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KILOGRAMS.
ST. UROIX STATION.
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the Board of Education in the Cabinet, in
addition to his other duties. Mr.. Arthur
Henderson,, who is succeeded as President
of the Board of Education by Lord Crewe
and whose chief duty is an unpaid position
as Labour Adviser to the Government has
been appointed Pay-master General in sue
cession to Lord Newton, who has resigned
that Office, and has been appointed an as
sistant Under Secretary of STATE for For
eien Affairs. Mr.. Henderson's new posi-
ton carries with it the Presidency of the
Commission of the Royal Hospital at Chel-
sea who have charge of all military pension
matters. Lord Crewe although he has
been appointed to the Presidency Of the
Board of Education presumably win con-
tinue to take charge of the Foreign Office
in the event of the temporary absence of
Viscount Grey. The Marquis Of Crewe sue
ceeds Mr.. Arthur Henderson, a Labour
Leader, who resigned the Presidency of
the Board of Education on August 9Th.
It was announced the following day that
MIR. Henderson would be retained as Labour
Advisor to the Government. Lord Crewe,
q liberal, has held various Cabinet positions.
London, Aug. 18th-The present week
brought within range of practical politics
q reform which many of it's advocates feared
the war would postpone perhaps for q gen
GRAFTON, the right of women to vote. The
strongest force against the realization of
women suffrage in the years Immediately
preceding the war was the determined
opposition of Mr.. Asquith, hence his virtual
conversion when he said in the House of
Commons on Monday that the undertaking
of new franchise and registration reforms
in the midst of a great war was too
complex and controversial a problem, and
implying that any new Bill for frau
chise reforms in the future must of
necessity include women, was a great
surprise. The Premier's announcement
is taken on all sides as meaning that women
will have the vote before another general
election is fought, except in the unlikely
event of an election being forced upon the
country before the war is ended. According
to the "Nation' there are other similar con-
versions among men of great influence. and
although Earl Curzon still remains a strong
opponent of the women's cause together with
some other Ministers, men of all parties
realize the capacity and willingness to help
in the national cause as displayed by the wo-
men during the war has removed the last
obstacle to their receiving political recog-
milton. Liberal newspapers urging the Gov
eminent to grapple with the problem of
adult suffrage without delay, on the ground
that the Coalition Government is able
to smooth the pain or reform and
calm the fears of the House Of Lords as
no Liberal Government could.
London, Aug. 19th.-The italian steamer
~'Stampalia" which plies between New York
and Italian ports, has been sunk, says a des-
patch to Lloyds. The ~'Stampslia" was a
passenger liner of 5000 tons gross. In COM
mon with other italian liners she mounted
guns for protection from submarines. The
last report of her movements was her ar
rival on July Both. at Genoa from New
York, so that she apparently was sunk
on the return voyage. She was commanded
by Captain Laverelle. The Stampalia had
accommodation for about 100 persons. Her
crew numbered about ITO.
Vienna, Aug. 19th-Field Marshal Arch
duke Frederick COMMANDMENT chief of
the Austrian Army, to-day sent the follow
ing message of congratulation to Emperor
Francis Joseph on the occasion of the
Monarch's birthday. "Your Majesty, we
celebrate your birthday amid the thunder
of guns, and in the midst of a struggle
against those enemies who still cling to
the hope that they will succeed by force of
numbers. The day of disillusionment will
come. Our forces can never be conquered"
Emperor Francis Joseph in reply sent
his thanks to the Field Marshal for his
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