tung question at the conference to be held at Washington, if China declines to negotiate regarding the turning of Shantung over to China. Brusa, Asia Minor, Sept. 17th. —A cessation of their offensive has been an- nounced by the Greeks, this, they state, being due to fatigue of the troops which ware endeavouring to overcome the re- sistance of the- Turks East of the Sa- karia River, necessitating the shorten- ing of their line of communication. Atlantic City, Sept. 17th.—The Navy Department has been requested by the United States Fisheries Associaton to discontinue submarine and other ma- noeuvres and the firing of denth bombs at the fishing grounds, as being very inimical tc the fishing industry. New York, Sept. 17th. --Memorial ser- vices were held today at the Brooklyn Navy-yard where the last honours were paid the American vietims of the ZR 2 catastrophe, whose bodies were brought to the United States by the cruiser “‘Dauntless’’. The President and mem- bers of the Cabinet attended and wreaths were placed on the coffins by Mr. Den- by,-Secretary of the Navy. Tne guard of honor was formed by marines and officers and men of British, French, and Brazilian ships of war took part in tl e ceremonies. (Geneva, Sept. 17th —1:. is announced that the delegates at the League assem- bly are divided on the question as to whether the League should attempt to interver.e in the Greco-Turkfsh war, some of the members being strongly in favour thereof, while others oppose it, fearing complications. Constantinopl2, Sept. 18th.—A general retreat has begun by the Gieek forces towards the positions occupied by them prior to their offensives. The Turks are jubilant over the reverses sustained by the Greeks, who they declare are disheartened hy the failure of their at- tempt o take Angora. Simla, Sept. 11lth.—The rebellion in the Malabar district is still unbroken, according to a report issued by the Home Secretary. Vienna, Sept. 17th. —A great demon- stration took place here today under the auspices of the pan-German party as a p-otest against alieged evils in the Peace Treaty. A1 immediate union of Austria and Jermany was demanded. Berlin, Sept. 18th.—The Upper Cham- ber has ratified tne American Peace Treaty. Philadelphia, Sept. 17th.—Playing to- day in the National Tennis Champion- ships, Tilden and Johnson had tied in their series when play was postponed until Monday on account of rain. Logan,iWest Virginia, Sept. 18th.—The President and Secretary of the district mine workers uaion are among the men to the number of three hundred and | twenty five, who have been indicted for 1 murder in connection with the recent Sl LlAN 8 coalfields outrages. Besides these, two hundred others have also been indicted on charges of unlawful carryi g of fire- arms and insurrection. Riga, Sept. 17th Owing to delays in transportation on the .Russian railroads the work of the American Relief Com- mission is being setriously handicapped, the first shipment of supplies to the Volga distrlet having taken three weeks to reach its destination, the ordinary time being vsually five days. London, Sept. 17¢ch—The ‘‘Quest,’’ the small ship in which Sir Ernest Shackleton wil lexpiore the uncharted section of the South Atlantic, Pacifie, and- Antartie seas, left the Thames today on the start of her two-vear voyage. [arge crowds gathered on the docks to wish Sir Ernest and his party a successful vovage. Dublin, Sept. 17th.—Mr. De Valera’s telegram yesterday to Mr Lloyd George was today declared by the '‘Freeman’s Journal’”’ to make it more evident that the Prime Minister had been toc hasty in his conclusion that the Sinn Fein letter conveying details of the Irish acceptance of his ipvitation to a confer- ence implied a demand for recognition in advance of an Irish republic. The newspaper asserted that one encouraging fact was.made clear by the correspon- dence, and that was that both the British Government and the Irish leaders desire an honourable peace, and that the peo- ples ¢f both countries were overwhelm ingly with them in this common desire, and that to allow such a position to be lost would be a hideous blunder and a crime against civilization. The news- paper continued: ‘‘We are expressing the unanimous wish of the Irish people when we assert that some method shonld beijfound toldissolve the dead-lock without the threat of force, and that the confer ence should proceed untrammelled by differences th.t will almost disappear on the day that the conference meets’’. - London, Sept. 17th.—The Sinn Fein acceptance of memkbkership in the British commonwealth, as the basis for negotia- tions with Mr. Lloyd George, is seen as the only way out of the present Irish situation and the deadlock by .he London newspapers, although the pros- pects regarding the conference are considered lessened by Mr. De Valera’s last note to the Premier. London, Sept. 17th.-- With the splen- did aggregate of 3,170 runs, eompiled in fifty two innings and giving him an aver- age of 69.10. Mead, the Hampshire pro- fessional head the first class English cricket averages for the season just closed. Winnipeg. Sept. 18th.—With a return of fine and moderate:y warmer weather, after more than a week of unsettied con- ditions, harvesting has begun again and wlll be in full swing early this week in most sections of the three Prairie pro- vinces. Londen Sept 18th.—Official investiga- tions show that the situation in India is more serious than was believed The military are experiencing difficulty in dealing with the rebels, owing to the latter’s mobility and the nature of the country, which is largely forestland, where formidable gangs are scattereq. The opinion is held that the recalcitrant Moplahs, who fled into the jungle, could be starved out if the main roads are held and cont®ined parts garrisoned. Two thousand rebels are r.assed on the Band- adul bills in a favorable position, where an action is imminent and where the ground is unfavourable to the use of artillery. NEW YORK, September 17th 1921, Flour, Blendad Clears St. Lawrence I‘rand pr. brl. 87.50. Meal Kilndried per 100 s $1.95 New Season’s Pork per brl, $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $25.3 Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 Ibs, $4.00 Molasses Sugar 89° test, no quotation, Cotton, Middling Upiand, ai Liverpool per ih. 14 83-1004. tixchange, New York and L.ondon, 60 days’ sight $3.68 Exchange New York and London, sight ; $8.71% { ONDON, September 17th. 1921 Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per cwt. 435. —47 s. 6d. " Muscavado per cwt. 28s. 395. (German Beet 88°¢ f.o.b. no sales. White Java sugar cif United Kingdom 235. September shipment., Demierara Rum, per gal. nominal. - Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middiing Red per cwi b6s. HBs. nominal. Cotto