Aug. 19--Parliament endorses [Transcriber: original 'indorses'] England's participation in war; speeches by Premier Borden and Sir Wilfrid Laurier; women exercise veto power to prevent husbands from going to war. Aug. 21--Move in Parliament to contribute million bags of flour to Belgium; all war measures passed; Bank of Montreal will contribute $100,000 for patriotic purposes; two cruisers added to naval force at Esquimalt. Aug. 22--War session of Parliament ended; troops on way to Quebec. Aug. 23--Princess Patricia presents flag to Light Infantry. Aug. 25--Second army is being mobilized. Aug. 26--Applications by letter from American citizens for army service refused. Aug. 29--All available troops to be maintained under arms; Princess Patricia Light Infantry sails from Montreal. Aug. 30--Troops delayed at Quebec. Aug. 31--England accepts food offers from Alberta and Quebec; unsuccessful [Transcriber: original 'unsucccessful'] attempt to wreck troop train near Montreal; volunteers will replace Bermuda garrison. Sept. 10--Declared that Department of Militia and Defense kept secret the passage of Indian troops through the Dominion. Sept. 11--Passage of Indian troops denied; officials of White Pass & Yukon Railway warn Germans and Austrians not to try to pass through the Yukon. Sept. 24--Thirty-two thousand troops sail. Sept. 28--Laurier wants French-Canadian regiment. Sept. 30--Cadets from Royal Military College sail for England. Oct. 5--Col. Hughes. Minister of Militia, says he can raise another large contingent of men; second expeditionary force is to be organized. Oct. 7--New York Staats-Zeitung barred from the mails. Oct. 8--First [Transcriber: original 'Frist'] contingent of troops reaches Southampton. *ENGLAND.* July 24--England will side with Russia in event of hostilities with Austria. July 27--Sir Edward Grey asks France, Italy, and Germany to confer with England to avert general conflict. July 28--Germany refuses to accept Sir Edward Grey's proposal for conference, but sends conciliatory reply; nation averse to war, but will aid Allies; Home Rule strife forgotten. July 29--Report that Grey is forming new peace proposals; London Times pessimistic. July 30--Unionist papers declare England must fight if Germany attacks France; war preparations continue; political parties declare truce; amending bill to Home Rule bill dropped; preparations in Far East, at Malta, and Cape Town. July 31--Government joins France in trying to adjust matters between Russia and Austria; country is calm; preparations at Hongkong for hostilities. Aug. 1--Sir Edward Grey favors throwing weight of navy at once in favor of France and Russia; Lloyd George does not favor participation; special meeting of Cabinet called; King George appeals to Czar for peace; Cabinet in night session; Belgian neutrality an issue; London Times denounces Germany.