JY. IO-AUG. 2 



DIARY OF EVENTS 1911 



10. Russia informs Germany of her support for France 

 on Morocco question. Russian battleship "Poltaver" 

 launched on the Neva. Mr. Balfour speaks at dinner to 

 celebrate Mr. Chamberlain's- 75th birthday in London. 

 Forest fires in Northern Ontario; 400 lives lost. 



11. King George reviews 16,000 troops in Phoenix Park, 

 Dublin. French Chamber decides by 476 votes to 77 to 

 postpone discussion of French policy on Morocco question. 

 Zeki Bey, Turkish official and journalist, shot dead in 

 Constantinople. Major J. R. Chancellor appointed Gov- 

 ernor of Mauritius. Railway accident at Bridgeport, 

 Conn.; 12 killed, 44 injured. Royal Commission on Tuber- 

 culosis issues Final Report in London. 



12. King George and Queen Mary leave Dublin. 

 Death of Sir Eldon Gorst. U. S. Attorney-General 

 Wickersham recommends dismissal of Dr. Harvey W. 

 Wiley, chief of Bureau of Chemistry in Dept. of Agriculture, 

 for violation of the law. James Whitcomb Riley gives a 

 $75,000 plot of land to Indianapolis Ind., U.S.A., for a 

 public library .-~Au Sable City, Mich., destroyed by forest 

 fires. 



13. Investiture of Prince of Wales at Carnarvon Castle. 

 Angio- Japanese alliance renewed for ten years. Wick- 

 low (East) by-election results in return of Capt. Donelan 

 (see May 22) unopposed. Glasgow seamen's strike settled. 



14. King George and Queen Mary open new building of 

 University College of North Wales at Bangor. French 

 national Fete celebrated. 



' :*S- King George and Queen Mary visit Aberystwith 

 and lay foundation stone of National Library of Wales. 

 Lord Kitchener' appointed British Agent and Consul- 

 General in Egypt. Turkish column under Edhem Pasha 

 ambushed by Albanians near Ipek; 200 killed and wounded. 

 New treaty of commerce and customs agreement between 

 Germany and Japan ratified at Tokyo. Cork (East and 

 North-East) by-elections result in return of Mr. J. Mul- 

 doon and Mr. T. M. Healy (Nationalists) unopposed. 



17. King George and Queen Mary arrive in Edinburgh 

 and stay at Holyrood. It is announced that Germany 

 demands concession of territory in French Congo as com- 

 pensation for forgoing her rights in Morocco. Railway 

 accident at Mulheim, Baden; 12 killed, 10 injured. ? 

 Development Commission issue first annual report in Lon- 

 don. Northumberland miners vote in favour of strike 

 to end three-shift system: Sir Robert Chalmers, K.C.B., 

 appointed Permanent Secretary of the Treasury. Treaty 

 of Commerce and Navigation between U. S. and Japan 

 becomes effective (see February 21 and April 5.) House 

 publicity bill, passed by U. S. Senate with amendments 

 (see April 14 and Aug. 19). U. S. Government brings suit 

 against Philadelphia & Reading Railway to force it to give 

 up control of coal companies. 



18. American gunboat sent to Haiti to protect American 

 interests. Mohammed Ali, ex-Shah of Persia, begins an 

 attempt to recover his throne. 



19. King George and Queen Mary attend dedication of 

 Chapel of Order of Thistle at St. Giles's Cathedral, Edin- 

 burgh. Mr. John Burns speaks at Conference of National 

 Association for Prevention of Consumption. Spain 

 apologises to France for affront offered to M. Boisset, 

 French Consular Agent at Alcazar. United States Govern- 

 ment ratifies treaty with Great Britain providing for ar- 

 bitration of certain pecuniary claims. 



20. Parliament Bill, as amended, read third time in 

 British House of Lords. Bedfordshire (Luton) by-election 

 results in return of Mr. C. B. Harmsworth (Liberal), 

 majority 613. King Nicholas of Montenegro lays before 

 fjpresentatives of England, France, Russia, Austria- 

 Hungary, and Italy a proposed arrangement between 

 Turks and Albanians. Prince Henry Motor Competition 

 through Germany and England between German and Royal 

 British Automobile Clubs concludes in London with victory 

 of British. 



21. King George and Queen Mary leave Edinburgh and 

 return to London. Letter published from Mr. Asquith to 

 Mr. Balfour, stating that the Government will advise the 

 King to exercise his prerogative by creating a sufficient 

 number of peers to secure passing of Parliament Bill as 

 introduced. Mr. Lloyd George speaks on Morocco Crisis 

 at Mansion House, London. Lord Selborne speaks at 

 Constitutional Club, London, on Government's attitude 

 towards Constitution. Explosion on board British 

 destroyer "Kangaroo"; 2 killed, 5 injured. Somerset 

 (West) by-election results in return of Col. Boles (Unionist, 

 majority 604. 



22. Mr. Asquith has an audience with King George as to 

 action of Govt. on Parliament Bill. Great fire at Stam- 

 boul during celebration of third anniversary of Turkish 

 Constitution; nearly 5,000 houses burnt. Aeroplane race 



over 1,010 miles circuit in Great Britain begins at Brook- 

 lands, Surrey. King's Prize shooting competitions at 

 Bisley, Hants., result in Bronze Medal going to Corporal 

 J. Trainer, Canada, Silver Medal to Private A. G. Garrod, 

 Gold Medal to private W. J. Clifford, Canada. Canadian 

 Reciprocity bill passes U. S. Senate, 53 to 27. 



24. Mr. Balfour, Lord Lansdowne and Mr. Asquith 

 have audiences of King George. British House of Com- 

 mons assemble to consider Lords' amendments to Parlia- 

 ment Bill. Mr. Asquith endeavours to make statement 

 but is shouted down, and the Speaker adjourns the House. 

 British cruiser "Fox" captures two dhows in Persian 

 Gulf with rifles and ammunition on board. Reciprocity 

 Bill strenuously opposed in Canadian Parliament and 

 appeal to the country demanded. Fur seal treaty ratified 

 by U. S. Senate (see July 7). U. S. Interstate Commerce 

 Commission orders lower freight rates from eastern points 

 to points between Missouri river and Pacific Coast. In 

 Texas state-wide prohibition defeated by majority of 

 over 6,000. 



25. Lord Lansdowne and Mr. Balfour appeal to Peers 

 to pass Parliament Bill rather than force the Crown to use 

 prerogative. Mr. Asquith's interrupted speech in House 

 of Commons published; Lord Hugh Cecil shouted down in 

 House of Commons by Ministerialists. Dam at Fernbank, 

 on Ohio river near Cincinnati, is opened for use. In New 

 York, 37 of 83 men indicted in connection with alleged 

 "Wire Trust," plead guilty and pay fines of 1,000 to 

 $1,700. 



26. Dinner to Lord Halsbury given in London by "Die 

 Hard" opponents of Parliament Bill, Lord Selborne 

 presiding.i^First Universal Races Congress opens in Lon- 

 don. British Medical Association meet at Birmingham 

 and consider attitude of profession towards National 

 Insurance Bill. Aeroplane race over 1,010 circuit of Great 

 Britain won by "Beaumont" (Lt. Conneau), Vedrines 

 second. Queen of Holland and Prince Consort visit King 

 and Queen of the Belgians at Brussels. Maharaja of 

 Gwalior gives 8,000 for charitable institutions to com- 

 memorate the Coronation. Pres. Taft signs the Canadian 

 Reciprocity bill passed by U. S. Congress. Pres. Taft 

 sends to the U. S. Congress message on Controller Bay 

 (Alaska) controversy and opens to private entry 12,800 

 acres near Bering coal field of Alaska. 



27. Cunard liner "Laconia" launched at Wallsend. 

 Race for Goodwood Cup won by Lord St. Davids' "Kil- 

 broney." Senator La Follette's compromise wool-tariff 

 bill passes U. S. Senate, 48 to 32. 



28. Violent thunderstorm in London accompanied by 

 wind velocity of 54 miles per hr. and i.i inch rainfall in 

 15 minutes. Sir Wilfrid Laurier lays Imperial naval 

 defence scheme as passed by Imperial Conference before 

 Canadian House of Commons. At farewell banquet in 

 New Zealand to Irish envoys, Acting Premier makes speech 

 in favour of Home Rule. Railway accident at Crewe; 30 

 injured. Portuguese Republic protests to Spain against 

 permitting monarchical plotters to meet on Spanish ter- 

 ritory. Haitian revolutionists defeated at Les Cayes; 

 fifth American warship sent to Haiti. 



20. Sir Wilfrid Laurier advises dissolution of Canadian 

 Parliament. Bethnal Green by-election results in return 

 of Mr. C. F. Masterman (Liberal), majority 184. World's 

 Sculling Championship won at Parramatta river, N.S.W., 

 by Richard Arnst, in record time of 19 min. 46 sec. for 3 

 miles, 330 yds. 



3T. Naval agreement with British over-sea Dominions 

 issued in London as Parliamentary paper. Court of Appeal 

 in London dismisses Mr. H. Bottomley's appeal against 

 judgment condemning him in 50,000 damages (see June 

 30). Prince of Wales gazetted a midshipman to H.M.S. 

 "Hindustan." British Govt. protests to Moorish Govt. 

 against expulsion of two British subjects from Agadir. 

 Persian Mejliss place price of 33.000 on head of Moham- 

 med AH, ex-Shah. Russian Minister to Persia moves to 

 force resignation of Mr. Morgan Shuster, Financial Adviser. 

 Increases in commutation rates of railroads serving New 

 York City, except those of Pennsylvania Railroad, approved 

 by U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission. 

 August: 



1. Strike begins in London Docks. *-U. S. Senate passes 

 Farmers' Free List Bill. Fire at lunatic asylum, Hamilton, 

 Ont.; many lives lost. Haitian revolution successful. 

 King's Cup at Cowes won by Sir M. Fitzgerald's yacht 

 "Julian." 



2. Anglo-American and Franco-American arbitration 

 treaties signed at Washington. S. W. Lancashire by- 

 election results in re-election of Sir Ryland Adkins (Liberal), 

 majority 411. Two newspaper correspondents expelled 

 from Agadir. German Emperor's Cup at Cowes won by 



