Show SHORT STORIES Mr Marconi left St Johns for Ottawa yesterday afternoon He expects to stay there but a short time and hopes to reach England by January 10th Time Buffalo Board of Alflormen has accepted ac-cepted thc resignation of City Treasurer Philip Gcrst whose accounts arc now undergoing art Investigation In a saloon quarrel Cambridge City Tnd < John Ryan was shot and killed by one of two brothers named Schook living at Now Lisbon huh The Schooks arc under un-der nrresL Venezuela having failed last year In her attempt to renew diplomatic relations with France has Invoked the Spanish Government to Instruct Spanish Embas sndors to plead her Cause Thc Uhrlstmas toy fair held along tho boulevards of Paris presented Its customary custom-ary aspect this year The booths were attractively decorated but thc unceasing rains completely marred the usual enthusiasm en-thusiasm Judge Tuley annpunccd yesterday In Chicago that his decision In thc suit for the appointment of a receiver for tile Zion Lace Industries would not be handed down until after his return from his holiday holi-day vacation Several oiilzens of Vaco formerly of Beyrout Syria who went to their childhoods child-hoods home to visit friends have cabled to tile Texas city authorities for transportation trans-portation back to Texas having learned that the Turkish Government objects to their prcsenos In that portion of thc Sul tans domain Madame Loubet wlfo of thc President of France presented Christmas gifts to tho servants employed in thc Elyaue palace pal-ace and their children She afterward attended the fete of AlsaceLorraine hold in the winter circus where toys and clothing were distributed from thc great Christmas tiee to COOO children from the provinces |