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to examine the expenditure of the War Office. The committee, however, urbes that the British troops be retained in Mesopotamia, says the ‘‘Daily Sketch’. Sil Eric Geddes, who yesterday tendered his resignation as Minister of Transporta- tion in the Cabinet, acted as chairman of the committee. The household caval.y includes the lifeguards and horseguards’’, gorgeously uniformed horsemen, who attend members of the Royal family =zt state functirns It is asserted by the Sketch ‘‘that the committee was suar- prised to find the number of men in the British army at present to b 2 10,000 in excess of the forces in 1914. Reports are current in usually well informed quar- ters that the chances are now heavily against Mr. Lloyd George being able o o 0 to Washington for the opening of the conference. The reasou given is not actually any break at the Irish confer- ence, but that the outlook on the whole, at least for the moms:nt, is not favour- able enough to justify the Premier in leaving London, where his presence is so essential if the negotiations are to be carried to a successful issue. The resigz- nation of Sir Eric Geddes from his posi- tion as Minister of transportation has no great political significance, it is announc- ed. It has been understood that he would give up his Portfolio this Autumn after having piloted the railway bill through Parliament. {t is expacted that Sir Eric GGeddes will go back to commer- cial life. He still remains Chairman of the Economy Committee, which is advis- ing the Government in matters regard- ing retrenchment London, Oct. 18th.—The King yeste»- day sent a message of appreciation to Mr. Harding on the tribute of the United States Government to Great Britain’s un- known warrior. The message contained an annouacement of the desire of the King to confer the Victoria cross on the. United States unknown soldier on Armis- tice day. Beltast, Oct. 18th.—Sir James Craig, the Ulster Premier, in answering criti- cism of his recent speech by the Irish bulletin, the Dail Eireann organ, strong- ly reiterates Ulster’s position. He says that wpen Ulster reluctantly accepted the Government of Ireland, the people exhausted everything they had to give, consequently nothing was left. “‘The six counties will hang together,”’ he con- t.nued, ' and 1 will never allow any tam- pering with them. London, Oct. 18th.- Reorganization of the Ulster volunteer forces has been de- cided upon, according toa Belfast des- pateh to the press association. The de- \ sision was taken, it is said, bogause of the inactivity of the British Government towards tne Sinn Feiners, who have es- tablished camps in Unionist quarters, and are said to be drilling openly with rifles and machine guns. Constantinople, Oct. 18th General ST R91X AVIS Baron Wrangel’s entire personal fortune | his wite’s jewels, valued at forty thous- | and franes, and important documents $ of the Crimean Government were lost on Saturday when the yacht Lucullus, on which the head of the former anti- ‘ Bolshevik Government in South Russia | lived, was sunk by the British S. S. Ad- | rias. In addition, there were lost val- | ued mementos presented to General | Wrangel by the late Emperor Nicholas. | Investigation has vroved the accident | was due to.a swift current and the in- ability ofa pilot to control the Adrias. | The lL.ucullus sank in 70 feet of water, | and it is believed divers may be able to | recover part of the treasurc. Russians | here ad\ance the theory that the sinking | of the boat was the result of a piot by | the Bolsheviki. Thev charge the pilot vas bribed, but this accusation is not supported in other circles. ‘ London, Oct. 18th.—The Northeast | Coast Steel Manufacturers have made a | drastie cut of 70 shillings per ton, in the | price of sh p-plates, which are now ten | guine:s per ton comrared with twventy | four pounds ten shillings at the begin- | ning of this year. Manufacturers declare | that they are not merely saccificing oro- fits, but are incurring big losses in order to encourage trade. Further evidence | of the revival of the industry ia Great Britain is seen in the resumption of manu- | facturing by two more iwron-works in the f Cieveland district after six months of | idleness. Welsh ore tin-plate mills re- | sumed work today, chiefly to fulfii foreign 3 orders Increasinz numbers of men are ] finding work in Swansea. | Chicago, Oct. 18th - Wheat took a big | downward swing in price today, largaly | as result of the evpeciation change here that the threatened railway strike would | take piace. As much as seven cents a ! bushe! was slashed ‘rom values before | the fall was stopped. | Washingion, Oect. 18ih.—A bill to ex- | tend the life of.the Emergency Tariff | Law to Februarv lst was passed late | today by the House, i47 to 4. The | measure now goes to the Senate. | Chicago, Oect. 17th.—Efforts to avert | the railwav strike, scheduled for October | 30th, tonight found Governmental azen- | cies, representatives of the public and | some rail way labour Unions raking action | simultaneously, which ali hoped would pre- | vent a tie-up of the countries transporta- ; tion system throuzh a walk-out of nearly | 2,000,000 employees in protest of cut | wages | Berlin, Oct. 18th.—Former King Lud- | wig of Bavaria is dead it was announced | here today. He was deposed in Novem 1 ber 1918, following the signing of the arm- | istice and the eonllapse of the &e'man | States - % London, Oct. 18th.—Mr. Lloyd George s:ated in the House of Commons, udon the reassembling of that body today, that he hoped to go tothe Washington conference on the iimitation of arma- ments and Far Eastern problems as soon as the Parliamentary and general situ- ation rendered it possible. Washington, Oct. 18th. —The Senate tonight ratified the treaty of peace with Germany, with the reservations reyerted by the foreign relations committee. St. Lucia, Oct. 12th.—It is officially anrnounced that the Windward Islands have removed the prohibition against the importation of dogs. NEW YORK, October 18th 1921. Flour, Blendad Clears St. Lawrence I'ran pr. brl. $6.85. Meal Kilndried per 100tbs $1.95 New Season’s Pork per brl, §37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbi. $25.00 Sugar---C'rystals maximum per 100 lbs. $4.00 Molasses Sugar 89° test, no guotation. Cotton, Middling Upiand, at Liverpool per lbh. 11 87-100¢. iuxchange. New York and London, 60 days’ sight $3.87 Exchange New York and london, sight $3.904 I ONDON, October 17th. 1921 Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per cwt. 89s. od.—42s. 6d. ** Muscavado per cwt. 245. 355. German Beet 88° f.o.b. no Bales. White Java sugar cif Upited Kingdom 21s. 6d. September shipment. Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Kea per ¢wt 568, 58s. nominal. Cotto. cond Medium West Indian Sea Island per ib. 33d. nominal. Bank of England rate of Discount per cent. bi. Consols 495. Three per cent rentes in Paris Fe 5.56.55. NOCK WAGES CUT CCTOBER 1 Wages of longshoremen at ail sland ports were reduced on Octoberl st from 35 cents an hour to 28 eents an hour. | The agents representing all the ship- ping lines, following instructions from 1 their principal offices, got together last week and prepared an announcement -of the wage reduction. | The reduction here has been contem- plated for some time and is in line with . a similar reduction which is being-made ! in New York and New Orleans and other . Atlantic and Gulf ports on the first ol ~ the month, | In New York the pay is to be reduced 1 from 85 cents an hour to 6bcents an ~ hour, while in New Orleans the reduetion ~is from 80 cents to 60 cents. | So far there is no indication here that . the reduction will” not be accepted with- out cpposition.—Porto Rico Progress, ' Qot, 7th.,