, 1914-02-07

the Dominions, which Mr.. Harcourt requests
to be undertaken at the earliest moment.
Mr.. Asquith, in the course of his speech at
the Mansion House, in connection with the
AngIO-American Peace Centenary, said the
Governments OF England and the United
States had not participated officially in the
movement, because the celebration was bet
ter as a spontaneous popular movement. Fog
land aud the United Suites had had diff
erences which would have caused war
between other peoples and Governments,
yet such a thug Was unthiukable be.
tween them. The Archbishop of Canter-
bury proposed that the Centenary funds
should be partially devoted to the
revision of the American schoolbooks, which
gave II disproportionate account of the issues
of the revolution, aud errors should be cor
rected by the Foundation of y Protessorsh p of
Anglo American history. The attendance in
Guided the most influential petsonages III the
land, and many messages of sympathy with
the movement were received, including q
telegram from Mr.. Bryan, United States
Secretary Of State.
Mr.. Asquith'4 speech did not contain the
expected reference to the Panama Exposition.
The oTimes," "DaiIy Chronicle" "Duily
Telegraph" and other papers say Mr.. As
quIth'S speech expressed the unanimous
British sentiment.
Dispatches from Cape Town state that
all except the Lsbourltes, cheerel General
SHUTS speech III moving the second read
ing of his Indemnity BIZ. After he had
spoken for four hours the House adjourned,
his speech being still nntiu shed, He de-
clared the strike was Il revolutionary syndl-
callst conspiracy.
New York, Feb. 6th-Despatches from
D. ~. IL ~
couvoked Congress for the election Of u Pre-
si!ent, but it is improbable that the %revolu-
tionists will respect the election in a con
stitutiOnA manner under the present con-
ditions.
Advices from Lima state that the revolu-
florists compelled President Bjllin3harst to
sign a statement that he had couspired
against Congress by endeovouring to dis
solve that body upon an allegation of the
unconstitutiOnality OF its election, and lie
is being detained for exile. TWen Y polti-
clans have been imprisoned and eighty killed.
Congress, in an extraordinary session, has
appointed o Governing Board, with Colonel
B9navides as it's President. Tie navy has
recognized the new Government,
Dispatches from Mexico state that Pres
ident Huerta has issued an invitation to ten
correspondents of the leading ne Eapapors III
the United States to visit Mexico and OBJ
serve the operations of his troops, which
have been increased by fifty Thousand men
by proclamation. He has declined to make
any other comment Oh President Wilson's
actions.
The Carranzaists have captured Mazat-
Ian.
London, Feb. 6th-AIl formalities of the
sale of the General Petroleum Properties of
Trinidad being completed, the shareholders,
at a meeting, have passed q resolution to
wind up the Company voluntarily.
The Crown Agents invite applications for
$780, 600 pounds Of Trinidad four per cent
inscribed stock, at ninety nine. The list
closes on or before Monday.
The official receiver for the new Colonial
Company intimates that there are no pros
poets of any assets being available for the
payment of unsecured claims, and conse-
quently there will be no return to share