(Canegata)
proposed
that 2nd Disenssion
remain
open
unt
| after
recess.
Discus-
sion
on Colorial
Council
Bill No. 21
was
also rosiponed
until atter
Recess.
Item
6.
.
Colonial
Coruneil
Bill No. 22.
Resolution
assigning
additional
land
to
the
Leper
Asylum.
Introduced
by
3rd
Member
for
Christiansted
“ountry District
Robt.
W.
Skeoch).
Colonial Council Bill No. 22.
2nd Session
1919-1920.
RESOLUTION.
Be 1t resolved
by
the
Colonial Cou..cil
for St. Croix in session
assembled:
1.
'That
the
rectangular
field to
the
South
West
of the Leper Asy-
lum ca. 5.13 acres, atjpresent
belong-
ing
to
Richmond
as
detailed
in
Government’s
letter
of October 11,
1919
be
assigned
to the yse
of the
Leper Asylum.
ROBT.
W. SKEGCH.
3rd Member for Christiansted
Country District.
3rd Membe: for Christiansted
Country
District
[Robt.
W.
Skeoch]
introduced
the Resolution
and said, - Mr. Chairman.
I have
been
asked
to iniroduce
this
Re-
|
solutinn
which
is
now
before you.
The
|
land
referred
to belongs
to the Munici-
|
pality
and
couid
be put
to better
usz if
|
handed
to
the
Leper
Asylum.”
I
ask
|
that the Resolution
be furthered.
|
The Secretary
[Canegata]
then
read
communications
received
bearing
on
this
|
marter.
!
[he
Chairman
remarked:
Honorable
|
Members
you have
heard
the
correspon-
dence
from
the
various
departments
read.
‘lhis is simply
a
matter
of
turn-
|
ing over
a plot of land
to the
Assyium.
|
It was
put
to the
vote and carried
that
the
Reso?ninn
be
furthered,
and
that
|
it be subject
to one
discussion.
|
No one requesting
the word, the Secre-
tary (Canegata)
read
the Resolution
and
|
the Cha‘rman
put
same
to the
vote.
'
It was unanimously
adopted.
The Chairman
gave
a recess
of
fifteen
minu.es.
During the recess
the
Committee
ap-
|
pointed
by the
Council
to
consider
and
|
report
on
Colonial
Council
Bills
No.
17
and I 8 met and 2nd Member
for
Freder-
|
iksted Town [Merwin| was elected speak-
|
er of that Committee.
This Member
be-
|
ing Chairman
of the
Council
vacate
the
chair to the Vice-Chairman
[Coulter.]
‘
,
[To
be continued].
!
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!
Local.
!
The schnr.Virginia arrived at Frederik-
sted at sp.
m. Saturday
with mails from
|
the States
ete.,
the Christiansted.part
of
|
which was received
here the s
me
even-
ST
CHOLE
& VM)
&
ing. Owing. however,
to the hubbub kept
up by the rabble
the general
delivery had
to be discontinued
until yesterday
when
the mails by
tne Parima
arvived.
The
S.
S.
Parima
got to
Frederiks.ed
Saturdzy
evening
and
will sail
for the
[slands
this afternoon.
The
Navy Band
rendered
its
Sunday
evening concert
in the pavilion last night.
Tonight
there
will be
what
promises
to prove
a fine exhibition, at the theatre.
See programme
in this issue
and
secure
seats
early.
.
it is learned
that very little
cargo
has
arrived
by
the
Parima,
agents
in
the
|
States
being reluctant
so
make
anv
con-
siderable shipments
while
the
high
rate
of exchange
here
lasts.
Nordlyset
says
the
Danish
Krone
went
up on
the 16th.
inst.
from
17 to 18
cents
|
U.
S.
currency.
Even
at
2841%
that
would
place
the
value
of the Krone
at
but Fre.
1.15 or nearly
5 cents
less
than
its normal exchange
v:lue.
TELEGRAMS
ST. CROIX
STA .ION.
London,
Dee.
23rd.—Mr.
Edward
Shortt, Seeretary
of Siate
itor
Home
Af-
fairs,
announced
in
the
House
of
Com-
méns
today that the Goevernment
had
de-
cided
to abondon
a
scheme
which
had
been
under consideration
for
the
forma-
tion of citizen gnuar-s.
London,
Dec.
23rd.—Lt.
Col.
F.
E
Freemantle,
Co#lition Unionist,
was elect-
ed to Parliament
for the St. Alban’s
dis-
trict of Hertfordshire,
in
the
bye-elec-
tion held
on
December
10th.
Lt.
Col.
Freemantle
had
a plurality of
513
votes
over the next bighest
nominee.
Mr. J. W.
Brown,
the
Labour
candidate,
received
9,621
votes.
Mr, Miiner
Gray,
Liberal,
received
2,474 v‘\)tes.
At the last general
election,
Sir
Hillred
Carlisle,
Coalition
Unionist,
was returned unopposed.
London,
Dec.
23rd.—Mr
Bonar
Law,
answering
Mr.
Hurd
in
the
Commons
yesterday,
said
no
communication
has
.
been
received
from
the
Canadian
Gov-
|
ernment
for an imperial conference
to be
held at Ottowa next year.
The
time and
|
date of the
conference
have
still
tc
be
|
settled with the Dominions.
i
London,
Dec.
22nd.—Lady
Ramsay,
|
formerly Princess
Patricia of Connaught,
gave birth to a son yesterday.
‘
London,
Dee.
23rd.—British
forces
|
have occupied
Batoum
and Baku
to
pre-
|
vent
the
Turks
from penetrating
the
|
Caucasian
region,
according
toa Moscow
|
wireless despatch.
|
London,
Dee.
23rd.—Knighthood
in
|
the Order of the
Empire
has
been
con-
|
ferred
by King George
on
C ptain
Ross
|
Smith,
the
first aviator
to
complete
an
|
aeroplane flight from England
to Austra-
|
lia. Captain
Smith’s
brother,
Mr.
Mac-
pherson
Smith,
who was observer
in
the
recent
successful
flight,
was
accorded
an identical honour.
London,
Dec.
23ad.--Replying*
to
a
question
by Viscount Brynne in the House
of
Lords
todvy
coneerning
assistance
to Austria,
Earl Curzon declared
that
no
great
scheme
was
possible
without the
help of
the United
States.
Great
Bri-
tain
and
France
hadf proposed,
and
the
United
States
had agreed
that
they
re-
tain Austrian securities
as
a
guarantee
for
pay: ent
for
purchases
of
food
for
Austria,
he
said,
and
America
was
to
have
the
grea:
pictures,
now
held
in
~
Austria,
as her security.
Washington,
December
23rd.— The Gov-
ernment
has
received
no
proposal
that
the United States
should
join with
Great
Britain and
France
in furnishing
assis-
tance
to Austria,
as
was
asserted
today
by Earl Curzon,
in the
House
of
[.ords.
Officials at the
State
Department,
how-
ever, expected
that
the
suggestion
may
have
been
broached
to Ambassador
Wal-
lace
at Paris,
the
United
States
Repre-
sentative
on
the
Supreme
Council,
who
was referring
it to Washington,
Paris,
Dec.
23rd.—Exchange
of ratifi-
cation
of the German
Peace
Treaty before
the end
of the year,
is considered
in
offi-
cial circles
as
impcssible.
This
opinion
was formed today when
the
head
of
the
German
delegation
here
announced
that
he would
be
obliged
to return
to
Berlin
to consult
with the
Government
on
the
latest
communieatior.
London
Dee.
23rd.—Law
officers
of
the
Crown
held
a
consultation
with
French
and
Belgian
law
offices
today
with regard
to the
former
German
Em-
peror.
Itis
reported
that
the
Confer-
ence made
out a
case
against
the
forme:
German
Ruler
and
framed
an
indict-
ment.
London,
Dec.
23rd.—Mr. Lloyd Gerrge
will go to Paris
next
week
to confer with
Premier
Clemenceau,
it was
announced
today.
London,
Dec.
23rd.—
Major
George
Clement
Tyron, Unionist member
of Far-
liament for Brighton,
has
been
appointed
to succeed
Brig.
Gen.
Seely
as
head
of
the Air Ministry.
NEW YORK, Dec.
26th
1919.
Flour, Blencad
Clear
St. Lawrence
J-rand
v
pr. brl 81180
Meal, Kilndried per
100 ibs $3.92
New
Season’s
Pork per brl. $45.00
Heavy
Mess
Pork per bbl.
$47.00
Sugar---Ci ystals
(Confirmed by Erokers)
per
100 ibs.
$7.28.
Molasses
89 test pr luo lbs.
nc
quotation
Cotton, Middling Upiand, at Liverpool per
Ib.
26 25-100 d.
rixchange,
New
York
and
london,
60
days’
sight
$3.75%
Exchange
New York
and London,
sight
-
$3.794
LONDON,
Deec.
26th
1919.
Sugar-Demerara
Crystals
duty paid price.
fixed by the Royal Commission
per
ewts
“
665. od.
-975.
od.