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asts, Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lioyd weorge, could be brought togother, Therefore the annouacement of tae re- union furnished one of the big sansations of the day. 'The Evening News states that Mr. Lloyd George, in answering interviews when he landad at South- amntion from his visit to Canada and the Urited States last weag, said he would work with anybody who would serve the country faithfuliy Londoa, Nov. 13 h.—¥Vir. Ramsay Mae Donald, l2ad eof th2 Labrarisa O)- pafttida inth: Hoyise oi Comamns anl Mvr., Avthur Hendarson visited Me. Bald- win this moraing. Aceacdiaz to the Evening Standard, the Premier, told them he wohuid advise ths King to dissolve Parliament in preparation for a general el:ction. Mr. Macdonaid related the substanceof his conversation wiih the Premier at a meeting of the Parlia- mentarv Labeur Party and Natioaal La- bour KExecutives, It is understosad he toid his tollowers that the Premier an- noune a hisintention ol appealing to tha ¢ untry on a poiley of unaduiterated peo- L crion. Roma, Nov. 13th. —ltaly has alharod to the protest of the Ailies aza‘nst the return of ex-Crown Prince FPrederiek Wiliiam to Germany and als» against the refusal of Garmuaoy to estaoh=h th2in- ter Ailied mil:itacy coatrol commissiin, says the Giornale D’'lralia. Berlin, Nov. 13:h--Taz2_ latest reports here from Munich are to th2effz2ct that the autiorities there are in tuil control of the situatior, No disorders ozeu red ye - terday, although the feeling was still tense. Maunila, Nov. 13th —Whil- ‘h2re is no disorder at present anonz the Moro tribes, the situation requires care- ful handling, Governor-General L-oonard Wood declared upon his return here to- day, after a thre= weeks trip of lispec- tion to the island of Mindanao where he investigated repourted unrest anong the natives. Dusseldorf, Nov. 13th,— A tentative agreement has been reachied bye Franco-Belgian ratiway aduminisira 100 in the Rubr with the German alministration for the return of the roliing stuck taken out of the districr since the beginning of ihe occupation. The French authori- ties ave extremely ctipmistic over th» agreement anl believe that it will quickly restore the economic life of the Ruar. London, Nov. 14th.—Sugar 1n sioek on the 10th inst, was 43,000 tons. Last year 116,000 tous, ~New York, Nov, 13:h.- Tna raw suzar market was firin and prie2s wece unchan- ved at 5§ cents for Cubas, ¢2s. and freight, equal to 7.28 for centrifugal. I'nere were sales ol 4.000 bags ot Cuba’s in port for local and outport refiners at 5 cegts cost and freight, while an op:rator Purchased about 18,000 bags of Peru’s due to arrive early in December, at five cents cif, or about 11 1716 cz2nts below = T 111 X 2 Vo the prevailing iovel of (Cubas. Raw su- gar fatures were higher on continued covering in Docembor and buving of la- ter position by both trade interests and houses with Cuban connection. Prices 2t middry were 4 to 5 points net higher. The market for refired was unsetited and Pric s were unchanced to 5 points lower with fine granulated now quoated from 7.70 to B 90. Business was light., Refi- ned futures nominal. London, Nov. 13th —An extraordinary generial meeting of the Londen and Bra- zitian Bank Limited. today. widepted res- olutins whereby it is absorbed by Linoyds Bank, Limited, the new eamb nation to be known as the London and South Am- erican Rank. The combined bank will have a capital { 3,540,000 pourds, Paris, Nov. 13th. Action on M. Poin- care’s sugpeestion that the reparation comtnission appoint an expert commit- tee to econduet an inquiry into the repa- ration quesiion was deforred by the com- mission today, until Germuan delegates shall - have bean beard resarding the Reich’s capacity to pay. London, Nov. 13th.—The CGovernment has instructed its Charge d’Affaives in Athens to inform the Lreek Government that while it has not altered its opinton with regard to ihe evil effects of the re- turn to Greece of the late King Con- stantine, it doas not entertain a like view concerning the piresent King, wiio it believes capable with proper support, of re-estabiishing Greece, in the good opinion of tha Aliles. Althouch the British have nct the slichte:t d-sire to interfere in the interna! affaiis of Greece, oificials here declare that royal dethirone- ment, revolutions and political feuds are calculated to win back Ailicd support to that untiappy eountry. Greece they say, i 3 one nation that Premier Baldwin had specificailv in mind when in lus Guildhall speech he said: “"I'aese States must work out their cwn destiny., They are all, or nearly ail, impoverished by war and they w li need financial aid for their rehabitation, bt when their agent comes gnocking at the door in Lonuon, or wherever it may b2, the fi st question that wiil be asked and the first guaran- tee that will be reguired will be that of international order and security.”’ London Nov., 13th.—Lord Younzer, ex-organiz-r of the Chalition and CHin- scrvative Parties, eon esses that he has never f2it so uncertain of any election resalt as in the approaching campaign. l:ke other Unionist string pullers, he batieved the CoHnservatives will have to concentrate between Mr. Baidwin's poicy and the Labour Party’s capital lavy. Paris, Nov. 13th.—M. Poincare riling roagh shod over all opposition scered a signal victory at the reopening of the Cnamber {oday. He succeed:d in plac- ing the discussion of the supplemeniary credits of the 1924 badgzat at the top of HEEEa e e e the order of th> dav and absolately re- fased te diseuss intarpetlations except on one day eazh weak, which means, in eil 2et, d:fnite pHrstponement, as inter- pollations would probably averaze one for each sitting and therafore onily four of five could be disposzed of-before the Docembear recess. M. Poineare’s uneoms- pronisinz attitude, however, . caused erysializition of all the oppositien grouns, the radicais, Ciemenceau ad- herents, Sovuatists and Commaunists, led by MHariiot, Tardieaa, Bluyp and Cochin voting solidiy against the Government for the largest majority oen a question of confidenca since the Ruhr oecapation. The Fremier made his request that Fri- day of each week be set aside for dis- eassion of the interpellations, numbering forty. A question of confidence involv- ing respon-ihitity of the Government followed and he was supported by the Chambor iby a vote of 379 (o 165. M. Harrizt ledd the charge avain insisting that discussion of the amnesty bill be tiken up immaliately, but M. Poincare steadfastiy vetfused, domanding that the ordir of the day, as eiahorialed by the Government, b 2 left undiss tuchzd Tas order of the day as pres santed by the Government in whieh a majority of the Cnanher concurred, calls for. First Discussion of the 1924 bud- get sapplemantavy eredits. Seeond A {ax on revenucs, and third. Reform of the elecioral tawv. Ine vext attack up- on th2 governaent by the ieft greups will be on th: first item calling for ex tralordinary ccedi's to the amount of nearty 1,59 020,000 franes over the 1923 budeer, adopted as a standard for 1924, This amonnt male up of expendi- tures 1o Maroceo. totalling 263,000,000 and in the Suarre Vallev a.d Near East 243 009 U 0 and an item de:cribed as ‘ “extravrdinary exoenses’’ ¥4/7.000,000. The iatter includes the expenditures of the Ruhr oevupation sinee Juoe, amount- ing 1o nearly halt a bil ihn franes 'L'he opposition groups are training their guns on ihese expendi u es, wi h little chuenre of suceess, 1t is admitied, even in the mosc bitterly oppositional quariers, that the Poincare Government is safe at least untii the elections & Oels, Nov 153th.—The ex Crown Prince, Princess Ceeitie und tter children made *u uappy disner pariy toaight, tais being the first eomplete leanioa of this branch of the Hohenzollern fami'y in more than five years. Frederick Wiliiam., who travelied the four bondred miles from > the Daten bord r by automobiic, drew up al the castie at six o’cloek. NEW YOorgK, Nov. 141h. Fiour, {(aard winter elears $3.00., e hard winter straizhts $5.50 Meal, Kiiedried per 100 gounds $2.25 New Season’s Pork per barrel $37.00. Hoavy Mess Pork per brl. $26.00 ' Sugar—_Urystals maxi'num per 100 Ibs, $7.28 Meclasses Surar 89 maximum 6.25.