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mend it to the favorable counsideration of the Council. : (To be concluded.) LOCAL. The second pz3rformance of ‘‘Prince Askuzuma’’ at the theatre last night was of the same interesting sort as the firs The attempt to tie the performer fail d to be done so as to win the prize. A fire of considerable intensity gceur- red at '‘Estate Strawberry Hill’”’at noon vesterday, originating in the* cattle pen where the manure and trash are suppos- ed to have caused combustion. A strong south-easterly wind drove the flames away from the cane fields and little serious loss i 3 bal’'eved to have been ocecasionel. The ‘‘Creole’’ is here today with St. Thomas mails. , Mails for tho States by th: **3aiana”’ close today at 5 p. m. TELESRAMDS. ST. CROIX STATION. London, May 25th.—Althouzh the Can- adian baldget so far has produzed no par- ticular press commant in London, the feelil2 in eity bu iness cireles is altogeth- er favourable. The tariff cnanges are ragarded as distinetly beneficial to great Britain, which, excluding the United States, is the grzatest exporter to Cana- da. The ne v tariff proposals are regardead as a distinet inducement towards trade with the Empire, and, it is b2licved here, ought to improve the outlook for all ship- p>rs. Financial circles in London are al- ready looking towgrds a revival of bor- roving by Canada in Lordon London, May 26th. The ... e dict in London this morning on Mr. Lloyd (zeorge’s Genoa speech, is directly oppos- ed to that of the House of Commons which gave him™what is considered the equivalent of a vote of confidence. Five of the leading newspapers write. ‘'Fail- ure’’ across the face of the confercnc2 and have nothing, but censure, for the Premiers defence of his foreig) policy. Twoeothers bestow praise on the confer- ence and Mr. Lloyd Georgea’s. report. ‘ London, May 26th. Arthur Griffith. head of the Irish delegation, which is in London to discuss the Irish situati:n with the eabinet, had a preliminary con- versation this morning with Mr. Winstou Churchiil. The meeting was held in the Foreign Office. The Dail President is un- derstond to have outlined the policy of himself and his colleagues in arranging the agrezment with Me. De Valzra, which it has been stated in somz2 quarters, may have the effect of nullifyinz the Anzlo- Irish treaty. Mr. Grifich was acz>mpan- iad her 2by Eambon J. Duzzan, annther sizner of the treaty, Mr. O'Higzins, Min ister of econo>mics in tnue Dail cabinet and “r, Kennedy legal acdviser. Michael Not- 5 Lol x A Y. lins has been sent a pressing invitation and may cross the channel tonight. In that case the real b ~siness of the confer- ence wor yegit. morow and if neces- sary Le voutinued « Sunday, so that Mr. Churchill might ma..e his promised state- ent on the Irish situation in Parliament on Morday. Later in the day, Messrs. Kennedy, Duggan, and O’Higgins, join- ed Mr Griffith and Mr Churchill. It was said the afternoon conference, if held, would #lso be considered of a prelim- inarygcharacter. Mr Lloyd George, it is understood, does not intend to particip.te in the Teliberations at this early stage. The discussions will probably be eon'in ued overlthe week end, if Michael Collins crosses from Ireland tonight, as eXpected, and the final conference is likely to b> held on Monday morning with Mc. Llyd George present. Paris, May 26th. -M. Poincare will 2o tuo London on June 17-18, it was officially announced today. but merely in response to invitations by City and Council Com- micress to attenl cel2brations orzaniz»d by ta=2 Cormittees especially in obser- vance of Verdun day. Ic¢wazadll:dthat the voyage *would have no political sigoificance, although the Pramier issure to meet the British Prime Minister. Sofia, May 26th. Alexander Grekoff, former Bulgarian Charge D’Aftfaires at Paris, Stockholm and Berne, was assas- sinated here last night. Some mystery attaches to the circumstances of the crime and the motives for it, but the evi- dence is thought to point to a political basis for the erime. Paris, May 26th. The Committee of in- ternational Bankers in session here this evening, served notice on Germany th further consideration of a billion dollar ‘oan to the German Government is virtu- illy oat of the question. until Germes-~v accepts in full, the conditions of the ui. matum of the Reparations Commissio, which expires on May 3lsi, and aiso gives adequate guarantees that inflation of Germany’s currency will be stopped immediately. The eommittee then decided to adjourn until May 31st, to await the decision of Germany. London, May 26th. An enthusiastic welcome to Mr. Lloyd George on the oc- casion of his return from Genna, was given today by a large gathering of Par- liamentary leaders at a luncheon. Vis- count Long presided and the guests in- c'uded a number of notable public men, including the Earlof Derby, Lerd Birken- head, the Earl of Crawford and Balear- re:, Viscount Farqubar and Earl Balfour, who was sin led out for a sp-cial greeting as he entered. Mr. Austen Chamb~rlain, the Earl of Shaftesbury. lord Lee of Fareham, Sir Lazning Worthington-Evans and Sir Robert Horne were also present, Many Ladies ocecupi>d the galleries, among whom were ¥rs.LLloyd George and daughter. Lord Long, ia proposing a toast to Mr. Lloyd George, paid .tribute to his worth at the Genoa Conference i, and said the alleged differences between England and France had been groeatly exaggerated. At Genoa, he declzied, Mr Lloyd Genrge had been pursued by cal- umny and abuse. They did not meet the Premier in an open field, he asserted, but preferred to attack him from the editor- ial chair. In response the Premier said "‘Genoa has not ended. Itwill go on to the end. I am interested to note how the al- leged friends of peace prediected the fail- ure of Genoa with a persistence that sug- gested the wish was father to the thought. Europe is so desirous of peace and so needful of it that I feel the chariot of peace will ultimately be forced through the desired goal. Six weeks was too short to complete the task and remove all mis- understandings. Paris, May 26th. Parliament will ba informed next week, by M. D’oincare, ex- actly where Franc: stands with regard to German repara‘ienrs and what France is prepared to do, in the ev:nt of Ger- many defaulting the reparations pay ment of May 3lst. The Prenier announced this in‘ention at todays session of the Cham- ber, the stormiest in many years, when he interrapted M. Albert Favre, who was a minister in the Clemenceau ecabinet, while he was ‘n the midst of a speech ad- vocating acceptance of aminimum amount from Germany, immediately, rather than Insist on larger payments in the future. « London, May 293¢h. ~-Horatio Bottomley expublishar of John Bull, was iound guilty today by a jury on the charge of misappropriation of funds, belonging to the victory bond club, and was sentenced to seven years penul servitude. Harbin Manchuria, May 29th.—Th# soldiers of General Chavngz-I'so-Lin, along “he Chinese eastern railway have wputi- pied and declared in favour of General Wu-Pei Fu, who defeated Chang n the recent battle around Jeking. Almost the entire railway 1s in the hands of troops. who have revolted against the Manchurian dictation and are supporting Gzneral Wu- now in edatrol in Chihii. London, May 29th. Following a meet- inz of the cabinets Irish committee this morning, a jeint session of imperial and Irish representatives called this afternoon Mr. Lloyd George presiding. Mr. Winstun Churchilf announced in the House, shortly after it met this morning, that owing to the state of the discussions now proceeding, his promised statement re- gardirg lreland would be postponed un- iltemorrow. He added that in view of the gravity and urgeacyv of the issues al- ready disclosed, Parhament was entitled to the fuilest information available, in order that the House might deba'e the situation beiore the Whitsuntide recess. Ottawa, May 29th. Canada is still im- porting more from t'e United States than she is exporting to that country, and still exporting more to Great Britain than she is importing, according to the latest trade returns published by the Dominion bu- reau of statisticts.