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CHRISTIANSTED.
V.l 1. 8 A,
TUESDAY,
7ra
AUGUSIT,
1929,
No.
181.
THE
ST. CROIX AVIS
is printed and
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May
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TELEGRAMS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
London,
Aug.
lst.—According
to
an
order
in
council.
just
published
ia
the
London Gazette,
the
British Empire
now
extends
to
the
South
Pole.
Tlhe
order
states
the Ross
Sea and
adjacent
isla :ds
and territories
are
a
British
settlement
within the meaning of the
British
Settle-
ment
Acts and
are
named
the
Ross
De-
p ndency.
New
Zealand
is
given
re-
sponsibility for
the
Government
of
the
dependency,
which
is defined
as compris-
ing
all
islands
and
territories
betsween
the
116
degrees
east
longtitude and the
150 degree
west
longtitude,
situated
in
tne 16th degree
south
latitude.
Hong Kong.
Aug. Ist. —Because
of the
fichting between
rival Ciin-se
factions
at Amoy, the British
gunboats
Diomede
and Foxgove have
been
sent
to that port.
Looting is feared.
The
British
and
Jap-
anese
Counsuls aked for gunboats
to pro-
tect foreigu lives and
property.
London,
Aug.
Ist.—Mr.
Baldwin
an-
nounced
in the House
of
Commons
today
that he
was airaid it
would
be
impossi-
ble to publish
any of
the
papers
regard-
ing foreign relations
in
time
for
tomor-
rows debate
on the reparations
situation.
Ho pointed
out
that the Frencn
and
Bel-
gian
notes
have
just
been
received
and
that it was
necessary
to
get
tha
permis-
siop
of
these
Governments
before
pub-
lishing the documents.
London,
Aug. Ist—Whether
the
clos-
ing sitting of Parliament
ton.orrow,
will
reveal
the
next step
of the
Government
in
tre
dificult
KEuropean
problem
is
still unkncwn.
The cabinet’s
prolonged
diseussion
of the situation today
has only
brought
thus far the
announcement
that
Mr. Baldwin ard Lord Curzon
will make
simultaneous
s:atements
in
the
House
of Commons
and the
Lords
resyectively
tomorrow.
but
not the slightest indicatinn
of
the
nature
of
the
statement.
h:
Prime Minister’s
admission i the Hou:e
of Chrmmons today,
that in the absence
(f
permission
from the F ench
and
Belgian
Govts. for the
publication
of their
notes
the debate
woul ] be restrieted,
seems
to
point
to
the
fact
that
the
government
does
not
consider
the
time
nas
arrived
to take
any
new
line.
M
Poincare
has
all along insisted
upon
the
secreey
of the
negotiations
atd
until
he
lifts
the
em
bargo,
or
the
Brit'sh
Government
de-
cides
that
it
is
inpossible
to
suffer
further
delay.
it
is
difficult
to
see
how
there
can
b:
any
publication
or
revelation of
the
ecmmunicaiions
which
have passed
between
the
Allel Governd
ments.
Haopeless
as
the iprospect
of an
arreement
with
France
seems,
the
pro-
babilities
point
to
another
attempt,
on
the part of the Government
(0 achieve
such
agreement
by
further negotiation
in
which
case
Mr. Baldwin’s
statement
in
Parliament
is
likely
to
be compara-
tively brief,
dealing
with
the
British
position and embodying
a rerewed
warn-
ing to France
that the
negotiations
can-
not
be
indefinitely
piotracted.
The
Piime
Minister also will probably
appeal
to the
House
not
to
embarrass
the
Jeli-
cate
and
difficult negotiations
by hard
criticisms,
he having
already
tndertaken
that
a special
session
of
Parliament
shail
he
ecalled
if
a
new
situation
arises
re-
guiting che sanction
of that
body.
How
carefully
the
Government
has
to
pro-
ceed,
risking an open
breach
w.th France
was
illustrated
in
the
House
tonight.
Though Mr. Baldwin’s policy has the
sup-
purt of
a
large
section
of
the
country
there
is a considerable
body
of opinion,
well
represented
in
the
Government
against
any break with France.
San
Franciseo,
Aug.
3rd-—Great
Brit-
ain
was the first foreign power
to pay
iis
respects
to the dead
president.
Mr.
©
H.
Can2,
Viceconsul
generai
of
Great
Britain
in San
Francisco.
called
at
the
Presidential
suite
on behzlf of Mr. Gerald
Campbell,
General
Consul,
Mr. Campbell
he
said,
was
out of
town and
would
ar-
rive late today
to pay
Tormal
respects
on
behalf of Great Britain.
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F. M. CORNEIRO,
JEWELLER
& OPTICIAN,
St. Thomas,
V. l.
Publicati
ECTION 31 of the
Ordinance
concern-
ing
Public
Roads
in
St.
Croix,
ap-
proved
July 14,
1923
to
take
effect
from July 1.
1923, reads
thus:
““To provide for the maintenance
and
operation
of
the
road
machinery
there
shall
be leiied, assessed
a*d ccllected
by
the
Government
from
and
after July
1,
1923,
the
following
semi-annual
fees
which
shall
be pavable
on
January
Ist
and July Ist respectively
:
(a)
For
passengzer
carrying
automubiies
not
ex-
ceeding
2,200 Ibs......Franes
40.00
(1)
For
passenger
carrving
automobitles
from 2,200
a3 0001bs.
weight....
'~
bBOOO
() For
passenger
carrying
automohiles
above
3,000
ibs. weight......
......
"
75,00
(d) For Auto Trucks orother
freight
vehicleg
under
SN e
... o,
8000
(e) For Auto Trucks orother
freight
vehicles
above
ile
...
...
" 1
(f) For Auto Truck Trailers
per
ton
capacity
per
e
...
...
e
In default of this
tax
not being
paid it
shall
be eollected
in the
same
manner
as
provided
in the Horse, Carriage
and Boat
Tax Ordinan:e.
New
licenses
issued
within the
period
shall be paid for proportionately.”’
The
taxes
du2 according
io
the
above
gection
for the
second
half
of
1923
be-
came cue
on July 1,
1923 and
will be
pav-
ahle
at
the Police Ot e;
on September
1,
1923
in the same
manier
as
the
Horse,
Cirriage and Boat lavy,
Tax-lists
will
be
distributed
by
the
Police
Department
and
are
required
to
be correctly filled out and returned
to the
respective
Police Offices
2 davs after
re-
ceipt in the
towns
and
4
days
after
re-
celpt in the
country.
Government
of the
Virgin Islands
of
the United States of America,
St. Croix,
August 3, 1923
R. E. BARKETT,
Despatching
Secretary.