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Grey River Argus, 24 August 1912, Page 3

CABLE NEWS. BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Bj Electric Telegraph— Copyright./ • (Per Press Association.) IMPUDENT SUFFRAGETTES. VIENNA, "Aug. 22. While Mr. Lloyd-George was staying incognito at Marienibad suffragettes entered a hotel, erased his assumed name from the visitor's book and accosted him in, the streets.. Detectives 'did not- protect .him. , .THE, RISING IN MOROCCO. j TANGIER, Aug 22. Elhiba, after some /.fighting;, entered -Marakesh. " Kaid Elmlawi, who is loyal to the French, is being beseiged in his residence with French Consuls and officers, who are acting as police instructors. A BATCH OF SENTENCES. / ST. PETERSBURG, Aug 22. Five mutineers at Taskkena have been sentenced to death and 112 to .varying periods of servitude, (79 to hard labour, 15 were sent to a disciplinary batallion and seven acquitted on charges arising -out of Sapper's mutiny. .DISTRAINED UPON DURING ABSENCE. LONDON, Aug 22. The residence of Mr. nd Mrs Pethiclc Lawren.ee/who are at present touring Canada, has been entered and furniture seized under the Treasury's instructions for payment of costs of tlie suffragist conspiracy trial. BOXER DISCHARGED. LONDON, Aug 22. The well-known, boxer "Xid 5 ' McCoy, arrested recently on a charge of jewel robbery at Ostend, has been discharged. ALLEGED /SPY RELEASED. • LONDON, Aug 2 2 . Lieutenant Quetalet, arrested at Galway for, supposed espionage, has been discharged. . LIVING IN RHODESIA. /■CAPETOWN, Aug 22. The Buluwayo Chamber of Commerce has adopted a resolution, that the abnormal cost of living is due to the tariff and. h-igh transit charges. It expressed the opinion that Rhodesian interests demand withdrawal from the Customs. Convention. PEACE IN THIBET. CALCUTTA, Aug 22. News lias reached Gyantze that peace has .been concluded at Lhassa. All Chinese troops quit Thibet. PANAMA CANAL BILL. WASHINGTON, Aug 22. Both Houses rejected President Taft's Panama Canal resolution. Mr. Taft is undecided as to his future actions. He believes, however, that Congress will be more amenable after the elections. DIVORCE DENOUNCED. WASHINGTON, Aug 22. The American Federation of Catholic Societies passed a resolution denouncing divorce under any terms and regretting its .growing prevalence. >: .THE PANAMA EXHIBITION. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 22. The Associated 'Chamber:, of Commerce on the Pacific Coast arc arrang ing for a 20,000 mile voyage steamer tour to Australia, New Zealand, China and Japan in order to advertise the iSan Francisco Panama Exhibition. . CANADIAN POLITICS. OTTAWA, Aug - 2 2. The Ministers are preparing for the opening of- the session. The oustanding features of the programme will be the naval policy, redistribution of seats on the basis of the census returns, and alteration of the tariffs according to present needs of the Dominion. If is hoped to be able to introduce an Australian reciprocity bill if Mr. .Foster's mission to Australia is successful. AMERICAN NAVAL '■BILL. \ WASHINGTON, Aug 22.) The. 'House adopted the Conference report on the Naval Appropriation Bill, providing for the construction of one] battleship -and a number of auxiliary ! cruisers ad submarines. The total ex-! penditure will be ,£25,000,000. The Bill now goes to President Taft for' signature. A BETTER COURSE. PEKING, Aug 22.. The assembly, beliving the impeachment would fail, accepted Yuan Shih Kai's proposal to explain, the Government's attitude tq the Hupeh members. The latter, after .hearing the ex planation, volunteered to persuade the Assembly not to impeach the President. . AN AMICABLE ALLIANCE. PARIS,.. Aug 22. ■M. Poincare, (Premier), has returned from Russia, and was received with ; ovations. He declared that the alliance between Russia and France had increased in vigour, while the friendliness with England had been increased and cemented. There was nothing aggressive in the peaceful- gorouping of the entente. ' : BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.' LONDON, Aug 22. . Mr.: R. C. Griffiths won. the British Chess Championship. /THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. ' LONDON, Aug 22. The Commonwealth as making known, through the newspapers, the new policy and agricultural prospects of the .Northern Territory. The -Globe emphasises that the three pre-requisit-ies before the through railway is made should be irrigation and .drainage, a new lamd system and encouragement 6f white labor. , • TRAINING FUTURE SHERLOCK ■:■■■ : ••■■■ -HOLMESES. ■ - <V..-.j- PARIS, Aug 2*2. Lepiia is ; estabHishing a technical •police school which will be a sort of Sherlock Holmes College.