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per declared, and this advance is &ll the greater because an agreement was scarce- ly hoped for at this early stage of the negotiations. Since this much has been accomplished is it too much to hope that a oreacer and more virtual agreement will follow future conferences. , Grenada, Jan. 23rd—H. M. S. Vale rian with Major the Hon. E F. L. Woad and the Marquis of Salisbury Lady Do- rothy Wood and Lady Beatrice Ormsby Gore left for Trinidad at 9.15 a. m. New York, Jan. 23rd.—The early raw sugar market was firmer, and while no business was:confirmed, it was rumoured that a local refiner paid 2% cents for Cu- ba’s, cost and freight, equal to 3.86 for centrifugal, an advance of 1716 cent over last previous sales. The firmer ruling of the spot market led to remewed covering and scattered outside buying in rav sugar futures, with prices at midday six to seven points higher. No changes occurred in refined sugar, with fine granulated listed at 5.00 Most of the local refiners withdrew., Business was light on account of the inability of refiners tc make deliveries. Refined fu- tures were without transactions. Caleutta, Jan. 23rd. -The Moplah Chief Kunhamad Haji who tried to establish a Moplah Kingdom in the distriet of Ernad during the Moplah revolt last year, was shot and killed yesterday at Malapuram, it was learned here today. Six others i also were killed. | Copenhagen, Jan. 23rd.-Dr. M. F. Ba- jer, note 1 peace advocate died here today. He was a winner with K. ?. Arnorldson of the Noble Prize in 1908. | Vienna, Jan. 23rd. —The exchauge rate 1 ' went smash today. The Kronen dropped i to 10,000 to the United States dollar, and | the value of other standard moneys in- | creased equally with the dellar. | London, Jan. Jan. 23rd —The King to- | day sent a message of sympathy to Car- ' dinal Gasparri, Papal Secretary of State, on the death of Pope Benedict. The | message was sent through Count De Salis, British Jimster at the Vartican. | Londonderry, Jan. 23rd.—Alderman | Hugh O. Doherty, Sinp Fein Mayor of | Londonderry, today expressed the opin- | jon that a grave situation would be cie- | ated if Londonderry was not included | in the Free State, with which he said | its interests economically were indissolu- bly bound. The Maor said he feared | for the City’s peace if Londonderry were left out. ? Washington, Jan. 23rd.—Claims of | the Russizn Soviet Government against | the United 3tates and European Nation- | als amounting to billions of rubles, re- | ported from Moscow to be in preparatiop | for presentation at the Genoa economic | conference, - were described as ‘prepos- terous’’ today by high treasury officials. Such claims, it was said, were wholly impractical, and were of the same na- | ture as if this country should enter claims against Russia for hee comduct s 3. L15 A& Vi during the war. Should such claims ke made by Soviet Russia, officials believed they would be offset by counter claims on the basis that Russia had not done her share in the war against Germany. Montreal, Jan. 23rd. Sir Arthur Cur- rie, prinecipal of MecGill University, has today received the following letter from Lord Atholstan, proprietor of the ""Mon- treal Star’’. Dear Sir, to help in stimu- lating the work of researeh throughout the World, I hereby offer the sum of one hundred thousand dollars to the graduate or student of any recogniz ed University, who, within five years after date, is the first to discover a med- ical treatment for the effective cure of cancer, the decision to be left to the royal college of physicians and surgeons, Lon- don, England. This offer may be renew- ed (signed)®Atholstan. . Trinidad, Jan. 24th.—H. M. S. Valerian with the Hon. Major Wood and party ar- rived at sp. m. yesterday He ‘'vasve ceived on landing by the Hon. U. \. Van Best, C. M. G., Colonial 3:creiary, the members of the Execuriv: and Legxisla- tive Councils, the Mayor of Port-of-Spain and tmembers of the city council and an immense concourse H. people wita ban- ners and reg ha of tneirsoci ties. The Working Men’s socieiy presented an ad- dress of welecome to which Major Wood repiied sthanking them for their warm welecome and a2xpressing the hope that during his stay in Trinidad he would have the opportunity of hearing full rep- resentations and frank discussion on all matters upon which they and others aro interested. Paris, Jan.-23rd. —M. Poincare has sent instructions to Ambassador Saint Anlaire in London, for the continuation with Great Britain concerning the pro- posed Anglo-French pact. I'he Premier’s instructions are known to be directed to ward a lengthening of the duration of the pact, probably a period of 25 years, and to the ineclusion of reciprocity in military action, so that Franc 2 vsould be obliged to go to the aid of Great Britain thus establishing the basis of equility in the pact which the premier has indicated he desired. Discussion of the Genoa eco- nomic conference has not as yet beep undertaken by the Foreign Office. The fact that France has beon regularly out- voted in the Allied Supreme Council is discussed in many authoritative quari- ers here as the real reason why M. Poin- care has shown a preference for oid fash- ioned diplomatic negotiations concerning all the Allies interested in reparations. There is no question of secreey, it is pointed out. Italy, as well as .Japan, having in the past favoured the British view point on questions pending before the Supreme Council, France bemg in the minority was either oblized to make concessions, or take the responsibility for preventing a unanimous agreement. Successive concessions to Germany by the council in the past year, in the way of reductions in payments and modera tion of terms, are peinted to as showing what France mnay expect from confer- ences of this kind. Premier Poincare is understond to have firmly determined that Germany must reform her finances and stop the leakage of her wealth abroad, before he will consider how much she is able to pay. Consequently, he prefers to avoid ¢ nferences, which he thin s would tend. more and more to- ward compromises. Paris, Jan. 23rd.—The weorld Irish Congress, in the ahsence of any con- crete questions on its programine, spent the first days session today in academic discussions of education and the spread of Irish culture abroad, Mr. De Valeira made a brief appearance on the platform this astern on, taking oceasion to invite rich Irishmen in foreign eountries to en- dow professorships in Universities and create scholarships for children of the Irish race to complete their edueation in lrelund The slowness of the congress to erystalize and to work on definite plans was explained biv its organizers as due to the ract that the meeting was planned before Ireland became a Free State, so that naturally the programme had to be radically altered. ‘l'he idea of the leaders is to make use of the existing Irish organ- iza*tion in every country to form a world ieague through which to work for the spread of Irish cuiture to indicate Irish descendants everywhere in Irish history and help in Ireland’s economic interests. Mr. De Valera declared it was also through Athletics that the Irish pecple would be able to make their mark in all corners cf the world, sinece most of the great athietic champions bore Irish names. He recommended that »n appeal also be made to the highest sentiments by popularizing Irish {olk dancing. W. 8. Yeats, the liisn Poet, preceded Mr. De Valera with an address on Irish liter- ature. Tomoerrow’s programmie calls for the presentation of co..crete suggestions for Irish action abroad. Rome, Jan 23rd.--The reception at the Vatican of an Italian Cabinet Minister on Saturday and the half masting o the flag on the Qurinal, in mourning for the Pope, are commented on at length by both press and public. There #re many ¢xpressions favouring an agreement botweer the Government and the Vatican and these iwo everfs are being pointed to as signifi- cant of such a possibility. NEW YORK, January 2bth. ' Flour, Blen? - Clears St. Lawrence I'rand ' pr. bri. $6.00. Meal Kilnd izd ver 10uibs $1.60 New Season’s Pork per brl. $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bhbl. $25.00 Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. $3.86 Molasses sSugar 89 test, no guotation. Cotton, Middling Upiand, at liverpool per Ib. 9 87-100 d. Exchange. New York and London, 60 days’ sight $4.18%