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of expenses and at last to another kind of independents, Who is stuffing the straw. Thanks. a B Editor St. Croix ‘*Avis”’ Dear Sir, | As a vietim of hard luck I am compell- ad to emizrate to Old York to look for a | 'ivelihood; the passage is one way Kkill- .ng me and then I have to go to the fort .0 get my birth ceriificate which is cost- ing me 60 cts., now the agent received news recently demanding both baptismal and brth certificates. Well being a good ~kurch member I went to the Minister to ret my baptismal certificate with the in- cention t(hat he would have given it to me out instead, I was charged $2 Isn’t that an exhorbitant pric2 for a poor person .0 pay who is just going out in the wevid to seek a living? Yours truly KENT. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATICN London, Juy 18th—"The following is rhe result of the Eclipse Stakes run foday Polyliontes Ist Papyrus 2nd Stgermans a3*d. Buenos Aires, July 17th.—The situa- tion in Brazil, where the army of the J:ate of Sao Paulo has rebe!led, is acute the newspaper ‘‘LaNs=cion’’ under- atands from an official source today. The rebeilion was prepared by impor- tant chicftairs of the Brazilian Army according to the newspapers informa- tion, with the aid of high political lead- ers of the Stare of Sao Paulo who are in contact with the revolutionary ele- ments of other States. A big banking Louse, believed to have official connec- tion, is fivancing the vevolt. The revo- jutionary (rocps comprise aboul six thousand, wi h abundant arms. The streeis of Rio Dedaneiro. are patrolled by the military and the Government Palace by macnine gun units and sirong detzehments of infantry, marines and military police. A message from Porto Alegre said that 1,200 additional troops wnd a machine gun company emburked from that port for Santos yesterday. Charlas Frarvece, July 18th.~The airplane duration record of 37 hours 15 minutes 48 8 seconus made by Lieutepant Smith «nd Lieutenant Richter, United Staies Army, was broken yesterday by the French aviator Coupet and Drubin in 4 flieht which lasted 37 hours 59 min- utes 10 seconds. Olympic Swimmingpool Les Tourel- les France, July 18ih.—The United States swimming team today won the women’s 400 meire relay, breaking the world’s record for the distance by nego- tiating the 400 metres in four minutes EQ scecne's. - Paris, July 18 h—Johnuy Weismulle:, S T (ki x A ¥YE Illinois, A. C, today won th2 final of the Olympic 400 metre free style swim with Andrew Charlionef Australia, sunoosedly his strongest riva!, thira and Borg, of Sweden, second. Weismuller's time of five muinutes 4 a d 1/5> seconds breaks was the Qlvmpie record, but far behind Arne Borg’s world mark of 4 minutes 49 seconds, which however has no' yet been officially ratiited. Paris, July 18 h—Olympic bexing events yesterday =dded to the honcurs already achieved by Canada in the De- partment of athleties Hon'y Henning and Leslie Black, bo'h of Toronto, were given decisions over their opponenisin the mildlew<ight contests, Moscow, July 18 n— All the prisoners serviag in the Soviet jails for minor off- ences will be given a vazation to assist in the harvesting of the crops. London, July 19th—Satisfactory prog- ress of the Inter-Aliied Conference was indicated today by the work already per- formed by the Comniittee appointed at the opening sessicn on Wednesday. Ottawa, July 18'h—ihe Senate last night refused approval of the proposed trade agreement between Canada and Finland and tris will hbave to wait the next session of Paritiment. Amsterdam, Ju'y 18h— Mzjor Pedro Zanui, the Argentire aviator who plans to steet ona world flight next Tuesday intends to tollow th: route of Major MacLaren the British avi:tor Ruenosaires, July 18 h—Trustworthy information 1 eeved here from Brazil early (oday indicaies that the rebels are gat iaz the upper lartin the fighiung around San Pzulo. 11 is stated that the Federal Government has oropesed to in- stitute decissive operations, but the mii- tary chie:s do not entertain hopes of de- finate resulis. Yniessapoli el comprom- ise is reached, the Dr ziian v arfare, whicii bas ncw ben wazed so: ne.rly two weeks between the 3ao Paulo revol- uiiorisis ar d Federal trecops, pron.ises to be fone drawn out, SLegma, July 17th.—The majort'y agatnst the continuadn ot protiot 10on 1n Siaskatchewan passed the 26,200 mark this afternoen and continued cimbing. On the basis of the day’s returss, all of them from rural points and most of them econtributing to the majority, some people were predicting that the firal returns witl sho v a majority against prohibition of between 35,000 and 49,000, Mon:real, July 18 h. - Mount Geikie has been ecnquered =»fier yezrs of un- successful endeavour by the best Alpin- is's in Canada and the Uniied States, this grimn peak, highest and most forbid- ding of all the mountains in the ram- par.s range Jaspar Natiova! Park, Al- berta, sur-endered 1o the «ffor.s ol two Canadians and an American:. Tokio, July 19i¢h.—Dense fog forced the MacLaren pariy of Biitish rourd the world aviaiors, who hopped cff from Lake loshioye un Yerorofu Island last Wednesdey to land at Urup a neigh- bouring island soon after taking flight said wireless advices reccived yester- day. The advice said that all mem- bers of the jarty were safe and th:it their cirplane was uncdznmaged. Ihe machine, after landing in the ocean, was removed toalake on the island, the better to ride out the inecrcasing wind, which arose after the landing. Tokio, July Jone 18tk.—Owirg to un- favouraktle weather Major Maclaven who was foreed to land on Urup Islard after leaving Yetorofu, has decided not to make a fresh start today. Bisley Camp, July 19th —Frivate Burke, Ottawa. won the King's prize today. His score was 230 out of a possi- ble 250. Olympie Stadium Colombes, July 19th —Mics. Helen Wills and M:s. Georee Wichtman, the United States pair, wor the worlds doubles championchip of tle Olympie lawn tennis comretition, de feating Miss. Kathleer NceKane and | Mrs. Phytiis Covell in the finais teday, 7-5 8-0. New York, June 19th.—The Times. commenting ¢ditorially today on the re- " cult of the vote in Saskatchewan, plac- ing that provivee in the hist of provinces which have adopted the pelicy of gov- ernment sale and control ot liquor, finds the result an object leston for the Unit- ed States, “'lf the rew arrangements fail.”’ it says, ‘‘they are free to change their vpinion ard their liquor law again Such is the advantage of not being fet- tered forever by a constitutional amend- ment.”’ Athcns, July 19th.—Ambulances were | summoned to the Chamber of Deputies | in which an all night session broke up at Ta.m in a pitched pattle in wtich an | ex Ministir. an Admira!, aid a Deyuy | were sericu lv w unded and a score of . Deputies wecre ba lv beaten. | Victo: a, B. C. Jly 19tt Lieh* on h» ‘ nys ery suirourd og the dis p e ru ce | of the Buoiich siop of war. condor” " which left Fsquimalt on December 2nd 1901, with 104 British tars : board, and ' of which no trace has sinee been tound, . is belleved 1o have been discovered by | Mr. Bevan federal distriet engineer for . Albermi, off the sands of long beach. | West coast of Vancouver Island. Traces i ofa DBritish ship, which Mr. Bevan be- | lieves mzy be the lost “"Condor,”” bhave | been discovered washed up in the heavy { grales of twenty years and so covered in ' that it is impossible for him at this (me - to give detai'ed pardculars, Simla, India July 20ih—"The ereation of an indian Nauvy eapable of defending ~ the coast of India and protecting India’s ~ harbours and commerce i one of the in- teresting recommendations made in a ie- ~ port -f the Indian Mercanuie Marine Committee, which the Government of India 1s now considering. The commit- ton,consicts of prominent Indian and Bri- tish businessmen.