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or purpose; where every man is safi- cient unto himns -f and the devil takes the hindmost Wher: Fenris the wolf of famine iz Yowline ovar the great d=solatinn. And involuntarilv our eyes turn towards Russia. [e eyes of tne whole world are restinz on Russia, Is thdt the end? or is it the new time and will the ‘new tim> be better than the ol4? b 2 happier? The great darkness has commenced to lifi. is being dispersed by a fire-red olare. Some shout out that itis blood and flames: others, that it is the sun rising. Happy are those who can believe that any sunrise is near, wherever it mav be! But we, inour little places, we had batter work and save, and produce, while it is time, remembering the old saying: Help yourself and the Lord will iielp you! iet us at least not depend on the cutside world and the work and surpius of others; where we can, and shall, and must help ourselves! ELEGRALMS. ST. CRUIX STATION. St Thomas, Dee. Ist.—The Cuba Sub- marine Tel. Co. nnounce that a charge of two dollars and fifty certs yearly will he made on all registered addresses on rheir system irom after January lst 1929 on which date all present registra- tious will lanse and will be registered n receipt of the fee above referred to. Paris, Nov. 29th—Prince Ludwig Win- disch-Graetz, tormer Austrian Minister without Porifolio, and lutimate friend of former Kmupevor Charles, is reported to have declared in 3erlin, ghat the ‘‘re-es- tablishment of the Hapsburg Dynasty in Hungary is only a matter of machine- guns, the Entente not being able to pre- vent it’’, aceording to a desvatch re- ceived here {vom Geneva. Washingion, Nov. 29th.—With scme Sepators returning from their home. for the re convening of Congress, nezotiations are expecter to begin today, for hand- livg the Peace Treaty problem at the ®nhew session. So far there has been no authoritative information as to what the Pre<ident will say abour the Treaty in his message to Congress next week, hut the general expectation is that tic willre-sub- mit it and ask again for ratification. It has been suggzested by some Senators that he might submit also a draft of reserva- tions which he would regard as satisfac- tory. Washington, Nov. 28th.—Although further inve-tigations of the faets will be made, the United States (Government has no intention of receding from its position in the Jenkins’ case, adminis tration officials’ declared today. The Government, they said, is prepared for “‘the next siep’’, which may take the form of an ultimatum to the Llexican Government. The Mexican reply to the American demand for the immediate s e bl L X A Y LS release of Mr. Jenkins raises a new issue tha. Mr. Jenkins made contradictory stat ments to the trial judge and this, officizis said must be investigated. In- structions will go forward to the Em- bassy at Mexico City today to investi- oate this charge and also obtain copics of the indictment and charges agzainst the Consular Agent. Londoi:;, Nov. 28th.—''This seems a sombre hour for the general prospects i{or the reace and security of the world’’, writes Mr. Garvinin the ‘‘Sunday Ob- server’’ referring to the United States action in blocking the Treaty and the League of Nations '‘either civilization will end the war, or war will end civilizarion, at least the white typ2of it’”’. He con- tinues: ‘‘And the action of the Senate seems like a moral collapse of the American front.”” Mr. Garvin emphasizes tite dangers which will follow by the Tnited ~ States aetion, but believes however hopefully t.at ‘‘five, seven or ten difficult years will see achieved, the greatest constructive purposes of an orvanized international peace’’. Sum- ming up will follow if the rejection of the Treaty is final, the writer adds “Kurove would be left to grapple with a sicua.ivn which would never have taken SO extreiile or ominous a torm could it have foreseen America’s refusal to guar- antee tae acts of its own President. France would be abandoned in a manner to which the term friendship could not longer be applied. Every reactionary agency in Burope would be encouraged on the one hand while every revolu- tionary force in the world would be stim- ulated on the nther and the Internatioral regard for the United States and its people would be lowvered from the pin- pacleon which it has stood. The President would stand ia his history as a warning to all naiions against placing any re- liance in ine United States. Financidl exchange might still favour the United States but the moral exchange tarough- out the world would move against the American name. KEvery American oravestone memorial in France would seem like a symbol of vain protests America wvould suffer at home as well as abroad from this scutling of civi- l:zation, and stultifying of American dead. For these reasons we decline to believe that the vote in the Senate is ‘' nal Tondon, Nov. 30th.-—~The Welsh mi- ners have taken a pallot and have de- cided to strike to resist payment on in- come below 250 pounds sterling. Berlin, Nov. 28th. -Dr Frederiksen Franz Friedman, the tuberculosis spe- cialist, 1s reported to bave sold the rights of his tubercular serum to two prominent social democratic capitalists for 700,000 marks. Paris, Nov. 29th.—President Poincare issued a decree convoking the Chamber of é)eputies in special session on December th. Washineton, Nov. 30th. The Presi- dent’s annual message to Congress will not be transmitted until Tuesday, it was said today at the White House. 1t is expect>d to cover a wide range of sub- jects with particular attention to the in- dustrial situation. President Wilson has beelr wvorking on the message for two weeks dictating to a stenographer in his room. Because of his illness, the Presi- dent will find it necessary to depart from his cust'm of delivering his message in person. London, Nov. 20th.-The question whether the Jovernment shall embark on a poliey of raising money by lottery methods, will come up before the House of Commons tomorrow when the bpropo- sals for an issue of premium bonds will be dis~russed. The proposals have a warm popular following, but it is be- ing stronely opposed by bankers, church- men and others on the general ground that it would constitute gambling, lower the national financial prestige and demoralize the public. Supporters of the measure contend that the lure of big prizes would draw out at least £100,0)0,000, which the Treasury could not get by ordinary means. The Ca- binet has adopted an attitude of neu- tralitv in the matter and will simply put the question before the House of Com- mons end let the members decide. Mr. Lloyd Jeorge, M:. Bonar Law and other leaders are believed to disapprove of the scheme. The Archbishop of Canterbury has denounced it and sermons were preachd against it in many of the non- conforinists churches throughout the country today. NEwW YORK, Dec. Ist 1919. Flour, Blendad Clear St. Lawrence ['rand pr. bri. $11.90 Meal, Eilndried per 100jbs §3.90 New Season’s Pork per brl. $45.00 Heavy Mess Pork perbbl. $46.00 Sugar---Crystals (Confirmed by Brokers) per 100 Ibs. $7.28. Molasses 89 test pr 10 ibs. no quotation Cotton, MiddlingUpiand, at J4verpool per Ib. 24 38-100 d. Exchange, New York and London, 60 days’ 'sight $3.97 Exchange New York and London, sight $3.974 LONDON, Dec. Ist 1919. : Sugar-Demerara Crystals duty paid price. fixed by the Royal Commission per ewts 665. od. -975. od. Muscovado, 89°/~ basis, floating terms 1n bond, Ditto duty paid. 635. 3d. —B6s. Od. German Beet 88°/¢ t.o.b. no further sales during the war White Java Sugar, cif Uunited King- dom ifarrives before 27th Dzcember 80/ Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Red per cwt 1295. od. 131 s. od. Cotto:. Medium Fine Sea Island, at Liv- erpool nominal per lb. Bank of England rate of Discount per cent. 6. :