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jbr3tain 13 represented in soviet russia for the first time a despatch from london says tian rakovsky russian envoy to there were important developments great britain who had not been t 11 granted an audience by lord curzon in the labor governments first full bjjt rfsl sensauon of e day working day tras the appearance of ramsay mac- with the appointment of frank donald at his desk in the foreign hodges secretary of the miners fed- office at 10 oclock sharp this may eration as civil lord of the admir- not sound astonishing but constitutes alty and harry gosling president of a revolution in whitehalls working the national transport workers as- hours as no foreign ministers ever sociation as minister of transport have turned up for work before ramsay macdonald has filled the im- j eleven portant posts of his government al- macdonald has ordered all foreign though most of the members of the office personages to be on the job at new ministry are inexperienced quite 10 even the highest permanent offi- a number like viscount chelmsford cials and none of these latter have lord parmoor john r clynes and j been in the habit of appearing before arthur henderson have bean in pre- eleven- thirty vious governments j macdonld made it clear on thurs- a great help to the ministers and day to callers that writing notes j a sign that nothing extremely revolu- france will be discontinued fut-r- j tionary in administrative practice is negotiations he said will bo mar contemplated is seen in the appoint- through ambassadors or when necesj ments by the ministers as their prilsary by personal interviews between vate secretaries premier macdonald chiefs of state has named sir ronald water house j the russian envoy was asked about and robert gowers who filled a simi- j russias willingness to acknowledgo lar position with the late andrew russias prewar debt to britain arm bonar law and c p duff who was macdonald received a favorable re- private secretary to david lloyd ply but tho russians want recogni- georgo tion first and debt negotiations after- james ogrady has accepted the wards while some of the right wine post of the first british ambassador labor leaders are anxious to get tl- to soviet russia premier macdonald debts admitted- beforo oqrady is sei received at the foreign office chris- 1 to moscow first labor cabinet in britains history new british labor cabinet lord haldane philip snowden c wedgwood wm john wheatley adamson sir s oliver lord chelmsford lord parmoor c p trevelyan deadlock in british railway strike her requirements as a consequence it was said the surplus investment ac count of the united states will re ceive less opportunity than before for work in canada but it will still loan more to that country than canada will loan to american industries strike pay about 7000 per day next move up to government a despatch from london says a deadlock has been reached in the canada s net debt ftrike of the associated society of j still on the increase locomotive engineers and firemen the managers of the railways an- c re nounced that they would not reply to public accounts show big a letter sent them by j bromley sec retary of tho associated society in forming them that he regretted that tho strike must continue there- is a fundamental difference addition in fiscal year ending last march a despatch from ottawa says public accounts for the fiscal year of principle between the associated ended the 31gt of as march have society and the railway managers re been finally completed and efforts to garding the finding of- the wages duce ar thwarted b board from which tho managers re the drafts upon the exchequer of the fused to depart although they assert r canadian national railway and the that they would consider eases of in- j merchant marine dividual hardship among the men if conso revenue stood up the strike were called off buoyantly and totalled 394614900 it is said to be costing tho asso- iii ii-j-i- j i t a a j t l m j i while the total outlays on consolidated dated society about 7000 daily to ita account 3 pay the sinkers the members are 616 tus favorable balance of reticent about their resources but it 48 049 284- about g3 mihons is believed that the payment of the j a wvor to the railway3 strikers wages is a severe dram upon j k and merchant- marine seventyseven the exchequer of the organization i f j i t millions to the former and six mil f iv m ft c th0 j lions to the latter as the increase of w 5k debt was 31641067 about fifty mil that it had been learned from several came t q provincial centres that many of tho the increase in the net debt in the members of the union who had joined i fi rlt nscal year was 531641065 lhe total twnl tfrtv i is now 2453776868 the gross debt swsajistwd at 2924199338 which is a strike will be action by the new labor minister tom shaw and the trades union congresss mediating com mittee canada able to finance bulk of her requirements a despatch from new york says the fact that canada was able to ab sorb without foreign assistance tho heavy government financing of 1923 and the latest big issue of 50000000 of canadian national railways bonds- la interpreted by new york bond dealers as an event of more than pass ing significance it shows they sug gested that canada has grown in financial importanco to a point where lhe can in future finance the bulk of decrease of ten and a half millions rovenues increased by over twelve and a half millions while expend hires decreased by 15266958 the increases in expenditure were 2644- 886 in the interest on the public debt and 410745 on agriculture there were reductions of over three millions in pensions seen millions in public works 822000 in post office 462- 883 in soldiers settlement and 4- 416169 in soldiers reestablishment while miscellaneous reductions were over eight and n half millions increases in revenue were mainly 12369824 in customs 993210 in excise and 32826230 in inland rev enue business tares fell off 9784- 205 and incomo 1s972816 over 55 miiions have so far been collected on income dominion news in brief halifax ns six large trans- atlantic freighters carrying a total of 76074 barrels of nova scotia ap ples left this port recently for tho united kingdom with these ship ments the grand total for the present hipping season up- to january 5 is brought to 836219 barrels quebec que navigation of the st lawrence river is expected to open early in the month of april accord ing to preliminary schedules issued by tho various steamship companies operating between canadian atlantic ports and europe 192 ships will visit this port during 1924 fredericton nb five new com panies with a total capitalization am- j ounting to 706000 have been incor porated in new brunswick according to notices of incorporation in the royal gazette tho largest of thei now companies is tho edward sinclair lumber co ltd of newcastle with an authorized capital slock of 600000 toronto ont weather conditions in northern ontario having been ex ceedingly good for timber operations hon james lyons minister of lands and forests stated that a very hoavy cut was expected this winter mr lyons further stated that the cut was go heavy that tho list of government scalers was almost exhausted oshawa onl ono of tho newest industries to establish in this city is the ontario potteries the first kiln has been opened tho company will produce table and art ware using j canadian iw materials tho clay is being secured from saskatchewan and the feldspar from ontario calgary alta this city claims that it is canadas leading sunshine city the record for sunshine for tho fall was as follows september 195 hours or an average of 614 hours dally october 228 hours or 713 hours daily average november 158 hours or 515 hours daily regina sask the indians of the three prairio provides in 1923 season harvested the greatest crop in their history according to the annual re port of the superintendent of indian affairs in the three provinces the indians harvested 638561 bushels of wheat 574282 bushels of oats and 62304 bushels of barley the report shows they raised 58264 bushels of potatoes and 10000 bushels of other vegetables they summorfallowed 20000 acres of land broke 6808 acres put up 57000 tons of hay and 9516 of green feed vancouver bc vancouver ship ped 13092249 bushels of grain be tween september 1 and december 31 and bookings for future loadings in sure a total movement of more than 40000000 bushels for the present crop year according to figures com piled by tho vancouver merchants exchange additional bookings may bring the total up to 60000000 bushels about 11000000 bushels have been booked for january load a despatch from london says the new labor cabinet as officially announced follows ramsay macdonald premier and secretary for foreign affairs john robert clynes lord privy sea and deputy leader in the house of commons lord parmoor lord president of the council viscount haldane lord chancellor philip snowden chancellor of the exchequer arthur henderson secretary for home affairs j h thomas secretary for the col onies stephen walsh secretary for war sir sydney olivier head of the in dian office briggen christopher thompson air minister viscount chelmsford first lord of the admiralty sydney webb president of the board of trade john wheatley minister of health noel buxton minister of agricul ture william adamson secretary for scotland c p trevelyan president of the board of education thomas shawj minister of labor vernon hartshorn postmastergen eral col josiah wedgwood chancellor ofl the duchy of lancaster f w jowett commissioner ot works london death notices show many live long ramsay macdonald a despatch from london says that londons climate for all its fog is conducive to longevity cannot be gainsaid in the face of statistics pre sented in the deaths column of the london times of twentyseven per sons whose death notices appeared on one day the aggregate age was 1992 years or an average of 73 years six- teen of these were more than 70 in- eluding twelve 80 years old or morej two of 96 and one 91 yukon is warmest section of canada- a despatch from dawson city yt says the yukon is experiencing the mildest winter weather in the memory of the oldest inhabitant this month the thermometer has hovered around zero daily as contrasted with previous januaries when it ran the scale he- tweon 40 and 70 below extremehigh temperatures have prevailed in the yukon and parts of alaska since earlyj last summer thomas shaw a henderson sidney webb j r clynes v hartshorn stephen walsh f w jowett noel buxton j h thomas the weeks markets ing 8500000 in february 5500000 in march and considerable amounts for april and may toronto manitoba wheat no 1 northern 110tt manitoba oats no 3 cw 46c no i extra feed 46c manuoba barley nominal all the above track bay ports ontario barley 65 to 67c- american corn no 2 yellow 96c buckwheat no 2 72 to 76c ontario rye no 3 72 to 74c peas sample j45 to 150 millfecd del montreal freights bagn included brnn per ton 28 shorts per ton 30 middlings 36 good feed hour 210 ontario wheat no 2 white 95 to 98c outside ontario no 2 white oati 40 to 42c ontario corn nominal ontario flour ninety per cent pat in jute bags montreal prompt ship ment 460 toronto basis 460 bulk seaboard 425 man flour 1st pats in jute sacks 620 per barrol 2nd pats 570 hay extra no 2 timothy per ton track toronto 1450 to 15 no 2 1150 no 3 1250 mixed 12 straw car lots per ton 9 cheese new large 21 to 22c twins 22 to 22v4c triplets 224 to 23c stiltons 24 to 25c old largo 25 to 30c twins 29 to 31c triplets so to 82c honey 60lb tins 11 to 12c per lb 10lb tins 11 to 12c 5lb tins 12 to 13c 2lb tins 13 to 14c comb honey per dozen no 1 375 to 4 no 2 325 to 350 27c cooked ham3 37 to 39c smoked rolls 19 to 21c cottage rolls 22 to 24c breakfast bacon 25 to 27c spe cial brand breakfast bacon 30 to 33c backs boneless 80 to 36c cured ments long clear bacon 50 to 70 ibs 1850 70 to 90 lbs 18 maple products syrup per imp 1 00 lbs and up 17 lightweightrols gal 250 per 5gal tin 240 per i in barrels 37 heavyweight rolls gal maple sugar lb 25c 32 j butter finest creamery prints 40 1 lard pure tierces 17 to 17c to 47c no 1 creamery 43 to 45c no j tub- 1 to 18c pails 18 to 184c 2 42 to 43c prints 19 to 20c shortening tierces eggsextras fresh in rffiu 58 to 59c fresh extras loose 56 tol la jf 57c fresh firsts 50 to 51c extras i steers choice 7 to 7o0 storage in cartons 44c extras 41 to butchers steers choice 625 to 675 42c firsts 36 to 37c seconds 29 to c v25 to 31 o do com 425 to 4o0 butcher live poultry spring chickens 4 heifers choice 0 to s675- do mcd lbs and over 28c chickens 3 to 4 s476 to 52o do com 450 to 5 ib3 0 hens over 5 lbs 2c- do i butcher cows choice 47o to do 4 to 5 lbs 15c do 3 to 4 lbs loc ip to 4 canners and cut- roosters 15c ducklings over 5 lbs tcrs 125 to 2 butcher bulls choice 19c do 4 to 5 lbs 18c turkevs 125 to o25 do com 2 to 3 young 10 lbs and up 22c feeding steers good 550 to 650 dressed poultry spring chickens do fair to 5 stackers good 4 4 lbs and over 30c chickens 3 to 4- to 475 do fair 50 to 4 milkers lbs 25c hens over 5 lbs 28c do and springers 70 to 100 calve 4 to 5 lbs 24c do 3 to 4 lbs 18c choice 12 to s1350 do mcd 9 to roosters 18c ducklings over 5 lbs 11 do com 5 to 7 do grassers 24c do 4 to ft lbs 25c turkeys 3 to 450 iambs choice ewe3 13 young 10 lbs and up 28 to 32c to 14 do bucks 1050 to 11 do geese 22c culls 7 to 8 sheep light ewesj 650 j beans cnrrdian hnndpicked lb to 750 do fat heavy 4 to 450 7c primes gic do culls 2 to 3 hogs fed and watcr- smokcd meals hams mcd 25 to cd 860 to 9 do fob 8 to 350 do country points 776 to 825 do selects 935to 990 montreal oats can west no 2 55 to 56c do no 3 52 to 53c do extra no 1 feed 51c do no 2 local white 48v4 to 49c flour man spring wheat pats lsts 620 2nds 570 strong bakers 550 winter pats choico 5g0 to 575 rolled oats bags 90 lbs 305 brnn 2825 shorts 3125 middlings 3725 hay per ton car lots 15 to 16 butter no 1- pasteurized 43 to 43c do no 1 creamery 42 to 42c eggs storage extras 40e do storage firsts 35c do storage seconds 28 to 30c fairly good veal calves 10 med 9 to 950 good lambs 10 and 1050 sheep s550 to 0 hogs 885 to 9 com dairy typo ows and bologna bulls 260 to 3 canners 160 the sack stunt as tho guests arrlvo let each ono of them ship his right hand into a two pcund rapcr bag tie tho bag round his wrist with cord and let him shako hands with the other guests until tho bag is worn cut the skin of the human palm u seventysix times as thick as that of the eyelid