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the Darish :chercnts ecast 75,023 votes while the Gernwns poiled but 24,067, London, | (t. 12th.—Mr. Lioyd Geuvrge told the Hcouse of Lommons loda) thet he hoped to introduge the Irish Home Rule Bill in the House next week. Most of today’s session was occupied by the discussior ol a I,OUND ot Mr. Will Ihorne, labour niember for Westham, iondon, in favour of a revi sion ot the Peace Treaty, which he sub- jected o severe criticism. A most in- ceresting suggestion emanated irom Lora Rokeit Cecil, tha the League of Natuons shouid end iwo International Commis- stons (o Ru:sia 10 ascertail the exacc conditions and fix provisional boundaries for the bocder States. Mr. Buifour. Lord Prasident of che Coaacil. who made a general defence of the I'reaty aad the Government’s share therein, sad he teared Lord Robert’s suggestion would not resuit «n a new heaven oy earih 1n Rlussia. He also denied that the Govern- menc had encouraged Poiard in a poliev oi adveniuie. Mr. Thorne’s motion was rejected by Y54 votes to ) Replying to a statement of Uir. Ronald MacNiel, Ualsnist, that Mr. Lioy.i George had pre- sented a wemorandum in beaalf of the pritish and i.enca Governments’ propo- sition for a settiement of rh: Adriatic quesrion wiich would abrogate usonte- negro’s indcpendence. Mr. Bonar Law expres=ed his belief that the majority of the Mcntenegrins did not desire (o res- tore a King of Mcntenegro, and that it was quite pcssible the Montenegrin pec- vie mis b prefer to become a part of a wrger aatlorality, than to continue inde- vendert. lor reply to suggestions that the Ge-ma indemnpity might be a fixed sum, he sa¢ that if Germany proposed a jun.p sum,11 was not likely the Allies would oe uareasonable. Monirea:, Yeb. 12th.—A telegram from Londor: to the ‘‘Montreal Star’’ says that soeaking at an Irish seif-determination meetin: there last night, Professor Me. Neiil, Minister of {ndustries in the Cabi- not of Lae so cailed Irish republic, said he believed tha: the Sinn tein w s ready to accept Mr. .loyd George’s Home Rule Pian, work:nzit out on the same plan uigder waici it now handies local govern- ment 16 Ireizad. Dubiin, Feb. 12th —Savera’ Sinn Fein- ers werz arcested today in the course of a round-up by ‘he wilitary forces in this cliy early wdaay. London, i'vb. 12th.—in she bye-elec- tion: for the Ashton-Under-Lyne Con- stituency, t» ill the seat mnade vacunt by the elevation to th2 peeraze of Sir Albert Sianley, the soalition Unionist adherents won a vietery by a comoaratively nar- row ma. gin. Sir Walter De I'reece, the candidace of this party, polled 3,864, votes, while »Ir. Robinsen, a Labourite, receivea 8,321 votes. Sir Arthur Marshall, Lioeral, ran taird; having received 3,511 voies. i - London, Feb. 13th.—Particuiarly bearty selX A N LD cheers were given in the House of Com- me: ~ last night when the Chancellor of the ¥ xehecver intimaied tha. the Cana- dian Government desired to makc a con- wribution towards the relief of the popu- lation ¢f Cntral Kurope, Berlin, Feb. 13th:-—Physicians at Brunsbuctel, at the -ntrance to the Da.- tic., bhave voted not to go on board ships fiying the flags of nations whieh are pagi:s to the demands ror the re.\"tm'?i vion of Germans accased of wuar crimes. S:ick sailors must therefore be taken asnoHr» for treaiman . : Washingion, Fsh. 12h.—2 -esident Wiison has reached a dezision in the rail- way wage controversy and will present it to three representatives of the railway Brotherhoods at th: White House today. London. Weby. 12th. -Replving to a quasiion sas to ine stand the overnment prepos=d to take for tne relief of Central iarope, the Chaneaoidor of the Exchequer said in the House of Commons this af- ternoon that a final arrangemeni cou'd no: be made uantil the Conures:of the Uniied S:ates . granted th- necessary powers for rzlief administration, and thar the British Government woold have pre- ferred to prepare 2 comnrehoensive plan with Allied and neatval cooperation. He stated that he had in view the urgency of ctha need and despite the {inanzial sit- vation in 'he United Kingdom, the Brit- -Ish Government had informed the Uni ted States rhat inaddition to £ll2 500,0)) voted forth: curren: financial vear it was prepared to ¢o tribute farther sumg not execeeding haif the sum con;ri‘\:,z-»:? by the Unit=d States and not exceeding £110,000,0C0 in all. d= further stated the British share would be apvplicable tor the provision of iiritisasupplies ol foodstuffs, raw materials and other es entials, and the payment of freight charces on goods carried on British ships. If the Ameri- can grant were limited to $150,00¢: 000, he added, the necessary tonnage so trans- portaticn of American supplies would be provided. : _ London, Feb. 12th. —The. Allied sla- preme command today, after discussing the situation arising from <ermany’s vioient protest over the extradition de- mands, agreed on the question oi insist- ing upon those demands, it ~ras stated tonight It was reported therc were differences between France and Great Britain.as to whether the demands sheuld be modified. f.ondon, i'eb. 12ili.—The quesiion was raised 1n the House of Commons today as to whether the Governmen' hal under consideration the suggestion of Mr Carter Glass, the recently retired Secre- tary of the United States Treasury, that the United States should be paid her interpnational debt in gold. It was ask d also, whether in order to held meet this request, British owners o ornamental gold, such as trinkets, would be invited to hand them to the Treasury in return for interest-bearing bonds, thereby as- sisting the position of exchenge between Engiond and Amerten. 1o these ques- tions tne Chancellor or the xchegquer re plied 'nat he had taken steps to have the proposals ‘indicated, ea cfully ex- aminad. Mr. Lloyd George was =asked by a member whether 'te could see his way to reinforce a drastic reduction in the importation of luxuries, to which he repied that the Government was not in a pus:iicn to re enfore 2ny restrieti~n on the Importaiion ot foreign grods, and declared that less than two per ecent of the imports from Amer’ca were articles of luxury. Trimdad, Feb. 15th.—The U S. Battle- ships Utah, Delaware, and Florica, leti tor Barbad s yesrerday. Grenada, Fen. 16th.—Mr E. A. Done- lan, one of the Grenada delegates, lei't by the K M. S. Clignecto for iarbados to acttend trne corference of the Associated Chanibers of Commearce. The other dele- gate, the Hon. F. H. Copland, was una- ble 10 leave because the accommoda ion of aberth was dented oim oa ih2 steamer. ‘irinided, Feb. 16th.— Messrs. W. Gor- dou, Adam Smith, C. M. G..G. F. Hug- gins, O. B. E., and E. Tripp will leave by the E. M. S. Chignecto this ev ning to at- tend the meeting of the Associated Cham- ber of Commerce at Barbados. Mr. A. o, Pavitt, Imperial Trade Commissioner, ai- so leaves this evening to at‘end the con- ference. : NEw YORK. Feb. 11th 1920 Flour, Blenczad Utlear St. Lawrence | rand pr. brl. $11L.75 Meal, Kilndried per 100 tbs $3.55 New Season’s York per brl. $46.00 Heavy Mess lork perbbl. §438.00 Sugar---Crystais maximum jer 16U ibs, $13.04. Sugar---Crystals minimum $12.79 Niolasses Sugar (Confirmed by Brokers) ¢8 12--1000. Cotten, Middling Up:and, st i.iverpool per ib. no quotation mxchange, New Yoik and vrondon, 60 days’ sight $3.83 lixchange New York and Lonaon, signt $3.36% LoNDON, F2b. 11th 1919. Sugar-Demerara Crystals duty paid price. fixed by the Royal Commission per ecwis 106 s. od. -109s. od. Muscovado, 89, basis, floating terms 1 bonc, Ditto duiy free. 955. Cd. - 975. od. German Beet 8%7/c 1.0.b. no further sales during the war White Java sugar cif U. Kingdom cif e without engagement. 90.0 White Java Sugar, cit Uunited King- dom lif arrives before 27th Dicember &5/ Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middiing Red per cwt 128s, od. 130s. od. . Cottc Medium Fine Sea Island, at liv ery bol nominal per lb. Bank of England rate of Disccunt per cent. 6. Consols 49% Three per cent rentes in Paris Fes. 58.70.