cents greater | ' the state- 't that an ~ pound % its a ! give | .c poli- i and a. | igitators | political i n, it was | love with | ill so boost | itinued cry | ar is going | » raw sugar nanged early ' a’s, ccst and | r centrifugal. | I'he raw sugar I our to 9 points | aidation promp- | tivity in refin>d | points on re- ; ices were two | althouzh the | light. ln re- | wnged, to 20 | ulated now | »~ contin- | w York Bih iw ad, whet egrees lose | in 9 hours, | ‘nied by I Bureau ! above oreh ¥ Zalu have - to the present coldest since 1840 Port Arthur, On wTha b men report that it was L legrees be- low Zero at Hornepayne, two divisions east of here on the C. N. R last night. London, March 28th.—The Hon. W. Ormsby-Gore stated in the House of Commons yesterday that he understood the Empire Pr2ss Union contemplated holding the next Imperial Press Confer- ence in Australia in 1925, if the neces- sary arrangements could be made. Hull. Mass., March 28th. Paragon Park, New England’s largest seashore amus2ment centre and 30 houses were destroyed tonight by a fire which swept Nantasket Beach on the wings of wind that reacheda velocity of £0 miles an hour. At midnight. the flames were spreading against the wind and the At- Jantic House the principal hotel of the resort was threatened. The loss was in the hundred of thousands of dollars and by,some was estimated ar a-million. Cannes, March 28th.—Mr. Mallory and Mile. Svzanne Lenglen both were victo- rious in mized double tenais matches £ LDI A VID played here today. Mrs. Mallory and Baron De Morpurgo defeated Mrs. Bowater and Mr. Hodgson 6-1, 6-1, while Mlle. Lenglen and C. F. Aesophilmen beat Miss Sma#ies and Colone!l Hamilton 6-( 6-0 and also won from Mrs. D. Sand- ers. 1 and Mr. Morter 6-0 6-3. King Gus- tav « ¥ Sweden, paired with A C. Hun- ter, a ‘feated Mr. Eno and Mr. Stenhouse 6-06-C Wa< ‘ngton, March 28th.—The Stafe Dep:.u ent has taken steps, it was offi- cially ani ounced late today, to convey to the Sovict Government through the United States Ambassador at Berlin, the earnest hope that the lives of Arch- bishop Z>pliak and M)asignor Butchka- vitch of the Catholic Church, under sentence to be executed tomorrow in Moscow, ‘‘may oe spared’’. London, Mareh 28th.—The Rosta Agency, the Russ’an Soviet ofizial agen- cy. has issued a statement here declaring that the mambars of the Catholic Church just convicted at Moscow, were charged with offences for which they would have been equally liable for prosecution in any other country in th2 world. name- ly, defiance of the law of the land ani open and secret incitement to violence. ““The Soviet Grveram al’’, continues the statement, '‘is not prepared to tclerate such aectivities, particalarly when the offenders declare that their allegiance is to a foreign veliginas authority and not to the Russian Govarnmont and stil! .ess when thera is reason to suspect direct intercours2 with a hostile state. In Soviet Russia, as in all other countries, Priests have no privileges or extra ter- ritorial rights in the eyes of the law. Romne, March 28th.-—The Pope has asked the Soviet Government of Russia o liberate Archbishop Zepliak and the ‘her Leelesiasties convic.«d in Moscow, ,n the grouad that they are members of the Cawvolic hierarchy and the Pope’s subjects. The nezotiarions in favour of Arenbishop Zephak and the others have been entrusted to Professor Walsh, head of the Pontifical Mission of Relel 10 Southern Russia. London. March 28th. —The Irish people are Cisturbed over the amount of tne government’s estimaie for the [scul vear as annuunced by President Cos- grave in the Dail on Monday, says a Dublin despatch to the “Times.”” Pub- lic opinion is also dissatisfied with what it terms tnc Presideat’s failure to go into de:ails in his anpouncement., Tue correspondent asserts that the Duklin people remark that the total estimate of 42,25),000 pour.ds exceeds by 10,000, 000 the maximum cost of governing all of Ireland under British rule. The neces- gity for a large army under the present circumstances is not disputed, but the estimate of 10,000,000 pounds is con- sidered unduly high. Other estimates are also regarded as extravagant,especial- ly the five million pounds for the post office. This department ;is now Dbeing conducted at an annual loss of pounds. St. Johns, N. F., March §2Bth.- possibility of refloating the H. N ‘‘Raleigh’’, which went ashore in Straits of Belle Isle last summer and was abandoned as a total loss, has been re- vived. Reports made to the Admiralty that the wreck had been moved by the pressure of the ice pack this winter lead authorities to investigate the cruiser’s present position on the Labrador rocks. Yesterday an aviator flew from Botwood, on the north-east coast, to Point Forteau, L.abrador, and made photographs of the “‘Raleigh’’ as she now lies. These were forwarded to the Admiralty for study. If the hulk has been (reed from the roeks that held her, an eilort wiil be made to refloat the cruiser. St. Johns, N. F., Mareh 28th.—Arcas in the northern section of [Labrador, where gold is said to have been discon- ered, are to be mapped by aeroplane, it was announced today. Three machines will fly along the coast of the little known districts of the north and the rivers and other rtopographical features will be charted. Gelsenkirchen, March 29th.—15,000 miners are on strike in Diegelsenkireh district, at all mines occupied by troops, according to estimates made in Ger- man quarters. The men left work as a protest against the occupation, They have served notice that they will not re- turn to work until the last soldier leaves. t'rom Rheinbaden ¢omes the report that the Sirens blew so long in protest, that the Belgians threatenened to shoot un- less the noise was stopoed. The Ger- mans asseri officially (hat the occupyinz forces are having diffizulties in operating the leading apparatus. Dublin, Mareh 29th.— The first serious outbreak for some time, occurred in various parts of the city early this morn- ing. No casualties were reported. Na tional troop guards stationed at Collins Barracks, City Hall, King’s Inp and Wel- lingion Barracks, were atracked by ntle and machine gunfire. ‘Lhe troops re- plied and rusned patrels to scour the af- tected areas. . After a neavy fire, which lasted haif an hour, quiet wus restored. One bomb was thrown in the course of the disturbance, but no damage was dunt’.. London, Marech 29th. The Ear! of Carnarvon has suffered a relapse, accore- ing tn a Cairo despatch to the Tines, His temperature has risen. ‘lLne rise n the tempeirature as now reported, indi cates an ex ension or new development of the blood poisoning. London, Mareh 29th. —The Salvation Army’s self cenia’ week restted in 166, 100 pounds being rzised, s increase of 8,000 pounds over the pevious year, |t 15 regarded as remarkab' that the east end of London, whe'e wmuch squalor ani poverty exists, contributed 10,000 pounds. -