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N - Yootball. The retura fsotball match betwee the Dreadnought No. 1 and Native Stars Football Clubs, both of this town. will be played or the Parade Ground tomorrow afternoon at 4.15 o’cloek. Lovers of the game are invited to wit- ness the contest.—Com. TELEGR + MS. ST. CROIX STATION. Ottawa, Jan #3lst. -A delegation of Canadian manufacturers, which will in- vestigate in trade conditions in the West Indies and Northern and Southern Ameri- can Repuhiics, leaves Halifax February 15th, it was announced here today. Mr. Ohester Payne, Secretary o Sir George Foster and now of the foreign trade divi- sion ot the department of trade and com- merce, wiil accompany the delegation as a representaiive of the Govt. The itin- erary of the expedition follews. Arrive Nassau February 19th, Kingston, Jamai- ca February 25th, Panama Canal March 2nd, Raguayra and Caracas March sth, Porv-of-Spain, Trinidad., March Tth, Demerara March 17th, Trinidad March 26th, Grenada and St. Vincent March 27, Barbados March 30th, St i.ucia Mareh 31st, Monserrat April Ist, Antigua and gt. Kitts April 2nd, Bermuda April Tth, The party will return via St. John N: B. arriving at that port April 11th. Madrid, Jan. 31st—The King is suffer- ing from a cold it was announced today He is confined to his room London, Jan. 3lst—A conference of the British, French and Italian Foreign Ministers, originally scheduled to be held in Paris tomorrow, is likely to be postponed a month as the result of the latest French memorandum regarding the Near Fast, which Lord Curzon re ceived yesterday while preparing to go to Paris. According to offizial circles .o- day examination of the French note indi- cates a wider divergence oa the formula for settlement of Near Easrern questions than ad becn expected. It was pointed out that it would be useless for the For- eign Ministers to confer until an agree- ment has been reached, betwzen (Great Britain, “rance and ltaly, because it was said the purpose of tae proposed confer- ence vas th2 announcement of a pro- gramme, which the three powers would insist that the Greeks and the Turkish Nationalists carry out wita the Allied support. It was staxed, however, that a postponement of the Near Kast confer- ence would not necessarily mean a post ponement of the Genoa conference. London, Jan. 3lst.—With the refurn of the King to London from Sandring- ham arrangements for the wedding of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles on the 28th February will be finally setiled. Sir Douglas Dawson, -State Chasberlain, saw his Majesty today and the¥publica St Uyl X A NVIS tion of the order oi cer:>monial is expect- ed shortly. Beriin, Jan. 31st.-Dr. Walter Rathenau tormer Minister of reconstruction and latterly representitive at various econo- mic conferences with the Allies. has been appointed Foreign Miniscer. This post has been held by Dr. Wirth in aceordanc? with th2 hancellorship. sinee the reor- ganization of the Cabin=t last October. Berlin, Jan 31st —A nuubar of lead- ing German and Foreign banks. it was stated today, have started newotiations with a view to ascertainin: the amount of capital smegzied out of Germany in order to bri g within the scope of Ger man taxation. According to th~ ‘‘Tag lische Rundaschau’ today, between 40, 000,000,000 and 50,000,000,000 marks have gone into Switzerland alone. Washingtor, Jan. 31st.—The prediction thatt e last detaiis of the plan for the restoration to China of the Shantunz province, would be settled at today’s meetin2 of delegates, was made by Dr. Koo of the Chinese delegation following an agreement reached last night bet veen the Japanese and Chinese covering all principles required as a buasis for the disposal of the Tsinanfu railway ques- tion. The basis of a settlementis un- derstood to have been the compromise plan supported by President Harding. ] Meanwhile. the naval ecommittee of the whole was meeting today togive final ap- | proval to the text of the naval treaty, as completed yesterday by azreement in the naval committe2 on 15 of the Pacifie for- tifications articles. - Belfast, Jan. 30th.-Sir William S Coates wws today reelected Lord Mayor of Bel- fast. | London, Jan. 3llst. At an adjourned meeting yesterday of the football associa tion council, enquirng into the present | series of administrative difficulties re- specting the association cup competition, | it was decided to limit the Welsh entries for the cup to 14 senior ciubs, which will be selected annually by the council. It was also decided tn exclude Welsh teams from competing for the amateur cup. London, Jan. 31st.—The whole veter- inary staff of th= ministry of Agriculture | aided by additional assistance, is endeav- | ouring to cope with the serious outbreaks . of mouth disease in Scotland, and in the | North of Engiand. Nine counties in the North of England and portions of three | others have been placed under an order | prehibiting the removal of cattle, A meeting of the Central Associated Cham- | bers of Agriculture of London today | passes a resolution urging the Ministry so continue the policy of slaughter in all | cases. One speaker said they had been | fighting to uphold the embargo on Cana- ; dian cattle and as Ireland was now a Do- | minion, the embargo should be extended to irish cattle. : Washington, Jan. 3lst——Prepaiations to present publicly the five-power naval and submarine treaties at tomorrow’s open session of the arms conference were conpicted in committee today. At the same time the Japanese and Chinese abou completed their drafting of the treaty, by whic Shangcung is to be re- stored to China, and it was predicted that this agreement too might be fcrm- ally written ,nto the book of conference accomplishments at tomorrow’s publice meeting. The naval committee of the whole approved in short order the two treaties by which the powegs agree to limi their capital ship sca-power and to Impose certair restrictions on their use of submarines. ‘ Ottawa, Jan 31st—It is repor ed that the coming session of Parliament will see some keen questioningin the Canadian loans to Greeece and RKumania. Both countries are in default on interest pay- ments, Rumania, although nro official statement is forthecoming, is understood to have defaulted regariing interest on pavments since first the ceredit was ex- tended. Approximately Rumania owes $23,000,000 and Greece around seven and a half millions. Both were extended nominai eredits of 25,000,000 of the two, the credit to Greece lis in rather the better condition, subsequent to the granting of the credit, areece met inter- est payments, but with the return of the old Monarchical Regime in Greece, inter- est payments ceased. It is understood, however, that negotiations in regard to the loan are now underway. and ihere is every expectation expressed in official circles that the negotiations will be suc- cessful. Experiencein regard tothe Greek and Rumanian loans is likely to have an important bearing on the Canadian atti tude toward the forthcoming internation- al economic conierence at Genoa. I'he erea- gon nf a nuge international corporation has been recommended, as a means of resioring stability to international ex change and trade, and the formation oi such a corporation is likely to be taken up at Genoa. Fiume, Feb. Ist.—An attempt was made on the life of President Ganella of the Independent State »f Fiume. A homb was tnrown, bu' the President was not injured. A- member of the Chamber of Deputies and a police officer were wounded by explosion, Washington, Feb Ist. The Chinese people will not recognize the ireaty which is to embody the agreement on Shantung reached by Japanese and Chinese dele- gates to the Washington Conference, and will repudiate it, Masoo, representatives of the unrecognized Canton Government, declared in a statement last right. The Shantung may now be settled, but I am sure we have not heard the last of the Shantung question the statement declares The Peking delegates, it adds, ‘‘Commit- ted a grave tactical error in first adinit- ting Japanese rights in Shantung, and then t_;ing to get back as much from Ja- pan as possible”’.