, 1913-08-02

"A huASlan squadron IS cruising near the
Bosphorus, but Turkey is apparently uu-
impressed by the demonstration.
The Government has Informed the House
of Commons that England will not take ac-
ton separately against Turkey.
Ottawa, Aug. 1et-Upon the arrival of
the battle cruiser "NeNZ Zealand" at Van
couver, MIR. Massey, Prime Minister Of
NewZt aland, telegraphed to Mr.. HnkeD,
Canadian Minister OF Marine, that he was
confident the elder sister Dominion and all
the Dominions, each in It's own way, would
do their duty towards strengthening the
Imperial Navy, thus keeping the ensign
fOating over a united empire.
New York, Aug. 1st.-The jamaican de-
legates have published a protest against the
proposed duty on bananas, which has Gre
ated an excellent impression.
Advices from Willemstad, Curacao, state
that the mutinous garrison control Coro, III
ex-President CaBtro's interest, and are acting
as a Government. The ex-President has not
been seen at Willemstad, but letters are
awaiting him there, and it is reported he is
aboard a steamship within call. His pres
ence in Venezuela has not been proved.
In the second days play in the cricket
match at Providence, Rhode Island, the Aus
tralians scored two hundred and h%fty-four
runs for six wivkets, and all Rhode Island
one hundred and twenty-nine for their Sc
cond innings.
st. Vincent, 1st.--H. M. S. "Aeolus'' gone
st. Lucia $40 am.
London, Aug 1st-At q meeting of the
Demelara Railway Company the contract for
the extension of tie line was sanctioned.
SPECIAL.
London, August 1st-In the House Of
Commons, Mr., Harconrt, experimenting the
speech by Mr.. Churchill on July nineteenth,
said oil was the scarcest of materials within
the Empire, ard that Trinidad was among
the most promising sources of on increased
supply. The Colonial Office and the ADM
rally, he said, will Cooperate for the econo-
mic development of the Oil Fields, the pre-
servation of competition by the exclusion of
trusts, the reservation by the Admiralty of
the privilege Of assuming possession of the
product, and an assurance that the compa-
MES operating shall be British, with q major
ity of British directors. With these objects
in view, an agreement had been made witt
the United British West Indies Petroleum
Syndicate, by an arrangement with the Tri-
nIdad Legislative Council. Neither the firm
of s. Pearson d Son, nor the Standard
OH Company, was, he declared, interested
III the Syndicate, of which the Shell Compa-
ny is the owner Of one fourth of the capital.
Another agreement was, he continued, near
ratification, representing other British inter
ests controlling several properties in Trini-
dad and subject to similar conditions. He
calculated that next year the Navy will re-
qulre half u million tons of oil, and larger
amounts afterward, and he pointed out that
the present sources of supply were the Unit
ed States. Russia and Borneo, that is, non
British.
10 q. m.
Barbados, Bar. 3O.27, East fair.
Dominica, " 30O9, partly cloudy, East.
st. Kits, 3O.O9, East, partly cloudy.
4 p. m.
Barbados, Bar. 1921, E. fine.
Dominica, 5000, N. w. partly cloudy.
st. Kits, 1898, E. bright.
New York, August LIST.
Flour, Winter Clears per barrel "a. 10-4.35.
Meal, Kindred, per barrel $3.45.
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork $234-S234
S,oor Crystals per 10Oibs. $3.65
Muscovado $50 test 10Otbs. 1915
Molasses Eng. Islds. per gal. no quotation.
Liverpool Cotton, middling Upland, 6 l1-20d.
Exchange, New York &London, go days sight
1921