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A,
FAIURDAY,
Zlsr
JULY,
1973
er
activity
and
strength
on
reports
of
higher
spot
prices
and durinz the
fore-
noon advanced
11 to
2)
points
above
the
previous
eclose.
In
addition
to
hedgze
purchases
there
was
active
loecal
cover-
ing.
Refined
sugr
was
more
active and
s eadier,
Refined futur-s
nominal,
London,
July*l6th.-—The
Coverr ment
today published
ap
official pap2r
embody-
ing
a
memorandum
by
Sn
Auckland
Geddes
on
the
effects
of prohibition in
in the
United
Siates,
with
reference
to
the c'aims
made
in the
United
States
of
economic
benefits,
increased
wages,
heavier
savings
bank
deposits,
ete,
the
memorandum
says.
‘‘So
many
other
faciors
have contributed
to
restore
econ-
omic conditions
since
the
war, that it is
almost impossible
to
form
any estimate
f the
extent
to
w..ch
prohibition
bas
contributed
to
this
recovey,
or
other-
wise’’,
_
Havre,
July 16 h.— (Reuters)
The
Can-
¢dian traveliing
exhibition.
which
ils
to
tour
France
this
Summer,
advertising
Canadian
products,
was given
a fine start
today
when
the
Municipaiity
of
Havre
tendered
the
Canadians
connected
with
the exhibition
a banquet
which
was
pre-
sided
over by
M. Dior, Minister
of
Com
merce
and
Industry
for
France.
M.
Dior congratulated
the
organizers
of the
travelling exhibition
¢n
their enterprise
and
he remarked
that
it
was
an
impor-
tant
economie
outcome
of
the
natural
desire
of
the
peoples
of
Canada
and
France
to
improve
their
acquaintance,.
They would
be the better
able
to
appre-
ciate
each
others
products,
he said.
kondon,
July
16th.-—Mr.
Baldwin,
in
the
House of Commons
today,
cleared
up
two interesting
points,
namely,
that
the
note
to Germany
will
be
ecommunicated
t) Washinzton
and
that
no
recent
com-
munications
over
the
vreparations
bhad
been
exchanged
betw:en
Great
Britain
and the
Urited
States.
The
diplomatic
talks
were resumed
in London
"oday, Lord
Curzon
seeing
both
the
ltalian
and
French
Ambassadors
The Prime
Minis-
ter has
apientitude of advisers
in his dzli-
cate
task of drafting
a reply
to Germany,
the British
Ambassador
to France,
Ger-
many,
the
United
States
and
Japan
being
in
London
at
the
present
mo-
ment.
The
press
teems
with
sugges
tions
as to what the draft note
will
con-
tain, but the Government
maintains
the
utmost
seerecy
on this point, and it is ex
ceedingly
probable
that
such
secrecy
will be continued
until
the
Allied
pow-
crs
have
had
the
opportunity of
perus
\
THE ST. CROIX AVIS
18 printed and
published
daily (Sundays
and Holidays excepted)
by G. Johansen
at
the Avis Office.
TERMS:--50
cents monthly
in advance,
2 cents
per single copy.
Entered
as
second-class
matter
May
26th 1917 at the
Fost
Ofice at Christian-
gled. St Crote.
V. Los theU.
8.
A,
un-
der the Act of March 3.
1879.
TELEGRAMS.
.
ST,
UROUIX STATION,
l.orndon,
July
10th.—The
mteh
at
Lords,
between
the
ecricket
elevens
rep-
resenting
Oxford and Cambridge
Univer-
sities,
which
was
commenced
yesterday,
cam:
to an abrupt
conclusion
today,
Ox-
ford
overwhelming
their
opponeats
Ly
an innirgs and
227
runs.
Winning
the
toss,
Oxfol compiled
422 yesterday
on
a p°rfect
wi‘ket
but
a
tervific thunder-
storm
:nl
a
deluge
of rain
eariy
this
morning,
left
Cambridge
with
an
ex-
tremely cifficult
wicket
to play on.
The
Oxford bowlers
did
practically
as
they
liked with
the ball,
dismissing
their
op-
polents
for 59 runs
in
the
first iinings
and 136 in the
second.
Taylor
ottained
109 rune for the suceessfu,
team.
London, July
16th.—The
proposed
ex-
tra facilities at the
naval
base
in
Sing-
apore
were
not made
known
to the other
nations
represented
at
the
Washing.
ton
amnament
conferéence
and
the..
was
no
reason
why
they
should
have
heen.
questioners
were
told in
the Hous2
o
ommons
touay
by
Colonel
Amery.
-
was
clearly
unde:stood
by
all
the
delegates
at
W shington,
he
said,
that
Great
Britain
was retaining
full freedom
oi action
as regards
Singapore,
which had
aiways been
a naval and military station.
There
was
no
discussion
at
Ottawva
of
the
particular
arrangements
contem-
plated
by
Great
Britain,
or
any
other
power,
at
naval
bases
or
stations
out-
side
the
zone
explicitly
lefined ir
the
agreement.
The
proposals
for the base
were
first
approved
of
in
June
1921,
New York,
July
16th.—Increased
ac-
tivity and
a firmer
undertone
app~ared
inthe
raw suzar
market
today.
Ev.lent-
ly reflacting
a
better
demand
for
their
refineda product,
local refiners
bought 39,
U0) bags
of Porto Rico’s,
July shioment,
at
7.03
and 7,000
bags
of
Cubas,
late
,July
and
early
August
at
53§ cents
cost
and
freight.
equal
to
7.03
duty
paid
Raw
sugar
futures opening
rather
quiet
at 2 to 4 points d=cline
developed
great-
No. 167.
ing
the
draft.
The close
assoceiation
of
Mr. McKenna
with
Mr. Baldwin
in pre-
paring
the draft seems
to
indicate
that
a
plan aiming at
a
joint settlement
of
re-
parations
and
inter-Allied
debts
may
have
an
important
place
in
the
discus-
sion.
The intimation
in Paris despatches
today that M. Poincare’s
speech
was pre-
pared
before
the
Prime
Minister’s
pro-
nouncement
was
delivered,
is
regarded
here
as significant,
as proving the
desire
of the
French
not
to
embarass
London
needlesslv
in
the
discussions.
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of A. E. STAKEMANN.
|
A
as
Adwministrater
of
the
Estate
of
|
JUHN
YOUNG
MUDIE,
deceased,
'
and
previously
deceased
wite,
and of the
.
Estate
of JENSINE NEUMAN, deceassd,
|
will be offered
for sale
at public
auction
|
to
be
held
on
the
Premises
No,
4
B.
'
King’s Cross
Street
in Christiansted
on
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SATURDAY
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1923
|
AT 20CLOCK P. M.
I
Househoid
and other Personal
Effects
|
belonging
to
the said
lEstates
and
con-
~
sisting principally of
MAHOGANY CHAIRS,
TABLES,
’
DRESSING
TABLE,
.~
BEDSTEADS,
also
.
KITCHEN UTENSILS)}
and
a lot of watches
and parts
ot
watches,
etc.,
etc.
Christiansted
Vendue Office,
St. Croix,
July 18th
1923.
Fee
Fr.
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Say Ten Francs§
.
H. PAYNE
Vendue Director,
Quebec Steamship
Co.
THE S.
S. GUIANA
is expected
to leave
New
York
on Mon-
day. 23rd inst.
and
is
due
at Frederik-
sted
on
or about
the 30th inst.
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Agents.