, 1915-02-27
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX I
Continued from 4th paqe.)

Aho 0NSA E'NOO~ AAN~
States against risks of damage by war, many
factories and business premises being in
sured for six months at one half Of 1%
The rate to cover the risk Of war between
the United States and Germany has risen
to sixty per cent, but no business is offered
with regard to war between Great Britain
and the United States. Sixty-fve per cent
has been paid to cover the risk Of war be-
tween Italy and Austria before March if
teenth, and sixty guineas to insure against
war beween Italy and Turkey, while to cover
these risks until June ninety per cent is
quoted.
The crews of Scandinavian, Dutch and
British steamers have refused to sail through
the war zone, but in each instance substi-
tutes have been found. The crew of the
British steamer "Darley dale, with a cargo
of grain for the Belgian relief commission.
refused to accompany their ship from Fal-
mouth to Rotterdam, but men were soon
found for their places.
Dispatches from Copenhagen state that
the scandinavian Conference has decided
to recommend a trial of naval conveys for
neutral merchant ships, and that negotiations
will be opened with London and Berlin to
obtain a permit for the warships of any of
the three Scandinavian countries to convoy
merchantmen belonging to those countries.
The question of the number Of ships which
one warship would be permitted to convoy,
and the right to enter the territorial waters
of the belligerents, are also matters for
negotiations.
Washington, Feb. 25th-A convention
has been concluded between the United
States and British Honduras for q two cent
nostaoe after March LIST.
New York, Feb, 25th-The American
steamship 'Santa Marta, which lost her
rudder during q recent storm off Cape Hat
teras, arrived here last night.
London, Feb. 25th-The Admiralty re-
orets to announce that in the recent
naval attacks on Ostend, Zeebrugge
and the Bruges district four flying ofic-
ers were reported missing. One Of them,
Flight Lieutenant Murray has since re-
ported himself from Flushing. He was
compelled to alight on the open sea and
was eventually picked up by a Dutch tor
nedo boat. The 3 other officers reported
missing are Flight Lieutenant Riggall, Flight
Lieutenant O'Brien and Flight Sub-Lieute-
nant Spencer, and it is regretted that no
further news of them has been obtained
Advices from Newhsven state that the
British steamer "Harpalion" from London
for New Port News, without cargo, has been
torpedoed off Beechy Head. She was struck
amidships, 8 of her crew being killed and a
Chinuman and two others severely scaled.
Forty-one others have been landed at New
haven. A torpedo boat has also arrived
there having on board 81 officers and men
of the crew of the steamship "Rio Paraua,"
from Dunston On Tyne tor Porto Ferraio,
Elba, with coal, which lit Il mine or was hit
by a torpedo about s miles eusI.south- east Of
Beechy Head. She listed heavily to port
and the crew state that they saw nothing and
had no warning whatever and that the tor
pedo boat effected their rescue.
Dispatches from Copeohngep state: that
DIR. Brandes, Minister of Finance, has intro
.,uced three Bills in the F%oIkeihine pc
yiding for increased revenue to cover The
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