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Khartum, Eastern Sudan, Oct. lst. - A party of Messalet tribesmen under the fanatical leader Abdullah Soghayer attacked Naylla on Monday. but were repulsed with heavy losses by the in- fantry and police. Abduallah is report- ed to have been killed. The British lost 5 killed, including a member of the Su- dan Civil service, and Captain hown. The ris;ng is said to be purely local without nolitical significance. Tokio. Oct. Ist.—The Japanese Cabi- net, after lengthy deliberation yester- day, decided in principle, according to the Ashi Shimhun, to accept the United States suggestions as to the agenda for the Washington conference oa limita tion of armaments and Far KEastern “uestions. New York, Oct. 2nd. —Waiter Hagen, of New York, won the United States Protessional Golf Championship on Sat- | urday, defeating Jim Barnes, now Open | Champion. 3 to 2. | New York. Oct. Ist.—Canadian steam- ships are proving particularly popalar | wit | United States tourists at the pres- ent time, accordiing 1o informaticn made | public at the office of Mr. Clark, " bDi- | rector of Special tours. All accommoda- | tion on the C. P. R. steamer ‘"Empress | of Scotland’”’ which was chartered by | Mr. Clark for a Mediterranear tour leav- | ing New York February 4th has been | taken and the ‘‘Empress of France’’ an- | oth rC P R boat was chartered by Mr. | Clark this week and is to leave for the | A diterranean on February Ist.—Already | yver two hundred passengers have been | booked for this second cruise. Eight | nindred will e b/ the "Bmpeeig of | ‘cotland’’. Arrangements have been | made tfor twe West indian cruises out of | New York by the C. P. R. “'Empress of | Britain”’. It was stated yesterday that | there has been a rush of applications for | acecommodation on these craises and the ship will undoubtedly carry a capacity - passenger list on both trips. Washington,Uect. ist.—Lentative recom- mendation ior providing work for the job- less wockers of the United States,estimat- ed at 4,900,000 were completed yesterday for submission to the National confer- ence of unemployment. The establish- ment of representative emergency com- m ttees in the communitizs co coordinate the work of finding jobs for the iavolun- tary idieand forregistration of the unem- ployed, was understool to be recom- mended as the initial steps in the relief | programme. | London, Oct. Ist.—Mr. Wilson, Presi- dent of the Nat unal Sailors and Firemen Union, indulged in some plain talk con- cerning strikes, while giving his presi- dential address at the convention yester-, S 2 ! day. If the 'rades Union mevement had been wise’’, he said, ‘‘when the war was ended it would have made a good compromise with employers to secure industrial peace, but untortunately a a9 £Bl X A 1 s gond manv of the labourites lacked the moral courage to preach what they actu- ally believed. Chiefs of the Miners Federation, -he said, ‘‘told bim that one of the tnost colossal blunders labour had ever made, was the late stoppage in the coal mines. There are many who want turmoil from end to end of the country,” said Mr. Wilson. ‘‘How that is going to help the workers I cannot understand. Such ideas are those of fools and mad- men which in no way reflect the reai feel- ings of thewoikers.”’ London, Oect. 2nd.—An urgent appeal to Australians to keep Austraiia a white country and a strong warning that unless white immigration was encouraged the country was likely to be swamped by Asiatics, whether the Australians were willing or nce, was issued by Lord North- cliffe at Sydncy, when he left there on Saturday for the Phiippines. Remark- ing that Australia had never known war on her own soil, he told the Australians that they might forever prevent that ex- perience if they acted wisely, quickly and unselfishly in promoting immigration 1n sufficient nu mbers to make theaselves sate from invasion whieh they certainly weare not now doing. "ondon, Oect. Ist. —London will again become the first port of the world, when the plans of the Belfast ship builders Harland and Wolff a.e in full aspiration This Firm has secared eight sites along the banks o/ the Thames in order to develop their scheme tor the establish- ment of plants for repairing and redecor- ating ships on a large scale, it is nti- cipated tnat several ti-ousand men en- gaged in \arious trades will be employed as it is understood that the firm will undercake practically all sorts of repair in addition to repair work on ships, bar- ges, tugs, loch gates ant machinery, the repairs (¢ inz plant beionging to the port of i,ordon authorities, will be handled by the Belfast firm. Hitherto much of the repair work, has been sent elsewhere. The company will spend over a quarter of a million' pounds. on new buildings. 1 ondon, Oet. 3rd.—A situation of the utmest gravity developedin India says a despatch to the Daily Herald, the Labour organ, in consequence of the following declaration of Mahatma Ghan- di, the Nationalist leader. ‘‘We must repeat the formula of the Al brothers and .we must declare from thousands of platforms that it is sinful for any Mussulman ors Hindu to serve the exist- ing Government, whether as a soldier or in any ecapacity whatsoever.”” In re- sponse to this, says the Herald, meet- ings are being held throughout India. The thousand persons attending a de- monstration at Cawnpore, repeated, af- ter it had been introduced by Hasrat Mohari, the chairman’s wife, a resolu- tion affirming that itgwas unlawful for Massulmans to remain in the British army. - Karachi, British India, Sept. 26th,- Delaved. Mohammed Al aig Shaukat Ali, ‘brothers, with five othér suppor- ters of the movement for noncooper - tion with the British, were committed for trial here today for supporting a re- solution at the All India Moslem confer- ence, dec'aring that it vas unlawful for Mussulmans to remain in the British army. The accused said little about the evidence in court, but tried to discurs the political situation, which the magis- trate declined to p2rmit. Calcutta, India, Oet. Brd.—The situ- ation in the Malabar distriet is becom- ing very serious. The rabels are offer- ing Hindu,s the alternative of death or [siam. If the Indians hesitate to choonse they are ordered to dig their graves. It they refuse to embrace Islam, theéy then are shot and dropped into their graves. Complete home rul: has been dec’ared, crops, belonging to the Hin du’s have been confiscated. The Hin du’s are fleeing. Khartum, Oect. 3rd—lin the fighting at Nyalla last week when tribesmen under the fanatical leader Abduliah-Ei-Soghay- er, attacked the- town,. 600 of the tribes- men were Kkilled. li{he British had 51 casualties. Moroceo, Oect. 3rd.- CoHntinuing their advance agairst the Moorish tribesmen yesterday the Spanish troops engaged the rebels along a front of ten Kilomet- res yn the plains before Zueluan, inflict ing casualties in killed of more than 1,000 upon the Moors. The actien lasted fif- teen hours. NEW YORK, October 30th 1921. Filour, Blended Clears St. Lawrence Brand pr. bri. §{20, Meal Kilndried per 100 tbs $1.95 New boeason’s Pork per bri. $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl, $25.% Sugar---Crystais maximum per 100 lbs. $4.13 Moiasses Sugar 89° test, no guotation. Cotton, Middling Upiand, al i.iverpoo! per Ib. 15 3-100¢. mxchange. New York and London, 60 days’ sight $3.70% KExchange New York and London, sight £3.73 LoNDON, October 30th. 1921 Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per cwt. 425. —46s. *‘ Muscavado per cwi. 275. 38s. (zerman Beet 88-_ .o.b. no sales. White Java sugar cif United Kingdom - 21s. 6d. September shipment. Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middiing Red p:- cwt H6s. SHBs. nominal. Cottoi, zood Medium West Indian Sea Island per Ib. 29d. nominal. Bank of England rate oi Discouat per cent. 53. Consols 483. Three per cent rentes in Paris Fe 5.56.60.