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that if we had nnot received such help from the Dominions, the war never could h3ve been wWon. The most difficult thing between father and son is the son is just beginning to feel his manhood. That is our'position today regarding the Do- minions. New York, Dec. sth.—Sterling ex- changed established another new high record today demand bills being quoted at 4.56% or 14 cents above yesterday’s price. Steady improvemeit in Great Britain’s trade balanc~, which has been accomplished by a balancing of its bud- get, a reduction in imports and an in- crease on exports, was the only reason given by local bankers for the further strencgth of the London rate. Kiagston, Ja., Dec. 6 h.—ThelGovern- m-fit has submitted to the Legislature a proposal for insuring the banana crop azai: st hurricanes. Measures to stop the spread of the foot and mouth disease among the cattle are also being advocatec. Lausanne, Dec. 6th.—The Near East- ern conference today received from the Entente nations a definite project for the future control of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus. The Ressian plan for the exclusion of all but Turkish warships from the Straits, received a bad blow by the Allied proposals. Mr. Child, United States Ambassador, adopted the broad standpoint that the very interests of the countries bordering on the Black Sea, made it imperative to keep the Straits open. The United States, in common with every commercial nation, wished access te every free body of water in the world and the United States would not be satisfied ifher ships of war could not pursue their peaceful errands where- ever American citizens and merchant craft were accorded that privilege. To put it briefly, the Allied proposition for controlling the Straits is as follows: In time of peace, there shall be complete freedom of passage for the merchant- ships of all nations, but the number of warships shall not exceed that of the most powerful of the littoral powers of the Black Sea exercising in the Black Sea at the time of passage. If however, the Black Sea powers should abandon all their naval forces, individual powers would still have the right to send through the Straits a fleet of three ships but only one of these ships would exceed a tonnage of ten thousand. If war occurred, in which Turkey was neutral, there should be complete libegty for the powers with the same limitation as-to the number and tonnage of ships as in time of peace. 1f war should break out and Turkey was a belligerent, neutral warships could pass through under the same restric- tions. The plan for the demilitarization of the Straits territorial zone prohibits fortificatione on either side of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus. The zone includes the Gallipoli .Peninsular and takes in the islands of the Sea of Marmora and the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, which lie at the en- 5 IT..UEFED 1R A YI]S trance of the Dardanelles. A signifi- cant feature of the demilitnrization pro- ject is interdiction of all submarines in the territorial waters of the demilitarized zones and islands. As a special protec- tion for Constantinople, the project au- thorized a garrison, not exceeding ten thousand men. but no armed foreces shall remain or move in the demilitarized zone, Cork, Dec. Tth.—Two hundred re- bels captured the barracks at Bally- mayora, near Macroom yesterday, Kkill- ing one man and wounding fifteen. The attack took place at almnst the same time that the deputies of the new Irish Free State were being sworn in at Dub- lin. The rebels took ninety prisoners, including Commander Mooney, after a fight lasting several hours, but released them after taking all their equipments. Dublin, Dec. Tth.—President Cosgrave announced to the Parliament this after- noon that Deputy Hales had beer shot and killed and Deputy Patrick O’Maille, who was Deputy Speaker, had been wounded, while they were on their way to the Parliament session. Two victims of the shooting were on a jaunting ear proceeding along the Quays when they were attacked with revolvers. Deputy Speaker O’Mailie’s wound is serious. Belfast, Dee. Tth. Both Houses of the Ulster Parliament voted unanimously today to ‘‘contract out’’ of the Irish Free State as permitted under the Anglo- Irish treaty. Ulster will not appoint a representative on the proposed com- mission to fix the boundary between Ulster and the Free State. London, Dec. 6th.—ln the House of Lords today Lord Lee of Fareham pressed the Government closely to carry out the Washington treaty by immedi- ately building two capital ships. He declared that the British delegates would not have signed the treaty involving such drastic proposals had they for a moment thought that one of the most vital considera@ons which induced them to accept these’ proposals would not be adhered to. Leord Lee argued that under the terms of the treaty the Government was not permitted to postpone the build- ing of the ships. Postponement would arouse susplci,c‘ in every admiralty in the world and "would be gnod ground to suspect the good faith of the -Govern- ment. The tprotest arose through an announcement by the Marquis of Linlith- gow, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, of his inability to give a definite answer of the Government’s intentions and bis promise of a Jefinite statement before the end of the Parliamentary session. Laying stress on the urgency of main- taining a one-power standard, Lord Lee declared that the Government attitude filled him with alarm. The Marquis of Salisbury, Lord President of the Council, in behalf of the Government’s gave a re- assuring statement to the effect that the Cabinet had not yet had time to give the matter consideration, but the Ministers were fully alive to its importance, Lord Lee accepted this assurance, but Lord Sydenham, who first raised the discus- sion, still expressed dissatisfaction. He assumed that the United States was at least stopping the further building of ships inthe docks when the treaty was made and declared that unless the treaty was car- ried out the United States would have an enormous superiority which England could never catch up with. Angora, Dee. Tth.—The Turkish Na- tivnalist Government has decided that it cannot accept the continuance in Turkey of the consulates or Tost Offices of any power at war ith Turkey, Madrid, Dee. T7th.—A new Spanish Ministry was formed today by the Mar- quis De Alhucemas as Premier. with Santiazo Alba, Foreign Minister, and Count Romanones, Minister of Justice. London, Dec. 7th.- The House of Com- mons ‘oday passed the second reading of the bill designed to remove the embargo on the importation of Canadian cattle by an overwhelming majority. Washington, Dec. Bth.—Representative Magee, Republican, New York, declared in the House today that the existing con- ditions under prohibition were so intoler- able, and '‘difiance and violation of the law was so prevalent and so insistent’’ as to threaten United Siates institutions and endanger the perpetuity of the Re- public. Asserting that the Volstead Act was bone dry and that the 18th amend- ment w¢s not, Mr. Magee told the House it ought to pass a law giving to each state the right by legislative action or refer- endum to determine ‘‘what alechol con- tents a beverage manufactured and sold in that state may contain’’. Dublia, Dee. Bth.—Rory O’Connor and Liam Mellowes. together with two other Irish rebels, were executed in Mountj-y prison tlis morning, it was officially an- nounced. The two other men executed, it was later announced were named Jo- seph McKelvey and Richard Barrett, koth prominent Republicans. An official army report states that the four men were executed as a reprisa! for the as- sassination of Sean Hales, the deputy shot yesterday, and as a solemn warning for those associated with them in the “‘conspiracy of assassination against the representatives of the Irish people’’. KING’S SISTER WEDS SOLDIER. Princess Dagmar of Denmark firally obtained the royal permission to con- tract a rather democratic marrisge with an untiitled officer in the Danish royal body guard. The lucky man is Lieut, Jorgen Castenkiold, who is 28 years of age while the Princess is 32. By this marriage the Lieutenant will become the brother-in-law of King Christian as well as of King Haakon of Norway. Though not of the nobility he is of ariztocratic family.—The Pathfinder, Nov. 2 sth.