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TELEGRAMS. B, CROIX ETATION, - Dusseldorf Avg. 6th.—The Germans are as outspoken as the Krench in con- demning the throwing of a hand gre- nade on Saturday at a military band, but the penalties imposed that night by the French authorities will be continued untii further notice and additicnal re- strictions are promised as scon as the in- vestigation of the crime is completed. Restaurants, cases, theatres and moving picture houses must close at 10 o’clock at night and circulation in the street after 11 p. m. is prohibiced. A German siudent named Pabt, who was arresten near the scene of the erime immediately after the bombirg vill be court-martialed with the possible penalty of death by shooting. The French have also arvest- e | the Dusseidorf chief of police a; re- snonsible for ary disorder aud are noid- ine several German witnesses. FPaht denied the bombing, but the [French sav thiey have German eyewitnesses who de- clare they saw the student throw the orenade and the French assert they tound in Pabt’s pocket a part of the grenades mechanism. Berlin, Aug. 6th.—lt is unknown wipeiher there is justification f(or the French suspicion that the bomuoing at Dusseldorf last Yaturday was the act of Garmans, but should inquiry prove such (o be the case the Government would be deeply regretful, says an aunnouncement made in official quarters today. The Government, it is added, can only em- phatically repeat its recent communica- tion to the Papal Nuncio that it con- demns every form of violence and be- lieves that such acts c¢an fulfill no useful purpose, merely serving to injure Ger- many’s cause. New York, Aug 6th.—The early raw sugar matket was auiet and in the ab- sence of buying was unchanged at 43 for Cuba, equal to 6.03 for centrifugal. The raw sugar futures market opened for Wall Street and western account. Toward midday however, offering in- creased and prices reacted under realiz- ing, with noun values unchanged to four poirts met higher. There was no im- provement in the demand for refined guear and prices were unchanged at 7.90 to 8.00 for fine granulated. Refined fu- tures were nominal London, Aug. 6:h.—Today is a bank holiday and all lLondon and Liverpool markets are closed. London, Aug. Bth.- Continuing their second innings at Cardift vesterday the (3lamorgan eleven, having two wickets to fall, scored 324 runs. ‘lhe following are the individual scores. Glamorgan. Kiches 26, Morgan 12, Bates 51, Walters 0, Stone 108, Pinch 55, Davies 10, Arnoti 32, Ryan e7. Mercer not out 4, Sullivan U, Extras ¢ 19, total 324. Bowling for the West [n- dians. John took three wickets for 95 runs, Francis three tor 77, Pascall three for 37 and Consrantine one tor 32. The West Indians in their second innings were only able to score 195 runs, Glam- organ thereby winnirg the match by 43 runs. Following arve the individual scores West Indians. Challenor 110, Tariiton 9, Ince 25, Austin 24\ Browne 4, Dewhursi 0. Pascall 0, Fraocis 2, Small 0, Constan- tine 3, John not out 2, extras 16 total 195. London, Aug. 6th.—Henry Sullivan of Lowell, Muass, has succeeded in swim- ming the English Channel according to a Paris d:spaich to the Exchange Tele- graph. He reached Calais at 8.05 to- night, after swimminga distance of 90 kilometres, or nearly 60 miles. Crovdon, Enga Aug. 6th.—L. L. Car- ter, piloting 4 napier ‘'Lion’’,today won the aerial Cerby around London over a eotrse of two hundred miles. H. H. Perry, in a D H 9A was second and G. R. King, in a sopwith G N U, was third. Thirteen started. ; Lausanne, Aug. 6th —The treaty be- tween the United States and Turkey was signed today. The treaty is the fruit of long and difficult negotiations. It accords the United Srates most fa- voured ration treatment and reglaces the antiquated agreement negotiated in 1830. It al<o resulates in detail the oflicial and commercial relations between the two countries and brings relief to United States interests in Turkey by eclarifving the heretofore equivocal position created by Turked’s abotition ot capitulations., The Turkish Government and the United States like- wise benefit by the zvstem of toreign legal advisers that Turkey agrees to ap- point to hear complaints cver the arrests and imprisonments of foreigners. Mr. Grew, the United States Minister to Swiizeiland, who was the clhief United States negotiator, found Ismet Pasha, the head of the Turkish delegation, as difficuit to deal with as the Allies did and the negotiations dragged on longer than had been expected, largely, because of the Turks hesitation in making terms on the important issucs. The complicated question of the dual nationality, arsing from the Turks refusal to recognize United States naturalization laws, had to be postponed for later negotiations, which both sides agrees to undertake, Rome, Aug. 6th.—The reply to the recent British note on Reparations, as published in Rome, shows, that ltaly generally approves of the British pro- posals. It says further that the Italian attitude 1s inspired by the Italian views expressed at the London conference in December 1922, Premier Mussolini gave prominence to {(wo important questions, the inter-Allied debts and productive guarantees. ‘The. Government, while foreseeing the difficulties of an investi- cation by a commission of 2xperts into Germany’s capacity to pay as Great Britain proposes, does not exclude such a measutle from the preliminary steps, but reserves its right, in an agreement, Subnlement so St. Croix Avis, No. 183, 3th Augusi, 1923. with the other Allies, to determine the composition, character and limits of such a commission and the funda- mental principles on which the ecom- missions activities should be based. The reply, tbe substance of which is given in a semi-offizial note explaining the Italian policy, says that the Govern- ment would have pretferred to discuss the subject with the Allies on a basis of the inter-allied debts an3d productive guarantees, in conjunction with the genei- als reparations problem. ‘‘ltalybelieves that a gevneral and final settlement of reparations must ineclude the settle- ment of the auestion of debts’” says the reply. “ltaly further upholds her pro- posals with regards to pledees and guar- antees, which she believes might con- torm with those recently advanced by the Belgian Government’’. Concerning the question of the cessation of passive resistance, as well as that of occupation of the Ruhr, the Italian Government’’ continues the note, “‘adheres to the opin- ion on this subject, which it expressed publicly on many oceasions, namely, that ILls opposcd Lo passive resistance, that it is oppo=ed to all ulterior military oceu- pation of the Rubr and that it favours a gradual rcduction of the Franco-Belgiar. military oceupation of the Ruhr, when a general understanding shall have been reached and guaranteed™”. London, Aug. 6th.—The Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom has is- sued a statement that while the Domini- ons want cheaper transportation it will be vain to expect this until they substan- tially reduce their own port and other terminal charges, wiich at present, ac- cording to the Chamber, bar cheap mark- eting of products. The statement deals with Australian conditions, regarding which tie Chamber has passed a series of resolutions protesting against the ex- cessive charges. ‘The Australian exporter has to contend against the differences in- velved in the greater operating costs. The Chamber cos Shipping says the in- crease of costs over pre-war port charges averages o 3 per cent in the United King- dom and 136 percent in Australia. The statement concludes that shipping in Austraila, in common with the other Dominions, taxes in2oming ships on an assumed profit based on ten pereent of the ¢ross earnings. This is a very seri- ous obstacle to uwrade and very unjust, says the statement, and is an especially vicious principle. Taxation on shipping profits must be eliminated from the Em- pive it we are to develop our mutual trade resources, The hope is expressed that opportunity will be taken at the earliest possibly to eliminate these conditions. AT YOUR SERVICE A. R. 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