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rooms to the Judge’'’s private office, where they smoked and chatted. Many pictures and certificates oan the walls eniisred the interest of the callers especially a picture of the well known Nezro scholar, Dr. Edward Wilmot Bly- den, and the certificate of the Judge’s ad nission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States upon the introduction of Joseph H. Choate, the leader of the American Bar. There was no formal assemblage. The visitors passed in and out at their convenience.— St. Thomas Mail Notes, Aug. 18th. TELEGRA MS. ST. CROIX STATION. Paris Aug. 17th.—M. Briand this eve- ning handed the United States Ambassa- dor Frances acceptance of the official in- vitation of Mr. Harding to the confer- ence on disarmament and Far Eastern que-tions to be hezld in Washington. In cue tormal aceep ance M. Briand azain indicated that he intended to attend the conierence in person. LLondon, Aug. 17th.—1In mmaking a fin- nancial statement to the House of Com- mons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stat=s that for the first four and half months of “the curvent financial vyear up to Augusi 15th receipts from ordivary revenues nad bezn remarkably steady, the only serious deficiencies of receipts over estimates being involved in sales by the war disposal board of surplus war stores and waterials which fell a gool way below the figures he had anticipated when presenting the budget, and also loss of revenue from the excess profits duty, unavoidable in the present state of trade. But serious us these deficiencies were, they would not wipe out entirely the figure of 78 million sterling estimated surplus, which had been earmarkedin he budget for the reduction of the national debt. A very substantial a- mount would be realized from Great Britain’s sharz of the German repara- tions fund to help out revenues for the current ear and therefore he was not viewing the general financial position for the year gloomily. But he did feel real apprehension regarding the budget of 1922. Next year there would be a con- siderable shrinkage of receipts from the excess profits, tax, sales of war materi- al and also income tax receipts to bal- ance new accounts, therefore he estima- tead that expendifture must be reduced 130,000,000 sterling, as compared with the eurrent financial year. He went on to claim that the recently appointed com- mittee of business, to be presided over by Sir Eric Geddes, would be very use- ful .in advising the exchequer 2s to what particular Government policies were costing. London, Aug. 17th.—In order to re- lieve cases of distress in outlying parts of the Empire arising directly from the war, the Govt, has set aside a sum not 8L URULX A NVIS to exceed £5,000,000 to be administered by a commission which’is empowered to recommend its distribution in cases where there is a moral claim by British Nationals for ecompensation for suffer- ing arising through enemy action in the late war. London, Aug. 17th. —Mr. Austin Cham- berlain informed Parliament today that no decision had yet been reached eoncern- ing the composition of the British dele- gation to attend the disarmament and Far Fastern conference at Washingtos. Washington, Aug. 17th.—The tem- porary suspension of the Customs ban prohibiting intoxicating liquors which are shipped from one forzign country to another to move across the United States, was announced tonight by Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon. Washington, Aug. 17th.—Officials of the League of Women Voters requested Mr. Harding to appoint 2 woman on the United States delegation to the disarma- ment conference to speak not only as a representative of the United States. but in the''‘name of woman everywhere’’. The delegation cauie from the Whiie House declaring tney were satisfied that women wouid be in some way represented, New York, Aug 47th —Ten factory buildinzs occupying a block in the Wil- liamsburg seciion of Brooklyn were des- troyed by fire today. The loss was ecati- mated at one million dollars. London, Aug. 18th.—*‘‘If the alliance with Japan could be merged into a greater uanderstanding with Japan and the United States on all the problems of the Pacific, that ~would be a great event, and it would be a guarantee for the peace of the world.”” Thus spoke Mr Lloyd George before the House of Conimons today, in outlining the work of the recent conference of the Imperi- al Premiers. The Premier was dealing specifically with the Anglo-Japanese al- liance at the time, and explaining how the conference had unanimously recog- nized that Japan loyally had carried out her obligations to Great Britain during the war in letter and in spirit. Mr. Lloyd George asked if it was to be suggested that Great Britain now should turn her back upon Japan with a mere thank you and good-bye, after Japanese aid had proved one of the turning factors of the war, in that it had given protection to the transit of domiaion and Indian troops across the seas Kven countries disliking the Anglo-J:panese allisnce would despise the British, if, after such services Great Britain turned her back upon Japan. The Premier said, he saw no reason why it should be impossible to remem- ber obligations to Japan and at the same time preserve a spirit of fraternity with the United States. It was a cardinal principle of British policy, the Premier continued, that Great Britain should act in as complete accord with the United States as possible. He did rot know | of any country in the world with whom it was more important to aet in conesrt, | He declared, that the surest way to . make a success of the disarmament con- . ference was first to reach an under- . standing on Pacific questions, and he . hoped is view in this respect would . be taken at the Washington gat'er- . ering, Sir Donald Maclean leader of . the Liberals, who followed the Pre . mier, expressed great satisfaction at ' the Premier’s proncuncement and said | he hoped Mr. Lloyd Georgee®personally ~ would be able to take part in the Wash- . ington conference. Ile added that he i was sure this was the wish of the coun- . try.” During his address Mr. Lloyd ‘ George revealed the fact that the confer- - ence of Premiers did not discuss the ~ Irish question. He said there was no ~ burning desire to touch on that difficult . matter. The Premier defended the ac- ~ tion of Geueral Smuts, the South African ~ Premier, with regard to Ireland. He ~ said, General Smuts acted perfectly straight, formal and honourably, and ~ that everything he had cone was done - with the full assent of the King and ~ the ministry. | London, Aug. 19th,~ Lord Curzorn ~ speaking in the House of Lords today ~on the Irish negotiations,said the Govern- ment had offered all that could be given ~ without compromisig the safety of the ' realm, the sovereignty of the Crown } and the dignity >f the Eaipire. | London, Aug. 18th.—The fifth and ~ last test match between the English and ~ Australian cricket teams ended in a - draw. Australia won three of the series and two were drawn. Washingtor, Aug. 18th.-—The United States Gevernment’s invitation to partiei- pate in a discussion of Pacifie and far- Eastern problems at the disarmament conference, was formally accepted by China today, with a pledge that her rep- resentatives would approach their task with a solemn sense of its significance and with a spirit of ‘‘perfect frankness and cordiality.”’ Paris. Aug. 18th.—Prince Regent Alexander of Jugo-Slavia, son of the ~ late King Peter of Serbia, is dangernusly ~ill of appendicitis, incognito in Paris ~ instead of being about to enter Bel- ~ grade, as despatches from that city - have reported. The prugnosis is favour- . able however. It is officially announced ' he will be unable to attend the fu- | neral of his father in Belgrade. “ Chicago, Aug. 18th.—The Japanese | won both single matches in the first days ' play of the semi-final Davis Cup tennis . contest with India, on the turf courts | of the Onwentsia club here today. Cap- . tain lesiva Umagal of the Japanese .~ team, defeated Mahommed Sleeme of . India in -straight sets, 9-7 6-1 6-1 and ' his compatriot Zenzo Shimidzu won a similar decisive victory against Dr. Fyzee of India 6-2 6-1 9-7.