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“Pravda’ of Moscow. Radek, accord- ing to a wireless message to the official Rosta Acency civing a transeript of his article, says. ‘'‘Lord Curzo>n’s accusa- tions that Russia had violated her agree- ment regarding propaganda were based on doecnments which Radek alleges were got up by a member of the German political police connected wih the inter- national! espionage organizations’’. Mannheim Germany, Sept. 25th.—It is estimated that 70,000 persons today attended the funerals of the victims of the Oppau explosion at the [.ud- wigshafen Cemetery. The French mili- tary authorities were represented by two Generals. Both these officers hrought wreaths and expressed condolence to President Ebert of Germany and Premier Lerchenfeld of Bavaria. Herr Ebert replying, said he was touched by the manifestation of human sympathy which had set aside the barriers arising from the war. London, Sept 26‘h —ln answer to the Portuguese Govt.’s request for per- mission to take pari i~ th2 approaching conference in Washington on Far East- ern affairs, an official communication issued here today says the American Govt. will propose that Portugal, having .intevests to defend in the Far Hast, be admitted unde: the :ame condit ons as Holiand. & London, S=pt. 27th.—Tanadian Press. Grand Trunk shareholders have decided to anpeal t 5 he Privy Council against the finding of the Board of Arbitration, de- claring the common and preferred stocks of the Grand Trunks Railway valueless. Bminent counsel will be engaged to prosecute ihe appeal. Suva Fije, Sept. 26th.—A fungas is infecting cocvanut frees throughout the island. Inspectors of the Agricultural Department have bezn sent out to find ways to check the disease. London, Sept. 26th—A great military demonstration was held at Munich yester day, at which the Duke of Brunswick, the former German Empercr’s son-in- law, and several Princes were present, says a Berlin daspateh-to the ""LLondonn Times.”' When Crown Prince Rup- precht appeared on the parade ground in a Fieild Marshall’s uniform, there was a scene with enthusiasm Brussels, Sept. 28th—Capt. Paul Brea- step, the Swiss Aeronaui, has been aa- nounced officially the winner of Inter- national Balloon Race for the Jas. Gor- don Bennett tiophy, which began n Sept. 18th. His balloon came to earth on the coast of Ireland, 766 kilometres from this city. Henry Spencer of Eng- land was second with a record of 667 kilomnetres and Ralph Upson of the United States was third with 664. Tokio, Sept. 28th.—Several hundred people have been_killed by a typhoon on the island of Hondo, where a tidai wave destroyed crops and houses. Sev- B Loy A NIS eral boats weré sunk and many fisher- | men are missing. ' Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 28th.— | A commission to fight against an in- | vasion of Kurope by an internatioral prohibition movement originating in the | United States was appointed here to- | day. 1 London, Sept. 28th.-Mr. Lloyd George’s | repl’ to Mr. De Valera will not be is- | sued today, and thére is some doubt whether it will be available tomorrow, it was announced officially at number Ten Downing Street this afternoon. No hitch has developed, it was said, but 1 the Pre nier has decided there is no rea- son why heshould not.waitanother day be fore making th: communiecation publie, in order to give all the members of his cabinet an opportunity to pass on the draft of the roply. | Belfast, Seni. 28th. —Sir James Craig, Ulster Premicr, announced in Parlia ment yesterday that beginning next Saturday, the O'd Judiciary system will be discarded throughout Ireland and that the people of “Northern Irelan: will have heir own courts London, Sept. 28t —Canadian Press. The development of the Crown Colonies is one of the factors which ought to be use'! in solving the temvorary collapse of markets, deelared Mr. Winston Churenill, addressing members of the Gold Coast Civil Service at a dinner last night. He said the time had now come when the Crown Coloni:s vhieh had at- tained adult scatus shouid press forward by utilizing their great resnurces in stim- ulating economic developments. london, Sept. 28th. The Premier of Australia arrived at Melbourne .rom England tolay, according o Reuter's ‘correspondent and was met on arrival by Sir Jis. Cook. acting premisr, and quite a crowd of federal state minis- ters and leading citizens, including many returned <soldiers. The Premier motor- ed to the Town Hall wnere h> was given a civic reception. Replving to the address oi’ welcone from tne Lord Mayor, Mr. Hughes said that the full story of the [mperial “onference of Pre- mier’s would never be told in this gen- eration.© Nothing which had been ac- complished at the conference :ad di- minished the glory of the Empire, which was more united than ever. The Em- pire, he said, was a solid enduring fact. London, Sept. 28th-——The Foreign Qffice announces the acceptance of the Japanese Empero~’s invitation to the Prince of Wales to visit Japan next April. Barbados, Sept. 28th—The appointment of Mr. Wilfred Edward Francis Jackson, C. M. G., as Colonial Secretary of Barba- dos is announced. The resignation of M. E. F. 'S. Bowen of his appointment as Superinrendent ot FPublic Works is also published. St. Vincent, Sept. 29th.—At a meeting of the St. Vineeri representative (Govern- ment Association held at the Carnegie Hall, Kingsiown, last night under the chairmanship of Mr. C. E. F. Richards, the following resolution was enthusiasti- cally adopted: ‘‘Resolved that another petition praying for the elective prinei ple in our local legislature be prepared, popularly signed and sent to the throne’’. London, Sept. 28th.—What the Gouvt. actually proposes regarding the larger financia! measures for (he relief of unem- ployment is at vresent indicated only by newspaper despatches from eorirespon- dent around the Premier in Scotland, who broadly speaking,® suggests that the banks a e to be induces by Govt. guaran- tee, or otherwise, to lend money more freely for trade financing. The banks, however, are already declaring that there has not at any time been any un- due withholding of credit. They assert tha,it is markets, rather than new finaun- cial helps, which are required in the present emergency. . New York, Sept. 28th.—1he (‘uba cane sugar corpor tion has requested its debenture .bond holders to suborninatre their interests to a new $10,000,000 credit, GRAND OPERA BY TELEPHONE. A contract has b-en made with the opera company in Beriin to supply grand opera nightly to a theatre in Christiania, about 500 miles away The exp2riment has been tried and it was found that tbe musie could be heard distinctly and satisfactorily over phoune. The sounders iu the opera house will be conunected with the government wireless station. and the receiving station at Chris- tiania will deliver the sounds to the spec- ial instruments in a theatre which wili neither have stage nor curiain. Other cilies wiih receiving stations may easiiy cut in on the treat of hérmony.- The Pathfinder. DROP POUND FOR DOLLAR Italy decided to accepi the Aoeriecan dollar linstead of the English-pound as the basis ol the I[talian gold lira, and the National Exchange Institute explaine the action by saying that ‘‘dollars are real money.’”’ It was {urither explained that the doliar maintains an equal par with g¢old while the pound is no longer any- such standard, and that ltaly had lost money because she had us:d the pound in fixing Italian customs duties, One member of the institute suid: "‘The dollar being the best money in the world we will now have atrue value on which to base the lira that which nearesi ap- proaches gold,—lbid. Pegoy—Why don’t you and your mum- mie go to the church that me and my mummie go to? Violet—Cause we belong {o a different abomination.