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SEPTEMBER
1920,
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BACHUS STILL REIGNS IN THE VIR-
GIN ISLANDS.
Probably
the only
place
under
the
American
flag
whete
Prohibition
is
not
now
in
ftorce
is
in
the
Virgin Islands
where,
until
Congress
enacts
new laws.
the
o'd
Danish
laws
remain
in
force.
The
Colenial
Counci!
of St.
Croix h.s
just
passed
a
bill repealing
former
iocal
legisiation
for
that
island
which
provided
for
loc.l
Prohibition
until a
specified
period
after
the
ending
of
the
war.
Similar legislation
is pending
~in
the Colonial
Council
for the Islands
of St.
Thomas
and
S*. John.
—Ameican
Paper.
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TELEGRA Ms.
ST. CRCIX STATION.
Belfast,
Sept.
3rd.—A light eruiser and
the
torpedo-boat
destroyer
Tyven
have
arrived in Belfast harbour
to protect
the
shipyards
frcm
possibie
damage
in
the
event of a recurrence
of rioting. Another
bactalion
of troops
reached
Belfast
this
morning from England.
London,
Sept.
3rd.—The
condition of
Lord Mayor M~cSweeney
showed
no rad-
ical
change
tonight,
although
the
Lord
Mayor was
said
gradually
to
be
grow-
ing weaker.
:
New York,
Sept.
3rd.-—-A
resolution
asking
Secretary
of State
Colby
to
de-
mand
the
reléase
of Mr.
MacSweeney,
was adopted
tonight by
the Central
Fed-
eration of Labour Union.
Announcement
also
was
made
that
union
warehouse
workers
will refuse
to
handle British
goods until the Lord Mayor of Cork is
at
his
liberty.
London,
Sept.
Brd.——Another appeal
to
the Premier
from the Executive Commit-
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AXEL HOLSE
tee of
the Society
of Kiiends
says,
‘‘ln
the name
of
our
commcn
Inaster
have
faith
and
seize
this
opportunity
to
re
lease
the
Lord
Mayor
of Cork.
The
Irish Conciliatory Commi:tee,
represent-
ing both parties
in Pariiament,
have
sent
simular
appeals
to the Premier,
while
the
London
branch
of
the
Irnsh
Do-
minion
League is
seeking
to eniist
the
support of the Archbishop of Canterbury
in mediation
with the Government.
London,
September
4th.—Mrs.
Mac
Sweeney
has
cabled
President
Wilson
an
appeal
in
behalf
of her husband
Mrs.
MacSweeney
asks
Mr.
Wilson
to
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JAKOB TORNOE.
your influence
with
the
English
Govern-
ment
t»
prevent
the
perpetration
of
an
outrage
on
civilization’’.
She
de-
clares
her shusband
is dying inan
kng-
lish
prison.
Mayor
Mac Sweeney
was
apparently
weaker this
morning and
the
prison
ductors
expressed
great
alarm.
Rio,
Sept.
3rd.
Financial
conditions
in
Brazil
have
become
so
serious,
and
exchange
is
so erratic,
that North
Ameri-
can bankers
and
merchants
are
refusing
further
credits
to
Brazilian
concerns
until
the sitaation
shall
have improved.
according
so
speakers
at
a
meeting
of
the official commercial
association.