piisriottstewn Guardian. Tiirss ulna. Idfil illegedaglreemeiit i France and Wrangel L.- f (special to Tbs Guardian.) ‘wunorr. iAliiriist ' Bil-Daily Harald; Stockholm oorresponden. ‘pirolosed Sunday an alleged agree- eiit -between General Wrangel. mu-zpolshevikf,‘ leader in the Cri- mp, and the Frenchfioveirnment yiiorebv Wfiiliilfll cams to-u- juiiie t.he Russians dept to France iii return for recognition of his iievernment. This agreement. the qippatcn said. provides the debt shall bear compound interest from me timc of the overthrow of the govlets. France is to convert the pro-war debt into a hew 6% per gent. loan maturing in thirty five years- Hope to Avert The Coal Strike (Special to The Guardian.) IJONDON, August 30—Labor of- ficials were hopeful Sunday that the threatened Nation-wide coal strike can be averted in spite of the two thirds majority piled up by strike advocates in the poll just concluded. Totals in poii as ari- nounced Sunday sh wed 277.413 in favor of striking nd 117,068 op- posed it. lt was estimated 100,000 boys voted in favor. of the strike while tiic vast majority of Pitbrovi girls opposed it. Longshoremeirs Strike Collapsed (Special to_ The Guardian.) I _N'f~)W YORK. Aug. 30——A strike of longshoremen in protest against the imprlsomnent of Terence Mac- SWQPINYY. Lord lMayor of Cork, Whiilil began Thursday when 2.000 workers quit, apparently has col- lapsed. Everything was quiet along’ the Waterfront yesterday. Aigiii" "is suiorl/i odors-Irish ve- inen plckdtir ‘ ‘Nd difficulty "was experienced in getting men to un- load the/incoming British ships, steamship officials said. CONDENSED srtcnts} .§"5.§l.-O§OO NOTiCE. - SPORTMEN, PAIR {Nd geese astray in Bast River owner James Jenkins. Please spare them. 2508-8-31-21. ‘FOUND. SUM OF MONEY 0N Bunimerfleld picnic grounds. Owner of same may apply at Guardian Ofhce. 2525-8-3Ltf. ‘WANTED lAT ONCE. Maid to aa- slst in small family. Good wages. Apply at Guardian Office. 2524-83111. ‘HORSES WANTED, EASTER Hotel stables. Six to nine wears. Twelve 1,4. thirteen, and fourteen ~ hundred. John Horne. 2465-8-28-31 ‘WANTED HOUSE T0 RENT about 9 rooms. Modern con- veniences. About 10th. of Septem bar. Apply 121‘ Water Sit. ZATS-tS-Zii-tii ‘LOST-Automobile tire between Charlottetown and Hampton. Size iii x 8%. Apply Kennedy, Web- ster It McKlnnon. Aug. 29-21 ‘Lost-m ionantorrsrowu automobile tire (30 x 3%) with rim and tire cover. Good reward for roiiurn of same. Apply 88 Great Oeorfib St. I483-8-28-2i mo. Acriiao isooonato. 14nd Surveyor. Hermsnvilis. . zoir-s-io-iai ‘warn-so vwo on THE]! Moms (or light housekeeping in central locality. Aipply to Guardian Oiiics lites-ins. .- ‘Poairivetv no nnvlnviel- "iihiii reverted at this office ior {int day's issue after 0 p.m. un- "i bald for in advance. ‘WANTID av sacoun wnx °i afiiltamber a oooir to do plain Mhilil- Good wages. References Nunired. App llrs i-i, W Long "ii-ii. oars o_ Guardian Oiiico. 8240-84041 WiAui-so our soon expert i Mt Cutter a Sausage maker. rtiouisrs so to igiiiriofiifl‘. p“ lihst Rasher, West Bathurst, 41 820-040-4101. .IOUNQu—'DNNW‘N or sswme ~ i-lllsliine oomiiiiiis ssvsni-i arti- n: m‘ guardian. Founded 1801. Evening qu"4|-,,“1w_ .lill55[l ,"Pi. l|$ H'( lHlilSi ferences. isillolal to The Guardian.) 'W'AR5AW. August 30.——Prepara- tions were under way today to transfer the Russo Polish Armis- tice Negotiations from Minsk to Riga in Latvia following an agree- lllal" hiliwell the two Governments. The Bolshveiki offered to con. tinue the conference at some ‘point in Esthnia but, Foreign Minister Tchitcherin finally acceded m the, Wivfl’ ilil88estlon of Rigs. A con- ference of Russian and Polish of- ‘ficials will be held in Brest Litov— sir before the tiransfer which pro- £221: will be completed within the Mutual Concessions Give Promise of Satis- factory Settlement of the Present Dif- . - CHARhU'l"1'i9'1‘UWN. crossbar, AU IIIIN [RENEE , Ellllllllll Hlii PARIS Aug, 30’——Forty thous- and Bolshevlkl have already cross~ ed the border according to the Fo- reign Ministry. it adds that all the Bolshevlkl are being interned under the direction of Allied offi- cers_ COPENHAGEN. Aug. 30—'i‘he Russian Bolsheviki forces have re- captured Grodno, hays a Koenlgs- berg despatch to the Berliner Ta- gebladt. The report continues that the Poles have been forced to eva- cuate Bialystok. American‘ Womc I ” 0h irishnduestion (Special to The Guardian.) I WASHINGTON, August 30.— Three members of the American women pickets saw Secretary Col- by Saturday and asked him to pro- test to the British Government against the imprisonment of iMayor MaoSweency uf-Cork. The secre- _tary said he would flake 1h‘ re- quest under ndvlsemen‘. Mrs. Ger- trude Corless, spokesman for the ;delcgation, replied that unless an immediate answer, was given "the administration will iiose t-he en- tire Irish-American vote." iM-r. Colby answered that he re- presented the Ameriesn nation riot a. "group of citizens‘, and reiterated -thnt he would take the mat-ter und- er advisement. "i‘he women made pirblica telegram w-hlch they said, had been sent to John W. Davis. American Ambassador to London now in New York saying that, un- less MacSweeney was released, and British troopls withdrawn from iro- land a boycott against lBrltlsh ships and trade would bc (r-rrleo to every nook and cranny of the United States". Halifax-Ottawa ” Flight Ends (Special to The ‘Gust-diari.) (YPMWA. Aug. '30—'l‘he Hall- fax Ottawa hydropiane flight, prob. ably the longest. official flight yet tried in Canada ended successful- ly on Saturday evening about sev- en o'clock when Capt. I>i_ Aileri Wilson, of Montreal. pilot, mnde a graceful laud-lug on the Ottawa River at Rockcliffe. ‘Clint. Wilson, stated that the trill was a safe and pleasant one. The weather generally was favor- able. lie will remain in Ottawa ior a short tline_ ‘While the pltsniliell flight was on- ly from Halifax to Ottawa, it is now stated that in a short time the trip may be continued further west, ~just how far, it is not stated. However, some officials believe that the trip may ultimately be ex- rirhlioi the matter ‘is now before the Air Board and that a decision to cross country may be reacheddn a day or two, i i.’ 4’ Potato Prices ‘To Be Lower (Special t6 The Guardian.) FloEDERllCTON, Aug. Stu-Low- er prices of potatoes are iii pros- pect according to a statement of the local shipperswho base their opinions on the fact that the Unl- ted States has a surplus forty-one million bushels and the upper pro- vinces of Canada have also a sur- plus. Knights oi Columbus Received by Pope (Svieciai to The Guardian.) ROME, August 30.-—Knights of Columbus visiting here from Am- erica presented to the pope a quart- er of a million lire as Peter's Pence The Knights were received by the pope in lOonsistorlai i-lall where James Fiaherty, Supreme Knight made an eloquent address. He pledg ed the loyalty of the Knights to their church and country. (Special to The Guardian.) publication owing to strikes of printers in their cities. tended to Victoria, B._§;_ 1i is stat,- “axnwhnce m mum‘ mama“. _ work at the Department of Slate. During his brief residence in Char, LONDQN- Alwiisi 30“‘E"°“|“5 creased cost of production has fol- WPQ" 0i Mlllwhmll" "id Liver‘ lowed the example of a number of pool have been obliged to suspend other dame, and "us"; H“, price o! bew u. s. curuil For Charlottetown Word has just been received at the U. S. Consulate in Charlotte- town that the Honorable C. Lutllow Livingston has been assigned by President Wilson» to be Consul at Charlottetown in succession to the Honorable William A_ Pierce and that the British Government has recognized his appointment, Mr. Livingston was born in New York City; is a graduate of Ford- ham University and the West lini- versity of Pennsylvania Law School l-fe practiced law several ye rs and held various state poslilois in Pennsylvania. Ho entered the For eizii Service in 1907 and has serv- eti as United States Consul at Sul- inn Cruz, Mexico. Swansea. Wales: was detailed at Liverpool; and has served as Consul at Barbados- FPiilBii West indies. for the past five years. Mr_ Livingston will come Io Charlottetown after-much ons, and. it is believed that he will "TIN/Q a worthy successor to Mr P1970". Mr, Livingston and family will leave Barbados in a few days are! are expected to arrive in Charlotte town the letter part of September. llnonMr. Livinzsteirs‘ arrival. ilfr..Thoinson. who has been consul temporarily in chiavrw, will rctum to Washington and resume. lils lottetown Actirifi Consul Tl10ffl‘"" has made many-friends who '"‘" be genuinely sorryfto one Mm ippve and who will no doubt make the best use of the remalnln" rl-y- in make ills sojourn here as ilitlfiSfllli, as possible WINDSOR GROWING-RICH FROM LIQUOR FINES. WINDSOR. ‘Ont. August 30.— iSome idea of the vast proportions ioirlthe iliquoir traffic along this frontier may be had from the pub- lished fines which showed that from April 1 70,000 cases of liqu- r~r with ri CanadTn valuation of 8225 000 and a "bootlcgging" va- lue of four times that sum have been confiscated by the local li- cense inspector's office, iFines ‘amounting to $215,000 have been collected‘ during the same period. +-—§+>---— SYDNEY P98; HA8 INCREASED R SYDNEY, August 30.--Tlie Syd- ney ‘Dairy Post, owing to the in- its subscriptions. Copies of the pap- er will now sell at five cents. LAST OFFERS OF BIG 05.000 CON TIIT ANNOUNCED TODAY. OANDIDATIEB WILL RECEIVE TRIPLE VOTES ON TWO RE- MAINING vo-rs eci-isnutss, ' A system the; is‘ sure to be popu- lsr with the candidates is being put into force this week. iWe are pub- lishing the entire schedule of vot- esfor the remainder oi the Con-. test, so that no candidate need he in doubt as to whether is better vote offer will be given ibefore the close of the Content. See GON- ‘PEST AD. FOR VOTE SCHEDUL- ES Oil‘ NEXT TWO WEEKS. sscono ravmsnr week’. ‘ Caridladatos may do wonders with the aid of Second Payments. if you have found that vyou have by now canvassed your-down and district thoroughly. and do not know where to turn for more sub- scriptions. we should suggest that oeu- a n ll . _ - r Worth-m nmripdoiir ti; or var cover-re . in‘ the preceding weeks of the Ooh-TIMI i8 SHORT. v‘ " ‘ ' . . . i M" “Mira lforsd. ‘m... m1 r~._. .__,__,_.__fil_ 95ft] m ling “courrsr sous MAKI 9M! HAY Wliillrl Till Wit 0111M! SECOND PAYMENTS now. SECOND PAYMENTS now. FOR SECOND PAYMENTS YOU GET DUDE Wi-iibCii-i WAS 1N FORCE WHEN THE FlRiST PAYiMNT WAS MADE. For instance: sup- imse Mrs. Brown gave you a sub- iwfibtion during the first week of the Contest for one year, for which you received 32.000 votes. Go to her now and get her to extend that. illlhililrilition from one year -to TWO years.‘ instead of receiving 66,000 votes, the number scheduled for a one year subscription this week you will receive tiiie ‘difference bo- tween 32.000 nnd 80,000. the first week's schedule for a. two year's subscription, tripled which will make 144.000 votes. You can read- ily see that thdre is no banter way f securing the utmost in votes than by securing second payments. ALSO RIMIMIII THAT YOUR VOTI IOHIDULI. TNN WIIK J0 MUCH LARGER THAN TH! OOHEDULI FOR NIXT WllIK. LAST WIIK Archbishop of Paris Dead (Special to The Guardian.) PARIS, August 30.—~(Yuijilinal Amelie Archbishop of gParis is‘ dead. During tho war his record was nota-bl-y courageous especially during air raids when repeatedly exipoged himself to comfort the wounded. To Encourage (Special to The Guardian.) PAiRlS Au i. :i0.—/i‘o encourage the birth rate ‘the authorities in one tiisiriut di-cldl-d lo pay moth- ers $200 for catch child ovtr the first three. Mayor llicSweeney Has Collapsed (Special to‘ The Guardiam}, LONDON, August 30.-—Lord May.- or Mcsiveeney of- Cork has collaps- ed in his ccll at Brlxton Jail. lie is very near death. (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON August 30.-'i‘erence MeSwee ey Lord Mayor of Cork coliaps - again ln Brlx-ton prison this afternoon. Physicians express- lru the belief that he had but u few hours to live. This wits the eizhteenlh day oflils hunger strike. J.i-I. Thomas, Arthur Henderson and William Adamson, labor lead- ers", today sent a joint note to Premier Lloyd George as follows: "The whole of organized labor asks reconsideration of the government's decision to allow McSweenc-y to die. His douth would make solution of the lrish question even more remote. We appeal to you to do big things. ..__ ‘ Lord iMayor Terence Macswseney. Since January 1 french lliithrate. —r cuss‘ s1, 1920 Major L. N. ‘Seaman Accepts Fine Position Miller L. N. Seaman, son of Prin iclpal and Mrs_ Seaman, i5 on)“. ling a short vacation on the island before leaving for India where he has accepted an important position with the ind-Ian Government He is ilccillllilanled by Mrs. Seaman who ‘was iforrneriy ‘Miles Durant, s. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C Durnnt of Margate. ' “The Canadian Lumiberman and Woodworker," published in Tor- onto, has the following reference i0 Major Seaman in its last is- sue. n Ii The Forest Products Laborator- iies nt’ Canada. Montreal, will lose ill Aiii-"tsi. th-e services of Major Ii. N_ Seaman, at present Chief of of the Division of Timber ‘Peels. Who has accepted‘ the post of tim- ber tostliii! expert with the Forest Research institute, Debra Dun. Un- ited Provinces, India, This institute finding a property of 45 acres too small, has procured a new proper- ty, oi 1.300 acres. and is erecting new buildings. and has secured the services of Major Seaman to or- ganize and take charge of the tlm ber testing laboratory which is to form part of the new establish- merit. i._ N. Seaman studied engineer- ing- at Acadia Ilnlverslty and the Nova Scotia Technical College ob- taining the degree cf M. A. and B. Si; and is an associate member or the Engineering institute of (‘iinnvliv He entered the service of the Forest Products Laboratories m’ Canada in 1914 as Assistant (‘liief of the Dovisinn or Timber Tests and co-operated with Mr_ R. W. Stnrns. B_ Sc... then (‘Jhiof of the Division of Tlm-bcr Tests, in Iis organization and» in the inaug- uration of the first comprehensive work In testing native timbers to he undertaken in Canada. His work at the Laboratories was interrupt- ed during the war bv active mili- tary service as i-‘i. Captain in the Canadian Artillery, and later as a Major in the English Heavy Ar- tlllor,v_ Affor- tho war Major Seaman re turned to his former position and was s-hortly promoted to be Chief of the Division of Timber Tests. succeed-lug Mr. Stems, who accent ed a post with the Ailrltlhl Power and Paper Company. lip to the present time timber testing at these Laboratories has covered the mechanical and Dill’- sical properties of ten species of Canadian timbers. while two ad- ditnional species have been tesicil at their Vancouver branch_ ln "d- dition to this special tests have bcorifirnade of Nova Scotia mine timbers and of substitutes for blarlr walnut as gun stocks. lThe position to which Major Seaman has been appointed is a splendid one while his selection for it is a distinct honor and a compliment to the services he has rendered in Canada The lndlilli Government had canvassed the lfllllllli-illll uuilsi Eleven Killed and 50 (‘social to The Guardian.) BEDFAST, lAugust 30,--Fierce riotlng between Orangemen and Catholics continued here today. Tile rioting which has broken out at intervals for three days centered in York Street District and involv- ed hundreds-of shipyards workers. The riots which were resumed here last night have taken toll of ll dead and 50 wounded, Orangemen continue systematically in expel Csthoiltia, more than 4,000 of whom are homeless and destitute in Bel- fast and its environs. Property damaged is now estimated at $3,500,000. ' Order Restored. i BELFAIST August ill-Soldiers and police restored order today yfoilowing a night ‘and morning of "Fifi!" beiwron lirangemen and Catholics. Three men and a wo- -man were killed today and fifty ipersons were wounded bringing the total casualties to 15 killed and 100 wounded. Cardinal iogue Conilsnns Outnges (iSbieciai to The Guardian.) BELlP/“SP Au-gust {id-Cardinal Logue Prlmlie of iiféiiiiiti in a vigorous‘ lr-tter read in the Duwialk churches today. denounces‘ impart- ially the shooting of Constable Brennan, who was assassinated at Dundwl-k a week ngo by masked men, and reprisals by the crown forces recently in Southern Ireland. He says: "Tihe poor victim 1 know to have been a quiet upright man Wllo never gave offence to anyone In thr- disnharsr- of his duties. Am 1 to ibe told that this is an ac-t of vi r: that it ls lawful to shoot at sight anyone wearing a piocemaifs uiulform and honestly discharging a pollceman’s rluiw? I prefer to call it. by its true name-cold deliber- ate wilful murder. Hence, anyone who plans encourages, aids or even sympathies with such an act Darli- clpates in the gull-t before God." Equally condemning reprlsals, the Cardinal cont-lnuesx: "l know we are living under the harsh tyrannical regime of milit- arlsm and briute force which in- lilllli IN , United. States and Canada for ii vites find stimulates crimes; that man to take charge n! this llllililfi‘ all pretence of discipline his ‘been ant work and the fact that ihepthrcwn to the winds; that those choice has fallen upon Major Sea- ‘professing to be the guard-inns of man is a tribute which requires l10|iaw and order have become the elaboration. The Guardian heartily mo“ amour violators or law and congratulates him upon the disiln- order; that they have been over- ctlon which has 60ml! 1° him "d running the country and making unites with his many friends indhe night hidfloug by iillds, rifle wishing him continued success and 11m burning and destruction of prosperity. He has accepted a three lviiluabie property; that towns have years contract wlili the iiidiflil Gill" been sacked, as in the rude war- erment at a salary which, Iliiiilf-iqurg of the earlier ages, and that tuniately for Canada, is far beyioiidhthose who run -for fear are shot. the remunerationavsllsble here-m gight and that reckless firing {Accompanied by Mrs. Seaman he .expects to leave Montreal on Sep- ,i_ember pith direct for England. I They will remain a week or so in ». iLondon after which they will leave in crowded places has made many innocent victims. "And when these things are re- ported to the authorities either in- vestigation is retlused. iBut we have Sinn Fein Activities siever heard of Punishment. All this is unjust and often falls on the innocent. Crime does not ox- cuse crime." ‘for Debra Dun, at the foothills of the-Himalayas, which, by the WHY. is one of the favorite health re- sorts of India. “Blllillll till" uu Response to DeBlois Brothers Behalf of the Widow 21.11% 0r- ate - ' j‘ on Sonar?“ phxitns of the West River Hero, the . _ , - Captain Wm. McRae. - Qirthe suggestion of Mr. George D. Nicholson. M_ P_ 5000 D. DoBiole who on behalf of thesir Charles Dalton 25.00 firm of DoBlols Brothers. contrl-B. i. naynor. Alberto 25-00 ibuted $100, a fund has been nfi-W_ A_ Match. i-lopeton .. 10_00 sued for the widow and orphans Hyndmen and C0,, Lioyds of the late Capt, William McRae Agents ............ .. 25.00 who sacrificed his life in an effort Col. Ii‘. S. Moore 10.00 to 587g a ‘fellow man. There has A. 1-1. Raynor. Tignish Q00 already been a generous rssponseA_ Horne t Co, 25-09 and-iii view of the deserving needMiller Bros. 20.00 we feel assured that many others stanls Shawl: Pear on . 20_00 an people throughout F. P. ennessey f Cb l ti o m" r a ress in a tan-Jack Lsdweil .. the province will exp (Special to The Guardian.) m i n‘ _ wmm H J n,“ ‘DUBLIN Ann“ sofa!!!“ Fem glitz: “:13! Qhavee i0: mtijizirybreadfl. lrfihitchieson . 10_00 lympmuer! km“ 78 poncemm’ winner and their appreciation oft) M. McDonald, Springton 5.00 11 soldiers and 18 civilians in lrs- ‘he "Gran" Mm" ‘Men prompbrs‘ wedlock“ m.” land between January i and August M n“ l.“ Gnu,“ “on” m ..,"Redfl,u‘ 5mm M __ mp0 m’ ‘wording m a“ 0mm“ ‘mt’ down his life for a friend." Thesiiundars, Newsonie l Co. 10.00 "m" .i*‘°“°" '"~"° ‘°““Y' i“ i“ Guardian will gladly receive endAlley. a co. m... ...._-..._ 10.00 same period 134 policemen, iii ukmmhk. w, wmflhuuomm.“ 3mm __________ u” "m" "i" 4' °i""i'"° "°" um Ill! be forwarded for tniriioii o. s_ Hilfliol. 10.00 wtizndzd‘ t rsi l tie c rdillal "w" "mi" mm "m" ‘m ""’§m”1'.','§,'"" P" ° ° l‘ l‘ nenio B 0a.. er . Geo. P. ll. Murray, rada no . l-"limilililmli"! "l. tlm" "l" oosliiir,'._.....2. ML- _.. siouoororry P ..... .._._ 10300 it is a-iswful act of war to shoot m," mo“ ‘m. u, ;_ g, m p, _ Myron 19,90 11110116 Wiilflll: a policeman‘: uiii- Robertson . ....... '.... .... .. sfttitiloseph Read a"co..~ per ll. ism _ . _., __, _ , w. aw»; ,.....,.. ....,.... gem i.’ Brsdsbavv ........._ ,...... __ too l! A ilill [Nllfl iii Wounded in Rioting Between Orangemen and Catholics. 4000 Catholics Expelled. Damage $3,500,000. Property (Special to The Guardian.) BELFAST, Aug. 30—in broad daylight yesterday the Sinn Fein- ers entered Bally Castle, County Aiiiriin Barracks and decamped with nil its arms and ammunition. A‘ well known republican called at lilo barracks and engaged the gar- rison Sergeant and three of the UODBLH-DIBB-ID conversation when a motor dashed up and five men, re- volvers in hand, leaping‘ out ran past the party into the barracks Police were too surprised to offer resistance and the raiders got away with their booty. A Sinn Fein notice, postednear the railway station iii Cork says that all military found out of doors after nine o'clock at night will be severely dealt with. LONDON, Aug_ 30.-—The Camer- on Highlander troops stationed at Queenstowii, who ‘broke quarters on Friday night and. invaded the worm‘ and dwellings of Sinn Fein- ers there. were induced by their superior officers about midnight to return to their huts, according to reports reaching here Saturday. These adtvices stated that all the shop w'ndows in the principal streets were smashed and there was much other damage_ BELFAST. Aug. 30—¢Belfast's Saturday nigh-t was the worst since what is tpopuiarly kircwiras the Battle or kiishiuir ha... Six persons were killed and nearly forty wounded, many of them se- riously. Ali the killed were young men, victims of gunshot wounds. Ballycarret a. siupurb" of iilielfast responded to the Lord Mayor's sp- peal and remained fairly quiet, but Saturday afternoon Cullingtrce Road, abutting on Grosvenor road. in the Unionist district and from which side streets radiate to the falls, became a storm centre La- ter in the evening the battle shift- ed to the northern part of the city by way of Townsend Street. along thoroughfares extending from the Falls to Old Lodge road. The latter and upper parts of Crumlin and Old Park Roads were the centres of the worst fighting in the whole week, especially "Marrowbone," the nlckmame of the Nationalist Enclave at the top of Old Park Road. Sinn Feiners in this neighborhood made an or- ganlzed descent onthe Unionists at crumiin ‘Road, smashing windows and firing into the houses Failure by the police to hold them hack led to summoning militia aid and for several hoursarmoured cars were in action together with squads of police and soldiers and volleys were poured into the crowds. Af- ter two hours of stiff fighting the Sinn Feiners were driven back in- to their own quarters but sniping into the Unionist quarters contin- ued far into Sunday morning. -—--—¢o>————— MALTA SHAKEN BY EARTH- QUAK LONDON Antiwt zit-The ls- land of Malta suffered an earth- mieim shock of considerable force at 2.45 o'clock this morning, ss-ys a. Central News dsspaibcli from Rome quotim advices from Syra- cuse, Sicily. Numerous buildings In Floriane and the surrounding district were seriously damaged and the population was in a panic. the despatoh says. ‘ aoncurms cote. Ear-find » PONOUPINE, Ont. August 28,- Sensatioa-si and Ilsmtie develop- manta are believed to be due in the near future in Northern On- tario Iprticflariy in the Porcupine district whore gold deposits are thought ho greatiy exceed anything ever before f Aivnooisonsranrs, comma nvnsrs, it; “VINO ‘MVIIO PIOTUNI show every loader. day. It. stalwart; i nnnm. M ii IIIIII.I| luliseriptlen. delivered. 86.00. I MEETINGS, ETC. ’ fivortir Paladin‘ " i» Canada, “M. Ur C A-r 04-51 Ar b C b‘ t 3 I iliiiiM_q___ t, _ , . -‘ -—y_-.~—- 1g...‘ ~ (Special to The Gulrdiari.) LONDON, August 30.—-The Built‘ Mall says the Government decldm as soon as possible to establish i-~ Mesopotamia, with Briliih "i visors in charge of the udministra tion. Jf the Arabs choose native princes the British administration- probably will approve. Wby Sugar Prices , Must Come Down SITUATION EXPLAINIED BY WHOLE8ALER_ WHO AD- VPBES CONSUMERS TO BU‘! ONLY A8 NEEDED. ST. JOHN. August ZS-One 0i the ileatiing wholesali- drillers iii the city sums up the DNiiPlll Biillil‘ tion in the sugar market in tb< following statement‘. I “The su-gar market since Novem- ber 1919 has advanced and de clined with a rapidity and to an extent absnlu-ti-ly unprecedented. During that period raw sugars at. New" Yqrk ilnavc gmlvancrd from about $6 per 100 pounds to $23.75 ‘per 100 pounds, at one time in May. Since Ma-y eugurs have been pour- ed into the United States from DFPCilCfliIV rvr-ry known sugar pro- ducing country in the world. The American market apparently was willing to pay much higher prices than any otiher country and gin some cases refined sugnr originally exiportod from the. United States to Europe has been returned re- cenlly to the United States. for the reason that if. paid the holders bet- ter to return ll than to sell it in their own market. "The liberal sugar offerings of the last ‘three months have forced a steadily declining mi rkrt and for the last fortnight rnw sugars‘ have been practically uusalcaililc, for th'e reason that the refiners every- where have ample supplies ii-nd re- fuse to take on more sugur even at low prices until the consump- tion of refined sugar improves. "Atgtho present minute i-t lsprac- .tlcally impossible to estimate the value of refintd or raw sugar but supplies outside iii“ refiners hands are not large and it is probable that the future- priccs of refined suizilr in Canada depend on the refiir cries’ action. v “Canada. hag been supplied will ‘re-fined sugar during the last sir months at prices much below "IOSI, in the United Slates and Europe as a result of the favorable iii-ll“ chases of FfllW sugar made by thr Canadian refineries mill the price control of the Canadian Trade iComml-ssionors. "Consumers can rtrvsomihly ex- pect a steadily lowering market a: tow priced raw sugar comes for» ward. But inlthe meantime thr price in Canada depends entlrel." upon the prices which the refiner may find it necessany to name t- boid Canadian distribution again! imported sugars. "An examination of the lochi situation shows‘ local wholesaler: have been working on a hand-tr- mouth basis for some time pa" and an-y loss which may result will (‘All on the refineries and u'i til something new developes cou- sumerrs are justified in buying only limited supplies with the ®XDecti' tion that prices will be lower." -—-—--<a>——.—-- TIIE \VEA'l‘l*lEl'&, i TEMPERATURE, TIDE, MOON, ETIT’. TORONTO, August tlL-Llghl. t moderate winds n few scatterci showers but unostly fair and win ' today and on Tuesday. The tide will be high this mot-l lng at 11.56 and tomorrow at 1220' it will be high tonight at l2 an‘: tomorow at 12.37. Sun sets this evening at 0.42 an; tomorrow at 6.40; it rises tnmt~ row morning at, 5.20 and Thursday at 5.21. Full moon Sunday. August 20f». 9.03 a.m. iLast quarter of moon Sunday September 5th. 3.05 p.m. Noozie the Srmshln; Kid‘- l-ias ITOCCURED TO YOU t" THAT rum NEWSBCY is, A MERCHANT-OF WORLD AFFAIRS?