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mony’’ poriraying events after the re- surrection, together with a ~ermon full of faith and hope in the grea* beyond were well enjoyed.—St. Thomas Bulle- tin, April 18th. At the Lutheran Church, large gather. ings were in attendance at both the Eng- lish and Danish Services in the morning at 7 and 10 o’clock respeciively, also to the Cantata in the evemng when the Sunday School boyvs and girls render:d some beautiful Songs. Revd. Christen- sen officiated througheut.—lbid. EASTER NIGHT AT NISKY. ON a dark night, and afier a day of servi¥es, we did not expect to sce much of anWudience at the Cantata at Nisky on Sun®ay evening. We were very hap- pily disapwinted o find the Chareh fairly well filled®@auc .. >~ il -nlnme of sound that rose from some 200 voices which united in the opening hymn: ‘‘Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Aimiguty!”’ Mr. Arthur Joseph presided at tae organ and conducted the sinzinz. He and the choir, aided bya few {friends, deseive great credit for the manner in which they prepared and rendered the cantata, ““The Captive Maid of Israel’”’. It was an interasting feature to have the story of Naaman told in Bible verse by various children, whose simpie narrative was then repeated and expandad in the solos and choruses of the choir. Altogether we had an enjoyable even- ing. It was a pleasure to have with us Rev. A. H. Leslj, the retiring, and Rev. A B. Romig, Ihe returning pas.ors of Nisky. The former made the Invoca- tion; ond the latter took charge of thg closing exercises. May aR® the services of the day have been: ‘‘Ad maiorem gloriam Dei !”’-Ibid. A very pleasant evening was spent on _ Sunday evening April 16th inst. at the Hali of the St. Thomas Labor Union where a Sacred concert was given by the members of the Union. Among the visitors were the Hon. Judg@Me Cants Stewart and Cbaplain Steiner, U. S. N. Both of these distin- guished gentlemen expressed their satis- faction and gave short addresses. Chaplain Steiner pronounced the bene- diction.-- Com.— Ibid. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Genoa April 18th —An order issued by Leon Trotsky, the Russian Soviet " War Minister, to the Red Army yester- day, has been made public by the Yolshevik delegation. It recounts M. -hiteherins efferts to get disavmament fore the General Conference but as- ts that capitalistic countries especially 'nee, silenced his efforts. The order 5 1. LUI X AY¥YLIE expresses the hope that the peacefulen- deavours of the Russian delegatioy will be crowned with success, and ihat the nations ofBurope will force their Bour- geois 's to lend an attentive ear to the uemands for peace. London, Ap»il 18th.—The crew of the lig t cruiser ‘ Undaunted’’, which was completed at Govan, Secotland, a few weeks before the outbreak of the war, was paid off today at Sheerness and the ship placed on the saie list. The "'Un- daunted’’, wi.ich participated in the sink- ing of fuur German torpedoboats on the Dutch coast in Ociober 1914, belongs to the Arethusa type. Ihis famous class of light eruiser ‘isappears entirely from the Navy list, exeept the ‘‘Aurora’’, whieh is now in the service of the Canadian Gov- ernment. . Paris, April 18th.—A Havas Agency despatch from Genoa this afternoon, says the Allies-are drafting a note to the Ger- —~ans and Russians notifying them it will be .. ~nossible for the Germans ard Russians 1. continue to participate in the sessior's of the Russian affairs commis- sion of the conference, if they persist in maintaining the Russo-German treaty. Paris, April 18th.—M. Poincare assem- bled his cabinet this morning to consider the situatiop arising from the unexpeetei action of ths' German and Russian Geno delegations fin signing a formal pezac» treaty. The ministers considered the 2i- titude to be taken by [rance in case Kus- sia and Ge'many purpose to maintain a separate awcanzement regarding the re- storation of Russia.It was decided to withhold announcement of the policy ten- tatively decided upon, until reeeipt frowu Genoa of the ac.ion taken at the meeting there *~ ' ~f the principal delegates; ca'' (o consider the Russo-German ac tio With a number of members of the Cauinet absent from Paris, those present were nnanimous in regarding the pact signed at Rapallo as a violation of the treaty of Versailles, as we!l as the courii- tions laid down at Cannes as a basis for the Genoa Conference. The clause mu- tually according most favoured nations treatment was regarded as in direct op- position to the peace treaty and the new pact also was held to dispose of property in the hands of Germany over which the Reparations Commission has a prior lien. Pernambuco Brazil, April 18th.—Cap- tains Coutinho and Sacadura, in their flight from the Cape Verde Islands, ar- rived at the cliffs of the St Paul Rocks, just above the equator, northwest of the island of Fernando D» Noronha, at 8 o’elock this evening, Brazilian time. The hydro airplane ‘'Lusitania’’ experienced slicht motor trouble and had to stop at the St. Pautl cliffs. . London, April 18 h.- -The Allies have agreed that the Reparations Commission shall declare the Russo-German treaty null and void, says the Genoa correspon- dent of the “‘Daily Mail”’. Epsom Eupia:l, April 18th.—Pszra- gon won the City and Suburban stakes run he:e today. Monarch was second and Grabbly third. Ten horses ran. Paris, April 18th.—The Govt. views the Russo German Treaty as a direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles as well as of the Capnes agreement under which the Moscow and Berlin delegates were invited to the conference. After a Cabinet mecting this morring; M Fein- care instructed M Louis Bartkou, chief o: the Fiench delegation at Genoa to re fuse catrgorically to recognize the treaty and to advise the Russians and Germans that they must renounce the agreement if they want to have any further dealings with Fronce at the conference It was said on the highest authority that the treaty could not be countenanced by the French, under ary conditions. [t was charged on the floor of the Senate n Saturday that large colonies are being formed in Carada, Mexico, and Cuba with the idea they will enter the United States of America uncder one year resi- dence in contigucus territory. Chicago, April 18th.—The terrifi: storms sweeping eastward acrcss the country, which in some parts of the Cen tral States became tornadces have result ed in at least 32 persons killed, 23 missing and several millions of dollars damage to property, according to incomplete report tonight. London, April 18th - The Independent TLabour Party at the closing session of its conference at Nottingham today ¢ seated, by a vote of 174 to 130 r~ Olutions supported by the Sco .n vranches of the party in favour the tota! prokibition of the liquer 1t affic, New York, April 17th.—The Ameri- can Sugar Refining Company’s Central Cuonzgua has made about 375,000 bags so far this season, and Jaronu about 250,000, a total of approximately 6.5, 00C. This is about three quarters of this sc2sons estimated turn out of 800,000 bags. lhe two estates in the rext year or two should gradually work up to rated capacity about 1,200,000 bags as new care plantings come in with Virgin land for care supply Cunagua and Jaronu have somewhat similar conditions of soil fer- tility low cost and high quality cane which Chaparra and Delicias had when they started. These were respon- sible for much of the past success of the Cuban-American Sugar Co. The American Sugar Refining Company now has a compleie eycle from cane fields to consumer. Shipments of refined now being made from tk= refinery at Balti- more, which started . 1 April 3rd, were made Irom raw sugar brought from Cuna- gua and Jaronu estates in American su- gars own steamer Dixiano originally ac- quired for transportation of molasses but proving useful in sugarr taffic. London, April 19th.—Sugar in Stock on the 15-h ins" was 76,000 tons. Last year 165,090 tons, -