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New i{York, May
16th.—Further
ad-
vances
were
recorded
in
the
local
raw
sugar
market
early
today,
with Cuba’s
for
prompt
shipment,
selling
at
58%
duty
paid
and
June
shipment
30,000
bags
were sold
at 5.90 to locai
operators.
Active commission
house
buying in
raw
sugar
futures
was
influenced
by
tihe
firmer
offer
in
spot
market
and
prices
advanced
13 to 16 puints.
Midday prices
were
off several
points
from
the
best,
but
stiil
six
to
nine
poinis
above
the
p:evious
close.
No changes
occurred
in
r-fined prices,
which
ranged
from
7.25
to 7.00 for
fine
granulated.
A
good
iu-
guiry
was repor.ed
at
the
lower figure.
Refined
futures
were
nominal.
London,
May 16th—Speaking
at Colne
Valley
today,
the
Chancelior
of the
Ex-
chequer
after reviewing the Governmernt’s
accomph-haents
since
assuming
office,
particularly
in the
direction of removing
the hardships
pressing
on
the unemploy-
e |, foreshadowed
the
iniroduction
of
a
policy
of
taxation
of
earned
incr:ment
on
tand.
The
Chancellor
accused
the
press
of earrying
on
g
campaign
against
the
abulition
of the Mckenna
duties
and
declared
that
he was
not going
te
be
bul-
lied into sacrificing principles of
national
interests
under
the terrorism
of the news.
paper
press.
He acknowledged
the
gen-
erous
aud
wholehearted
support
of
the
Liberals
in regard
to the
budget,
but
ad-
ded that there could
be
no such
thing
as
coalition,
or
an
arrangement
between
Liberals and the Labour Party.
Peshawar.
B.
1., May
16th—A
small
force of constabulary
has
been
ambushed
by a
gang of 100
natives
in the vicinity
of
Tank,
eleven
of
the constables
were
killed
and three
wounded.
The
natives
are believed
also
to have
suffered casual-
ties.
but details of
the attack
are
lack-
ing.
Reinforcements
were
sent
from
lank.
Itis believed
here that
the attack
was
in
retaliation for
the recent
defeat
of native raiders
by constabulary
in
an-
other part
of the Northwest frontier pro-
vince.
Copenhagen.
May 16ith.A
news agen-
cy despateh
from Constantinople
declares
that secret
Russian
mobilization
is pro-
ceeding
on the Bessarabian
border.
Beilin,
May
16th.—The
Communist
L2ader
Botenhardt,
wanted
by
the
Po-
meranian
States
Attorney
on
a charge
of treason,
for
whom
the
Berlin Police
daclared
they
were searching
when they
raided
the
Russian
Soviet Trade
Mission
here recently,
was
arrested
today
in the
flat of
the Russian
Trade Delegation,
it
was
reported
by
a news agency.
Dusseldorf,
May 16th—"The municipali-
ty of Dusseldorf recently presented
Gen-
eral Degoutte,
the French
Commaunder
in
Chief in the
Ruhr,
with the
sum of
one
thousand
triliion marks for the mess fund
of the ‘"poilus’’ who aided in the installa-
ticn of the German
Sample Fair
in Duss-
eldorf.
General Degoutte politely asked
the municipality to devote
the spm
to the
City’s charities in the name of the French
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soldiers,
because
the
army
regulations
forbid the acceptance
of such gifts.
The
exchange
value
of
the lsum
is
approxi-
mately
46 prurds.
Pekin,
Mav
16th.-—A
box,
which
an
unknown
messengar
brought today
us a
gift to Dr. Wellineton
Koo,
Chinese
For-
eigh Minister, exploded
and
critically in-
jured
the servants
the Mirister
had
or-
dered
to
open
it.
“Dr. Koo,
who
was
in
another
rocmi
of his
residence,
was
un-
hu:
.
W ashington,
Mav
16th.—Imports
cf
whieat
{rom
Canada
last
week
fell
to
240
busteis
and
¥s
artiibuted
by Con:-
me:ce
D:partment
Odic.ais
to
the
in-
crezsed
taiiff
rate
placed
upon
imports
recently
in
the
Presidential
prociama-
tion
invoking
the
fl-xible provision
of
the
tarift
law.
Weekly
imports
before
the
increase
becamre
effective
averaved
nearly
a hali million bushels.
Trinidad,
May
16ih.—At
the
reguest
of
the
Associated
West
Indan
Cham-
bers
of
Commerce
the
foilowing
tele-
gram
has
been
transmitted
to
the
Secre-
tary
of
State
for
the
Colonies
by
the
Trinidad
Government.
May
13th.
As-
sociated
West
Indian
Chambers
Com-
merce
protest
against
Chancellor
of the
Exchequer’s
speech
sugar
amendment
which
states
preference
only
benefit
West
Indian
Planters.
Preference
en-
couraged
spending
large
sums improving
restoring
industry.
Reduection
must
have
very serious effect population.
New York, Moy 16th—Anierica’s
1924
tenuis
invasion of Europe
got under
way
todey
when
the
top
ranking
stars
Miss
Willis, Natiopal Chamyion
and
Mrs.
Mol-
lory, who
lost the titie to the Cslifoinian
girl after baving
won it
seven
times,
de-
parted
for ‘abroad.
Ugpon
Miss
Willis
rests
the country’s chief hope of interna-
tional
laurels,
for
the
Western
Star
plars
a campaign
which
she hopes
wiil
lezd to
a mateh
with Mill Suzanne
Len-
glen, wonder
wemwran
of the courts
in the
Olympic
Games
at Paris.
Mrs. Mallory,
despite
her long residence
here and
mar-
riage to an American,
is lost io the
Urit-
ed States
for the
Olvmpic, in which
she
will compete
for her
rative
land
Nor-
way.
Rcme,
May
15th—Successul military
operations
by the
Italian forces
against
unruly tribesmen
in the Libya are
repcr-
ted
in an
cfficial ecn.n unique issued
by
the Coverrment
yestercay.
The
opera-
ticns
were carried
out
by a native
expe-
dition of Itzhan eolenial
trcops
on
Shebe-
lenaghir
Plateau.
‘they
lasted
seversl
weeks
2nd for the
mest
part
werein
the
terniiory of
the Abid
and
Bessa
Tribes.
The Italian casualties
were 23 Cead and 124
wounced,
a'l colouied trcops.
The
tribes-
men
lost
SCO
dead and
a grest
pumber
wounced.
The
rebeis
zbandened
8060
camels
and quantitics ¢f arms
war mate-
rial and foodstuffs.
“"Our troops,’’ adds
the communique,
‘‘pursued the
rebels
to
the edge of the desert
and dispersed
sev-
eral
bands.
Several
trikes
submitted,
Washington,
May
16th.—The
Cnited
States
and Germany
next week
will sign
a liquor treaty identical
with that whicl
hus
been
negotiated
between
this
courn
try §and
Great
Britiin,
it
was
learned
here today.
Negotiaticns
over
the
paci
have
been
brought
to anend
and
Seere
t ry
Hughes
and
Ambassador
Wilfe
are expected
to sign
the
docuinent
for-
maily
as
soon
as
the
docuwment
is
put
in shape.
After
rauficaiion
by
the
Se-
nate and Reichstayg
the
treaty
is immedi-
ately effcective
for
a
peiiod of
one yeur,
after which it is auto:nadcally
prolongcd
unless
abrogated.
Deal England,
May
16.5.--
C.
A. Whi
coinbe, i Landsdowie,
Bati
who
we
among
the
leaders
in
the
1¢
1
Open
Golt Championship
with
a
carc
of 202
}'t‘Shldu_\'
broke
the
British
1
&
1
fol
72
howes
over
2
championship
¢ . rsc
witn a
score
of 23,
in
wianing
the
fessional
goif
tournanent
for
Loazes
totallirg
1,000
pounds
offered
by
th
London baily
Maii.
Four
rounds
wer
plaved
yesterday
and today
over
1t
Royal Cinque
sporis
course,
Whitcon:b
Iwice
set
smew
reciras
for
the
cours
gewting
70 yestercay
when
he
'‘wer
cruzy’’
and
savk
three
ship
shots,
all
a brilliant 69 ths
afternoon
in the
finul
round.
The
competitors
included
mos-t
of the well-known
British professionals,
among
waom
we'e
Abe
Mitehell,
Geo.
Duncan
and
James
Braid.
Whitecombe
tied Duncan for
sixth
place
in
the 1923
open
event.
NEwW YORK, May 17th.
Flour,
(hard
winter clears
$4.50.
**
bard winter straights
$5.00
Meal, Kilndried per
100 pounds
$2.20
New Season’s
Pork per barrel $37.00
Heavy Mess Pork per
brl. $26.50
Sugar—Crystals
maximum
per
100
lbs,
$5 78
Mclasses
Sugar
89
maximum
4.75
Cotton,
Middling, Upland,
at
Liverpooi
per Ib. 17 36-100 d.
Exchange.
New
York
and
London,
6
days’ sight $4.31%
Exchange
New York und London,
sight
$4.363
LoNDON, May 17th.
Sugar,
Demerara
Crystals,
nominal
per
cwt.
395. (od. —42s.
od.
OLDEST DOG DEAD.
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What
was
probably
the
oldest
dog i
the
country
has
gone
where
all
gocid
doggies
gn.
Queenie,
a Whippet,
with
a
siring
of
winnings
that
reads
likc
a
fairy tale,
died
on
February
16th
at
ti
=
age of twenty
years.
She
was owned
| v
Mrs.
Dorothy
Hagenah,
and
in
vears
past
was
one
of
the
most famous
she
v
dogs of that breed,
having
gone
to win-
ner in strong
competition
at
the
age
of
fourteen.
There
may
be
other
dogs
twenty years old, but
we have not heard
of them,
and bat
for
the
fact
that cli-
ster
was
so
well known,
would
hardiy
credit jit,—The Dog Fancier, April 192,