A gale which has been raging for the past two days has caused much Joss of life and property along the New England coast, where gusts of wind blowing at the rate of 70 miles an hour have demolished whole rows of wooden houses along the beaches. Two schooners have been driven ashore—Reuter.
Parliament reopened to-day, when the Government resigned owing to the sweeping Labour victory in the general election in October. 31. Melibye, the Agrarian leader, is forming a coalition Government.
Oslo, Jan. 25.
Hornsrad of the Farmer La-hour Party, has accepted the Pretniership oWing to the inability of the Agrarian leader, B. Mellbye, to form a Inbour Government.
Lonpox, Jan, 24:—The new Can-adion Pacific' str. Duchess of Bedford, for service between Liverpool and St. Lawrence, was launched to-day by Mrs, Baldwin." The Prime Minister was present and, at the subsequent luncheon, he referred to the immense part played by the Canadian Pacific Railway in the development of Canada. To it they owed the union and federation of Canada from east to west—British Jess through Reuter.
The professor of history, Bl. Edward Bull, has accepted the port folio of Foreign Affaira—Reuter.
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