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B RAY LS oo o TEREGRAM S - : ST. CROIX STATION. Washington, Dec. sth. —Senator Cap-- per of Kansas today made public his proposed Bill to stop gambling in food- stuffs and cotton in the United States. A tax of 10%, designed to be prohibi- tive on future. ‘‘trading in grain and cotton except by actual owners or a lim- ited ciass of traders under Federal ii- cense, is the basic feature of the Cap- par Rill, which is to be i:ar.mduqed next week. The ten percent tax would ap- ply to optiong and the measure would affect grain products as well ‘as raw grain. "‘TheBillwill stop gambiing in wheat, corn, cotton and other farm products™, said ‘Senator Capper’’. It will eliminuate the wheat pit and the * black beard. It-will put vur of business the thousands of wire hous2s and bucket shops, by making it impogsible for gam- blers-and speculators to deal on boards of trade. The Bill undertakes to pre- serve the legitimate ‘‘hedger’’, but cuts all gambiing and manipala:ion’”’, Farm- ers, dealers and manufacturers buying or seling grain® or ectton for actual delivery would not be restrict=d by th~ proposed law, Senator Capper said. Dublin, Dee. sth.—The Rev. Michael O’Flanagan, acting President of the Sinn Fein, has sent the followlnz telegram to Mr. Lloyd George. = ““You state that ~ you. are willingto make peace at once without waiting for Christmas, Ireland ai- so iswilling. Wanat first step do you pro- pose?’”’ A Christmas truce in Ireland was suggested by Mr. Roger Sweetman a Sian Fein member of Parliament, who recent- ly urged rhat advantage be iaken of the f.abhour Commission visit 1o lireia:d to bring about a conference between the Commission and the Irish Labour Party, the Irish Peace Conference and the Catholic heirarchy, to enlist all moder- ate opinion in Ireland in support of Cat('idinal Logue’s appeal for a *''truce of God”’. Atheps, Dec. 6th.—Great Britain will extend no further financia! aid to Greece in case ex-King Constantine returns to the throne, acrording to a note presented this city. The French Minister also pre- sented a note demanding the payment of outstandiug loans. Returns from the ple biscite held throughout Greeée yesterday, which was to decide whether the Greek- people would reeall e.:-King. Coastantine to the throre, indicate a majority of 500, 000 in favour of the return of Constan- tine and claims are made that the entire electorate of 800,000 voted for hi n. London, Dee. 6th —Princess. Margaret of Denmark continuesto charm “all with whom she comes in contact by her beau- tyand vivacity and she question on the tdngue of everyone in court circles both’ “here and in (openhagen .is '‘willshe be able to charm the Prince of Wales to the . point ¢1- making a proposal ofmarriage’’. All éyes are on the royal couple and the beautiful princess has many well wish- ers here. Barbados, Dee. Tth.—The death of Mr. W. H. Bailey I. S. 0., ex-Auditor- General, took -place here on Sunday night. : : Antigua, ‘Dec. 6th. The Hon. M. V. Camacho, Actg Artorney General of the l.eceward islands has beer confirm- ed in his appointment to that office. Washington, Dec. 6th. Favourable report on a Bill submitted by Mr. Albert Johnson, U: S. Chairman representative, to the House Immigration -Comuniittee, prohibiting immigration into tha United States fora period of two years, was ordered today by the House Tmmigration Committee. “hairman Johnson of the Committee said the measure would be given preference in the House. The measure would become effective 60 days after enactment. The measure woauld exempt blood relations, relatives of ua- turalized citizens and also exempt for a period of six months persons who have rasided eoancdinaously fir one year in Canada. Cuba, Nexico and New Found: land. Six months exemption are allow- ed for travellers attending United States educational insticutions, who would be admitted for such time as their work required. : i London, Deec. 6th.—The Govt." was again deteated,; in’ the House of Lords _ tonighti when an amendment proposing s new clause to the Home Rule Bill, offered by the Marquis of Salisbury, was carried by a vote of 51 to 50. This amendment provided that neither the north nor the south Parliaments should be established until the King’s ‘aathori- ty and the protection of the rights and. liberties of all persens in‘both Northern and Southern Ireland were - fully assured and that otherwise the ap- . pointed day for; putting the act in force should b 2 fixed by resolution of the CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE | 8.00. THIS EVENING 8.00. - “Her Purchase Price” . A PICTURE "ROM SUNNY EGYPT. , ‘Mlss BARRISCALE" as “SHEK\, THE CHII.D OF FHE DgE33BRI” GEORGE VINCENT as A CITIZEN of the WORLD and SOLDIER of AD- VENTURE. | Sheka, found as a baby in the dessert, has been reared (0 an even more priceless. Pearl than her Master had ever hoped for, and she wonders why she must study Eng- lish—this ton zue of the Christians, but is told that it means a greater price in the m .r- --ket, for which her Master has prepared her from her childhood. Ask yonr Friends in West-End what they think of this Picture, and you will hear that it is one of the best Features they have ever seen. ADMISSION: .4 Reserved Bea's.. ..... .. Sel .....30 and 40c. General Entrance. ... ...... L. . Children 20 and 10ec. Imperial Parliament. In moving this new ciause to the Bill the' Marquis of Salisbury s:rongly eriticized proposed . safeguards in the Bil] respecting the oath of allegiance and the colony sys- tem of administration in the event of either parliament not functioning. Lord Birkenhead, the Lord Chancellor, de- clared that the Government should ac-: cept .the amendment, as the Gouvern- ment’s own proposal contained adequate security. The general belief was ex- pressed in the lobby of the House to- nihgt that some of the changes in the Bill as made .in th» House of Lords, wonld not be persisted in. It is expeeted that the proposal to substitute a join: ses- sion of senates for the irish Council will not be pressed and the belief was. .ex- bressed that the Government would agree to establish a senate for the south, if not for the north of Ireland. Strong: opinions =xpressed by members caused the Government to yield and accept an am¢ndment (o the Bill, aepriving the Irish Farliament of power to levy a surtax in addi.ion to the income tax or super taX. In the course of diseussion ov.r this umendment Lord Balfour of Burieigh, Lord President of the Council, urged that by accepting the amendmeunt the House might be laying the founda- tion for extending the Bill in the direc- tion of peace: He added that {rom what he had heard recently there was more - possibility of a settlement than there had been in the past. . Another amend- ment broposing to esiablish a single jm- diciary for the whole of Ircland instead of two separate judiciaries was rejected by 75 to 48. , London Dec. 6th.—- The Rugby foot- ball world had iwo international trials on- Saturday. That of England against .the North was won by England 32 to 6 and the result in Scotland’s trial xas Bdin- burgh 11, Glasgow 6.