Frederiksted,
19th Jan.
1921.
The
s.
s.
'‘Parima’’
-arrived
here
at
6 o’clock this
morning
with
1,128
pack-
|
ages
for Frederiksted
and
32
packages
|
for Christiansted
and
the
following pas-
|
sengers:.
%
From
New York—Mr. George
Morton,
|
Mr.
Thos.
King,
Revd.
Philip
Smith,
|
Miss
A.
Elskoe,
Mrs.
A.
Benners
and
|
infant.
;
-
From
St.
Thomas—Mis.
Torno,
Mrs.
|
Lily Wright,
Lawyer D. Noll.
TELEGRAMS..
|
ST. CROIX STATION.
|
New
York,
Jany.
16th.
—Raw
sugar
|
was
quiet
and
unchanged
today
at
4§
|
cents
for Cuba’s
C. and
F.
equal
to 5.52
|
for
centrifugal.
Refined
was
in
little
|
demand
andgat
7.75 for fine granulated.
|
Futures
were
quiet and
irregular.
The
|
late positions
eased
off early but
rallied
|
on
covering.
The
price
was
1
point
lower.
January
closed
4.58,
March,
4.69
|
May 4.83 Ju
y 4.96.
|
Capetown,
Jany.
14th.—Nomination
|
day
for
the
coming
elections
in
the
union
of
South
Africa
developed
con-
siderable
excitement
today
throughout
the union, there
being
every
indication
from
the
happenings
of
the
day
that
the
election
would
be
an
exceedingly
hard fought
one.
Both
the
Scuth
Afri-
carn Unionist Coalition, the party
‘of the
present
Government
led by
General
Jan
Christian
Smuts
and
the Nationalist
par-
ty, which supported
a
policy
of
separa-
tion from the British
Empire,
put
up
a
candidate
in almost
every
possible
con-
stituency.
.A feature
of the
nomination
|
was the large number
of three-cornered
contests
develoring
in
which
the
Gov-
ernment
party,
the Nationalists and
La-
bour party
are competing.
General
Jan
|
Smuts
in his latest
speech
expressed
his
|
confidence
that
the
Government
would
|
secure
a
good
working
majority
while
|
the
Nationalist
leaders
deciared
them-
|
seives
confident of coming back
stronger
than before
Among the few candidates
returned
unopposed
are
Mr. John
Merri
|
man,
General Hertzog,
Mr. Pat
Duacan,
|
Sis Dav.d Harris and
the
Deputy
Speak-
|
er.
General
Smuts
and
all
the
others
are having contests.
:
Paris,
Jany.
16th.—M.
Aristide
Bri-
and, ex-Prime
Minister, succeedad
today
in the task underiaken
by him yesterday
to form
a
Cabinet
in
succession
to
the
niinistry offM. Leygues,
which
resigned
last
Wednesday.
Besides
the
Premier-
ship
M.
Briand
takes
the
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs.
Shortly
before
630
p. n.
M.
Briand
presented
the
official
Cabinet
to Presiaent
Millerand.
Dublin, Jany.
16th. -The
whole
sec:
|
tion of North Dublin
was surrounded
by
soldiers
and police last
evening
and
to-
day the street railway service
along
the
|
north
quay
has
been
suspended.
The
centre
of
the
surrounded
district
is
Church
Street,
the place
xhere
the mili-
ST
R OUOLI X
AYiS
tary were ambushed
recently
and
North
|
~
King Street,
the scene
of
fierce
fighting
|
~in
the east
section.
A total
area
of
a
|
~
square
mile
is surrounded
and
the
big-
‘
~
gest raid Dublin has yet experienced
has
|
~
been
under
way.
Only the military have
'
-
been engaged
inside
thesgeordon
and
it
|
.
is believed every
home
wlil be
systema-
|
tically searched,
the raid
lasting
several
|
.
~
days.
Hundreds
of soldiers
are
taking
|
.
part
and
field
kitchens
are
providing
|
-
them
with food.
New York, Jany.
17th. —Two cases
of
|
~
homicide,
numerous
hold-ups,
robberies
|
~
and
increase
police activity were
record-
|
ed today
when
New York’s
crime
wave,
|
Which abated
after
the
Christmas
holi-
|
.
~
days, apparently broke out afresh.
z
j
Washington,
Jany.
16th.
the
ameud-
|
~
meants
added
to
the
House
Emergency
|
|
Tanff Bill, which
were approved
on
Sat-
|
.~
urday
by the Senate
Finance
Committee,
|
.
included
sugar
$2.13
per
hundred
lbs
|
~until
the retail
price
reached
ten
cents
|
|
a pound.
1
|
Adelaide,
January
17th.—The
Eng-
|
~
lish
cricket
team
concluded
its
first
|
innings
in
its
.third
test
game
with
|
'
Australia
here
today,
scoring
447.
This
|
is
the
best
mateh
the
visitors
have
-
played
so
far
in
these
match
series.
-
The
Australian
first
innings
only
pro-
-
duced
354.
The feature
of
the
English
|
.
~
score
was
the remarkable
135 not
out
of
|
Russell
who entered
the match
at a
eriti-
|
cal
moment
on Saturday
and
unquestion-
|
ably saved
his side from collapse.
g
London,
January
17th.—Lord
Milper
|
staltes
that
his resignation
from the Col-
|
onial Cffice
will
take
place
at
the
end
|
.
of
this
month.
It
is
understood
that
|
Mr. Winston
Churchiil
will succeed
him.
|
The
‘‘Times’’ says,
that
Mr. Churchili,
|
~in addition
to
the
usual
responsibilities
|
:of
the
Colonial
Secretary,
will have
|
!
charge
of
the
mandared
territories—as-
|
.
signed
to Great
Britain
under
the terms
.
of tne
peace
treaty.
:
Belfast,
Jany.
17th.-——Crown
forces
on
Saturday
swept'through
the disirict
of
|
South
Armagh.
‘the scene
of
recent
al-
|
'
leged
Sinn
Fein
ac‘ivities,
with
great
|
.
thorougho~ss.
Troops
and constabulary
|
-of the Ulster Special .cooperated.
Every
|
road
was
under
supervision.
More than
|
300 persons
were
taken
in
the
various
|
nets,
but aftera rigorous
examination,
|
'
only 40 persons
were
held
in
the
mili-
|
'
tary
barracks.
;
’
London,
Jany.
17th.——The
Melbourne
|
‘‘Age’’ says
that
Sir
Joseph
Co'k
will
|
be
appointed
Hi_h
Commissioner
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Australia,
and
|
that JMr.
Millin, Micister
for
repatria-
|
~
tion, will act
as
Prvemier
during the
vis-
it of Premier
Hughes
to London.
i
“Dublin,
i{Jany.
17th.—The
barricades
|
and thei troops
surrounding
a wide
area
in North
Dublin,
were removed
this
as-
.
ternoon.
Sentries
were
posted
on roofs
|
.
of houses,
and armoured
cars
patrolled
"
the
neighbourhood
during
the
with-
drawal.
New York,
Jany.
17th.—The wind
to-
day reached
‘a velocity
over
New
York
of 84 {miles
an hour,
resulting
in
sever-
al
accidents.
One
wnman
was
blown
into an jopen
man-nole
and several
per-
sons thrown
to
the
pavement.
Steam.
ship
officials reported
further
delays
to
vessels
at
sea
as
a
result
of
the
~
storm.
Heavy
sand
storms
were
re-
ported
along
the Longlsland
shores.
Ex-
ceptionally
high
tides
also
were
caused
by the
wind.
NEW YORK, January
18th
1921,
Klour, Blencdzad Clears St. Lawrence Frand
pr. bri.
$9.50.
Meal, Kilndried per
100 s
£2.00
New
Season’s
Pork
per bri. $37.00
Heavy Mess Pork
per bbl. $29.00
Sugar---Crystals
maximum
per
100
ibs
$5.46—55.50.
Molasses
Sugar
89°
test,
no
quotation.
Cotton,
Middling Upland,
at
Liverpool
per
lbh.
10 32-1004.
tixchange,
New
York
and
London,
60
days’
sight $3.72
Exchange
New
York
and
London.
si~hi
$3.768
LONDON,
Jan.
18th
1921.
Sugar, Demerara
Crystals,
Govt. controll-
ed price,
duty raid
1295.
9.
'"
Demerara
Crystals
free
of
con-
trol. duty paid,
635.
675.
“
Moscovado
Govt.
co
trolled price,
duty paid,
1245.
9d.
i
5
free
o1 control duty paid
-
365. -50 s.
-
fine 755.
(German
Beet 88°/c f.o.b.
no
sules
White
Java
sugar
cif United
Kingdon;
nominal
425. od,
Demerara
Rum,
per gal. nominal.
Trinidad
Cocoa,
Good
Middling
Red
no-
minal per
¢ewt
675.
70s.
o
Cottc.
Medium Fine
Sea
Island,
at
Li.-
er"Hnl par-ib.
nominzal
Bank
England
rate
of
|
junt
ner
e
Y
"'
UOSOIB :g
Three
per cent
renis
in
Puris
Kes,
57.55.
All prices
subjecst
o
corvontiog,
Sores
LOST
&
.
on
Thursday
night (last)
in
‘he
yard
of
the
Christiansted7'h
g
A
NIUKTL
.
PLATED
‘NA'JGH.
with
initials
W.
B
A.
on inside of back.
Finder
will be
re-
warded
on bringing
sanie
to
[his
office.
Christiansted,
St.
C-cix.
Jsan.
19th
1921
For
Sal
or dale.
.
e
delivered
inChris-
White‘ Lim%
tlansted
at
SI.OO
pr. barrel from 10
January
1921.
PHILIP SAMUEL.