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put forth is a colassal saerifice. It snows that Germany has not yet realized thes essential fac:sof the sicuation he Allies could not eater into any discussion upon the basis that Gormany was not res- ponsible for th> war. ' The responsihili- ty of Germany for tne war was with them furdamental. The Paris proposals, the Prime Minis‘er said represented a con- siderable abatement of the full elaim of the All'es, and that abatement was made in order tc secure a settlement. We are willing to discuss with Germany the lanxin of the pariod of annuities ne con- tinued. We are willing to disenuss wi'h Germany another method beside the 12% tax tor adjusting the annuity of German property. Dr. Simonsi: not fully in a position to negotiate, and he lis return- ing to public opinion which is not ready to pay the debt’’. London. March 7th. —The bye-e’ection for the Kirkealdy constituency result- ed as follows: Kennedy (laboarite) 11, 674. Lockhart (eoalition liberal) 10,199. delsingfors, Maren T7th.—ll'he revo- lutionaries are - bombarding Petrograd, and Soviet batteries bombarding Kron stadt, says a despatch frem Viborg re- ceived here. Paric March Tth. -The garrison of Krazkny Agorko, near Petrograd, has rallied to the Anti-Bolshevik cause, says 4 wireless message given out today by ihe French Forcign Office. Som Joge, . R.. March 7Tth.—An ar- mistice between Panama and Costa Ri- ca and final settlement of the boundaries question 1s being negotiated through mediation of .the United States Govt, it was aunounced here today. London, Mareh 7th.—Anodher Laboar gain is reported in the Penisione York- shire West Riding bye-election, the re- sult of which was aunounced today. W. Gill is Labourite, was elected to the House of Commons by a popularity ot 526 votes over the Independent Liber- al and Coalition candidates. The seat was previously held by Mr. Sydney Ar- nold (Liberal). London, March T7th. - A British ba- tallion 13 reporied to be standing ready o advanee upon Dusseidort, while Franza and 3:2igian troips are said to bs awailing marcaing orders that wili send them into Germun territory. Jew York, Marca Ttk.—(By Uaradian Press) President Harding naving stu- diously avoided all contact with- repre- sentat ves of Foreign Powers since last June when he became the standard bearer of the Republican Party, s now ready for a series of important at confer- ences with the Ambassadors of Great Britain and Ffrance, and the Allied Powers, says che Washington Corres- pondent of the New Yors Tribune this morning. [t 1s undersiood, according to the correspondent that Presilent Har- ding intend to lay Jbefore these rep- rescatatives of tne existing League of Nations his schzme for an association iLR A ANiIDY of nauons toe worid cooference which would supporc tae ilnternational court 0 Jjustice. Loadsn, Mareh Bih —Ail ressrictions rezarding Importation and ali regula tioas with regard to disivibation deal- ings and prices of -sugar were with- drawn as from Kebruary 28in. New York, Maren 7th, = 'ne Canadian Govit. will pay $250,000,000 bonds that mature here on .April Ist, it was oifi- cially scared heip coaay. vanada has a ratner large balance here ai the pres- ent time, but the paying off of the ma- turity will involve shipment ot a cer- tain amount of Canadian gold to New YH!'K. _ Mayence, Mairch Bth.—British, Bel- glan, and Krehch troops entered Dusse!- dori this morming. Frencn and Belzian, troops occupied Duisburg at nooa. I'ne Allled Rbine flotila took possession of Ruhroic. : Beriin, Marcn 3un. -Frederick Ebert, the German Lmperial President, declarved 10 a prociamacion, issued today that ermany was noi lu a position to use torece to oppose the torceful methods ot the Adlies Ir occupying additiopal Ger- man territory, But that she nevertheless protested vigorousi® agalnst the Allies tove. in this prociamation addressed to nis “‘reliow-Citizen’’, Herr mmbert said, our opponent in world war imposed upun us an unheard of demand ilmpossi- ble of fuiflment boih for money and for the contract, which even work of a gene- ration would not -have besn suificient to carry oat. wWe musi not, and we cannot comply wth it. Qur honour and selt- respect forbid it. With an open breach of the Peace lreaty of Versailles, our opponenis are advancing o the occupa- tion of more German terricory, We are, however, not in a position to oppose force with torce, We are defenceless. Nevertheless we can carry out, so all who stood recognized the voice of right- eousness may hear. London. March Btn. Orders for the advance oI priush troops upon Dussel- dori were Issued at thz British War Office last mignt, 1t was disclosed here today. I'here are®at present twelve thousand Britisn soldiers 1n Geritany of which four thousand are on temporary duty in upper Silesia. [t is believed rthat the forc:s along the Rhine will be reinforced so ‘that they will num- ber twelve thousand, four battalions being readv 1o go to the British section of the German occupied ter- ritory. Any attempt on the - part oI the wermans 10 evade the new cus- toms zone along the Knine by diverting trade through Rotierdam or gpther ports of the Norti Sea wili be promptly coun- tered by an Aiiiel biockade, it is declar- ed by the '‘Daily Mail.”’ Stockholm, March Bth.—'lro:sky the Soviet War Minister. is in command of the Soviet forces fighting against the revolutionaries around Petrograd, ac- cording to a message from Helsingforas, The general bombardment continue, Big gun fire 1s heard at Terioki, some miles to the north of Petrograd, Kronstadt, is being homharded by several foris and the -Krasnoyagorke fortress is also firing presumably azainst Kronstadt which is answering powerfully. Reports from Terinoki, timed 10 o’clock Monday eve- ning said the bombardment was growing more serious, more than six sho:s 3 min- ute being fired, it was eonfirmed in these reports that Krasnoyagorke fortress is on the said with Kronsradt fortress and is bombaring in the direction Petro- grad. The flect and the Systerbak bat- teries also seem to follow Kronstadt’s example, NEW YORK, March 9th 1921. Klour, Blendad Clears St. Lawrence [ rant! pr. brl. $8.60. Meal, Kilndried per 100 s $2.10 New Season’s Pork per brl. $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per hbl. $29.00 Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. $6.02 Molasses Sugar 89° test. no quotation. Cotton, Middling Upiand, 2t ilterpool per lb. 6 99-1004 d. wxchange, New York and iondon, 60 days’ sighi $3.84% fixehange New York and London, sight $3.884 LONDON, March 9th 1921. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, Govt. eontroll- ed price, duty raid 1295. 9d. " Demerara Crystals free of con- trol. duty paid, 595. 625. " Moaoscovado Govt. co Irolled price, duty paid, 1245. 9d. - . free o) control duty paid . 40s. SHOs. - fine 755. German Beet 832, f.a.bh. no sales White Java sugar ecif United Kingdom 40s. (sellers) Demerara Rum, per gal. noming!. Trinidad Cocca, Gcod Middlire t’ed no- minal per evt 62s 665. Cotte good Medium West Indizn Sea Isiand per Ib. 28d. nominal. Bank of England iate of Discount jer ent, 1. Consols 468, Three per ceni rents in Paris Fes 58,925 wved Just Receive AT THE " b Lii Lompany Street Emporium FATIMA CIGARETTES, CAMEL do. SERENE do. PIEDMONT do. NEW YORK do. STAR PLUG TOBACCO, - HORSF._SHOE PL.UG TOBACCO Christiansted, 4th March 1921. : M. A. PRETTO.