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every self geverning state that has a vote on the league is represented and not only the s2lf governing independent states but i+ self governing colonies and the dominions, such as Canada, New Zealand., Australia and South Afriea. I'ney are all represented in the assembly and it is 1n the -szembly that the ecombined representation of the several members of the British Empire are assigned six votes, and you are eonstantly being told that wreat Britain bhas six vote:, and we have ene. J want you to appieciate the full significance that they have six votes in th2 assembly and the assem- biy does not vote. So that bubble is expiod:d. There are s2veral matters in which the vote of the asseinbly must cooperate wi'n the vote of the couneil, bu: in every such caie a unanimous vote of the council is necvssary. In as much as the United States is a permanent member c¢f the council, her vote is necessary to every active policy of the lcague =nd 'herefore ihe single voto of the Unied Stutes always counts six so far as the voses of the British Empire are concernel’’, i.ondon, Sept. 25th.—The '‘Evening News’’ (oday announces that as the re- sault of a consuitation by the Cabinet witii Lord f'rench, *he Lord Lieut. of Iretand, another attempt will be made by th» Govt. 1o settle the Irish gquestion and taa. rord Frepch will retain his office. Paris, Sept. 25th.—Speakinz in the Chainberof Neputies today on the Ger- man Peaze jreaty Proemier Clemenceau said that it be had any word to send the United B.ates Sencate, it would be that it hurry tne raufication of the treaty. Replying o eriticism of the treaty, M. Clemenceau sa'd the league of na ions was not as perrect gs President Wilson would have desired bu. twat he had no cridcisms toe offer. If Germany had not be:n checkod, tne Premicr declared dur- ingeills reinasks, she wouid have gerwma- *nized the whole world. ['nhe Socialists in the Chamber, where there was a full attendance of the depuiies, pro tested violently at this assertion. The Pramier read documents showing that Great Britian catne spontaneously to the help of France without being bound by any military accord. ‘The Premier spokea little more than two hours. He held the close attention of the Chamber, except for t e briet but wvjolent intercuptions of the Socialists dis principal argument in fevly to ibe criticism of the treaty was that France was only one of the four Great Powers that had won the war and therefore it could not expectadistinetiy f'rench peace. These Powers nad to make peace to- gether as they had made war, he said. London, Sepi. 25th—The Railwaymen’z I.eaders tonight =at the Institution ot Sir wriec Geddes, have consented to re- open negotiatiecns on the standardized =3 LU X aAa VNV1S ! wages questinn, conferences have been ' held during the day and the feeling ex- . ists that the strike will be averted. The ' preeipitate action of the Union Execu- . tive in sending ultimatum to the Govt. . was due to Sir Eric Geddes proposals . being described as ‘‘lndefinite’’. Mr. - Thomas, M. P. the Railwaymen’s leader - accepted this at its exact meaning as a i result of today’s meeting between the . Premier nd the Fxecuative. It is con- ! fidently expected that a frash and more . acceptable offer will be made. ‘ | NEwW YORK, Sept. 26:h 1919. Klour, Blendad Clear St. Lawrence [<rand ‘ pr. brl. $10.50. Meal, Kilndrizd per 100 tbs $4.10 - New Season’s Pork per brl. $50.00 | Heavy Mess Pork perhbl. $51.00 . Sugar---Crystals (Confirmed by Brokers) [ : per 100 lbs. $7.28. Molasses 89 test pr 1.0 Ips. no quotation. . Cotton, Middling Upiand, at j.iverpool per’ I[b. 19 80-100 d. ‘ tixchange, New York and London, 60 ~ days’ sight $4.20 kixchange New York and London, sight $4.24 LONDON, Sept. 26th 1919. Sugar-Demerara Crystals duty paid price. fixed by the Royal Commission per ¢wts 575. 9d. -91s. od. Muscovado, 89°/- basis, floating terms in bond, Ditto duty paid. 555. 6d. 78s. 6d. |. German Beet 88°/¢ 1.0.b. no further sales ‘; during the war | Java 96°/ Gibraltar or Channel for Orders : floating terms, no ruotacions. l Demerara Rum, per gal. rominal. ,e ' Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Red per ewt. 1255. 6d. 1275. 6d. ’ Cotton, Jfledium ine Sea Island, ate.iv erpool nominal per ib. Bank of KEngland rate of Discount per ] cent. 5. , Consols £O4 | Three per cent rentes in Paris Fes. 60.95 | Al prices subject ‘to correction. | | e | NEW RAPID-FIRE CAMERA. . % A Camera that takes 500 piccures per | second has been produced for phoio- ] ‘ graphing such phenomena as the electric | arc and showing all its details. A focal- | plane shutter, operated electricaily, is arranged to admit light through each of 24 lenses in succession, the length of exposure, adjustable at will, being irom . 1-15006 to 1-10 second. In phorographing i the arc the camera is put into she electrie z cireuit with it. After focusing -care- ' fully by wmeans of a ground glass and ! adjusting each leus so as tc give a sharp | image the carrent is turned on, starting the camera and the arc siruitaneously. I Similar phenomena and experiments of ' various kinds may be photographed to . reveal them to the eye as they can be ' revealed in no other wav —7he Path- ' finder. X-RAY TESTS AIRPLANE WOOOD. British manufa~turers have found that it is decidealy advantageous to examine with the x-rays all wood thatis to be used for important parts; of airplanes. |, Defects, such as borings of beetles, are plainly revealed by this process when ne trace of them is apparent to the eye. -Ihid. UNEVEN PISTRIBUTION OF POP- ULATION. @ Two ¢rave problems have arisen over which authorities are especially concern- ed. . One is to determine what shall b» done wi:h tha form r service mean who are desirous of migrating to the domin- ions or to foreign countries (principally the United States) in the hope offind- ing better opportunities. The other is the disposition of England’s large sur plus of women. The government does not question the right of people to leave the mother country to goto the domin- ions or elsewhere, vet it is possiole, it is pointad out that i: the restive ones rea- lized conditions as they are they wculd not be so hasty. Good land today in many parts of England is echeaper than it is in New Zealand. The outlying pos- sessions are not in need of farmers so m :ch as thev are of laborers and domestic s« vants but England needs all of her rural popuiation. Men especially are wanted in Eneland while in the domin- ions there are more men than women. If it could be possible to persuade the male portion to remain in the mother coun- try and induce some of the surplus wo- men to do the emigrating the problems of satisfactory population adjustment wouldbe much nearer c¢f solution than they are at present.— Ibid. Lo i 2 RESTOCKING FRENCH FARMS. ® Cattle, sheep and pigs are being - sent through the agriculture relief commistbe ™ to France to help restock the devasta- ted farms of the battle zore. A few dJays ago farmers donated a eonsignment com- prising 37 pedigreec shorthorn balls, 266 heifers and about 80 head of poultry to peasants in the department of the Somme.—lbid. - “"Did the docror do anything to hasten your recovery?’’ ‘‘He certainly did; told me he was going to charge me $5 a visit,”’ Duving a brawl in Chicazo an Irist.- man got poked in the eye with a stick, and he immediately started proceedings againsc the offender. “*Come now’’ said the magiztrate ‘‘you don’t really believe he meant to put your eye out?”’ ey “*No, I don’t,”” said the Celt, but I do believe he tried to put it farther in.”’