-appointed
to
cunsider
the
(land)
stion.
The third item
on
th~ program
-
Discussion
on Draft Jof
Assessment
of
Trade
and Lamp-Taxes
for the
2nd
half
year of 1920, with the
Commission’s
Re-
port.
This
was
unanimously
adopted.--Si.
Thomas
Mail Notes,
31st.
TELEGR 2 M.
Sl. CRUILX STATION.
Copenhagen,
March
30th.—It
is unde.-
stood
that
the Priacess
Thyra,
sister
of
King
Christian,
is
shortly
to marry
an
officer
of
the
Guards,
not
of
nobility.
They are
said
to have fallen
in
love with
each
other
several
years
ago
but
the
King
had stubbornly
retused
to
consent
to
their
marriage.
The
marriage
of
Princess
Mary
of England
to
Viscount
Lascelles.
a
commoner
however
is
re-
ported
to have brought
a change
in
the
King’s
attitude.
Piineess
Thyra
was
born
March
14th,
1880
She
was
the
second
daughter
of King Frederick,
who
died in 1912.
Vienna,
March
30th.—Dr De Lug,
for-
mer court
physician,
left
Vienna
today
for Funchal,
Madeira,
from
which
(-
vate advices
state
that
the
condition
of
Ex-emperor
Charles
is
eritical.
A sub-
seription of three million crowns has b.en
raised
by the
monarchists
bere
in aid of
the exruler.
Chicago,
March
30th.
Josefa
and
Rosa Blazek
the Siamese
twins,
died
ar a
hospital
here early this
morning.
Jose-
fa’s death occurred
first and
was follow-
ed in
a few seconds
by the death
es her
sister.
Physicians
had
declared early
1a
the night
that in the event
of the death
of one of the sisters,
the other would
die
quickly,
as
their
brother
Frank
Blazzk
had
refused
to
permit
an
operition,
which would
sever
their
bodies,
Lisbon,
Marcin
30th.——The
attempted
flight from Lisbon
to
Pernambuco,
Bra-
zil, was started
this
morning,
the naval
Captains
Sacadura
and Coulinho
taking
the air
at seven
o’clock.
They
hore to
make
the
Trans-Atlantic
passage
of
more
than four
thousand
miles in sixty
hours actua] flight time.
- They expect
to
asive in Brazil by
April 18th.
The first
stop will be at the Canary
Islands.
From
there
the rouie
is byway
of the
Cape
Verde
Islands
and
then
so
Fernando
Noroanha,
a
short
distance
norih-east
of
Pernambuco.
The
flight
from
the
Cape
Verde
Islands
to
Fernando
No-
roanha
is
attended
with
considerable
risk,
as
the only precaution
taken
for the
safety
of the
aviators,
bas
heen
in
the
stationing
of three
Portuxuese
cruisers
along
the line of fight.
T'ne
aviators
on
leaving,
expressed
the hope
of complet-
ing the first stage
of their journey
to the
Canaries
tonigbt.
:
Dublin,
March
30th.— Raiders
who
wrecked
the
plant
of
the
Frecman’s
Journal
early
this
morning,
numbered
51
Lot .
X
X Yin
about fifty and were not disg.
.
They
cut
the
telep'g_xpne
wires
and
held
up the
staff
at the revolver point confining them
in
a
room,
while
they
smatched
the
presses,
threw gasoline
on the floors and
sta’
~d
get
fire t 0 the building
The
piants,
supply of
newsy ~mer prints
suf-
fered
principally from
the
fire.
The
raid is
believed
to have
been
a sequel
to
the
publication
by
the newspaper
of
2a
report
of the
rrocecdings
at the
secve!
convention
of tie
De Valera
section
o)
the Irish Republican
Army on Sunday.
Toronte,
Mareh 30th.—An
official bul-
letii., issued
about
1 o’clock this mornin:
says
that
Sir Jobhn
Eaton
who
has
had
a relapse
is rapidly losing strength.
London,
March
29th.—The
Scottish
Association
Football
team
versus
Eng-
land
on
April Bth is made
up as follows:
Campbell,
Patrick,
Marshall,
Middles-
boro- Blair,
Cardiff, Gilchrist,
Celtie,
G
Ringar,
Celtic,
Mcßain,
Manchester,
United,
Archibald,
Glasgow
Rangers,
Crosbhie,
Birmingham,
Wilscn,
Middles-
boro, Cairns,
Glaslow
Rzngers
and
Mor-
ton, Glosgow Rangers.
London,
March
30th.—An
agreement
desiun=d
t» restore
and promofe peace
in
Ircland,
through
co-operation
betwecn
the Northern
and
Southern
Govts.,
was
siened
this
evening
by representatives
of
both
the
Provisional
Govt.
anad
the
Northern
Parliament
and
counter
signe
d
by
representatives
of
the lmperial
Cas
inet.
The
Conference
of
Lepresentu
tives of
the Govts.
which
was called
by
the
Imperial
Govt.
adjourned
at
9.30
o’clock tonight, after reaching
the agree
ment
which
was deseribed
as most
satis-
factory.
Mr. Winston
Churchill
abnoun-
ced
tonightin the
House
of
Commons
the
completion
of
the
most
important
_agreement
yet reached
between
the Re-
presentatives
of
the
Northern
and
Southern
Govis.
... Treland
for bringing
about
peace
in
the su..“~
torn
country.
The
agreement
which
was
Ic. “hed with
unexpected
expediency
ata
con;
ace
between
delegates
of
irizn
gronps
and
representatives
of the
Lmpenal
Govt. tar
transcends
in
importance
the
pact
ar-
rived at
between
Michael
Collins,
head
of
the Provisional
Govt.
and
Sir
James
Craig,
the
Ulster
Premier,
at an
earlier
stage
inlthe
negotiations.
It
provided
for
the re-orgam.zation
of
the police
in
Ulster on_a
basis
satisfactory
to the rel.-
oious leanings
of the people
of the Nor-
and South, for the triai of persons
charg-
ed
with
serious
offences
bya
speciai
court eomposed
of the
highest
justices,
for
g:neral
co-operation
between
the
2
N wrth
and
South
of
a
most
promising
character,
and for
assistance
iromn
the
Imperial
Parliament
to
remedy
unem-
ployment
difficulties
in
Belfast
which
rendered
the carrying
out
of the
previ-
ous
Craig-Collins pcet
almost
Impossi-
ble.
At the conclusion
of the Conterence
Sir Hamar
Greenwood
came
from
the
room in which the proceedings
had
taken
place and
said
to
the
waiting newspa-
permen.
‘A most satisfactory
agreement
has
been
reached.
Thank
Ged forth
t”2,
After M.
Churchill
had
read
the
termns
of the
agreement
in
the House
of
Com-
mons
this
evening
Sir
Donald
Mae.
Lean,
National
Liberal,
said
that
rot
only
the
House
of
Commons
but
the
whole
country
and
the
British
Commonwealth
would
rejoice.
There
were
two points,
he
added,
that
he
re-
garded
with
the
greatest
hope.
first
that
the
members
of
two
belligerent
parties
which
hitherto
had
been
in copn-
fliet
in
ireland
had
united
in
a
com-
mon
effort
to maintain
law
and order.,
and second
that
scme
effort
was
to be
made
for
unity
in
Ireland.
All joined
in fervent
prayer,
he
declared,
that this
might be the first
step
toward
the foun-
dation
of a real and lastingtpeace.
Joseph
Devilin,
Nationalist
member
for
the
{'alls
Division
of
Belfast,
also
expres-
sed profound satisfaction
over the agree-
nent.
Miami
Fla.
March
3lst.—A
wireless
message
from Nassau
here
at
10.15
a.
o
reported
that
the
entire
city
ofNass:
was threatened
with destruction,
as
a
suit of fire, which started
in the Coler
tHotel.
The
damage (at the time the
m
sage
was sent already
had
run
inton
lions, it was
said.
Keywest,
Fla.
March
31st. —Prepar.
tions
were made
to start
two Naval Ves-
sels for !Nassau.
which
is
between
250
and 300 miles
from
Keywest
and
about
200 miles
from
Miami.
Miami, March 31st.—The
330 roocm Col-
onial Hotel
at Nassau,
in
the Bahama
Is-
lands,
was detroyed today in a fire which
threatened
the destruction
of most of the
, city.
The
conflagration
was controlled,
however,
after
it
had
caused
damag.
running into millions of dollar-.
London,
Mareh
50th.—ihe
weekly
statement
of the bank of England shows
the
following changes.
Total
reserve
decreased
1,023.000 pounds circulation
in-
creazed
11,041,000.
Bullion
decreased
8,562.
Uther
securities
increased
11,534,
000 other
deposits
increased
174,000 pub-
- lic deposits
increased
8,178,000.
Notes
reserved
1,008.000.
Government
securi-
ties decreased
2,147,000.
The
portion of
the Banks
reserve
to
liability this week
i 3 16.27 per cent.
Last week i was
17.9,
por
cerit.
Rate
of
discount
44
per
cent.
tundon,
march.
30th.—The
labourites
won a substantizl
vietory today
at
east
Leicester.
their candidate
Banton,
poling
14,062
vetes
agamnst
8,710
and
3,825 tor
the vozlition liberal
and
independent
Jib-
eral
respectively.
The
appointment
of
Sir
Gordon
Hewar:
to
the
Lord
Chiet
Justiceship
made
tie election
necessary.
Chicago,
March
30th.—Jzke
Schaefer
last night
retained
nis
worlds 18.2 baik
line billiard championship
and by steady
work he
defeated
Willie Hoppe
by
the
parrow
margin of 32 points.
He ended
the third and final
block of
play
with 1,
500 points,
to ‘the
former
champion’s
1,
468.