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Roime and they will compose the couciave | at its opening session. Montevideo Uruguay, Jan. 30th.-—The | body of Sir Ernest Shackleton lies ina hospital here. A squad of Uruguayan | sold®rs acted as guard of honor and un- | til the body has been sent to England, probably on February Ist, the guard will | be maintained by the Uruguayan Govern- | ment which plans also to render other honours. | Berlin, Jan. 30th.—Luadvig Dittmar, | whom the Leipsic court rocently senten- | ce |to 4 years imprisonment in connection | with the sinking of the hospital ship | ilandovery Castle during the war, has | escaped from the prison at Naunburg, | it became known today. a reward of | 50,000 marks has 'een offered for his | recapture. : E Belfast, Jan. 30th.—John Miller An- drews, Ulster Minister of Labour, accom- | panied by the Parliamentary se.vetary Mr. Gordon left for Dublin today to con- | fer with Mr. Jos. Mograth, Mimster of | Labour in the Dail Eireann Cabines, re- | garding the railway situation. This is the first instance of a conference between | Mnisters of the Northern and Southern Governments since the recent meeting between Sir James Craig, the Ulstec | Premier, and Mr. Michael Colling, head of the Irish Provisional Government. | . ondon. Jan. 30th. —A special despatch irom Dublin states that the municipal aguncils in various parts of Ireland elect- ed Lord Mayors and Mayors today. Cork Limerick and Sligo ~hose Republicans. Stepher Omara, after: being reelected Mayor of Limerick, declared himself as much republican now as 'Jnen he was first eleceted last year. Michael Nowvin, Republican Labourite, deteated Harry Depaw, Free State Labourite, for the otfice of Mayor of Sligo today. His ma- jority was tour. Londonderry, Jan. 30th.—The Sinn Fein Extremists tod2y withdrew their opposition and voted for the re-zslection of Mayor O’Doherty, Nationalist, who recently refused to accept a resolufion pledging allegiance to the Dail Kireann. O’ Donerty, who was returned by a ma- jovity of a parity vote, proposed a reso- lution, which was carvied protesting sgainst partuiion. He said the citizens of Londonderry would no: allow them- selves to be driven out of the frze S:iate like sheep, notwithstanding any agree- ment signed by Sir Jaoes Oraig and Mr. Collins, New York, Jan. 30ta. —Uhe vanguard of 40 vessels, among them®l9 passenger- ships which have been baiiling the gales on the Atlantie sinee Sunday, crept into New York today. The Fort Hamilton of the Furness-Bermuda Line with 127 pas- sengers aboard docked after wne of the stoi miest voyages of her history, accord- I ing to Captain Francis. The Ciyde Liner , “omanchero reached pori three days | overdue. She carried 30 passengers Wg() | reported that the storm disabled ffe 3. LByl A s N ships steeringgear fora time and ficod- ed the passe2ngers cabins. Asa result of the storm, three veteran pilots today were unwilling passengers on tropic-bound liners. They were unable to return to shore after guiding the steamers safely out of port. Washington, Jan. 30th.—The text of the five naval power treaty to carry in- to effect the capital ship settlement, the limitation placed op auxiliary warcraft and the status quo agreement regarding Pacific fortifications, was put into final form today and will be placed before the World at a plenary session of the Arms Conference on Wednesday Xinal agree- ment of the fortiflecations article, tor weeks the only provision of the treaty remaining incomplete came after Japan had suggested and the other powers had agreed that the American Aleutian is- lands, which are a part of Alaska should be inciuded in the area in which no tur- ther fortifications or naval bases are tc be erected. As accepted the provision pledges the powers to maintain in their present status the fortifications of the Philippines, Guam, the Aleutian islands and various smaller Tacific possessions of the United States, Formosa and other Japanese islands stretching to the north and south from the principal Japanese group and the British port of Hong Koeng together with a number of British islands lying to the souiheast. The Japanese mainland, Japanese Sakbhalin, Oritish Singapore and the Hawiians, do not iall under the prohibition, As finally agreed to, the text of the fortifications article contains authorization fer regairs and replacement as may be necessary to keep estakblishmrents, now existing within the status quo area up to their present stand- ard of efficiency. - Washington, Jan.3lst. - Ar earthqguake of great intensity, probably 2,500 to 2,600 miles south of Washington, was regis- tered early today at the Georgetown Seismographical Observatory. The quake began about 6.25a m. and ten minutes later the tremers had become so pro- nounced as to throw the registering needles off the seale. 'The quake was also registered on the Seismoxraph o1 the Weather Bureau, officiais of which desrribed, it as "‘'monstrous.”” l'be Kev. Francis Tencorf, Director of the George- town Seismograpbicai Observatory aud ore of the foremost earthquake authcii- ties in the world, said the guake was “‘eporincus.”’” The machines were siili registering the quake ai ien o’ciock. Dublin, Jan. 3lst.-- Sir James Craig, Premier of Ulster will visit Mr. Mich ael Cellins, Head of the Irish Fiovision- al Government, iv the City Hall on Thursday it was announced today, to resume :‘he Conference opencd in Lon- don recently, at which an agreemeii was reached between them on various matters, ecncerning Ulster and Southern Irelana. Caleutta, Jan. 31st.—Women from Ben- gal and Punjab region were among the speakers at a4 non-cooperation meeting on Sunday which was dispersed by the po- lice. One hundred and eight men were arrested. Loncdon, Jan 3lst.-Today having been fixed as the beginning of the "‘Civil dis- cbedience’’ campaign in India, several of the Lcendo. newspapers discussed the outiook, which they regard with consid- erable anxiety. The plan laid down by Gandhi the noncooperaticnist leader to try the disobedience experiment first in the two areas of Furdoli, seems frem various reports Jittle likely to be obsers- ed, indications beirg that the scheme will be put intc operaticn thicughcut a mwuch wicer area, The recent movement in the Gunter district, cited in support of this supposition. Reports appear al- most daily in the press showing thet the noncooperation propaganda is teconing intensified in the rura! areas w! er: the peasantry are elated at the prospect held out by Gandi’s agents that they sha'l be exempt frcm taxa:ion. There are also indication of serious unrest in some prov- inces chiefly at Barabhadki and Hurdoce in Northern Cudh, where it is reported agitators are exciting people with asser- tions similar to those which matericily aided the cause of the Indian N utiry. Anong these are statemerie Ihet the British are mixing wine with tle nec icines issued at the public dispensaries and ate usirg rork satin certair man- ufactures. Both po:k ancd wine are an- athemato Mchammedans. Similar stories affecting the relieious prejudice of the Hindu are circulating, with the purpose of influencine that section of the popu- iace. Official despaich admit the serious: ness of the situation. London, Jan. 31st.—l'he Times in an editorial under the caption, ‘The mys: tery of the Genoa (‘onference success emphasizes the vagueness of the hopes of ithe promoters.”” Witn the United Sta es holding eritically aloof, with France reluciantly consentihg and the other Burop-an Governments doubtfully or anxiously acceding’’ says the paper, it would be a surprise ii the Conference came near (o realizing the hopes of its promoiers. What these hopes are it is extremely difficuit to understand. The Nations arve together to discuss the e-~o- nomic recons:rueciion of Central ard Eas- tern Europe. Austria sin deep distress and the state of Russta beyond imagina- tion is appailing. Csn anything be doae to relieve the situation by a hasty con- ference of busy Premiers. NEW YORK, Febrnary Ist. Floar, Blen = 1 Clezrs St. Lawrence §-rand : pr. bri. $6.00. Meal Kifnizozt ver lUU?)S $l6O New Seasoa’s Pork per brl. $37.00 ileavy Mese Pork per bbl. $25.00 Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. $3 73 Molasses 3ugar 89° test, no quotation.