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JA dospaeh from Tnverneis ase British Cabinet's reply to de 's Inst note, which was pub-|the on Thursday afternoon, brings Irish negotiations to a point where ) Trish must either accept the pro- conference or decide for war, It accepts the principle of govern- ment by the consent of the governed, | which de Valera insisted with one rvation: that there must be no separation from the British Empire, and invites the Irish to come to a con- ference at Inverness on September 20, at which the practical appMeation of his principle to the Anglo-Irish rela- tions can be worked out. Any admis- Sion of the right of secession, the Brit- Cabinet says, would be a denial of principle on which all democratic Governments of the world are based' to-day, and would mean a return to tribalism. In the meantime the British are confident of a favorable answer, and are making arangements for a con- ference at Inverness, where the Pro- vosts have agreed to place the Town Hall at the disposal of the conferees. Accommodation at the leading hotels hac also been reserved, provisionally, for Ministers, secretaries, typists, etc., who will be required for a first-class peace conference. The selection of Inverness, the Capital of Gaelic Scotland, is regarded as a tribute to Irish psychology. A despatch from London says:--The text of Mr, Lloyd George's letter, which was despatched to Dublin from Inverness, Scotland, on Wednesday, in answer to the latest note from Eamon de Valera, the Irish leader, follows: "His Majesty's Government have considered your letter of Aug. 80, and have to make the following observa- tions upon it: "The principle of government by consent of the governed is the founda- tion of the British constitutional de- velopment, but we cannot accept as a basis of a practical conference an in- terpretation of that principle which would commit us to any demands you might prose; even to the extent of] ' setting up a Republic and repudiating e Crown, "You must be aware that a Soper ence on such a basis is impossible. So applied, the principle of government undermine the fabric of every Jemoy cratic State and drive the ci world back into tribalism. " "On the other hand, we have invited you to discuss our proposals on their | merits, in order that you may have no | doubt as to the scope and sincerity of i our intentions. "It would be open to you in such a conference to raise the subject of guarantees on any points in which you may consider Irish freedom prejudiced by these proposals, His Majesty's Government are loath to believe that you will insist upon rejection of their proposals without examining them in a conference. | "To decline to discuss a settlement which would bestow upon the Irish people the fullest freedom for national development thin the Empire can only mean that you repudiate all alle- i glance to the Crown and all member- ship in the British Commonwealth. "If we are to draw this inference from your letter, further discussions between us could serve no useful pur- pose and all conferences would be in vain. If, however, we are mistaken in this inference, as we still hope, and if your real objection to our proposals is that they offer Ireland less than the liberty we have described, that objec- tion can be explored at a conference. "You will agree that this correspon- dence has lasted long enough, . His Majesty's Government must therefore ask for a definite reply as to whether you are prepared to enter a confer- ence to ascertain how the association of Ireland with the community of na- tions known as the British Empire. can best be reconciled with Irish na- tional aspirations. "If, as T hope, your answer is in the affirmative, I suggest that the con- ference should meet at Inverness on the 20th instant." Dominions Are All Represented A despatch from London says: ~-Among the eighteen men sail- Ing 'with Sir Ernest Shackleton on the Quest is a representative of each of the Dominions, The Canadian member of the expedi- tion is a Montréaler, Mr. Vibert Douglas, M.Sc., a graduate -of McGill in mining and geology. He served in Flanders and France from 1915 to 1918 with the Northumberland Fusiliers, and has engaged in exploration work in Northern Quebec and Northern Alberta in the in- terests of various mining and oil companies. The Quest, which is now at St. Katherine's dock, will zarry an Avro airplane for re- search work. Tp, Wemen farmers in the United States number over 260,000. RECORDS SHATTERED IN WHEAT MOVEMENT Grain Shipped From the West Passes 8,000,000-Bushel Mark. A despatch from Winnipeg says:-- All previous records for volume and early shipment of grain over the Can- adian Pacific Railway's Western lines have been shattered this season, offi- cials of the company state. Wheat and other grains shipped East up to this time have passed the 8,000,000-bushel mark, and this, in a measure, it is stated, agcounts for reported congestion in Montreal. Of wheat, 5,419 cars have been handled, aggregating 7,402,864 bushels, 1,020,400 bushels. Canadian National Railway declared! that the movement of grain over their lines was 10 days ahead of last year, and very heavy for this season. DEVALERA WILL ACCEPT INVITATION T0 CONFERENCE IN SCOTLAND Thetions of Lloyd Gorge in is. Infost A despateh from Dublin says: secret session of the inner Sinn Fein Cabinet lasted only one hour on Fri- day. Those present were de Valera, gested by Mr. Lloyd George's letter, Michsiel- Collins, Robert Barton, 'Ar-it is understood. that in order to- give thur "Qriffith_and Ministers Stack, Burgha and Cosgrove. It is probable that the diately a Cabinet reached an agteement as to their Pro- maining in Dublin, expect note." If plenipotentiaries to the confer. ence are to be appointed, as was sug- the greater authority their = names should be submitted to a full meeting of the Dail Eireann. . Conseguently, members of that body have been re- +4, gram, as it was. ed that a Fall private session of all Optimists over the status of the ne- members af the Dail Eireann would be gotiations draw the inference held next Wednesday. The Dail is being gilled foqeltte 'tothe plore Le "of 'plenipotentiairies, ratify whatever 'decision' the "makes. De Valera. will be guids whatever tion Dail takes, bu mons to d the meeti that de! cision had been.taken to recommend while 'some pointed out that a final by consent of the governed would} and | cused the Council and the secretariat 680 cars of coarse grains have carried of the League of partiality and ex- Officials of the | travagance. Lord Robert Cecil, repre- 'mandates, 'some of them being that consular tribunals, under capitulations | Th Hon, F. B. McCurt 3 Minister of Public Works, who atom 2 ; ed the Tercentenary of the founding of the Province of Nova Scotia and ac cepted the tablets marking historfe spots on behalf of the Federal Governe ment. a Educational Service. "Service" expressed the idea that came to one's mind on studying the! University of Toronto's display at hid Canadian National ExHibition. information given in large blue ae on a white ground showed that the provingial university "had something to offer every seeker after higher ed- ucation no matter what his circum- stances. Listed there were twelve ex- tension coufses already in -operation. To the farmer, the industrial laborer, the housewife, the journalist, teacher, the doctor, the municipal offi cial, the university offers a course that is of practical and cultural value. But there was: one item of information, given in strikingly graphic fashion, that made the loyal Canadian pause and wonder whether the people of this country really value education as they] should. Five heavy blue lines were used to compare the revenue of On= tario's provincial - university with those of four universities of the same size just across the southern boundary. And the story told by these blue lines is that the University of Toronto is struggling along on about half the: revenue that each' of the others re- ceives. - To do the immense work it is doing with the relatively small am- ount of money the provincial uhiver- sity has at its disposal is a real achievement in economical financing. RR) ESR Claimed as the largest watch in the 17 world, a timepiece recently exhibited in London was 17 inches in dlametgt and 63 inches round. LEAGUE OF NA NATIONS NATIONS INCREASING ARMAMENTS Geneva, Sept: 8.--The Council of the League of Nations, the United States, mandatory powers and countries that are continuing to arm came in for trenchant criticism in the first day's debate in the Assembly of the League of Nations, on the work done by the Council of the League. Hjalmer Branting, of Sweden, ac- senting South Africa, defended both the Council and the Secretariat. Lord Robert was very severe, however, about the countries which, according to statistics, are spending about 20 per cent. of their energies on arma- ments and at the same time complain- ing of instability and a bad trade situation, Lord Robert's address seemingly made a great impression on the 'mem- bers of the Assembly. That. a president of the United' States cannot alone, under the consti- tution, - bind his Government on a question of mandates is brought out briefly in one of the paragraphs of the last United States note on man- dates, copies of which are circulating among the delegates of the Assembly of 'the League of Nations here. The note is dated August 8, and is addres- sed to the French Government, The note makes various suggestions: of changes in the terms of the Turkish from the powers, shall remain in force until the Governments are organized under mandates, and that if the man- ates are surrendered, the consular; tion tribunals shall be restored test . Ba s included: Bran, per ton, $28 to $5; butcher heifers, choice, $6 to $6. 50; anitobs ER pats., $10.50; second Day $10, Toronto. : o flour--§6, old crop. - Millfeed--Del. ~ Montreal shorts, feed ous nN obo; sin o. 5X rack Tor Bete fh ta ton, os to $32; good BS to: ger ton, ; mixed, je triplets) 2c, 20, a ing, 29 Oc; lets, 80 ns, iy 26c, f fie] Shi Fresh dairy, choice, © 35c; creamery, prints, fresh, Nod § to "le No. 2, 88 to 40c; Ene 5 Dressed poultry--Spring 'chickens, 35 to 40c; roosters, 20c; fowl, 80c; ducklings, 36¢; turkeys, 60c. ive poultry--Spring a chickens, 20 to 16¢; fowl, 16 to 20¢; Fo Pavia turkeys, '0c. ' Margarine-- 20 to 2 Eggs--No, 1, a a: selects, 50 to ble; cartons, 52 to de. Beans--OCan. hand-picked, bushel, $4 to $4.25; primes, $3.50 to $3.75. Maple products--Syrup, per smb gal, $2.60; per 6 imp. gals, $2.8 Mage sugar, lb., 19 to 22c. | Honey--60-30-1b, tins, 14 to 15c per {1b.; 6-2%-Ib. tins, 16 to 17¢ per lb.; {Ontario comb honey, per doz, $3.75 Smoked meats--Hams, med., 40 to]. 42¢; heavy, 30 to 3lc; cooked, 57 to '60cs rolls, 27 to 28e; cot; rolls, 30 to 31e; breakfast bacon, 3 to 38¢; special brand breakfast bacon, 45 to 47¢; backs, boneless, 42 to 4 Cured meats--Long clear ST 18 to 21¢; clear bellies, 18% to 20%e. Lard--Pure, tierces, 18% to 19¢c; Sib 19 to Igtei Jails, 19% to 20c; 'prints, 21 to 2! hortening, tierces, 14% to Ja; Ly 14% to 134g pails, 16% to 16%ec; prints, 17% to 3c. Choice heavy steers, $7.25 to $8; butcher steers, choice, $6 to $6.50: do, good, $6 to $5.50; do, med. $4.25 to to to to 41 i sir Augustus Nanton = President of the new $10, 000,000 power company, 'which will develop 168,000 the Winnipeg River. The plant, which will be one of the largest of its kind in 1927. ji $4 to $b; Suthers COWS, PT ae Phe 4 med., $2.50 to $4; canners and cutters, $1 fo $2 but- DENOUNCES com., $2 to $3.50; feeders, 1bs., $5.50 to 0 good, 900 do, fair, $4 to $4.50; the freedom given to religion also) g shall be extended to ecucational and charitable organization workers, not only those in the territories at pres-|s ent, but those who may go there in the future. Electioneering for the eleven judges of the International Court created by the League of Nations already has be- gun and is developing considerable Dats-- No. = pis eal. to oo No. 3 ardor. - This is particularly true'! CW, 58 to 58%c. Flour, among the South American delega-! wheat" pats., firsts, $10.50. tions, which, basing their claims on 90 1b. bag, $8.10 to Pa, Bran, §30, their numerical strength in the'S! yong i Hay, No. 2, per ton, car League, are asking for four judges. The four principal powers--Great pit Ea Britzin, France, Italy and Japan--are 2 , elected, 45 to 46c. conceded one each: by election fore-,> hoice picked calves, $11;- casters. Also it is generally conceded to $5; goad 4 Jomby Li He » $5. that one of them will come from the $6: com. jo 85 3 United States and one from Holland. $11. 25: for light selects; gr 1 Y 86; cal hres! choices, $10 to $12; do, hd to $10; do, com., $3 to $8; a youth 37.50 50 to $8.50; do, spring, $7.50 to 25; sheep, choice, $3 to $4; do, $3.60; do, heavy and Sets, si o # hogs, fed and watered, $11 to 1,60; d cars, $11.25; do, er sac! os "do, country points. | pio. "| this year. . Four horse power from the Great Falls on | the world, will not be completed - cher bulls, good, $4.26 to $4.60; do, milkers, $60 to $80; springers, $65 to . spring Slled oats, |' | | Germans have successfully | the task of clearing Heligdland Bight | of its mine fields, This marks 8 de-; "| finite stage in the restoration of 'seas to mormal conditions, since. vi po The waters around the British Isles are now entirely cleared and the Medi~ terranean .is practically cleared, and only three small areas on the Albanian coast remain, and should be cleared areas remain in the Arctic, and German mine- sweeping flotillas are now working there, though it is likely the ice of "| the past four winters has cleared the water of mines. There are mines still in certain parts of the Baltic and clearing is progressing there. Of three small areas in the Adriatic, one will be swept by Italy-and two. : Jugo-Slavia in the near future, The only serious place is the Black Sea, which is full of mine fields. No inter-. national agreement exists for their re- moval, and conditions have been ag- grayated by the mines added by the Russians. , been carried out under the auspices' mittee, on which 33 countries "are represented, The report shows that not one ves- sol has struck a mooped mine while Considering the vast tonnage afloat i| and the enormous aggregate of mile- age covered, it is remarkable that there have been so few accidents, and. wherever these have occurred it i off | proved in all cases that they resulted because of disregard of the commit tee's instructions. a A despatch from om Christiania ve The Lower House of Parliament has opted the prohibition bill which for- bids the img portation 'of liquors or wines containing more than 4 per cent, of alcohol. ; The bill now goes to the Upper aE. iis xpsetad to ap The difficulty of placing the other five Sel ects; saws and Reavian;; $5 less. in order to satisfy all aspirations is! EIA T 1 . becoming apparent." Slang leaders aim to give all round satisfaction to the nations of the world, which raises the difficulty in. Shieir object of giving one seat to ndinavia, one to the Slav countries, one to the British Dominions, and one to German speaking countries. This leaves only one for South America. . «John Bassett Moore, who is now in 'the United States, is the most often named as the- United States, Teppesen; t A despatch "trom Beri, sw veziteble invasion of Germaly dian notables has | studied 'dnd bly. pul Assembly and Council, it is wider stood, will hold elections consecutively, ater xi hich, the lists chosen by each i 'hody wil Body wt be compared, and a new elecs| ade in the note that' se ¥ the path of Se fii "Tagore, forth Sea is now rendered clear -| of moored mines. ; 3 Successful 'mine-sweepings | h ve 1 | 1 thé International Mine Clearance Gomer. obeying the committee's instructions. -