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British delegation in the Hotel Quarillon. Paris, Aug. 12th. —Nikolai Lenine, the Russian Soviet Premier, has telegraphed a relief appeal to the Socialistic news- paper ‘‘Humanite’’ here, in which he predicts that the famine bids fair to ap- proach that of 1819 in severity,. He asks the workers and agriculturalists of other countries to come to aid of Russia as a means °f aiding the Soviet Republic. London, Auz 10th. —Fires are raging in 18 welis in the suburbs of Batum the great oil centre in Asiatic Russia accord- ing to advices received here today from Reval, Esthoniz, by the Central Néss Agency. The Reval despateh quotes a telegram received from Moscow. ‘'‘There appears to be no means of extinguishing the conflagration, and the loss of oil will be disastrous. The disaster will be more keeniy felt on aceount of the famine and ycholera in that district and the conse- quent searecity of labour, resulting in scanty supplies, of coal and firewood for the wirter,”’ Riga, Aug. 10th.—The United States prisoners have been rel ased by the Soviet authorities and have arvived at Narva HEsthonia, in fair condition. Quebee, Aug. 10th.-Lordi2yngof Mimy, Canada’s new Gnvernor General, arrived here, on the liner “"Emuvpress of France”’ early this afternoon. On account of the ship arriving earlier than was anticipated, arrangements have been made to entertain His Excellency ori- vately until tomorrow, when his form- " al swearing in at the legislative build- ing will take place. The Mayor of Quebec declared tomorrowa civie noli- day in honour of the arrival of the Governor General. Paris, Auz. 10th.—The Allied Supreme Counec:il put the Siles'an question, now apparently a definite settlemant, tem- porarily aside today. whilegawaiting the report of the experts, engaged in draw- ing the boundary line between Poland and Germany. ['hereupon the Council decided, that meanwhile it would discuss th> Greco-l'urkish situation, and Ger- man disarmament questions. In taking up ch: former subject, the Council de- cided unanimously to adopt an attitude v of strict neutrality in the Greco-Turkish war without interfering with trading by private firms with either of the belii gerent countries. The United States am- bassador. Mr. Harvey, said this deci- sion was in conformity with the policy of the United States previous to its en- tering the;war, and he concurred with the Couneil’s tindings. ovwes, Aug. 10th.—The 6th. and fin- al race in the series between British and United States 6 metre yachts, sail- ed here today, was won by the British racers by 4 points. This gives the se- . ries to the British as they have scored 97 points ,in the five races previously sailed, as against 72 for the Uniied States. Washington, August 9th.—irotests S L LR O X A VIS against continued American military oe- . cupation of Haiti and San Domingo, were made today to a Senate investi- gating committee, by representatives of organizations seeking to regain imdepen- dence for the island republics. Ernest Angel, of the Haiti-Domingo Indepen- dence Society, and others, asked that witnesses be called to support the charg- es that grave individual military excesses had been committed, that the treaty of occupation was forced upon the people, and the acts of the Amwmeri- caniGovernment had injured the repu- tation of Haiti and San Domingo ip their retations with South American Re- publies. . Washingisn, Aug. 10th.—Reductions of approximately $600,000,000 in taxes and $5620,000,000 in Govt., expenditures this fiscal year were ' greed upon late yester- day at a conterence.between Mr. Harding and Mr. Mellon and republican leaders of the House of Representatives, mem- bers or the Ways aad Means Commit- tee.’ Washington, Aug. 9th,—The entire wooden fleet of the Shipging Board, built during the war emergency at a cost of $23,00,000 will be sunk in the ocean uunless the vessels can be sold or given away soon, chairinan [.asker of the Board has informed the House Ap- propriation Committee. Pointing out that it cost $1,000,000 to maintain and guard the vessels last year, and that the present cost of guaraing is $50,000 per month, Mr. Laskar said he b:lieved it unwise to coniinue this loss. He Sug- gested that committees of the Senate and House be appointed to determine what can be done. But, he jadded : ‘‘lfeel, without shirking any responsibility that two committees of Congress ought to share the responsibility with me. If they will not, I am going to sink the soats, if we cannot sell them or give them away’’. Mr. Larker said, that in the opirion of experts the Govt would be betrer off to sink the ships as they stand. He said it would cost more to salvage the machinery .than would be ob- tained from its possible sale Another plan is to use some of them for targets for army and navy bombers. The chair- man sald that a remote offer had come from a comvany in New York ‘‘that wants b 0 ofthem, but does not want 1o pay for them’’, they want them for a civie purpose, ard that is, to build a pontoon bridge away up the North River from Yonkers to the Palisades Park. Probably we should give them the boats, we would save the expense of towing them out and = sinking them. 1 feel they cught to give us some of their bonds, so that if it pays we could get some money out of them. | This is the only thing that looks to me like a remote negotiation. On the James | River there is a wooden boat hidden be- | hind almost every leaf. 'These boats are | absolutely useless, I believe they reguire | 750 tons of coal to carry a 2,800 cargo | across the Atlantic. They are twice as l heavy as steel ships and insurance on them meant their operation impossible. They ' are unfit for river trade, as they have a ' draft of 14 feet. | THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED. | At last the wmystery, if there was a - mystery, regarding the death of Lord . Kitchenei, has been set at rest by the . official publication of the German Admi- ralty of the facts in connection with the . sinking of the Hampshire. The Ger- . mans assert that the vessel was not sunk by a submarine, but by a torpedo or mine | iaid at the end of May, 1916, by Subma- | rine U; 15 ! The Hampshire sailed on June bsth. and although a chartered mine sweeper | bad been sunk in the same fie]d on June . 2nd, and the fact was reported to the ' British Admiralty, the latter ordered the . Hamupshire to follow a course west of the - Orkneys on the assumption that German - submarines were not operating that far - north. As the Germar document shows, however, a submarine ecmmander, Lieu- . tenant Kurt Beitzen, had laid a mine- field in this well-known path of warships | six days earlier. Responsibility for the death of Kitch- ener, therefore, is sought to be placed | upon the British Admiralty. It will be . ~ recalled that it was originally intended ' that Premier Lloyd Gecrge slouid also | saill on the Hampshire. Pressure of . home affairs kept him in London, and un- . doubtedly saved bhis life. But it was a . trick of fate—or was it by enemy sug- ~ gestion?—that the Hampshire should ~ have been directed into the only mine- ~ field laid in the whole northein sea area by the Germans. The British side of the story should be given—lbik. . Greek archaologists liave unearthed an imposing temple at Rerras, Thessaly. The strurture is in an excellent state ot preservztion and is stated to be as large as the temple of Jupiter at Qlymrutia. The bronze inscriptions establish the date of 400 years 8. (. Numerous tab- lets have also veen found bearing indi- cations of laws and resolutions of ancient civilization. This is the second temple which has been discovered within a month, the first having been found near the city of Volo. 'The exeavations are continuing —The Dominica Guardion, July 28th. One Yord Touring Truck, For terms apply to C. S. MAYHEW, No. 3 Company St. Christiansted, 22nd July.