London, June 7.
The British Government is taking Washington, June 6.
Indicating the great military importance attached by the United States to be Caribbean Sea, Admiral W. E. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, was today appointed Governor of Porto Rice in place of Governor Blanton Winship.
Governor Winship recently tendered his resignation and it was accepted by President Roosevelt yesterday. Today, the President officially named Admiral Leahy to the vacant an extremely serious view of the incident in Pootung-on June 6, in which a British employee of a British firm, the China' Printing and Finishing Company, and Japanese bluejackets were involved, as a result of which the British subject, R. M. Tinkler, lost his life, It is pointed out that the Japanese are virtually in control of the mill area and that for some time, there have been disturbances among the workers, Following British protests, an armed British naval guard was mounted over the mill but was with-post.
Porto Rice, meaning "rich port" in Spanish, was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493, one year after he discovered America, Tt covers an area of 3495 square miles and has a population of 1,750,- 000, including some 400,000 Negros and half-breeds. San Juan de Porto Rice is the capital and has a population of 137,215.
The island was ceded to the United States by Spain on December 10, 1898, upon conclusion of the Peace of Paris.—Havas. drawn after a few days on the receipt of a written assurance from the Japanese that British lives and property would be protected Only yesterday, Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador in Tokyo, raised the matter with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, drawing attention to the activities of certain Japanese in fomenting the strikes. and the absence of steps by the Japanese to preserve law and order.—Reuter Mr. W. A. Narbeth, the British Phrenological Soci "Phrenology in the Law Court: that judges and magistrates should be chosen according to the development of their skulls. He pointed out that magistracies are awarded for political services, which, in his opinion, is the worst possible way, as he thinks they should have the same qualities as the judges.
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