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distributed the fine Maize we have here today. [h2 improvement of Cotion is | benefiting the whole Community also the new. variety of Cane S C. 12/4,this is | youn . in the island as yet, butif it con- tinues as it promises it certainly will be | of invaluable benefit to the isiands. For the eradica:ion of Grubs in the light land | on the Sou hside of the island the Doc- | tor found 2 remedy which years ago was mentioned in the ‘*Agricultural News’. | If the Stilihouse juice won’t ferment | on any of the rum making Estates the | Doctor is sent for and always improve | matters. One of his last improvements— | the Cattle Dip—has just been demon- | strated ard advertised gratis to big | and small )wners. He is always glad | to see anv interested party on the | Station ard take great pleasure in | showing you around——small as well as | large Owaer—explaining things and t even offers tolend you any new im- | plements he has and think adviseable for ‘ you to get. He has plots of Canes many | places in th2 island to try to convince the | Planters ot the best variety’s and me- 3 thods of planting same, giving the cutt- | ings for these plots gratis, and we | are sure it Planters follow his advice | and cooperate with him in this way, it | will be to their benefit.—Much more can perhaps be done, but the Docter is work- ing we wist. him continued success and hove to have him here for many years to come, so as to be able to see the ie- sult of his work. Yours faithfully, PLANTERS. THELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STATION. London, Oect. Ilth. -Commenting on the appoin ment of ‘Admiral Beat'y as first Sea Lord, the "‘Times says he re- presents more than any man the Nelson tradition. The mar who is now to ad- minister the navy will otn be content with the results of the war, immense as they have been, every influence will oppose him, for thcse who hear achange and de- tes( initiative are always in the majority. Binghamton, New York Oet. lith. Major Carl Shatz flying from Sanfran- cisco to Mineola, reached Binghamton from Rochester at 2.01 p. m. Cophagen, Oct. 12th.——A despatch from Berlin says that fifty thousand i etts have been landed at Libau from British warships, and will attack the | flank ofCololel AvaloffBermondts troops. I Be.lin, Oct. 12th—A despatch to the “Lokal Anzeiger”’ from Mitau states that the troops under Colonel Avaloff Bermondt have ~occupied the bridge across the Durra at Riga, connecting the Mitau suburb to Riga itself. The troops of Col. Avaloff Bermondt enter- ed the outskirts of Riga f'riday morn- ing, after scvere fighting. After more severe fighting, they took the viliage of Thorensberg, a mile east of the ST B a2y 1s Duna, by assault. Thereupsn the Duna bridge into the city was occapied. Paris, Oct. 11th.—German military authorities nad full and complete in- formation of the French plan of an offensive in April 1917, ex-Premier Plain- lave told the Chamber of Depu:ies this morning, repudiatinga charge that the offensive was stopped by his orcer. He added that General Nivelle had decided to stop the offensive after three days of fighting, when it became evidently im- possible tnata break through tne Ger- man line could be made The German General Staff obtained in some wry a copy of the plan of the offensive, and took necessary measures for causing the campaign to fail. Suva Fiji, Oct. 13th.—Reuters Admir- alty. Lord Jellicoe on his arrival here was met by a fleet of sailing conoes and welcomed by the native chiefs. In a speech he suggested that Suva would probably be the Pacific Nava! Base. Copenhagen, Oct. 13th. The situation of the Lettish troops in Riga is desper- ate, according to despatches from Hel- singfors. The German and Russian troops are expected w 0 force the passage of the Dwina river which separates the main body of Colonel Avaloft Bermoundt troops from the main portion ¢f 3Riga, at any moment. The old town ¢f Kiga and the port have been greatly damajzed it is stated, and many civilians have been killed or wounded. Paris, Oct. 13th.—The Supremz (‘oun- cil today appointed a Commission on Pol- ish Affairs to investigate th: execution of articles in the German Peae Treaty concernirg the evacuation ot territories assigned 1o Poland and fixing the Ger- man Polish boundaries constitution of the free city of Danzig and the special organization under which Pclardis t» control and administer the port of Dan- zig and navigation of the Vistula. The Courcil instructed Marshal Fock to in- form Germany that the sale oi aeronauti- cal material to Sweden was considered null and contrary to the treaty oy the Allies. The Council further determined to facilitate the departure ot delegares from Luxemburg to the interrational labour conference at Washingion. London, Oct. 13th.—Associated Press. Two meetings have already beei held between the Royal Commission >n In- come Tax and Representatives of the Overseas Dominions with a view 1o dis- covering propnsals acceptable to the home and Dominions Govt. under which payment of double income tfax may be obviated. The main difficulty 1< fit ding a formula which will cover all examles of such double payments. It isscated that the Imperial ‘Treasury wculd saerifice twenty two million pounds sterling vear- ly, if existing payments were cancelled. London, Oct. 13th.—It is oficially an- nounced that the last British troops left Murm insk on Sunday. New Orleans, 18th. —Every braneh of the Cotton Trade in addition to banking and transportation interests, from all parts of the Globe will be represented at the world cotton conterence here begin- ning today, and continuing to the 16th. From England there will be 75 represen- tatives. There also will be represen- tatives from 30 other nations directly in- terested in the cotton industry. Practi- cally every state in the Union will have representation at the meeting. Follow- ing is a list of countries represented at conference. Great Britain, Canada, Po- land and Finland, France, Switzerland, ltaly, Spain, Portugal, Czecho- Slovakia, * Belgium, Holland, Sweden Denmark, Greece, India, Japan, Brazil, Argentine, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexi- co ana Persia. The delegates will represent billions invested in the cotton industry and aliied interests. There will be the grower, ginner, scederusher and manufacturer of seed products. com- pressor, cotton merchant, transporta- tion and insurance agency, bar ker, spin- ner, manufacturer textile merchant converter, finisher and every recognized brands of the cottou industry Men familiar with every subject of cotton in all its phases, will address the Conference and pezrticipate in the business sessions during the four days meeting. Experts will outline plans for improvements which it is expected will eliminate waste and have a strong tendency §to develop the grcwth of the industry. London, Oct. 13th.—Six German mer- chantships hase been captured during the past two days by the RBriiish tervedo boat dostroyer Westeott, which took them to Reval says the “'Daily Mail cor- respondent. Constantinople, Oct. 14th.—Two Brit- ish transports have landed reinforece- ments on the Turkish Asiatic coast tor the British coningent operating against the rebels. London, Oct. 14th Official telegram from Riga report the sifety, of the British Mission, and also the return to that city of the Lettish Govt. Efforts are proczeding to bring about coopera- ticn of the Baltic States against Russo- German Army. Copenhagen, Oct. 13th.— (Associated Press). The Germans are attacking Riga with poison-gas and also bombard- ing the town with trench-mortars, says a Lettish foreign official communication todav. Great damage has been done to Quays and the Harbour ard there has been many civilian casualties. Paris, Oct. 14th.—President Poincare today signed a decree of General demobi- lization: effective upon ““'The civilian of hostilities. NEw Yoßrkg, Oct. 11th 1919, Flour. Blended Clear St. Lawrenee T-rand pr. brl. $10.50, Meal. Kilndried per 100 ths $3.70 New Season’s Pork per brl, $45.00