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Crimea, and that Britis& officers would participate in these negotiations. Berlin, May Tth.—Germany’s military air service has been disbanded under the terms of the treaty of Versailles, ac- cording to a semi-official annou :cement made here today. The entente commis- sion intends, according to the '‘Taglische Rundschau,’”” to destroy all airdromes and ?y(ing establishments, which were built at' a cost of sixty million marks. The newspaper says the commission will leave standing one hangar and one air- plane factory, which will be used for an international air service. Halifax, Nova Scocia, May 7th.—At the weekly meeting ,of the Board of Trade council yesterday a delegation from the progressive club discussed with the council the approaching visit of mevchants of the Britush West indies. Mr. Henry alsc made a strong appeal for a faster steamship service ¢n this route. President Whitman said that the entertaining of the visitors had been discussed with Sir George Foster in Ot- tawa last week. They will be tne guests of the Federal Govt. who will map out a programme, and the Board will follow it. As local entertainment ils concerned. he stated that rhe. matter was having local interest and a conference with the visitors would also be attended to. London, May 7th.—A great deal is be- ing said and written regarding the renew- al of the Arnglo-Japanese alliance which must be decided upon bhefore July. On the highest authority available, it is sta- ted. that the alliance will be renewed for another seven years only. A new development will be under the test of the peace treaty, that all alliances of the powers must be submitted to the League of Nations. Irieste, May 7th. -A mutiny broke out in Fiume at b o’clock this evening and a fierce batrle between the Cara- binieri and Arditl is developing. Twelve men have been Kkilled and forty others wounded in the struggle. The troops involved are those of Grabiele )’An- nunzio’s forees. New York, May 7th.—The French have retreated from Cilicia and may en- tirely evacuate northern Syria accord- ing to despatches receive d here by the Near®ast Review irom Dr. Barton, its representative gt “onstantinople. Had- jin, which has been nesieged by Turkish forces for more than a month, i 3 now deifended by Armenian troops. Arme- nians are also defending Aintab against assaults which began on May first, and all the French have retired from the city, excepting a small force left to guard the college buildings. Many resi- dents are leaving the city, the message Bays. Christiania, May 7th. —Reports that Kiev has been lost by the Russian Bol- sheviki are denied in a wireless message received here from Moscow. A wireless despath says Kiev has been taken by sl 4 by dK A Y |5 the Poles. Other messages said on both May fourth and fifth that the Soviet Gover»ment authorities were in direct telephcne communication with Kiev, which has been in the hands of the Bol- sheviki. Washington, May 7th.--Official and unofficial reports today credited the Mex- ican rebels with a further bloodless sue- ess. 'nformation reaching th. rebel agents here, they said, points to early occupation of Piedras Negras, Lar- edo and Matamoros, the only im- portant border posts of entry remaining in the Carranza control. News of a re- volt of she garrison at Veracruz has been received through official channels, the town oseing immediately evacuated. Pro- bably because of his presence in the harbour, report was received early in the day by the rebel agents that Presi- dent Carranza had already left the capital but this was lacking confirmation to- night. Manchester, May Tth.—A wage dis- pute in the cotton trade, whiech involves four hundred thousand operatives, has been settled, the operatives being grant- ed an increase on their current wages. The agreement is to last for twelve months. The question has been the subject of prolonged conferences be- tween the Minister of Labour and the employees’ organization. Paris, May 7ih.—The Iniernationai Parliamentary conference on commerce held its closing session today, ‘vith M. Millerand presiding, after adopting a series of resolutions. The first required that international legislation be enacted for the control of and responsibility of sea transportation. The second asked for the formation of a commission charged with the studying of the gques- tion of exchange and arriving at an agreement concerning the debts ot the Allies and former enemy ccuntries. The third requested that the various nations immediately take steps to curtail their expenses, improve their financial posi- tions and reduce the circulation of paper curreney, for the purpose of stabilizing exchange. The fourth declared that the reparations clauses in the Versailles Treaty should not be changed and asked that the reparation committee of the countries which suffered through the war and that the nations signatory to the treaty facilitate advances on these bonds. Tondon, May Bth.—The Polish and Ukrainian troops captured Kiev on Thursday night, according to an official statement issued at Moscow and received here by wireless. A London, May 7th.—The food minister, Mr. Mec Curdy, took up in the House cf Commons yesterday the vresent food situation. He said that the optimism of a year ago regarding supplies had not been justified and it was as well that the facts should be realized: The world production of sugar had decre:sed three million five hundred thousand tons. Great Britain.shuuld receive in the com- ing year four million tons of wheat from America than during the present, and an increase of one million tive hundred thou- sand tons would not be available for export. Wheat prices were a most im- portant factor in determining wages all over the world and as the nations were raced with the prospects of g consider- able reduction in the world’s available supply of wheat he feared, in the ab sence of wise and prudent statesman- ship on the part of importing countries, there would be a rise in vrice reflected in every other commodity. The supply of butter promised to be only half ihe pre-war standard and he could see no sign that the world’s food shortage is likely to materially improve. England must still continue to get the greater part of her imported food from America, but he hoped by the end of the year alternative sources might be available Copenhagen, May sth. Danish tro. e today occupied Northern Schieswig, the reople of which on February 10th last by a plebiscite provided for in the peace Treaty, voted by a large majority for the return of this part of territory to ‘ianish nationality. The Germans had been in control there since 1866 and enthusiastic scenes accompanied the arrival of the Danes at Sonderburg, where the popui. tion, among them a number of aged per sous wiiv silil remember the rain of Ger man shells on the town, and about 50 veterans of the war of 1864, were out o cheer the soldiers when they landed A force of Danes also arrived in Hadersle ven and were welcomed by a crowd es timated to aggregate twenty thousand. The Danish and French troops marched through the streets to the barracks. where amid great rejoicing the Cerman colours were hzuled down and the Danish flag hoisted. At Tondern British tioops were drawn up to receive the Danes. London, May Ttth.—Mr. Henry, Atto ney General for Ireland, astounded the House of Commons yesterday with his report on the conditions in lreland {rur- ing the month of April alone two hun- dred and seventy-seven police barracks were destroyed and claims for damages aggregating four hundred thousad pounds had been received. The majority of the barracks had been vacated by the Folice, because they had found it impossible to hold them, and they were unsuitabic for military occupation. Not a single con- viction { ad, he said, been obtained for over forty police and Go.t. employees killed in lreland since Januar: San Juan, P. K May 14th.—The trans- port “‘Northern Pacific’" entered the harbour under her own steam at 11.3 C this morning, having been pulled off by the help of kedge anchors and two pow- erful tugs. 1t is stated that when leav- ing the port on Sunday afternoon the ship fouled one of the channel buoys with her port propellor, causing her to swerve and drift on to shoal.