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New York. Itisalso reported that Mr. Sixtn has met with appreciable success and is practically encumbered fwith busi- ness for his Company. We are already acquainted with the quality of this gentle- man as an energetic business man, promoter, and partriot; ard are also well aware of the advantages of the Agency he represents. We can therefore only add our good wishes as encouragement to him who scarcely needs it, as thereis “‘no Alps’’ in the way of business which Mr. Sixto eannot conquer. [From New York, be proceeds to Boston, Chieago, ind Phiiadelphia,—p 'shing business all the time. He is expected home with the proofs of his endeavour in a few months.—St. Thomas Bulletin Aug. 23rd. . s b & Commander W. C. Decker, U. S. Navy is expected here next month on the U. S, S. Gulfport and will be assigned to duties as Aide to the Governor. fill- ing the vacancy caused by the departure of Commander ;:Durr.—The Sparks Aug. 27th. Among the miany students in Spanisb, Don Pablois now giving Mrs. Kitrelle and guest a complete course ia Spanish. lbid. TELEGRA Mb. ST. CROIX STATION. London, Aug. 29th.—James UMasterton Smith has been appointed permanent Under Secretary for the Colonies, in suc- cession to Sir George Fiddes, who has oceupied the position since 1916. tondon, Aug. 29th.—The rebels in the Calicut distriet have ircreased to 15,000 and the area of the rehellion has been ex- tended, says a despatch to the ‘‘Daily Mazil”’ from Allahabad, The expectation of tfamine is due to disorganization in trade and communicafion. A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company irom Bombay says the whole of the beauti- ful forest tract surrounding the Nilamn- bur palace has been laid waste, and ev ery Hindu Louse in the district looted One of the rebel leaders has estab- lished himseli in the palace as ruler. Evidence is accumulating, says the des- patch, that tne success of the rebels in obtaining arms and ammunition was due to the treachery of individual members of the native police and formeér Sepoys. A Reuter cable from India reports that Indian troops are proceeding from Can- nonore to the northern districts to quell the risinzs of the Moplahjtribes. A Calicut despatch says the l»sses to date are sev- eral Europeans, many Hindus massacred, 920 men of the Leinster Regiment and 16 native policemen missing and about 700 of the rebels have been Killed. London, August 29th.—Labour lead- ers, comprising a majority of the Munici- pal Council of Poplar, one of the Bor- oughs of Metropolitan London, recent- ly refused to levy certain rates, and ST LU iLEx A VLS . a high cour' judgemant was daliver- | ed against them by whieh it was in- | dicated that wuniess they reconsider- - ed their decision they would be im- | prisoned. Yesterday there was a great - demonstration near the tower of London in which all the West End Boroughs participated in support of the Poplar members decision not to levy the rates. - The huge procession was headed with 2 banner inscribed ‘‘Popiar counciilors are determined te go to prison to secure equalization of rates for poorcr DBer- oughs.” Speakers uiged the East End | people to begin a huge ''no rent, no rates, no taxes’’ strike. They said the move- . ment wruld give labour the biggest . vietory ever won by the cause. The councillors reemphasized that they could not levy the rates, and would cheerfully | go to prison. It is expected that they ' will be arrested this week. ’ (zeneva, Aug. 29th.—1'wenty eight ' nations have rutifiad the International ' court provided for under the jcovenant | . of the League ¢t Nations, thus assuring . the permanent esiablishment of the | court. Ninety ‘candidates have been | - nominated for a judgesaip | Dublin, Aug. 29th.—The Republicans | . were busy today consulting togethier and | | also with the.r {supporters conceruing the | ' Irish Psituation, but 1t was Jofficiaily an- | | nounced at six o’clock this aiterunoon ‘nat | ' no reply togthe latest communicadon of | - Mr. Lloyd weorge wouid be sent to Lon- | | don tenight. Offleials at Dublin eastle | ' and otii2r persons interested in the sue- | | cess ‘of the peace negotiations siomed | | unpex.'m:'bvd tonight over the deiay n | | replying to M. Lloyd lseorge. Il was | | admiited at iue casile, which geaeraliy | | has received carly news of any decision | | the Da. Bircang 13 to make that it was | | not known what ihe latest repiy of Mr, | i De Valera a- d ais ioilowers would be. Up- L. timism however prevalled ai lne castie | and likewise among a large section of the | publie It is jconsidercd probable that ! the reply drafted by the cabinet may be | i altered (0 some extent on the advice of | persons ouitide the Dail Eircann, It has ' been aileged that Mr. De Valera’s pre: ! vious letter to tne Prime Minister was | . toned down before it was sent to London | The report. that Micnael Goilins, the Sinn . Fein Minister of Finance intewds to carry | the battie for a united Ireland into the I “encmys country’’. I. was said tonight . that if Mr. Collins achieved any success | '~ Eamon De Valera and Arthur Griffith, . who also represented ,Ulster consiituen- | cies in the Nortnern Parliament, may | ' follow the suit of Mr. Collins. The move | | of Mr. Collins is considered here 't be a | | dangeious one, - the , Lelief pievailing | . that his visit (o «ilster may be resented by the Ulstcrites and lzad to troubie. | 1 Hull, England Aug 29th.- -The body | . of Air Commodore lu .M. Maitiand, of the | . British flying force, who lost his lite 1n | ~ the disaster of the ZR2 last week, was | '~ recovered from the wreck of the dirigibie late this afternoon, Inquests were open- ed this afternoon on the last four bodies recoveredifrom the ZR2. As in the pre- vious cases, this was a mere formality to enable the coroners irquestto issue burial certificates, and after identifiea- tion testimony was given, the inquests were adjourned to Ociober 4th, by which time it isexpected that all the bodies that can be recovercd will have been found, and the inquest can procced. Three other bodies were also recovered by the indi- fatig: ble salvages from the wreckage. There are those of Mr. Campbell, Super- intendent of the Rbyal Air Works where the dirigible was built. ¢ W Luffield. of the National Physical L boratory, and (‘ialler, an Americin ricger, Commodore Maitland’s, body w:s cumshed in wires- and before it cou.d be secured these ~ wires had to be cut. The body wzs bad- ly mutilated, and his hand was still grasping a control cord: The control car of the airship is believed (o be among ~ the wreckage brought ashore today. : Beriin, Aug. 30th. - Gesmwawmy today | was under resiriciions closcly approach- ' ing martial law, as a resuli of a decree issued lat~ yesterday by President Ebert, . Meetings, proecessions, demonstrations and th. issuance of publications likely to encuurage seditious movements were . forbidden in the Jeeree, and warning ' was given that any and every insur- rection would be suppressed vith relent- less severity. Majority and findependent Socialis.s have made ilormal demands ~ upon Chaneellor Wirth that ciements re- ~ gponsibie for Repuilican aciivities be re- ~ strieted by the Government. The de- - eree issued by the President becime ef- feetive on pubiication and iis exeeution . has b=2en {)l'd(‘(—{(l in the hands of the Minisiry of the interior. German organ- - ized larour, comprising 11,000,000 mem- bers bzlonging to the geneial and inde- pendent fedzration, informed hancel- lor Wirth vesierday that it was ready to go §to the front in defence of the - Reputlie, The majority and independent Socialists alsu sent a deputation to the Chancellor, informing him <hat both parties demand that.the Government pro- ceed without fear or favour against the elements responsibie for anti Republi- can demonstrations and machinations, to which the assassination of Herr Erz- berger isattributed. NEwW YORK, Auzus!. 3lst 1921. . Flour, Blenda2d Ciears St. Lawrence |'rand | pr. brl. SB.OO. Meal, Kiindried per 100 ibs $1.95 | New season’s Pork per bri. $37.00 { IIQ&V,‘/ Mess i2ork per hbl. -520;’ | Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 ibs. j $4.61 Molasses sugar 89° tesf, no quotation. | Cotton, Middiing Upand, at liverpool , per Ib. 10 65-100¢. . Exchange, New York and London, 60 | days’.sight $3.70 Exchange New York and London., sight ; ¥3.694