, 1915-06-26

supply OF munltlOns, that Is the cardinal
point. Where the enemy is progressing on
any part of the line it is due to his superiori-
ty in munitions. The Allies have the superb
GRITTY in men, both in numbers and quality.
| have been told that the central European
Powers produce two hundred aud fifty thou
sand shells per day, but if we are in earnest
we can surpass that. 1t may be necessary
to take complete control of the metal mar
ket, to make sure that valuable material
is not wasted. I am sorry to say there are
Indications of the holding of material in GER
tain quarters for higher prices, and this cause
of serious delay should be ended. He hoped
the Bill would be printed to-day. The
first reading was passed and the second
reading will take place on Monday.
The German Muller, who with Kuep-
ferle and Hahn was arrested on q charge
of espionage and was sentenced to death,
has been shot in the Tower of London.
Lord Reading, the Lord Chief Justice, has
granted an order against Sir Edgar Speyer
and Sir Ernest Cassel to show by what au-
thority they claim to be Privy Councillors,
being aliens.
A Berlin official bulletin announces ga
German submarine attacked on Sunday q
British armoured cruiser, apparently of the
"Minotaur" class, at a point one hundred
miles in front of the Firth of Forth. The
cruiser was hit by the torpedo, but the
effect OF the attack was not ascertained by
the submarine"
This was doubtless the cruiser "Roxburgh"
previously reported as having been attacked
in the North Sea, but not seriously damaged.
Dispatches from Madrid state that only
One-sixteenth of a new loan having been
subscribed, the Government considered it as
equivalent to a vote of want Of confidence
and has resigned, being unable to re-
organize the army and navy or to pay the
contractors.
Washington, June 25th-President Will
son has appointed Mr.. Lansing, Counsellor
of the State Department, as Secretary of
State, vice Mr.. Bryan.
The Postmaster General has ordered the
NAILS for Norway, Sweden, Denmark and
Holland to be routed direct, because they
are examined en- route, especially by England
according to a specific complaint by the
Swedish Minister. Officials however con-
cede Eugland's right to censor all mails on
British territory.
New York, June Oath.
Flour, Winter Clears per barr el IS. 40
NeAl, Kilndried per barrel SO. IS $50
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork $1,000 $21.0O
Crystals per 100 lbs. $3.50
""0"' 80" test Molasses Sugar $4.12
Molasses Eng. IsIds per gal.
Liverpool Cotton middling Upland 5 24-1O0
Exchange, New York &London, so days sight
nominal.
Exchange New York and London. sight S4.76
85-10O
London, June Oath
Dem. Crystals 24s. Od.-28s. o..
Muscovndo, floating terms in
Sugar. bond, on89% nominal no quotation.
German beet SO 0. b. no further
sales during the war
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel fol
orders, floating terms, no quotations now.
Demerara Ram, nominal 2s. Sd.
Trinidad Cocoa, good m~iddling Red, pr cwt.
IT'S.
Cotton, Medium Fine Stat Liverpool, nominal
per ib Is. Id
Bank of England Rate Of discount 5.
Consols 65
Tbree per cent Rentes in Paris for cash 71.OO
All prices subject to correction.
The R. NJ. S. Conway from London is
due at st. Thomas on the 29lh instant.
Our readers will recollect that we mentioned
a month or two ago that the Royal Mail
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