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mercial aeti i.i2>s and the cessation of traffic on railways and rtrams, the e¢oi - bration incliled soiemn religibus cero- LIONIPS In caurciaes, cConspiCucus amony the churches waich celebrated, were St Pcul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and the Westminster Catholie Carhedral. Ore large deparimeat store in Loadon had a local clergyman to conduct services in its building so that all the cusiomers migat aitend. Among other celebrations in London which served to accentua e the impressiveness of the anniversarvy was a procession organized by Ihe comrades of the great war’’ and of oth- er patriovic associations to the cenotaph in \Whiite Hsll to the Glorious Dead’’ tnis ceremony solemn musical rites and laying of wreaths atits foot. 'The news- pap>rs today devoted columas to the ann:versary, printing among othoer things, messages from numerous public persons appreciative of the occasion. Ainong these was one from t ¢ Dowager Que=n Alexandra (o the Daily Herald. saving, ""We a'i pray that God wili hear cur silent prayers 1n remembrance of all the brave d:paried, wino laid down their precious lives on (a2 battletield’’. f.ondon, Nov. 12th. Sixteen Laboar VMlavors wer? eleeied throughout KEngland and Wales yesterday. The drst laly Mavor was 2lected at Stalybrid: Counc:l- lor Ada Sursmors. Conservative Maycrs number 13%. iberals 112. Jouneillor Vavghan was clected Mayor of Bethral Green ami! sume opposition on tae groind tha: he was a conscic atious ¢b- jeetor at iuivernool tne Labour Natiora- list members reiused to particinate in tne mavority eicctions, stating their voicss wot id be ine fectual in the selections. Winnipeg Nov. 12th:—Sir Henry Drav- ton. Uanada s finance Minister, announ- eces on arri-al nere from the West this afternoon that cne peovle of Canada h:d over subsciibed the new thre2 hundr:d miil:on dollar loan and chat it will reach fya: hundred milions before the end of the week. ; {London, Nov. 12th.—A sopecial Con- orass eomprising representatives of all organized labour was cailed today, to meat in London on December 9th. to dis- cuss the nationalization of the mines. It will cons.der what action might be taken to comoel the Govi. to bring Into efe-t the recommendations ol the San- key Cowmmission that nationalization be effeted. 3 London, Nov. 12th.—President and Macame Poiacare of France concluded their visit here today leaving for Scot- land where the President 1s to receive a rectorship in ulasgow University. The Kine and Qieen, and other members of the Royal Family accompanied the Presi- dent and Madame to the station. Paris, Nov. 12th.—The American Del- egadon to the Peace Conference has in- formed the Suprerae Council of its inten- tion *o leave France during the first days of December, according to semi-official 3.6 BB oAy | s inforrration {rom the Foreign Office. "he iritish Pouce Deiegation ras also expreszed the saine desire, and ‘he gen- vral o pression in Freneh Conreremce cireles is that the conference will c¢on ciude its work by the end o1 this month. Louisville, Nov. 12th.—=2deral Judge Kvars in open court ‘leclared here today ihat he is ''firmly of the opinion that ‘he wartime prohibition 18 uncoostitutional’’ aud Indleated a disposition 1o enjoin Mr. uimwond Hamilton, Collector of internal Revenue for Kentucky, from interfering with the sale of about 1,005,000 gallons t tax paid wliskey. known as 'Fioor Stoek Vietoria. 8.. 0. Nav. 12th -1o my mind the Navy shouid not b 2 kept short of overseas rquadrons. | believe bhat the Empire as a whole reaiizes ihe "ims- perative necessity of mail taining ships of war not only in home waters bduf also 1n c¢lose proximity (o the most distant Dominions. We must <ee toit that our overseas naval forces are ney- er again permiited o be as they were Brior to the war. It 18 gne 1o those gallant souls that wers given to the Empire in its hour of peril that such a condition should not exist agair.’’ this | declaration was made la:t night be- | fore ®#the Canadian Ulubs. Viscount | Jellicoe sumined up the iesson wlich | e Great Admiral believed had been | rtaught the ®ritish Comironwealth by the experience of the war. He asserted chat the people of British Colunbia wvere jusiified 1n their laxity duving the early months of war knowing taat Ad- miral Von Spree’s sjuadron was off the coast, and that protection against them was inadequa‘e. He held hat the first f other portions of the “mbire based on he s:.me conditions also were warrant- d. He said that it was the plain duty of ‘he Empire to see that prepared- -less. on .he sea ‘in :reiation to the )verseas Dominion was not longer an issue to be toyed with.”’ 1 know that areat Britain 1s hardup, ’he said, ‘Iknow nat the Dominions too zre hardup, but I dont believe that the F.apire feels so nardup that it cannot keep up an efficient | Navy. . - Antigua, Nov. 14th.—Severe and pro- | tracted shock earthquake iz2lt here 4.22 | a. m. St. Kitts, Nov. 14th.—Proionged shock | earthquake felt here 4.10 2. m. Basseterre, Guadeloupe, Nov. 14th.— | Strong shock earthquake ieclt here 4.15 7. m. ;‘ Pointeapitre, Guadeloupe, Nov. 14th.— Strong and prolonged shock earthquake | felt here at 4.15 a. m. NEW YORK, Nov, 14th 1919, ! Flour, Blendad Clear #t. Learence I-rand | : pr. brl. $ll.OO ‘ Meal, Kilndried per 100 s $3.80 i New Season’s Pork per br. $45.00 | Heavy Mess Pork per bbi. $46.50 Sugar---Crystals (Corfirm: 4by Frokers) | per 100 ibs. $7.28. 5 Malnsses 89 test pr 190 Ibs. no guotation Caotter. Middiing Upiand, at i.iverpool per th., 23 92.-100 d w.2change, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $4.07 Exchange New York and London, sight g 4 19 LOowDON, Nov. 14th 1919, Sugar-Demerara Crystals duty paid price. fixed by the Reoval Commission per cwts 665. od. -965. Od. Muscovado, 89°/- basis, floatine terms i bond, Ditto duty paid. 635. 3d. 81s od. German Beet 88°/c f.o.b. no further sale: during ihe war Java 965/ Gibrattaror Chanael for Crders flcatiny terms, no «uotations. Denierara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good iliddling Red pe: ewt 1208, 0d 13Us. Ud. Cotto Medium Fine Sea Island, at Liv- err:ool nomigal per ib. Bank of, England rate of Oisecunt pep eent. 6. : Consols £1 Three per cent rentes in Paris Fes. 61.05 Allpriess subject ‘o correction. SUGAR NOTES | Porto Rico reports a_maiady affecting ' the growing cane and the sugar men | have appealed to the Agriecultural De- | partment at Washington. * The disease | 15 called “‘mosaique’’; and Prof. Earle has had experience with it in Argentine. where it has been combated with execel lent results. Louisiana Planter., Oet. 25th. Sweden report that her beet erop is at 95 this year. The heet rage is 32 000 and the sugar tonnage aunticipated is 140,000. The price paid for beetsis from 7.80 to 8.00 crowns per 100 kilogran s. The consumption tax has been under 16 oeres and lloeres from the Ist. of March to the 31st of October, 1919.—Jbhid [t is estimated that Belgium has 400, 000 hectares of land now lying dormant that can be made fertile. The tillable . acreage is obut at 2,945,000 hectares of ' ~ which 2,584,239 hectares are under cul- . tivation. The land is valued at 3.000 . francs a hectare. The value of the land at this caletilation will put it bevond sev- ~en billion franes.—lbid. The Santo Domingo sugar crop, acecord- . ~ ing to Viee-Consul Makinson. will run to - 1,412,000bag5, or 225,920 ordinary tons. | This is an increase of 30,000 tons. or . nearly 15 per cent. —/Ibid, | Japan is hobnobbing with saccharine, . the sugar pretender. For 16 years he has been debarred from the palates of - men, but now owing to the general - scarcity of sugar, he is receiving a try- ~ out to see what sort of rule he will in- . augurate in the dyspeptic regions of " _men’s interiors.— Ihid.