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LOCAL The s. s. ‘‘Romanita’’ is due on sche- dule time: having 21 tons of cargo for Christiansted, and 25 tons for Frederik- sted. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Lausanne, July 17th.—Formal confirm- ation and approval is expected to be giv- en tomorrow to the agreement reacned last night by the Allies and the Turks and within a week delegates are expect- ed to affix their signatures to a treaty of peace, ending the Near East Conference. The gist of the general agreement is that the treaty will not confirm the Turkish petroleum company’s concessions and the Allies drop their requests for preferen- tial rights to Turkish concessions in the future, patticularly the contract privil- eges claimed by the British Vickers Arm- strong Company and the French general railway exgloitation company. The Tuiks, however, reserved the right to have these companies participate in bid- ding for contracts, in case Turkey needs foreign capital or industrial help in the next five years. Under the Straits Con- cessions the Allies agreed, pending th2 establishment of a permanent regime, not to insist upon keeping two warships each in the Straite Turkey agreed to maintain access to the Black Sea ard to in- vite each of tke great powers to station one warship in the Dardanelles. Manilla, July 17th.~Sensational ch=rges of coldblooded murder and torture of Mores on the island of Basilan, by mem- bers of the Philippine constabulary sta- tioned there, have been laid before Gov- ernor General Wood by Captain Dolpan of the inter-island steamer ‘"Midget’’. The Governor has ordered a sweeping investigation. New York, July 17th.—About the only stocks, as a group, to offer encourage- ment in yesterday’s market were the sugars, which closed with fairsized ad- vances generally. The buying of these issues followed the posting of higher prices by leading refiners. Cuban Amer- ican was in good demand and went to above 27, more than four points up from its 1923 low. Sugar consum-~rs, it is be- lieved, have held off buying their re- quirements on the strength of recent propaganda to the effect that increased prices were the result of speculation and not due to any falling off in production and are now beginning to wake up. Manilla, July 17th.—The climax is a political war between Governor General Wood and Filipino officials came today, when the cabinet and council of state tendered their resignations in a body. The Governor-General acccepted them. Lausanwme, July 17th.—The last scene but one in the Near East Conference was enacted tonight at Quchy Chateau. The entire text of the treaty was examined and arrangements were made for its for- mal signature on July 24th. Tonight’s scepe was remarkable in that numerous matters on which the various parties had not succeeded in reaching an accord, were under consideration. It was a night of reservations, which included notably reservations by Great Britain and the United States concerninz the validity of the British-Turkish petroleum company’s concession which conflicts with the rights accorded in the Chester concession for unknown oil riches in the Mosul area, The silent battle between Great Britain and the United States over the oil con- cessions, which has dominated the con- ference in the past few days, became an open contest tonight, when Sir Horace Rumbold, after protesting against Tur- key’s refusal to ratify the British conces- sion in the treaty, declared that it seem- ed very uncertain on what ground the United States Government wishes to in- tervene between the Turkish Government ani the Turkish petroleum company. A sensation was caused when Sir Horace accused the Turks of violation of the promise to accord treaty approva! to the accuired rights of the British company. Ismet Pasha he cuarged, refused to agree to the slightest mention of the company and the British Government wished to give notice, in the most categorical man- ner, that it deemed all the obligations of Turkey towards the company as binding. (Great Britain recognized no rights which would conflict with the British concession, he added, and which may have been given by Turkey to third parties. (This was an allusion to the Chester grant.) Another feature of this session was an appeal from all delegations to Turkey to permit the Armenians to return to Ottoman terri tory. Ismet Pasha answered that Tur key would apply amnesty with sincerity, as she only desired to keep out disorder- ly and disturbing elements. The Allied delegates read a joint statement, charg- ing Turkey with repudiating their agree- ment to confirm the Ottoman debt obli- gations in the treaty and gave notice that their governments regarded Turkey as bound by her debt. They reserved the rights to intervene to protect the rights of their bondholders. Ismet re- torted that Turkey could not be bound by such a declaration and could never pay the interest on a gold basis, as the Allies desired, because she was too poor, The Soviets were invited by telegraph to sign the Straits Convention at Lausanne, or at Constantinople, within three weeks. London, July 18th.—Expectations that the unofficial dock strike which began in Hull on July 2nd, would end when it was called off formally in Lordon on July 11th, after it had been weakening for several days, have been unfulfilled and within the last 24 hours the situation has grown worse. The strikers continue to ignore the leaders of their union and are intimidating many of the older men Supplement to St. Croix Avis, No. 167, 21st July, 1923. who are reported to be eager to return work, but who fear violence from the younger strikers. The dock workers, as well as transport workers in other branch- es whoare cooperating with the men are showing an ugly spirit and have caused some rioting, which though not on a big scale, hasbeen enough to compel inte- ference by the police. London, July 18th.—Replying to q-e :- tions in the House of Commons yeste:- day, the Post Master General, Sir Lam- ing Worthington-Evans, said the Eastern Telegraph Company had applied for a license to build a high station in England in connection with an Empire wireless chain. fhis ecormpany, said the Minister had the same chance of obtaining ali- cense as the Marconi Company as far as the Government is concerned. The ques- tion of building corresponding stations in India or the Dominions, would be for the Governments concerned to settle. It was announced that a site of eight hun- dred acres has been purchased by the Post Office Department near Rugby, for a high power wireless station, which will cost about 50,000. Sydney, N. €. July 18th.—About four thousand miners passeda resolution at an open air meeting at Glace Bay tonight to continue the present strike. NEW YORK, July 19th. Flour, (hard winter clears $5.00. a5 (Blended Clears, St. Lawrence Brand) hard winter straights $6.00 Meal, Kilrdried per 100 pounds $2.45. New Season’s Pork per barrel $37.00. Heavy Mess Pork per brl. $25. Sugar—Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. $7 03 nom.inal. Mclasses Sugar 8 maximum 6.89. Cotton, Middling, Upland, at Liverpool per Ib. 15 56-100 Exchange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $4.57% Exchange New York and London, sight $4 594 LONDON, July 19th. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per cwt. 595. od. —6ls. 6d. ‘“ Musecavado per cwt. 475.0d-495.0d. ‘“ White Java’s eif United Kingdom 245. od. Demerara Rum per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, good middling red per cwt. 50s. od—s2s. od. Cotton, good medium West Indian S:a Island at Liverpool, per Ib. 22d. . Bank of England Rate of Discount per cent 4. NOTICE. DURIN G my absence from the Is- land Lawyer A. E. STAKE- MANN and Mr. JOHN ALBERT FLEMINC of Estate La Reine hoid my power of Attorney. St. Croix 12 July 1923. GE . F. LATIMER.