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Show FOIIEIGX. CANADIAN INFORMATION. Montreal, 9 A preliminary meeting meet-ing of influential gentlemen a as been held to take steps to afford tbe people an opportunity to express (heir opinions opin-ions l-e.spt-Ctiiisf ibe recent Peuia n raids and providing for the course to be taken by government o prevent such occurrences hereafter. Several speeches were , i?'V,t,,jp weu-li t iio dcu-ju i.ii.i - xaointoii, m thanking Prest. Grant for his promptness in stopping the raiders, was considered disgraceful. Mr. Morris said the Canadian government gov-ernment had already staled the case Su a strong manner to the imperial g,vernuient, and intended to send a cabinet minister to London to represent repre-sent their views. CABLE NEWS. Constantinople, 0 The great Gre in the Pera district is subdued; over seven thousand buildings of all sorts arc destroyed, many of them the best in the city. The loss of life has greatly exceeded the estimate esti-mate some days ago. The remains of a hundred and fifty human beings have been found. It is supposed this number represents half the actual loss. The total pecuniary pecuni-ary loss is computed at twenty-five million pounds sterling. The English underwriters suffer heavy losses. The archives id' the British embassy were saved-. The American Church of the immaculate conception was on fire several times and considerably damaged, dam-aged, but the Gobelin tapestry, a gift of the Empress Eugenic, with which the church was decorated, was saved. |