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quite sharply s‘noW?"?g‘r declines from 30 to 35 points. at midday. . Montreai, Nov. Bth—Foilowing the cri- ¢is on the local stock exchange today when after 4 weeks of almost uninter- rupted liquidation the bottom fell out of- - price of the common stoek of Atlan- tic sugar refineries, carrying in the de- bacle the prices of all the paper stocks down by from five to ten pnints, a small committee of the Montreal Stock Ex- chanyge members artier the closing of trad-" - ing took up with the ieading banks here the question of money available for market purposes and of readering less stringent | the prevailing monay situvadion. - Later in th> afiernoon the committee repm'tea that bankers had assured them rhai a reasonable amount of funds should be . forthecoming tomorrow morning {0 sup- port the market, should the market war- rant It. . ' Adelaide, Souti Australia, Nov. 9th. The visiting Englisn eleven defeated South Australia by an ianings and 55 runs. [he Enelish teams score was 532 o 3 wickets. : tondon, Nov. 9th.—The House of Com- mons today adopted two new ciavses (o the Home Ruie Rill proposed by the Govtr. the first providing that both Irish Pariia- ments shall -establish second chambers for the protection of minorities, tne sec- ond providing that in the event that less L than half the members of either .parlia- ment are validly eleeted, or for failure to take oath of allegiance within 14 days, the King may dissolve parliament and place the Govi. in the hands of a com- mittee appointed by the Lord Lieutenant. The latter clause replaces the preposal of the Govt. that candidates for ™arlia- ment must take the oath of allegiance _ on nomination. The clause providing | for the ereation of second chambers was adorted by a vote o 1756 to 31. Jt deaves to the Irish parliament .he duty of ‘framing the necessary scheme The :second clause as failure to take the oath zwas criticized by Lord Hugh Cecil as the igreatest legislative absurdity ever sug- grestad. Mr. Asquith said the clause for- feibly illustrated the farcical character of 'the southern parliament. The contin- .gency contemplated, he asserted, was «ertain to arise in Southern Ireland, which #hen would be reduced to the condition cf the most backward of the crown colonies. This clause was carried by 137 to 11. The measure bas to run the gauntlet of ? the House of Lurds where, according to rumours current, an attempt will be made to cut the six Ulster counties com- pletely out of the Bill, leaving them tobe | administered as at present from Wesi- minster. 4 ; London, Nov 9th—The Duchess of | Marlvorodgh, formerly Consuelo Vander- bilt; daughter of W. K. Vanderbiit, was today awarded a decree of divorce | from the Duke. 5 * ondon, Nov 9th.—King Alfonso and | Queen Vicioria of Spain and party ar- ST e ROIX AVID rived in London last evening. They were grected by Kinz George, the Queen, the Prince of Wales and mem- bers of the Embassy. Athens, New: Bth.—Thp-elections in Greece have now attained a climax of unprecedented bitterness, while the op- posing sides are heaping the most vio- lent vituperations on each other. Com- plaints of riot and mob violence are being regularly entered against the war- ring factions. It would appear that Premier Venizelos will win out against the contest being fought for ex-King Constantine, but the results are still a matter of conjecture. The question of the legal right of Madame Manos, morganatic wife of the late King Alex- ander, seems likely to create some diffi- culty, according to the leading jurists of this eity. Her attorney on Thursday last asked the court to remove tke seals from the apartment of the dead king, ssserting that Madame Manos, through her marriage and ‘also because of her approaching motherhood would legally inherbit Alexanders property. Milan, Nov. Bth.—Some compromise may yet be arrived at over the vexed guestinn agitating diplomatic circles in Rome and Belgrade. It is assertained that the Italian Foreign Minister and the Minis er of War have gone to» meet the representatives of the Jugc-Slavs. Both sides are prepared to make epn- cessions. ; Berlin, Nov. Bth.—Count Von Bern- storff, ex-German Ambassador to the Unifed States, in an address delivered here this evening informed the audi- ence that Germany must accept the American idea of the' League of Na- tions in her relations with the United States. The ex-Ambassador defended German-American and their attitude towards Germany throughout the war until the sinking of the Lusitanig, which act did muech to alienate their affections. Paris, Nov Bth. - Dissatisfaction with the peace terms imposed on Germany by M. Clemenceau was expressed today by Marshal Foch in answer to tnhe attack made upon him in the Chamber of Depu- ties by M. Tardieu. Marshal Foch said that when he approached M. Clemenceau with regard to the arranging of these the ex-Premier of France told him ‘‘to mind his own business’’. He charged M. Clemenceau.with having received him like a dog. . : No less than eighty members ofthe Hapsburg family have beén’compelled, as a last, desperate refuge from star- vation, to go to. work, To say that this is sad newiis onlygoreveal the inadequacy of langigge, ana there is po real help toward the expression of* feel- ing to be found in words like ‘‘dveadful,”” or ‘‘awful,” or “‘appalling.’”” The some- time Emporor an‘d%}‘mpress ‘of Austria . Hungary, it seems, have imanaged yet to .k .ep their heads above rising waves of . inappreciation that ha.e enguifed their . relatives, but real : rehdukes and Arch- . duchesses, as well as the wearers of ' slightly lower titles, have nothing left | except what they earn. Some of the . men have become junior clerks and some . of the noble ladies are serving as gov- | ernesses and even maids. One hardly '~ knows who is to be more pitied—an . Archduchess at work in the kitehen of . somebody else, or the somebody else in ' whose kitchens the Archduchess works. | —N. Y. Times. | LACKING IN FAITH i The drought had been long and cotton - and corn fields had withered and turn- - ed brown beneath the blazing sun. while . there were dust in the rows almost as . deep as in the roads. Brother Mose . Johnson, exhorter extraordinary, dicid- | ed there was nothing to do but call | his churech members together and ask - divine intervention to end the dry spell. 1 Word was sent out that the faithful . were to gather Sunday afternoon to | pray for rain, and they gathered. Broth- | er Mose, at first pleased with the num- | ber present,: assumed a jained expres- | sion whe:n he took a closer look at his . audience. | “‘Breddern’’, he said, '‘yo’ all know - what the Good Book say about demos - little faith. Here I done got you all together to pray for rain, plenty of rain, and rain right now, an’ dey ain’t a single umbreller in this church.’”’—Por- i to Rico Prcgress, Oct. 15th. PROCRASTINATION ; BY WALTER PULITZER ; . My friend, have you heard of the town of Yawn, | On the banks of the River Slow, . Where blooms the Waitawhile flower | : fair . And the Some-timec-other scents the air | ang the soft Go-easy grow ? - It lies in the Valley of What’s-the-use, f In the province of Let-her-slide: - . That old *‘tired feeling’’ is native there—- . It’s the home of the listless I-don’t-care, | Where the Put-it-offs abide. - —New York Herald.—llbid. EARLY TO RISE. : Physician: When do you ordinarily get . up? Madame: About half past six. : Physician: So early. . Madame: Surely. The theatre begins ! at a quarter to eight.—Ulk.—]bld. 5 | NATU RAL MISTAKE i Raymond. —"*What the deuce do you | mean by telling Joan that lam a fool? . George.—'‘Heavens! I’'m sorry was it a secret?’’-London Mail.—lpid.