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long felt by the children in those schools, many 9f+ whom comea long way to School : The principal and teachers in charge of the rural schools have given much of their own tim2 in trying to make this projeet a success, and it is to b 2 hoped that they will be just as energetic this year as they were up to the close of the School Year 1922 23. - This is EDUCATION WEEK., and the Chapter Committee could not have exhi- bited more wisdom and interest in the furtherance of eduacation than by this praiseworthy contribution. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROUIX STATION. " New York, Nov. 19:h. —The raw sugar market was firm early today. Sales were light and prices were quoted at 7.13 du- ty paid. S:attered liquidation early caus- ed declines of four points in December position in raw sagar futures, but offer- ings were well taken and that months rallied with later deliveries on cavering and continued buying tfor both trade and foreign account. Prices at midday were four to five points net higher. The mar- ket for refined sugar was unchanged at 8.75 to 8.90 for fine granulated and de- mands still lighter. Refined futures no- minal. London, Nov. 19th.—The Prince of Walzs is to visit Sh»uth Africa n»>xt year, tne Chlonial Office arnounced this even- ing. Arragenents for the trip and the Prince’s sojourn were made with Gene- ral Smuts, Premier of South Afriea. Barcelona, Spain, Nc 19:h.—An earthquake of great intensity was felt here early this morning. The disturb- ance lasted teu seconds considerable alarm prevailed among the innabirants, Minor shoeks lasting 20 seconds we.e re- corded later. Oklahoma City. Nov. 19.h. - -Governor Walton was removed from office by the State Senate Jourt of impz2achmant to- day. The verdiet was unanim)us. Tae ‘eonviction was on article 19, charging abuse of pardon and paroie authority, Conviction on one count only was neces- sary for removal. The vote was 41l to 0. A verdiet of guilty was also returned on article 2, charging the execu ive with placing his personal chauffeur on the State Health Department pay roli. Six Senators voted for acquital on this charge. A member of Governor Wal- ton’s couns2l, who reentered the Sznate Chamber when the roll call on th2 ver- dict was started, emtered exceptioas to the vote on the counts. : London, Nov. 19th.—Last in the field of the great proaouncemants, the Liberal manifesto, signed in behalf of the whole pa.tty by Mr Asquith and Mr Lloyd «eorge and issued tonight, is an exceed- ingly long document, more effzctive as an attack on the Government’s policy abroad, than as affording any novel con- structive policy for meeting the problem ST all 1 VIS of unemployment. Its chief interest lies in showing that there can b: noreal ac- comodation bgtwean Liberatism and La- borism, for it frankly declares its convic- *ion that the remradies the Labour Party 1 pose for unemployment namely social- ism and a canital levy, would *‘prove dis- astrous’’ andfthat whar is needed is not destruction of enterprise, but its encour- agement, not the frightening away of capital, but its fruitful use. The terms of the manifesto have been largely dis- counted by Mr Asquith’s speeches. Jt declares that'there is only one explana- tion for the Government’s sudden decis- ion, that ip the single year Parliament has lasted t.e Gevernment’s eonduct of foreign policy :has signally and disas- trously failed, asserting that the Govern- ment’s own ‘despatehes to the Allies make the admission, that the collapse of G2rmany, arising frem the French Poli- cy, is the cause of the distress in which British trade is placed New, York, Noav. 2)th —Foreign Ex- change Firm. Great Britain 4. 33-2, Fraonce 539, Italy 433, Germany .00 000,000,020, Caradiand ollars 2 57329 dis- count. London, Nov. 20 h,—Press referznces to Anglo Freneh reiitions too)k a more hopeful tone today, in view of the com- promise reached by the Council of An- bassadors. L'he newspapers, however, are so loaded with elcction gossip and speeches that some of them find smll ‘'space to discuss the threstening situa- tion kibroad. : Paris, Nov. 20ih. —After six days of negotiations, four meetings and five ad- journments the Ambassacors Council has hit on a compromise forwmula for dealing w1 h Germany which even if it only postpanes the evil hour of decision as many maintain, at least also post- pones a break in the Allied front. (t is hoped that both postponements may prove to be indefinite. New York, Nov. 2):h.—The early raw sugar marketr was ftirm and prices quoted at b 3 for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to 7.28 for centrifugal, Raw sugar fu- tures conticued <cheir upward move- ment on further covering and buying, for both Cuban and European accoun's prcmpted by the firmness of the spot market and rumours of untavourable political developments in Cuba. Prices at midday were at the best and from 7 to 11 points net higher. There was a fair inquiry for refined sugar and prices were unchanged at 875 8.90 for fine granulated. Refined tutures nominal London, Nov. 20th.—The Government received valuable support today from Lord Robert Cecil, who in a farewell speech to bhis constituents at Hitchin, while franKly admitting that he still was a free‘trader, said that under the pre- sent exceptional conditions of employ- ment, it was inadvisable to reject, with- out consideration, any proposal the ob- jeet of which was to give the Govern- ment greater- power tc negotiate with foreign countries regardiw ariils. Sure- ly to ignore such a proposal would be pedantry gone mad, he declared. This is a business proposition; not a theologi- cal argument. " l.ondon, Nov. 20th—>Mr. J. H. Thow- as, General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, who has been a member of the House of Commons for Derby since 1910, has announced that the National Union of Railwavmen has decided to give 10,000 pounds from its political fund to the National Labour Par- ty for use i: the general election. He adds that what labour lacks in funds will be made up by voluntary work and en- thusiasm. Berlin, Nov. 30th. Dr. Rudolf E Ha- venstein, President of the Reichs Bank, died today trom heart disease, He yeuch ed the zenith of his career durving the war, when in the popular estimation he ranked ncxt to Von Hindenbure us a purveyor of the sinews of war. Hoe was an old style Frussian functionar:, with all its merits and faults. His erities hot him to blame for his o' 8 inacy in not ¢x- hausting all possible means o preven the mark from falling into the abvss London. Nov, 20ih,—His Maj sty il e King, replying to the royal address s i to him upon the conelusion of the Imperi- al Conference recently, dwells on a hap- py opportunity of renewirg a personal touch with some of his ninisters of the Overseas Dominions and making the ac- quaintance of others. The King’s roply thus concludes . Nobody ean follow elose- ly, as I have uone, the successive contfer- ences without realizing the immense val- ue of such meetings. First comes the apread of mutual knowledge of the con- ditions of all parts of the Empive, then the increase of good feeling naturally springing np from such knowledge, and lastly the hearty desire to cooperate in strengthening the boads uniting us, so that however distracied the world may pe, the British Commenwealth shall stand steadrast and undismayed’’. Dublin, Nov. 20th.—'lhe first deah of a hunger striker under the Free State regime occurred in the Newbridge Intern- ment Camp this morning, when Denis Barry, a native of Cnk, succumbed to a self-imposed fast. Barry was ao active member of the Independent Republican “army’’ during the fighiing against the Bii ish. He had been on nunger strike 34 days. His brother was summoned to tae canp last Sunday, but the prisoner was aclirious aand did not recognize bins. Nearly three hundred prisoners are still hunpeer s.rikers, including many political and miittary leaders, some of whom are reported to be very weak. Paris, Nov. 2lst.—Lord Crewe receiv- ed instructions from London this morn- ing regarding the ncote the Allies are to send to Germany. It was then announc- ed that the Council of Ambassadors vuld meet this afternoon. :