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gladly acceptedj:by them. A certain French singer weut to the Society is- lands to render conceit, the natives had no money, and aa entrance fee was charged. They however contri- buted 3 pigs, 4 dozen chickens, 5 dozen turkeys, and 5,000 cocoanuts. Thus one can readily understand that if these people of the Malayan Archipelagc had to deal with Continental Europe com- | mercially, they would be forced to | change their system of Barter to one i of money. The speaker after explain- | ing what is money, its origin, its uti- | lity, and influence upon society, brought | nis lecture to a close amidst long cheers | trom the audience. Thus ended a | discourse that is destined to produee marked results among the workers who | were gathered :to listen to this learned | speaker upon a subject with which he | is so well acqgmainted. - Com. The Bul- letin, March 17th. | During the last few weeks the Ameri- | can Soda Fountain has furnished a good deal of pleasure to those who indulge in dancing as a recreation. : | Mr Moyer, the proprietor, is fast mak- ing his establishment one of the chief centres of amusement in the island, and in this he has the best wishes of the community. —St Thomas Mail Notes, March 17th. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. i London, March 16th.—Lord Lee of | Fareham first Lord of the Admiralty | discussing naval matters at a meeting of | naval architects here today, referred to | the quesiion of disarmament. He said e the oniy question was who would initiate the discussion, but on this point the | British would not stand on ceremonv. | The Govt., he declared welcomed the | hint thrown out by President Harding in his inaugural and it would meet with | cordial and helpful response here., ‘1 | can only say’’ Lord Lee added '‘That if | an investigation comes from Washing- | ton, lam prepared to put aside all other | business in order to take partin a busi- | ness than which there can be nothing | more *pressing in affairs of the world”’. | Lord Lee said he had agreed with Mr. | D:nby, The United States Secretary of | the Navy, that Great Britain and the | United States could control the seas’, | but he added, ‘‘The question is whether | we have the right of the direction with ' regard to our navies, when consulting each other. In that respect I think the Govt. has a clear record. In the present estimate we have set an example of re. | duction and have taken risks and are | prepared to go further in a mutual agree- | ment. ‘‘lt is not enough to talk about blood being thicker than water what we want,is the plain horse sense, characte- ristic of both countries. From my Long | Knowledge of the United States, I have ' SI.NL 2 o 8 Y profouad belief in the business of talk- ing and appealing to the square deal. | I hold strongly that we are not engaged in a game of bluff, but that we ought to lay all our cards on the table. 5 Paris, March 16th.—The premier, re- | plying to interpellations in the Cham- ber of Deputies, regarding the London | reparation Conference, today said if_the Allies remain firm and united, the Ger- mans will discover that they (I'he Ger- | mans) have astonishing resources. Ger- | many had been vanquished he decl red, | but unfortunately psycologicaily this was insufficiently apparent to the Ger- man people. Mr. Briand told the Cham- | ber he went the London Conference bound tuv maintain the reparation figures | arrived at in Paris, but ready to make concessions regarding the methods of | payment.”” 1 frankly told our Allies | there was a wall against which we were | backed’’, he declared. The military pen- | alties, the premier said, had to be efffec- | tive, although inexpensive. Regarding, | security, he asserted, '‘l might say the ! Allied guns are trained on Essen and we control the movement of the grearer | part of the Ruhr Coal fields. M. Briand continued, ‘‘Today it is a begging | Germany, disputing foot by foot and | trying to arouse neutral countries by | bought newspapers. But the day we let ourselves be ‘pursued and seem to abandon our efforts, then that day ole will see another Germany, all | ready to attempt, im the economic do- main, the imperialist conquest. She failed to achievein the military domain’’. Speaking of Germany’s ability, to pay, | M. Briand declared ‘Germany has no foreign debt. Her taxes are lighter than ours, and her economic situation is better. The German budget has been erccted with apparent dissimulation, Germany said at Spa that she could not ‘ deliver 800,000 tons of coal, but, menaced | with a penality, she delivered nearly | 2,000,000 At London, Germany de- | clared she could not exceed the payment | of a billion marks yearly. In five days, | menaced by an ultimatum, the Germans | discovered resources'and agreed to'pay | during five years, the most difficult time, | the figures of the Paris agreement. We | have a right 10 be suspicious and say | there are resources in Germany. Ger- | many’s position is that of a debtor and | not of a merchant. We have a right to | tell her Great Feudal Lords of Industry | and Finance. "It isout of your assets | that you are liable for payment of your | debt. You have mines, torests and rail- | ways. You have factories, so prosper- | ous that their scandalous profits no long- | er are published. . You should mobilize | the minor payment of your debts. | London, March 17th.—Mr. Andrew | Bonar Law Lord of the Privy Seal, today i resigned from the Cabinet. 11l health | was given as the reason for his | resignation. | London, March 17th.—The reply of Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan, to the appeal of Austria for assistence, has been ‘prepared. The four countries agree to postpone payment of the sums to which they are entitled under the treaty of St. Germain, ard also payment of the Capital and interest on advances made to Austria since the Armistice,in order tn avert starvation in that coun- tny. ° London, March 17th.—A million min- ers and seamen are concerned in the wage negotiations with employers, which open in London today. In a wide range of industries. A readjustment of wages being considered. Already 2 millicn and a half workers have accepted re- ductions, mostly by sliding scale agree- ments and an equal number will be af- fected. by proposals under -consider- ation. The Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress decided yesterday that the most satisfactory way of dealing with the matter would he Yor the Unions affected to meet in Con- ference by trade groups, and try to reach a commor understanding. Ma- chinery already exists in the wages ar- bitration department of the Minister of {{Jabdour, for dealing with matters of this ind. London, March 17th.—The German reparations bill providing that the levy of 50 per cent on German goods, shall not be effective until. March 31st, pass- ed the Committee stage in the House of Commons early this morning without vital changes. : OBJECT TO EXPENSE OF PRINCE - The town council of Glascow, Scotland, in preparing for the coming visit of the Prince of Wales met determined oppousi- tion on the part of the laborite members on the ground of economy. The plan to entertain the prince with lunchecn was condemned by the laborites, who declar- ed that public money should not be spent on feasting princes when hundreds of families were starving. The attempt to brin< the matter to a vote ended in an uproar. T'he Bathfinder, March sth. RUSSIANS FIRE ON U. S. SAILOKS A great deal of excitement was caused by a party of Russians firing on five U. S. saiiors at Vaidivostok and wounding one. The Japanese whao occupy the city blamed the affair on the communists, who were accused of trying to cre- ate strained relations between Japan and the United States, which would be easy after the recent killing of Lieut. Lagdon in the same city by a Japanese sentry. Admiral Strauss, commanding the Asia- tic fleet, later reported that the affair . was an attempted hold-up by a party of former Russiau offlcers. A number of arrests were made.—lbid