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IT i§ hereby made known that the Colonial Council’s Ordinary Meet- ing which was fixed for Monday, December 12, according to Govern- ment’s decision has been postponed to Thursday, December 22, 1921. ROBT. L. MERWIN, Chairman. Colonial Council, St. Croix, December 5 1921 and the leading parties are harriedly se- lecting candidates. ‘This is particularly notiecakle in Glasgow, where the Inde- pendent Liberals are most active. Tlhe latest proposal from rthat camp is to urge the novelist Annie Swan, to contes:. one of the City’s divisions. - The Coalition- ists are preparing for a big rally a fort- night hence, when the Scottish Union ists hoid their annual conference. Mr. Asquith is due in his Paisley constitu- encv on Wednesday next and other big meetings are anticipated. The Labour group is exceptionally active and state that they are prepared to put a nominee in each of Glasgow’s fifteen divisions. Already nineare assured and a confer- ence wiill b 2 held shortly to review the whole political situation and select other candidates. I.ondon, Dec. 2nd. The British Govt’s. jatest proposals for the settlement of the Irich question will be considered by the Cabinet of the Dail Eireann in Dublin on Qaturday. The new terms, which were handed to the Sinn Fien delegates in writ- ten form show some advances over the Govt’s previous proposa2is and the dele- gates felt the necessity of giving them the fulles: consideration at a Cabinet session. - The terms, it is said, concede from the beginning the Sinn Fein’s claim for the unity of Ireland. Ulster must be included in the scheme from the start, aceording to the plan as it ncw appears to have been framed, and must remain in force for six months. After that period and before the end of the year, Ulster is to be given the option to with- draw and if she does, there must be a boundary commission to determine the exact territory which is fairly entitied to go with her. If Ulster goes under this plan, she would preserve only her present powers and not obtain the fiscal freedom that would be left with South Ireland. The Sinn Fein have neither acecepted nor rejected these proposals, but have promised to consider them final- ly tomorrow. The guestion of allegiance is still the crux of the situation, but ef- forts are being made to devise some form of declaring allegiance which, it is hopef§ by the Govt., the Sinn Fein might acce!t. The Sinn Feins reluctance to i!i‘ L/l\'.\]iAX ;1\’&0 accept the Govt’s. plan te draft the terms offered in treatv form and place the treaty before the House of Commons, as advanced early this week, has caused, it was explained today, a general belief that the negotiations must end if that plan were followed. It had been sug- | geste¢ (-at this treaty should embody | an all ‘reland Parliament, but give north- east Uisier, as defined by a boundary ! commission, the richt to withdray at a stipulated time. The Sinn Fein dele- gates who are stiit in London indicated | little hope today that the new version | of the plan would be accepted, butso | far none anong them has declared for | absolute reiection, or has cared to make t a prediction as to what .would be the decicion of the Dail Eireann Cabinet. [ Bikaner British India, Dec. 2nd—The ‘ Privce of Wales acrived here today. He was received at the station by the Ma- | harajah, Sir Ganga Singh. The popu- | lace was most enthusiastic in its re- ception of the Prince during the drive to the Lallzarh P=zlace. London, Dec. 2nd.—A despateh to the ' London, Titpes’’ from Tokio quotes the Washington correspondent of the *‘Jiji Shimpo’’ as sayi g that Japan, Great DBritain, the United States and France are negotiating a treaty, the memorandum of which is to be signed within a weck. London, Dez. 2nd. - Mr. ihomas M.P., prominent leader of the railway union foreces excused a verdiet of 2,000 pounds damages against the publishersrand editor of the ' ‘Communist’’, which publishes car- toons and other majter alleging that Mu. Thomas during I?e coal miners strike was a traitor to the Labour Party. Paris, Dec. 2nd.—M. Liiand is ready to meet Lord Curzon of Kedleston and discuss Ar.cora and other questions ex- isting between France and Great Britain. The French Premier told the newspaper men whom he reccived this evening, fol- lowing his return to Paris. He had been asked his attitude regarding Lord Cur- zon's suggestion of a meeting in Paris between representatives of France, Great Britain and Italy, to be followed by a gathering of the Supreme Council. As to the latter contingengy M. Briand said that at if any grave problem arose, such as a new reparation plan. he would not op- pose another meeting of the Supreme Council. M. Briand declined to comment on the discussion concerning a morato- rium for Germany. He made it clear that he did not see any objection to Great Britain dJiscussing witn German repre- sentatives plans for the delivery in kind of ireat Britain’s share in the repara- tions, as this was only following the ex- ample of France. NEW YORK, December 2nd 1921. Flour, BlenZd =1 Clears St. Lawrence Lrand pr. brl. $6.75. Meal Kilndrizl per 100lbs $1.95 New Season’s Pork per brl. $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $25.00 Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 llbs. $3.87 Molasses Sugar 89° test; no quotation. GCotton, Middling Upiand, si I.iverpool per lb. 10 67-100 d. Exchange. New York and London, 60 dayvs’ sight $4.01 Kixchange New York and London, sight $4.04% [LoNDON, December ®rd. 1921 Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per cwt. 38s. . (od.—4ls. od. '* Museavado per cwt. 255.—355. German Beet 88°_ f.o.b. no sales. White Java sugar cif United Kingdom 19s. 6d. Demerara Rum, per ¢al. nominal. Trinidad Cocos, Good Middling Rea per ewt 545, HTs. : Cottc ~ood Medium West Indian Sea Island per Ib. 29d. nominal. Bank of England rate of Discount per cent. 5. Consols 49%5. Three per cent rentes in Paris Fe 5.56.55. THE ANTI BEER LAW. Washington, Nov. 19th: By 56 votes against 22 the Senate tuday adopted the report of the commission of the Anti Beer Law. This law will meantime be sent tc the President for his signature. Twelve republicans and ten demoerats voted against the bill. This new law will abolisk the rulings established by former attorney general Palmer, who two deys before giving up his position had informed the prohibition agents that there was nothing in the Vols{ead act to prevent doctors ordering beer or light wines for their patients. The new law limits to cne hundred by periods of three months, the preserip- tons of doctors regarding alcoholic drirks, and limits 'a prescription for whiskey or wine to half a pint o aleohol for ten days. The laws forbids the impeortation of al- coholic drinks, until the existing stocks in the United States will not be sufficient to provide for the needs. The law gives to the courts of Hawaii and the Virgin Islands the right of jurisdiction to pui in vigor the law against prohibition. It equally provides that prohibition agents who ‘‘maliciously’”make persecu- tions in houses without warrants are punishable with 2 fine of $10,000.00 and one year imprisonment for a second in- fraction of the law.—Courrier des FEtats Unis, Nov. 26th, 1921. For Sale 1 Folding | olding Kodak In good condition Apply at this office.