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I CIRCULARIZING LOTTERIES Fortune-Telling Literature and Racing Circulars Denied Use of Canadian Mails A despatch from Ottawa says : - 'A number of new regulations have Just been promulgated by the Post- office Department. To begin with it is vigorously suppressing lot- teries and prohibiting their use of the mails. Money orders payable to them, also, are not to be issued. Instructions have been issued to postal clerks to forward to the Dead Letter Office all matter orig- inating in such sources. The con- cerns condemned are the Great Hamburg Lottery; Great Danish Colonial Lottery ; Great Danish In- ternational Lottery ; Great Ham- burg Money Ix>tCery ; Credit Uni- versal ; Jtoyal Hungarian and Hoyal Danish Lottery. Circulars regarding the fortune- COMMENT ON EVENTS telling business and racing sweep- stakes circulars are also ordered to ; be treated us unmailable, and are , placed in the same class an illegal lottery literature. Other new regulations prohibit; the circulation in the mails save to j the trade only of nappies of patent i or proprietary medicines ; preclude from the mails raw hides, pelts or any articles with a noxious odor and prescribe that inflammaible or explosive articles when discovered ; shall be packed and sent to a post- office inspector, if possible. The prohibition of Christmas or i charity stamps to be affixed on the ! address side of letters has been i made into a regulation. Such stamps may be affixed to the back of the envelopes. Kvery fourth peraon one meets in Can- ada has come to the Dominion within the past ten years. A touriat in the train or a visitor to any city or towo 'rom coaet to coast If he has his eyt-s open is sure to be impressed with thu numb<r of 'aces he ''n that plainly show foreign birth. This continent haa become the great melting ninety different nations gettled In Can- , a<ia in 1912. In that year the number who came from the British Isles was 145,859 and from the United Htatos 140.143. the flrst time on record when the British 1m- 1 migrants outnumbered uhoee from the United .it.itcH. Industrial Progress. The report of the census of 1911 decline; with the manufacturer of Canada during HARD WINTER IIS SIGHT. Montreal Charitable Institutions Will be Taxed to Their Utmost. A despatch from Montreal says : Mr. A. Chevalier, Chief City Re- lief Officer, says that from all in- dications that will be a hard win- tor for lately arrived immigrants. Already, he said, a greater amount of relief has been asked for than of outside work is to be had just at present, but as soon as this has been stopped by frost all the peo- ple will be out of employment. An- other feature will be the importa- tion of many harvesters for the west. As soon as this work is over, return to town with the intention for 1900. there haa been an in- j number will be too late for naviga- PRICES OF FARM PROOUCIS Rf PORTS FROM THE LFAOINC TRAOI CENTRES OP AMERICA. ft.- of Cattl*. Cr..m. Ghent onJ Othe r reduce at Horn* and Abroad. Breadstuff*. Toronto, Aug. 19.- Klour -Ontario wheat floun. 90 per cent., old. $4.00 to $4.10; To- roulo r Montreal freight. Flour made of new wheat, $3.60 to $1.65. teabuard. for September delivery, jlan'.tobcii -- first pati-nu. in jute bagi. $5.50, itroug bak- erw , in jute bags, $4.80. Manitoba wheat- No. 1 Northern, $1.01. on trurk. Bay ports; No. 2 at We; No. S >4c. Bay ports. Ontario wheat- No. 3 white and red wheat. 96 to *v. outeide. and new wheat at 85 to 87c. outiide. Data -No. 2 Ontario oati. i5 to 36o. out- .<!. and at 37 to 38c. on track, Toronto: new oat*. U to J5c. nominal; Western Can- ada <>! quoted at '>'..: tor No. J. Bay ports: No. 1 feed. Ml-2c. Pen- .. i., - Barley 52 to Sic. Oirn No. 1 American corn. 751-Zc. C.I.I.. M.J laud. Kye 60 to 62c. Buckwheat 60 to Sic. Bran -Manitoba brun, $18 to $18.50 a ton, in bags, Toronto freights. Shorts. 921. Toronto. Country Produce Butter Choice lairy, 21 to 23c; inferior, IT to 19c: creamery. 25 to 26o for rollt. and 24 to Z5o for eolids. Eggs- Cee lot* of uew laid. 24 to Z5o per doiun, truth. 20 to Zlc. and iiecouds, 16 to Uc. <> New cbeme unchanged at 13 1-4 to 14c for large, and 141-2 for twin*. Hi-mi* Hnnd-pii-kcd. $2.25 to $2.35 per burhfl; primeu, $1.76 to $2.00. Honey- Extract**!. In tini, 11 to 12 l-2n per Ib, for No. 1 wboleHale; nmbn. $2.50 to $2.75 IIIT doien for No. 1. and $2.23 to $2 50 for No. 2. Poultry- Ill-UK, 16 to 17c per Ib: turkeye, IB to 20c. Live poultry, about 2o lower than llut aboTe. l'otatoi-6- Jobbing loin of new potatoi, 12.25 per barael. Provisions. Bacon, long clear. 15 3-4o per Ib. In CH loti. Pork Short cut, $2850 to $29; do., mnm. $24. Hanm Medium to light. 21 to ::''.>. heavy. 191-2 to 201-2c; rolli. 17o; breakfast bacon, 21 to 22<i; backi, 24 to t5c. Lurd -Tierces. 14c; tub*. 141-2c; paila. Line Stock Markets. Toronto. Aug. 19.-Cattle-Eiport. M.50 to $6.85; choic* butchers. $6 to $6 55; good medium. $5.25 to 86.20; ooinmon. $4.75 to $5; cannera. $2 to $3.50; cowa. $4.25 to *4.75; good common COWB. $4.75 to $5.50; mi K-h cowl, $50 to $75 each. Calves- -Good veal, t6 to $7.50; choice. $8.25 to $9.50; common. $3.75 to $5. Htockere and feeders Steer*. 700 to 800 pounds. $3.25 to $425: extra chpic* heavy feedera, 900 pounds. $4.75 to $5.25; rough, light. $2.50 to $3.25. Sheep and lamb* Light ewes. $5 U> $5.50; heavj , *4 to $4.50: b-icki, $5.50 to $3.76; uprlnir lambs $7 to $8. Hogs S9.90, f.o.b.; $10.25, fed and watfrod, and H1050. off cun. Montreal, Auguat 19.- Large Mipplies of common cattle had a depressing effect on price*. None of the mtlen were over 61-2 centi, and not many o\er 53-4 centa per II) and from that down to 2 1-2 centu fur some of the leaner etook. Cow* -$30 to $65 each. Calves- 2 3-4 to 6. Sheep 4 1-4 to a little over 4 1-2. Lamba- 7. Hogn-About 101-2. a (drilling proof of the advance this oouu try baa itiado along induetrial lines pared with the figures rreawe in the ten yeara of 4.568 in the num- j tion and will be stranded here. Mr. 66*7*12? in r t l he I1 capU l |!*l invested?' o" 176.930 Chevalier said that the- charitable in. the number of persons employed, of institutions in the city Would be *127,759.066 in salaries aud wages, and of $684.922.264 In valua of products. Shrinkage In Building Operations. Building permits in Canada for the seven months of the present, year ha* bowed a decrease of eight per cent, over those for the name period last year This decrease has been duo chiefly to Quebec and tho West. In Ontario and the Mari- time Provinces large lucreaeea have been recorded. Tho amount of money expend- ed this year on buildings in Ontario shows an increase. n{ ii per rent, in tbe Man- taxed to their utmost. ITALIAN CENSUS. Illiterates Constitute 38 Per Cent. of the Population. A despatch from Rome says : The ,,,, . ,^. . ..... ____ results of the census made in Italy Provincea' a"n incroage'of'sT per cnt.. H in 1911 have just been published by In Quebec a decrea of 4 per nt.. in i the Government. Here are some of BritiBh Columbia a decreaae of 77 per cent., I MJJ In Alberta a decrease of 23 per cent., in , the data : lotal population, J4,- Haa and Wit erta a ecrease o per cen., , , ,- akctchewan a dccrenae of 63 .per cent.. 071,377 ; males, 17,201,790; females, d in Manitoba a decrease of 51 per cent, i . ./.- ith only three exceptiona. North Battle- 1., 694, 587; unmarried men, 10,172,- ford, Medicine Hat. and Nelson, the west- ern cities are very much behind their re- cords in 1912. For tho month of July, this year, the general decrease io 26 per 883 ; unmarried women, 9,617,301 ; married men, 6,133,745; married women, 6,461,557; widowers, 650,- 250; widows, 1,500,929. The in- crease in total population since the We unhesitatingly recommend Magic Baking Powder a* being the best, purest and most healthful baking pow- der that it is possible to produce,. CONTAINS NO ALUM .AD ingredient* are plainly printed iMAGICBAHNGPOWDERl EMGnLlTTCOlTOL TORONTO, O NT. r WINNIPEG -MONTREAL A Highly-Paid Chief. F. P. Gutclius, General Manager of the Governmen Railways, is I one of the very highest salaried men in Canada. He is paid $20,000 per year to supervise, and direct all departments of the Gov- ernment railways and will be in charge of the Hudson Bay Railway when it is completed. He is recognized as one of the Baled Hy and Straw. Baled hay-New hay, $1250 to $13. No. 1 at $13 M) to $14.50. on track. Toronto, and No. 2 at $11 to $13. Baled straw Good *im k. $8 to $8.50, on track. Toronto. Winnipeg Grain. Winnipeg, Auguat 19. Cash:- Wheat- No. 1 Northern, 95c; No. 2 Northern, 9Jcj No. i Northern. 88c; No. 4. 80c; No. 5. T21-2c; No. 6. 68. : feed. (Oc; No. 3, tough. 821*-2c: No. 4. tough, 7V. No S. tough. 65c : No. 6, tough, Mr: feed, tough. 64c; oata. No. 2 C.W.. 35c; No. 3 C.W.. 341-4c; extra No. 1 feed. 341-2c: No. 1 feed. 341-4c; No. ed. 311-4c; Hurley. No. 3. 451-2c; No. 4. Flax, No. 1 N.WC.. $1-35; No. 2. C.W.. $1.31; No. 3 C.W.. $1.19. Montreal Markets. Montreal, Anguxt 19 OaU. Canadian \V.-.-t. rn. No. 2, 41 to 411-2c; Canadian WfHfrn. No. 3, 391-2 to 40c; extra No. 1 feed, 401-2 to 41o. Barley. Man. feed. 51 to 52c; malting. 62 to 6V. Buckwheat, No. S, 68 U> 60c. Flour, Man. Spring wheat pat- ent*. tlrnta. $5.60; wconda, $5.10; strong bak- ers'. $490; Winter patent*, choice, $5.50; straight rollern. $5.10; ttralght rollcra, bag*. $2.40. Rolled oats, barrels, $460; bags. 90 Ibi. . $2.171-2. Bran. $19. Shorts, $21. Uiddlinga, $24. Mouillie. $26 to $32. Hay. No. 2. per ton car lot*. $12 to $13. CTieeiie, finest wwterns. 131-8 to 133-80; Onrat oaaterna, 123-4 to 13c. Butter, rlnm-rtt creamery. 24 to 241-4c; lei'imtbi, tll-2 Ui 233-4c. Kgga, fr<*h. 29c: nelectod, 2:. . No. 1 itotk. 2V- , No. 2 stock, 18 to 19o. United States Markets. Minneapolis, Aug 19. Wheat, Bcptember, e63-4c: December. 893-4c; May, 95.^. Cah : No. 1 hard. 893-4c; No. 1 Northern, 873-4 to 891-4cj No. 2 Northern, 853-4 to 871-4c. Corn-No. 3 yellow. 761-2 to 77o Oata No. 3 while. 391-2 to 401-4c. Kye-No. 2, 47 1-2 to 59 l-2c. Flour, unchanged. Bran, f.o.b.. Minneapolis 119.50 to $20. 1 in I ii ill, Aug. 19. Wheat No. 1 hsrd, 893-8c; No. 2 Northern, 863^ to B67-8c; Heptember. $83-8.- ankdd : December. 905-8o bid; May. 96c bid. Linseed. $1501-4r; HI-II- temlxjr. $1.50 l-4c nuked: October, $1.51; No- reinbiT, $1.51 uokud; Deoember, $1.491-80 iked. Mr. F. P. Gutellus. ablest railway men in the country. Ho was born in the United States 4!) years ug<>, and is of German an<l Quaker parentage!. He graduated a-s a civil engineer in 1887, went to Kritish Columbia in 1H95, and has held many important posts iu the service of tho CM'. II. WHERE TO EAT AT TORONTO r \iimi MOV That is the annual problem at the f)ig Toronto Fair, but this year a tasty meal may be had iu the large, airy dining rooms of Nasmith's, Limited, situated under the East and West ends of the big Grand Stand, where, with noise and heat and dirt screened out, one may en- joy a well-cooked, full-course meal on the Ameriean plan for only fifty cents. For those desiring a more elaborate service, the European Grill, at the extreme west end of the Grand Stand, is recommended, in which one may order according to the dictates uf fancy or appetite, and be assured of treatment equal to the best hotel. gramme will b laid before the House. The flre-proUx'tion programme will oo-ordinatu with the reforestation Bcheme now under Illiterates constitute 38 . percentage of illiteracy is Pied- mont, with 11 per cent., while the maximum is reached by Calabria with 70 per cent. Good Roads and Country Life. The public improvement most needed to- . _ - - , day is the improvement of our roads, and, la st decennial census 13 about 1,- thcre is reason for optimism. Persistent j 750,000. appealx accumulate effect, but better than a century of propaganda is the spread of I P^r cent, of the total population the automobile and the motorcycle. It is The region that gives the smallest the poraesslou of these for practical use and pleasure that is forcing the good roads movement. And together they will still further transform the conditions of rural life. They will take up what the telephone and the trolley began and give to life in the country new social resources. Isolation Is passing completely from the country, and with its departure one of the profoundeBt eocial and economic change* in tho history of the country will take place. Foresti to be Safeguarded. Ariaing out of the reorganization of the Forestry Branch of the Ontario Depart- ment of Lands. Forests and Mines, it is understood that an Important move i# shortly to be taken by the Government to more adequately safeguard the forest wealth of Ontario. Prof. F.. Z. Zaviti. Forestry Commissioner, haa been com- minsioned by lion. W. H. Hearst to study the whole question and report with a re- commendation of a plan to be adopted. It Is likely that when tbe Legislature meets next session a oomprehn*ive pro BIRD MAN CODY. Government Will Probably Provide for Widow and Family. A despatch from London, says: Samuel F. Cody, the Anglo-Ameri-| can aviator who wae killed at Al- dershot on August 7, died practi- cally penniless. All the prize money he had won was spent by him in perfecting his machines, and his wife and family were left in such a dependent position that the Brit- ish Government is making an in- vestigation with a view to providing way. Not only If tbe Ore-ranging force * them in nomn wav to be maintained and strengthened, but Ior B wa >- it Is stated that flre belts will be cut through the most valuable stretch** of pine forest, a more efficient patrol will b kept up. and severe prosecution of thone who violate the forest regulations. The fire belts, it is hoped, will prove a buffer, and where a tire ttUrW to spread it will strike these belts and ntop for lack of com- bustible matt-rial. Thousands of Hindu* to Come to Canada. Secret reports that have reached the Department of Immigration at Ottawa of a scheme on foot to bring thousand* of Hindus to Canada by a direct line of atcamers from Calcutta to Vancouver are causing tho officials considerable concern. One rumor has it that a co-operative scheme, embracing one hundred thousand Hindus, will nhortly bo launched. Pro- !.! have ain-ady been . from the Pacific Coast, and it IB reported that a special officer will be aent to London to make representations to the India ORIce. Hitherto it ha been possible to pre- Tent an influx by the order in council which stipulates that immigrants must come in direct passage from the land of their birth. Another oluuae that may be ueeil. and ii in been used in similar canes, Is the one prohibiting the immigration of persons belonging to a race deem unmiit- ed to tho climate or requirements of Can- ada, but the Hindus have waged a cam- paign ugainst this barrier, and point to their brethren now in go<>d health and comfortable circumstances in Britieh Col- umbia. Hindu women and children are said u> be included in the new coloniza- tion scheme. If despite warnings the Uindufl attempt to land in Canada a erious tiituation will develop i"i feeling among the white pop- ulation in British Columbia is very strong. Despatches from the Canadian Pacific coast Bay that white farmer* are already clamoring for similar laws iu British Col- umbia to those recently pamed in Cali- fornia, and agaluat which Jupan so Htrongly protested. Oil Fuel for the Royal Navy. When Mr. Winston Churchill. First Lord of the Admiralty, announced that oil will supplement coal in the case <>f largo a well a -mull ships of war, he culled at- tention to another of the. long series of chunges that have revolutionized ocean tratixportation. This lut .- by no iir .n;.< , with it not only increased ,. but a , , much larger radius of uctinn and easier I and faster replenishment. The admiralty ha not. however, come to thi* momentous decision without full assurance that it ie jutine<l. For more than a hundred de- xtroyera are built or under construction dctMMidcnt entirely on oil fuel, and the experiment of building a division of fut battleships and battle cruisers and a num- ber of light cruisers burning oil fuel only, Mr. Churchill affirmed, has proved euc- Wm. Hondershott, one of the be-st-known residents of Lincoln county, died at Thorold o the re- Hult of a runaway horse knocking down a ladder he was on. LITTLE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT Hon. A. L. Sifton, Alberta's Premier, Says Business in the West Is Qood. , A despatch from Ottawa says: 'H'm. Arthur L. SifUm, Promior of A^Wrta,, is not ono of the men from the wt w i w tdi^,,, ,<,], stfH'k in the "blue tuill " cry wn j c h tight money condit\irt ullv e produced. HP arrived in OtUw fcun Thursday, and to the Canadian l> reKS <, ft i<j that general bunine*s in the wost is grwid, with a hopeful outlhoV | u r even better things. "Among rc,\ estate mem business may be quiet jiist now," he naid, "but I assure you that, financially nml industrial- ly, there is very littte to complain about. Alberta will, I think, he flblo to look after her financial af- fairs without much trouble, if any, because of the rapid growth going on everywhere." Hon. Mr. Sifton said that the harvest promiaes to be bountiful. . ceseful. Coal, however, will not be entirely abandoned, because, as tJin first lord ex plained, oil i only required in large Rhlpfl when an exceptional speed has to bi reached with a vessel of exceptional quality. Whatever may ultimately hap- pen, coal will continue to be the main ba- sis of British sea power in line of battle at proecnt. Hut the stake in oil ehlpj is already so important that Britain must have the certainty of a steady supply of oil at a steady price rnd the admiralty recogiiiiea that It must become the in- depondont owner and producer of its Blip- plies. In Britain Itself are great poten- tialities, since the Hcottinh shale depoiilte alone, if developed, can yield between 400.- 000 and 500.000 tons a year for 150 years. Tho problem, remarked Mr. Churchill, ii not one of quantity, but of price. SIR JOHN G1HSON. Will Continue ns Liciit.-ftovcrnor for Another Year. A despatch from Ottawa says : It is officially announced that Sir John Gibson, Lieut. -Governor of Ontario, will retain his position until about September, 19M, by which time the new Government House will be pancy. KI.KI.I s DEFEAT LOYALISTS. Chinese Northern Troops Expect to Bout Them. A despatch from Hankow, China, says : It is reported that 25,000 re- bels from the Province of Hu-Nan have- crossed the border into the Province of Hu-Peh and defeated a small force of loyalista. It is re- ported to be their intention to cap- ture Hankow and afterwards to move against Pekin. Northern troops, with artillery, have left here to intercept the rebels, and it is believed they will easily rout them. AN OLD MTRSE. Persuaded Doctor to Drink 1'ostum. An old faithful nurse and an ex- perienced doctor are a pretty strong combination in favor of Pofttum, instead of tea and coffee. The doctor said : "I began to drink Postum five years ago on the advice of an old nurae. "During an unusually busy win- ter, between tea, coffee and over- work, I became a victim of insom- nia. In a month after beginning Postum, in place of tea and coffee, I could eat anything and sleep as soundly as a baby. "In three months I had gained twenty pounds in weight. I now use Postum altogether instead of tea and coffee ; even at bedtime with a soda cracker or some other little tendency to biscuit. "Having a ready for occup- Diabetes I used a small quantity of saccharine instead of sugar, to sweeten with. I may add that to- day tea or coffee are never present in our house and very many pa- tients, on my advice, have adopted Postum as their regular beverage. "In conclusion I can assure any- one that, as a refreshing, nourish- ing and nerve-strengthening bever- age, there is nothing equal to Postum." Name given by Canadian Postum Co., Windsor, Out. Write for booklet, "The Road to Wellville." Postum comes in two forms. Regular (must be boiled). Instant Postum doesn't require boiling but is prepared instantly by stirring a level teaflpoonful in. an ordinary cup of hot water, which makes it right for most persons. A big cup requires more, and some people who like strong things put in a heaping spoonful and tem- per it with a large supply of cream. Experiment until you know the amount that pleases your palate, and have- it served that way in the .future. I "There's a Reason" for Postum. THE NEWS BU PARAGRAPH' HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE IN A NUTSHELL. Canada, the Empire and the World In General Before Your Eyes. CANADA. Ingersoll citizens have formed a joint stock company to acquire the Daly House and run it as a temper- ance hotel. Medical Health Officer Hastings states that "appalling conditions" in housing in Toronto will prevail during the coming winter. James J. Burns, of St. Cathar- ines, a trusted employee of the N., St. C. & T. Railway for thirteen years, haa mysteriously disap- peared. Grace Cooper, five years old, lost for five days on Burnt Island, in Lake Timiskaming, was found alive by members of a large search party. Wesley and Manitoba Theologi- cal Colleges, in Winnipeg, Method- ist and Presbyterian, have both de- cided in favor of combining their forces. Fruit growers throughout the St. Catharines district are clamor- ing for more baskets. The supply is not equal to the demand, albeit the factories have been working overtime. As a, result of an independent en- quiry which has been quietly con- ducted, Montreal will probably have an investigation into alleged police graft. The Bank of Montreal has refus- ed to allow the town of Sarnia any more money for local improve- ments. The municipal account is overdrawn to a considerable ex- tent. John Robinson, aged 17, has been placed for three years in the Kings- ton Provincial Penitentiary for housebreaking. The Kingston Childrens Aid Society ane trying to have youths removed from there, as it gives them no chance. The entire street car system of Calgary was hired by the Hudson Bay Company for four hours on Monday, and the whole population of the city invited to ride free dur- the hours from 2 to 6 p.m., in cele- bration of the opening of the com- pany's mammoth new store. GREAT BRITAIN. At the Hotel Cecil, Londan, Eng- land, Prince Rolenburg was robbed of a cheque for $1,000, which he placed on the cashier's desk, turn- ing his back for a few moments. The cheque was stopped by tele- gram. UNITED STATES. Governor Sulzer, of New York, was impeached and is superseded in office. The United States Government has apologized to Britain for the rash statements made by Henry- Lane Wilson. William Colbert, a carpenter of Yonkers, New York, died of exces- sive laughter, when he woke up WINNIPEG SUFFERED. A Sixty-mile Gale Swept Across Manitoba. A despatch from Winnipeg Bays: The worst electrical storm that haa visited this portion of the country for years, accompanied by a sixty- mile gale, swept across from Bran- don to the eastern boundary early on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of dollars damage was done to buildings in Winnipeg, and all the towns in the Province. The har- vest had just started, and the dam- age to the ripening grain cannot be estimated. Electric light plants, railroads, telegraph, and telephone lines were put out of commission, and several towns will be without electric light for several days. Meagre reports coming over dam- aged wires indicate that central and southeastern Saskatchewan suffered great damage. __ flL RURAL FREE DELIVERY. Has Resulted in Closing of Over 250 Postofflces. A despatch from Ottawa says : During the past three months 179 new postoffices have been opened in Canada to keep pace with the flowing tide of settlements. The extension of rural free delivery has resulted in the closing of over 250 rural offices, principally in Ontario and the Maritime Provinces. "HUNGER AND THIRST." Sylvia Pankhurst Again Released From Jail. A despatch from London says : Miss Sylvia Pankluirst was again released from Holloway Jail on Thursday as a sequel to a "hunger and thirst" strike. She was in a condition of collapse. When she was sent back to jail last she was still suffering from the effects of a previous "hunger-strike." A honeymoon generally lasts as long as the money holds out. TWELVE HUNDRED KILLED Half of Chinese Soldiers Have Joined the Rebels In Looting Stores. A despatch from Canton, China, says : Twelve hundred were killed in tho fightinp; between the rebels in Canton City on Wednesday, and pillage is in progress everywhere. Half of tho soldiers have joined the rebels, and together they have loot- ed the principal goldsmiths' and silversmiths' stores. The local Generals are powerless owing to disscntion among themselves. An attack on the foreign conces- sions at Shameon is believed by foreign residents to be in contem- plation by the disorderly elements, and the detachment of Indian na- tive troops stationed there as a guard was reinforced on Thumlny from Hong Kong in preparation for eventualities. The foreign! quarter serves as a buffer between,! the two forces. A huge fire broke out on Thursday, destroying thirty] barracks, and as a result of th accompanying rioting, the exodui of the civilian population continu- ed without abatement. Traffic ot the Hankow Railway has been sui pended. From Fayuen to the north Canton a report was receive Thursday of a rising of brigands and from other parts of the pr vince of Kwang-Tung news ha reached here that a state of cha exist*. General Lung Chi Huang with his northern troops, has tired from the vicinity of the cit to find that someone had blacked his face for a joke. A venomous insect, probably a- spider, bit Abraham Snider, of. New York, on the- lip, causing his death, after intense suffering. Sni-' der was 27 years old, and a noted* bowler. . GENERAL. August Bebel, famous German Socialist leader, is dead. Capt. Koch, a Danish, explorer, suffered terrible hardships in cross- ing Greenland. A convention has been signed be- tween France and Germany, to pro- vide for landings of aircraft in each other's territory. It is hoped thu to avoid unpleasant "incidents." TREATMENT OF CANCER. Tasmaniun Doctor Meets With En- tire Success. A despatch from Hobart, Tas- mania, says : Roentgen rays, filter- ed through silver, copper or tin- plate, have been used by Dr. Ro- berts, senior surgeon of the gen- eral hospital here in the treatment of cancer, and the surgeon sa^s he has treated 40 persons suffering from the disease with entire suc- cess.