29 MAY 1920, Page 2

Sefior Carranza, the ex-President of Mexico, who was deposed by

General Obregon a fortnight ago, was overtaken in his flight and assassinated by General Herrera, one of the new dictator's lieutenants. The Mexican climate is not healthy for ex-Presi- dents who linger on the road to exile. It is announced that the Mexican Congress on Monday elected General Muerte as the new President. The forms of democracy are preserved, but Mexico still remains the sport of rival -bandits.