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are demanding payment of an increased wage scale retro-active to August 16th last which they contend is due them. Paris, Sept. 22nd.—France will pay every dollar of the $250,000,000 loan due in New York October 15th, M. Francois Marshal the Minister of Finance officially announced to the Cabinet Council today. This sum is France’s share of the $5,000- 000,000 Anglo-French loan floated in the United States during the war. Paris, Sept. 22nd. -M. Clemenceau left Paris last evening for Marseilles where he will embark for India. The former Premier will spend several .weeks hunting in the Himalayas. London, Sept. 22nd.—The authorities here are taking precautions against bomb oitrages similar to those at New York and Genoa. The Stock Exchange yesierday issued a notice that parcels must not be delivered at the Exchange but deposited at a nearby cloakroom. One of the Exchange exits also has been closed. New Bedford, Mass, Sept, 22nd.—An anonymous warning that bomb outrages involving the City Hall in this city and Fall river are planned for Thursday has been received by the Mayor. The warn- ing was contained in a communication which said that simultaneous attacks would be made on the City Halls’ banks and mills in' each city: Police officers nave been notified. ' Vancouver, Sept. 22nd.— According to reports reaching here it is estimated that nearly one million dollars damage has been caused to the oat crop by the heavy rains of the past week on the lower mainland. London, Sept. 22nd. —The Earl of L.ytton has been appointed Under-Secre- tary for India. He sacceeds Lord Sinha who has resigned. Tokio, Sept. 22nd.—Fifteen hundred new cases of cholera have been discov- ered in Korea, according to an official statement issued at Seoul. This makes the total numbcr of victims of the di- sease more than 20,000 of which more than 9,000 cases have died. Paris, Sept. 22nd.—Mr. Marsal re- plying to a question submitted to him by a member of the Sepnate said today that the expenses incurred through the Rhine occupation were estimated at the end of March to have reached 18, 000,000,000 francs. The amount paid by Germany on account was 13,088,000, 000 marks by the end of July. St. Thomas News. Two of the provision dealers whose scales were found to be defective were fined $lO a piece at the Police Office yesterday. .St. Thomas, Mail Notes, Sept. 21st. Conrad Harrison, the man who re- S ok sk A Y LD - 8.30. THIS EVENING 8.30. £ 9 The Gray Ghost Episode No. 13: . “The Tightening Snare”. Episode No. 1}: _ “At Bay”. Episode No. 15: . “The Duel”. The Sixteenth and l.ast Episode of The Gray Ghost will be exhibited Thursdav Evening i j Coming! Coming! Coming! &6 ”» The Carter Case”. . CRAIG KENNEDY PRODUCTION A Scientifically Detective Story With Enough Thrills To Satisfy Every- body. : ' | Beginning Thursday. ADMISEION:: RO e e : ....30 and 40 General KEntrance . .. ...... : sOB Children 20 and 10c. cently stabbed another up town some weeks ago, has been sentenced to thirty days with forced iabor.—lbid. We have been informed that Mr. Lee has entirely severed his connection with the Post Office and that the acting Postmaster, Mr. Bays, takes his place. It will be remembered that some time ago we intimated that such would be the case. We wish Mr. Bays well.— Ibid. W Last night the police made two raids on gambling dens, -one uptown in the vieinity ofj the Park and another down town. 56 The Police having had information of a fight that took Qltace the night before and which nearly ‘terminated in a seri- ous fire, accordingly laid a trap for the “‘gentlemen’’ last evening. Inspector Gereaux—3Sergeant Rabsatt and Corporal Broom at either zxit of the rendezvous —entered the building. As the Inspector entered he swiftly moved towards the table and taking up the: money lying thereon, said ‘'Hands Up.” Surprised, the men started at the intru- der and then broke into the wildest con- fusion. Mate freely used fists against mate in the endeavour to escape. One . poor fellow was knocked down in the - mud and slightly bruised. . This scene continued for some time and did not end until the officers of the . law showed their arms. | The names of the men were taker ~ 19in all, and the case will come up as | Police Court on Saturday. i The raid down town was a quiet af- | o, - Ihed. ! We see from the latest Danish papers. that the new Grain-Laws in Denmark for 1920 to 1921, leave no doubt as to the prior rights of the State, or population, ~ to the products of the country s All winter-grain (wheat and rve) is being taken over by the state, while the - exportation of spring-grain (barlev an . nats) is prohibited. : The Minister of Agriculture has the . right to export, for account of the Dap- - ish State, such quantities of the winter. . grain as in his judgment can be spared ' (which shows that the State does not - alone commandeer what is necessary for ' the population, but the whole crop) while he is authorized to gront permits 1o ey. . port spring-grain on certain conditions, ~and against an export-tax of 60 per cent of the profit obtained by the exportation e Something for us to think of. when sugar and meat prices 2o up' St 7h,p,. as Marl Notes. Sept. 92nd.