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EVACUATHQN 0F HUME BY CWELIANS 1F HAS BEGUM: EAAE SAAAVAWN 1p _ A despatch from London sayszâ€"fl‘he evacuation of Fiume by civilians has begun. according to a despatch from Milan to The London Times. Already one hundred refugees have arxlved at Candrida. The fond situatiox‘ at Fiume is considered almost desperate. Tlle- population numbers, 52,000, and the food supply willnot provide for them for more than a fortx‘iglit. The situation in the Islands of Arbe and Veglia is considered even worse. 2. Because she Is obliged heavily, Germany must be to reconstruct her mer'ohat The Japanese delegates urg ceptance of this proposition tgnt of 350,000 tons. 1. In order to make German trade more stable the Versailles treaty must be amended. so that all the allies will remove from Gel-ma! interests abroad all danger or confiscation. This has already been done by England and Italy. A majority of the population ofi Fiume. says the correspondent, oppose : any encounter involving bloodshecl.i Even some members of the Regency‘ disagree with D’Ai.::unzto. The Finance Minister. Professar‘ Pantaleoni, has resigned and left Fiume. Fifteen men have deserted; A despatch from Brussels says:â€" The enormity of the concessions by the reparations conference to Ger- many became apparent when it was revealed from the highest source that the conference agreed upon the ac- ceptance of four of the main points presented by the Germans. The points made by the Germans which were granted by the conference were I from his amy. Deputies Suzi and Deambris have left'Fiuiue for Rome to submit a pro- posal that/Italy recognize the Regency with Barros, Arbe and Veglia, while the Regency renounce the immediate annexation of Fiume t0.Italy,_which would be a subject for future negotia- tions and also renounce further action in Dalmatia. Butterâ€"Fresh dairy. choice, 49 to 50c; creamery, No. 1, 55 to 58c; fresh, 58 to file. - Margarineâ€"35 to 37c. Eggsâ€"No. 1, 69 to 720; selects, '76 to 78c; new laid, in cartons, 85 to 90c. Beansâ€"Canadian hand-picked, bus., $3.75 to $4.20; primes, $3 to $3.50; Japans, 9%c; Limas, Madagascar, log/chCalifognia Lirpas, -121/2c. aMaple productsâ€"Syrup, pe1 imp. ,$3. 40 to $3. 50; per 5 imp. ga-ls, $3.125 to $3. 40. Maple sugal, 1b., 27 to 3°C. Honeyâ€"60-30-lb. tins, 25 to 26c per 1b. Ontario com’b honey, at $7. 50pe 15 section case; 5174-2175â€"lb. tins, 26 Do 27c per 1b. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, med. 40 to A despatch from Rome sayszâ€"To 6.11 appearances a state of war has been re-establisbed along‘ the Fiume front. Roads have been torn up, rail- way tracks have be \n broken, barbed wire entanglements \awe been estab- lished and all telephone and telegraph wires leading into Fiume have been cut. ' Manitoba barley fiâ€"No 3 CW, 91%c; No.4 CW, 83%c; rejected, 68%c; feed, 68%c All of the above in store at Fort William. Ame1ican corpâ€"$1. .15. nomingl, t1ack,T01onto,p10mpt shipment. Ontario oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 50 to 53c. Ontario wheatâ€"No. 2 Winter, $1.85 to $1.90 per car lot; No. 2 Spring, $1.80 to $1.85, shipping points, accord- ing to freight. Peasâ€"No. 2, nominal, $1.75 to $1.80. Barleyâ€"85 to 90c, according to froights outside. Ryev-No. 3, $1.50 to $1.55, nominal, according to freigl‘ts outside. Mmitoba flourâ€"37311.10, top patents; $10.60, Government standard. Ontario flourâ€"$7.75, bulk, seaboard. Millfeedâ€"Car lots, delivered Mont- real‘freights, bags included: Bran. per ton, $38 to $40; Shorts, per n, $42; good feed flour, $2.75 to $ . Cheeseâ€"New, twins, 27 to 28c old. large, 32 to to 33%c. Toronto. Manitoba wheat No. 1 Northern, $1.94%; No. 2 Northern, $131361; N0, 3 Northern, $1.877/s; No. 4 wheat, No. 3 CW, 491/20; extra No.'1 feed, 49V2c; No. 1 feed, 471,4.»c; No. 2 feed, 441,4": _ . D’Annunzio’s Finance Minist er Resigned and Left Fiume‘ Poet-Soldier Calis His Rebellion a “Holy War.” $1.5 ma‘. FOUR POINTS URGED NY GERMANY ALLOWED BY NEYANANONS OONEENENCE The Leading Markets; Manit’oba oatsâ€"N0. 2 CW, 521/20; Bizckwheatâ€"No. 3, $1 to $1.05, nom- large, 26 to 27¢; triplets, 28 to 29c; 35c; do, twins, 32% to the to import permitted 30‘ Lardâ€"Pure tierces, 25 to 26¢; tubs, 26 to 261/2c; pails, 261/; to 26%c; prints, 28 to 29c. Compound tierces, 17 to 18c; tubs, 171/; to 181/2c; pails, 185%. to 20c; prints, 21 to 220. Choice heavy steers, $12 to $13.50; good heavy steers, $10.50 to $11; but- chers‘ catt-le, choice, $9.50 to $10; do, good, $8 to $9; do, med, $6 to'$7; do, 'com., $5 to $5.50; butchers’ bulls, choice, $8 to $9.50; do, good, $7 to $8; 'do, com., $5 to $6; butchers’ cows, choice, $7.50 to $8.50; do, good, $6.25 to $7; do, com., $4 to $5; feeders, best, $9 to $10; do, 900 lbs... $8.50 to $9.50; do, 800 lbs., $7.75 to $8.25; do, com., $5.25 to $6.25; canners and cutters, $3 to $4.50; mil'kers, good to choice, $100 to $165; do, com. and med, $65 to $75; lambs, yearlings, $9 to $9.50; do. Spring, $11 to $12; calves, good to choice, $14 to $16; sheeps, $6 to $7; hogs, fed and watered, $16 to $16.25; do, weighed 06 cars. $16.25 to $16.50; do, f.o.b., $15 to $15.25; do, country points, $14.75 to $15. ' Montreal. Oatsâ€"Can. West, No. 2, 721A2c; No. 3, 691/2c. Flourâ€"Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $11.10. Rolled oatsâ€"â€" Bags, 90. lbs” $3.80. Bran, $40.25. Shorts, $42.25. Hay, No. 2, per ton, _car lots. $31 to $32. . ‘Cycljsts are rushin‘ and fro between head front lines and all str closely guarded by patrols. Every- where along the frontier of the “Re- gency of Quarnero" military automo- biles and lorries may be seen driven at full speed from one point to an- other. Gen, Caviglia, Commander of Govt troops around Flume, has issued mani- festos urging his men to give evidence of their discipline and loyalty. Cap- tain Gabriele D'Annunzio, on the other hand, is launching his appeals. He is praising his sailors of Italian des- troyers which recently took their ships over to the D'Annunzio side, and is inviting other Italian sailors and soldiers to follow their example. He says that the mutiny of the sailors is worthy of imitation and that his reâ€" bellion is “holy war." Serbian officers have assumed com- mand of the troops of General Wran- gel, former commander of the anti- Bolshevik forces in South Russia, who recently landed at Buccari, six miles southeast of Fiume. to operate-against Fiume in case of a conflict with the anrnero regency, says The Idea Nazionale's Trieste correspondent. time the ferences Remo a1 ter-alliec‘ paration Following the delegates’ recom- mendation of these points for adop« tion by their Governments, a recon- vening of the meeting on January 10 is regarded as certain At the same time the decisions of the former con- ferences at Boulogne, Hythe, San Remo and Brussels, at which the in- terâ€"allied claims for indemnity and re. parations were decided, will be an- nulled by a new agreement calling for payment “in kind." This system will peaefit France and Italy more than Britain, as Britain desires gold more 4. The exact total‘or me indemnity and the annuities mIIst be specified forthwith in order to stabilize the German budget. 3. A further revision of the peace treaty in order to permit Germany to conclude trade alliances with Holland, Russia, Scandinavia, Spain, Switzer- land and other. neutrals. Italy (16 manded acquiescence in this point. According to The Giorn’ale d‘Italia, the regency has issued a decree which extends to Arbe and Veglia the Fiume constitution. The newspaper adds that this means virtually annexation and destroys the last hope of thos“ people who had ex- pected that D'Annunzio would evacu- ate the islands. 42c; heavy, 38 to 40c; cooked, 55 to 58c; rolls. 35 to 37c; cottage rolls, 37 to 39c; breakfast bacon, 45 to 49c; fancy breakfast bacon, 53 to 56¢; backs, p ain, bone in, 49 to 54c; bon‘e- less, 55 0 59C. car lots, $31 to $32. . Cheeseâ€"Finest easterns, 19 to 21¢; Butter, choicest creamery, 53 to 55¢; Eggs, fresh, 72c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.60 to $1.70. Good veal, $12 to $13; med., $9 to $12; glass, $4. 50 to $5 Hogs selects, $17 to $17. 50; sows, $13 to 13. 50. Paper Indust‘ry Capital Totals $264,581,300 plants . ‘Cin'ed meatsâ€"Long clear bacon, 27 to 28c; clear bellies, 26 to 27c. A despatch from Ottawa says:â€"The capital invested in the pulp and paper industry in Canada, according to re- turns compiled by the Bureau of Sta- tistics, .amounts to $264,581,300. The returns cover the operation of 99 goods at bOlllOg 1nd Brussels d claims for as were dec 1y 3 new agr t “in kind." with orde poln FRUITS OF VICTORY declares ms action was taken in 'be- half of the sacred interests of Greece, which he says have been imperilled as a result of the recent changes there. The Patriarch says he is apprehen- sive that Greece will be stripped cf the fruits of victory because she has ofi‘er- ed the Throne to an enemy of the Allies. Athens, Dec. 26,â€"The seals were broken on the apartments of the late King Alexander to-day. Queen 'So'phie, Madame Manos, (King Aleander’s widow) and an officer of the Ministry of Justice were present. 2â€"The Limerick County ( Itself from the Galway County Jugo-Sl’avia has announced that be- fore renewing her alliance with Greece she will wait until the allies have deâ€" clared their policy. a truce TEN PER CENT. CUT IN PASSENGER RATES PART OF IRELAND UNDER MARTIAL LAW Shaded areas show the counties of Limerick, Kerry, Tippe which have been placed under martial law 1â€"The Galway County Council has asked the British G Take Effect on New Year’s Day Throughout Dominion. A despatch from Ottawa says:â€"â€" Railway passenger rates throughout the Dominion w'ill be reduced ten per cent. on New Year’s Day, This is in accordance with the order issued by the Board of Railway Commissioners on September 9, under which general increases were granted in passenger and freight rates. The order granted an increase in passenger rates cf 20 per cent, applicable to the end of the present year. Afterwards, until July 1, 1921, the increase was to be 10 per cent. On July 1 passenger rates come back to the basis in effect prior to the coming into force of the order. There will be no reduction in the increase granted in parlor and sleeping car rates and exces baggage. With the end 9f the year also the general increase of 40 per cent. granted in Eastern freight rates will drop to 35 per cent; the increase of 35 per cent. in VVes‘tern' freight rates‘ will drop tq 30 per cent. SETTLERS FROM US. WELL EQUIPPED A despatch from Ottawa says:â€" United States citizens coming " into Canada to take up residence here are bringing with them considerable wealth, according to statistics of the Immigration Department. The amount of cash and the value of settlers' ef- fects together in the eleven months ending November aggregated $17,519,- 033. December will add another mil- lion. From all sources immigration by the end of the year is expected'to total 50,000. The resources of the or- dinary immigrant from overseas are not as great as of those from the States. The average is about $372 per head. Immigrants to Canada in 1920 Total 50,000. iovernment The chief ’atriarch Says Country’s In- terests Imperiiled by Con- stantine’s Return. ‘ nc ofG at onstantmop riarch here ur v EL 1 um i ‘ I; LOST TO GREECE . :ernmg‘ ms rec cation of Kin :e for transmit in Athens. of the Orthodox Churc‘ action was taken in 'be 011' m sslon to the verbal emand nstan- to the i EEEEEY BATTLE EE AIR BETWEEN i ELM. P. AND Es. CRlMlNAL A despatch from Minneapolis, Minn, says:~\Vhen the Royal Canadian Mounted Police go after a man they get him, no matter where the trail leads. ‘There are records of where one of these quiet. tireless men has circumnavigated the globe to get his quarry, The point is that they do not fail, and they do not operate with a brass band. Joseph H. Gadsbury, alleged Ameri- can confidence man and former war aviator, will testify to the daring and resourcefulness of these highly-ef- ficient officials. It is charged that he has promoted and profited by numer- ous questionahl schemes in the U.S., iefiy having to do with airplane swindles. He is a skillful aviator. and always kept a. speedy airplane at hand, ready for instant flight. His latest exploit is said to have been staged at Britt, 1a., where he induced farmers to part with $180,000 for an airplane factory. UNEMPLOYMENT SITUA- TION WILL MEND Worst Will Soon be Over in Opinion of Ottawa. .A despatch from Ottawa says:â€" Cancellation of the luxury taxes has had a salutary effect, according to adâ€" vices received by the Government. A1- ready business is showing signs of improvment. The unemployment situation con- tinues bad, but there is hope that the next week or two will see the worst of it over. What the cost of the scheme to the Federal Treasury is likely to _be there is as yet no reliable data available, butnehxectation is expressed in official circles that the cost will not be large. In its statement of policy issued ten days or so ago the Government laid down the principle that the first step in dealing with unemployment should be the prOvision of Work rather than of relief, that the primary obligation for the provision of relief should be rested with the local authorities. ‘ At a special meeting of the Cabinet Council held Thursday afternoon there was a long discussion of the unemployment problem and details were considered of the proposed plan of.assistance, (in c-oâ€"operation with Provincial and munvicigal authorities. The Government, it is understood, has already been notified by a large num- ber of local authorities of their dieâ€" sire for Federal coroperation. Two Provincial Govmmentsâ€"Ontario and British Columbiaâ€"have taken a simâ€" ilar step. Should emergency relief become necessary, however, the Dominion Government was willing to meet oneâ€" third of the cost, providing that the Provincial and municipr authorities met the other two-thirds. Such ,3 policyâ€"in its insistence on the provi- sion of work as a first stepâ€"will re- duce, it is argued, very considerably “Mounties” Add One More Daring Deed to Their Already Long Roll When They Fight and Overcome a United States Confidence Man in 3 Swift Fight in Midâ€"Air. When the police were about to close ed the British Government for i a resolution disassoclating Kerry, Tipperary and Cork, iout and began patrolling the DC Word came that Gadsnury had forced to alight at Emerson. , would resume his journey to-day. 1 Gadsbury took desperate chances in la nose dive to earth, flattening out just in time to avert disaster, and Istarted to run for the woods, but his \ pu‘rsuers overtook him. Royal Family Pass Christmas I Vacation as Usual in the ‘ Country. 5 Lodon, Dec. 26.â€"â€"Following: their custom, the Royal Family spent l the Ch1istmas holidays on their estate at Sandringham. King Geo1ge, Queen :Mary and P11ncess Mary went direct f10m London. The Prince of Wales, who had been hunting in the Midlands for several days, joined the family at 'Sandringham on Saturday. on him he stepped into his airplane,‘ soared up out of range of their pistols and he headed for the Canadian bor. der. The Northwest Mounted Police were notified by \vireiess. Part oi their equipment is a fast airplane. kept in a hangar at Winnipeg. It car- ries a muchine-gun, and it was rushed The Canadian plane waited for him concealed high in the clouds, an when he crossed the border it swoop- ed down. His machine also carried a small machine-gun, and there was a lively battle. The Canadians finally sent a fusillade through his propeller and managed to puncture his gasoline tank. and five drillers are being kept at work through the holidays in antici- pation of a substantial flow Within th‘ next two hundred feet. A despatch from Calgary, A1ta., says: â€"Reports from the Imperial Oil Company well at Czar, {kl-berm, north east of Calgary, are to the effect that crude oil has been struck in small quantities at a depth of 2,800 feet, the charge which occasioned by the New Oil Strike HOLIDAY SEASON AT SANDRINGHAM Notice was given on Thursday .in several large factories of “vacations." The tin plate works in Swansea will be closed at the end of the month, and other tin plate works in Llanelly were closed on Wednesday, the manage- ment pointing out as one of the rea- sons for closing the fact that “the Whole world is upset in finance, and people cannot afford to buy‘tin plate, no matter what prices are offered.” In consequence of the trage depres« sion the spinning factories in Belfast have clqsed down, and thirty thou- sand workers are idle. For the same reason the Monmouthshire collieries have given the men a' fortnight’s nof tice. One of the unfortunate aspects of tha depression here is that German firms ai‘e benefitting at the expense of British employers and workers. One of the customs of the Royal family for generations has been the cutting of a wonderful Xmas pudding by the eldest daughter of the‘house, who habitually serves it with her own hands. That office fell“ to Prin- cess Mary, who performed it in ma.- oiou‘s conformity wi'vlw'the‘ traditions. A despatch from London sayszâ€"The growing industrial inactivity and con- sequent financial and moral depres- sion far overshadow interest in the discussion of armaments and a; naval holiday. This visit always brings joy to the tenants of the estate, for it is in- variably an occasion for good cheer and liberal gifts, the Kirk and‘ Queen go‘ing personally among the people and su'perintending the distribution of presents. This year‘the Royal party was reinforced by the King and Queen of Norway and their son Olaf, who is affectionately known in England as “The Little Prince,” although he long since outgrew the diminutive title, having now reached the age of eigh- teen. The Nox‘wegians have been visiting at Appleton House.' On Sun- day they were guests at Sandrin-gham. Trade Depression in Old Land Continues to Increase. King George took advantage “of the holidays to indulge'in his favorite sport of hunting. He is one of the best shots in England A good part of his daily bag will be sént as usual to the hospitals. “VACATIONS” ORDER OF DAY IN ENGLAND Northeast of Calgary might. otherwise be Federal Treasury. rder. been but