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of Long Gland, was destroyed by fire today, causing heavy monetary loss. The hot Is had practically been closed for the season. Ottawa, Sept. 15th.—That the great wheat harvest of 1915 will prohably be exceeded by the harvest this year, is forecasted in a report issued by the Agricultural branch of the Dominion Bureau of stafistics. Monireal, Sept. 15th.—Announcement was made today by the Railway Associ- ation of a further reduction in the rates on grain and grain products from Fort William for export via Atlantic ports. The reduction amounts to seven cents per hundred pounds and is in addition to the three per cent per hundred pounds made earlier in the year and the five per cent in January. Berlin, Sept. 15th.—Fears that Ger- man exchange would go the way of that of Auztraiia and Poland were expressed here today. A compleie debacle of the mark is seen, unless the method of “pay- ment of reparations demanded by the Allies is changed. officials said to be femiliar with the Cabinet’s finance dis- cussions declared. KEven Chancellor Wirth and Herr Rathenau are now con- vinced that the Entente must alter che method of payment by Germany. Ger- many’s obligation to buy American dol- lars for reparations payments is declared te be the principal difficulty. Geneva, Sept. 12th. Bolivia has with- drawn her demand for the inclusion of her dispute with Chile in the agenda of the assembly of the League of Nations. London, Sept. 15th.—-Th2 arrange- ments for the proposed Irish peace con- ference have been cancelled, but the ne- gotiations are still not ruptured. The text of Mr, Lloyd George’s reply, which was telegraphed tonight, says: *‘linform ed your emissaries, who came to e here on Tuesday, that the reiteration of your claim to negotiate with His Majesty’s Govt. as the representative of an indepen- dent and sovereign "state would make a conference between us impossible. They brought me a letter from you in which you specially re affirm that claim, stating that your nation, ‘‘has formally deciar- ed its independence and recognizes it- self as a sovereign state’’, and ‘‘it is only you added,”” as representatives of that state and its chosen guardians that we have any authority or any power to act on behalf of our people’”’. 1 asked them to warn you of the very serious effect of such a paragraph and offered to regard the letter as not delivered to me, in order that you might have time to re-consider it, but despite this inti- mation you have now published the let- ter in its original form. [ must accord- ingly cancel the arrangements for the conference next week at Inverness and must consult my colieagues on the course of action which this new situation ne- cessitates. I will communicate this to you las soon as possible, but as I am 31 £l3 . A Vi for the momoant laid up here, frw days delay is inevitable. Meanwhile,I must make it absolut2ly clear that His Ma- jesiy’s 8Govt.,, canpnot reconsider its position which 1 have stated to you. If | we accepted a conference with your | deiegates vn o formal statement of the | claim which vou have re-affirmed, it would constitute official recognition by His Majesty’s Govt. of the severance of Ireland from the Empire and its ex- ‘ istepce as an independent republic. It | wouid moreover entitle you to declare as a right, acknowiedged by us that in pre- | ference to association with the Briiisk Em- pire, vou would persue closer association by treaiy with some other foreign power. There is on'y one answear possible to such a ciaim as tuat. The great concessions whicn His Majesty’s Govt. has made to the f2eiings of your people in order to secure a iastine settlement, deserved, in my opinion So ne more generous sesponse but so far every advance i:as been made by us. On your part, you have not com.e to meet us by a single step. bnt have merely reiterated in phrases of emphatic chalienge the letter "and spirvit of your original claim. [ :am, yours faithfully, Lloyd George’’. Barbad:s, Sept. 16th.—- Tue (hree mast- ed sconooner ‘'Eleanor Farlings’ ran aground off the round rock coast Bath- sheba. 'T'he captain and crew of six have becn landed safely. ine schooner was bound from Newport New Virginia to Bucnos Aires. Dublin, Sept. 16th— Although the pop- ular newspapers today describe the letter of Mr, Lloyd George, can- celling the arrangements for the Inver- ness confer=nce, as a bombshell which spreads consternadon, there seems no disposition on the part of the publicin general to coasider the (rish peace nego- tiations at an end, the Premier’s re ierence ‘o inevita le deiay giving rise to hope. The prevailing indications are that the desire i 3 70 avoid a breach in the negotiations on the part of either side and that it is possible fto phrase such a statement of principles in away to avoid a breach. ' Simla, British India, Sept. 16th.—It = is reported that a number of prominen. agitators were arrested yesterday. New Orleans, Sept. 16th.—Two hun- dred and fifty eight youths, including many former service men, who have volunteered for service in the Foreign Legion against the Moors, sailed down thie harbour yestercay, aboard the steam- “*Cadiz’’enroute for Barcelona. London, Sept. 16th—Mr. Arthur Hen- derson, Labour member of Parliament, in discussing human needs and modern industry before the world’s Methodist Conference this morning, declared that the problem of the distribution of wealth remains unchanged and that if this was to be accomplished, the churches must see that that Christian p inciples were applied in industry. He added that the churches must assert the facr that the worker is first a man with a human elaim to a full life and that this was the pa’h to industrial peace. Judge Ames, of the Methodist Episcopal Chureh, deelared that the church could not settle industri- al problems and could only preach the doctrines of Christ to the disputants. Inverness, Scotland, Sept. 16th.—Lord "Dawson Physician in ordinary to the King has been sent for to attend Mr. Lloyd George, who is suffering from a chill and neuraigia at Gairloch, it was learn- ed this afternoon. A dentist has also been z:mmoraed It was announced on Thursday night that the Premier was suffering from a chill and that it would be necessary for him to remain indoors for a few days. ¢ London, Sept 16th —According to in- formation received in this city, the Greek army is likely to retire on Eskis- here, ‘the Turks are believed to be tryiog to outflank the Greeks from the south and north, NEW YORK, September 16th 1921. Flour, Blendad Clears St. l.awrance Erand pr. brl. $7.50. Meal Kilndried per 100 Ibs $1.95 New Season’s Pork per brl, $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork e bbi. $25.2 Sugar---Crystals maxinum per 100 Ibs. $4.25 Molasses Sugar 89° test, no quotation. Cotten, Middiing Upiand, st Liverpool per lh. 13 24-100 d. tixchange, New Yurk and London, 60 ® days’ sight $3.68 Exchange New York and i.ondon, sight 20 LoNoon, September 16ih 1921 Sugar, Demerara Crysials, per cwt. 445. —4795. 6d. " Muscavado per cwt. 28s. 395. German Beet 88°¢ f.o.b. no sales. White Java sugar cif United Kingdom 245. September shipment. Den:erara Rum, per gal. nominal, Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middiing Red per cwt 565. 58s. nominal. -Cotto good Medium West Indian Sea Island per lb. 26d. nominal. Bank of Engfand rate of Discount per cent. ba. Consols 47. Three per cent rentes in Pari: Fes 56.50. Just Keceived AT THE Gompany Street Emporium Lestrade Brothers Butter inl & 2 Ib. tins Viking brand. Christiansted, 29th August 1921. M. A. PRETTO.