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in dollars and cents. ThisMatter was de- nounced by Mi. Daxter, o “t. Johm and Mr. Ladner, of Vancouver, «. being a very poor spirit of Canadianism. The mover of the resolution said he thought he could detect some growth in favour of the principle expressed in it, in the fac* that the treaty between Canada and the ® West Indies affirmed that the preference provided for therein shall apply only to goods imported direet, -and he expected that when the budget ecame down it would be found that the prcmises of the late Sir Wilfred Laurier would be supplemented, and that what he was pressing for would be carried out in some dezrea. Mr. Baxter pointed out that three of the five great Canadian ports, Quebee, Montreal and Vancouver were now administered by commission so that the people of Canada were di- rectly interested in their prosperity and he wondeged if a line of policy could not be la? down, which would make it to the interest of importers to bring in their goods by Canadian ports. He fur- ther urged the use of Canadian Govt. ships and Canadian ports in carrying on the country’s trade,- saying, ‘‘We should foster our own enterprises and look after our own counry.’’ London, April 6th.—Lord Lee of Fare- ham. First Lord of the Admiralty, in the course of an address last evening before the institution of Naval Architects, dwelt on the recent Washington Conference with regard to the Navies of the World. “‘The Conference’’, he said, ‘‘has not ended navies, but believe me it has taken all the heart out of competition.”” He term- ed, 2s alarmist, reports that it was only necessary the drop a bomb in the vicini- ty of a battleship to sink the vessel. There had been, he said, 2 cycle of dis- coveries, including submarimes and tor- pedo-boats, to put dreadnoughts out of action, but none had succeeded in coing so, and he added, so ir will be with this latest report. He declared the battle- _ ship was still the basis of sea power. London, April 6th.—Reports received from the United States of the successful dropping of a four thousand pound bomb from the air gave rise to several ques- tions ithe House of Commons yesterday afternoon. One of the questioners was Rear-Admiral Sueter, who asked wheth- er the new designs for the post-Jutland battleship, as contemplated to be built in 1923, can resist a four thousand pound bomb when dropped from the air within thirty feet of a ship, if fitted with a de- layed action fuse fordetonating the explo- sive charge when about twenty feet under . water. Lieutenant Colonel Amery, Par- liamentary Secretary for the Admiralty, replying, declined to give details with . regard to the experiments now in pro- gress, but declared that the Admiralty onsidered protection could be provided the new ships against such attacks. ondon, April 6th.—Mr. Lloyd George’s “vention in the engineering crisis has 5> 1. ULyloA 1 been successful and the employers have agreed 1o suspend the lockout orders against six hundred thousand werkers, it was announced today. The Premier follor triumph in the House of Comuuuns by bringing the workers and employers together and preventing a complete breakdown in the engineering trades. Negotiations, between the Union leaders and the executives will be resum- ed on Monday. . New York, April 6th. —General Seme- noff, the Anti-Bolshevik Military Lea- der in S.beris, was arrested at the Penn sylvania station on his arrival here from Washington tonight by Sheriff Eagle and in the custody of six deputy She- riffs was tal _n to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where arrangements are under way to have him released ona twenty- five thousand dollar bail. His arrest was made« in connection with a civil action involving nearly half a million dollars, on an order issued by a justice of the Supreme Council. London, April 6th.—Considerable com- ment has been caused in London today by the fact that the German Ambassador was the only diplomatic guest at a din- ner given last night by Mr. Harvey, the United States Ambassador, for Mr. Had- ley, President of Yale University. Criti- cism is also heard in diplomatic circles about the tone of the conversation which took place and which it is said was in some cases anti-French, Mr. Hadley is said to have told the company, which in- cluded Englishmen and Americans, as well as Germans, that there had been a great change in the sentiments of the United States, towards France and a de- ciding swing in favour of Germany. Os course, as it was a private dinner, there can be - - neotests, but the impres- sion ereated is very unfavouraple. Havana April Tth.—The department of the interior announces that up to March first fires have destroyed one million and a half tons of cane. Paris, April Tth.—A serious collision occurred between two aeroplanes of the Paris and London Aerial Express Service yesterday, over a village 70 miles north of this city, both pilots, one mechanic ar.d three passengers among whom was one woman, being killed, when both planes crashed to the ground. One plane, which was enroute from London to Paris carried only a pilot and a mechanic. The other plane was bound from Paris to Lon- don. The cause is said to have been due to fog. Managua Nicaragua, April 7th.-Follow- ing the discovery of a plot against the government, marfial law has been pro- claimed for a period of 30 days. The ar- rests have been made of 34 liberals who are charged with being connected with a conspiracy to assassinate the President and other officials. New York, April 7th.—Great efforts are being made by the city authorities for the suppression of crime, by the ad- dition of six hundred nolice to the fore and by hastening the trials of those ar- rested. Athens, April Tth.—Princess Eli zabeth wife of the Crown Prince George, is ser- iously ill with typhoid fever and cons:id- erable concern is expressed by the other members of the Royal Family in conse- quence of the high temperature de.elop- ed. Queen Marie of Rumania is expect- ed to arrive today at the bedside of her daughter, having been hurriedly sum- moned from Belgralle, where she had gone to visit King Alexander. London, April 7Tth.—The new Czecho- Slovakia loan, to the amount of 2,800,000 pounds was offered for subseription here today at ninety two and a half. There was much spaculation as to how the in- v2sting public would receive this first is- sue by a Central Eurupcan country since 'he war, bat it mat with instant success, b2ing sponsored by Rothschilds, Bariags and Schro>ders and was heavily oversub- seribed when the lists closed at 11.30 o’clock. London, April Tth.—After touring over th> rand district which wac concerned i~ the recent miners strike, a Reuters cable flom Pretoria says that the Administra- tor of the Transvall estimates that five thousand families have been left indigent by the strike, the majority of whomn will have to be tided over th2 approachiny winter season. Belfast, April 7th.—The barracks at Falecarragh, 7 miles from Dunfanaghy, has been seized by the republican forees. J elfast, April 7th.—Major General Ar- thur Solly-Floods appointment as Military Adviser to the Ulster Govt was announc- ed today. The General has a distinguish- ed military record, having served in the Boer War and in the late European war, notably in the Gallipoli campaign. Demerara, April Bth. The East Indian delegates left for Trinidad by Chignecto last night. Dublin, April 7th—ln the course of a raid on the Customs Warehouse here, by Irish Republican insurgents, five hundred thousand gallons of whiskey and wine were desiroyed. The liquor is said to have been a product of Bel- fast, and the loss to the revenue is stated to be four hundred thousand pounds. Dayton Florida, April Tth.—ln driv- ing his car over the mile course here, vesterday, in 19.97 seconds, or at the rate of 180 miles an hour, the Nor- wegian autonobile racer Haughdsl, ac- complished a new record for the mile. Paris, April 7.h.-- The chamber of De- puties today ado;ted : bill apprepriating five and a half niillion francs to be used towards reconsiraction work in Austria, in co)nnection with the (ther powers. The bill was passed, howev r, only afier re- peated demands by a r_imber of Deputies that Austria first pygpvide properly for the Ex-Empress Zitggaind her children.