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mons and an adjouramoant te Monday, and accordinry to programne, then the Labour ameniment will pass and Mr. Bald »in’s oviei rule will eud. Londoz, Jan. 15th--The submarine L24, which was sunk recently in 4 co:li- sion with the ‘‘Resolution’’ off Portand, has been located by adiver, but owing to thc depth of the water in which tae vesse! sank no attempt il be made (o raise her. This statement v.as contained in #n official communique 13sued this eve- pine by the Admivaily, which says: ““The wreck previously reported as prob- ab'y th' .24 has been definmitely cothrm ed as suchi, but owing 10 I{s posiiiyr, sal- vige Gpoiailons bave hesn abanovued. Washingtop, Jan. 15:h.- -I'he United States Government is preparing (o in- form Adoifo de ia Huerta directly that proper Urited States commetrce with the port of Tampieo must not be interrupted within the- ceurse ot the present up sinz avainst the Übregon Government. It is urderstocd that the communication will be sent to De la Huerta individually and not as the head oi the de facto or Y'rovi- sional Governnent, Sydoey. N. 5., Jan 15ih. -The Cape Breton coal indusery i 3 today facea with a serious crisis, following the brexking down of the wave negonaiions 1n connec- tion with the renewal of the 1925 con- tract between the miners and the oper- SO, London, Jan. 16th.—There was only 01¢ raiiway accident iv Evgland invoiv- ing the loss of lite during 1928, aceording to the tiailway Gazette 'This was at Digele, in Ju'y, when two passengers were kilied. Sinee the bezinning vietne present century thore hkave been (wo vears, 1901 and 1908, without a sicgle fatalit; to passengers. In oniy threc years have more than ilve peogle been killad, and in 23 years ihe number ot deaths totais only 70. Washington, Jan. 16th.—New York was selected yesterday as the meeing pliace of 1924 candidates for the Presi dential elections in the United States. London, Jan. 15th. -At a meeung of the Interpational Scicetion Cominittes ot the Football Association here, seorres- pondence was submitted conceraing tne visit of the South African Association Football Team to this country next Au- tumn. Tte committee decided 0 piay two Inte"ri.,lli()l'lilimatea ==, ;'L:v;;zi:vi Vs, South Afriea, on Uctober Llth and Ne- vember 26th, Sourh Airica to take the whole receipts from boih games. The committee decided furiher that i voouud he inipossible 10 send a team 0 Austraiia this seasou. but agreed ceinitely (o ~end one in the Spring ot 1925 Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 16ih.—-Tie Holland Baunking Company of Sp.ing- field, with total esources of §7,008 010, has been closed by action of the boa d of Directors, aceording (o word rceeived by the State Finance Derartment. 1i was the largest bank ever clescd in issounis s g N J1 % 2 V1 85 Jaorenin, Ont.. Jan oth —Leneral trads eanditions i Uanada bsing’'satis faciovy to the inanuiacyeers, a eoaier- eace of represeatatives of the Canadian Manafaeturers Asseciation has been called tu m=et in Hamiiton on the 24th to sez2 if some solution ean be provided to set the wheels in motion more {reely and to make recommendations to the Federal Government rezardinge aids to industry. 1t is understood that the sales tax and the guesiina of tarii revision will eome Uy i ennsideration, New York, Jan 16th —-The raw surar vt G aplipadl 10S a0 gy i Bl thoro heral oitemins 1y (Y bhasks of 0.65 duiy paid for Cubas, Dalva moder die nqiiry was reputal for rafinad sugar and priees chaonged 8.25 r 0 8.6 tor {ine granuiated. London, dan, 11th—Myp. Asquith, lLea der of the Rounited lLaberal Party, ab nounced in the House oi Comuaons o lay that he would vote in favour of ithe L- bour amend neut expressing 'no conh- derce’’ in the Baldwin Governmaent anid would advise all nis fricads to do the Sallic. London, Jan. 17th-~The labour amend- ment was introduced by Mr. John R, Ciyn2s, depuaty leader of the Parhiamant ary Labour Party, at the resumpiion of the debate on Jhe address in renly to the speech fvom the Throne. The Prince ot Wales-and the Duke of Yorkgeniered the press gallery as My, Ciynss was spoenlk: ing. 'lhe Labourites hvariily eneered the reading e propos =4 amendment. Svdney, N. 3., Jan. 16:h. —-Ihe miners of Cipe Breton are'on strike as a protest asaiust the decision ot tne Beitish Em- pire steel Corpovatiin io reduce-wazes by 0% duriagmiune bankiog Up seassn 4 3l they will continue to remsin avay trom work until such tme as the laternatiousl Preosident instrue s them io rcéwurn te work. It s not likely that ary ot toe mines will be in overvavrn tom ar &, as the provisional offizers ol the Mine:s As- sociation issued instruciions this vvening that all the men were to stay away from the wines pending a decision from the la.ernationgl President as to whac the paren. orunization is prepared to do for the men in Cape Breton. Mootreal, Jan, 16th =-3ir Lomer Gouin, ex-Minister of Jaostice and Lady Goain wiil sail from New York on January 929.4 on tne “Empress of Britain’’ for a triv through the West [adies, Beer, Devonshire, Jan. 15th.--Th= fifth Earl of Warwick died t day, aged 70 New York Jdau. ioth,--A quarter mitiion dollars damaze, whica it will take until April Ist gto repair, was sus- tained by the Snipping Boara’s liner Leviathan when sae ;.;!\)'Llndffd on Rob- bins Reef wiile coming up the bay alter her last Trausatlaptic voyage., saip: yard men disciis2d today, ‘The gilunt liner not ovly rip,ed cp=n 20 of her heavy steel hull plat>s wien she p.ough- ed through the mud of the reef, but ii was reported she kinked her back amidship so seriously ithat mueh reac- justment of her interior witl be neces saiy belore shie ean again ¢o into sel- vice. NEwW YORK, Jan. lith, Flour, (hard winter clears $4.90. ) hard winter straights $5.50 Meal, Kiledried per 100 pounds 220 New Season’s Pork per barrvel $37.00, Heavy Mess i'ork per brl. $26.00 Sugar—Orystals maximum per 100 Iha. S oS Melasses Sagar 89 masimum 550 Cotlon, Mulilime, Upland, at Liverpae per ib. 19 11-100 d. Fixehange. New York and tondon. 6 days’ sight $4.20 Exchange New York and London. sichi 0120 LONDON, Jan. 14t Suzar, Demerara Crysials, nominal pe et Uis, b~ 108 U, ** Museavado nominal per ewt, 18y iBS, Ud-—-bls. 04 ** White Java's cif United Kingdom aUs. Y 4 nominal, Demerara Rum per gal. nominal, Trinidad Cocoa. good midd.ing red per cwt. HUs. Ud Cotton, good medinm West Indian Ses Isiand at Liverpooi, per lb. 24d. nominal, Bank of Engiand Rate of Discount pey 4 Consols 0435, Three percent. L\'L‘UIL,S in Puris Fes. 58 10, RESUME DIGGING AT TUITIS OUTER SHRINE. Luxor, Feypt, Jan. 2-- After two days of interrup:lon— visiting dav on Mon day and the weekly holilay vesterdav the work on King siutankham=u’s tomb was resumed today when Howard Car- ter ¢ ntinued hi- preosarations for dis- muntiing the outer shrine 1t was origi- nailybiioped to reach and open he sare: = phagus (f one was ilcvuna) vy the mia- die 27 this monta, bui un e¢ss the sareo- phagus is discovered immediately on opemng the second shrine there s little hope that this objeet will be attained «n scheduled time. The scecond shrine is ‘wo lurge it may contain two or thiee 1, per ca-kets enclosing the \':n‘lru)‘-‘y:n:us itself.— Boston American, Jan srd Ivish Traflic Oilieer, to speeder—Have vou a permit tor driving an auto? Speeder—Sure; 've got it here in my pocketbook, Officer—That’s all right. If ye’va got it 1 don't need to look ot it It ve didn’t have one I'd have to see it, Robertson—Did vou ever win an argu- ment with yeur wite.? Albertson—Unece, Robertsun—Whiat abou' ? Albertson—l don’t rew (‘m",wx" but |} have a vivid recotiection that Rer mouth was full of hairpins at the time.