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powered them, but don’t mind that Boys go ahead prac.i’ing and- you might gain the victory over them some day or other but you nave to go prepared to meet them although they are out of prac- tice. . ) A REPORTER. Dear Mr. Editor:— Allow me space in your valued paper to make a few remarks ir connection with Rev. Wolters. It is with deep regret that [ heard on Sunday she Bth inst. the announcement of the resignation of this Rev. Gentieman caused by ill-health. For many years he has had the privilege of Preaching the Blessed Go.pel of Jesus Christ in Sincerity and Truth, and as [ have had the privilege of sitting under his serm-ons for many vears and coming with him in personal conversation. I can iruthfully testiiy that he is a Man -1 God. A true Snepfpierd of his Sheep, anc a real Ambassador of iiis Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is so soft, so kind, so sym- pathetic,q that Le eompells you to eare for nim and\ov _him. 1 cao assure you that he will be missad by a 2ood many iriends outside of his congregaiion in whose he rts there is a warm spot for tnis de- vout Servanc of God. Ido hopeand pray that Almigaty od wili bless him and bulld nim up once more again, aad al- though ne may bz deprived of adminis- toring the Spiritual Food to his Flock, he may yet be useful in giving as he has always given a good advics, as much good have been benefitted from the words that have fallen from Lis lips, and [ am sure that hs congregation wiil join me in saying ~‘We will truly miss Lim.”’ Be glad iu the Lord and rejoice Let nothing your spirit dismay Be joyful for He is your Lord your work rie wiil luilyrepay. ] remain, Sincerely yours, a0 BOUICGH. TELEGRAMS. ST. SROIX STATION. Paris, Feb. 7th.—M. Andre Pardieu, ex-French High Commissioner, warns the Worid of the appearance of the ""German Danger’’ multifor... and insidious’’, in an article appearingin today’s “Ilustration’ under the caption ‘Sxecuting ol the Peace [reaty’’. He sketiches tne vastness of the work aiead and how it wili domi- nate the national policy for from thirty to fifty years. e refers to the uuity of the Allies as a buiwark against disaster and points out the need ofcontinuaton of this unity and Germans hope for differ- ences among the Allies. ‘I mention all these perils, lor not only for France will there be a direct menace to nation- al independence but for Italy, for Bel- gium, for Great Britain and even for the United States the German danger, muittorm, insinuating -and insidious will B(R I X AV ]S soon reappear, economically, politically and morallv. | was at Washington when the United States, with no interest in European affairs, suddenly was amazed to find among Ambassador Von Bern- storff’s papers Germany’s intentions in that counrty. Washington, Feb. 9th.—An official dis- patch received here todav said a force of 1,000 Koreans, armed princgally with Bolshevikist ~ equipment, crossed into Northern Korea from Kirina, Manchuria, and ar.acked a Japarese post, killing ine majority and routing the remainder. Ac- cording to rhe despaich ‘he movement was the inivation oi an active rebellion in Korea. London,, Feb. 9th.- Enormous booty was taken by the Russian Soviet troops when they occupied (1d: 551, according to a wireless message from Moscow, re- ceived here. A British and & Russian eruiser are reported to be bombarding che neas fron the harbeui. P’aris, eob. 9th. —Jugo-Siavia will soon accept the proposed ccmproisse jor the setticmenns 0i Qquesfions arising out of the disposition of territories aiong the eastern siisre of thi2 Adriaiic se#, accord- ing to Be:x ade despatches i cuc "“KEcho de Paris’’ St. 'nomas, Feb. 12th—-:1 . Jableship ‘‘Relay’’, under eharter by « .s company for the repair oi their inteir ..ed cables, having coaled, provisioned avd attended to her boil ra {97 whicl: oorpuses she suspended her cable wor. . the sec nd o inst., left on 'he saveant.. .o San Jusn, P -R., to pay off severa. sick members of her erew and é¢c . ;. .e@ rew hands. Owing to unexpcoied Liclcuiiies she was, however, utabie w icave San Juan as promptly as anucipat. 6, but it was ex- pected she wouid »c :eauy to resume ca- ble operations o ne eleventh. OUn the afternoon of ¢ixe lUtn. Instructions were, however, rec:ied frown her owners end- ing her chai.. . .1J recailing ner imme- diately for . ent work on an important section of { czompvany’s ow. cable sys- tem, in ¢O..3.Juence oi which nec servi- ces are boio .at once d.scontinued. An urgent ay.cal was made by cable to her owners it New York to permit the repair of one section between Por.o Kico and Jama.ca before her departure, but with- ou ine dcsired resvit. Endeavours wiil be made to secure the assistance of ano.ner cableship, but at present theie dnes not appear to be much likeiihood of saccess. [tis rezgretted hat this com- pany’s own .repairing shin, the ‘‘Henry Holmes’’, continues to be unavailable, tne work oi survey commenced overa year ago being still uncompleied. Ponce, Feb. 12th.- -The U. S. Hospital Ship *‘Solace™” arrived 3.30 p. m. New York, Feb. Bth—Rßaffled by blind- ing snow and towering waves all attempt of the rescuing vessels to ieach the Do- minion liner ‘‘Princess Anne’’, which is aground off Rockaway Beach with 104 persons aboard, have failed. This city is still storm-bound and the weather bureau prediets that the snowfall will continue fcr another 12 hovrs. Traffic at all sur- fa~e points is stalied and the subway is crowded. [ ack of men las caused the street cleaning department to throw up its hands, wages ot from 75 cents to one doliar an hour offereda to shovellers hav- ing tempted only 300 mien, while 1,400 are needed. Dozens of persons have been injured by falling copings, awr.ings, efc. carried down by the weight of snow. Lieut. (01. Davison, stativned at (Gover- noi’s Island, was killed by a falling glass caaopy. Great damage has been dore at Ocean View and Wiilloughby Eeach, summer resorts on Chesapeake Bay. New York, Feby. Bh. -Indications are that the peak of the influenza epidemic has been pssed, althcugh there has been a slight increase in pneumonia cases. There has also been a decrease in hoth Chicago and in Toronto, and the epidemic is not making as rapid pregress as in the Autumn of 1918. London, Feby. Bh.——The movement in ioreign exchange tcday wros generally more favouraple. under the lead of @n advance in exchenge on New York to $3.59, while Paris and Rrussels exchange eased to 48 francs 40 centimes, and 47 fes. 30 centimes respectively. The move- ment was based on the growing belief that comibined action would be taken shertly to deal with the exehange pro- blem Siocknoim, Feb. 7th.— Negotiations be- tween Great Britain and Soviet Russia are now in progress, accordingto a state- ment which the Swenska Dagbladet at- tributes tc M. Adolph Joffre before his derarture from Dorpat, where he headed the Bolsheviki peace aelega‘ion. M. Jof- fre, the newspaper < dds. said that Russia desired peace with all nauons and merely stipulated as a main condition, that there be no interference in her interna: affairs. London, Feb. Bth.—.he Exchange “oy’s. Copenhagen corr-cvondent says the Berlin Govt. resolved to call a meet- ing of parliament imn.cdiately upon the receipt of the allied n«ie demenaing the surrender of those guiliy of war crimes. London, Feb Bth.-—Parliament will re- assemble on Tuesday, with severa, pro- blems of reconstruction still hanging cver its heads, the financiai sitaation, he ques- vion of the nationalization o1 the mines and the railways and the Irish problem, are three of the most importart suiects with which the session is intenucd to grapple withouc delay. Mr. Lloyd Geurge is expected to begin "he session with a re- view of the gener .. state of Kuropc and of the British policy (¢wards sarious devel opments such as che relations with Russia and ihe Polish ana .ialian situations. The labcur party proniiss to move an amend- meni to the address, providing ior the nationalization of (he mines, while the small delegation o: the lrish Nationalist party still left in the House of Commons, is-expected to attack the Govt’s. policy f repression, which they blame ‘or the Irish disorders.