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TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. London, Feb. 25th.—Mr. Mac Donald stated in the House of Commors tonight that the Government has no immeadiate intention of revising the Treatv of Ver- sailles a3 Mr. Arthur Hondersen, Seere- tary of Home Affairs, nad indicated in a speeco last Saturday evening.' The statement was drawa from the Premier by Mr. Lloyd George and he made it clear that Mr. Heandersen’s declaratioa was made on his owa responsipility and dii not represunt a decision o° the Cabi- per., Thae attitude of tha Government has airrad; been oxpressed in state- ments 1 have made to this House,”” said Mr. Mae Donald, “‘and no change hnas taken place.”” &r. HHendersen’s state wment that all of us who value worid peace and desire to see the inaugura- tion of a new era of international co- operation and goodwiil must insist, as an absolute essential, upon the revision of the Treaty of Versailles with ail the expeditin possible,”” apparently was considerad an inliscreet expression [or earli-r in the duy tue Foreign Office had denied that the Government had any in- tension. of throwing the treaty overboard. Moscow, Feb. 25th—Count Gastai.o Manzori. the new lialian Ambassador 1o Russia today presented his ceedentinls to the Soviet Pr-sidout olr, Kalinin follow- ing the reecognition of Russia by Jialv, Similariv Mr. Rebert M Hocgson, tihe British Charge d’Aifaires, handed over his eredentiars to the Foreign Minister M. Tehitcherin vesterday. London, Feb. 25th —The Greck Govern- ment, headed by Premier Ofendaris, has fallen according to 2an Athens despaien to the Daily Express, in consequence of its refusal to accede to the demand of the Exiremists for the estabiishment of a Repubiic befouie a plesiscite was taker. The fail of the Government came asa surprise, as it was thougtt up to the last hour th.i: the Extremists would be de- feated. London, Feb. 256th.—The Colonial Sec- retary, Mr. J- H. Thomas, anucuuced in the House of Commens tonight that the Government had abandoned tWe idea of an Imperial Econ mie Standing Conmit- tee, which was recommended by the lec- oncmic Conference when meeting in Lon- don last November. The propesed stend- ing conmmittee was to bave representa- tives of all the Deminicns, as well as the Mother Country,and was tohave been cre- ated to promote trade wiik the Ewpire, “chiefly by dealing with trade quesiicns submitted to it durirg the intervals be- tween the sessions of the ecorncmic con- terence. Mr. lhomas has as his chief reason for dropping the committee ides, that the Deminions were not unuarimous ‘on the question of establishiig such a ccmmittee. London, Feb. 25th.—A rumour pub- lished in a_provincial paper this morn- ing of the engagement of Mr. Ramsay s kUI & Y S Mac Donald and Ladv Margar>t Saek- ville, had gained enouzh ‘pubdlicity by this afternoon to draw a denial from authoritative sources. Lady Magaret is the youngest daughter of Earl De La Warr. Columbus Ohio, Feb 25th.—Governor Jams=s H. Cox, of Dayton, the Democr:- tic Candidate for President +n 1920, to- dav filed with Secraetary of State Brow i, official authorization for eandidaies tor delegzata to the Damoecraric National Convention to use his nam2 as their firat ehoice for Presidant. At the same time former Governor James £. Camp- beil, of Ohio, filed authorizitioa for candidates to name hit as thoir seeond cnoica for President, which is to eonform to Ohio Law. caris, Feb. 28:h.—The British Prime Miunister has sent a note to the French (GGovernment on the necessity of the re- sumption of inter-Allied military control in Germany and the eonditvas under which it could bz exercisedd most com- nrenensiveiv. Tae note will be discuss- ed at an early wmeeting of the Ambas- sadors. London, Fob. 23:h.—What will proba- biy be the largest assembly of war ves- sais, away from horme waters, sinee the ereal war, wiil be scen when th: Atlan- tic aad dlcdicerrancan Fcets oi the Rayal Navy isin at P lieasa Bay, Ma- jorca, oa March 10 h nox , torcorcbhn:d exercisss. From tae lith t) tne Ibta ali available vasszals uader tee command of Admirads Sir John De’Robuek aud Sir O:mond Broek will be over this island. A cuntributiar factor o the siz- of the gatneriag 1s the faet thit no saips are now on d:z2tached duty 1n furkey. Ac cording to the preszni arrangemnents all six ships of th2 fourth battie squadron, five of the third light erutser ~quadron, (ene Comus being absent) and 16 vessers of the third and fourth destroyer (- titlas (the Wooisey and Worstcn beinyg away), will aceompany Adniral Broek to Pollenas. Oa the conciusion of the exarcises whnile the buik oi the Atdlantie Ficet returns to Gibraltar, the first sup- marine fleer is to accoiapany ihe Medi- terranean [Fleet to Maita. London, February 6th.——The people of Great Britain are well able 10 louk aiter “*their own’’ in the Hebrides, declared the Lord Mayor of London in an iuter- view with the Daily Mai! denying the report that he had appealed for funds from the United States to further the work of relief. His office, h? said v.as merely cooperating with the Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and he strongly depreciated extending the ap- peal to the United States or any other foreign country. He was mystified as to how his nacie became attached to the appeal in America. An official attached to the department of the Secretary for Scotland said evidently the misiake arcse through the appeal made by the Sul- grave lnstitute. The official attitude, according to this authority, is that mem- bers of the Sulgrave Institute are ‘‘per- fectly free to give assistance, if they are particularly keen to do so.”” He added, that the response in Great Britain had been excellent and that large supplies already had been sent to the Helbrideans, out money was still needed. Qnebee, Feb. 26th.—Damage estimated at $5,000 060 was caused by a fire which broke cut in the Union Bank Buildine this morning in the heart of the business section of the City, The firemen suc- ceeded in preventing the blaze from spreading, New York, Febh 26th--An easier feel- ing developed in the local raw sugar ma; ket today, under increased offerings. Prices declined 1/8 ecent to the basis of 7.28 duty paid for Cubas. The sale inclu ded 5,000 bags of Cubas »t 7.41 duty pai! 21.000 bags at 7.24 and 4,000 bags at 7.28 all of New Orleans. Sugar futures were wenk, under heavy money iimit liquida tion, largely due to the easicr tope in the spot market and the deeline abroa . The settlement of the Cuban railway strike and private cables stating that Germany will brobably authorize the exportation of another 100,000 tors of sugar also had some effect. Final prices were at the lowest and from 15 to 17 points below the previous day. March and May closc 5.51, July 5.54, September 5.52 Busi- ness 'n reflined was cheek-d by the unset- ted fezling in the spot market. Prices were unchanged at 890 092.15 for fine granulated Refined futures nomiral. Paris, ¥eb. 26th--(Reuters). Unusually wintry weather is beine experiencad A« present throughout the Fouth of Kuro, e, from the Pynrnees Mountains to the Alps. Commanicaiions by telephone be- tween Pans and Marseilles and between Paris and Nice has been interrupted by storms, Rome, Feb. 24th.—A semi-official state- ment ilssued by the Stefani Ageney to- day denies that Spain has withdraw from the Naval Disarmament Conference in progress here, NEW YORK, Feb. 25h. Fiour, (bard winter clears $4.90. . hard .winter sivaights $5.49 Meal, Kiledried per 100 pounds $2.35 New Season’s Fork per bare | $37.00. Heavy Mess FFork per bri. $26 00 Sugar—Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. $7.41 Mclasses Sugar 89 maximum 6.8, Cotton, Middling, Upland, at Liverpool per lb. 16 79-100 d. Exchange. New 4ork and London, 6 days’ sight $4.27¢ Exchange New York and Londoy, sight $4.29¢ LoNDON, Feb. 26th. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, nominal per -~ ewt. 625. od. —6ss. od. ‘* Muscavado nomisal per ewt, 525. bos oOd *“ White Java’s cif United Kingdom