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LOCAL The Colonial Cruneil at its meeting v:sterday discussed the road ordinance and the tax bill on which item it conven- ed in commitiee of the whole house ex- cluding the audience. The meeting was attended by the Goverument Secretaries. The U. S. S. Grebe arrived here yes terday and returned to St. Thomas in the afternoon. The sloop ‘"Mizpah'’ sailed with mails at the usual hour. Election guns are booming. As a rule there is a storm before a calm. In afew weeks after Mr. W. H. Fleming is elect- el as he is sure to be despite the ot of talk to the contrary, the coun- cil will again settle down to business with a full complement. THLEGRAMS, ST. CROIX STATION. New York, Aug. 3lst.—l'he eariy raw sugar market was firmer and 1/8 cent higher, with Cubd’s now quetel at 43 cents, cost and freight, equal to 6.28 for centrifugals. There were sales of 18,000 bags of Philippine Islands, due Septem- ber 10th, at 6.22 and 22,600 bags of Cuba’s at 6.28, The sugar futures mark- et was irreguiar during the early opeia- ations and prices, after declining six to seven points under scattered liquidation on realizing, rallied on covering and trade buying and at midday were 2 to 4 peints net lowet. Trading was not very active and seemed to be of an evering up character for over the three day ad- journment. The refined market was steady and list prices were unchanged at 7.75 for fine granulated, with one refiner accepting business at 7.60. The de- mand, however, was cnly moderate, al- though withdrawals were of fair propor- tiors Reined futures were nominal. Philadelphia, Aug. 3lst.—While the leaders of the anthracite operators and organ zed inine workers were parleying at the state capital today in an endeavour to reach an agreement on a new wage contract t» replace the one that expires tonight, the army of m:zn and boys in the hard coal ficlds gathered up their tools and mine supplies and quit the collieries, not to return until an understanding shall have been reached. Approximately 155,000 men are affected by the suspen- sion. The strike order expressed tbe hope that the union’s plans and policies would be carried out lawfully, peacefully and with that proper spirit of coopera- tion and nnity so necessary at this time. Nome, Alaska, Aug. 3lst.—An expedi- tion which left here August 3rd to relieve a party led by Alan Crawford, which went to Wrangel Island in 1921, returned from Nom: today with the news that all of the Crawford party, except one, were ST i r L NIS . dead. Harold Noice, leader of the Rehef Expediticn, reported that he found licrie i ice and bad no trouble in reaching the ~ island in the power schooner "‘[lonald- - son’’. The one person left alive from . the Crawford expedition was an F gimo L woman. Montreal, Aug. Slst.—A further ad- vance in the price of refined suzar was ' annoanced here today by the Atlantic, Canada and St. Lawrence refineries, a twenty cent Inereuse per 100 pounds, bringing the present price to .70 per 100 pounds. Madrid, Aug. 3lst.—The Mboorish re- ' bels are preparing for new atta-ks against the Spanish ¢ itions near Sidi- ris, according to mess. =s received here from Melilla. | London, Aug. 3ist. —ls, as reports . from Madrid indicates, Italy intends to ' interfere in the Tangier negotiations in | London because she feels she has inter- | ests at stake in that part of Northern ' Africa, it is believed in authoritative cir cles here that shne will be informed by the other pov=rs that her c¢laim s inad- missable. It is generally held bere that { the Rome Government cannot demand . legitimately political coneessions or a zone of intluende in Tangier, inostly be- i cause Italy happens to be a power in the pMediterranean. Some observers see in Premier Mussolini’s gesture a bid for a enaval posi ton in this vital part of Alrica, which wou d be just opposite Gibraltar. C(’penhu,:,vn, Auz. 313 t A small tour- izt steamer, the “"freya’’, with 300 pas- sengers on board, broke her moorings n-ar Hoejer in a hurricane, the most "io- lent in foriy years, which swept Danish Schleswig yesterday and no news of her fate has been received. The whole is- land of M.ano, about tour miles from the coast, is under waicr in consequence of the storm. Fifty fishing boats have nct yet returned to Esbjerg and there is grave fear for their fate. Dykes were burst everywhere, houses and animals being swept away. Tlelegraph and tele- phone wires are down in western Jui- land. Sanfrancisco, Sept. Ist. —Practically the entire city of Yokochama is afire and pumerous casualties have occurred as a result of a conflagration which broke out after a severe earthquake shock, accord- ing to a message from the Japanese ra dio station at Twaki to the Radio Corpo- ration of America’s local station. Washington, Sept. Ist.-An earthquake deseribed as extremely severe and con- tinuing nearly five hours last night and early today, was recorded cn the George- town Seismograpn. Osaka,Japan,Sept.lst.—An earthquake shoek lasting over six minutes was feit here at noon today. [he shock stopped all the clocks here. The Tokio railway line has been severely damaged in sever- ‘ al places. Telephone and telegraphic communication with Tokio has been in- "~ terrupted. Itis feared that the shock has had a sérious effect in Tokio and that great damage has been done there, in Yokohama and Yokusuka. London, Sept. Ist.—A Central Ner s despatch, dated Friday, says that ac- co: ling to advices from Athens, the Greek internal situation is very eritical and that the position of the Government i 3 untenable. Fxchange has fallen and there-was a panic at the bank. Athens, Sept. Ist -The Government has been informed by Italy that the Itali- an fleet will leave Corfu as soon as Greece complies with the Italian demands. Geneva, Sept. Ist.--A communication from Greece, submitting the Greco-Itzl- ian crisis to the League of Nations, thus automatically brings the conflict before the Council of the League which is now in session here. The council has been called to meet at 4 p m today t» consid- er the Greek communication ard it is ex- pected that the Greek and Italian rep- resentatives will be asked to appear and present their arguments. M. Salandra, of Italy, who is a member of the council, said he had not examined the Greek doe- uments but had no reason to think his Goverument would nbhject to the council considering the matter. Rome, Sept. Ist.—Premier Mussolini vesterday informed the representatives of Italy abroad that Greece’s answer to the Italian ulti-natum was equivalent to complete rejection and that ihereforein order to bring Grecce to a realization of her responsibilities, a temporary lanciny of Italian troops at Corfu had beenorder- ed. The message of the Premier, which was put on the cables during the day, was as follows: *'To jthe just demands of Italy, {fullowing the barbarous massa- cre of Italians in Greek territory, the Greek Government has replied in terms equivilent in substance to a compiete rejection. This unjustified attitude im- poses on Italy the necessity of recalling Greece to a position of recognizing her responsibility, and accordingy a detach- ment of Italian troops should be ordered to land at Corfu. By this measure, whieh is of a temporary nature, [taly does not intend to make an act of war, but only to safeguard her prestige and mani- {est her unshaken determination to ob- tain ceparation due her, in conformity with custom and interpaticnal law. The foregoing does not exclude actions the Ambassadors’ Conference may take by virtue of the fact that the Italian Mis- slon was part of a frountier delimitation commission which was appointed by the conference itself.”’ London. Sept. llst.—Jtalian rese:vists residing in London, have been notified to hold themse!ves in readiness for a call t> the colours, should the necessity arise. London, Sept. Ist.—The Greek Lega- tion here issued the following statement this morning: ‘‘The Greek Legation has received news that the Italian fle bombarded Corfu, which by treaty s neutral territory wunder interrational