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of the drivers and firemen have resumed work. EXcep. on certain of the irunk lines to Lhe north, trains are runnl g on nearly every iailway and an official re- port states tnat the Great Western Ser- vice is almest normal. Mauy upriver res- -Idents _re travelling to and from taeir work by river. ‘l'he London Kieciricians Univa nas deeided to take no acaon at prescnt, a. a meeting the liveryinen pleuged their support of the Gov. and aeinanded che immediate reassembling oi tarhiamcnt. An extraordinary large number or volunteers are coming for- ward. l'he position of the underground rallways 1s much more hopetul. The power statin at Cheisea 1s fully manned by voiunieers. ‘the renewal of the pow- er wiil enal:le the restariing of the Surrey trains ana irams, considerably releaving the positon of Sonthern London. ‘Lroops are being transported to important cen- tres by des royers which are also convey- Ing solue iills. Ine sympathetic strike ot the fisu poi .ers al builigsgace has ended and plend: uisappiies 00 sn are arriving. Oesplie e piomising signs, Decreiary Bromley o1 the Drivers and Firemens’ Unioa, assc (s tne siruggle will be lung and Inost sc vere. : Loauon, 3ept. 29th—The Ministry of Shipping u:ciined 0 say today what action, 1¢ :ay, it would take regarding the united States Shipping Boards re- fusal, L 0 LU 'n over the ex-uerman Liner Imperator o the Cunard Line. 'lhe wlinistry laay informed the Foreign Office tnhat it did not wisn to state Its posit:on or comment In any way on It at thus timc. Itils undersiood the For- eign Viilce 15 nlding the matter in abey- ance untii .ue Ministry Isin a posiucn to take 1t u). At was learned however, that che Shioping Board’s announcement with regara~wo the boat came as a sur- prise to the officiais or the wiinistry, and that it 1s li. ely 1o upset the plans they had lor putang it into service. OUwing to the pressure arising from the strike, the newspapers have made no commenc on lie decl lon of the Shipping Board. Here:ofore it nas been understood that tne uermar ships, seized by the United Srates, shciald be turned over (o the Ailies on che basis of proportional losses. IThe recent announcement that Great Brica'n would get the Imperacor and other German vessels was eageily welcomed. London, S:pt. 29th.— I'he Cunard Line steamer ‘Sexonia’’ sailed tfrom Tilbury for New Yo rk today, notwithstanding the inconver .ences createa by the rai- way sirike. Lhe vessel has on board 2,000 passen jers. Most of them motored to London biidge, from where they were taken by rivi r steamers down s.ream to Tilbury to bcard the Saxonia. Paris, Sep.. 3uth.—(Hava’s): Consid- eration was .;iven by the Supreme Coun- i yesterday (o thie necessity of not only malncaining, but strenginening the biockade or 3olshevik Russia, according > L LRI X ANIS tn "‘Le Journal’’. Itis said the country considers the difficulties which might possibly result in Germany, would renew relations with Russia. Paris, Sept. 30th.—The Germen dele- gation which has visited the regions of Arras and Lil.e has realized that the task of reconstruction will be very imnortant, and that there be great tecnnical difficul- ties to overcome. Six other. Germ°n experts left Versailles today to visit the regions ¢f Soissons and Rheims. London, Sevut. 30th.—4 The Postmaster- (zeneral announces that an aerial service will be started on Tuesday betwezn Lon- don and Bristol, Birmingham, Newecas- tle, Mlanchester and f:lasgow. A special fee of two smllings per ounce will be charged for lecters. Paris, Seépt. 30th.—A despatch to “‘Le Temps’ from Sofia, Bulgaria, sta:es that the publication of the peace terras pro- voked consternation. Severai newspa- pers were published with black borders and cases and publie places were elosed at nine o’eleek by orvder of the Ministel 0 tue iucerior in sign of wourninz. The Bulgarian newspapers declare that the treaty in unacceptable, but it see ms that publie opmion is coming more anl more to takea more reazsonable view o! the actual sicuaiion it provides for Bilgaria. Rome, Sept. 30th -The Fiume issue will be laid berore the [talian people on November rl(sm. together with tie mat- ter on which the Govt. wishes to obtain a mandate. Parliament was d:ssolved yesterday, and will reassemble on De- cember Ist. Telegraphic advices from Fiume repori- that Dannunzio, io com- mand of the insurgent gurrison o. the ciiy, has stated that he considered himn- selt in a state of war with .Jugo Slavia. His declaration was made at er tae head of the French Mission had de nanded tnat Dannunzio restore telezraphiz eom- mu..ication with Agram, the Croatian capital which Dannunzio had inierrupt- ed. An order -closing the Tagc-Slavia tronuer has led the Chiet o Siaft of the 26th Iwalian Kegular Army Corps a: Abaz- zia, to interview Dannunzio's Ciier or S.aff, and discuss measures io be taken. I'his has resulred 1n the sendiag cf some of Dannunzio’s vounteers (o hold the ar mistice line, according to ine ‘‘ilpoca’’ wnicno adds, ‘"he evenis show the cordial coliaboration between the Dar nunzio troops and the regulars’’. London, Sept. 3oth. Great Briiain is me:King neadway in dealing with the Nauonal strike of her ratlway.uen, the Govi. reporied today. [lne oficia com- munique irom Downing Strez. at noon announced tnat the railway service was improving and more trains ruonning, that called for uader the scaediles pre- pared by the companles-yesierday [nis was in iine with torecasts that oetter- ment of conditions in this respect might be expected today, while the distripudion of tood 1¢ proceeding satisfaciorii; the authoriues announce, due larg-ly * o ch» admirable and efficient work of volun- teers.”” The offers of voluntary service, it is declared, are, ‘‘overwhelming.”’ The Govt. announc-d this morning that live-stock that had been abandoned in transit by the strikers’’ and the horses belonging to the railway companies that had been left without attendance were being cared for by the commissioner of police who has issued an appeal for all male citizens under 40 to enroll as spe- cial police. Mr. Thomas, leader of the . railway strikers, in an interview last night stated that unless the newspapers change their attitude towards the railway strikers. the newspapers compositors would strike. Loncon, Sept. 30th.—Notwithstanding the strike, the Govt. intends to keep the Irish question to the fore and it is ex- pected the Cabinet will again discuss a settlementof the Irish problem during the present week, according to the Daily Mail. Sir Edward Carson, who was pre- vented by the strike from attending the Ulster Day demonstration at Beltast, sent the tollowing telegram to his sup- ‘porters: "‘The conspiracy against our civil and religious liberties, backed, by cruel assassinations in lreland and lies and misrepresentations in the Urited States, to separate us irom che British Empire. mvst be countered by the or- ganization of our forces. We stand by our covenant in the letter and spirit, and with God’s help will defeat our ene- emies as we did before’’. NEW YORK. Oct. Ist 1919. Klour, Blendad Clear St. Lawrence [ rand pr. brl. $10.25, Meal, Kilndried per 100 ths $4.10 New Season’s Pork per brl. $48.00 Heavy Mess Pork per Hbl. $51.00 Sugar---Crystals (Confirmed by Brokers) per 100 lbs. $7.28. Molasses 39’ tesi pr 1.0 ibs. no quotation, Cotton, Middling Upiand, at i.iverpool per Ib. 18 94-100 d. r:xchange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $4.16 {“xchange New York and [ondon, sight . $4.184 LagbaN, Diet. lat 1919 Sagar-Demerara Crystals daty, paid price. gdxed hy the Royal Commission per cewts b7s. 9d, -9ls. od. wuscovado, 89°/ - basis, loating terms in bond, Ditio ducy paid. sos. 6d. 78s. 6d. Caormnan Beet 882/ .o.b. no further sales during the war Java 962/ Gibraltaror Channel foir Orders lioadng terms, no paotations. Denmerara doun. per gal. nominal. I'rinidad Cocoa, uiso! “iiwdding Red per ewt 1238 Bd. 1275. 6d. (otwoa, wledium fioe 82a Island, at Liv ¢rp 00l nominal per lb. Bank of ©ngland rate of Diseount per EeriL, Ty, s Consols £O% Taree per eenc rentes in Varis Fes 60.95 . 1l prices subject to correcuon.