcm Oven when eN-
De,iient. The price is the same rs for the
former contract, except that provision Is
made for variation III the cost Of materials.
Adyices from Berlin state that the Bunds-
1nth has passed the Army B Is. The Kaiser
decorated Dr. Ven Be thmann HollWog with
the Order of the Black Eagle.
Advices from Paris state that during n
debate in til, Chamber of Deputies, several
Deputies entorcd the Chamber staggering
under loads If 5ignatul es Of 100000 cousli.
tuents, protesting against the mlltnry bur
dens. The Socialists are organizing Il gene
ral revolt in he amy, with wholesale deser-
tions when the Bill passes the Chamber.
There have already been sporadic outbreaks
at TouI, Belfort and Rodez whith explain
the wholesale arrests Of the SyudlcaIIsts.
Dispatches from the Balkan Peninsula
state that Bulgaria i. getting the worst Of
the bloody fighting precedI & Il declaration
OF war. The Greeks have esq. Gladly distin-
QuJshed themselves 10y their rapidIty IN as
Stunning the offensive and winning IA brilliant
victory ut KIlkish, from where 1860 BulgH-
aim prisoners have arrived ut the PIraeus.
The situation is complicated by the eXplru-
ton of the interval within which il was hop.
ed hat Rusaia would impose peace by her
intervention. Bulgaria asserts that the Ser
vian casualties number six thousand.
Advices from kiel state that after a con
ference between the Kaiser and King Victor
Of Italy and their respective Ministers an
agreement was reached regarding the status
OF the Aegean Islands.
New York, july 5th-A telegram from
Boston, Massachusetts, states that The United
Fruit Company's stenmer "BanAna' has
arrived there aud reports the outbreak of
a evolution il Haiti and that President
Crest Is dead, having been poisoned by a
rebel servant.
Advlces from Washington state that the
Democratic Caucus has amended the Bana-
Ia dnty to one tenth OF a cent per pound,
instead OF five cents per bunch, and the
duty on citrus fruits to one half of o
cent per pound, instead Of a duty per
package. 1t has also confirmed the de-
lay in the sugar duty until March first,
thus giving the Government eight million
dollars IN customs on the growing crop.
The entire Bill will become effective on Oc-
tober first, with free sugar in 1916. The
debate viii begin on the fourteenth and It is
hoped that President Wilson will sign the
Bill dhriug September. The division in the
Senate is extremely close, making the result
doubtful.
SPECIAL.
London, July 5th-In the House of Com
Eons on Monday, Nh. Harcourt, replying to a
question by Mr., Pointer, NJ. 2. for Alter
cllffe, said his attention had been called to
certain questions asked IN the Legislative
Council of Trinidad on Dist May, and to the
replies which appeared to him satisfactory.
The third clause, he said, does not consti-
lutte a monopoly for the construction Of
main trunk lines MS common alriers, and
still less of carrying oil. fine clause is iu-
tended to prevent wasteful duplication of the
main trunk system of transport, and so to
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