NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXXIX, Issue 85, 10 June 1913, Page 6

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

"PEACE ABROAD!" LONDON, June 6. Three Suffragettes were arrested while haranguing a crowd otuside St. James Palace, where the Peace Conference is being held. Their banners were inscribed, "Peace abroad, not at home; pacify the women first." THE MONEY MARKET. STOCK EXCHANGE RALLY. LONDON, June 6. The principal markets on the Stock Exchange have rallied, CANADA AND THE NAVY. OTTAWA, June 6. Hon. R. L. Borden (Prime Minister) announces that the Government intends to bring down further legislation providing for the acquirement or construction of three battleships as provided m the late Navy Bill. Mr Borden triumphantly pointed to Hon. Winston Churchill's (First Lord of the Admiralty) declaration as to the necessity of now building Dreadnoughts. He regretted that a small section of the Liberal Party had overruled the good sense of the majority to compel them to resist the country's voice. Mr Borden accused Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Leader of the Opposition) of having packed the Senate with Liborals, whom the people had rejected for the House of Commons. Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1896 favored appointments to the_ Senate being based, on the representations of both parties,' but throughout the period since he had never made a single Conservative appointment. Mr Borden asked if Sir Wilfrid Laurier knew better than the British Admiralty wnat the Empire required. AVas lie ill the secrets of the chancellories of the world? When an opportunity offered Canada would take over the three Dreadnoughts now proposed to be built iu England, and pay their cost and then •lfer them to the King for Empire defence.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier denied influencing the Senate's action, and maintained that despite the Admiralty's ■ action there was no real emergency. Mr Mao Donald asserted that it was Mr Borden's intention to place Canada under the orders of Downing Street permanently.

HOME RULE FOR IRELAND. THE RIFLE CONSIGNMENT. . LONDON, June 7. A furniture van consigned to Lord Farnham, of County Cavan, Ireland, was seized aboard a steamer at Dublin It contained five rifles. Lord Farnham denies any knowledge of them. Ihe authorities believe that thev formed part of a consignment of 600! Italian rifles, the whereabouts of the balance in London being known. PRESBYTERIANS' OPPOSITI ON.

LONDON, June 7. Ihe General Assembly of the Irish Presbyterian Church by a majority oi adopted a laymen's memorial against Home Rule, which was signed by 131,351. h BRITAIN'S RESERVE FORCE. LONDON, Juno 7. Several newspapers comment approvingly of Mr Borden's offer to pay for the three new ships which Britain will now lay down.

'Hie 'Pall Mall Gazette' states that Air Borden expects that the patriotic feeliutr of Canadians will be moved at being left without a share in the Empire's defence.

Sir Edward Clarke (the eminent lawyer) speaking at the Shipwright Company's dinner, said that because Canada was for the moment not prepared to supply three ships there was no caus;> for anxiety. England had a great reserve force in her private yards, where warshrips were always being constructed for other nations. In time of difficulty it would not be other nations whioh would get their ships.

CHARCE OF LIBEL, ! LONDON, June 7. At the trial of Mr Cecil Chesterton, editor of the 'Eye Witness,' on a charge of libelling Mr Godfrey Isaacs (chairman of the Marconi Company), whom lie accused of corruptly conspiring in regard to the Marconi wireless contract with the Attorney-General (Sir Rufus Isaacs) and the Postmaster-General (Hon. Herbert Samuel.), under crossexamination, Lockwood's (a mining engineer) assertion that Mr GodfreyIsaacs had used the name of Briggs broke down.

Lockwood, cross-examined, said that the story of a threat by him to shoot Mr Isaacs was absurd. He declared that he knocked down Mr Isaacs when insulted for declining to sign a false certificate as to the mine's yield. He admitted that he had not informed the directors of these matters, and he also admitted dining subsequently with Mr Isaacs. The Postmaster-General testified, denying that he himself or his family ever invested in Marconi shares. In order to explain the purchase of 3000 shares which are entered in Fenner's books as "Viscount ElibanK's trust account," several newspapers insist that Viscount Elibank, who is abroad, should give evidence.

JAPAN AND THE STATES. WASHINGTON, June 3 The Japanese rejoinder alleges violation of the Japanese-American t;-ea<y. While admitting the American contention that the question is largely economic, Japan points out that the question enters the sphere of 'ntenutiom 1 relations and therefore it is a'so po'itic.ii. Japan also contends that tho article in the American Constitution w!j..-h requires all States to afford eijiuil pioiectiou under the law to all persons within ; its jurisdiction also applies. | The Cabinet considers that an im- • portant point has ben raised, which will require the closest consideration. MUTUAL COMPLIMENTS. ! - WASHINGTON, June 7. ' i Mr W. J. Bryan (Secretary of State), speaking at a pre-arranged meeting with Messrs Guthrie (new Ambassador to Japan) and Chinda at Pittsburg, paid tribut#* to both diplomatists and asked that all questions between the two countries be dealt with in an amicable spirit. Mr Chinda. agreed, and said that a misunderstanding was always easily settled if a spirit of justice and fair play were only observed, and the two nations might tAwy» remain good and true neighbors, i