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A Good Cook Wanted Apply to D:RECTOR BUSCH, ® Central Factory. LOCAL. It is learnt with pleasure that the labour dispute is all but settled, arrang«- ments being so far concluded that ifis expected the labourers will return to work today or early after at 60 cemts a day on a piece-work system pending a permanent agreement. This result has be=n attained through the action of Mr. D. Hzmilton Jackson who is reported to take a very fair and rational view of the gituation as expressed in a public lecfure at Estate Grove Place yesterday after- noon attended by thousands of people of all classes from various parts of the is- land. The Native Brass Band delivered a pablic concert last night. Movie pafrons are reminded of ‘o- night’s show featuring attractive parts of the new serial as per programme. Who said Delamos could only blow a “karn-doodle’” made a mistake that time. as he made the only goal in the game yesterday afternoon thereby gain- ing of the victory for the Blues over the Reds in a score of one to nil. -Coniri- buted. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. London, Nov. 15th. -Railway porters and conductors are protesting against a claim made by the Revenue authorities that they are liable to income tax on the amount of tips they receive. The men contend that tips are gifts and as such exempt from taxation. The Re- venue authorities base their claim on a court of appeal decision in 1917 when a railwayman with the support of his union proved he was legally entitled to regard tips as part of his earnings. Since then the railway companies have taken tips into account in compensating injured employees. London, Nov. 16th.—A Reutzr cable from Delhi, India says a company of the Guarkha Rifles Regiment, holding the Pandikkad post had a sharp engagement with 2,000 Moplahs, who attacked vigor- ously. Two thirds of the rebels were killed, while one Britizh officer and three men were killed and 34 men wounded. Oue gun anda number of knives were captured. Ihe record of other operations also discloses the use of artillery by the rebels. One hundred and three Moplahs, with five guns, were taken in the opera- Sl Lll X AN D tions northeast of Calicutt. while in another comflicc 50 rebels were Kkilled a‘ter severe fighting. One Guakha and one British officer were killed and 13 men wounded. Montrea!, Nov. 15th. —The “anadian Government inviting tenders for a mail, passenger and freight service between the Dominion and the British West Indies and British Guiana. [enders will be received up to January 3lst next, at Ottawa, and should be so: weekly or fortnightly sailines frrom St. John N. B. or Halitax N. S., or eise for weekly or fortnightly sailings alcernatively from St. John or Haiitax. Th:amount of subsi- dy is not stated, but tae steamers em- ployed are to ba from 5 000 to 6,000 tons oross, and are to provide accommodation for 100 first ~lass, 30 second class ani 100 steerage passengers. Nashington, Nov. 16th. —Preservation of ‘‘lLerritorial integrity and political and administrative Independenc=, to gether with preservation of the open door policy ani a prohibition against secret treaties in the Kar East wer: included in the Chines: proposal outiined today at the initial session of the arma- ment conference commi tee on Far Kast ern questions. China, 1n raturn, would agree not io alienate or lease any portion of her territory ‘‘to any tureign power’’ and ‘‘all svcecial rights privileges immu- nities or commitmenis’’ now held in Chi- na by any foreign power’’ to be careful- ly reexamined. Ali ‘existing limitations upon China’s poiitical jurisdiction and administrative freedom of actio .”” would be removed and provision made for fu- ture conferences from time to time for the internatiomal discussion of the [ar Eastern sitaation. Other elements of the Chinese proposals provide for full respect of China’s righis as a neutral in all future wars to which the nation is not a party -nd for peaceiul settlement of International disputes in the Pacific and the Far BEast. Dr Wellington Koo who presented the Chinese provosais said they were made in tie interest of all peo- ples involved in the Far East as well as of China and if adopied ""would pave the way’’ toward solving som: of the per- plexing probiems in laying a firmer foundation of the &uacific and Far Bast.”’ The text of the Chinese proposals, as submitted to the assembled delegates by the heads of the Uninese delegation, follows: ‘'ln view of the fact that China must necessarily play an important part in the deliberations of tuis conference, witi reference to the poiitical srtuation in the Far East, the Chinese de:egation has thought it proper that tt ey should take first possible oppr.unity to state certain general principles, which, in their opini- on, should guide the confercnece in the daterminations wheh it is to make, certain of the specific applications of the principles which it is expected that the conference will make it its own in- tention later to bring forward, but at the present time it is deemed sufficient simply to propose the principles which I shall presently read in formulating these principles, the purpose had been kept steadily in view of obtaining rules in accordance with which existing and fu- ture political and -economic problems in the East and the Pacific may be most justly settled, with due regard to the rights and legitimate interest, of all the powers concarned. Thus it has been sought to harmonize ‘he particular in- tereste of Chima with the general inter ests of all the world. China is anxious to play her part, not only in maintaining peace, but in promoting the material advancements and the cultural develop- ments of all the nations. She wishes to make her vast natural resources avail- able to all people who need them, and in return to receive the benefits of tree intercourse with them. In order tnhat she might do this, it is necessary that she should have every possible opportu- nity to develop her political institutions in accordance with the genius and needs of her own people. China is now con- tending with certain difficult prob'ems which necessarily arisewhen any couatry makes a radical change in her own form of Government. These problems sbe will be able to solve if given the opportunity to do so. This means not only that she should be freed from the danger or threat of foreign aggression, but that 3o far as circurnstances will possibly ad- mit, she be relieve from limitations which d:prive her vow of artonomous administrative action and prevent her from securing adequate public revenues. In conformity with the agenda of the conference, the Chinese government proposes for the consideration and adoption by the conference, the foliow- ing genéral principles, to be applied in the Jetermination of the questions, re- lating to China. 1 {A)The powers engage to observe the territorial integrity” =ms.d political and administrative inde%{r dence of the Chinese Republic.”” 1 (B) China upon her part, is prepared to give an undertzking not to alienate or lease any portion of her territory to any pow- er. (2) China being in full accord with the principle of the so-called open doors or equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of ali the nations having treaty relations with China is prepared to accept and apply it in all parts of the Chinese Republic without exception. (3) Wit a view of the stiengthening mu- tual confidence ' nd maiutaining peace In the Pacific and Far East, the powers agree not to conclude between them- selves any treaty or agreement direct- ly affecting China., or the general peace in these regions, without previously notifying China and giving to her an op- portunity to participate. All special I‘ights, privileges, immunities or com- mitments whatever their\character o1