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supplementary memorandum, with re- gard to ihe sinking by their crews of the (zerman warships interned at Sceapa [low, and the conicrence demand for indemni- fication. The memorandum assert that the internment ol the fleet in Scapa Flow | did not constitute the final dispositicn of the warships, the sinking of which must no: be charged to Germany, but to the Aliies who interned the fleet in a Buitish port, and not a neutral port, which was | contrary to ihe stipulations of the armis- tice. ~dmirai Von Reuter, *ne mamo- randam declares, 'vas deprived of means oI co.umunication with Germany, and be- lieved the armistice ended at ncon on June 21st. Therefore in acenrrdance with mari- time customs he began sinking the fleet. The memorsndum raises the additional point that as Admiral Von Reuter was a prisoner he had lost command and there- fore Germany’s responsibility tfor nis acts ceased t» exist. lin coneclusion the mem- | orandam proposes to submit the question | to the Hague Tribunal for arbitration. Washington, Dee. Ist.-—l7 men wid=ly known in tusiness ud publie life repie- senting no parucalar group as sucn, | hut acting for tae prople as a whole as- sembled nere todav io confer on the coun- try’s indusirial situation. The confer- | ence, the appointment of which was | announced from the White House of | Nov. 20th, is .he seeond effort on | Preosident Wilson to devise means for | setrling the chaotic conditions that have | prevailed for months in industry. It was desizgned to azeomplish what the re- cent national indusirial conference fail- ed on. N»n form of procedure was .set | for the gathering, and this will be deter- | mined by the Jonference iiself. In | the words of President Wilson, the new representatives should have con- cern that our industries may be con- ducted with sucn regard for justice | and fair d-aling, that ths workmen will feel (hemselves induced to put forth their best effpris, that em- | vloyers will have an encouraging profit, | and tha: the public wiil not suffer at the | hands of eiiher class. Us» of the Pan- | Amxerican Huilling was granted to the | Conference [t was believed that the | Sessions wild be closed, but this ques- | tion requived to b 2 decided by the del- | egates themselves after organization. | Organized iabour has expressed dissat- | isfaction with the personnel of the Con- | farence, because of the fact that no la- | bour mes were named although they | claim every other interest vas represent ed. ; Paris, Dec. Ist.—Althougn today was | the date set for the exchange of ratifieca- | tions of the f'reaty, n definite news was | at hand regavding the intention of the Germans, as to the signing of the proto- | ¢ol, in whicn taey are expected Lo guar- | ant-e the carrying out of the armistice | terins. | Portsmoutl:, Dec.lst.—The Prince of | Waies arrived nare on board th: R2nown ! = 1. Ly oA YN I at nine o’clock this morning from “is vis- it ©o C"anala and the Unitea States. The Prince landed from the Renown during the lorenoon and motored through the streers of Portsmouth, cheered by thou- sands. He was welecomed upon his ar- rival at the Town Hall with shouts from the crowds. Replying to the addresses of welecome, the Prince said his tour had been for im a delightful and most valu- . able experience which would influence his who'e life. He hoped often to bc i ‘_anada. and would try for another v.sic to the United States at the first oppor- bl ley. -.ondon, Deec. Ist. The Prince of Wales arcived at Victoria Station this afternoon. He was grzeted ny the King, the Queen an ! Princess Victoria, the Queen of Nor- way, Mr. Lloyd George and the wuembers of his Cabinet. arnd a full array of the Diplematie Corps. He inspected the Gu rd of Honor, and posted for a photo- graph before proceeding to his home. [he worst rain storm of this winter was rauing wnen the Prince a.rived, but the stizels were packed with people, who were unable to get within eight blocks of, the siation. [rafaigar Square was block- ed by noon, and the sireets along the route to Luckingham Palace also were filled. : iond: n, Dec. Ist.—Captain Smith, the Britisn Aviator, who is making a flight to Autralia, arrived at Aliahabad on Thursday and proceeded on Friday. Lieutenant Pouiet, the French aviator, wio jei't his aerodrome near Paris on QOe- tober 13th, and aiso having Melbourne as his objective, arrived in Calcutta on Tnursday, leaving that city on Satur- day. Fallriver, Mass., Dec. Ist.—Virtually all the textile mills in this city employ- ing 38,000 bperators were tied up today by a strike for a 25 per cent increase in wages. 'The demands were made by the Unions of the National Amalgamation of textile operatives, numbering aporox- imately 7,000 and their leadership, as has been the case in previous strikes, was largely followed by the unorganized workers. Many of the latter went to work as usual at the opening hour today but left the mills when it appeared that the strike was effective. : Kingston Jamaica, Deec. Ist.—For the first time in its history, Jamaica will take an ‘actual part in discussing with all the British Wesi Indies maiters of common and vital concern to this part of the British Empire. Ina tew weeks time it is expected that Mr. Phi‘ip Cork, C. M. G., late Colonial Secretary of Ja- maca an. Mr. Willlam Morrison, will sail r'rom Jamaica to represent ne Ja- maica Imy erial Association at the great conierence of the Asscciated Chambers of Commerce of the British West In- dies, to be ncld in Barbados in Feb- ruary 1920 We learn that the Jamai- ca lmperia Assceiction 18 seniinz to thie Wes lirdiar (Ccrference a very important resolution on the question of joint action amongst the Brit- ish Weost Indies in matters of primary and common commerce. Other matters of great interest to the West Indies will also be discussed at this conference, and suggestions will be made by the Associ- ated Chamber of Commerce to the sev- eral governments of th West Indies on tho basis of the decisions arrived at by the Conference. Nitw Yorx. Dee. Ist 1919, Flour, Blencdad Clear St. Lawrence [-rand pr. brl. $11.50 Meal, Kilndried per 100ilbs $3.90 New Season’s Pork per brl. $45.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $46.00 Sugar---Crystals (Confirmed by Brokers) per 100 lbs. $7.28. Molasss 897 test pr 100 Ibs. no quotation Cotton, Middling Upland, at l.iverpool per Ib. 24 38-100 d. wxchange, New York and London, 6J days’ lsicht $3.97 fixchange New York and London, sight $3.973 LLoNDON, Dee. Ist 1919. Sugar- Demerara Crystals duty paid price. nxed by the Royal Commission per ewts 665. od. -975. od. Muscovado, 897/~ basis, floating terms in bond, Ditto duty paid. 635. 3d. -86s. od. German Beet 887/ f.o.b. no further sales during the war White Java Sugar, cif Uunited King- dom if arrives betore 27th December 80/ Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Red per ewt 1295. od, 131 s. od. Cotto: Medium [Mine Sea Island, at Liv erpoci nominal per |b. Bank of England rate of Discount per cent. 6. Consols £l3 Three per cent rentes in Paris Fes., 61.50 EPIDEMICS AND THE VIRGIN IS- LANDS. Lieutenant R. L. Pettiegrew of the American Marine has just arrived ip New York and says: '‘lt will be ne es- sary to build large reservoirs ¥or the coi- lectine of rain-water, as the springs are s2lt. ‘The Sanitary Derartment of the Navy 1= engaged in eradicating epidemics and lasi year there was not a single ¢ se of typhoid fever. Before the United States acquired the ®islands, typhoid fever was general. Theve are now es- tablished four hospitals wnere the poor can have free trecatment, Before the United States planted the star spangied baaner over there, no dociors were to be found on the islands. Owvecrations were unkno vr, and peovple died in zreac num- bers from apocudicius. Both yellow fever, wmalaria and typhoid are row under ccantr:l. The Danish Laws still obtain on the islands and this will con- tinuz to be the case until the law-makers at Waskingoon get the time to att-nd to such matters.”’