TELEGRAMS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
London,
Sept.
10th.—Little
hope
was
held out
in
official circles
today
that
a
solution of the coal
crisis would
be found
in the near
future.
Sir
Robert
Horne,
President
of
the
Board
of
Trade
had
a
conference
with
Mr.
Lloyd
George
this morning,
and
it
is
understood
that
the
‘Premier
expressed
entire
approval
of the
manner
in which
Sir Robert
had
acted. .It i
sitated
that
.the
Govt.
does
not
intend
to deviate
from
terms
offered by Sir Robert,
and
that these
still
remain
open
to the
miners.
Meanwhile
from
Portsmouth,
where
the
Taades
Union
Congress
is
in
progress,
comes
word
that
the
Miners,
are
resoiute
in
their intention
not
to alter
their
claims.
active
preparations
are
being
made
by
the
heads
of
the
Govt.
to
deal
with
a
strike situation,
should
it arise.
Philadelphia,
Sept.
11th. —The
Incog-
nito
Team
met
a
strong
opposition
in
their
first
day of their three
day match
against
the
all Philadeiphia
eleven
yes-
terday
at
Haverford.
When
stumps
were
drawn
for
the
day,
the
visitors
ha¢
completed
their
first
innings
for
a
total of
326
runs
while
local
players
scored
ten
without
the
loss
of.a wicket.
Captain
Fowler scored
132 of the
visitors
total.
Berlin, Sept.
11th—All foreigners
stop-
ping at German
hotels
will have
to pay
their bills in
the currency
of their
home
country
or
in
German
money
with a
su-
per
tax of 300%.
Milan,
Sept.
Ilth. More
than
200
chemical
works
here
were occupied
by
workmen
at
a given signal late
1 esterday
and
red
flags
were
hoisted
above
them
on orders
issued
by
the
Chamber
of La-
bour.
‘l'he chemical
plants
were
occu-
pied simultaneously
the
movement
being
carried
out
following
signal
of
three
blasts
on
a large siren.
Immediately
af-
terwards
red
flags and
banners
bearing
the
Bolshevik
emblems,
a
ham
er
and
scythe
were
hoisted.
The
workers
obey-
ed
the order
received
from the
Chamber
of Labour
in spite of
the
fact
that they
were recently granted
wage
increase
of
from 60 to 70
cents
per day.
The
Cham-
ber of Labour
in explaining
the
seizure
ot the
chemical
workers declared
that
the
no
e
was
not
in th:
nature
of a real
oc-
cupation
of the plants
but
was simply
a
measure
to guarantee
metal
workers
the
material
they
needed
tnearry
on
their
industry.
Paris,
Sept.
Ilth.—ltalian
infantry
have seized
a factory
at Lucca
which had
been
occupied
by
workers,
and
have
forced
the men in the plant to
surrender
sixty thousand
bombs,
according
to
des-
patches
received
here.
Another
report
states
that the workers
using
armoured
trucks
invaded
a
French
owned
factory
at Turin.
They
are said to have distribu-
ted
arms
to
the
workers
there,
and
to
have
searched
ail
the
employers
not
joining in the
movement.
2T 1R
AN
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Florence, - ftaly,
Sept.
11th.—-More
than
100
tovns
and villages
were
des-
troyed
or badly
damaged
in the
district
north of this city which
was
shaken
by
the
earthquake
on
Tuesday
morning,
according
to the
latest
reports
received
here.
Montreal,
Sept.
11th.—The
Carnadian
newspapers
have
been
notified
that
starting
from
October
Ist,
plain
white
newsprint
will
advance
to 64
cents
a
pound.
This
mean
$l3O
a
ton
at
the
mills.
Warsaw,
Sept.
12th. —The
Poles
have
extended
their
lines south-east
of Brest-
Litovsk
along
the
Kovel
railway
and
have
occupied
Wielkoryta
Malajanron-
pa
and
Mielniki
after
some
fighting.
The Bolshevik
in attacking
the Polish
in
this sector
used
9
armoured
cars
which
were captured
according
to todays
offici-
al” communication.
Southeast
of
[Lem
berg Polish cavalry
cooperating
with the
Ukrainians
advanced
and occupied
Bur-
smieyveck
and
Nastaszyn.
The
commu-
nication
does
not
mention
the
Lithuani
an sector.
Boston,
Sept.
2th—A decision
to fight
the strike of
longshoremen
by
the
em-
ployment of nonunion
men
was reached
on
Saturday
at
a
meeting
o
British
Steamship
Agencies.
Word
was
sent
from the meeting
to the
men
who
stop-
ped work as
an expression
of their
svm-
pathy
tor Archbishop
Mannix
and
Lord
Mayor MacSweeney
that unless
they
re-
turned
to rheir jobs
on Monday
morning
their places
would be
filied.
The
strike
started
several
weeks
ago
when
the
crew
of saveral
vessels
walkad out in response
to the appeal of the
women
supporters
of
the Irish cause.
It
has
not
been
sanc-
tioned bv unior
officials.
New York, Sept.
12th.
-The
American
women
pickets
resumed
their drive.
on
White Star
Piers
in
an
effort
to tie
up
British
liners
until
Archbishop
Mannix
is
allowed
to
land
in
Ireland
and
Mr.
MaceSweeney
is freed.
The action of the
White Star
Line
this
week
in
replacing
Irish longshoremen
by
negroes
was
fol-
lowed
yestarday
by the
stationing
of
a
band
of aegrc
girls at
the piers.
London, Sept.
12th.—In
a bulletin
ear-
ly
this
evening
the
Gaelic
League
an-
nounces
that
Lord
Mayor
Mac Sweeney
was
much
worse
and
that
the
patient
was in very great
pain.
Philadelphia,
Sept.
12th.—The
Incog-
nito ericket
eleven
of Engiand
held
the
advantage
in the
second
days play in the
match
with the All Philadelphia
Team
at
the Merion Cricket
Club,
Haverford
Sat-
urday-
The
British
players
made
326
runs in their first nnings
and the
Phila-
delphians
208.
The
visitors
in their
sec-
ond turn today scored
40 runs for the loss
of four
wickets
when
stumps
were
drawn.
The
match
wiil be
conciuded
tomorrow.
C.
C.
Morris,
Philadelphia,
was top scorer
with 102,
Florence,
Sept.
12th
- -Official
reports
received
by the
prefect
from
the
earth-
quake
zone
indicate
that
approximately
60,000
persons
were
made
homeless
by the
disaster.
Lcndon,
Sept.
12th.--Ten
thousand
persons
participated
in
a
demonstration
in
Glasgow
this
afternoon
in
protest
against
Mr.
Mac Sweeney's
imprison-
ment.
London,
Sept.
11th.--All the
London
Daily
newspapers
except
lLord
North-
cliffes
Daily
Mail
and
Evening
News
will increase
their
prices
on
September
20
next.
Tinmes
goes
to 4 pence.
Morn-
ing
Post
and
the Daily Telegraph
to
3
pence.
Daily
News
and
Chrounicle
to
2
pence.
New
York,
Sept.
10th.—The
market
for raw sugars
remain
a
very dull affair,
only
one
sale
was
reported
yesterday.
[t consisted
of 5,000
tons
Peru's
exstore
st 914c.
C.L.F.
in bond
and
was
made
to
Howell.
There
appears
to
be
no special
pressure
to
sell
on
the
basis
established
within
the
past
two
days
and
Cuban
sellers
are
withholding
offerings.
On
the
other
hand
an attitude
of
extreme
indifference
is
maintained
by
the
re-
finers.
The market
opened
nominal
with
no sales
on
the call and the only business
done
thereafter
up
to
midday
was
the
gale of a single lot ih the March position at
9.7c.
During
the
afternoon
there
were
a few small
sales
at
10.20 c. for November
10.10
for Dec.
and
9.90 for January,
the
market
closing dull at 5 points advance
to
ten points decline
net
refined
sugar.
In
some
quarters
a
more
cheerful
view of
the sit' ation
is
developing
which
is
at-
tributed
to
some
improvement
in
the
demand.
Other
trade
authorities
assert
that
the
market
is
still
discouraging!y
dull.
Most of
the
current
business
ap
pears
to
be
going
to
secondhands,
who
are
taking
at
144c, and
in
some
cases,
it is understood,
that
this
price
has
heen
shaded
a
quarter
of
a cent.
Although
Arbuckle’s
list
of
prices
is
unchanged
they
are
selling
a
little
granulated
at
15¢.
and
Federal!
is
also
booking orders
at that price.
The export
outlook
is Leld
to
be
more
encouraging
as
enquiries
become
more
numerous
although
Fur,
pean
buyers
are
bidding
under
the
npe
sent
market.
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Panama,
Sept.
13th.—The
Prince
of
Wales
arrived
at Panama
this
mornine
from
Honolulu
whence
he
sailed
on
September
2nd
o:r
his
voyage
home
t
Engiand
and from
Australia.
Belfast,
Sept.
12th.—A
Belfast
Citizen
proceeding
along
the road
after
Caric
nn
Saturday
was
shot
dead
making
([
thirty
second
riot
victim
there,
or
in
cluding
the
July
disturbances
the
52
The
total
deaths
in the riots here
reck
oned
as
the worst
in
the
eity’s
history
were 31.
Fifty-eight
arrests
were
made
in Belfast
on
Saturday
night after
the
Curfew
hour.
Armed
raiders
assailed
the
Torrhead
coast
guard
station
and
seized
arms,
ammunition,
telescopos
and other
articles.