Stuart Barninz and « harles W. Bowoer- man, Secratary of the Trade Union Co-gress. Frank Ho lges of the Miuers’ ‘Umon sail tonight that the railway strike had brought about the empioy- ment ot more than haif a million miners. The actnai sitvatior on the railw:ys shéwed a further great improvenient today, all of Lond»n’s unaerground railways working The fond suppiy ser- vice «itnough somewhat restricted, con- tinued good. Parjs, Oct. 3vd-- Complying with suggestion made by various members of the Supreme Courcil, the Jugo-Slav Govt. has given special instructions to all Jugo-Slav officers to avoid clashes with the Italians. 'l'his precaution was advised because it was thought to be a general belief amonz the Peace “on- ference deegates that cerrain elements among the Italians are seeking trouble with the Tugo-Slavs an execuse for the seizure of additional territory along the Dalmatian Coast. Rome. Oecct. 2nd.-—A despaten to the “Gironale d’Ttalia’” irom Fiuame states that Dannunzio has received a contribu- tion of 500,000 lire from Itadansa: Sao Paulo. Brazil. A son of former Premier Orlando, a cavalry Lizut. has arrived at Hiume bringing to Dannunzio an offer of 100,000 lire. Paris, Cet. 3rd.—The Versailles treaty and the tw> military convertions hetween France an! Great Britain and Frauce and the United States, were lzid upon the table o’ the Senat2 this fternoon for action now that the Caambear of Jeputies have approved the instrument. Senator Bourgeois, reporter for the Corimission of the Serate which nas considered Che Trea'ies, \/ill p.esent the -eport of ihe comniittees on Mondasor Tuesday. Gen- eral discus:ion of the treaties is expec ed to begin or Thursday Seilo, Hawii, Oct. 3 d.—The scuree of the lava fluw from tie vslecano Mauna Ke which hegan to eirupt li.tely, was Tlo- cated 8,500 feet abnve Puckokoo an cff- shoot on the mountain Mauna Lca. The flow of the lava str :m 300 fe2t high and the same breadth has been sligh:ly checked. [t makes a sobbing noise that can be heard for miles. The lava so iar has built a Cape a quarter of a mile snuthwards. übservers estimated the flow first travelled to the ocean at the rate of 20 to 30 miles an hour. The lava whick pours like water fron: the crater drops six thousand feet on its 20 mile flow to the sea. NewYorl:, Oct. 3rd:— The King and Queen of the Belgians with Prince Leopold the heir apparent to the throne, cast aside today the Royal Tncognito which Nad shroudad them since the.r welcome at noon yesterday to the United States by Vice Presid2nt Marshall, and boardsed the yacht Noma in the Hudson river to make tneir Formal entry into New York. Driv- ing rapidly by automobile from Waldorf Astoria where they spent the night in a 51 LR X AN LS. regal suite, to the foot of West 34th Street the Royal visitors were received by the Mayor’s reception committee and city offizials. The Noma immediately cast off and started on a cruise akout the har- botr piior to the “‘official’’landing at the batery at 11.45 o’clock. The pro- gramme called for the arriva! of the party at the Ci:y Hall at 12.15 o’clock for a for- mal welcome to the State and City of . New York by (Governor Smith and . Mayo» Hylan, and the e)nferring upon ' the King of honorary citizenship of the city. The Royal Party will remain in : New York until Saturday, when they i will start on a tour of the nation which ~ will take them to"the Pacific coast and ' back again to Washington, where they will be received at the White House. The first scheduled stop is Boston, where the Royal Party is expecied to arrive on Sunday morning. Liverpool, Qct. 4th.. An Associated Press correspondent reports. One of the impressive features of the strike is the :re.nendnus V()!U!TIP ()1. motnr 'dnd steam tratic suddenly thrown upon the English roads. ‘TodayI travelled over a consid- erable area of the Midlands, and everv- where mat énormous food convoys clear- ing out of the port of Liverpool to vari- ous distributing centres or returning thereto with loads of milkecans. Each lorry is guarded by armed soldiers seat- . ed bessde the drivers. In the thickly vopulated Staffordshire distriets strikers gaze sulienly at this national effort o carry on withouat the us: of railways anc are clearly impressed by che wonder- ful organization and efficiency of the Giovernment. The unanimous opinion among all who observe the systematic car-ying and handling of foodstuffs is tha: the strike was foreseen and prepared for montis ago. in vivid cortrast to the astonishiag road activity, the provincial railway goods stations, are scenes of diso- lation. Lines rusty, engines standing neglected while enormous stacks of goods lie in tke open, as they dia last Satur- iay. Paris, Oect. 4th.—M. Clemenceau has written Mr. Lloyd George and Colonel ‘@ House, a member of the American dele- , gation, urging that a mecting of the League of-Nation be held in Washington, - under the chairmanship of President . Wilson, ¢arly in November. -~ Paris, Oct. 4th.—The answer to Germany .~ to the note from the Suprerae Council, . demanding the immediate withdrawal . of the German troops under Genl. Von . Der Goltz -and other German+ command- . ers from the Baltic Provinces, will be . ~ presented today. : | - «Rome, .Qe 4th.—Orders that the | blockade of Fiume be lifted have. been | issted by the Governmen:, and Italian authorities in the viecinity of Fiume, have ] received an order to allow mail and food- stuils to pass into the city according to ) -“"Epoca.”’ The military against the sol- ' diers and civilians enterirg the city is all that is now being enforced, according te “he newspaper which says the decision wa s made after the Government had ex- amrined and discussed a protest from *he Na:ional Council. Brussels,Oct. 3rd Economical negotia- tions between Luxemburg and Belgium have been broken off by Belgium asa re- sul" of the referendum in Luxemburg, unc'er which France became LLuxemburg’s financial ‘lly The Belgian Minister in Luemburg las been recalled. - Cuatemala City, Oct. Ist. The special session of- the Guaiemala National As- seribly, summoned on August 3lst, ra- tificd today the G:rman peace treaty. The convention was accepted as it stood without reservations. NEW YORK. Oct. 4th 1919. Kloar, Blendad Clear St. Lawrence -rand . br. brl. 814.60; Meal, Kilndried per 100 Ibs $3.80 Ne'v Season’s Pork per brl. $48.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $51.00 Sugar---Crystals (Confirmed by Brokers) per 100 lbs. $7.28. Mo asses 89 test pr 1.0 Ibs. no quotation. Cotton, Middling Upiand, at l.iverpool per lb. 20 98-100 d. 'xchange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $4.17 Exchange New York and London, sight $4.20% LONDON, Oct. 4th 1919. ° Sug ar-Demerara Crystals duty paid price. fixed by the Roya! Commission per cwts 575. 9d. -91s. od. Muscovado, 89°/¢ basis, floating terms in bond, Ditto duty naid. 555. 6d. 78s. 6d. (verman Beet 88°/¢ f.o.b. no further sales during the war Java 96/ Gibraltar or Channel for Orders loating terms, ro quotations. Dernerara Rum, pe: gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Geod Middling Red per ext. 1208 6d. 1275. 6d. Cot:on, Medium Fiie Sea Island, at Liv ¢ spool nominal pcr Ib. Bark of England rate of Discount per cent. . Consols £l4 Three per cent rentes in Paris Fes. 60,95 . 1l prices subject to correction. The wieck reporied some days on the An>gada Reef is that of the British 3- masted schconer ''B. L. Rafuse,”” which was recently abandoned on fire by her crew, when on her way from Guadeloupe to Jordeaux swith a ecargo of rum. The ‘‘Rafuse’’ is lying bottom up, and salvage operations are proceeding, but thus far only three casks of rum have been found. = A thorough search has been made of the nearby islets and bays for cargo that might have drifted away from the wreek, but up to the present the search has been withou* success. ‘Messrs. D O. Bornn & Sons are agents for the French Underwriters. - St. Thomas Mail Notes, Sept. 30th.