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Letts are reported to be crossing the Dvina and operating in the direction of Skudzelyns. The Poles aleo have asked Lithuania for assistance, the correspon- dent says. London Jnly 9th.—The occupation of the town of Konstadtinoff about 40 miles from the Galician broder opposite Tlar- nopol by Bolshevik forces is announced in Thursday’s official communication from Moscow receited by wireless today. It states the town was taken on Wednesday atter fierce fighting. In the direction of Sarng on .the railway leading to Kovel the Soviet troops, the statement says, are continuing to drive back the Poles. London July 9th.—lt is the intention of Poland to move her seat of govern- ment from Warsaw, according t» state- ments printed by the German press guot- ed in a wireless message from Beriin today. Washington July 9th—-A revolt agains'’ (General Semenoff led by Baron Sternberg was reported yesterday to the United States State Department in a telegram from Harbin Manchuria. Sternberg who was one ot Semenoft’s Gener ls is report- ed to have been dismissed by General Semeno 1. London, July 9th.—The -"'Times’’ to- day says that it learns- that Admiral Lord Fisher, former First Sea Lord, is critically ill. Spa, July 9th. -The Russian Soviet Govt has acecepted all the conditions laid down by Mr. Lloyd George for a resump- tion of trade relations, as a result of the conferences in London with M. Krassin, according to announcements made in Britsh circles this evening. SUGAR NOTES. Pineapples in Hawail will bring S4O a ton this year or sl3 more than last year, and this will divide between six and seven million dollars which comes large- ly to planters who use this as a side line to sugar cane.—Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer. Thirty-seven per cent of the Honolulu sugar cro® w s shipped by May J. This amounted to 205,047 tons, The Japanese plantation workers were still regorted out the middle of May and the strike does not seem to hav: eased up any. It was once thought that a lot of Japanese wouid leave the islands, but the first four months show tuat only 1,402 went back to their native land. The arrivals the first four months were 859.—Ibid. The Royal Commissior. of Englandis lay- ing plans o procure 1,100,000 tons of su- gar for the British public and Cuba and Java will in all probability provide the bulk of.it. It is believed that this com mission will continue the control of su- gar way up into 1922 because the lea- ders believe it would be 700 risky to leave B 3. URO EE A YIS 8.30. THIS EVENING 8.30. ° ¢ 3 »5 Elmo Lincoin in * “Elmo, The Mighty.” mo, 1 he Mighty. Episode No 3: *“t'LAMESOF HATE” ~ This Episode opens with Bob and Luecille captured by the "*Mad Mountain”’ gang. Bob is tortured, and Lucilie, to save him, promises to tell where the satchel is hidden, noL <uowing nerseli that it has floated away downstream. A realistic forest fire threat ens the cabin, during which Bob aqd Lucille escapes. They take a daring and pic turesque ride down a viver on a ratt, tollowed by the members of the gang. An inter esting Ikpisode 5 . . , Episode No. 4: ‘A FIENDISH REVENGE”’ ‘U'nis ils the strongest Kpisode which has ever appeared in a Serial. 1t econtains on very ‘‘suspenseful’’ situation in which Eimo climbs up the shaft of a mine to safety and then makes a very gallant effort to draw the girl up after himwhile fighting a life and death battle with the villain with his free arm, but the Phantom Menace comes to his aid in this extremity and saves the situation. 'lhis Episode is surely one of tremend ous s rengtn. o J Y Yl] Y T 2¢ ¥ Y WHQO IS THE PHANTOM MENACE? WH.'}T IS ARMSTRONG GOING TO DO¢ WHO CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS! , Perfermancc concluding with: “Sirens Os The Suds” Comedy---2 Reels » ADMISSION. }\!('\!‘l'\'(“.l &\"a S L . ¢ : H¢ [wo first and two last rows of leserved seats e General Entrance i b ; : Children 20 and 10c. the -matter of price control in the hands of unscrupulous men. The public is slowly being educated with the idea that there must be a rise in price Prices are stiil below a :ihi.iiil}i:Per pond and there will be a howl all over the land when it goes beyond that, fur the English have alwayg been accustomed to free trade and having many ot the necessities at or near cost. The {Kelham beet plant toward which the cyes of the sugar consuming , blic are direct- ed, is making very slow’ progress in the erection of the beet sugar factory. It was hoped that tnis plant couid be a home-made one but it is apparent that the machinery wiil have to be shipped in, much to the chagrin and hurting of local pride. The Dutch are co-operating in the building of the factory. There is considerable opposition to Hngiand’s going to Germany for sugar, but the de- mand for sugar is suchsthat even some of the most fastidious and sentimental Englishmen will lay aside their feeling toward the ''Hun’’ and extract ‘“honey’’ from the Lions dead carcass in order to appease their appetites.— bid. Fi.OWERS AS FGOL ‘ In Japan chrysanthemums are a very | popular dish. Th: Japanese house wife | proeures a large bunch. :nd sogks then: | In a bowl of ciean water. When s¢rupu- i lously clean they are boiled and they i. can then be eaten as'they arc. o chop- . ped up into small fiakes. | . Beautitul bunches, cut and washed. are . tasteiuily displayed in the shop windows . of all the leading fruiterers. , i Sunflowers are ajso a favorite meal in . certain paris of Russia, Large prefits are made by _he farmers who grow these . crops, for they require little or no atten - tion. —KEveryday Lire. - FOR SALE. Belle Veue or part of it, Mt. Wel- come and Eliza’s Retreat and part of Li. Princess and Golden Rock. i EM. E. SVITZER. 30th June 1920.