GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 42, 14 February 1912, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

(Received 14, 11.20 a.in.)

London, February 13

Tt is officially announced that a Marquisate of the United Kingdom has. been conferred on Lord Carrington, who has resigned his position of Lord Privy Seal. Karl . Crewe, who is retaining the Secretaryship for India, has been appointed Lord Privy Seal. Mr McKinnon Wood has succeeded Lord Pcntland as Secretary for (Scotland, and a new post will ho found later on for Lord Pcntland. 'I he overseas High Commissioners for the first tune will be accompanied by their ladies at to-morrow’s opening! of Parliament. Sir Walter Egcrton, Governor of Southern Nigeria, has been transferred to Guiana, and Sir Frederick Ltigard has been appointed Governor of Southern and Northern Nigeria. Mr Samuel, Postmaster-General, replying to a deputation, intimated that thei post office would hereafter annually engage only 3750 boys instead of six thousand and. would dismiss 400 yearly' 1 instead of 4400.

Eight boys at Meath Industrial School are being charged with murdering John Keely, assistant master. Lisbon, February 13. Troops attacked smugglers who sought refuge in a deserted monastery at; Chamusca. Five smugglers wore killed and nine wounded. New York, February 13. Mr Roosevelt has received numerous influential requests to become a 'Presidential candidate. He decided to take a week to think it over. Ottawa, February 13.

The Government is contemplating the appointment of a number of Parliamentary under-secretaries similar to j the British system. Communications are passing with the Home authorities with a view to securing memoranda on the subject. The work of ■Cabinet is accumulating so rapidly that this step is necessary. Ministers may he allowed to speak in the Senate while voting only in the Lower House.