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town was arhused by the alarm of fire which proved ) p= just outside the tonn on esta'e ‘‘Concordia.’”” About three acres of canes wece damaged, we hea.. Cane-fires seem to be frequent thir gs in the crop seasnn. West End News, Feby. 18th. TELEGRAMS. ol OROIX STATION. Barbados, Feb. 18th. —The U.S. ['attle- sbips North Pakata'. ‘Utah’” 'Fiy rida,’’and **Delaware’’ gone “‘olon 7a.m London, Feb ifith.—Sugar in stcck on the Tth instant was 51,000 tons. Last year 213,000 tons. iondon, Feb. 11th.- In the eourse of the King’s speech on the openiig of Pariiament His Majesty stated that the Prince of Wales will visit the We.t In- dies on his return voyage rrom Aus ralia. London, Feb. 10th —Lord Charnwood, seconding the address of thanks in taz House of Lords for the King’s s)eech, expressed approval of the recort let- ter of Viscount Grey with reg:rd: to the American position on the Peace Ireaty, and said: ‘‘We must allo'v the American people to choose their own path and am convinced that, despite recent misieading appearances, w: may confideatly anticip: te interested ovartici- pation by the U. S. in worid afiairs’’. Lord Cuarzon concurred with Lord ’harn- wood and said that although Viicount Grey had acquaintad him with his inten- tion to publish the leiter, it was :either inspired by nor submitted to the i)vern- ment, and he added, "'l consider trat the letrer did not favour interferenc- in the aomestie affairs of the United Stai»s and I feel no sentiment but .bankst. Loril Grey’’., He thought tke Margais of Crewe right when he said that & gcod deal of the Peace Treaty migh: have been re-written. None of its ajthors claitned that it was sacrosanct and 1 Gar- many shows a- dispositian to fai hfully carry out hor obligations, he add:d. we will do our best to aid her in ful- filling them and resuming her place among civilized countries. Ailuding to. the delay in the Peace settle- men? he referred to the Europ-aa an- xiety that the United States shouli share in a settle nent in these regions. Thais anxiety, he said, is quite uvnse!fi.h and sincera, and [ bzalieve everyone ) tae Great Powers would have abandon:d the greater part of its industrial ambi ons it it ecould be persuaded that the Jnitoed Srates would eome in and bear her sheore of the birden as the mandatory ifor the whole of the Turkish Empire. Cont.nuing he said, I wili not say a word in eriticisin and sti.l less in derogation of the a titude of the United States. We may fe2i disep- pointed, but the United States has a tra- ditional policy which we ought to<ndeav- our to understand and respect. She de- sires to keep free from e tanglement and she is the best judge of her own poli- 5 L. e RGO T 8 AV IS ¢y but hervefusal has undonated- Iy increased the responsibility of those left. If th: mandate is con- fided to Great B.itainl think it too late to talk of limitilg our executives in Mesonotamia to the villayet of Basra and bear 10 share in the future controlof Bag- dad. lam convin ed that any attemp- to retire thence we illd be received with absolatggdismay in heeourtry itself.” Washington, Fel. 10th. -Rear Adhi- ral Sims, speaking bafore the Senate Committee for the Investication of Na- val decorations, de ‘ended himsel today agains. charges tiat _ne had sougat to belittle- the part o' the American Navy and Army in the var. Three members of the Unitel State Coegress had visi- ited him in France during the war, and it was to these trat the naval officer was suppesed to lave made the dispa- raging rem:rks. J.epresentative Byrnes who was ‘called Is/a witness today, reports that Ad nital Sims stated to him that tne Armis tige had been forced on the Allies throu 'hTthe ‘allure of the American troops () break through the German lines, this| eing duc to the break- down¢f the Amerie nsuppt service. Mr. Brynes said he r ported this to Presi- dent Wilson. Ac niral Sims on the stand denied tha @i had made such a statement Bexcept in repeating the rumeurs of suck whnich were then current in France and which he warn- ed ais hearers agt to believe. He further denied tiat he had told Mr. Bry-es that the Arierican merchant mar- ine could not be de seloped and that the seas sanul ! be left ta Great Britain. S:n- ator ‘zlass, who w: s.a member of (Con- gress at tne tim :, was another wit- ness. He said he o erste)d the Admriral in telling what he lad, rep riing matiers vhich he believed obe be rueand not as almingo discredi ine Arieriean effort. Adn:iral Sims decl: red tha. his remerks "had been misunde srood or else con.used with statements made by otpers. He had sougnt to dis.ble the minds of his visitors ot the bel ¢f that the Americans were winning the w~ar, bceoause that was not irue and was ¢ urting us with the Al- ltes. All Americins who visited nim abroad, he added, were shocked at what ne nad o tell then of the reladve amount of work done by ¢ a# forces and he de- clared that the Af:drican nress nad ios- tered a disproporti raie id-a of the part tne United States' as playing in the war. St. Thomas, Fek Bth.--Mr. Algerron, S cretary of the W sst Indian Commit cee, is a passengzer by tl~ S. S. “‘Guiana’’ for Barbados, which le {: yesterday. l.ondon, Feb. 10: I.(e ayed in trans- mission). In the House of Commons tast night Mr. Llo 'd Georze announced that the British :orces are evacuating Baru : NEW YORK Feb. 11th 1920. - Fiour, Blendzad Cie: v St. Lawrence I-rand : pr. brl. $11.75 Meal, Kiindried pers 100 ths $3.55. New Season’s Pork per brl. $46.00 Heavy Mess Pork perbbi. $43.00 Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 lbs $15.04. Sugar---Crystals minimum $12.79 Molasses Sugar 89° test, no quotation. Cotton, Middling Upiand, at Liverpool per lb. 28 12--1004. rxchange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $3.33 ©Uxchange New York and London, sight $3.36% LONDON, Fab. 11th 1919. Sugar-Demerara Crystals duty paid price. tixed by the Royal Commission per cwts 106s. od. -109 s. od. Muscovado, 89°/“ basis, floating terms in bond, Ditto duty free. 955. (d. -975. od. German Beet 88°/., f.o.b. no further sales during the war White Java sugar cif U. Kingdom cif without engagement. 90.0 White Java Sugar, cif Uunited -King- dom if arrives before 27th Dccember 85/ Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Red per cwt 128 s. od. 130s. od. Cottc Medium Fine Sea llsland, at Liv erpool nominal per lb. Bank of England rate of Discount per cent. 6. Ounsols 453 : Three per cent renies in Paris Fes. 58.70. All prices subject to change. ? e ® " üblication FROM THE POLICE. : MHE attention of all owners and drivers T of vehicies 1n the Island of St. Croix is hereby called to the observance of, and compliance with, Paragraph 27 of the Police Regulations for St. Croix of 30th January 1915 and the Supplemen- tary Regulaticns thersto of 24th Febru- ary 1915-viz- Paragraph 7. “*All vehicles when in use between the hours of sunset and sunrise shall be pro- vided with a lighted lantern on either side, or at least in front on the right side’’. Supplem _ntary Regulations. “lor all ,automobiles, a disti guishing jetter and nuimber shall be prescribed by the Police, and no automobile must be used upon public roads without being provided with two signboards, ome in front and one at the back of the car, con- taining these distinguishing signs, easy to be read at a distance of 75 feet’’. “*When in use between sunset and sun- rise, the automobiles must be provided with a lighted lantern which clearly illu- minates the hind signboard. JOBN 1. CIIBRY. Director ofPolice. Frederiksted Police Office, February 13th 1920.