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the measure would give the Governm nt the widest powers ever sought by a v government. The authorities have full control of the situation here. so the pol- ice commissioner Jdeclared, and the posi- tion is excelent. This purports to sum up the sitnation with regard to the strike of the Melbournas police force whiich started last week. Ottawa, Nov. 7th.—Canadian Press. Ip accordance with the arrangenents for tbe observance of Armistice Day, sanctioned by His Majesty the King, the people of Canada are invited to mark the occasion by a two minutes silence at 11 o’clock on Sunday morning, Nov. Ilth. This is a special cbservance suggested by His Majesty and is in addition to the regular celebration of the date recogniz-d by the Candian Parliament for the Moun- dav following. Paris, Nov. 7th. —The Olympic Com- m ttee received formal notice today that A Istralia as a nation has decided not to participate in the 1924 games, because es lack of funds. Oklahoma City, Nov. Tth —The State Cohurt of Impeachment retired late today altil 10 a. m. tomorrow, after Governor Walton had entered a plea of not guilty to each of the 32 charges containel in the impeachment bill against him and had made a detailed ansver to five of the charges. The reading of his answer will be resuwed tomorrow. London, Nov. 7th.—Associated Press. The Imperial Economic Conference to- day reached another stage on the road to imperial preference, by appreving a further extension of ‘“e preterence method offered by -Sir Philip Lbyd- Creame, President of the Board of Trade, in behalf of the Goverment. The con- ference décided in favour of a tax of ten shillings per hundredweight on importa- tions of foreign cenned salmap, while allowing Empire products fiee entry. The conference a'so favoured Inercasing the preference on tcbacco by onc-lourth the present duty. A tax of six pence per gallon on foreign fruit juices, in- clucing lime juice, was decided upcn and also a tax of ten shillings per hundred- weight on foreign honey, with Empire products free and five shillings per hun- dredweight on foreign fresh apples, Fmpire apples free. The conference de- cided against an attempt to increase Em- pire trade by means of subsidies, import licenses or stabilizatioa of prices. The food and materials committees had pre- viously decided agalnst such methods as impracticable, it being held that the diffi- culties of any Government in interfering with trade were almost insurmountable. Throughout the discugsion emphasis was laid on the principle that the home Gov- rnment and each Dominion must con- sml their own fiscal policies. With re- gard to the tobacco increase, the prefer- ence is from . onesixth to onefourth. It was pointed cut that the whole basis in considering these cuestiors was whether - &1 LlOl2 A V.S Dominion trade can expand enough to supply a!l Br tish n2eds and in the case of apples it was stated that the supply would easily equal the demand. It was also understond that all preferenee pro- nosals, thus far made, would be aceapted vy the British Pariiament. Tuae confer- ence unanimously adopted a resolution reaffirming.the prefereunca resolutions of the imparial war conference of 1917 and another resolution reaffirming the principie that in all Government con- tracts effective preference should be given to Empire produacts and materials. Cofii, Nov. Tth.—The Goverament to- day- carried out the part of its pro- gramne of apologies to Jugo Slavia for the recen’ attack on that country’s Mili- tary Attache, Colonel Keastich. which was most galling to the national pride. This consisted in the mareching of a company of soldiers, headed by officers to the gate of the Juzo-Slavian Legation, where, with the Bulgarian slug flying, the regi- i nental band plaved the Jugo-Slavia An- them and the troops saluted the Jugo- Slavia flig. The negotiations concerning the otner demands upon Bulgaria are be- ing satistactorily broaght to a conelusion. The f{inal a:tof the incident will be the judgement of the Y_ue Court eoncern- ing the damages due the Juzo-Slav Gov- eranznt and Colone Krastich personal- ly. It is understiod (o.onel Kiastich rates hls cdanages high'y. No truce bes baen found o' the men who a tacked the Military Attache, though the Buig:irian Government i 3 exeriing cvery effort to find thewm. London, Nov, Bth—At an enthusiastic m2eting of th> West Indizm A'lantic Group Committe: yesterday, it was deci- ded to adi an attractive annex. for pri- vat: exnihi ors on the site of the West Indian b ildi . The commit:ce also con- firmed tue appointment of a cinemato- grapher to visit Barbados, Trinidad and Gr:2nada, and also passed a vote of thanks to Mv. F.ank Cundall, Jamaica, for the valuable serviees he rendered while in Eagland recently. London, Nov. Bth.—The Berlin Cor- respondent of the kExchange Telegraph forwards a telegram from Munich which says that the Bavarian Irregulars have decided to march on Berlin tomorrow. Paris, Nev. Bth.—The Allied Couneil of Ambassadors decided today to requ:st tne Dateh Government not to ailoy ex- Crown Prince Fred-rick William to leave Dateh territory, where he has been in exile since the war, and also to ask the German Government not to allow him to eater Germany, as he is on the list of pessons cha. god with war crimes whose arrest it sought by the Allied Govern- ments. _ : Paris, Nov. B:h.—The occupation au- thorities have decided upon the ecreation of a bank 18su2 n the Rineland, the capi- tal forwhicn is being subscribed hy Ger- man, Duteh, Bii i:h, Belzian and Fronch financiers, savs L2'Bclair. The object of the new bank is_to fucilitate trade, which has been paraiz-d by the fluctua- tions of th2 currency. o London, Nov. Bth -An astroiemer in Cipe Town, has _disecovered what 13 be- lisved to be a new eomeat, says the Daily Express. The discovary has been com- municated to the Royal Observatory at Cape ‘tTown, which his taken photo- graphs of tha steliar object. NEw Yorx, Nov. 8h Fiour, (hard winter clears 35.00. ** hard winter straights $5.45 Meal, Kiledried per 100 pounds $2.25 New Scason’s Pork per barrel $37.00. Heavy JMess Pork per brl. $26 00 Sugar—Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. $6 91 Mclasses Sugar 8 maximum 5.85. Cotton, Middling, Upland, at Liverpool per lb. 19 22-100d. : Exchange., New York and London, 6% days’ sight $4 414 Exchange New York and London, sight $4.435 LoNDON, Nov. Bith., Sugar, Demerara Crystals, nominal per c7t. 625. od, —67s. od. “* Muscavado nomiaal per cwt. 455. : od—4Bs. od. ** White Java’s cif United Kingdom 245. 6d nominal. Demer4ara Rum per gal. nominal, Trinidad Ceeoa, good middling red per cwt, 465. 0d Cotton, grod medium West Indian Sea I[sland at Liverpool, per lb. 21d. nominal. Bauk of England Rate of Discount per cent 4. : - Consols 573 ’ Three peicent, Rentes in Paris Fes. 58.10. Publication ° uslication T is hereby brouzht to public notice l that satisfactory evidence having been exhibited to the Government of the United States and His Exeellency the President of the United States haviry recognized MrR. H. A. DELEMOS ®as Honorary Viece Consul of the Dominican Republic for St. Croix, Virgin Islands of the United States, the Government of the Virgin Islands does now hereby de- clare him free to exercise and enjoy all functions, powers and privileges as are allowed Honorary Vice Consuls by thas laws of nations or by the laws of the United States. Done at Government House, St. Croix, Virgin Islands ot ‘the United States, this 18:n day of Octuber, 1923. : " HENRY H. HOUGH, -~ Governor. AT YOUR SERVICE A. R. MCINTOSH Passenger and Light Delivering T Truek