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skin of about an inch round about the hole The outer layers of the skin were slight- ly loosened up and could be forced back with foreeps. There was also a surgical wound which bisected the hole three inches across. The angle of the jaw showed where it was struck and pieces of the bone were chipped off The internal jugular vein and the caro- tid artery wera cut off. On probing, it was found that the wound was not jagged, but the instru- men~ fond a clean track. fsllowing the track it was found that the bullet had chipped off a piece of the third cervical vertibra. A search was made for the bullet for t vo hours, but it was not found. The head was ~pened to see if the bul- let had been deflected upwards. but there was no trace of the builet there. - The chest was also ovened, but there was no {race of the buiiet therein. The extremiiies showed nothing parti- cular, except on the iet‘t arm, where there were two sureical incisions, Fhers were no margs of violence on the body other than those namel, On being asked by ti:e ‘uui, why the bullet had not been found, the witness stated that th: search had been carried m for two hours. They had followed tne course of the bullet definitely up to tne third cervical verrebra. Reyc.:d thac, it eould not be .raced, as no track, could be found. It was however definitely established that the buliet- was not in the h=ac, nor in the chest. It must have | een some- where on the rigbt side >f the body, and could not be found. o In veply to a guestion from Attorney Nol!, the docior illustrated by drawing, the size of the blackened area arcund the buliet wound in the neck and ex plained that the cause of that blackened area might have been debris from the oun following the wake of the bullet. The witness further explained that there was no tattooing of the skin caused by the forcing in of grains of powder. In reply to a question from the court witness furthe: testified that he was very familiar with gunshot-wounds as found on the battlefield during the w/ar. It was his opinion that if a revolver were h=ld at a distance of about six or eight inches from the face and discharged there would be considerable tearing up of the tissues, As the distance of the weapon from the face increased the effect of a dis- charge would be less discernible. West End News, Dec. 21st. (To be continued) TELEGR:»sMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Dublin, Dec. 16th.--Reports were in 5 CRUPR A YLD circulation here usually well informed circles last night, that a split is taking place among the factions in Belfast and that this will be made manifest should the Dail Eireann ult'mately ratify the peace treatv with Great Britain. Aec- cording to the reports, several of the biggest business in Belfast are under- stood to be in close touch with friends of the treaty in the Dail Eireann and it is said an inside organization is being built ep in the hizhest creles of the Unionist Party in Beifast. New York, Dec. 16th.—-The United States .orpedo boat destroyer (sraham was r.mmed this evening five miles off Sea Girt, N.J., by the Steamship Panama, hound for Newyvork with 107 passengers. Six members of the crew of the Graham were serionsly injl ed and were treated by doctors vushed from the navy yard to the scene oi the colidision on the destroy- er Gresham. Beriin, Dec. 16th—Gerimany’s petition for a monatocium wieans tne bankruptey of Cuaneeilor Wirths poliey of fulfilment of Germany’s obligations, in the opinion of the nationalist press today. Some of these oreans assert that Germany’s ea- tustrophe is at hand’’. Londoa, Dee. 17:h.—-Sir Samuel Wil- son governor of [rinidad and Tobago, attended a meeting of the West India Comm:icee Executive on Thurs day atter- HOOMN. Loadon, Dee. 18th—=The ratification of the Irish peae» creatv by the Dail Eir- easn was pradicted by the Dublin cor- respondent of the London newspapers as the Dail assembied for odays public ses- sion. Most of them expressed the beliet that tne majority faivouring ratification was srazll, but sufficient to prevenl an ups:t waen the vote came. London, Dec. 19th.-—France wili ae- cept the original naval ratio laid down by Mr. Hugzhes at the Nashington Gon- ference. M, Briand informed the Uni- ted States Ambassador at their meeting last night. He authorized the Ambassa- dor to notify the United States Govt. to that effect. Though M. Briand’s author- ization, which has been already conveved to the French delegation in Washington apd the United Siates Dept., makes no ‘mention of submarines, thereis reason to believe that the French proposals re- oarding under-sea craft were discussed by: M. Briand and Mr. Harvey. It is hirited that the French may have more to say en this subject. London, Dec. 19th. - Civil war in Ire- land arising trom Usters opposition to the proposed revision of her boundaries under the irish agreement, is seriously threatened, according to the political correspondent of the Westminster Gaz- ette. Ulster is determined that ‘‘not one loyalist shall be sacrificed against his will to the Sinn Fein’’, he says, and adds, ‘‘she [Ulster] will certainly not appoint a represent:tive to the boun- dary commission, °nd if the commission operates without her consent, and allo- cates any part of her territory te the South, there will be civil war before she parts with it.”’ Rio Janeiro, Dec. 19th—The Ant Arec- tie expedition ship ‘‘Guest’’, commanded by Sir Ernest Shackleton, left here on Sunday for the South after three weeks stay, during which time it underwent re- pairs. Sir Ernest plans a direct voyage to South Georgia, from which cguntry he will proceed to the Antartic. Only one boy scout is accompanying che expe- dition, the other having discontinued the voya e at Madeira. l.ondon, Dec. 19tk. -M. Briand went into conference with Mr. Lloyd George this morning. It was expected that Ger- man reparations would be the first ques- tior considered, but the newspapers de- clared the conversations may developa con’ rehensive discussion of the European financial and economic situation. M. Briand was accompanied into the confer- ence by M. Loucher, Minister of Liber- ated regions, M. Bertheiot, General Se- cretary of the KFrench office, and Profes- sor Mantoux, who was one of the irter- preters at the Versailles peace confer- ence. They were greeted beside by Mr. Lloyd George, Sir Robert Horne, and Sir Edward Grey. A number of experts from the British treasury were asseni- bled in an adjoining room. ready to be called in for consultation, i necessary, Dr. Hathenau, frrmer German Minister of Reconstrueticn arrived in London this morning, to continue his negotiations concerning Germany’s obligations. London, Dec. 19th.- Parliament was prorogued this afternoon until January 81:t, despite a previous announcement that both Houses weuld remain in session until the Dail Eireann had acted on the Irish agreement. Explaining the earlier ororogation, Mr. Chamberlain said the Govt. expected to have the result of the Dublir cecisionin band today, but it now appeared possible that the debate in the Dail would continue until Satur- day, and it would not be desirable to keep Parliament sitting to await the re- sults. The King’s message proroguing the Parliament said, ‘'His Majesty has received with deep satisfaction the as- surance of your approval of the articles of the Irish agreement and of your read- ings to give effect to its provisions’. Alluding to ratification of the Irish agree- ment by Parliament in adoption the re- ply to the address from the Throne, the King said he prayed that ‘‘this agree- ment will speedily accomplish complete reconciliation of ihe people of Great Bri- tain and Ireland’’. Queenstewn, Dec. 20th.- The removal of Eritisk trocps from Ireland, which was to Feve Legun {cdzy, has been sus- perded erd ikey will rot ke withdrawn unless the treaty is ratified, it was said Lere.