, 1909-03-24

mjttee was equivalent to surrender, there
fore another committee ms been appointed,
which demanded the dismissal of NJ. Slmyan,
the Under Secretary of Posts andTelegraphs.
M. Clemenceau replied the Government were
conciliatory but would make no promises.
The committee asked whether the ring
leaders of the strike would be, reinstated, but
M. Barthou declined and warned the COM
mittee that all not working by Tu SHAY will
be dismissed. The Chamber of Deputies
has repeated it's vote OF confidence by 345
against 1873. The strikers aud the -0varn-
ment are man0uvering to save Their re,pe'-
tive faces, each conceded FOm thing, but
each claim a complete victory, and incidents
are utilized in a partisan manner. Tue Rtl-
Gals are tainted with creating a Erank4n-
stein to which the government was cOmpelI-
ed to surrender, and the Debato says revol-
utiona Y Union SIN has triumphed. N. 81
myau is virtually eliminated, although not
dismissed nominally, but the regulations oau5-
ing his appropriately remain. A settlement
is dependent upon the strikers lnterpreta-
ton of the journal officials account OF them
interview with the ministers.
Dr.. Won Bienerth, the Austrian Premier,
has informed the Reichsrath that Austria de-
layed answering SeryIn, because she was an
willing to accentuate the situation, she also
NIou6u 10 dllOW ZIG pONclS u Univ ~
advise Seryia. Austria, he added, is DESTROYS
of showing the greatest patience, but 1t -
also necessary to terminate speedily the i'm
possible situation on tbs frontier. Baron
Won Aehrenthal thinks the powers have had
time enough, but he will wait until the end
Of the month.
The Mauretania has created q new record
eastward, shortened the passage by eighty
seven minutes, and averaged 2561 knots.
Washington, March 23rd- Nicaragua's
response to the United States demands are
conciliatory in form but unsatisfactory IN
substance.
The American Spice Trades Association has
resolved that au al yalorem is unsatisfac-
tory and urges specific duties.
Mr.. Payne, Chairman of Ways and Means,
has introduced an amendment obylatlng the
necessity for opposing q maximum schedule
when colonies favour mother countries, or
vice versa. There will be no penalty when
preferences are solely between colonies AID
mother countries, but it is still coutended It
does not cover such cases as preferences
were for example between Canada and Aus
tralia, and French colonies, similarly German
colonies, do not grant preferences. The MI
nority report severely criticises the tariff
both in principle and detail.
1t is understood that the Senate viii alter
so thoroughly the pending bills that their
provisions are comparatively uuimpOrtant.
New York, March 23rI
Flour, Blended Clears per barreI 500
Meal, Kindred, per barrel $50
New Seasons Pork
Heavy Mess Pork, $18--184
SUGAR. lofystds per h.. 80 -l5,i6
0"o"' Muscovado S9otest 33-7-16
Molnsses Eng. Islds. per gal. no quotation
Liverpool Cotton, middling Upland 4 1920
Exchange, New York&London, so days sight
4.864
Exchange NewYork and London sight ASH
London, March 23rd
Dem. Crystals las. Gd-15s. Sd
- Muscoyado, floating terms, in
0"6" bond, los. 0d-10s. Sd
German beet 88.f 0. b los. 43d
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel fol
orders, floating terms. 11s.3d.
Demerara Rum, Is 6d.-1s. ia.
Cocoa, Trinidad, good middling Red,
pr cwt sos. d. nominal.
Cotton, medium Flne s. Lat Liverpool nominal
Is. Id.
Bank Of England Rate of discount 3.
ConsOls SO 1916