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Princeton, Nov. 19th. —By the narrow margin of a field goal kicked by Smith, of Princeton, and the resultant three points, Princetcn defeated Yale here yesterdsy afterpoon in the annual feot- ball match. Berlin, Nov. 19th.— The weekly retr cult of the Reichsbenk shows a re- a- crease in eurrency during the se. rd week irg*vember, when sixly-?ve\il- licn na‘ys‘ of new norey was putjin circulatign. Londor, Nov. 19th.—The rew Parlia- ment, which assembles tcmoriew, will possess one novelty, ss it will be tle first Pailiement in wlich tke Labour party has attaired dimensions entitlirg it to be reccgnized as the official opposi- tion, with certain presciiptive privileges in the emenities of the House attached to that position. There are three possible claimants for gho position of leader of the opposition, nz&ly, Mr. Asquith. Mr. Lloyd Grorge a%d Mr. Clynes, suppos: ing the latter, as expected is reelecied Cnairman of the official opposition, as the Labour party far outweighs in strength either the Asquith or Livyd George parties. Mecnday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be occupied in the for malities of electing a new speaker and the swearing in of new members. Mr. 1. P. O’Connor, as father of the Hnouse, will propose the reelection of the present speaker, Mr. Whitley and his motion i 3 expected to be carried unanimously. Thoe formal opening of Parliament by the Kine will take pilace on Thursday whean His Mhjesty will deliver a brist spaach, in waich he will annbyance th2 ass2m- blinz of a new Parliameat anl intimace that its p:.'incipnl businass will b= th2 ratification® of the Irish Constitutioan, whien must be accomplished by Decam bar 6:h, otherwise the Aaglo-Irish treaty will lapse. :For this reason, muzh less tin: than usual will be occupiedin d- bife o tha adiras in veply o th: Kinz's speech and Parliament will ad- journ earl/ In December, to re-assemblie i, February, when the real bu:iness of lezislation will bezin. Constantirople, Nov. 19th.--The Crown Prince Abdul Medjid Etfendi, cousin of the Snitan Moham med Sixth, was elected Calipn by the Gieat National Ass>nbiy o ‘l'urkey on Saturd.y and wiil be I©- ducted into office tomorrow. Angord will probably bz the seat of the Cil- phare u.til the foreizn oceapation of Constantinople ceases. Audul Medj d Kfendi was born in 185). He receive | 148 votes out of a total of 165 cast. I'ne new cahpn telegraphed his accepiance, reserving certain Imited temporal pow- ars. ‘He isa Sup ol <tue Sullap Abdul Aziz and is desciibed as interested in lotters and literatuve, a patron of the arts and an acecmpiisisd pafnter and composer of music. He has al .vays been entified with the Nationa'ist movement qud is eredited with posss sing a strong wiil. His friends say he will not becontent ST LROU I X A VYI S to remain merely as the religicus hecd of Islam, but will insist upon exercising temporal powers. Unlike most Turks, he has only one wife ard lives modestly and quietly, not mixing in rolitics. I ondon, Ncv. 20th.—According to ru- meurs ircm Dublin, published in the Evening News, Mr. Eiskine Childers, ore cf the chief. assistents of Mr. De Velera, has Leen executed, tcgether with eight cther men, whese remes are rqt given. He was recently tricd kefore a nilitery ccuit ¢na clLarge of bearing crmes illegally. Havana, Nov. 2Sth.—The delegate frem Pansma replied to the cofficial ad- drexs of welecme at the first session of the Latin-Anerican Medical Cergress. whict, opened here tcday in this city, The adiresses, .vhi. were kroadcasted by radio, were able to . heard within a radius of three thousand asiles. Constantinople, Nov. 20th.- Rafet Pasha, the Grvernor, may be dismi se his office on occount of his failure to prevent the .ape of the Suitan. Accordin. to the ssociated Press correspendsnt= Raflet declared that® while the Nationai -~ i not attach much importance to the they nevertheless denounced Gre: on- tain’s complicity in the matter, des: bing it as-a flagrant interference in ' .Kkish affairs. Washington, Nov. 20th.—A specizl session of Congress was convened today, to last a fortnight, in order to discuss the administrations ship subsidy bill. Tomorrow, it is expected, tha President will address a jolot sesston. Lausanne, Nov. 20. h.—M. Poincare, Lord Curzon and Premier Mussoiinl re sumed their preiimiinary conierence U .3 morning. The tiesitent of Sviizerk od read an address to which s.ord Cu z replied. The fiist to arrive were M. Vea- izelos and Preinier Mussolini, foilowed by M. Poinecare, aaxd wnen immediately atter by Lerd Cuizon .and M. Bairvere, The conference wil. meet again tomoirow evening. Hong Kong, Nov. 20th.--While er route from tais port to Macao, a Bri ish steamer was scized by a band of Chinese pirates, travelling as passengers. They leld the ship ior thittecr hours, but weire finally driven overboard by the crew and pessengers after2 lierce fight in which several casualties occurred, incluuing the captain of the steamer, a French priest and a Kuropean pessenger. leondin NovZiech = in a nessave 1o Lkafet Masha, the Natiovraiist Gouvernor of Constantincple, the Angura Gov- erument expresses its inablity to uunder stand the reason for the Sultan’s flight, inasmuch as the great Nauobnal assen- bly ¢f ttrkey, whne voungior the akol- ition of his iemporul power, continued (0 recogpize hin, as Luiph, uvnul e elec- tion of .bis stecessor, ang AtigCla, as cut- lined in a despateh 1.0 Cerstantineple, Las instructed Rafct to supply the details of his flight. A Reuter’s despateh froia Constantinople, says that th- Allied High Commissioner, on receiving assurance from the Turkish Government at Con- stantipople that it would see that the newspapers refrained from publishing anything whicl. might work against the safety of the Allied trcops and of public order, unanimously decided to abolish the censorship, beginning November 18th. Dublin, Nov. 20th.—7 The cityvissvffer- ing frcm an acute attack of nerves, part- ly owing to Mr. De Valera’s threat of re- prisals, if Mr. Erskine Childers, convict- ed of carrying arms, is executed. London, November. 20th.—The King’s speech at the formal epening of Parlia- ment on Thursday, it is understood, will begin with an important reference to Foreign Affairs, followed by an aliusion to uremplovment at home, as connected with the unsettled conditions of Kurope. Levi:lation establishing the ne v constitu- tion of Ireland will b mentioned, how- ever, as the sole mi‘ter, which necessita- ted the meeting of Parliament for the s ¢ond tim> this yvear. and and the Hous2 will b: invited to pass upon it withouc 4=la. I'he oTicial view is that ten work- .. » days should suflice [or the debate on the =iy to the speech irom the Throne and the nassace of the Ivish Bil, but it is regarded -~ somewhat doubiful, if the Govt’s. prog ‘anme for a very short ses sion can be strictly adhared to: Contrary to tl.e usual ex :rience after a general election, the Oy psition, as represented by the augmented %Labour Party, is in hizh svirits over th> reinforeemnt of its iumber and is pot hikely to forago, will ingly, the oirportunities the debate g#l offor An amendment,Yraising th~stfob- letn of unemp.oy nent and er F o .a- badac p o)) ls ons I 3 6% p22ied, witl 3 pr=ssel up n bhe Govt. and o 2 an2niments-may b 2 moved, waoil.. the naageass will be erowded with youns s rhors from the North eager to address the House on mattzrs in which they are clearly inievested. Mr. Smithe, Pres:- dent of tne Scoiish Mines Union, how evor toid his execu‘ive commilfee ¢! Glasgow today that although l.abour is row about 150 strong they must not ex peet 2 midenvium in the next few mont s, but they mivht loak fcra vast imiprovemct in conditions for the work- ers. The two Liberal parties will also ba agctive aid it mayv ie necestary to offer sp.cial days fer tie cebute after t e [rish business is transacted. Asked w.e i:r Mr. Newbold, the so Hary Com muaist in the new Parliament, would tuke the ovath of adegiacz: to the King, the Communist Party’s Parlisnentary Seeretary admittea wnat the ocaih did not aeccord wiin 're principles of thae Partv, but a lded that “‘as a matter of expediency,’”’ no p.acrical difficulty was anticipated. Cons antinople, Nov. 20.b, —’he inves- titure of Abdul iVI-Nlqu iuif rlidi, as sz- ‘iph, will take place to-morrow.