THE EMPIRE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 10

THE EMPIRE.

>V•'?,■'■:' : ',';■*•-':-. -'■— ———*- : —•'•■■■•■ ■■ ■ " ■■■ 'j-'MJ-' /-l^'".',' , -' -■ >?<:-l .;■!..--.- - ;, < " v.:".'LATEST NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL. ;;^l^ ; !;'C:i : T|ie:lJnlted.':K!nßaqm. : :v- v,;/' ] ... '■■ V ;V ~':. ■■'■' v London, December 26. ;i;:MeyEluke oft Fife and Lord ;Eshqr,havo is- : , sued a strong appeal; to. the young. men of London to bomei but and join the Territorial .Forces,:.'. The Minister' and tho:.. -War Omcd'arp" trying to fmd ; satisfaction in the maiincv ; which- Mr. Haldnne's scheme is developing;.; but thoy,:■'■'are; unfortunately, -faced' witli Hho' painful, fact: that/the .hum--bors-are' still/far' below tho requisite",contingent. London alone is short of its strength by ■• several thousand.';: The. Duke, as -. Lord-; L'ieuteiiant-of the. County'of London, .and i ■Lord Esher;- as head :p{ .the County Associa;ti6n > i :Jurgb ; ',t])eir.fellows-citizens of theMetro.polisto makq'aii effortto supply the jjuota',' /and-they-point .out that: those, who/join the Territorial .-Army' are offered- a '■■ twofold- opportunity, of serving their, country and at 'the same time improving "their!own strength ■ by manly /exercises,. ■ The . schemo; Jhey/;"say ( l ;enab]es';tlie'.dweller injthe cityito leanV-tqride, arid to sli6ot,';and to benefit by: .tlib opeii-air life'of tb!e camp' for a-week'- or a ■fo'rtriglit in the .year, besides, of: course, renderingvhim,.competent to• defend-his epuntrjv iti time.of need. So -they'rely"pn'tlie;patriot-' 'ism-;of;'tlie,Citizens "of .LondonVto .supply/.the deftciqriciesin the Voluntary. Forces. •'■;■/■:■.;;:■.'■ . For'the first/timei-'pii.record,Lloyd's::medal •.fp;r.;;saying.' ; lifej-at;,sea :hasvbeenvibestowed; Kate Gilmour,';upOn *who'nrHhe commiit'ee'-6f Lloyd's have-aeqided :.to/ , ;;n'£fs:' stewardess. pf;..the-;linor.'Sardiniaj iwh'ich' i was'■.■'destrflyediifiy /•'fire,' off. ,^ -Malta! ; v-;re;cently. ;lliw''^ilmou'iiiremawed-on-vb6ard. , -nrgin6;;a'&dencouraging ■ .the ;panic-stricken '•;Arabs. ,.U>' . jvail?themselye>,^pr'-the; only' means: of-;Ue6-to.'enter. •:-a : .-:Dpatruntil all; the.'-.women and children had. peeii>TesQue.d.';;'Her-;c66lness and courageous 'gOttdji^tiojiitWliflted'-ioi'the:saving •'. of; many vfeSi-lX^-":''-'J 7^ '•' : ' : '■'' '':'-'' "'••'■ ■■' : ';[.Some;'twenty; : v,passeDgers'/ have been' ;inju'rfed.i;,xn'\i ■■' seriousγ-accjdentj- which!occurred . afc'jtHejS^afprthvj.'Statiqii.'of. l therLiyerppol-,-prtrheaci';Billw'ay'.'.V O.wing to .the 'greasiness r pf \tlie; liheSjVd late, train running -from IjiveN ,PQol','t6:;Seaforth-:. became- .uncontrollable,";-and; : disjied'{yjpje : htlyy, into■thelbuffers.at.. the: Sea-' forth'- torminus.*Tv:Tfie7firsi>'.;carri_age' ■wassnjaßhed,.. and: the- eecond ..was torribiy;' dam 4 '•'.ifei^' f < .-lrilM?; v ;terrificVf: |: ,v'.v,:V*!::K' '''■'■'"■; ,-; : '! v/ :K';--:- i: > .*'':'■':■ ■~'-'Si£';Man : duTgs.':V , arn6¥s from .Sierra. Leone, who form.'bne-o'fj '.we attractions pf'the.'Earl's' E£?^^^shilllti^£^ft!^b':^aiß^\^ v^iM*': "tfoYses'oif ; P.arliairient.'-; VAs they '.were"in their jnatiye .-.■:'; dress,; , .supplemented ; V-by, -English: ■;tfousers- ! ( jtfioy^ 'feble'-a^d , attra'cfed; j" jfb sA -.deal ;pf-:attsritioii;|: ;Their'. L tthief,■ Tito, j^-as^istiriguißhed• by'i.; ; a; -.deeDj'co'llar'and\avsbbr.'t*kilt- made of;straw;; He'Vpeaka' English■weir;%nd'had'a MrK'Jipbi!. Burns'; Mtf- Thorne,',^^arid,the Duke, of: Abercprri; .>-.TVhen -passing .the; , ibustv of ; Queenv.Victoria\: every -,ni'an ; /prostrated : -. him-; ■iseU/before.tthe'fGreat'^hite , ; Queen, Yat-the 'mmtk, .lyent V te ,•: cheers, '-■■"■': .ech^Bdithrouglj-'ithe^.corridorsv,'.:', •;';' ■', ,■'-;.'.'■!. :.:-filioi.fatheri.bf; Excaange' I ,!Mr;>.H.! >Wilkitispni':whpi v died -reeently,';'.;was. .well' known as; the:ownei-' pf the reputed head'- .of ■ /Oliver-.•Cromwell.-...The! stpry./ruhaj.thatl.the, ■jErJytootor.'-s; ■ hesd.-Was v spiked; ;HalJiYbutiwas ; 'biown''dowri;in/a;!stb!rmv4nd I: ,byi, a';,Bbldicr,-['Syhb • sold. it •' to spnie, /connections../^ ;suffieJUaiilVM?^^e9;(to , ',ione"SainueV;'B.tis-; u aYtimey!:!and,i;.after^ '-■tureßj;itAvas,finJilly,'acqinred : by. "Mr. 'Wilkin-. !sotfß.'graildfather.;VThe;-head is v in,excellent: mark'of ;the pikeVoh , ! !whiph; : it:.was;';imp'aled;is : .said;to;bedistinpV was, also 'the -owiier ,6f: : ;the','bungaipwVat.. Seal.Chart,: where Sirs.! iLTOrd/,waS;'murderedclast/August..'!.■:!.'■,.-":: .-. -.'ofHh.e.-passengers; from!-; arid \to Hhe "United "Ejrigaom'shows>f)hat-.durmg : . rnontli 23/460 Kingdom '■ i-'for! the//eleven: ■/nionths^bf-.-, tfiis/yeHK upit0;!;360,931!, in■: cpmV: 'par-ison -v/it1i''(512,994/in : the'same 'period' of ■1907.' >uOf ,lthese!:;2so ) B37..;were!.. T of ■.. ; .BrHish! I'prigitt.'": Bjiring ; 'Nbvember. 20,408 'passengers /arrived in Jthe United.Kingdom, bringing -the ■^leveiuiaoiiths'/total/ v^:&~ in:■-,opm-•parison < with -252,-213 "for- .the' cprresppndmg' rp^rjpd;ofl9oJ?;.;v,;;^;:^vj';g::; ; ;,/;' ::';!;,.;■ '■'• :^^;.»'feTY^ite' ,^aper:.i r6lating,-to' ; , the; Civil VCqn-' ■;;tingHicies^®mdjf : 'wd^r^which\>-..uhexpe6ted'.' i payrd'e.nta; are/made,/;contSins,vainong.:/other ,interfesting'ite!ms'of: ; 'natio'nal'expendi_tu!r.e,/th^ 'the Kaiser's.yisit,' ,^??^ ■■■the'; Kin g: visit.:j£463a.:lss.^7d; : ;''.Npi:less;^HanV£2s,6poi.;was; •pSM , roiit'^' ( '*a , nsbmß^to.ooo;'fbr*Kaid' , Maic-" Jeafi4aM\^Ss.po^fofe^l^b6tt^-\v.hile'''!£l2i; ;95!;".4d:-!^as!;the:expenditure - -^ "Jtjsh^repres.entatives k jii '; connectipn'with fugi-/ '6ye. , 'Bifte^.'ifi!!*^- l ~Kf^^ / : Armagh,:;;;feh'.duruig^he;;:^kiq^;iiist/!en , ded.;4 jyear^Jir'i.iLopsdalqiestaiblished/^ :35i; ? 4uestion^jS;f.' i / , :7/').!-A:!v! -.'i'iP/i.i'i ■X-'i -;v'! ! i 3-.iA*ccbrding : to/in':offic,ial-;Statgnienfeisßued : re'-"'. ;,bentlyj'.;lhere^arff»-JialjE : :a\minira / s}f&dsfsMn i .i^mmeiia^-,tqf : peti' f'sionsy -..The:-' fpUbwirigi figures.'sbbw'ithe.pro;gress!!that has'rbeen made in,the'work/of;con-: ; sidering jtlie/appHcatioiis':—^! '} ■]';% :l';f .■'.'.>' .v;;-;. f^ ■A:':- Wtfti-s! ■,V/' ; y!Glaims "-.-'-".r' Claims v y;; Claims '■)■ \ ina!de: granted.'. !v refused.; :■? England;;; ; >-383j6ir-/:',-'290,083""/ ipWfes;-v;;;.::A\25,665.. : -''''-\ 19,329:!''■> u ,l 861 \ '■ Scotland;::Si7l;6l6'/- ■--53,305 - : BMi:-i|:L^land;!;y:";2o9ii3s-/:iva27,309^!:;!i3-175/^ ;! K^iTotal^f:/ W49o,p'2B ; ':^ ; --:;42,i59.- i; ; .There ; ;vwaich :;Eaye!:.eithef I been-jConsidered.iMijligible pr/ are; not /yet" in-!'W-^/?.^^'*¥"7^s/; , !f//-->h;'// , in^"'_an4ttdq^SiS-'«u'rreiit-'reiating--to : ''^S--;Eingf^re , eeit^yißit ; :-.tb Brighton.- ' .The M-Qif: iW),s),as ,;f Qilpws;;\A'-'f<iw:.-.'clays. ,; agoV-a'.! boy-.-walked l uj i./to^' ! King! Edward '.'as , ' he : . was strolling along .the' front'- ; 'it' 'Hove' and/ said :'■ , - , / -.'Yes'." answer|Bd.Ms 'iia]'est.y, ; ''takjng:out(his watch, -'.'it .js'a , ,:quarter/ to : ,dnK." ; .'v'lJie. boy .then rejn,B^kjSdjl^, tho!;bleoming ; King... I'm/ n<St 'agoing-; to '-/wait , any-;lbnger.^vy/Neither ; ;?shalL.l,"-: the -Kiig^'as/he:.resumedJhi.s: stroll.'.-It, is said r.^iat/hjsMajcs^^^ gustb-.->'ilie .story,- : is. Vouched- for'- by ■o.aMenfMounseß;;-'? : v;!i;v-. :^'-;!^ .V/IFnpfE'cialJdis'cussions.^ b&rei for soine tim'o i .been-in pregress; with the , object-pf carrying' ibut'-;tb.e Vecpiistructipn-'pf JNelson's- Victbry— restoring \it to;asj : much- like its original ap!imsfrairce' asTp , ossible.';- The matter has been' also .brought, before/the;notice/' of the/Ad-. •.niiraltJj/.-jis^th'e'.ship : is/under their charge. Careful estimated liave beeii.inade of. the"cost,! :-Khi6h;afcißrbeHey , ed',l')vouldire!ach £5000, and authorities : have .ribw. decided 'no.Obs; undertake vthe work, I ;in'• .yiew'.'.of.- I .the .:mafijV6.ther involving/mbdern elEciency for. which, money has. tone 1 found/ :i;fi-therefore,'thoTwork-should.be undertaken, ■it ; will have:; tpjb'e' by" private '-/efforti though ;)yjth)!'ipf/cflUts"ej\Admiralty!-sarictiori... v, / <v ■',',< The.,'Horn?;:,Seqrbtary,!, ; ,_by/ way of spiking ;thd:g'uns 'of-the.'suffragists, .who. had arranged a! triumphal procession to .-escort'.Miss .Chnstaber.PankhurstifrpmrHolloway. Prisbii,.j .r.eleasod the' fair-'prisoner;.'with her mother - arid-Slrs.'-Leigli;: unexpectedly three days- before .'their sentences 'i'At-'a'-ureak-!fast;;held:-at./tho;;lnns of 'Court..: Hotel in h6nbur_pf ; tbp released suffragists, .Miss.Pank:hu.rst'<>fqmarked'that the -.wornen were, engaged ■ina.ciyilwar,and they were going/to pursue 'tM ca , tiip'Bitfri i v and' cover ; ' England so that: ,Jbh^Jß;j i ß , suldjn.o 1 ; ;Ministef-ffoula'"show.•his face.;; After break ? , : fjast ,f l'Ke,';s!uflragißtß , ;V.wejit ■'. in, procession upKingswayz/Thore' werfe tricolour flags of purlpW: .f l(i.!ie's*Snd;;!gre(?ti/:v'.there'..waß. a/-,brass bandjj;in : - a: high" four-wheeled state dog-cart, !dßawri'..by^feuri , \v'hite hprses; sat Mrs.::and >:JiU.?.s.;^pHh\irst,; ( \)'itli! waving above .'-On'to';victory I"•'; arid by their .-sides , .'there were the suffragist oquer- ,.' horß'eWoriiert)- , attended by rfirobms:!.?!;'? , .'."^^ , ..'! , .-,'•..;':■/•. .; .:-;../ ■^Vi>iinhg''-the;iEasVryeSrY'-.the!' Local! Govern;mentißoard.has sanctioned-Iqans!aggregating '£2i183,-SO7, for the purpose of, relieving the atrain/of'unemplojment by constructing pubilio works in various parts of the country. ; ■ b^::S'."■:•'■ " -'--"i'-.X•■■■.•.' .-.''■'- : '■

The Westminster City Council has decided to permit Mr. E.-L. Walfbrd to experiment with Sir Oliver. Lodge's system , of dissipating fog by means of ..electricity., _Tho experiment will bo'mado on a portion of the Grqs-, venor Canal.property/ provided that it can. be; carried, out without detriment to /the . oouncil's work'aud without danger. "'■. .;".. . : ;. ."The terms on which the Marquess of Bute : : has sold his large interest-in'the Cardiff Railway Company, which owns the Bute I Docks, to the Taff Vale Railway: Company, have; boon, ■ issued- lcceutly. * ■ The: : total amount'.,to,'..be -paid by Hhe'-Taff Vale■ Com- '. pany;is,£4;44s,3ol), , and of. this the Marquees ' receives.. £1,900,000; • divided''aeV-' follows:— ". £400,000 ■■jraft;'.:Vale four'pbY.pent: ■ prefer-' enpe:-shares,.. :i £l;Ooo ) Opo.Taff - Vale Ordinary. ; £spftpoo;ill 'ekshV;.i'.v ■ i^ - .*^r;.:'..".■'■ ■'/Between: three.and , -fou'r. : 'lrahdred ; actresses and.'au'thores'sekiattehded -the first.'; meeting bf'thb Actresses': franchise-League, .held at ' the i Criterion,, with Mr:' Eorbes-Robertsonim , the'/chair. :vln*. his>' opening \; speech,;.;. Mr. Forbes-Eobertson; ; addressing his audience, as : my'calling, ,, and "nay ..dear sis^' tersj" .said; Hhat; the .'meeting was;.a'publicconstitutional, demonstration, of. 'actresses who were.-in';favour of •women-; having, tho ■ Parliamentary -vote.-/A-resolutionwas passed in'.;favpuf".of :the franchise. , .Among .- tho members .already; enrolled are 'Miss Ellen Terryj-'Mrsj-tangtry, .Miss 'Lilian- Braith- ; waitc,'.Miss: Violet. Yanbrugh,'. ! and".'Miss :Iren6;A r anbrugh.s' ; -\ ' ;.':v- .•:■'.' t> 1 ;, , ; .'- .-.. Christmas.-, shoppers ■_. at ; large 'premises :,in Portsmouth ha've.Tiad .a.ri unpleasant, experience.;fir.e.';bre&king .out■ among .Hhe^'inflam-: • mablo.'goods'-:displayed;. 'Panic' ,was;;a\;erted by ;the.■ excellent ■org'anisatiott.'oflthevptaff .in. ■ the'y;L;andp,drj}.:. Drapery •,B.az.RWrfOh|;;o|,; the ■■ largest ;sbdpr:in;-the' '.town. /Iri" five-/miitHites . abla^,;..:sjid;''.tlio v ;outbrc;ak" -tb: = shop' ;>as'. ferbwded ' : with; people, "wo-' purchasing 1 toys'and bther' : ;There iwasyr.nattjrallyy.'great \exciieraeritj'.but, I 'all the;people .were, got' but' safely .■'without' , injury. Some of-'the girl' assistants !on; the upper, flo'ora had > to , niake theirescape over,; the roofs- of . adjoming buildings. .■','; ■'<■''■■'■;' ;:.'■]'■[■/■i-.'l •:.■'•- ■ >:-v{ f [- : '':^ : :y vCanada^" , : ,: ,";:...-''; : ; - : In .the.,annual-report of.M'Gill, JJniversity . the governors repeat' their appeal for £410,959; ' to?^enable ;r th'e.ihstitutioh ; .6o : maintain^ ; its' ■ efficiency-and/prpvide sufficiently-ilargeiala-: ries'ior; tho : . 'professiorial:' staff "to. secure men , of high'.- qualifications;' ; Thq •; ■ first'. response ' came , frpm-'Mr."Robert'RrefprdVof Mbritreal, , ;who'.gave,;^lo,273. ;^v, :;;:■■•,;/';;//:.;■,;;,; -..,, : ■ .- iDuring: : this Vy'ear there ! havp been ; ' sbnS'jMlle^itid-259'injured cih■"Canadian-rail- ;. of-- tliesb^acc'ideKta'lhn'vo' , oconfred-' iri;..:-ontarioi- ■■'■ There."is", a, ''yigorous •I :latibns,--more';carefurbbservanco : of-rules^b , employees,' and better, inspections.of roadbed'.iand.;railway,.equipment..:; :..■. ':'":' ■ .'A;banquet, has,been given": to-'the Hon. 'J. ■ M:'..Gibson-by:ithe citizens;'of/'Hamilton, Ori- '. tario,. in.' recognition- of '-his.; appointment to thei Lieutenant-Goyernorship-.of-the'.Province. The function was, largely K attended and Very successful. When Mr.:and;Mrs. Gibson sub:sequently held their first'receptiori-at Govern- . ment House,'they,; .we're 'overwhelmed with ■ :'ca]lers.;"";':;!;I: .■.''- ; ■.-; '■;, w.j.-.y^ .:-.-;-. ;. '■:./.;£. ,-. : :,\: ' ' : :: : The-'Angiicans •■ of ■'Toronto- ; ■have- '■ .raised- .■ ;£15j40p.:/:ofKthy,::;£So,B2o-,'-prpmised %:tlie Church: \\(o. the /Laymen's (Missionary , ,; Move- ,: ment;-: v while-.the have 'raised: ; : ifil§4p.of.;the£24 ; 6ss ..which--has,been; assessed , uppn::the:Eresby.teridn.Ghurche'3';6i--the-'city ; : for:ithe7saine'tpufi)6ae'.jvv;: ; ; .:^v.-;:iv; ;^.r : ij;-v i i , ': .Tfe. Ontt™ 'Agriculture, 6 in : ltsVcropr-reportTfbr-Wov^mieriUayi:^'^ • w,as ;a ;-su%iiency -, • parts' ■: the'-province, Vexceptr.when; rush"of i harv:estmg^made'ja';'tein^iwy-;ano.rt l age; ; -|rbe' ! quality- ; .bFmost;of:.the!ilabqur : bfferihg is .not up.;:to-.the- standard, Vbiit 'capablp.ineni'aro steadily^in, demand.,-Many..-farmers.;.are-now-.depending machinery, and -.'an' ■interchange;of :work .with .their to' ■ meet the rlabour 'situatipn." t;The^problem : of.' getting 'adequate*female '.help'ti»H the ■ farm 1 . ;n^sehold"ii*^/as|yet;ruriMlvea^dpmestic-.'serJ' ■■ 'vaqtiub.eijag;. , ! scarceriAthanv eyeri"; ;'<;"; ':y ; :;JA-ltK6ugfi ; ;s^eai^ntlisf'mll^lap^bbfore' l . the- towiisito;bf;Vprmcb l i 'Rupqr , : ;terminus ; ' t bf 0 -Trunk--Pacific ■. w'ay, V: is;.' plac'ed: t bn. th'o'.vf utiir'eoity; is already,showing , .:signs of growing' dm'-" •portance.;;^A'.,Boar4ofjrrade-ha.s. : heen : fornied;-. and it'.is;one <)( /the conditions of ' ,that.:no-one; shg.ll; ; be '.pqrmitt^-.'to; ; becbrne ■ a , ' ; membe.r/;who;isi-ans.'eniplbye'r'''pf"<;one^^ ; ;labbur^;ti;!^^'■/;'•;■: V; :/-.'-v7 '>!. 'r-'-' , ';;• : ":'-''> ; ; iV'The'New.ißrunswi'cfcPrbvincial Government 'j»M'. t .,purphased'.j,,tw;enty> i \%rpiighbred':::niarfis-. ; in;?l.exmgtpn^qKentucUy.,"''i ; tb ;■ improve: th» r.stpck.bf ■ .the'Kovinbe;.:-. TJio :animals -.oanupt { ;bq.'brpughtitp^ew:;B)run.Swiok : .a^ ; :ing\it.o|;: / th / oy,;qviar.antine.-Jagpnst'-.';the'.''-Unite(l' ■ : ' ~ d ip ease>'|.which^ißl: riotwith- , , ; are-:fr<ie\|fpm::tho',ia^eas4;*and.''tiHe./animals ; .could: I p,6;'"b6nviy^4vithrough.^mh'fecfeU : : te'^; ! %f ■ ~' The :cNew: Brunswick Gpycrriment-hiis ijiisit' .apprbpi-iated '• 5000"dollars to : ;the:l J royincial.-l!;xhibitioh;tp;bo"held>'at-Fred-: ; J erictbn-;.next autumn.:;': S.t: •John.as-an 'appli- • cant ; :f or; 'the.'.Dominipn- Government '-grant of - ■': ;sq,Opq : :.ap!lars;:.(£lo;2so)'■ii) r'&id-'pf:the"-Hb- ■ miniqn> Exhibitibn;. whibh ■: is , held in one Prb.■vince':afte'rvanother,;:yearl^.,."lt wilr'be^New- : ■ Brunswick's;. tufn-; in ' 1909.;,, Moncton . • and .'■ seeking-'the.grant.■.',.: : v-Armpveraen^^^ ; , ■Versity;-'to'.s i Mtire,-re^reMntati6n4n'ftbe.''Prb- : yinciar ; ,L.egisla : ture; J a'nd.Ithe'-jHoiiro'- pf-.'Cbm- , mphs.,> : :The':st-udehts I ;at.the -.uniyersity' are also.-'threatejieing;,to,-strike l if they-are-.-iibt granted.-longer'-'vucaiibiis. , ''.',*;:''; ' .".'■,•.-.■ ■'':■ ■. -~.-■ '.:■•, A;' Gpyernmerijt ; bffioial. h'a.s : inspected -Can-•ada,,gf;3buffalp,--'hei,d at..Elkißland Park.'r-Ver^ v. (practically' - allthat ■ ;lipns_of+wift'albDS)-was-r"eceutly*Tmpbrteß.^ro ~ the,i;nit'ed;. : State's/:v:The:Government. , ofScial . saysi,that.- T : the;'her;d;i3^ : flpnrishing,i^^^^ sui'roundmgs",-"and',now} numbers -:475i.-- .' v •<• ; T- The 1 examination :pf the.-'official': returns of ; the votes, cast' at the..general: election, in.Oc- ■ tober shows that; the. total "Liberal vote, was 574,356f while 'tho total ivbte- for the Conser- '.- natives; was '542,685. .; In ; .'l9oi-Sir : Laurier's: pdpular; majority '.was '48,708, : com- : pared-.with 31'i671' now.;-Upon the 'whole this : reduotipn■ musf-be regarded'.as smaller-,than I was anticipated, by!, the, general .public. t-Stu- [■; dents,and observers'bayinganside-knowiiklge, I- Howbver, did: not , expect 'any. larger .reduction ■ than'this.'.sr.fV':'; \.;'.;.ff' i •-:. ■;. :"■"■■'•■..'• ':.-.. The-total';value,of 'lasti-year's.'grain, crop, i ; .in'; Western. is estimated at. approxi- ;; mately ;126,000,000 A dollars, ' an;'-' increase of K '■ -nearly 'thirty. I .millions 'over-llast year's/'fig- : urq's!. The; value'.bf.wheat-is estimatid at !' 87,000,500.'dollar^.''and.;of,oats : ' 27,000,000 ;, dollars.*-' .Ninety^;.thpukaifd .-head.: ■ ■ of.. cattle; , , valuediat four-'-md..a;halfiilmillipn.dollars,; r .have.bete expbrted' ; inil9oß.-. : Thifcis'the.best: I- vrecbrd:ih.:the history of '-the, tradS; •'.'■ ; .:■ ' ..',. In "rhas:'. recently .been estimated that the - ! Cariada's': timber "land" 'is' about '. .100,000,OOOv;acres^/;This'vestimate ; /;includes •' only lands: on iwhicli; are found forests: of. >'■ .commercial. 1 value, .as.measured, by present- ': .day logging standards;- and : including:.those v areas,bearing-pulpwopd or.saw timber.',' _ : ;" ■>:.'■ •'■ '.:}'■: ':■ ';':■ v ;' South Afrjca. :; ; ; '■£'*!%*.}. tr- '•' ; The DHrbanvTown Council have discussed r the; i easibility and the advisability of holding . an iritercblortial exhibitibn here in: 1910. , Oiie . of -the' members ".jvh'o ; supported the. sugixosi tibn'.in sympathetic.:terms, pointed out that . probably :£5(),000 : would be roquired to, fin'-" ] ance'-the ischeme,' a mfttterir.hb said,: *hich 3 .demanded very.carefull'ppnsiQera.tion'.-.v'After: t : 'a : lpt? i (}f;'|iScus!ron,'it' r was , ;-decided'fthatltho t :&■; public ,meetine : ;iof . : :w, cpnsider-.'.i -the ■ •■.'.' The ■ Orango; River ■•'." Government -' revenue' 3 from mines -for ;lf)07-8, which':'was estimated ) at. £120,000; amounts to the J diamond slump; to £65,412, as compared with a .£31,04.4 ; for 1906-7;' ; The coal .output 'for ?' 1907-8 haV exceeded the record,'-and,' there' '"■' lias been a - steady :minifag'. progress.- ;' ■ .-■;■ ■ future-of Rhode- , ;sia as a tobacco-growing'couniry is definitely it: assured.. The soil is.splendidly adapted for g the cultivation of the finest varieties, and e tho leaf, quality, and flavour of tho tobacco i". already, grown are stated to be ejoeptiohally :j >&10i' ./.y:. ..;_-. "'■'"."■ "."(" ' ■'"" ' '■ /"'

' ■ The recent. alarmist': rumours • concerning ' alleged native 'unrest in Natal arc•■ absolutely ! unwarranted. The administration' of the • drastic cattlo' feyer■ regulations, . unfortun- ■■ atoly,; involves constant'bickerings among I-, cattle.owners, botli Dative and European, but • nothing, of a serious nature has ■.occurred, and:, there., are no evidences'of disaffection ,: either in Natal .or in 2iiluland..;. :.':■, ;': E • The Hon. AV. H. Deane, Natal; Minister s. for Agriculture, in a- speech,; stated that j the Government-were fully alivo to the vital I need for land settlement and increasing the - population. They have been > inundated; with applications for'small allbt- \ ,ments, ■' granted on easy ..ropaymerit-; terms'.: • The Expropriation Bill, -said Mr. : :'Deanbv: '■ would■'■ '.be. -introduced/ into : Parliament' nest '' .sessibn : to facilitate tho acquisition- of-'suit-s' ,&ble land near the railway .at 'reasonable r price's? vB was' intended" to' operate-against I. farmers' whbtinbeneiicially occupied, land'.a'rid t derjved Tack-rent from. "Kaffir .warfo)Jßi" % , ,?;■ [■ '.'■.: ,;:'; India and the East,.:. ■•:■; . ■■■< j. - Reporting on the agricultural .'.outlook,- the ! Government of Bombay point out that'stand- » ing crops have been : damaged by grass-' I hoppers in' the Ahmednagar district; while i in parts of Nasik, Bijapur, and-Kolhapur i crops have been withered for want of mois- • ture. In,certain portions.or'Hyderabadcot- , i ton'had been damaged by insects. - The'sup- : ply of fodder was inadequate, except in ; parts ;' of .West Khandesh;.Nasik; and Bijapur/The . -prices 'of : . food '.grains had fallen off slightly .-' in Gujarat,: but elsewhere they were pract]I cally. stationary. ; . ': ■;■'-. 1 '■■! .?'.';''.:. V.': i^:; 1 ;. , i. .The.iSeeretary ,of ; Stete.hasijsanctiqnecl'.a: i; revised, estimate, for the construction..of£tlie, ! 'Shwsbp/.p^niii^in-,t(pper''Buna'ai;.- , J^e2tr : apt '. of:_ country.- .which this, canal: is, designcdlvto, •:' irrigate,-'.-lying,betTreen»the Murriyei.and. the.; i 'Irrawady^-has..always'suffered;;;frpni-'a-pife- :' . carious ■ rainfall; ~ The ■'- ShwebojCanal,- $ie ■' construction of which; has- already, advanced, • "will be the largost of all -the:irrigation .works. <' inßufmaV' It is .anticipated'that.there-will' •be a'return of B,B:'per cent.- on the-capital ! 'outlay./'-- ■■■ },Vv:. -..-;...• ■'■.'•'" .' : " '' -''v' -.-. '■ ' .Owing, to the, friendly attitude : of, the' - Wassiri, tribesmen! two notorious outlaws;, on' whose; heads a heavy price had been set; ■ have .'been'captured in the Lahore district. , The/men''have committed;',a long'series of I desperate .crimes against persons and 'pro-' ,: V:A;;:^:- ; ;; ; i;"';;.'';-,;,:;; : ;V-:.: ; : ; v..; • : I The' reform :■ proposals.; areregarded 'with; i' continually . increasing ■ 'gratification, by: y al}. i sections of .the community in India,' with .the ,'.; exception of a microscopic', minority.-.of ;es'-; ; tremiEte ); :who'fail to appreciate-.the .great. ,- concessions.,-.-which, have been'.made.to t ';the : i legitimatO;aspirations,of India as ; aVwhple..;".'^ i: '■ : . ; Visciimts^iiidsor; ; ;,'aide-'de^campf:-!to' ; .'- I .tfie; i succumbed to , enteric 'fevot. at , Agra;" ; He''was '.held'in great; regard -by.■•ill"; who; ; knew- him. '■ : .Other,: Robert : Windsor Cliye,; - Viscount/Windsor,-:'eldest son of the Earl of Plymouth, was born in': 1884, and, as second: ; lieutenant-' in; • the Worcestershire Imperial- : Yeomanry,' acted aide-de-camp to , Lord Selborne.in'South Africa; -.-: .;■;;. ;■