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Foothall Club both of this town. Fur- ther particulars tomorrow. On account of circumstances we are not quite sure, but we hope to come be- fore the public on said day with this healthy game FOOTBALL. —Com. TELEGRA MS. ST. CROIX STATION. Jamaica, May 10th.—Swettenham Cup co .:petition fired today. Total score 730. Oppeln, May 10th.—Insurgent Polish forces have crossed the Oder and captur- ed the town of Kosel alter hard fighting and the popalation is fleeing in panic. The French control Oussel took in the Kose! Barracks and the Poled opened fire on him there, according to inter-Allied “Jommission reports. Numerous casual- ties are reporied to have occured at the Kanarzina liaiiway station when the Poles drove out the Germans after three days continuous figh-ing. Berliu, May 10ch. —The latest develop- ments in the »erman wministeriai erisis according to the almost unanimous wrend of newspapers reports, is that President Ebert roday wiii ask Paul iLoebe, majori- ty Socialist and President of the Reich- stay, to form a new Ministry. " Paris, May 10th-—News received from ‘Beriin this morning led French officiais cir- cles (o expect that Germany would aceept ail the mltimatnm conditions. Germany nas two more days after today in whicn to give the categorical answer to the Allizd rep- aratiors demand required by the uitima- tum, the time expiring at midnight May 12th. {'he terms in the main call lor payment by Germany of approximately $33,750,000 and the fulfilment of various other requirements ot the treaty of Ver- saiiles. ifailure to acez2pt it is to be fol- lowed by Ailied occupation of the induas- irial region of she Rnur valiey. Berlin, May- 10tn —Fhe aceespfance ni the Allied ultimatum relative to repara- tions was expected in the Reichstag nare today when that body convened the centrists and majority socialists, as a result of their coaferenses yester- day, were believed te have definitely aiigcned themseives in favour of yield- ing to the Entente d:mnands, and ~ ile tne democratic and Gernan people’s party heid a long sessioa last aight, debating the matter 1t was feit that opposition to the Aliled terms was ra- pidly dwindling. The pe-ples pariy, headed by Dr. Gustav Stresemann was reported ast night to bave become re signel ro the inevitable, and it was said it would join the majority “socialists, not desiring (0 antagonize the parties mak- ing the Govt coalition London, May 10th.—Another Cabinet Council was heid today, the third within 24 hours, (o discuss the situation cr2a- ted by ths coal erisis.’ [he executive committee of the transport workers ied- eration held a {our hour session at which It was resoived to maintain t e emipar- =L LRO A VIS go declared against foreign coal. The raliwaymen un.on nas taken no deci- sive action as yet, but the meetings of the railwaymen, especially in north. England, are demandirg a national stop- page of\coal traffic, tor Sunday. Thus while there are no new developments in the situation today, the gravity of conditions has not been lessened. The (Govt. is hesitating to adopt new restrie- tive measures, bhut it is uvondersiocd to be ready, if necessary, to fusther cur- tail travelling facilities and place re strictions on the use of petrol. Berlin, May 10¢th.—Germany has ac- cepted the Allied ultimatum. The Reich- stag tonight, by a vote of 221 to 175, yieiding to the final demands of the Al- lied powers and in so doing agreed to fulfil the terms of the Treaty of Ver- sailles: To the capacity of the natiop to do so.”” Dr. Wirth, the Centrist Lea- der, finally succeeded in tforming a coal- ition Cabinet composed of Centrisi, ma- jority Socialists and Democrats, which, confronied by grave necessity, speedily decided that acceptance of the ultima- tum was the only course. In making this announcement ir the Reichsiag, the new Chancellor asked for an immedia- ate decision by that body aund in the voting which followed the Govt. was sustained. I'he Allied ultimatum re- quireda definite reply based on "'yes’’ or "‘mo.”” No conditional repiy would be entertained and the ultimatum was formulated to cxpire on the right of May 12th. /The total sum which Ger- many is call 'd upon to pay is 6,750,000, VOO pounds, disarmament must be car- ried out by Germany, iln accoraance wiin the provisions of the treaty and the tdai of war criminals must be put into effect Numerous other important terms which “ermany has been in de- tault wouald have subjected Germany to occupation by the Allies of the Rhur Vai- ley and whatever other military and naval measar2s ware deemed advisable. The Reichstag assembled at 9 o’clock and Dr Wirin announced the formation of a new cabinet with himself as chanceiior and toreign minister. ‘The members : { the Cabinet are Gustav Bauer, former O -an- celivr, vice Chanecellor, and Minister of the Lreasury, Herr Brann (Centrist) Mio- ister of (Kconomicj Herr Schitffer, Demo- erat) Minister of Justice Herr Sehmidt (Socialist) Minister oi Labour. Geuoeral Groener (Soeial Democrat) VMinister of Lransporiation Herr Giesbheris (centrist) Minister of Post and Telegraphs. Herr Hermes (centrigt) Food “ontrolier. Herr aradncur, (majority socialist and labour leader), Minister of Reccnsirvction. The democratic party vas not officially repre- sented in<the new cabinet in the first in- stance, put 1n responses to a request irom the cierical and social democrars parties, general Groener aund Herr Gessier reve permitted to rerain the porticics they beld i the Fehrenbach cabinet. Lli ils understood that Herr Gessier wiil act as minister of defence only tempor- arily, his retention in that office being due to his knowledge of -the Silesian situation. The new cabinet is generally regarded as a makeshift, largely un- reoresentatives, ¥ but ‘good enough to accept the Entente ultimatum and thus avoid a French advance into the cabinet obtained a comfortable majority in the Reichstag, but it has the undivided gupport of only tne rajority socialists and clericals. The members tof the par- lies, it is declared, having given support as a makeshift and are not pleged to give it parliamentary support. A lead- ing democratic member of the Keichstag said today, ‘‘the cabinet cannot last as it is not a road enough basis to carry out the myriad of financial and economic problems involved in the German ac- ceptance of the reparations settlement. - We demoerats have loaned Schiffer and Gessler to the cabinet reserving the right to withdraw them later unless the c:binet is amplified to include the QGer- man peoples party’’. Wirth the chan- cellor is unfavourably regarded by the industrialists and banking interests be cause he is clos:ly associated politically with Mathias Erzberger, his predeces- sor “as Finance Minister who advo cated a raid on c:pital rather than ipdirect taxes as a means of meeting Germany’« present financial needs. The consevvative elements in the ,Reichstag regard the cabinet as too so- cialistic and incapable of outlining a pol- icy whereby Germany can immediately begin meseting the entente financial de- mands. The present cabinet is the out- growth oi two days of the wildest possi- ble chaos in which the parties met day ard pight and finally in desperation the members agreed on an improvised slate which underwent scoies of changes in the last 48 hours- and acmittedly never could have obtained ratification had it lot been necessary to check the Entente milithry movements threatened after May 12th. L.ondon, May 10th.—Sugar in stock on the Tth. inst was 197,000 tons. ‘I ast year 112,000 tons. NEwW YORK, May 11th 1921, Fiour, Blendzd Clears St. Lawrence | rand br, bri. 8795 Meai, Kilndried per 100 bs $2.10 New pzeason’s tork per bri. $37.00 tHeavy Mess Pork per hbl. $25.00 sSugar---Orysials maximum per 10U Ibs. $4.89 Moias~es sugnr 89° test, no quotation. Cotton, Midding Upand, at {iverpool per Ib,. 7 65:00Dd r.xchange, ™ew York and london, 60 days’ sight $3.984 t.xchange Ntw York and London, sight 43,924 LuwDON., May 11th 1921. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per ewt. 535. —bßs. ** Muscavado per cwt. 425. -50s. German Beet 38° f.o.b. no sales