OFFICIAL NOTES.
11 June,
1923.
In
reply
toa
radiogram
sent
by
the
Governor
requesting
information
as
to
whether
or
not
the
rexulatizns
which
were being promulgated
in regard
to the
recent
ruling
of
the
Supreme
Court
would apply
to the
Virgin Islands
of the
United
States,
the
following
was
re-
ceived by wire today from the
Secretary
of the Navy:
“‘Recent
Supreme
Court
decision
ap-
plies
to Virgin Islands.
Enforcement
of
prohibition
law
as before
remains
with island gnvernment.
CToples
treas-
ury
department
regulations
in regards
to
court
decision
will be mailed
on
re-
ceipt.”’
11 June,
1923.
Mr.
Harry Dobert
of New York
City
has
been
appointed
by
His
kxcellency
the Governor
as
District Chief of
Police
for
the
Municipality of St. Thomas
ard
St.
John,
upon
the
recommendation
of
the Police Commission.
Mr. Dobert
will
sail
for the Virgin Isiands
via
the
S
S,
Martinique on June
28,
1923.
Mr.
Dobert
who
was
connectad
with
the
New
York
City
Police
Department
{or twenty-six
years
was
retired
as
a
Lieutenant
on September
15,
1921,
12 June,
1923.
The following radiogram
bas
been
re-
ceived from
the
lreasury
Department
:
“Government
Collector of ustoms
St. Thomas,
Virgin Isla~ds.
Pursuant
Supreme
Court
decisivn
.uu
Internal Revenue
T.
D. thirty-tour
eight
four effective
twelve
one A. M. Sunday
June
ten pineteen
hundred twenty-three,
no merchant
vessel
domestic
or
foreign
may earry
within territorial
water
Unit-
ed States
and
Islands
and
other
posses-
sions except Pailippine Island
and
Pana-
ma Canal
Zone
any
intoxicating
liquor
e thor as
cargo
or
sea
stores
for
bever-
ages
purposes
except in
case
ol
‘oreign
vossels
leaving
ioreign
ports
prior
to
June tenth in whieh
case
all
liquors
on
board shall
be kept
under
Customs
Seal
while
in
American
territorial
walers.
Lignors
subject
diplomatic
exemption
shall
be handied
as
heretofore.
Liquors
for
beverages
purposes
may
be
irans-
ported
under
Prohibition
permits.
Li-
quors
on board
vessels
in violation
.here-
of should
be
seized
‘by
custom
officers.
Regulations
maited
today.
8
MC KENZIE MOSS”’
tOCAL
Barinning
tomorrow
Mr.
Warner’s
latest
article in
Te Nuation
about
these
eslond will be
pubiished
in
instaliments
in
this
paper.
1t
1s
believed
that
the
vßews contained
therein
will
be found ir-
teresting
to readers
pro and
con.
ST
LEDII2 AV
Thirty-three
bags
of
United
States
|
mail via
s.
s.
Parima
were
received
in
‘
this
sown
at
noon
yesterday,
and
the
|
Mizpah with St.
Thomas
mails
got
inat
|
about the same
time.
The
show
at the theatre
last night
was
|
indeed
all that
was
claimed
for it.
The
|
attendance
was
good,
and
satisfaction
|
general.
?
It is
gratifying
to
be
able
to
report
|
a continuance
of tna moist
weather.,
|
e
rainfall measured
at
the
fort
this
morn-
ing is 1§ lines and
»at Kiagshill
13
lines.
|
Where
Are You Going on Sun-
|
day Altesaoos ?
PARADEGROUND
iS THE PLACE
|
TO
GO.
|
S
|
Dreadnought
And Athletic Will En-
gage
In A Great
Conlest.
One
of the best
football
matches
will
|
be plaved between
the Dreadnought
and
|
the
Athletic
football
clubs
on
Parace
Ground
Sunday
afternoon.
Erom
all
appearances
the
game
will
be
very i~ter-
esting.
The
Athletic
feels
sure of.-
tory over
the
good old Dreadnought
bu
thev will have
to do some
vlaying.
“Terrible’s”” French
Loots
are
under-
coing
some repairs,
but
will have
them
readv
for Sunday
when
he’ll put
on his
powerful
kicks and
prevent
the
Dread-
nought
from scoring.
Daniel
is likea ericket,
and
with
the
help of his four
brothers
and six
cousins
he
says
he
is
going
to
lead bis
boys
to
victory.
Richardson,
the
safe
goal-keeper
for
the
Athletie,
says
he is
not going to
let
anythin: pass
him,
he
is there
to
stop
the
great
runners
and
goal-scorers
of
the
Dreadnought,
Brun
and
W
Rer®
min.
The
Dreadnought
was
warming
up
a
few days for this contest
and there
is
no
doubt
that it is going tc be
a hard
tizht
for either
side
to
sceore.
—Com.
TELEGRAMS.
S7l. CROIX
STATION
Washington,
June
12ih.——1ne
Govern-
ment
is
understood
to be willing to
per-
mit foreign
vessels
to bring
certain
li-
auor
supplies
in‘o
United
States
pors,
provided
an
international
agrecment
is
reached
to extend
the search
and
seizure
limit
to twelve miles.
Washington,
June
12th.—There
were
inereasing
indications
in high
oificial
cir-
cles
here
todav that
the
President
murht
ask Congress,
when
it reas:embles
next
Autump,
to modify
the
prohibition
law
as it
affects
the
earrying
of
iiquor
on
hoard foreign
vessels
in the United 3States
The
President
was
said
to b:lieve
that
Congress
never intended
the Goveramen:
to
be
confroated
with
the
situation
it
now is called upon
to meet
by the objec
tions of foreign
powers
in
regard
to the
new rigorous ship liquor ban.
New
York,
June
11th, -The
United
States portion
of the
international
Aus-
trian loan, amounting
to
$25,000,000
sev-
en
percent
bonds,
was
oversubscribed
fiftecn
minutes
after
the
books
were
opened
at
ten
o’clock
this
morning,
ac-
cording
to
an
announcement
by
Messrs
J.
P.
Morgan
and
Company.
Kansas
City, June
Ilth.—Seven
dead,
many reported
missing,
thousands
home-
less
and property
loss
exceeding
§5,000,
000
was
the known
coll tonight
of floods,
which
have
sent
virtually every
stream
in Karsas
and Northern
Oklahoma
to the
highest
stage
in
versrs,
Arkannsos
City
and
Winfields,
in South
Central
Kansas,
the cities harlest
hit,
were
under
patrol
of the National
Guardsmen.
Red
Cross
and
other
agencies
were
endeavou.ing
to care
for the
homeless.
The
Chamber
of Commere
at
Arkansas
City has
appeal-
ed for $500.000
to aid the
Hood sufferers.
~
The
Chamber
estimated
the
damage
at
-
around
$3,000.000
at
Arkansas
City,
At
Winfield
the
damage
was
estuimated
at
-
between
oae
and
one
an
i
a halt
atlhicns,
At
Wichita
the
situation
was
reported
-
greatly improved tonight.
’
Montreal, June
11th.
- Eighty
percent,
of Uanada’s
output
ot
fish
must
find
a
marke:
outside
the
bounderies
of
the
ywminion,
it
was
stated
at
the
annual
|
.
ting of the Canadian
Fisheries
Asso-
|
eciauen
held
today.
To
incresse
the
.
amount
of consumption
of fishen
Cana-
%
da, it was proposed
that
a
publicity cam-
'
paizn be conducted
throughout
the
coun-
,
try as
soon
as
possible.
The
concensus
|
of opinicn
was that the
Federal
Govern-
|
ment
and
the
provincial
Governments
.
ghe
J assist
financially, as
well
as
other-
|
.
in
the
campaign
whilst
various
~
mercial
interests
should
al‘w contri-
'
bute
to dgevelop
the industry,
%
London,
June
13th
—The
West
Indians
-
yesterday
defeated
Essex
at
Leyton by
E
one
run and
three
wickets,
At the close
.
of
the
second
innings
Ls:ex
made
203
|
runs.
Moule
64,
Eastman
39,
Marsten
6
-Hipkin not
out three,
extras
14.
Bowi-
jl
o tor
the
West
Indians
Frances
tock
.
one
wicket
for
47,
Browne
four for 82,
.
Constantine
2 for 28
and
Small
3 for 22,
~
I'bhe
West
Indians
then
went
to the
wic-
.
ket
{ur
theiwr
second
innings,
compiling
93
runs
tor
the
loss
ol
seven
wickers,
-
Wollowing
are
individual
scores:
Fe)-
~
nandes
0, Chancelior
7,
Ince
46
rnot
out,
Small
7.
Hoit 0,
Nune:
5,
Constantine
0,
.
Brown
6, Pascall
15
not
out,
extras
7,
i
~
total 92.
|
Tsaochwang
June
12th. —Fight
cap-
|
tives,
the
last of
the
foreigners
kidnap-
~
ped
by the Chines~
b
dits who
held
up
"
the
Shanghai
Peking
express
near
Su-
.
chow
and
were
he!d
at
the
Paotzuku
'
Mountains, headquarters
of the
cutlaws,
|
gince that time,
Werc
(. .Cuocd
today,