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75TH
YHREAR.
CHRISTIANSTED.
V.i#. U.S.
A., FRIDAY
30ra
JULY
1920
here
at
1.25 o’clock on Sunday
afternoon.
Two
shocks
were
felt
No
casualties
have
been
reported.
wondon
July 26th.
R.
Norris
Williams
(Boston),
defeated
J.C.
Parke
of the Brit-
ish
Davis Cup Team
in the
finals
of the
Norwood
Lawr
Tennis
Tournament
on
Saturday
6-3,
6-4,
7-5.
Sandy
Hook, July
26th. —Mr.
Nichol-
son,
designer
¢f the Shamrock
IV,
still
insists
that the
©vresent
races
have been
little more
than
trial races
for the Sham-
rock.
He
thinks
that
in
all future
cup
races
the
econtenders
should
be manned
entirely
by
a erew
from
the public they
represent.
The
Resolute’s
crew
is said
to be made
up
largely
by
Scandinavian
sailors. = Should
Sir
Thomas
fail to win
the
race today
and
lose
the
cup,
he
sug-
gests
that
the
Irish
Baronet
enter
the
challenger
in
a series
of races
with the
Resolute
and
Vanitie
alone
for cups
of-
fered
by
lveal
yachi
ciubs.
1i Dhas
aiso
been
suggested
that all three
yachts
be
sailed by professional
skippers.
Sir Tho-
mas is said
to have
spent
approximately
$1,000,000
in his
latest
attempt
‘o
lift
the cup and yachting experts
assert
the
Shanmirock
in the interes-
ofyacht design-
ing, should
have further
tests
in compe-
titi '-n with the Resolute
and other sloops
of the United States
desigr.
As a
mem-
ber
of
the
New York
Yacht
Club, Sir
lhomas
can
enter
the
Shamrock
in-the
club
races.
London,
July 26th.—The
Greeks
have
effected
a landing at Media
on
the Black
Sea Coast
of Eastern
Thrace,
and
have
occupied
Viza about
20 miles
inland from
that
port,
says
the Excnange
Tlelegraph
Coy’s.
Athen’s
correspondent,
quoting
newspaper
despatches
received
there.
Santiago,
Chile,
July
26th.—This
city
was
rocked
by
a
strong
earthquake
at
12.30 o’clock this morning.
The
disturb-
ance
was
felt
throughout
the
Central
Zone of the conntry from Serena
to Con-
ception.
Advices
from
Argentina
say
an earthquake
occurred
at Mendeza
last
night,
lasting
nearly
two minutes.
Es-
timates
of
the
duration
of
the
shock
vary.
Despatches
from
Valparaiso
say
that the
earthquake
produced
consider-
able
alarm.
Los
Angeies,
Cal.,
July
26th.—A
sharp
earthquake
awoke
Los
Angeles
this
morning
early.
A few
chimneys
were knocked
down,
dishes
broken
and
vindows rattled.
Manila,
July 26;h.—-Thousands
were
rendered
homeless
by
a typoon
which,
accompanied
by
torrential
rains,
swept
the islard of Lugon during
the
past
ten
days.
causing
fremendous
damage.
A
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name,
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antee
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The editor cannot
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dentsnor
does
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TELEGRAMS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
Ancora,
July 2oin.—The
Turkish
Na-
tionalist
Congress
here adopted
a
resolu
tion
today
denourcing
the
peace
terms
accepted
by
the
Constantinople
Govt,
and
deelaring
that
the
Nationalists
will
denounce
th> cerms®militarily
to the bitter
end.
Observers
arriving
here
from
the
Caucasus
<ay the
Bolshevik
are
training
an
army of 10,000 at Baku
on the Caspian
Sea
for an
invasion
of Persia.
The
force
inciudes
many
Persian
workmen,
who
are
being
trained
primarily
as
propag-
andists,
although having military
instrac-
tors.
[he
Boishevik
have
insisted,
ac-
cor ling to
the
observers,
that
they
wiil
p2netrat:
India
after
Persia,
and
rouse
the
entire
Mohamnmedan
world
against
the
l'urkish
peace.
Paris
July 26th.—The
health
of
Mr.
Lloyd George
is causing
serious
anxiety,
according
to
a
London
despatch.
The
Premier's
physicians
are
said
to
have
ordered
an
immediate
absolute
rest
for
him.
London July 26th.—The
Govt.
has
no
intention
of
withdrawing the
Govt.
of
Ireland bill, Mr. Lloyd George
stated
in
the
House
of Commons
today,
He
con-
firmed
reports
that
the
Russian
Soviet
Govt.
had sent
the Govt. a
note,
accept-
ing Great Britain’s proposal
for
a
place
ccnference
in London.
He will meet
Mr.
Millerand at Boulogne tomorrow to discuss
the Russian
proposal
Athens
July 26th.---Colonel
Jafarta-
yar’s bands
are in
full retreat
from
all
directions
and
are
falling back
toward
Kirk Kilisseh
pressed
by the Greeks
who
on Saturday
took Lule Burgars
southeast
of Adrianople.
Guayaquil, July 26th.—=Many
buildings
were
damaged
in
a
severe
earthquake
o
|
dyke of the
Tulac
River
in
Central
Lu-
|
zon
was
bioken,
flooding
thousands
of
|
acres
of rice and
sugar
lands,
carrying
|
off hundreds
of small
houses.
The
loss
of life was reported
small.
'
London,
July 26th.—Reports
that
the
(
Govt.
was
opening
negotiations
with
representatives
of the
Sinn Fein
for
the
;
purpose
of reaching
a compromise
as
to
’
the future
of
Ireland
were
set
at
rest
in the House
by
the
Premier.
He
was
‘
asked
by Lord Robert
Cecil
as
to
wheth-
er
the
Govt.,
was
opening
negotiations
or
pour
parlers
with
any
section
of
Ireland
ard
answered
the
negative.
Sir
Hamar
Greenwood
declared
in
the
|
House
of
Commons
tonight
that
the
|
troops
and police
had
shown
the
utmost
|
imparuality in Ireland and that
the
pre-
'
sence
of
the
troops
and
warships
had
|
saved
Belfast from
a
possible
massacre
|
and
north Ireland from
a civil war.
i
Sydu=y,
N.
S.,
July
27ih.—The
deje-
|
gates of the
Imperial
Conference
arriv-
|
ed here
by
the
S.
S.
''Victorian’’
this
|
morning.
They
will
leave
for
Halifax
|
by trai - this evening
and
arrive
at
nine
i
o’clock
tomsrrow
morning.
The
mem-
|
bers
of
the
party
were
given
a
royal
i
welecome
when
they
landed
this morning.
|
Loondon,
July 26th.—Archbishp
Daniel
|
Mannix of Melbourne,
Australia,
will not
|
be allowed
to land
in
England
because
|
of
his
recent
utterances
Mr.
Lloyd
l
(George announced
in the House
of Com-
.
mons
today.
!
\thens,
July 26th.—Adrianople
fell to
|
the Greeks
on Saturday
evening,
accord-
|
ing to
an
official
statement
last
night.
|
This
virtually ends
five day’s operations
against
Jafartayar’s
principal
forces.
'
The campaign
was carried
out according
|
to
scheduie
by the
armies
in Thrace
on
|
the
Maritza and
at Rodosto
joining for-
|
ces
at the proper
momeat
and
advancing
;
rapidly and
dispersing
the
enemy.
The
|
Turks
fled
in
a
panic
throwing
away
|
their
arms
and
abandoning
supplies,
|
guns,
and
ammunition.
The
Turkish
'
Commander
escaped
from Adriaaople
in
|
an automobile.
proceeding
to Kirk Kilis-
|
seh.
|
London,
Jfuly 27th. -—-Sugar
in stock
on,
|
the
24th
inst.
was
158,000
tons
Last
l
year 222,000
tons.
|
BT
N
TR
R
N
B
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NG
I ICE.
| THE Cooperative
Dairy will open
|
its Milk-sale on the Ist of
Au-
|
gust,
with
a
limited
amount
of
milk.