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til vou come to feeble ones, that are even willing to save the troable to out them. Are we not undergoing a commercial Tenebrae.—lbid. ' TELEGRAMS. : ST. CROIX STATI . London, Nr~. 20th.—The new Parlia ment, in« .ch Ireland, with the ex-} ception ‘ofgpart of Ulster is not repre- sented, wdS opened this afternoon. Mr. T. P. O’Connor prcmptly propcsed Mr. Whitley for re-election, as speaker, and when this choice had been confirmed, the House adjourned to receive the King’s formal assent to its choice of a speaker. The question as to which party should te recognized as corstituing the cfficial npposition, remained one of paramount interest, as Parliament as- sembled. The Isgbourities have an as- sured and uncom§omising claim to this position on the gro. -4 of their numeral strepgth, but rumcurs are sfloat thet their claim wili be disputed by the Li- berals. : New York, Nov. 20th.—The early raw sugar market was firmer and prices ad- vanced & of a cent to the basis of &% cents cost and freight, for Cuba’s equal to 5.65 for centrifugal. There were sales of 23.000 bags to an outport refiner for November loading. Raw sugar futures were firmer on covering and trade buy- ing prompted by the high ‘ru’'ing of the spot market. Prices at midday were 5 to 8 points nett higher. No changes were noted in refined sugar pri~es, which were quoted at 6.90 to 7.00 for fine gran- ulated. A good inquiry was reported. “ London, Now. 20th. —The popularity of the National Saving Certificajes among the small investorsin this country is shown by a statement just- issued by the Post Office depsrtment. Since 1916 there have been sold 601,000,000 certificates representing cash payments totalling £466,000,000. Against this there have been withdrawals amounting to £120,000, 00). There was a great rush for Nation- al Saving Certificates near the end of March last. The certificates are redeem- able in 10 years, but they may be re- deemed at any time in the inoterval by giving a few days notice. This is regard- ed as the finest small investment ‘that has ever been put in the way of people of moderzte means in the Uhited King- d. . - Ottawa, Nov. 20th.--Cadada wiil par- ticipate in the British Empire exhibition to be held at Wembley, near Loundon, in . 1924 and will have a pavillion covering approximately 150,000 square feet of space, it was announcedby the Minister of the laterior in an interview this after- noon with the Assistant General Manager of the exhibition and head of the mission which has toured the provinces and piaced the matter of participation” before tne various Govts. The amount” 0. mon-, ey, which it is proposed¢ to spend, was’ ST. CRO 12 AVIS not stated. The space being taken, how- ever, is the same, as that being taken by Australia, which is spending $1,250,000, on its display of Australian products for tha exhibition. o London, Nov. 20th.—Mr. Clynes was recognized, as the lezsder vs the Opposi- tion in Parliament today, after the mem- bers of the House of Ccmmons had ccrambled in good natgre, but intense ri- valry, to get their favourite seats. Mr. Bona~ law was given a great ovation by bis supporters and Mr. Clynes by his. When the black rod summoned the mem- bers to the House of Lords the Prime "Minister was first, but was joined imme- a.otely by Mr. Clynes. They shook hands cordia.'v and walked qut together. The signifian.~ of this was accepted at once, as settling what has be. = voint in con- trovery since the election. 1e Commons reelected Mr. Whitley. Speak~r, and then adjourned for the State openin,~ of Par- liament next Thursday. Even among the pleasantries of the - occasion there w-+ ,igus of tempers on edge. D 'ring } ! ormal procedure in the Hous: of «ds a member of Parlhiament, stanc ¢ I a the gallery, shouted, '‘We’ill sack. lot. There’s aun end:of tranquility . l Order was called. When Mr. Clynes - rived, a Common .supporter of hisec' |, **That’s the little man, who wc d them’’. . There were cheers and je :rs. Then in honour of Mr. Whitley some new members shocked the House by start- ing to sing,. "For he’s -a jolly goed fel- low’’, but was quickly hushed. There was much tension in antieipation of the appearance of Mr. Lioyd George, but h 2 did not atten?!. A friend, however, tag- gzd for him .in a corner seat with the National Liberais two tront beanches b:- ~ low the gangway on the left. UChe As- quithians are b:hind him, though Mec. Asquith himself, took his oid seat on th2 Opposition berca baside Mr, Clynes. Mr. Austen Chamberlain on the Govt. side, opposite Mr. Lioyd George ig in the very seat his father took, when he brokeaway from Mr. Gladstone. -While the Govt. hopas to find a sure seat tor Lieutenant " Colonel Leslie Wilson, Parliamz2at Sacre- tary to the I'reasury, within a coupie of weeks, Mr. Winston Caurchiilis not plan- ning a nearly return. A3 8500 as dis healch permits, he will visit. Rome, expecting to be absent from the country s2veral months until the sting of his Dundce defeat is somewhat .allayed. S Lausanne, Nov. 20th.—Hope that peac=2 on eartn would result [rom the labours of the Near Hastern confereace, was " voiced by the speakersat the brief open- ing session today. Lnis sentineat was voiced first by President Haabd, of the Swiss tonfederation, who presided over the apaning of the plcnary meeiing, aad it was dwelt upon oy boch Loed Cu.zsa “and Ismet .Pasha 1a heir remdrks on " behalf of the numzrous:delegatiins as- 'sembleq in the Lausanne casmo, where “an impressive inaugural ceremoney was beld. Teday’s sitting required but a short half hour and tomorrow morning the business of the conference willbe actively begun. The prospects of United States activity in the conference, which many of the foreigners appeared to.in- terpret as the launching of a new Ameii- can policy in Europe, and the presence of a stong delegation from far away Japan, gave worldwide significance to the conclave. Premier Mussolini, the strong man of Italy, with an air of alert de‘er- mination, drew all eyes, as he moved to bis place not far from Mr. Venizelos, whose activities and popularity prac- tically forced the abdication of the Grecian King and - who is here to apply all his deplomatic skill to save what he can for his country in the peace with Turkey, which the confer- ernce is to formulate.. Mr. Venizelos sat inscrutable under the accusations of Is- met Pacl a that the Greek army, without justification, had systematically devasta- ted the Turkish eountly side and made a million innocent Turks homeless, hungry and wanderers. 'l'he Ottoman Naticen ants peace with all, Ismet told his hear tut he warned them c¢f a lasting peace must be founded upon mutual re- spect 0. National liberty. Lord Curzon wanted Lau anne to make ‘‘a final peace for ail.”” He .vledged England’s whole souled supps . in this cause. Ismet Pasha spoke almost inaudibly in French, but scme were able'to cateh the declara- t" n that the world war armistice of four y ars ago was concluded on the basis of f¢ h.on the Wilsenian principles. It was annocunced that the jestablishment of a cemplete accord between M. Poincare, Lord Curzon and Signor Mussolip’ all matters, wouid be celebrated tor ¢ by an En'ente dinner. 1t 158 ‘understood that the difficulty gin satisfyirg ltaly rose from t:e Iraiian contention that in the treaty ot Sevres. which the prese: : conference must revise, Italy’s nation:| r.ch's in the Near East are insufliciently represented and protected. Italy wiil insist on what ,she cousiders her legiti- mate aspirations and above a'l, treat- ment oo an equal basis with Great Brit- ain and France. Johannesbirg, Nov. 20th.—A fight, wunich begun between European diasmond diggers and natives here last night, cul- minated in 300 natives attacking two policemen. A number of the wnite dig- gers immediately armed themseives and went (o the ussistance of the two police- men. A general disturbance ensued. In the fight, two natives were Kkilled, three seriouslty wounded and the remainder flcd, taking refuge in the surrounding koj:jels, 83 arrests were made and a poiice reinforcement was rushed tot e scene of ardovder. R.m=, Nov. 2lst.—The Pope has offer- ed the Red Hat to the learned Germai: Jesuit, Fether Enrle, former Liorarian at toe Vatican, but th2 offer has not yet been accepted.