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less emphaiic, agree in saying that Mr. Bonar Law’s resignation is certain to have crasidarabhle wlitical effects, and that it probably wii! materially weaken the coalition Govt. Paris, March 19th. —ls Germany pays France, France will emerge trons her financial difficulties, notwithstanding the colossal burdeuns left by the war. I she does not pay, the proklem is insoluble. This statement was made in the Senate yesterday by . Cheron in presenting the s2nate finance committee’s report on ~he 1921 budzet. ['ne French debt which in August 1914 stood at 27,000,000,000 franes, he expiained, amounted on Marech Ist of this year to $07,000,000,000 irancs, to which must be added, in the future, pensions and war damages estimated at _ anotner 218,000,000,000 franes. France, thus far, said M. Cheron, had paid out 38,000,000,000 franes to Germany’s ac- count, and there would be 100,000,000,- 000 franes more, with interest, to be added to her obligations, if Germany did not pay. London, March 19th. -Sir D. Drum- mond [raser, the Manchester baiker and finapcier, has been appointed by the economic and finance committee of « the League of Naiions as organizer of the seheme of international credits, pro- posed by Dr. Tremeulen, the Dateh fi nancial expert at the Brussels Financial Conference last Getober. Sir Drum- mond’s first task, it is said will be to visit impoverished countries for the pur- pose of making a report on the extent to which they wish to take advantage of the plan. Briefly th: scheme is to finance cssential imports into these countries by the issue of gold bonds, se- cured by assigned assets in the import- ing countries. . London. Mareh 19th --Leon Trotsky le ding the attack which .resuited in the if: 1l of Kronstadt, had no thought for the terribie sacrifices which the as- saully entailed. according to advices re- ceived here. by why oi Stockholm. He attacked with overwhelming forces, in- cluding Chin:se and women, regardless of the jheavy loss of life which his fol- lowers were suffering. Kroastadt was engaged from two directions, the main attac% zoming from Oranienbaum, the big §guns -of the defenée could not be used, but the machine guns of the fort- ress mowed down the Bolshevik, until piles of dead covered the ice. The man who is described as the ieader of the revnlution, M. Petrichenkork, is now at Terooki enjoying popular confidence. General Kroslovski, another of the revo- lutionary leaders, applied to the Firish commander for protection for the re- fugees. General Koslovski is convinced that despite defeat the Kronstadt epi- sode has ‘'Knocked a hole in the Soviet system. Helsingfors, March 18th. —General Koslovski, leader of the Russian revo- lutionaties, who w:s forced to evacu- 1. ORUEX A NS ate Kronstadt hetore the. repeated as- sault of the Bolshevik, gave an ac- count of the rising toda,. On March 2nd, he decelared, the Kronstadt Gov- erament informed the Petrograd author- ities it dia not reengnize the Soviet Gov- ernment. The Soviet commisssaries and leaders of the fleet were arrested and a committee of sailors ard workmen elec- ted. Former Officers offered their ser- vices and on March 3rd a Kronstadt So- viet was formed. The military members proposed an attack >n Oranienbaum on the Gulf of Finland, opposite Kronstadt, but the provisional committee refused and the garrison began the defense of the fortress. The hostile attacks became fiercer and fiercer <aily. General Kos- lovski, said, and yesterday the garrison unable to repulse them longer, was forced to retire. London, Mareh 20th.—By virtue of the new treaty between Russia and Tur- key which defines the boundaries of Turkey. both parties undertake to re- cognize no international act relating to one party which is not recognized by the othe., says a wireless despatch from Moscow. ._ Paris, March 20th. —Reports are cur- rent in diplomatic circies in Paris that the Greeks are preparing a great of- fensive against the Turkish Nation- alists. The Tewps this evening prints a Constantinople despatch saying an oifensive on a large scale is imminent, London, March 20th —The Milan cor- respondent of the Lgndon Times says that he is reliably informed that Premier (ziolitti has definitely decided to dissolve the Italian Parliament. KElections are likely to be held the last week in May. Berlin, March 20th Plebiscite in up per Silesia has been carried out every- vinere in perfect order, according (o a4 semi official statement made here. I'nere is no confirmation of reported col- iision with Sriish ir»»o 3 Berlin, Mareh 20th. —Spzcial despatch- es from Katiowitz, Silesia, report that Polish bands erossed ‘he Silesian {rontier into Kosenborg and became involved in fighting with British troops at rosslas- sowitz. Several persons on both sides were seriously wounded. rhe despaten states. : Warsaw, March 20th. Clauses in the new Polisn Constitution just adopted forbid corporal punishment and dn away with coats of arms. Rome, Marceh 20th. Much aiarm and auxiety have been caused by the recent closing of the blast furpaces and ship- building yards of the llva Company at Piombino in Tuscany, because of finan- cial dithiculties. Fifty thousand workers and cierks have been thrown out of em- ployment by the shutdown NEwW YORK, March 21st 1921. Flour, Blencad Clears St. Lawrence Isrand . pr. brl. $8.60. Meal, Kilndried per 100 tbs $2.10 New Season’s Pork per br1.537.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbi., $30.00 Sucar---Crystais naximu§n per 160 Ibs. $6.27 Molasses Sugar 89° test, maximum 8% Cotton, Middling Upiand, at liverpool / per Ib. 730-100 d. ~.xchange, New York and London, 60 2 days’ sight $3.87¢ Kxchange New York and London, sight : $3.81 LONDON, March 21st 1921. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, Govt. eontroll- ed price, duty naid 129, 9d, ** Demerara Crystals free of con- trol, duty paid, 595. 625. 6d. " Moscovado Govt. co trolled price, duty paid,~l24s. 9d. = . free o1 control duty paid . 455. - 28, - iine 7Hs. (German Beet 837 f.o.b. no sailes White Java sugar cif United Kingdom 395. 6d. Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Ked no- minal per ewi 60s, 625. nominal. Cotto:. good Medium West Indian Sea Island per ib. 28d. nominal. Bank of England rate of Discount per genl. (. Consols 47%. Three per cent rents in Paris Fes. 58.30. ® ® Publication. I]‘ is hereby brought to public notice that the Government has, this aate, authorized REV. CHARLES STANLEY MAYHEW to perform civil-religious functions in the Muniecipality of 3t. « roix. Governmenl of tne Virgin isianas of the llnited States St. Uroix, 12 Mazrech 1921. GG TIMNN, . Government Secretary. ® Christiansted Theaire ~ W ‘; ‘ day Night. Commencing Monday Night 28th inst. THE GRAND SEiLAL The Lion M Ihe Lion Man.