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TELEGEAMS.
ST.
CROIX STA :10ON.
New
York.
Sept.
29th.
Through
the
further
reduction
of
half
a cont
by the
Fed:ral
Sugar Refining
Company
today,
the
price
of rranuiated
sugar
droppad
ty 134 cents
a pound
['his
was
the low.
est
.price
since
ihe
Govi.
relinquished
conirol
and
about i 2 ¢ents
per
pouond
iess
ts an the high level
Irevailing in the
sugar
market,
Dublin,
Sept.
29th.—Tne
suggesticns
for
the
solution
of
the
Irish
problem
which
ave acuually
an offer of a generons
form of
Home
Rule
made
by
Viseount
arey have
attracted
mueh
attention
in
this
City,
but
public
opinion g:nerally
discounts
the
probabili'y of
their
adop-
tion.
Moderate elements
approve
of t e
Viscounts
pian but Sinn
Fein,
it is said,
would
not
corsent
to
an
assembly
for
coastituting
a future
government
unless
the law gave automatie
force
to whatev-
er
decisions
are
reached.
Under
such
conditions
on the other had Ulster would
refuse
to enter.
Sina Fein
quarters
wel-
come
the proposal but
if a settlement
is
not reached
within two
years
the Briiish
Govt. zhould withdraw altogether leaving
responsibility
to the Irish people.
Lead-
ers
of the
Sinn
Fein movement
say
that
all they ask is
free responsiblity.
London, Sept.
30th.—Alderman
James
Rold yesterday
was
elected
l.ord
Mayor
of London
by
the
Court
of
Aidermen
with
all
the
ancient
picturesque
cere-
monies.
He
will take
up
office on
No-
veraber
9th,
succeeding
Sir
Edward
Cocper.
-
S
varis,
Sept. 29th. —Wgheim
Majer
Von Xaufberen
the Germar
Ambassador
:0 France
has
presented
his
credentials
to President
Millerand at the Elysee Pa\-
CHRISTIANSTED.
V.
1. U.S.
A.,,
TUESDAY
5tH
OCTOBER
1920.
ace
thus
rescoring
diplomatic
relations
between
Franece
and
Germany.
New
York,
Sept
30th.
—The
largest
shipment
of gold si6,
750,000
ever trans-
ported
acros
cthz
Atlantic
is
being
brought
to New York on the White
Star
Liner "*Baltic’’ which
12ft Liverpool
on
September
22nd
i:
was
reported
here
yesterday.
The
gold
is
consigned
to
United States
bankers.
The
largest
pre-
" vious
shipmen: from
abroad
of
which
there
is any known record
was
approxi-
mately $8.000,000.
¢ London,
Sept.
80th.—Following is
the
result
of the
Jockey
Club
stakes
run
at
New
Market
today:
Ist
Tarelore,
2nd
Qrpheus,
3rd Celestiai.
*New
York,
Sept.
30th.—A
heavy
windstorm - which
straeck
New York
to-
night tore down
telegranh
and telephone
wires,
flooded
streets,
uprooted
trees
and
broke
many
plate-glass
windows.
No
one
was
injured.
The
storm
was
responsible
for
several
thousands
of
dollars damage
in the
Times
Sjuare
dis-
trict,
where
many
plate-glass
shop-
fronts
were
broken.
.
Publicat:
üblication.
®
e
L
-
SQOTICE
is hereby
given
that the
sum
N
of Fres.
242,15,
incom2
on
the
invest-
ed
capital
of
His
Royal
Highness
Prince
Valdemar’s
Weading
Memorial
Fund
for the beneiit
of worthy indigent
persons
in St.
Croix, will be
on hand
for
distribution
on the 22nd Octobcr
1920.
Avpplications
for participation
in
this
distributi>n,
duly certified,
should
be
forwarded
to the undersigned
on
or
be-
fore October
12th 41920.
Despatching
Secretary’s
Office,
hris-
tiansted,
St.
Croi"', Virgin Islands
of U.
S. September
20th
1920.
FRED.
B. COLBY,
Lygspatching
Secretary.
A Kowlrd
of S2O
WG
O
will be: &
any
one
who
can,
and
:iliprove
Jraily
that any
one
has
my cattle
mE)ounded
without
havir« siven
sgal
report,
SIOO to
the
one that
@n
prove
that
they
have
been
soiff
and have put other
brand
o. r;7
[tie.
o
[PM. E. SVITZER
Lt. Prince
th Sept.
1920.
v2.
030.
AUCTION.
T
the request
of La;wyer
Stakemann
A
on behalf of MR. JOSEPH
E. BOUGH
as attorney
to Miss SUSAN
BOUGH
will be offered for sale
at
a public auction
to
be
held at
the undersigned
Office
in
Government
House
on
:
Thursday
the
14th of
Octo-
ber
1920
AT 3 OCLOCK P.
M.
The Property
No.
23 in Company
Street
in the
Town
of Christian-
sted.
Conditions
for
the sale,
appraisement
and
other
documents
will be filed at
the
office and
may
be previcusly
inspected
at
Lawver Stakemann’s
Office in Christian-
sted.
Christiansted’s
Vendue
Office,
St.
Croix. September
©%h
1920.
Fee:
F¥r.
10.00
1
Say
ten
Francs
)
WILH.» JENSEN
FOR RENT.
EHE upper
iioor of No. 80 King’s
Cross
Street
Christiensted,
fur-
nished.
Apply to
A. E. STAKEMANN.
FOR SALE.
Lt. Princess,
Golden
Rock,
Belie-
vue,
Mt. Welcome
and Eliza’s
Re-
treat.
EM. E. SVITZER
AT THE
N
>
‘
ompany Streef Emporiem
White
Half Botties
3
at 234e.
each.
Christiansted.
28th Sept.
1920.
M. A. PRETTO.