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sooking mic, as an He 'was 34 per cent. less than last year Lecause of drought. a Prussian budget shows a deficit « f Fin Zeppelin i8 preparing fo build an airship capable of carrying 100 pas- sengers. Count Okuma has denied thal, in his speech' at Kobe, he urged the natives of India to vise against Greal Britain; It 1s rumored at Paris Ahat Japan has | purchased a number of French-built air- 'ships for: military p PUPONS. Abd-el-Aziz, Sultan "of Moroeco, been formally deposed, and his Soar Mulai Hafid, proclaimed al Fee. An Abyssinian force has captured the fcwn -of Lugh, held by Haly, on the cast coast of Africa. The entire gar. rison has been slain. It is understood Germany is willing ln. give France and. Spain a [ree hand In Moracco provided the open-door there is not disturbed, A large number of steamers, sailing vessels and fishing craft - have been wrecked on the west coast of Asia. and many lives have been lost. Lucine 'Millevoie, a "member iof the French 'Chamber of Deputies, calls on France and Britain to prevent: war be- tween Japan and the Uniled Slates, Mr. B. Allen, magistrate of Dacca, India, 'was shot in the back by a Hin- du, believed to be a political fanatic, and the affair is the sensation of easl- ern Bengal. Mrs. Derwent, wife of the: resident surgean of {he Colonial Hospital at Port e lel Spain, and who came: from England on Christmas Day as'a bride, is dead ol yellow fever. China: is considering the matter of applying for membership inthe postal union that she may receive mails from Russia in Manchuria and prevent those going to Japanese fransportation com- panies: HINTS IEA TO PROBE REGALIA THEFT, Commission Will "Clear Up Mystery of Dublin Castle, A despatch' from, Dublin says: The Irish Government has at last appointed a commission which is to sift the niys- {ery "of 'the disappearance last July 'of 4 portion of the State regalia, valued "a1 $250,000 from Dublin Castle. The authorities havd been "impelled to this step by reports that 'the' jewels are known. to' Have heen' deposited as se- cleity for a loan. It is undenstood that King Edward has insisted that the mal- ter be cleared up: : = Jeomroets BAILROAD MEN LAID OFF. Minels Central. Drops. 4,000. Men From Pay-roll. A despatch from. New Orleans says: Retween 3,000 and 4,000 Hiinols Co, em- ployes- hive been dropped: from: the pay- roll on account of the financial situa- by was thet announcement. here Tuesday night of J.7F. Harahan, pre- Rident of the Nlinois Central. Railroad, ia 1 he could possibly prevent | bers pitched a "camp ita sald, A DRAYLOAD OF BOO The Winnipeg Police' Bring Off a Big Haul. ' A despalch from "Winnipeg says: & gang of desperate burglars, 'who have been operating here for the past wedk, were cleverly rounded up. by the police on' Friday afternoon, and: all are now under arrest. By a lucky circumstance they - were discovered at work in Co. hen's slore by a patrolman on Friday s | morning: AlL escaped arrest but one, who gave the name of A, Fortescue, but his personality afforded-a ¢lue which led to the capture of the entire gang carly in the afternoon. At the head- quarters of the gang the police secured a big dray load of stolen merchandise of a miscellaneous character, The rob in a bush two miles: from the eily: They confessed 10 the police that they had intended slealing a team of horses on Friday night and driving over' the border with the loot, Among the spoils were eighly- five waiches, which had been stolen in Brandon. 'The men gave the names of B. Martin, H. Boyd; R. Calder, M. Ray- mond, and 'all of. them are English. men, mbes is ACCIDENTS AT MONTREAL, 0ld Man Knocked Down by Runaway Horse and Killed. A despaich from Montreal says: An old 'gentleman, about seventy years of age, was knocked down and run over by a: runaway horse at the corner of St. Mark and St 'Catherine sireets on Friday and sustained inuries from which hie died, The victim when taken to tha General Hospllal sald his name was Simpson, but that was all he could sty before he became unconscious, 'Thera was nothing found in his pockels: by which he could be identified, Miss -Marguerite Savage, about forly years of age, dropped dead af the. Em- pire Cafe, corner of Craig and St. Alex ander streets on Friday. Deceased had been boarding in the house about a week. y Robert Cartwright, employed on the Grand. Trunk - Railway, was admilled to the General Hospital early on' Fri- day morning with both his hands and his feet cut off. He is unable 0 plain {he cduse of the accident, rrmpfer------C REVENUE INCREASED, Statement For .First Nine Months of Fiscal Year. A despalch from Otlawa: says: The statement of revenue and expeénditurs of 'the Dominion for the first nine months of the préscnt fiscal year shows ft total reveniic of $73,955,958, an in- crease 'of "$7,007,205. as. compared with the 'corresponding period: of 1006, and a lolal "expenditure. on' conselldated fund account of $45,067,086; an incregss 0! $8,616,976, On capital "account the fctal' expénditure for the ning months was. $19,271,966, an increase "of about fen millions; as compared with {he core "| responding period of 1006, The increase is "of course, due to' 0° larger 'expendi | ture 1ast "year on: the construction of the 'National Transcontinental Rafik the nins mont ld 100% a