Rares!
Races!
Races!
THERE
will
be
a
mweeting
of
THE
*
ST. CROIX TURF CLUB at Est.
FRE-
DENSBORKG
on SUNDAY NOV.
117 H at
330 P. M.
to
diséuss
the
possibility
of
f olding
races
for Christmas.
All members
are
urgently-requested
to
gitend.
ST
CROIX TURF
CLLU'B.
RAI!NFALL ON
ESTATES
BELONG-
ING TO
WEST
INDIAN SUGAR
FACTORY.
ST.
CROIX.
Lines of
[.ines of
rain L
rain Jan.
Fistales,
Oct.
1923.
Ist=--oct.
glst
1923.
Adventure
68
166.
Anzuilla
79.
2060,
Barren Spot
90.
Zl3.
Bethlehem
15,
224,
Betty’s Hope
6:2.
160,
Bonne
Esperance
62,
210.
Colq. Mt. Pleasant
Gl.
208
f'redensborg
5%
185.
t'ountain
65
¢2B.
Golden Grove
6.
179.
Glyno & Windsor
72
205.
Jealousy
6.
208,
Lower
love
bb.
181.
Mannpings Bay
62.
2l
River
b,
248.
St. George's
53.
147.
Slob
74.
184,
Strawberry
Hill
88,
193.
Two Friends
47.
198,
1 line
= 3
ni/m.
LOCAL
The schooner
Vigilant returnirg
from
Saint
Ihomus
whth
the mails,
was
be-
calmed
outside yesterday
and
sent
the
pas-
sengers
and
a
portion
of
the
mail
to
shore
by
a motor boat
at
2.30 p.
m.
®
|u
this issue
there
appears
an
ad call-
ing
a
meeting
of
the
nembers
of
the
Racing
Association
for
the
purpose
of
considering
horse
races
for
the coming
Coristmas
season.
While
conditions
are
very poorly
and
the
strictest
economy
is to be advised,
the enlivenment
brought
about
by
Xmas
rac.s
is
one
we all look
for, and with the understanding
that
the
cius has
some
funds
on hand,
and
that
the cost
of
individual
entrance
is
very
small
it
is
hoped
that
it will
be
found
practicable
to
ecarry
out
the usual
pro-
oramme
in
which it
is expected
to
list
some
horses
from St. Thomas.
The
.contract
for carrying
the
muadil
on
the
land
route
from
Christiansted
to
Frederiksted
by Kingshiil
for which
the
piesent
contractor
receives
$1516.67
to
peform
7 lound trips
2
week
and
addi-
tional trips whrn
necessary
at
a pro rata
£ (1%
3
¥
rate
of pay, alsn
the
contract
for
carry
ing
the
mail on
the
water
route
from
Christiansted
to
Saint
Thomas
once
a
week
aad
back
for
which
the
contractor
receives
81500
a
year,
expire
on
June
30,
1924,
and
bids
for
new -contracts
will
be
received
at
th
office of the Fourth Assis
ant Postmaster
General
until Janvary
15 h
next.
Forms
for submitting
bids and
further infora -
tion
concerning
the
service
may
be
ob-
tained
from
thz
postmaster,
Caristian-
sted.
We
have
received
the following letter
from His Excellency
the Governor:
GOVERNMENT OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF THE
UNI
D STATES
ST.
THOMAS.
:
5 November,
1923.
To th: Editor of *'The St.
Croix Avis.”’
The
week
of 18
llovember
to
24
No-
venrher
1923
huas
been
designated
as
AMBERICAN EUUCATION
WEEK,
and
it
is requested
that
the hearty
coopera-
tion
of all concerned
be
given
to
its ob-
Sei'voe,
It
is our desire
to forward
this
move-
ment
whieh
has
for
its
purpose
the
ex-
position
of
school
needs
and
facilities,
and
to meet
them
witu ~nstructive
pro-
grams.
The general
slogans
for the week
are:
“Children
today,
citizens
tomorrow.
A
man
of
knowledze
incieaseth
might.
No illiter.cy by 1927.
A sick body
makzs
a sick mind.”’
The
National
Eduecation
Association
of the
United States
has
suggested
the
following program
for Sunday,
18
No-
vember,
1923:
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY::
1.
Eduecation
in the home.
2.
Education
in the school.
3.
Education
in the chureb.
SLOGAN:
A Godly nation
cannot
[ail.
Editors
are asked
to assist
by
giving
editorials
or
any
other
publicity
whieh
they think may
be helptul.
Aporeciating
{ully tke
great
achieve-
ments
that have
been
made
in ilducation,
let
us face frankly its soricomings
when
measured
by
progress
in other fields
of
activity.
:
Sincerely,
HENRY
H. HOUGH,
Governor.
Dear
Mr. Elitor:
I shall
be thankful
if you will find
space
in
your
paper
for
the
following
statements:
1.
Ac:cording
to information
received
from
Mr.
D.
Hamilton
Jackson,
who
drew
up the will of Mr.
David Martin of
Windsor
lEstate,
the
dec:ased
has
left
the
sum o{*slo to the
Moravian.
Chureh
at Fried oste.d
(Midland) and not several
thousan
i dhilars
as cemmonly reported.
%*¢
1 have
recaived
from
th>
parties
“th t
had charge of the funesal
oi
Dav d
M\lartin-the
sum
of 5) cents,
half of
this
for
use nf (he carriage
part belonuzing
to
the
congregation
and
the
other
balf for
th= sexton
for tolling etc.
3
It
is
to ba hoped
that
the
above
statements
will make
an end
to tha tool-
ish,
not
to say
madcious
report
in
circa-
lation, that
although
David
Martin
left
several
thousand
doJdars
io the
church
I
charged
for burying him.
P.
BARTLELS.
Friedensfeld,
8-11-19.23.
rge
St. ThomasN=ws
The
mail
yesterday
brouunt
the
sad
news
of the
daath
of
Bani-
nan
Alton
Hall
at
Guantanam»d,
wheie
i~
vas
sta-
tioned.
It appzars
that
Mr. Hall
with
other musicians
were returning
in
a boat
after
playing
at
a
dince
given by
the
oTGeers
on the nighr of the 19th
October.
Through
some
un:xplainabie
ecirenm-
stance,
Mr.
Hal: fell overboard
and
was
not
missed
until the boat arrived
at the
landing place.
The
deceased
is survived
by
a widow
and
other relatives,
to
whom
we extend
our condolence.—The
Bullztin,
Nov. 6th.
TELEGRAMS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
Lauzanne,
Nov.®
bth.--The
trial
of
Maurice
Alexander
Conradi,
the
Swiss
encineer
who
is
ebarged
with
killing
Vaslav Vorovsky,
Soviet Ruszia’s
unoffi-
cial delegate
<at
the
second
Lausanne
Chnference,
brzins
this
moraing
and
is
expected
to
last
at
least
ten
days,
for
9y witnesses
are
to be heard
and
a
vast
mass
of doruments
arve to be presented.
London,
Nov. bih.- A section
of
the
Glasgow
Lioerals
bas
telegraphed
an
invitation
to
Mr.
Winsten
Churehill
to
contest
the
late Mr.
Binar
Law’s
seat.
It is thought
that
Mr. Churchi
|l
is eager
‘to return
to
the House
of
Common:z.
A
‘triangialar eoatest
for
tha seat
is anticip
ated.
It is rumoured
that if Mr. Cauren-
iil is nominatad
by ase:tiyn
of the L bar
als
the
Asquith
Libzrass
will
put
up
another
noiminee.
London,
Nov.
sth.—la
th2
event
the
I2x German
Crowa
Prince
attempts
to
retarn
to his
estate
at Dels,
Upper
Stle-
sia.
from
Wieringan,
Holiand,
where
he
is
.ow
staying
the
B itish
Govern-
ment
wili
do
nothing
to
rostrain
him,
without first zonsuliing
its Allies, it was
stated.
Government
officials
seemed
doubtful
regardinz
the
precise
action
that
could
be
taken
to
limit Frederick
William’s movemeunts,
since
the
existing
treaties
deal
oniy
wiith
movements
of
his father,
the
former
Emperor.
Ifghe
British Government
is
given
definite as
surances
by
Germaay
that
Frederick
William will confine himself
to Dels,
and
not indulge in
overt
acts,
itis
thrught