, 1916-11-04

began last week. Inc CHDIntt IO-udy an
nounced a decree which must be ratified
by Parliament under which the higher adj
ministration may take over any public SER
vice whose continuance IL necessary 10
national safety. The measure is general in
character and will confer lnrge powe:s on
the Government. The strike threatens to
spread to other transport services and meet
ings of unions have been called hastily to
discuss the situation.
London, Oct. 31st-Lorl Robert Cecil,
Minister of Var Trade, i'll announcing in
the House of Commons today the ira Isfer
of the responsibility for matters relating to
British prisoners in the enemy countries
from himself to Lord Newton, Under Secfe-
tary for Foreign Affairs took occasion to
express in the strongest language at his
c,lnmaud the deep debt of gratitude which
in his judgment this country owes to Mr..
Gerard in securing better conditions for
British prisoners. Lord Robert Cecil add
ed. Whatever may have been true at
the beginning of the war [ believe it is
no longer true that British prisoners arc
treated worse than those Of other nstiopali-
ties, and this relative decency is due almost
entirely to The e~xertions of the American
Embassy. At the same time I should not
like to conceal from the House that condi-
tions in some of the camps in Germany and
other countries are still very far from salts
factory.
Stockholm, Oct. 31st.-The Crown Prin-
cess of Sweden gave birth to a son today.
The Grown Prince Gustav Adolf was mar
ried in 1905 to Princess Margaret Victoria,
daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Oon-
naught. They now huve four sons and one
daughter.
Washington, Oct. 3lst.-Germany has been
asked 10 furnish the Uuitel States with any
information the Imperial Government may
have concerning the sinking of the British
steamer "Marina" and the "Rowaumore".
The request wa forwarded, it became known
tonight, through the American Embassy at
Berlin. The request is informal and is in
tended in no sense as an lntimatlon that
German submarines have violated interna-
tionnl law or the pledges of the German Gov
eminent TO the United States. While the
'NTarinn" is the first vessel on which Ameri-
can lives have been lost in the War Zone
since the ''Sussex", and all reports 40
far have said she was attacked without warn
ing, there was no evident tension over the
case today in Government circles. Officials
continued to be optimistic apparently in the
belle, that 6nal accounts would show that
the steamer lost her immunity as a merchant
LA"A w AiSAb VI ~ "hOAAP'fhS q SOObbuA
attack. As 30 the Rowanmore which ad-
mittedly sought desperately to escape, there
seemed TO be but one point to clear up
whether the submarine actually fred upon
boats leaving The ship as alleged by surviy-
ors.
SPECIAL.
Censored at Jamaica.)
Copenhagen, Oct. 31st.-In the course of
two more examinations Director Sorensen
from LAGRANGE said that il the labour ques-
ton was not solved in u radical manner, t.
Croix would go totally out of cultivation
To recent years, he asserted, the Govern
ment had created a deep contempt for She
Danish administration, and the population
was unable to discern whether it was the
fault OF the local or the home administra-
tion. Except at sale periods Denmark's
interest in the islands being small, he was
unable to perceive anything TO justify oppo-
sition to the sale.
Inspector Nordby said that conditions for
the production Of meat and fruit would
certainly become better under American
administration The population was, he de-
clared, absolutely favourable to the sale. but
if the islands were sold he hoped the in
habitants would be instantly admitted to
hocOna Amarioan cikizena