S there
was
no quorum
at
the
40th
Ann<ial General
Meeting of the New
St. Croix
Savings
Bank
advertised
to be
held
on TUESDAY
the
11th. inst.,
the
Members
are
hereby
notified
that
a meeting will be
held
on FRIDAY THE
2187,
INST.,
at
4
o’clock
p.
m.,
at
the office
of
the
Institution
at
which
~ meeting
a statement
of the
transactions
* for the
fiscal
year
ending
3lst.
March
last will be
produced
and
the
election
of Trustees
take place.®
Christiansted,
St.
Croix,
12th
Octo-
ber 1921.
By Order_
"T. J. STRIPIRON.
Accountant.
Just Received
PER S.S.
VINTON COUNTY
FERRIS
HAM,
FAMIILYBEEF,
MESS PORK.
Christiansted
12th Oct.
1921.
M. A. PRETTO.
ST. CROIX
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REPORT
No.
7.
Week Endir.g September
23,
1921.
SCHOOL
CLASS PERCENTAGE
Christiansted
Junior
High
Urban
99.77
Frederiksted
Junior
Higb
s
98.65
Annaly
Rural
98.33
Frederiksted
Public
Urban
98.12
Christiansted
Public
:
97.86
Friedensfeld
Rural
97.54
La Princesse
-
96.32
Peter’s
Rest
’
94.83
Diamond
>
89.20
ST. TIHHCMAS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REPORT
NoO.
7.
Week Ending September
23,
1921.
SCHOOL
CLASS PERCENTAGE-
Senior
High
Urban
100.00
Sixth Grades
-
99.45
Monroe
Rural
98.54
Nisky
=
97.77
uincoln
Urban
97.67
Junior High
i
97.40
St.
John
Rural
96.80
Washington
Urban
96.44
Jefferson
.
96.36
Town
.
94.48
Madison
Rural
92.84
LOCAL.
The Promenade
Concert
at
St.
Johns
school
House
was agaia
largely attend-
=T
b
01X
avNis
ed
last
night and
again
the
attractions
~
offered
were
up
to the standard.
!
|
sR
s o
|
"
Tonight there
will be
screened
a
com:
.
plete drama
at the Christiansted
Theatre.
~
See inviting programme
in this issue.
|
The
Creole
arrived
here
at
10
a.
m.
|
yesterday
with
St.
Thomas
and
Porto
.
Rieo
mails.
WEATHER
REPORT.
|
Barbados,
Oet.
12th.—2
p.
m.
Barom-
.
eter 29.88,
calm.
St.
Lueia, Qet
12th -—2 p.
m.
Barome-
ter
29 84, East,
Cloudy.
|
Grenada,
Oct.
12th.--2.30
p.
m.
Bar-
ometer
29.82, raining,
lizht S. E. wind.
|
|
St. Thomas
News
|
FLOATING BOMB LOADED WITH
RUM.
[t has
been
rumoured
since
last week
that
an
American
four-master
loaded
~
with rum
to
the
amount
of
4,000
pun-
|
.
cheons
turned turtle
on
the
water
while
ok fire, which resulted.
in
release
of her
eargo
while on her
way t>
France
from
l
Martinique: but yesterday
we proved
the
|
'
truth
of
the
statement
when
Captain
|
~
Benjamin
on
his
vay
here
from St.
John
*|
V. 1.,
picked
up
one
of
those
enviable
|
'
casks
of a capacity
of 60 gals. and turned
|
it over
to the
Customs
Authority
on his
|
arrival.
It is
further
stated
that
the
|
.
beaeches
of
Tortola
and
other
adjacent
.
islands
have
been
covered
with
about
'
400,
and
fishing
smacks
are
cruising
the
waters
around
those
islands
as
the
~
sub-chasers
once
cruised
for subs.
Some
-
say
that Benjamin
is
2
fooi; others
say
|
he is a wise man,
you
can
also add your
'
opinion.—The Bulletin Oct.
sth.
|
;
{
|
Mrs.
Chr. Daniel
of Frederiksted
and
|
~
Miss Enogeae
3tevens
of
Christiansted
|
are
at pres2nt
in the island,
for
specifiec
|
instructions
from
Bandmaster
Adams
|
who is also Musical Suparvisor of Schools,
|
These
iadies
on their return
to
St. Croix
will
assume
duty
as
Music Teachers
in
the respective
towns
and
in
the
several
schools.
—St.
Thomas
Bulletin.
Oet.
7th.
Tanis
morning
at
11
o’clock,
through
|
the invitation of Bandmasier
Adams,
for
|
the specific purpose
of invoking
:ch2 help
l
and bleszing
of Almighty God
apon
the
new
enterpris2,—the
publication
of
a
|
newspaper
by the members
of
the
Navy
|
Band,
Chaplain Steiner,
U.
S.
N.,
visit
|
ed the premises
of this band,
and
in very
|
encouraging
and congratulatory| nguage,
l
expressed
the
sentiments
of
the
entire
Naval Cnlony in the island,
in
relativity
to the present
attainment
of this
organi-
zation, and also
added
with
what
plea-
l
sure the general
Jdeportment
of its
mem-
|
~
bers
have been
viewed in
the
past.
He
went further in the
matter
of bringing
to
them
very confrontedly
the fact that,
their’s is a noble effort to
which
if
con-
tinued
interest,
ernest
endeavor,
and
zealousness
be added,
cannct
fail
to
ac-
~
complish
that for which it is intended,
an uplifting organ
of the community.
It was at thig#point
that
the
benedic-
tion of God was implored,
while the
men
very reverently stood around
with bo ved
heads.
The first publication
was
launched
to-
day,
and the first issue
from
the
press,
which bears
in bo!d types
its name,
‘‘'The
St.
Thomas
Times’’ and
therewith
mark
'
the
advent
of
this
new
paper,
will be
‘
presented
to His
Excellency
the
Gover-
nor.
|
We of this island
-re acquainted
direct-
ly or indirectly with the evolution of this
body of men
under
their
energetic
and
inspiring leader.
and it behoves
us
indi
vidually
and
collectively,
to
encourage
according
to the
measure
of
our
ability
the
work
of
this
organization,
since it
l
cannot
hut add
also
to
our
honour
and
|
respectability
as
a
people. —St.
Thomas
i
Bulletin, Oct.
Bth.
x
Jewish
members
of
our
community
~
celebrated
their
‘“‘New Year”
»n
Mon-
|
day
with
befitting
ceremonies.—The
.
Emancipator
Oct.
Bth.
{
ie
I 1
’
The former
pig
sties
situated
east
of
|
“‘Burial Ground’”
and
rightfully named
|
““Buck
Hole,””
are
being
renovated
in
good style,
by
Mr. Chas.
Hay
the
able
and energetic
clerk
of A. H.
Lockhart,
and
will
soon
be
suitable
for
human
habitation.
This
place
is
destined
in
future, (if things
continue
as
they
are)
to be
the
finest
collection
of
tenement
houses
in
the
ecity.
Mr.
A.
H.
Lock-
|
hart
is owner. —lbd.
|
S
e
{
|
TELEGRAMS.
|
ST. CROIX STATION.
|
Lisbon, Oct.
10th
Sir Ernest
Shack-
~
leton,
who
is leadinga
party of
explor-
~
ers into
the-
Antatic
and
was
forced
to
~
put into this
port
when
a
heavy
storm
damaged
bhis
little
ship,
the
‘‘Quest”
-
announced
this
morning
he
would
re-
sume
his
voyage
today.
gepiirs
to the
vessel
have
been
comnpleted.
London,
Ject.
10th.-
Mr. Michael
Col-
lins,
Sinn
Fein
Minister
of Finance,
ar-
rived in
London
this
morning,
complet-
ing the
Sinn
Fein
delegation
which
to-
morrow will confer
with
representatives
of
the Government,
to ascertain,
‘‘hew
the association
of
Ireland with
the
com-
munity of nations,
known
as
the British
Empire,
may
best
be
reconciled
with
Irish
National
aspirations
>
The
Sinn
Fein
delegates
were
early
at
work
to-
day,
completing
arrangements
for
the
meeting.
Mr.
Lloyd
George
and
the
members
of
his
cabinet
forming
the