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When the British planes are firted wih insulation they will baahble to iy wih their engines proof against such va:io impulzes as the Germans have devised. London. Jan. lst.—The Prine2 of Wales, as patron of the British Legion, has written New Year messages in the Lagion’s Montbly Journzl, wherein he expresses the most earnest hoge that before another year the Lezigon may be relieved of its heaviest burden, namely, that of struzglinz to get employment for « ¢ Officers, so tkat those whe fouzht fov thotr King and eountry wmay live in peace and happiness. Caicago. Il, Jan. Ist.—Damage es- tinated at close to SI,OOO 03 ~vas dope bs fire at th: Whiting, ladiana Piant of the Standard Oil Compary cos In- diana, this aiternoon. The machine s an i boiter works, inciuding seversl buildinzs and most of the machinerv 1o themswere practically destroyed «nd 30 siorage tanks contaiping about 990,010 o sons of vasolene were threatencd 0y the {lanes, Wiosnip g, Man., Jan. 1t —Bottliag in weath-r 10 degrees bzlow Z-ro, fire- men are (ighting one o' the most d'sas- trous fires in recz2at years in this Gitv, wiieh started early this 2v:iing-in the Teese and Persse whlesale grocory warehouse, a five story struciure oa Wil- liam Avenue. Early estunates of the damacse plac2 the loss at 35! 0)). ihe o igin is anknown. No ca aaliics have beon reported. Loadon, Jen. lst.—Jncieased sctivity in British trade is noted in the American Chamber of Commerce (f.ondon) Doceni- ber report. [This is espeeialiy true of the coal inlustry which 15 heavily sHld in advance at increasing prices. More than 17.000 tons w.re sent to tke United States in December and ecntracts huve been placed by Freneh and Swetisn state railways. The iron and-steel industries are also oceupied with substantiai orders from the railways and shipyards The calvanized sheet iron and tin trades are booked mon hs ahead, according to this report. The British Empirve 1s as-ured of a cont:nuous supply cf zine in tue re- | asing oi deposits at Burma aud in Aus- tralia, with a produection plant in Eng jand and ihe formation of a Na lonal Smelting Company. The report also em- phasizes the great American demand for iinens and finer pottery. Activiiy is poted in the pharmaceutical and chemieal trades, due to heavy Japanese orders to replace stores destroyed in the earth- quake. Fraoklin, Pa., Jan. Ist.—six persous, including © woman, were ki led tod:y 1n 4 prematuce expiosien of niiro glycerine at the ‘snooting’’ of an oil well on a farm five miles from here. Two other men Lear ‘he scene escaped injary. London, Jan. 2nd.— Old dissatisfaction al awards of honours has been revived by the omission from the New Yearc list of a statement of services for which the = . KUI x 2 honours are given. The seandal of giv- ing. onours lor contributions to party fund resulted in reccmmendations by a Roval Conmission and rescluticns by Parliament that r@sons for honours should be specifically stated i each indi- vidual case. The tailure of the Premier to act according to Parliament’s resolu- tions prompts wecusations that there isa furtive attempt to revert to the old re- gine. (Usirg honcurs to repienish the pariy war ches's). Nervs Yok, Jan. 2nd. —An easier trend prevaiied in tle raw sugar narket to- day, 43 a result of ipereasen otferings due (o the fact ti.at 81 eentrals are now grinding in Cubz, against 71 this time Jast year., Cuba’'s were oftered at 53 cost and freight, for prompt and eariy Jenuzry shipnent, equal to 6.91 duty paid, without finding a buying inturest. The first shipment of new crop Cuba’s arvived in New York today. Aside {rom Januarvy contracts, which were reiatively enAsy as 4 result of increasing spot sup- plies, raw sugar {ntures were steadier, opentng five to seven points bigher on covering prices, but eased off uudev trade and Cuban selling. The market quickly ratiied and was firm in the after- noco on comnmission house demand, ¢los- ing seven points lower on January and five Lo seven points higher on later deliveries. Jinuary closed 5.f3, May 429 and July 4.67. Retined sugar was un:hanzed to 20 poiots lower but de- mand continued | 2ht. Fine granulated i: qured at 870 o 8.90. Reiined tu- tures were nomnileal, Loudsn. Jan. 2nd—The Prince of Naies, who wili leave on May 2nd on a trip to South Atrica, will ba absent for about.four men hs. He will travel onone of the regular ines,instead of the cruiser Renown. The Renown is bring recon ditioned for further services with the fleet. Capatown, S.A , Jan. 2nd— The visit of British Special Service Squadron, which began here December 2/nd, ended this morning when the batile eruisers Hood and Repulse and the acecompinying five Hght eruisers left for Mossel Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and other ports along the coasi, in continuance of the Empire cruise. A vast holiday e owd gathered to bid farewell to the represenisives of the British Navy. Col. Sir Pierre Van- rynveld, Director ot the South African Air Foree, flaov uround the squadron in an airplain and tuzs and motorboats and other craft, with many representative citizens of Cape Town and the Sou h Af- rican Union ¢ board, escorted the de- parting ships as far as they could, but tius was not very tar, owing to the speed at which the eruisers were steaming. The spectacle of the huge grey cruisers, as they bore out to sea in line formation, was most impressive. Numerous wira- less messages conveying wishes for a prosperous voyage and gocd luck vere sent from wireless stations on Rohben Js- land, Cap2of Good Hope ard asofliom othear siations’ and to thesctbe warsiip~ cordilly replied. It is estimated tha! considerable over 100,000 Scuth Africans. British and Duteh, representir o all s tions of the Union, v sited the ships du: ing their stay here and the whole o South Africa today has a realization «§ what the British Navy means, whi vvould have been impossible if the vi i had not taken vlace. Pa:is, Jan. 2nd.—Paris and its sub urks, vecovering from the effecis ot th: New Yeur's frolic woke this merning o realize that something serious was go oo on in the river Seine. "The heavy rai fail of the past fortnight had brouei down the waters into the river to such an extent that this morning the aspec: was one of seriousness. The cofficials at the Foreign Office arriving ac their desks today, after the New Year’s vaca tion, found the water was sweeping into the basement of the building, where im portant archieves were storel. The Fiie Department wus immediately eatied upon and Liought pumps to the buildine in the hope ot clearing the basement o! water and savinz the valuable paper: stored below, IFear was expressed that the tise in the river might bring about such a sitoation as prevailed in 191¢, when the diplematie staff of the [Foreign Oflice had to go to their post: in boats, The suburbs immediately east and west of Paris are largely under water. They be:r the aspect of a muddy Vinice. IBoats have been brought in use a Auteult to move the inhabitants [ron houses which have been surrounded by water. In other buildings in various paris of the inundated area boats are being used to carry food te péeople who have declined to move. The great Truck Garden area lving along the v r resemebles a vast lake, Only here and there is there any vegetation showirg ahove the murky waters. Army en- gineers arve rushing footbridge materials to numerous suburban tewns in oracr to permit the people to eirculate in the water covered streets, I, ndon. Jan. 2ud.— tThe Dailv Mail each day becomes more excited over Mr. Asguith’s vefusal to support the pre- sent Government. It teils Mr. Asquith today that it he finally refuses to do so his pariy will be faced with destruction. “We do not hesitate to say that putting the Socialists in office will be the most important choange this country has seen since the Norman Conquest’’, says the newspaper. “‘From John O’Groats to Land<end the country would be out for the blood of the L:berals, It can be pre- dicted with obsoiute cor.idence that if they put the Socialists in power the Li- berals would not return frem the next election more ihan a dozen strong.”’ London, Jan. 3rd.— Sir Colun Rees- Davizs, Chief Justice of the Bermudas, has teen appointel first puisne judge of 'lr nidad ard Tobago.