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Mr. Lloyd George on the Wiesbaden agreement and on the general subject of reparations in kind from Germany. Allaha ad, British India, Dec. 9th. The trial of a number of prominent Na- tionakst leaders ‘tcday, who were ar- rested on Wed -esday in connection with their attemp® t form a congress of the provincial volunteer corps which the Government had declared illegal, result- ed in a sentence of six months imprison- ment being imposed upon Pundit Notilal Nehru the alieged ringleader. He was also fined 500 rupees. The Chairman of the Municipal Board was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment with a fine of 250 rupees and six months imprisonment, with a ne ot 100 rupees was imposed upon severai others. Dublin, Dec 9th. —The ratification of the t eaty between Ireland and Great Britain will be moved at the Dail Eireann meeting next Wednesday by Mr. Arthur Grithiin, as cnairman of the plenipoten- tiaries, it was announced today by Mr. e Valera in a statement, issued by the Dail Eireann pubicity depar'ment. it would be moved as a cabinet decis o, added the staten=nt, because the views of the ideiegaies differed from those of cerain members of the cabinet. Dublin Dee. 9ta vir. Artnu- Griffith, head of the Irish delegation which nego- tiated ithe se:tement at London, issucd the tollrwing st.tewsent iast nizut. [ have signed the treaty between Ireiand and Great Britain. 1 believe this treaty will lay (he foundsztions of peace and friendship between the two nations. What I have signed, I shall staad by, in the belie* that the end of the conflict of centuries is at hand. Kingston, Ont Dec. 9th.—Yesterday the Rev. Dr. Casey, editor of the Cana- dian Freeman and one of the leadinz fig- ures in the Sinn Fein organization in Caa- ada, expressed himself as entirely satis- fied with the Irish settlement. Asked if e thought Ireland’s new found liberty would ever prove a menace to Britain or the Empire, he replied. “'On the contra- ry, 1 believe that December 6th will live in the Empire’s history alongside armis- tice day ‘'1918". London, Dec. 9th.--The Cunard com- pany announces that it will build six new oilburning st:amships of an aggregate tonnage of 100,000 and exterd the ser- vice which lapsed during the war. There also will be a resumption of direct service for all types of travellers between Eng- land and Canada. The announcement says that by the Spring there will be weekly services between Liverpool, and New York and Southampten and New York. : > London, Dec. 9th —Sir Arthur Pear- son is dead, as the result of an accident at his ‘home here. While in his bath he shipped, striking his head against u fau- cet. Stunned, he fell into the water and was drowned before aid could reach him. He founded Pearson’s Weekly and other S 1. UL A & YViD well known publications, among which prcbably the best known is the Daily Exp ess of London. Ancther of his pro- perties was the London Standard, which he consolidated with the St. James Gaz- ette, but he disposed of this property following his affliction, i(blindness). At the time of his death Sir Arthur was President of the National Institute for the blind, and during the European war he organized measures for the bencfit of blinded soldiers and sailors. Early in 1919 he visited Americain connection with this work. He was also the found- er of St. Dunstans hotel for blind soldi- ers i, London. Christiania, Dee. 10th.—The Nobel peace prize for 1921, it was officially an- nounced today, has been divided equally between H. J. Almar Branting, Premier of Sweden and Christian Langeol, Nor- way, Secretary of the Inter-Parliamen- tary Union. London, Dee. 10th.—Despatches to the Morning newspapers generally confirm the view previously published that the split in the Dail Eireann cabinet is not likely to preveni the passage ot the peace treaty by the Southern Irish Parliament, although views ditfer whether the ma- jority io its favour will be large or small. Hardly any newlight is thrown on the situation by these reports the correspon- dents speculations to the future indicat- ing that the leaders are maintaining se- crecy and noitning importan: is leaking out. If the Dail Eireaan ratifies the agreement Mr. De Valera, "‘the new die hard’’ as one Belfast newspaper dubs him, will, according io some versions, re- sign us head of the Dail Gov . and Mr. Arthur Gridith will succeed iim. Should this occur it is said Mr. Austen Slack, Minisier of home affairs and Chas. Bur- gess Minister of defence, will it is thougzht foilow bhis exanple as they bhave supported his stand against th= trea y. In this case Mr. De Valera and the min- isters re-eiection on the Republican ticket and ii the Parliament of the new Irish free state follows the precedent of the Republicans in the Italian Parilament regarding the oath oi allegiance, they will absent themselves while it is being tak- en. Arother suggestion is that they wili stand ior re-election, but will form a se- paiate group of non-cooperationists, aimad at boycotting the Pariiamentary elections. The ‘'‘Times Dublin corres- pondent describes the erisis created by Mr. De Valera as avowed antagonists to the treaty and one ' 'which unless the highest statesmanship iis exercised, wiil create a schism and introduce a bitter elemen: into Irish life.”” Sir James Craig conferred -at length with Mr. Lloyd George yesterday and theic conversation is expected to be resumed today. {tis beiieved the ronferences do not concern the question of concessions to Ulster, but are rather for the purpose of eluei- dating the terms of the trealy. London. Dee. 10th. —Xmas will be ob- served by the English yapers, which will not publish on December 26th. The Sur.day papers, however, will aprear as usual on Xmas Day. last Xnas there was a complete suspersicrn ¢i the coily newspapers tor three days, tut th s pro- duced something arypiceckirg raticnal confusion and this year (nly tke cre day will be observed as the Xmas hcliday. Bombay, Dec. 10th--The fact that Ire- land has not been free has been the reas on for the subjection of many Nationalists and a free Ireland now will mean assur- ance of the freedom of these National- ists, says the Chronirle in its comments on the Irish treaty.”” There will be re joicing throughout the Empire’’, the newspaper concludes, India alone will be unable to share in the rejoicing. Lordon, Dec. 10th—A cable from Reu- ters correspondent at Delhi says it is offi- cially stated that nearly nine thousand Moplahs have surrendered to the author- ities in India in the past fourthnight, while the remainder of the rebels are ¢n the run. The military hope to conclude the operations against them by tke new year. Halifax, N. S. Dec. 10th.—H. M C. S S. Aurvora, Patricia and Patriot of the Can- adian navy, sailed a° 10 o’clock on Satur- day morning for Bermuda. They wil' re- turn here some time in April. NEW YORK, December 12th. Flour, Blen - 2 Clears St. Lawrence | rand pr. bel. §6.7H. Meal Kilnd 2! ver 100ibs $1.95 New Seasoi’s Zork per brl. $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $25.00 Sugar---Crystals maximum per 160 lbs. $3 60 Molasses sugar 89° test, no quotation. Cotton, Middling Upiand, at i.iverpool per (h. 11 18-100 d. wxchange. New York and London, 60 days’ sight $4.18 Wxchange New York and London, sight +4.21% f 00, December 12th 1921 . Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per cwt, 38s. od. —4os. od. 2 o i ANNUAL R-D CROSS MEETING T three o’clock Friday afternoon, De- A cember 16th, the annual mceeting of the Santa Cruz Chapter of the Ameri- can Red Cross will be held at the Fred- eriksted High School. At ;this meeting officers and executive commnitree will be elected for the following year. Uilrector of Police Mr. Frank Coulier, who r pre- gented the Red Cross Chapter of the Virgin Islands at the recent convention of chapters at Columbus, Ohio, will give an account of the meetings, which are reported to have been the most inspira- tional of any of the kind ever held in the 3tates. It is hoped that every mem- ber of the Red Cross, 'vho possibly zan, will be present.