, 1914-03-25

determination, whatever the risk may be.
We are not fighting about Ulster or Home
Rule, but we Will fight for civil liberty"
Similar activities are taking place amongst
the Ulstermen, and prolonged councils have
been held between Sir Edward Carson
General Richardson, the Marquis of London
derry and the Earls of Clanwilliam and Ran
furly, and the volunteers are constantly
drilling. Sir Edward Carson has given out
q statement that the attempt to iutimidata
Ulster will fail.
In the international football match Eng
land versus Scotland, the former scored six
teen points to the l%atter's fifteen. In the first
division, of the league Blackburn Rovers lead
with forty three points, Aston Villa com
ing second with thirty-eight. In the second
division, Motifs county leads with forty
SIX points. Woolwich Arsenal following
with forty-two. IN the Southern league,
Swindon Town leads with lortv-two points,
Crystal Palace being second with thirty nine.
In the Scottish League, Celtic and Rangers
tie with t~fty-one points each.
Dispatches from Copenhagen state that
King Christian will decorate Mr.. Carnegie
for the foundation of a Danish Hero Fund
with tue order Of the Grand Cross OF
Danuebrog.
From Berlin it is announced that the
North Atlantic Pool conferences, after last
ing a week, have adjourned without result,
the obstacles being the division Of the steer
age business, the status Of the Canadian
Pacjic's Australian Line aud the Cunard
Company demand to extend its Meditelra-
mean trade.
Adyices from Paris state that many pro-
minent persons attended the funeral of Nj.
Calmetta, there being nine thousand persons
in the cortGge and hundreds Of thousands
of spectators, his %ohsequies ranking with
frances historic interments. There was
considerable rioting, but nothing serious
occurred. NJ. CalIlauX heard the funeral
ben while testifyiug in the Roehette inve--
tigatlou. where NJ MONS, ez Minister OF
Marine, contradIcted him regarding gho
responsibility for delaying II. Rocletto's
trial. Madame CaiIlauZ, the murderess of
NJ. Calmette, while under examination Las
confirmed the account Of the murder, rs
telesraphed, aud declared that, snubbei in
society and maddened by the knowledge
that NJ. Calmette possessed letters still uu-
published, she killed him in defense of the
honour of herself aud her husband, the law
not providing them with protection. She
has a suite OF cells and receives many letters,
callers and flowers. thereby causing jealousy
among the other prisoners.
New York, March 23rd-Daspatches from
Mexico state TINT General Villa is capturing
the outposts of Iorreou. thereby preventing
news OF the battle which is believed to be
impending from beng received.
Mr.. HohIer, The British Charge d Aftgires,
has accompanied lIr. O'Shaugutssy 20 Vera
Cruz. from whence senior PortilIa has returned
to Mexico Ciy, presumably to report to
President Huerta the result of the %coufer-
epce with Mr.. Lind. 1t is allie ed that Mr.
Lind offered no opposition to the proposal
that Senor PoItiIla should become President,
President Huerta to take command OF the
army and abide 10y he result Of the election
for President, and the United States to re-
cognize the successful candidate, even ii he
should be President Huelta.
A large and enthusiastic mass meeting has
demonstrated IN this city against the repeal
of the Pauuma Canal Tolls animation.
Earnest, eloquent aud distinguished speakers
denounced the reversal Of the policies Of
former Presidents Taft and Roosevelt as
President Wilson's surrender to England.
The Progressive Party has issued u state
ment in a similar sense, but this movement
i, probably more noisy than numerous or
influential.
Advices from Washington state hat Cor
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