, 1914-02-11
ST. CROIX STATION.

dad five hundred and fifty thousand pounds
of four per cent inscribed stock, as tele-
eraphed on 9th inst, was closed on Satur-
day.
A Board Of Trade return shows the ex-
ports during January to have increased by
2,560,40 pounds, while the imports de-
creased by 1925, 900 pounds.
The Duke of C3nnau9ht has written q letter
supporting Lieutenant General Sir Robert
Baden PowelI's appeal for an endowment OF
250.0 600 pounds for the Boy Scout move
ment. Sir Robert says The object Of the move
monfis to combat misery, discomfort, selfish
ness, thriftIes3n8ss md irreligion, by turning
drones into workers. The money asked for
is to establish headquarters, train Scoutmas-
ters and establish a farm managed upon
Scout principles.
Following the death of Lord Strathcona,
Canadians are o~9itating for a status for
Canadian Agents resembling that Of the
Agents Of the Commonwealth of Australia,
that is, with power to address the Colonial
Office direct instead Of through a com
missioner, and otherwise to be more indepen-
dent than now.
There are many laments at the announce
ment made by AIR. Duveen the we'll known art
dealer, Of the sale of the Panshanger Madon-
ma to Mr.. Widener, of Philadelphia, for sew
en- hundred thousand dollars, being the maxi
mum price paid by any American collector
for a picture. The National Gallery had an
option from Indy Desborough at seventy
thousand pounds for SIX weeks, but the money
was unobt4inable. The "Daily Express blames
Mr.. Lloyd Georges taxation for the expuI-
sion of the most valuable art treasures.
IN the House Of Lords, Viscount Middleton
will, it is expected, move an amendment in
reply to tae Speech from the Throne, that
the House Of Lords regrets that no mention
has been made of His Maiesty's intention TO
obtain The nations sanction before grave
changes are made ia the Constitution.
Mr.. Walter Long, Unionist Member for
the Strand Division, viii open the attack on
the Home Rule Bill III the House of Com
mons.
lhe Graphic" says the Unionists plan
the rejection OF the Army Bill BY the House
of Lords, or the exclusion Of Ireland from
It's provisions. There are rumours that the
Unionists Will boycott Parliament.
The Earl Of Derby has rejected Baron De
Forests offer for the estate Of Bootle, because
the Baron garbled the formers proposal.
The Baron retorts that the Earl garbled his
(De Baron's) report to Parliament upon
land values and taxes.
A gift of one thousand pounds from Sir
james Barrie has enabled the completion Of
the sum needed for Sir Ernest Shack eton's
Antarctic expedition.
Dispatches from Berlin state that German
comment on President Wilson's opposition
to the discrimination in the Panama Canal
tolls says it is the United States payment
for the supper II England in it's Mexican
policy, which Is endangered by Japan's ap-
prochement towards Mexico, but that his
action IS futile, because the Anglo Japanese
alliance annuls the American bid.
mere is a brisk American discussion re.
gnFding the manner in which the discrimj-
nation became part of the Democratic plat
form, and IN many quarters it is attributed
to a mercenary trick by the coastwise marine
interests.
AdYlces from Stockholm state that thirty
thousand persons made a demonstration in
favour OF StreOOthnninu tho Dot;ouoI IT..