Americanism
in
the
islands
is
to
give
every
native
born
man,
woman,
and
child
the
first
and
full rights
to
the
country of their
birth.
Citizens
of the Virgin Islands,
see
that
your representatives
do their duty.
St. Thoms News
There
is at present
a small
but
sturdy
Benevolent
Society
which
celebrated
its
sth anniversary
on the
evening
of
Nov-
:
ember
16.
The
members
turned ouf in
good force
under the leadership
of
Rev.
Leslie, and
together
with
their
guests,
had
a most
emjoyable
evening,
Rev.
A.
B. Romig who founded
the
Society,
and
was its first president,
was
present
on
this
occasion.
The
programme
for
the
evening
is
too
long
to
be
given in full
but
we
can
note
the
following salient
points.
A memorial
tree
was
planted.
This
w~as
a
mango
tree
of
a special
variety, that
was brought
from Antigua.
'
Both Revs.
Leslie and Romig
gave inter-
esting
and
encouraging
addresses;
the
former
illustrating
his
remarks
with
tales from the eold North,
the
latter
by
descriptions
of the
Sunny
South.
The
members
and
friends
rendered
many
songs
and
recitations,
and
the
singing
was
very efficiently accompanied
by
Mr.
Arthur Joseph
of Nisky.
Refreshments
were
served,
and
the
meeting
closed
about
10.30
p.
m.
The
Nisky
Benevo
lent
Society
has
as
its
wateh word,
““Un‘on,Thrift, and
Help.””
Its
princi-
ples
are
excellent,
its
plans
and
rules
most
commendable.
May
the
Society
live
long and flourish.—St.
Thomas
Bul-
letin, Nov. 18.
The
week’s
tranquility
was
suddenly
disturbed
oa Saturday
afternoor
by
the
report
that
a
prisoner
had
been
shot
some
where
near
the ''Field.”’
'
e
As
far as
we could
learn,
the
incident
izas follows:
Joseph
Darling, who has
been
held
in
jail for sometime,
awaiting trial by
the
District Court, having shown
of late quite
. peculiar
and
unruly
behavior,
Director
of Police
Nolan
thought it
best
to
send
him to the
Municipal Hospital,
and
have
him
placed in the
psycopathic
ward
for
observation,
and
instructions
were
ac-
cordingly given Sergeant
Thomas
to take
Darling to the Hospital.
The
prisoner walked quietly
with
the
gsergeant
until
they
arrived
at
the
en-
trance
of the Hospital,
when
he sudden-
ly pounced
on
the officer, gvabbing
him
by the throat
and taking
away
his club.
The officer, finding himself sot
.reaten-
ed, drew his gun,
and shot Darling in the
leg, producing
a flesi wound.
We
understand
that
a meeting
of the
Police Commission
takes
place
this after-
noon,
and
pending
the
investigation
of
that
body,
we
reserve
comment
on
the
matter.—;?t.
Thomas Bulletin, Nov. 21st.
ST CRUIX
AV 138
Three butchers
were arraigned
before
Judge
George
Washington
Williams
and
fined
10,
12, and
15 dollars respectively
for violating certain
sanitary regulations.
—Tee Emancipator,
Nov. 19th.
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
Loadon,
Nov.
19th.—A
manifesto
is-
sued
today
by the Labour
Party,
on be-
half of
the
whole
labour
movement
of
Great
Britain, promises
support
of
any
steps
that may be
necessary
to make
the
Hughes
proposals
for
naval
armament
reduction
effective and
calls for
the ex-
tension of
the proposals
to all forms
of
armaments.
London,
Nov.
20th—The
Postmaster
General
has
issued
the
following
an-
nouncement.
‘The
statement
ip a daily
paper
that
the
scheme
for
an
Imperial
wireless
chain
has
callapsed,
is
devoid
of
foundation.
This
scheme
has
been
approved
of by the
Govt. and
endorsed
by
a2
committee of
the Imperial
confer-
ence
itself, in the followingz resolutions.”
It is
agreed
that
His
Majesty’s
Govt
should
take
steps
for the
erection
of the
remainint
stations
for which they
will
be
responsible.
As
soon
as
these
sta-
tions
are
ervected it
is designed
that the
Govts.
of Australia,
South
Africa and
India should
take similar action
as far as
is necessary,
and that the
Govts. of Ca
nada
and New Zealand
should also
coop-
erate
to
that end’”’.
The
above
scheme
was
accepted
by
the
Prime
Mnister
of the
Ccmmonwealth
of Australia
sub-
ject
to
Australia
having
full
freedom
of
action
as
to
the
method
in
which
Australia will
cooperate
No
change
in
policy
by
the
Govt.
has
since
taken
place.
Fwo
statiens
#hose
a4
Leafield
and
at
Cairo,
will
be
completed
and
working by the end of this year.
_Was! ington,
Nov.
21st.—A
tropioal
disturbance
reported
off
Turks
Island
was
central
last
night
north-west
of
Grand
Turk,
moving
northwestward.
Storm
warnings
arve
displayed
along the
Atlantic
coast
from
Savannah
to
Cape
Henry.
St. Lucia,
Nov. 21st—Mr.
T.
G.
Wes-
tall,
the
St. Lucia
representative
Govt.
associations
delegate,
arrvived here
from
England
by
F.
M.
S.
“Antilles” and
was
accorded
an enthusiastic
reception.
Washington,
Nov.
21st—The
third
plenary
session
of
the
armaments
con-
ference
was
called
to
order by Secretary
Huches
this morning.
M. Briand,
seven
sinms
Premier
of France,
held the arms
confererce
in a rapt
hour today
with the
world for
his
audience,
while he
told of
the
need of
France
for
a
large
army.
The picturesque
*‘strong man’’ of Irance
acknowledged
by Mr.
Lloyd
George
as
having ‘‘the finest
parliamentary
voice
in
Europe,’”’ was
the drawing call which
packed
the
Memorial
Hall of the Daugh-
ters
of
the
American
revolution
wit!
such
a gathering
of distinguished
nota
bles
as seldom
is found
under
the
ro
of
one
building,
The
Premier’s
voie
ordinarily vibrant
and penetrating
an
particularly rich in overtones,
was
modu
lated to fill the hall and
no more.
Berlin,
Nov.
21st—A
eommunication
handed
to the reparations
commission
by
Dr. Wirth,
the
Chancellor,
telling of the
German
Govts.
willingness
to seek
for-
eign
credits required
to meet
the Janu-
ary
reparations
payment
to
the
Allies,
has
been
received
by the
public as
con-
firming
the
belief
popularly
held
that
the
Govt.
possesses
no
illusions
as
re-
gards
its ability to
secure
a period grace
in
which
to
meet
its
obligations.
The
commission
left yesterday
for Paris
with-
out answering
the
communications,
but
in official quarters
the belief ‘s expressed
thata reply
will
be
fortheoming
from
Paris.
London,
Nov. 21st.—The
*‘Times’’ this
morning
says
it has
received
informa-
tion from communist
sources
to the effect
that Soviet Russia
shortly
will zppeal
to
the
worlds
workers
for
one
hundred
million
dollars.
[t
is
proposed
to issue
shares
of five shillings each,
‘‘guaranteed
by
the
first
working
class
republie.
of
the
world’’.
The
‘‘Times’’
&says
it
is
not
known
whether
any interest
money
is attached
to the
loan.
Bombay,
Nov.
21st,—Disturbances
occurred
on
Friday
at
several
points in
the native quarters
of
the
city.
A mob
burned
a
police
station
and military pa-
trols
were called into
action.
They fired
upon
and disperse
: the
rioters,
who suf-
fered
some
casualties.
On
Saturday
morning the
trouble
started
afresh
in
a
number
of places,
the
patrols
again
be-
ing forced
to
fire
into
the
crowd.
The
disturbances
were
confined
to the native
section.
Affairs
in
the
Kuropean
busi
pess
guarters
are going
on
as
usual.
Bombay,
Nov.
21st.—In
a statement
issued
on
Saturday
Mahatmah
Ghandi,
leader
of
the
‘‘Non-co-operationists,
de-
precating
the
disturbance
which
oceur-
red
on the
oceasion
of the
arrival in In-
dia
of
the
Prince
of
Wales,
declar-
ed
that
it
was
impossible
to
deseribe
the
agony
he
had
suffered
during
the
past
two
days,
‘‘whose
events
stink in
my nostrils.””
Ghandi
emphasized
that
the
Mussulmans
ought
to
be
grateful
to
the
Passee
Indians
for their
liberal
contribution
to the
Caliphate
Fund.
In-
stead,
he declared,
the
Parsees
had
been
vietims
of
the
attacks.
In
his
state-
ment
Ghandi
invited
both
Hindus
and
Mussulmans
to
go
home
and
repent,
and
to implore God
for forgiveness.
He
insisted
that
repszration
should
be
made
to those
who
had
been
injured.
(handi
finally blames
himself
for having
insti-
gated
the spirit of
revolt and
announced
that
he
would refuse
toeat
or to
drink
anything
buat
water
until
peace
is
res-
tored.