, 1913-03-12
ST. CROIX STATION.

the shortest known.
The election for the London County
Council resulted as follows: Reformers
81, Progressives 81. The Reformers have
gained 8 seats and the Pro9ressives 2,
and the formers majority of 16 will be
strengthened by the election CT ten alder
men. About half of the electorate voted,
and one woman, Miss Susan Lawrence, was
elected as Socialist member for Poplar. Mr..
Smith, a Socialist candidate for North Lam
beth, was defeated, although he advocated
a minimum wage for all the County Councils
workmen. The result is adverse to the ex-
tensi n of the municipal tramways.
The jubilee of the landing of Queen Alex
andra IN England was celebrated quietly, on
account of her w~idowhood. Sir Forrest Full
ton, X. c., Recorder of London, read at
Marlborough House an emblazoned address,
which the Mayor banded to Her Majesty,
and he received q written reply, and the
Surviving bridesmaids pc resented then mlnn-
lures on ivory within brlliants. The King
and Queen attended a family luncheon aud
dinner at Marlborough House. 1t is expect
g that Qneeu Alexandra will make some
charitable gift concentrating the event.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that the King
has bought Stafford House as a residence
for the Prince OF Wales.
Miss Locke, upon being sentenced to
eighteen months Imprisonment III connection
with the Kew fire, declared that she would
hunger strike.
A league has been formed for retaliation
VI on suffragettes by damaging their proper
ty, following each outrage, and for defend
ing any member prosecuted tor such relalll-
ton.
Home Office returns give the number OF
n ..-.,1 a.; 1.,r ~. EF+1, Eno
ten have eaten, seven have been released
suffering from forcible feeding, and seven
are in the imfrmary in connection with for
chile feeding.
Countess Cowley has filed a petition for a
divorce. This is Earl Cowboys fifth expert
ence in The Divorce Court.
Advices from Paris state that the Social
list members of the Chamber of Deputies
made such a demonstration against the Bill
for reestablishing the three year term Of SER
vice in the army, that the Minister for War,
in introducing the measure. was unable to
speak for twenty minutes on account of
shouts and the slammlngs of desk covers.
The occupants of the galleries made a coun-
ter-demonstration against the Socialists,
calling them TRAITORS" and "Prusslans, and
advising them to seek membership in the
Reichsta9. The Bill, as finally referred to
a committee, VIII enlarge TIE army Dy only
100, 900 men, on account Of a more rigorous
selection of recruits, and certain exemptions,
for example, in the cases of large families and
those now serving their second year will have
another year added to their term. The Min
lister for War explained that the Bill was ne
cessary on account of the decrease in the
birth rate and the inadequacy Of the two
year term for thorough training, and that
the increasing strength of other nations was
making Fir ance's defene inadequate, and en-
dangering the peace of Europe.
Berlin dispatches state that Mrs. Bertha
Krupp's payment, under the new property
tax, is estimated at 100000 pounds.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg state that
nird centenary of the Romanotf dynas-
z deliberately celebrated and an amnes-
ty for political prisoners is expected, which
will include Prince Kropotkin, the well
known geographer and revolutionary writer.
The benefactions include public works for
providing employment for thousands, and
gifts amounting to two million pounds for
teachers, colleges, hospitals, museums, etc.
The chief blemish in the cele bratlons was the
fact that the Czarevitch had to be carried In
to the Cathedral, ard did not kneel during
the services, and it is believed that, owing
to a stiff knee, he is unable either to kneel or