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THE 1;1.011E.
Differs Vuy Little From That Which She
Told the Detectives
Hamilton, March 11. -At the Kin- "ETHEL IS SHOT SIX TIMES."
rade murder inquest last uight, Hamilton, Mar. 11. -Mrs. Hickey,
Florence Kinrade was in the wit- to whose house Florence ran after
ness box for three hours, and she the tragedy, testified that Ho -
was closely cross-examined by Mr. rerce's words were: "Ethel is shot ;
Blackstock with regard to the mur- is shot six times." She also said
der of her sister Ethel. The story that the girl had on her hat when
she arrived.
Dr. McNichol said Florence's
story to hire, told almost immedi-
ately after the tragedy, was that
a man forced himself into the
e hich she told reveals so far no
new fact, although in the course
of her evidence there can bo ob-
served certain discrepancies in
comparison with her former stories.
Her e'idcuce is also remarkable house, and threatened her with a
in regard to the incidents connect- pistol. She struggled with hue for
•e(1 with her sojourn in the south, the weapon, and Ethel, hearing the
and because at Rochester and Buf- noise, came downstairs, screamed
filo she claimed to hates stayed as and was shot.
u guest at houses the addresses of Inspector McMahon testified that
which and the names of their own- when Mrs. Kinrade came to the
ers she cannot remember. station to complain of tramps she
THE' MYSTERIOUS MISS was perfectly collected.
ELLIOT. Detective Bleakely, who went up
she was introduced to tc the house when the alarm was
Apparentlygiven, described the position of
her career as a soloist by a Miss the body. There was a chair near
Elliot, an English woman given to the window with a pair of lady's
travelling, whose present where- rubbers near it. If Ethel had been
abouts she dues not know, and who shot sitting on the chair her head
introduced herself to the girl at would probably fall where the pool
the Macnab Church. So far as her of blood was on the floor. When
connection with Baum, with wheat Mr. Kinrade arrived he said in ex -
she was associated ata vaudeville cited tones as ho passed: "I just
theatre in Portsmouth, is concern- expected something like this would
happen."
Mrs. Isabel Kinrade, mother of
the murdered girt, said that she
Icft the house at 3 o'clock, and did
not know that anything had hap-
pened until she saw the commotion
in front of the house.
Gertrude, the youngest member
of the family, and Ernest, the eld-
est, testified that their sisters
never quarreled. Neither ever saw
c•r heard of firearms in the house,
or heard of Florence bringing a
revolver with her from the South.
DAYLIGHT BILL HERE.
cd, she admitted that he proposed
marriage to her, having knowledge
of her engagement to Mr. Wright,
but she said that sire regarded his
attentions as a joie.
Roth Miss Kinrade and her fa-
ther, who was ori the stand two
hours, spoke of the fancily being
scared by mysterious men, suppos-
ed tramps, and by an attempt to
break into the house. Beyond
lapses of memory Miss Kinrade
gave her evidence clearly, although
evidently under high nervous ten-
sion.
SOME SLIGHT DISCREPANCIES
Miss Kinrade said that she at-
tempted to get out of the window
of the parlor, but the assassin
hulled her back. How it happened
that she had previously said she
had got out of the window she did
not know. Neither could she ex-
plain why, when she ran into the
back yard, she did not scalp the
fence, one easy to climb, and get
assistance. As to the number of hours of daylight for the people was quashed by the courts, as no
shots the witness was unable to during the summer months. He has allowing a reasonable profit to the
speak definitely. She tho fight that given notice in the Commons of a railroads.
one was fired while she was up- daylight saving hill, along the lines The new United States tariff hill
stairs. At least she heard a bang, „f the bill now before the 13ntiah rcmo+es the duty on hides ' and
but did not, realize that it was
shooting. One shot was fired at
herself as she ran out of the front
door.
Mr. Lewis Proposes That Canada
Join in the Movement.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Mr Lewis will bring before Parlia-
ment a. suggestion that Canada
1clegrat,hlo Briefs From Our Oeu
and Otter Countries of
lleccnt Fatima.
CANADA.
The Patriotic Fund Association
has made an additional grant of
$1,000 to Trooper Mulloy.
Montreal Irishmen are taking ac-
tion to stop the display of offen-
sive caricatures of their country -
mea.
Provision for a new Central Pri-
son will be made during the prese:rt
session of the Ontario Legislature.
G. E. Stewart, the insane mur-
dered, has been removed from the
jail ut Orangeville to Hamilton
Asylum.
Mr. Graham's scheme for the
protection of railway crossings
was favorably received by the
House of Commons.
A scheme is broached at Mont-
real for the erection of a great un-
ion station on the site of the Wind-
sor and Bonaveature stations.
Convict Clark, who escapee from
penitentiary with Bill Miner, has
been brought back to New West-
minster from Mount Vernon.
It is reported at Winnipeg that
the Manitoba Legislature will hold
a summer session to consider the
boundary agreement., and that a
general election will probably fol-
low soon.
GREAT BRITAIN.
By a treaty with Siam signed on
Thursday three new States were ad-
ded to the British Empire.
Mr. Asquith, speaking in Lon-
don, declared that free trade. was
in no danger. The assault on it
could be repelled.
UNITED STATES.
A Polish priest w•aa shot in his
rectory at Newark, N. J., by three
unknown men.
The number of lives lost in the
Arkansas tornado is now estimated
at forty-two.
The United States tariff bill pro-
vides for reciprocity with Canada in
coal.
A Man at Marlboro', Mass., has
join in the movement now on in eaten nothing for thirty-eight
Great Britain, the United States, days, Ile hopes to cure cancer by
Australia and New Zealand, to fasting.
promote early rising and longer The Missouri two -cent -fare law
A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
The silence of the court -room be-
came tense at one point when Mr.
Blackstock, after going over Miss
Kiurado's story, asked her if she
had not at one time told of strug-
gling with the man in the dining -
room and there actually seeing her
sister. who had come to see what
was the matter, shot dead.
"Now, did you tell that 1'' de-
manded the lawyer.
There was a long pause before
the voice of the slender girl in
black answered faintly, "Not that
I know of."
"Did you tell that to nnyonc .-
"Not that 1 remember."
"Tell rice this, Miss Kinrade, was
Ethel Kinrade, your sister, shot in
your sight at the foot of the din- A despatch from Montreal says:( vtliich will probably divide the
ing-room stairsl" The establishment of a far -reach -1 parties in the Parliament of Unit -
Thr reply came in a weary mono- ing precedent. passed through its d South Africa.
tone like a recital of which the initial stage in the ('o'u't cif Ale; Though Scryia has given the
speaker is tired : "All I know is, peals on \1'cdnetelay when a delega ers assurances S ccs that she does not
pow -
1 came in and saw her lying at the tion of four appeared for the riti- .ant war she continuing her nno-
foot cif the stairs.'' zens of Montreal regarding the ap tars ear
is co $22; Manitoba shorts, g24; Ontario
I)R:minutes INCIDENT. to investigate \(mctrrnlosal Csi1ei is Commission
Calais laeemakers boycotted a $24 50 $23 $ to $24; Ontario
t,
At 20 to 2 o'clock, this ' largo lace factory and threatened
morning. in answer to a direct ministration. Chief Justice Sir, it25 t„ Air, 50; pure grain mouille,
I to burn it because the ow tiers were �: .
Henri Taschereau, with Justicescontemplating a removal to the $3;3 to $35; 'nixed mouillc, *2.S to
question by Mr. lllackstock as to ' �.ri,as, Carroll, Trwith a and: ,
whether she could identify her sis- Archambault were on the bench.' I,nited States. $30. (horse Finest western, 13 to
atelit murderer, s'ae Kinrade withopurpose 1 13%e ; easterns, 14' 2 to 12`/c. But -
knew
little cry answered: "I don't The of the deputation from + - ter -pall creamery. 21e : Western
loon his name. but, Oh, I should the city was to urge the Court of ROBBED 1.1.1'11.11 till\F;�. creamery. 20e. Eggs The demand
Appeals to reremmrrnd to the Lieu- - - continues good, and the undertone
know him ifr 1 saw him," and faint tenant-Governor-one'ouneil that a
((i. Doctors came to her, and on Three
Itroch(ille ling are tuwmit- to the market is stranger, with
the motion et Mr. Hobson the in- Royal Commission be appointed to :Rales at 28 to 30o per detcn.
investigate into the state of Monte; led for Trial.
quest i wa' y evening.
till 7 o'clock reals government. Resolutions ,1 despatch trout Brockville says:: CN [TF:i) STATES M.\RKETS.
on Thur -day eceni:'g' from the Montreal Board of Trade ,1 s3 ternatic scheme of robbing the;
A VERY STARTLING QUESTION and (he citizens of Montreal were postotfice was unearthed on Tues-� Milwaukee, 1►larrh 1G. -Wheat
da • night. and the arrest „ -Steady ; N ,. 1 \orthern. 81.16iy
An extract from the evidence of a short time ago sent to the Attor- } �Fl t three `�
Mr. Kinrade, father of Florence, at hey -General at Quebec. asking that boys, Gilbert Russell, 13 years; to $1.17 ; u. l Northern, $1.141/2
the inquest en Wednrsday night, such tt commission be appointed. Joseph f.arocque, 12, and Jame to $1.15; July, $1.03 asked. Bye
given in answer to Mr. 131ackstock's The matter was referred to the Murray, 11, fol:owed. The boys --No. 1, 79'1 to 80e. Corn- May,
ie c�: ('our' of Appeals. The court re-' uere caught in the a• t. and when 65c bd. Barley --Standard, 67c;
questsample. Ot to 6;c; No. 3. 66 to
••ls it true that when you carne solved its decision. apprelieuded, confessed that they p r^
into y..ur trent hall that day you --- 4. - -- had watched for kiss unthinkingly (16s: No. 1. 64 to 6Ge.
said, '1 have expected this would .c, left in hexes, and, encs srcured, Minneapolis, Msr••h 10 - Wheat
p .1 3101.IN6 1'(IRTIli.. �fe�. $1.11',, lily. 51.1 ,;
happten for a long time''" used them for ripening the boxes. aMr, Nu. 1 har•l, '+1 lin Nu. 1
...-0..,
ill 1c•.+ I) pis of Bettl,whil► ep:.1 . Letts r' containing checks and s. NJ.
$1.13', ; No. tt. North -
the.'.
"11'ill you •wear you did n �t use money were freely taken, and all
expression 1" I:inee. the Ilrc:idnou=l►t' : tit the cath destroyed. On Wed- c•rn. $1.111, to $1.11',; No. 3
'•i (an't for sure." t d^spatul, (rem Londee sal, : i:rsday afternoon they were con- Northern. e1.07'; to $1.09! . Bran
' if sou used an expression of The Evening News sacs it. under- t,:itted fer trial. - la bulk, a23 to 3123.!10. }''lour -
that 1.;:x3 you cannel give me any stand. experiments with the Vick- i First patent.. $.e.55 to $5.a5; sec -
stain for your use (•t it T" er., Sons and Maxim Cu. adapts- end pa:rats. $5.45 to $5.55; first
"There are two reasons I might lien of int(ruel combustion en) clears. $1.1') to 1!•1.50; second
K BO1 SA 1 1:11 111 " \ "-lt 11 `t. clears. $3.15 to 83 ..,.
give it 1 did ray it. In the first gives to large ships has proved soUuli.th. March Iii. -Wheat -- Ao•
place. if I said it that was when 1 successful that the Admiralty has's. -aloe) 1'on 11 n inested in London 1 hard. *1 11: No. 1 Northern, *1. -
thought it was Florence who was decided upon a new type of bat (hind'. C!uo c(• 13; No. 2 Northern, Iii I I ; May,
killed. There arose an idea that t!eship, outdistancing the Dread- $;.12 ; .Til; , 81.11. , : Sept 131.
the man w}IO had been following nought type ala:mat as far a: the \ drape'. h hem Lee,: t. Ont.. __- -
her down south hnd been crazy latter outdistanced its pi(ea.-es- sa+. • • :\' ray% sexed Cie life of LIVE 5TC%(h M 111K ET.
enough to try to stop her marrying sorts. The nee- ship will be a seri the f•our-year .1,1 ton of Oliver
the young minister by shooting her. table moving fortress. Able to mora• Fray.•, w hen the child swallowed Toronto. Mar 11.- --('hoice ex -
Then 1 tl:cuaht too. it might Faye all it, he ►+y Pans ie a complete a safety pin on Wednesday morn- p,r:ers' side! at *5 50; mediu'n qua-
bren oar of these tramps." circle an(i fire all ..f them en e►th(r ing. it way ho. r;ed t., the hospi- , lits at $s to l5.2e: the best picked
"But you cannot swear positive- broadside. Probably the new ship tal and an examination ina(le, leeches.' at *5 : se%eral straight
ly that you did not make that will he armed with ls.5-inch gees. which revealed t'i. pin fast in Ow )„anis, lees e'er. %reit at tt.s(►. The
Statement 1'' and will have a displacement of throat. An in:is.••n ea' n+ad. and demand (••r g.:e(1 .t ••ears• and feed -
"Well. not for sere." :I.O'I ten* and a ip.•ed of 25 kne,ta.'the object r_Lioved. Viers continues, and de'aiCrB h'1:1 no
. re -
House of Commons. In order to duces that on lumber, steel and
make the scheme more feasible it leather: products.
is necessary that the United States, Three bankcrs, now convicts in
Canada and Great Britain agree to the Western Penitentiary in
simultaneously put back the clock Pennsylvania, have Penitentiary
a
one hour in sresent , thus main- shortage of over $26,000 in tho 16 to 161/2c; breakfast bacon, 15%
raining the present business un penitentiary's books. to lCc.
derstaucling with respect to the Lard -Tierces, 12%c; tubs, 13c;
GENERAL. pails, 13%c.
HIE WORLD'S MARKETS
ftl:POUTS 1'IU)11 TiLE F.F..tDIN(i
1I:.tDI: l'L:1B LS.
Pikes of Cattle, Gr:,la, Cheese and
Other Dairy l'r:,duce at
Howe and Abroad.
BBEADSTUFFS.
Toronto, Mar. lee -Flour - On-
tario wheat 90 per cent. patents
$•1.10 to $4.15 in buyers' sacks out-
side for export. Manitoba flour;
first patents, $5.70 to $5.90 on
track, Toronto; second patents,
$5.20 to $5.40, and strong bakers',
$r. to $o.:'0.
Wheat -Manitoba wheat, $1.20
for No. 1 Northern, and 81.17 for
No. 2 Northern, Georgian Bay
ports. No. 1 Northern, $1.21, all
rail, and No. 2 Northern, $1.21 all
rail.
Oats -Ontario No. 2 white, 481/2c
on track, Toronto; No. 2 Western
Canada oats, 48e. Collingwood,
and No. 3 at 461/2 to 47c Colling-
wood.
Peas -No. 2 921/2c outside.
Corn -Nu. 2 American yellow,
74 to 74/c on track, Toronto, and
No. 3 yellow at 73 to 731/2c, To-
ronto. Canadian corn, 72 to 73c
on track, Toronto.
Bran -Cars, $23 in bulk outside.
Shorts, $23 to $23.50 in bulk out-
side.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Apples -$4.50 to $5.50 for choice
qualities, and $3.50 to $4 for sec-
onds.
Beans -Prime, $1.90 to $2, and
handpicked, $2.10 to $2.15 per
bushel.
Honey -Combs, $2.25 to $2.75
per doze 1, and strained, 101/2 to 11c
per pound.
Hay -No. 1 timothy, $10.73 to
$11.25 per ton on track here, and
lower grades, $9 to 810 a ton.
Straw -$7 to $7.50 on track.
Potatoes -60 to 650 per bag on
track.
Poultry -Chickens, dressed, 12 to
14c per pound; fowl, 10 to lle; tur-
keys, 17 to 19c per pound.
THE DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter -Pound prints, 20 to 21c;
tubs and largo rolls, 18 to 20c; in-
feior, 15 to 17c; creamery rolls,
25 to 26c, and solids, 22 to 23c.
Eggs -Case. lots of new laid, 24
to 25c per doze,).
Cheese -Largo cheese, 131/2o per
pound, and twins, 14c.
1100 PRODUCTS.
Bacon -Long clear, 111 to 120
per p.•und in caro lots; mess pork,
$20 to $:.0.50 ; short cut, $23 to $24.
Hams -Light to medium, 14 to
1.11/2c; do., heavy, 13 to 131/2c; rolls,
10% to 11c; shoulders, 101/2e; backs,
hour of opening and closing of
stuck markets, the arrival and do-
_
King Alfonso and his Queen are
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parture of steamships, etc., on King IN MONTREAL.MONTREAL.both sides of the Atlantic. Mr. holidaying in Andalusia. - -
Lewis' bill provides that Canada President Castro is said to be Montreal, March 16. -Peas -No.
about to leave France for Venzuc- 98% to 99c. Oats -Canadian
endorse the proposed scheme, and
la Western No. 2, 51 to bl%c; extra
will enter into a pointUnited s and (creat, Twent .-seven workmen w•ere'No. 1 feed, 50,'., to 51c; No. 1 feed,
Britaintocarry it outwhen the killed in Salsburg, Austria, by an 50 to 501/2c; Ontario No. 2, 50 to
avalanche. 501/2o; Ontario No. 3, 49 to 49%e;
4. time is ripe. The Cuban House of Representa- Ontario No. 4, 48 to 48;- c. Barley
! aives passed a bill legalizing -No. 2, 631/2 to 65c; Manitoba
COURT .tShlal FOR ENQUIRY. cock -fighting. feed, 58 to 58,'.;c. Buckwheat -
Two Anarchists were shut in a 55V, to 500. Flour -Manitoba
Montreal W int : to Investigate tight with the police at Yekatcrin- Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.80
('itis Administration. inlay, Russia.. to $6; Manitoba Spring wheat pat -
Tho fiscal policy is the question ents, seconds, $5.30 to $5.50; Ma-
nitoba strong bakers, 85.10 to *5.-
30; Winter wheat patetrts, $e.40
to 15.50; straight rollers, $5 to
$5.10; straight rollers in bags, $2.-
3e to $2.45; extra in hags. $1.05
to $2.03. Feed --Manitoba bran,
GREAT RUSH TO TIIE WEST
Tho Authorities at Winnipeg Aro Prepar-
mg for a Busy Season.
A despatch from Winnipeg says : this action on the part of the Goes
The immigration authorities are ; eminent was that there was a con -
preparing for one of the greatest; siderable 'eduction in emigration
front Great Britain during the last
seasons in the history of western lis:al year, and from all causes
settlement. Discussing the pros- there was a decrease in that year
pects on Wednesday, Commissioner amounting to 4:s per cent., as com-
t\ alker said :- pared with the r re+ious fiscal year.
"Judging from the thousands of Of this restrictive policy we have
inquiries which we have received already felt the benefit. There were
at the Winnipeg offices and the re- in the city fewer unemployed men
ports which we have received from than there were in previous years,
agents in the United States, Great and much fewer than there would
Britain and the continent of have been had we permitted an
Europe, I have no hesitation in say- extra fifty thousand very poor
ing that the year 1909 will show Europeans to be sent into the
a very great increase over any pre- country during that year. We have
ceding year. Of course, in the year also had during the past winter a
11)03 the. Government of Canada very great reduction in the number
adopted stringent measures to of needy people coming to Immigra-
check in:urigratfon. The result of tion Hall for food."
difficulty in disposing of the small
number uttering at satisfactory
prices. There were a number of
young lambs on sale. These and
sheep were in fair demand at last
week's quotations. Calves were
firm and unchanged Hogs -Select
DROPPED DEAD IN HOTEL.
Proprlctor of Rnsssin House Vietita
of heart Disease..
A despatch from Toronto says:
Mr. Alexander Nelson, senior gro-
at $0.90 f.o.b. and $7.15 fed and prietor of the Rossin House, drop -
watered.
FASTER TIME ON C. P. II.
A Seventy -hyo -boar Service for
Transcontinental Trains.
A despatch from Winnipeg says:
The dream of the C. P. H. operat-
ing officials is about to be realized
in a seventy -two-hour service for
ti anscontinental passenger trains.
This was reported unofficially on
Thursday after the conclusion of a
conference between the leading
western officers of the company.
Tc do this it will be necessary to
maintain a schedule of forty miles
per hour. Whether this is possible
remains to bo sect, but it is cer-
tain that the running time will be
greatly reduced.
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SEALERS
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SEALERS WITH WIRELESS.
Newfoundland Fleet Equipped With
Up-to-date Apparatus.
A despatch from St. John's,
Nfld., says : Equipped with a wire-
less telegraph outfit and manned
by 1,000 men, the Newfoundland
scaling fleet of twenty-three steam-
ers, sailed on Wednesday on its
annual cruise among the dangerous
ice floes of the North Atlantic. It
is expected that much of the anxi-
eYy of past years will be. absent
this year, as almost daily reports
from the sealers are anticipated.
RUSH OF IMMIGRATION.
Settlers From the Western Mates
are Pouring in.
A despatch from North Portal,
Sask., says: The big rush of set-
tlers from the United States bound
for points in Alberta and Saskat-
chewan is now on in earnest. On
Wednesday twenty carloads of set-
tlers' effects passed through on the
Soo line, and on Thursday forty
others carne in. All the passen-
ger trains are crowded with set-
tlers. Indications point to a very
heavy immigration from the west -
States to the Canadian vest.
tet•
M.tDE TWO FLIGHTS.
Canadian Aeronaut ('overs Nine-
teen Miles.
A despatch Ervin Halifax. N. F.,
says: Mr. 1). McCurdy mode two
tights on Wednesday morning in
the aerodrome Silver Dart, aggre-
gating about 19 miles in all. The
flights took place over the ice on
the Bras d'Or Lakes. along a mea-
sured course in a straight line of
four miles. Experiments will now
be resumed with l)r. Bell's tetra-
hedral aerodrome Cygnet 11., the
fifth aerodrome built by the Aerial
Experiment Assc elation.
ern
ped dead in the rotunda of that
hotel shortly before ten o'clock on
Wednesday night. He was going
to the elevater, intending to retire
for the night, when the clerk of
the hotel saw hire stagger slightly
and called to a porter who was
near. This ratan and one of the
bell -boys caught him and laid him
upon the floor. Stimulants were
immediately brought and Dr. Bruce
Riordan was immediately summon -
cd by telephone, but before he ar-
rived Mr. Nelson was dead. Up to
the last minute Mr. Nelson seemed
in his usual health, and just before
starting upstairs had gone to closet
a window in one of the rooms ad-
joining the rotunda.
a•
STANDARD O1i.
Second Trial of Rebating Ends In
Acquittal.
A despatch frcm Chicago says 1
The Standard Oil Co., of Indiana,
cn Wednesday was found not guil-
ty of accepting rebates from the
Chicago and Alton Railway on ship-
ments of oil from Whiting, Ind.,
to East St. Louis, I11. The verdict
was returned by a jury in the Fed-
eral Court. on instructions of Judge
A. G. Anderson, who averred that
he followed tho Circuit Court of
Appeals decisions as to the verdict
returned at the former trial of the
same case. on which verdict Judge
Kenesaw• Mountain Landis assessed
a fine of 829,240.000.
AIRSHIPS IN W.11I.
Britain Inas Found it Necessary to
Extend Their Scope.
A despatch from London says 1
Tho Morning Post anuounees that
the War Office has awakened to the
necessity for increasing and extend-
ing the scope of the military aero-
nautical staff. realizing toot the
science of a+ iation is developing
rapidly and multifariously. In ad-
dition to inviting the Wrights to
make flights here, the War Office
is seriously considering experi-
menting with "certain inventions
that are neither in the nature of
aeroplanes nor dirgille balloons,
which are about to be tried by the
(;crinan Ministry of War."
SAFE.
1•-
FLy BURST.
Peterborough CmIMy Farmer Was
Fatall3 leaned.
A despatch h. ei Peterborough
says: Mussell .lurrison was killed
on Wednesday afternoon by the
breaking of a tly wheel of the horse -
p wer word sawing tnachine en his
farm at Beosfort, South Mona-
ghan. A fragment mutilated his
leg and death resulted during the
night from loss of blood and shock.
Deceased was acted -- and was mar-
ried on New Year's
1)ay.
THE HEALTH OF THE KING
His Condition for Some Weeks Has Been
tho Cause of Great Anxiety.
A de spatch from London says:, publi' attention would be called to
With reference to rumors that it as long as he was able to con -
King Edward's state of health is tinue his ordinary manner of life.
giving serious anxiety, it may bei His condition is somewhat cuinplt-
stated that the King, who is now :rated, hoot it is an afieeti 'n of the
at Biarritz, accompanied by his phy ' kidneys that chiefly alarms the
sician, Si. Teomas Reid, is in good doctors. It may easily happen that
health, to all appearances, and i(' no actual breakdown will occur
active in his usual outdoor and in !for some months.
door pursuits. ( While the a.tthorities are reek -
It is true, nevertheless. that lois I ing in every possible way to avoid
condition for several weeks past alarm and public discussion of the
has been the cause of great anti- King's health, they themselves is•
ety t., his medical men and his in• sued an official intimation a few
timate friends. The melancholy days ago to the effect that it was
truth has been kn.-wn for some not satisfactory. It was set forth
time, even to tho principal news- that his Majesty's visit to Biarritz
papers, hut not a word on the sub- was not holiday or pleasure trip,
jest has ben published in England, but was dictated solely by health
and it has been hoped that no considerations.