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Hospital Ships, General Stenger, who 18 alleged to nave ordered wounded prisoners (o be snot, and the officers who carried out ti#e command, Field Marshal Von Bueow, Commander ot the second German Army, (eneral Von Bueiow, General Von Langemann, Prince Ernest or Saxony and Genera! Kruaska, commander at the Kaiser Prison Camp, who is charged with spreading tybhus, while agneral Von Oven, former Gov- ernor o1 Metz, General Scholt, Comman- der at Hohenzalza, General Huff a:und Dr. Michelst n are charged with Kiiling, ill-treating and robbing prisoners. “he demand is made that they be brought before the Supreme Court at Leipzig. Montreal, May 12th.-- Lieatenant-Gen- eral Sir Arthur Currie, who commanded the Canadian Forces in Fklanders, has accepted the post of principal of Me Gill University. Sir Arthur is at present {nspector General of the Canadian Mili- tia. London, May 12ih-—An official des- patch from the Ukraine announces that the UKranians have occupied Odessa. London, May 12th. —ln the course of a discussion of the Home Rule Bill on the gquestion as Lo whether there should be a seecond cnamber tor each of the Parha- ments in lreland, as a protection ror minorities, Mr. Walter Long replied to the criticisms which had been made that there was no precedent for the Govt’s, proposal of a single lrish Council for the two Parliaments, Instead of two second Chambers, and said that so far from being any ground {or the sugges- tion that the experiment was being tried for the first time, that a precedent did actuaily exist in _Canada. When local Govt. was first set up in Cana- da, he said, there was a second Cham- ter in all the old parts, whereas today in every Province, barring Quebec, a second chamber had been abandoned, because it had been found not to be a protection, but, on the con- trary, rather a danger. 'l'he Govt. had taken this as their example and he thought 1t was the best precedent that could have been taken. General Superintendent’s Office, St. T'homas, May 21st. -The Cable Ship “'Viking’’,having yesterday completed the repairs at San Juan, P.§R., necessita- ted by the recent breaking of the cables in the salvage operations or. the ‘l'rans- port "'lNNorthern Pacific’’, left for Jamai- ca for tests of the interrupted cables be- tween there and Porto Rico. St. Thomas, May 21st.—Frenchk com- pany’s cable between San Juan a d Pto, Plata repaired restoring the route via Haiti and via Cuba. Paris, May 21st.——TI'he Hungarian Del- egate, M. Prasnowski, has arrived in Paris and handed the Allies a fayourable reply to the peace conditions. He has re- ceived authority to sign the Treaty. Paris, May 21st.-—The Council of the National Confederation: has voted by 97 &3, L R 4 R A& to 11, to resume workfand the Federation of Maritime Unions has called upon all merchant sailors roresume work imme- diately. _ : NEw YORK, Max 19th 1920. Flour, Blendad Clears St. Lawrence ' rand pe. brl. $13.60 Meal, Kilndried per 100 s $4.45 New Season’s Pork per brl. $43.00 Heav; Mess Pork perbbl. $42.00 |, Sugar---Crystals maximum spot per 100 Ibs. §24.07, Molasses Sugar 89° test, no quotation. Motton, Middling Upland, at liverpool per ib. 26 54--100 d. isxchange, New Yerk and London, 60 days® sight $3.77 Kxchange New York and Lendon, sight ¥3.81% LONDON, May 19th 1920. Sugar-Demerara Crystals, (free of Govt. trol) duty paid per ewt. 1255. od. 1325. od. Sugar Muscovado, (free of Govt. control price for May) duty paid per cwt. 1425. 9d. uerman Beet 887/¢ .o.b. no sales. White Java sugar cif United Kingdom -115 s. od.—l2os od. Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Red per cwt 1445. Cotto . Medium Fine Sea Island, at Liv- erpool per Ib. nominal Bank of England rate of Discount per cent. 7. Consols 47%. 4 Three per cent rentes in Paris Fes. 56.75. Moscovado Govt. controlled price for May duty paid 1375. 9d. Moscovado free of Govt. control duty paid 105 s. od. 1153, od. WATER EVERYWHERE BUT IN THE WATER PIPE Porto Rico is an_ island entirely sur- roundad by water but from all appear- ances there is going to be a very serious shortage of drinking and cooking water, not to mention the water needed for var- ious oJusiness pursuits and may be a bati:. The city authorities announced on Wednesdav that on and after that day the water supply in San Juan, Santurce and Rio Piedras, would be cut off be- tween 9 and 11 a. m. and 2and 4 v. m. No sprinkling of gardens or streets will be permitted and the authorities reserve the wight to et off the supply of anyone not complying with the “‘request’’ Both the aequeduct supplying San Juan from the river at Rio Piedras and the supply at Comerio are reported to be exceedingly low, and it was said yes- terday at the fofice of the Cirr Engineer that there was imminent danger of be- ing deprived not only of drinking water but also of eleetric light, unless some system of rationing and conserving the existing supply could be devised. Although the city authorities primarily announce the present shortage as due to extreme drought, it is admitted that this is only a contributory factor. probably the main reason being the tremen:lous increase in corsumpt‘rm of water in San Juan. It is officially Stated that the pre- sent amount of water used daily 1n San Juan is practically half as much again as the amount used during the period in which Camp Las Casas was serving some 12,000 men At the Weather Bureau yesterday it was stated that it was hard to account for the presenc acute situation on ground of lack of rain, for while it is true that there has been little if any rainiall tor the period beginning the first of January last has been fully equal to normal. Doubtless the drought for the last few weeks had aggravated the situation, stat- ed the Bureau and if continued, it might prove seriours. Concensus of official opinion in San Juan seems to be that the whole question of water supply is becoming serious. As things are todav the supply cannot be incressed and even granting a full normal rainfall there will always be a shortage in San Juan: not being able to increase the supply the only remain- ing solu:ion would be to reduce the con- sumption, ard it is probable that some system of rationing and limiting the usage of water will have to he devised, not merely as a temporary measure I)ut as a permanent need. It is estimated that to enlarge the storing eapacity of the water supply of San Juan and environs it would take at least two years time and \would cost over two millions of dollars. A municipal loan has already been suggested for this purpose. It is agreed that jt is a situation which will eventually have to be faced and the present shortage wil| probably bring the matter to g head sooner than otherwise might have been the case. On Wednesday a commission of eity and insular engineers visited the island to make a thorough inspection of the pre- sent facilities and to survey the situation thoroughly. The following is the announcement published by the commissioner of publie service Wednesday: Beginning today, the sth of May, and not until the amount of water in the river at Rio Piedras increases the Municipa) Administration 1s obliged to eut off the water service to Rio Piedras, Santurce and San Juan between 9 and 11 a. m an 1 between 2 and 4 p. m, No sprinkling of gardens or strects wiil be allowed and the Administration reserves the right to shut off the water supply from any one not complying with this request, T. e City is oblized to take such meas- ures owing to the extended period of drought. : R.H. TODD. Commissioner of Public Services, —Porto Rico Progress May 7th.