, 1914-01-31
ST. GROIN STATION

That the late Lord Strathcona made muuiticent
requests to England, Scotland aud Canada.
81 Edward Carson, in the course of a
speech at Lincoln, said, Of Mr.. Redmoud's
Waterford speech IS his last word, VT have
arrived at a lamentable crisis. | am a man
OF peace, but not peace ut Any price.
The Aberdeen Free Press" reports that
Captain Brooke, in the course of Il speech
at the annual reunion of the Gordon High
Ianders, said 81 am a stuuuch Uuiouist and
VIII never weld to anybody attempting the
dlsmtegrotlon Of tile Empire" whereupon
Colonel Keith interrupted, saying, "mauy Of
us will be alongside Captain Brooke if that
day ever comes, ~ that IS, British officers Will
refuse to act against Ulster if ordered to eu-
force the Home Rule law.
The Coal Porters' Union allows supplies of
coal to be served to the hospitals, provided
the privilege is not abased. Tie poor feel
the coal strike most.
The Binding Trades Federation has re-
solved IN favour of a national building strike,
and has called out the plumber, painters
and other allied rides comprising nineteen
Unions, for example, fifteen thousand carpen-
tiers, SIX thousand bricklayers and sixty tLou-
sand masons, and pIasterers. Work has been
stopped on several big public buildings, IN
voIylng ten million pounds, including the
County Council Hall and other Government
buildings.
Mr. Tom Mann, in the course Of a speech
at Dublin, announced that in March a gener-
al strike Euuld take place in England Of
engineers, boilermukers and shipwrshts.
A muss meeting of electrical workers has
fayoured the support Of tile builders and
transport workers strike and is considering
the support OF the coal porters.
The steamships rates announced yester-
day affect only continental business, but it is
expected that they viii be extended TO include
Canadian BUSINESS. The Hamburg American
Line reports that its earnings for 1913 were
100000 pounds, being the Compauy's best
sc +, and that the reserve applicable f. the
increased competitiyc warfare is 2,25O,OOO
pounds, with a bright outlook for the pre-
sent yeur.
The Cunard Line announces a reduction
in its rates from Boston, whittier the
Hamburg-Americ4n Line is sending two
good vessels, An explosion of gas has oc-
CURED in the turbine room of the "AIaure-
tania, which is retitting at Liverpool where
by four men were killed and seven injured.
The Right Revd. Wilmington Ingram, BIS
hop Of London, has informed Tie sutfragettes
that, if the Home Office consents, the Bish-
op Of kensington will accompany him to
witness forcible feeding.
The sutfragettes say they will not pros
trate themselves before the Throne, like the
Cnrsonrtes, but will stand upright when
1900 of them interview the King, aud if the
audience is without result I'M opportunity will
be given to fight, the same as listers.
Madrid dispatches state that the Spanish
Colony in the Argentine Republic having
requested representation iii the Cortes, Seun-
tor DatO, the Premier, replied that ii was
unconstitutional Similar replies have also
been gwen to requests from the Spanish
Colonies in Mexico and Cuba.
Each European nation will send one war
ship for a naval demonstration ut Dmazzo
against Essad Pasha's claim to the throne of
Albania, and in welcome Of Prince William
OF WED, the nominee of the Powers. The
Powers have accepted Prince William re-
quest fol a loan Of three million pounds, as a
preliminary to his acceptance Of the throne.
A despatch from Sura Bay, Java, states
that,a the result Of a pane at a moving pic
ture theatre, sixteen women and tfty-eight
children lost their lives.
New York, Jany 28th-There are seven
teen individual claims for damages, ag9re-
eating half a million dollars, arising out Of
the destruction of the British steamship