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ed in humourous anecdoctes and was rper- vaded by the breeziness of the sea. Constantinople, Nov. 23th.—There was e D appreciative slackening today of the tension, which prevailed during the weelr end over the demands of the Kenm ° _ig‘;i!greater,contrnl of Constantinu,- Althoug >fficial anpouncement was made, it g, stated in Allied circles that sober refl@ftion by the Turks had caused them to dffcide to make no further pro- vocative gestures before the opening cf the Laus®ne conference. Thus, while the cornfer@nce continues uncertain, it lis folt that th% peril of a rupture has mo- mentarily been averted. The departure today for London of Colonel Gribben, Chiaf of Staff, and the decision of Sir IHorace Rumbold, the British High Com- missioner, to *;ave cn Wednesday for LLausanne, are mterpreted as indicating an improvementin the situation. Never- theless a persisten?fufmpr@ssion prevailsin some quarters that the Allies may find it expedient to evacuate the capital before peace is concluded. It was learned today that the Allied authorities are ennsidering the ques i0) of waiving passport vises for Greeks, Armenians and others, who desire to leave the city immadiately. This expaditious movement of population would lessen the Allied responsibility when the actual ‘ransfer of Constantino- ple to the Kemalists takes place. 'The British Embassy is giving asylum to g veral Ludred Turks of the old regime, including many former ministers, whose lives are in peril. Meanwhile the econo- mic situation grows worse, prices of foodstuffs are steadily scaring, business houses contimue to suspend, their owners departing. Owing to the ypwillingness of merchants to import further merchan- dise, supplies are running short and there is only a 20 days, supply of the principal foodstuffs. The Greek and Armenian employees of business firms are leaving their posts seriously hampering opera- tions. and thousands of depositors are withdrawing their funds from the banks, fearing seizure by the Kemalist. Lausanne, November. 13th.—Turkey demands merely that it b 2 dealt with as a Govt. founded, as other responsible Govis. are, and that it b 2 allowed to en- joy the same rights in its interaation- al relations. This, in brief, was the statement today to the representatives of the world’s press by Ismet Pasha, waen asked what Tarkey’s demands will bz in the Near [Kast Confereace here. ismat Pasha took oceasion to deny the reported wholesale atrocities azainst the Greeks and said there had been organized eifort to stultify rhe Lurkish Nauonalists in the eyes of the western world. [he Turks, he said, protected women and children in their movement against Smyrna and avoided loss of life, as fiar as possible, during their operations. He painied a black picture of the waste and destrue- tion that surroundz2d the Farkish peo- ~ ple at the close of t.e greal. war aud S, RO PR A VlB maintained that after spzning the trea- ty of Sevres, they=tried to restore their country by vpacific means and ~ccepted the Allied terms in good faith. ‘'‘The Greeks, however, ‘‘he de- clared, did not abide by the terms and forced lurkey into a war which deve op- ed into a great disaster for the Greeks. Turkey had sent ministers to London and and attempted to gain a hearing before shetbegan the offensive that resulted so disastrously for the Greeks and did every- thing within her power to prevent war. We were in a wretched state, our own or- ganizations were all gone, we had to v2iid a new life for Turkey. The nation- al spirt rose high, it surmounted the es. forts of the Sultan t~ nrevent independ- ence and progress lln -5y and make military opposition to fore.sn aggression impossible’’. He declarod Turkey had sigped the Mudania armistice in good faith, but that it hzd been broken two dav- "ater by Greek {orces who destroyed .rkish village of 400 houses. The arkish people Icfused to rvecognize the present Sultan, as their temporal rler. because he engaged in policies az their ambiton for beatter governmeant . forfeited their respect. Chrnseque .ly, for the purpose of bringing about aw effi- cient democracyin Turkey, th2 Angora Government recognizad the present Sul- tan only as Caliph. Constanticople, Nov. 14th.-The Fiench Consuis at-Mersiva ynd Adana, in Asia Minor, have ben eXpelled by the Kemal- isis. [T'he French Consulat Brusa was expeiled a week ago, but another con- sular offizial is returning to that city, accompanied by a Turkish Nationalist officer to superintend the removal of thirty French residents. A number of leading [French merehants in Constar "i- --sople met at the French Embassy i Sunday and drafted a strong memo: :l to their Govt., deeclaring that Fre c¢h economic interests are threatened with rain, if the Turks are allowed to con- tinue their present poiicy unchecked. Fron Charput come reports that the Kemalists are ca ling all m2n liable to inidary service and sending them to Mosul. Dublin, Nov. 14th.—The curren: in- crease in activity of the armed forces oppusing the Free -Sta*te Govt. is attri- buied to a reunion of the political and military wings cf Repubiicarism. This, among other things, resulted in the re- apprint nent of Mr. D 2 Valera, as **Presi- dent of the Republic’’, with a council of siate claiming sole aathority in Ireland. There 15 a wide divergence between the accounts publishad by the Govt. of its successes against the irregulars and those put out by De Valera’s party. The Govt. claims to be winning and gradualiy restor nz oirder, while De Valera’s fo!l- --lowers record several losses they are in- flicting and assect that the Xree State is alrea ly beaten. These assertions are waede partly in propaganda sold upon ths streets and partly through large inserip- tions painted nightly all over Dublin on lamp posts, bill boards and bridges. The civic guard and the metropolitan police pace up and down_al! the thoroughfares, but they seem unable to check these manitfestations of Ireland’s internal dissensions, Ivery day Govt. acents go about and paint solidly over the inserip- tions, but the next morning they re- appear Igain. ' Le Bourget, France, Nov, 14ih.—M. Poiret, noted Krench aviater, and his two mechaunics were killed today, when his machine cerashed duing the compeati- tion for the Grand Prix for commercial airpianes here. The accident was due to the breaking of the propeller of Poir- et’s airplane, which cut through the machine. ' Bucnos Aires, Nov. 14th.—A relief comniittee has been organized here to go to the aid of the earthquake sufferers in Chile. Santiago, Chile, Nov. 14th.—Reportsof banditry and disorder in the earth- juake district, together with news * adriticnal earth shocks and indi- cations that the calamity has reached appaliing proportions, causcedibe Chile- an Govt. today te consider the sad- visabiiity of sendibg troops to Cequim- bo and at Aca.»a to reinforce the regular garrison.s, whic sre too small to cope with the situaiic id aid in rddief work. Lausanne, Nov. 14th. —ismet Pasha, wead of the Turkish Natvicnalist deleca- ~. here, has dec "d to accept the avitation to visit Paris . efore the openr ing of the conference, it was annor- this morning. He expec sto - aly Wednesday at Paris, -~ ~° tus- anne on l'hursday. NEW YORK, Nov. 15 Flour, (Blended Clears, St. Lawrence Prand) duty paid pr. brl. $5.53 Meal, Kiirdried per 100 { cunds $2.20. New Sezson’s Pork per barrel £57.00. Heavy Mess Pork per brl. $29 50. Sugar—~Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. Mclasses Sugar 89 no quotation, Cotton, Middling, Upland, at Liverpool per lh., 15 23-100 d. Exchange. New York and London, 60 days’ sight $4.44% Exchange New York and London, sight $4.46 [.ONDON, Nov. 15th. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per ewt. 425. od. —4ss. 64d. ** Iduscavado per cwt. 355.-—3Bs. ‘* White Java’s cif United Kingdom 20s. 4id. Demerara Rum per gal. nominal. Trimidad Coeoa, good middling red per ewt. 03s. od.—6ss. od. Cotton, medium fine Sea Island, at Liv- erpool, per lb. 25d. Bank of England Rate of liscount per cent 3. Consculs 5T745, Tharee per cent Rentes in Paris 58.45,