[ wonder if a certain lawyer would be satisfied if he was mnade District Judze insiead of Mr. Washington Williams? But even then 1 believe he wont be contented. Thanking you for space granted, Yours truly KENT. 21-7-24 Dear Mr. Editor, The delegate who left here sometime aco on the Civll Government mission to Washington D C. was a pas- senger on the S. 8. “‘Bolivar”which ar- rived hera yesterday. [ wouder if the Civil Government Buass is behind. Yrous YOUNG WALKER. TELEGRANMNS. ST CROIX STATION. Paris. July 16th. —The United States worid fliers took off for Englang at 11.06 this morning, with the commercial air liner showing the way and foliowed by a F: nch miliiary eseort of three alivplanes, London, July 15:h.-—The Uaiied States Au bas=ador, Mr. Kelingg, said that he was nopeful zbout the London Confer cpnee beginning toinorrow, heeause there is no altevnative io the Dawes Repara- vions Plan aud il disear ded then there is no hope ¢f ever settling the probiems. For this leason, the American ob:zerver cnter the conference with the igea of doing everything possible to keep the plan of the experts to the forefront of ‘he deliberations. That a complete agree- nent ean be obtained and the purpose of the conference achieved within a few \l(\:).\.ik the dele, ates will ?il”!)f 4 jew swes ping resolutions that will advance the experis ec pomic programme to ap- poini wheire (he new German Bank issue can be cstablished, the tforeign lecan necessary therefor subsevibed ard viori- ous committees under the Dawes scheme ¢an hagin work. IThe opening day will be devoted to welecoming ceremonies and oraanigation, after Prime Minister Mac Pondid’s address. The President of the Uonlerencs, piresumably Mr. MaeDonald, will elect whether the conference will Givide into committee, or sit as a whole, Ihe British view is that all sessions will be more or less pienary, if the entire body can be kept together, as there is less opportunity for deliberations to be o detracked for issues that are not con- noeted with the Dawes Report. London, July 16th. An Exchange Tel- e.raph from amsterdam says that the Argentine aviator, Zauni, will start on q worid flizht on July 22nd. Bueauos Awres, July 15th.—A despatch received here this evening from the Gorman steamer “*General Delgrado,” relaying @ wireless message from the Capiain of the British liner “"Andes™’, wiuch left Santos yesterday, says '‘the 5 Y UL Y AN situstion is serious. Rebels are eight miles from the City.” Peking, July 15th —Thousands of lives are reporied lost #nd hundreds of villag- es destroyed in Hosan, Aohui and Kiag- so provinces of Cnina whizh have bezn de- vastated by flrods and landslides brouzht on by pirolonged rairs, London, July 16 h--British United Press. Mr. Asquith’s unexpected suz- cestion that the Dominions be asked to coupcrate with Dritain i guaranteeing the security of both France and Germany avainst ageression, is the topicof conver- sation this morning.” It is generally be- l'eved that it wou'ld be unwise to request the ovarseas domininns to accept sicn a oreat resnonsibility, unless eloser and fuller representatios in the British C Ibi- net Councils was given to them. Sur- prise isexpressed that Mr. Asquith shonld venture the suggestion while the Chanak incident is still fresh in memory. The de- bate last night was alditiosally remark- able through the eomplete reversion of tae opinion heid by Mr, Mue.) mald who was formerly a consistant critic of the Treaty of Versailles and before assu- ming office was pledued toits revisioen. | Sinee visiting P ris he bas overthrown tle ofileial programumie of the Labor Pur- ty and states that now peace in lKurope depends on carrying out the terms of the treaty. Labor niembers are astoun- dad ut this sudden bid face and there was mueh eriticistn in the lobbies, atter h.s speeeh, trom his own foilowers last .2 ht. [.oaden. July 16 h ~The a'l important in‘er Allied Contercnce for inaking eifective the Experts Plan for German R:parations will upon in the Foreizn offze a2t 11 o’clock this morning, with Pemiers Machonaid and Herriot at the head of the table and the pleniboenit- aries us the minor Allied Powers interes- | ted in cbiaining war compensation seat- ed around the boaed. The Frenen, ltali- | an and Belgian Delegates arrived this afteruoon, hozeful that the meeting will be successfull in s rinping the Repara- tions problem of sentineot and polities and putting it on the cod Lard econonne foandatin « hizh tne Hxperts, hended | by Geaz2ral bawes and dir Rezsinald MeKenna, have recommended, British | observers do not sharc the general op- | tism which the continen.al statesmen | have brought to Great Britain, but see a | suecessitl terminaiion of the meeting | on'y by a striet adnerance, 10 eiforts to | en orce the experts proposels. ' New York, July 16:h.—Raw fsugar | was oneetiled talay. Following an | eatly sale of 10,000 bags i Porto Rican | to a Phiadslphia refiner on a basis equoal | to 315 for Cubas, both Cubas and Porio | Ricans oilered heve at the price werg | without takes. An easy tone also pre- | vailng in the suzar futures, fol- | lowing the depression lln the spot | ma-ket. After slight early advances I the market worked off a iittle closinz uochanged to two points net lower. July 2.30, September 3.39, December 3.85. March 3.15. Refired sugar was lowered in an effort to stimulate de- mand. with fine eranulated ranging frem 6.60 to 6.80, refined futures nomi- nal. Tokio, July 16th. —Major MacLaren, British aviator, flying arcund the world, is six hours overdue at Paramushir, Ku- rile Isiands, where he was to have land- ed today and a Japanese udestioyer has gsot out in search of his airplane, ac- cording to a repot reecived here o day. Major Mac!laren and histwo com- panians hopped off from Tashimoki lak » early this morning, with apparentl: favoursble weather. Their northwa path lay over a series of comparativeh uninhabited islands. The distance is about 450 miles. Tekio, July I¢th.—Japanese destroyers have not yvet found any trace of Major Maclaren and his eompanions who less Yerorofu Island early yesterday morn- ing. Londen, July 16:h.—-Mr. Arthur Pon- sonhy, Under-Sccretary tor Foreign Ai- {2irs, declared in ihe House of Gommons today that Great Britain had ratified the ‘Treaty ol Versailles, Winnipeg, July 16:h.—Rain was gene- val all over the Noirthern and Western parts of Alberta anad heavy rains in some from Rio De 1. eiro was received by La Nacion siating that the Federals “'won an im- portant zetion agains! the rebels, jeap- Luring many prisoners.”’ e . TO SELL: Ford Motor Car with self starter, lights, ete. in good condition, -ALSO TYPEWRITER, H. M. STENHOUSE.