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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY DAYIt It is learned that identical notes were sent by the United States to Croat Britain and Cermany after the cabinet meeting last Fridny and that they con ¬ tained the following proposals Croat Hritain and icrmany are asked in the interests of humanity and the safeguarding of legitimate commerce to remove all mines from the high seas except those directly necessary for the protection of coast defenses and harbors Croat Hritain is asked to acquiesce in a plan to permit the distribution of foodstuffs to the civilian population of Jormany Cermauy is asked to abandon its submarine warfare on merchant ships if the proposed food arrangement is made witli i rent Britain BritainThe The steamer Mongolian of the Allan line bound from Philadelphia for JIasgow Scotland is in dis ¬ tress 400 mills off Cape Race The Mongolian was said to be calling for help and leaking badly The Ked Cross liner Stephano is about 41 C miles from Halifax and is rushing to tin assistance of the Mon ¬ golian A message 10 Boweriug Co agents for the Stephano from 1 H Bennett acting premier of Newfoundland said that the Mongolian had 200 passengers aboard but Philadelphia reports say she sailed without passenger The crew numbers sixty The coast guard ship Seneca reported late yesterday afternoon by wireless via Cape Race that it was convoying the steamer Mongolian into Hali ¬ fax and that the steamer was leaking badly badlyThe The outlook for an adjustment of the differences between China and Japan has improved distinctly The conferences between representatives of the two nations apparently are progressing toward a compro ¬ mise The Japanese government has given indi ¬ cations which are regarded as definite that it will not insist for the present UIHUI the groui of general demands which it presented These include the chief points upon which China based her resistance to the representations from Tokio TokioSupreme Supreme Court Justice Weeks denied the appli ¬ cation for a new trial made by counsel for former lieutenant of police Charles Hooker who is under sentence of death for the murder of Herman Itoson tlial in Now York The application was based on an alleged affidavit by James Marshall a negro who testified at lht second trial of Hooker In which he recanted his testimony testimonyIn In the last month tlire has been a noticeable re ¬ vival of business in Paris Numerous shops res ¬ taurants tea rooms and theaters have reopened their dmirs dmirsThe The trial of Harry K Thaw on conspiracy charges growing out of his escape from Matteawan has been poslH nrd lo March S SThe The sonato by a vote of 11 to 24 killed the navy plucking board
