being
a heavy
and continuous
downpour
from
the
early
morning
bnours.
The
gauge
at the
Fort
records
four
and
one
eighth.
:
The ‘‘Creole’’ advised
as having
sailed
from
St. Thomas
yesterday
evening
has
not yet arrived
here
nor at
Frederiksted.
The
wind
was
favorable
but
rather
strong,
and
it
is
to
be hoped
that
she
has
not sustained
any
mishap.
TELEGR - MS.
ST. CROLX STATION.
Ahmedabad,
British India,
Dec. 29:h
The
resolution
adopted
by
the
special
Committee
of the
Indian
National
Con-
gress yesterday,
favouring
continuation
of Mahatma
Candhi’s
policy of
non-vio-
lence,
includes
a clause
declaring
Gand-
hi
the
sole
executive
authority
ot
the
movement,
with
full
powers
over
t(h.
Congress
and
its
organizaiion.
It
pro-
vides,
however,
that
neither
Grandhi,
nor any of his
saecessors
to tha leadersaip
be authorised,
in case
they are arrested,
to
conclude
peace
with the
Govi.
without
previous
sanction
of
the Congress
['he
organization
througnout
the
country
of
public meetings,
which
are
iorbidden
by
law, is urged and
all
Indians
are
exhor*-
ed
to
join the Khal
(the volunteers)
and
to submit
quietiy
to arrest.
“The
resolu
tion is
to be
presented
to
the
full
con-
gress
for approval.
Berlin,
Dee
29th.—New
currency
to
the
amount
of
4,500,000,000
marks
was
placed
in
circulation
during
the
third
week
of Decempber,
it
is
shown
by
fig-
ures
available today.
The total currency
issue
is now 109,000,000,000
marks.
Peking,
Dec.
29th. - The United
States
legation
has
protested
formally
to
the
Peking
Govt.
against
the return
to
the
capital
of
General
Chang
Chiag
Yao,
formerly
military Gcvernor
of
the
Pro-
vince of
Human,
whose
troops
Kkilled
a
United
States
Missionary
at
Yoshow
in
June
1920.
,
Oaris,
Dee.
29th.
Germany’s
readi-
ness
to deal
direct
with
the approaching
Cannes
conference
of
the
Allied
Su-
preme
Council relative
to German
repar-
ations,
was
indicated
today
by Dr
Fis-
cher,
chairman
of the
German
war debt
rommissior,
who
appeared
befnre
a
spe-
¢ial -meeting of
the
allied
reparations
commi3sions.
Paris,
Dec.
29th.——Senate
opted
to-
night the
credits for the Embassy
to the
Vatican.
The
vote
vgsas
183 to 130 un De
cember
16th.
The
Senate
voted
confi
dence
in
the Briand
Government
on the
question
of
the resumption
of
relations
by France
with the Vatican.
Rome,
Dec.
29th.—TIhe
closing
of
the
doors
of the Banca
ltaliana
Disconte
to-
day created
1 considevable
stir in
Italian
financial circles.
The bank is one of
the
largest
in Italy includes
in
its
holdings
shares
in the Ansaldo
and
llva
groubvs,
which
are among
the great Italian indus-
s
R uUI
X
A V]S
trial concerns.
The
suspension
of
pay-
ment
did
not
cause
any
runs
on
other
institutions,
the depositors
of which
re-
mained
calm.
Washington,
Dec.
29th.
-Mediation by
the United States
Secretary
of State
and
Mr.
Balfour,
head
of
the
British
dele-
gation
at
the
Arms
Conference,
was
suggested
today
as
the
only
feasible
way of settiing
the
Shantung
question,
which
has
entered
the
stage
of
dead-
lock, throagh
the
intimation
of Japanese
representatives
that
Japan
has
gone
as
far
as
she
can
in
the
way
of
conces:
sions.
The
direat
conversations
be-
tween
the
Chinese
and
Japanese
dele-
gates
were broken
off because
a'l efforts
to agree
on
the major
point,
the
man-
ner of restoration
of
the Shantung
rail-
way,
had
proved
futile.
Apparently
neither party
sees
its way
clear
to
ask
fora resumption
of
the suspended
con-
versations,
while
both
are
putcing
for-
ward the
strength
of public opinion
in
their
homelands
as legitimate
justifica-
tion for the impossibility of furiher
ecom-
promise.
Under
these
circumstances,
it
was suggested
today by persons
connect-
ed
with
the
negotiations
that
the
only
hope of
a speedy
solution
of
the
Shan-
tung problem
lay in
the friendly
offices
of neutral
states,
wher2by
a
modus
vi-
vendi of
a nature
to safeguard
the pres-
tege of
both China
and Japan
could
be
worked
out.
New York,
29th. -The
Canadian
dol-
lar
lost
a fraction of its
recent
gains
in
the
New
York market
this morning.
The
discount
rate
on
Canadian
monz2y
was
quoted
at
5%
per
cent,
an
increase
of
¢ over yesterday’s
quotarion.
The slight
vofavourable
move
was due
to the
gene-
ral
trend of the Foreign
Exchange
Mar-
ket, following a drop of ten
points
in the
value closing
of
the
Baca
lltaliana
Dis-
conto
in Rome.
This will have
merely
a
temyporary
sentimental
eftect
upon
the
exchange
situation,
it is
stated
and
the
strong
position of
the
Canadian
dollar,
as
compared
with
i's
situatio-
during
the
past
two years,
will not
be
affected.
During
the afternoon
the
Canadian
dol-
lar again advanced,
and
at closing of the
market
the discount
rate
was
quoted
at
5% per cent.
London,
Dee.
30th.—The
Ear!
of
Ath-
lone,
‘he Queen’s
voungest
brother,
who
would have succeeded
the Duke
of
Con-
naught
as
Governor-General
of
Canada
in 1914 but
ior the outbreak
of
the
war,
is rhe
laiesc
person
mentiened
for
the
Governor-teneralship
of
the
Irish
Free
State.
Washington,
Dee.
29th.—Canada’s
voice
was heard
téday
at the
arms
con-
ference
in
a
speech
which
was
pro-
nounced
by
members
of
the
British
Empire
snd
United
Siates
delegations
to be ‘‘at
once
forceful
and
eloquent.”
Sir
Robert
Borden
vuttered
indignant
protest
of
his
country
against
the
use
of
the
submarine.
He
spoke
in
sup-
port of the Root resoiution,
which, after
stating
the law of
nations
upon
the sub-
Ject,
declarad
that
the
five great
powers
should
pledge
themselves
not
to
use
a
submarine
at
any
to
prey
upon
com-
merce,
or
bring
about
the
slaughter
of
npeutrals
and
non-combatants.
Sir
Robert
said
he
could
speak
with
deep
feeling
on
this
subjec!
and
voiced
the
unanimous
opinion
of
the
Canadian
people.
Moscow,
Dec.
29th.——The
Soviet army
and
navy
now
totalling
1,593,000
men,
must
not
be reduced,
but
op the
other
hard
be increased
next Sprirg and
Sum-
mer,
in the event
‘hat outside
foes
carry
out their
plans
to
attack
Soviet
Russia,
declared
Soviet Minister of War Trotzky
in
a
fiery speech
before
the
ninth
zli
Russian
Congress
teday.
Enthusiastic
applause
greeted Trotzky
when
he
said
the
Japanese
were
aiding
the
White
guard ageression
in the
Far
East,
and
added.
The impudent imperialistic beast
of prey
must know
that besides
the four
powers
which
have
just
concluded
an
agreement
among
themselves,
there
is
still
a
fifth Soviet
Russia
and
the
Red
army.
London,
Dec.
30th
—A
gereral
elec-
tion in this
country
in
February
is
re
garded
as probable,
according
to the Par-
liamentary correspondent,
who says
that
Mr. Lloyd George
has
discussed
the ques-
tion with
his
principal
colleagues.
Rt.
Hon.
Austin Chamberlain,
Parliamentary
leader
in the House
of
Commons,
is
be-
lieved
to
be
the
only
member
of
the
inner Cabinet
who prefers
to
wait
unti?
Autumn
for
a general
election.
Vienna
Jarnuary
Ist.—The
Austrian
Govt.
has permitied the
fact
to
become
known
that the Vickers Armstrong
Com-
pany,
a
Bntish
concern,
has
made
an
offer
to purchase
the
great Woeliesdor
-
arsenal,
which it is proposed
to convert
into a plant for the manutacture
of
loco/
motives
on orders
received
from
the Baly
kan
States.
f
London,
January
Ilst.—An
Esthonia.
ship,
carrying
cargo
for
a
Stockholn,
firm,
was sunk
without
warning
in
the'
Gulf of Finland
by
the
Russian
Soviet
icebreaker,
Vingt,
says
an
iixchange
Telegraph despatch
from Stockholm
yes- .
terday.
Twenty-three
persons
were
re-
ported
drowned.
The firm reported
+
sinking to the Swedish
Ministry
of
eign Afairs.
Lahore,
British
Tndia,
January
Fgt-
There
was serious
rioting _on, Friday
in
Firozour
and
in
the
Rohtant
distriet
of
the Punjaub,
when
non-co-operators
at-
tempted
to rescue
persons
who
had been
arrested
for assaulting
members
of
the
loyal association.
The militaryv from Del-
hi and Alwar assisted
in restoring
order.
London,
Jan.
2nd.
- The
wedding
of
Princess
Mary to Viscount
Lascelles
has
beer
set for February
28th, according
to
the Daily Mail.
:
Rangoon,
British India, Jan. 2nd.—The
Prince
of Nales,
.continuing
his
tour of
India, arrived here today from Calcutts.