the
word
and
said,—Mr.
Chairman.
I
think
it
would
be
fair
and
reascna-
ble
to
elect
a
committee
of
three
members
to
put
on
record
the
er-
rors
made
in
the
report
of
the
Con-
gressional
Commission.
[
don’t
think
it would be fair to this community if such
grave
errors
are
not
brought
to the
no-
tice
of
the
Commission.
The
member
read
a
paragraph
from
the
Report
of
the
Commission
and continuing
said,-I
do not think the rest
of the body of Con-
gress
should
be
made
to
believe
that
these
gentlemen
were
here
two
days
whereas
they were not; therefore, I think
it
would bea good
thing
to
appoint
a
comm’ttee
to record
the
errors
and
draw
the attention
of the Commission
to
same.
[
propose
a
small
committee
to
investi-
gate and that the
Chairman
forward
the
findings of that
committee
to
the
Com-
mission
[ think
that
would
be
fair’ to
the
Community,
The
Chairman
remarked:
It
is
ne-
cessary
to have
a
three-quarter
vote
as
t% whether
the
proposal
should
be adopt
e,
The Chairman
put
the proposal
to
the
vote.
11 members
voted
for; 3
nouv voting.
It was put
to the
vote and carrried
that
the
rule requiring
that
a
committee
be
appuinted
after
a recess
be
waived
and
that the committee
as
proposed
above
be
appointed
immediately.
Tne Chairman
asked
members
to
pre-
pare
their voting
tickets for a committee
of
3
members
to investigate
and
report
on the Report of the Congressional
Com-
mission.
11 voiing tickets
were handed
in.
Elected
were:
Ist Member for Freder-
iksted Country District
(Andersen)
with
8 votes,
2nd
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
(Merwin) with 7 votes.
2nd
Appointed
Member
(Noifj,
Ist
Member
for Christiansted
Country
Dis-
trict
(Stakemann)
and
2nd Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(U anegata)
received
3 votes respectively;
4th Appointed
Mem-
ber [Blackwood],
Ist
Member
for kred-
eriksted
Town
|Coulter],
2nd
Member
tor Frederiksted
Country District [M. M.
Skeock| and 3rd
Member
tor
Christian-
sted
Country
District
[R.
W.
Skeoch |
received
1 vote respectively.
9
voting
tickets
were handed
in
and
26d Appointed
Member [Noil] was
un-
animously
elected
with 9 votes.
‘lhere
being
no further
business
the
Chairman
declared
the
meeting
closed
at 4.40
p.
m.
A
fairly large
quantity of mail from
St. Thomsas,
Porto
Rico, and the
States
was received
and
delivered here
yester-
day forenoon.
The S.
S. ‘‘Lake Elkwood’’ of the
Ra-
porel
Line arrived ia Frederiksted
yes-
terday,
landed cargo for.that end and
ar-
rived
here at daybreak
today
to unload,
ST
(L, R
4
X
AN]S
as
is understood,
some
70
tons of
stuff
fer this place.
The
S.
S.
"‘Korona’’ is in Frederiksted
loading sugar
and expected
to be through
to leave for
New
York
via St.
Thomas
sometime
Wednesday.
It is requested
to
state
that
pending
definite
advice
con-
ce"ning
her
departure
mails
for
the
States
will
be
closed
in
Christiansted
tomorrow
afternoon
at 4 o’clock.
The *'Vixen’’is
looked
Yor today
on
the occasion
of the Colonial Council
meet-
ing
at
which the
Governor
is expected
to be present.
The Navy
Band entertained
the
usual
appreciative
galhering
at
its
Sunday
evening
concert
last
night.
There
is
no difference
of opinion
that
the
band
has
made
wonderful
improvement
and
is
playing
splendidly,
but
the
recent
practice
of rendering
all
selection
so
slowly
is
wondered
at and
considered
as
tending
to
detract
from
the
good
phrasi
g and general
fine
execution
not
noted
to
full advantage
when
certain
musie,
like a charming
waltz on the
pro-
gramme
of
last night, is
rendered
with
as littlc
animation
as
a dirge.
The
bandstand®is
beginning
to
look
shiabby,
and
a coai oi paint
on
the
roof
and other woodwork
would
enhance
its
appearance
and conduce
to
its
preserva-
tion
At the time the pavilion was
erect-
ed by popular subseription
it was
under-
stood
that some
portion of the funds
was
put aside for
the
upkeep
of
the
struc-
ture and,
therefore,
it
will possibly
not
be
so
difficult to
find
the
means
to do
what is now necessary.
The schooner
‘‘Creole’’ ils
scheduled
to
sail
for
St.
Thomas
at
10 a.
m.
today,
and
will take
mail.
Further
instalments
of
the
popular
serial ‘‘The Red Glove’’ will be
present-
ad at the theatre
this
evening.
Patrons
interested
in this
famoqus
picture-drama
will find synopsis
of coming
chapter-:
in
this issue.
A
welcome
soaking
shower
fell
last
night making the third
in
the
last
few
days from which
the conclusion
is
drawn
that the drought
is, happily, breaking
up.
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
Deiayed In Transmission.
Eondvupn,
June Bth:—The
Chancellor of
the
Exchequer
announced
in the House
of Commons
yesterday
that the proposed
levy of a tax on
war wealth will be drop-
ped.
The
Premier
stated
that
a special
meeting of
the Council of the League of
Nations
would he held in London
on
the
14th inst.
on
the application of the
Per-
sian
Govt.
to
deal
with
the occupation
of Persian
territory.
The
House
started
the
second
reading
and
debate
on
an
important
agriculture
bill,
but
was
in-
terrupted
by
a
motion
for adjournment,
in order
to
discuss
the
Russian
Trade
Mission.
Washington,
June Bth.—General
Persh-
ing,
ranking
officer by
special
aet
of
Congress,
has written
to Secretary
Ba-
ker
expressing
his
desire
to
relinquish
all military and
return
to
civil life,
in
order
to be free
to engage
in
something
more active
In military circles’ it
was
known that
he
was
far
from
satisfied
with his independent
state
in the
milita-
ry
establishment
without
a
command.
He
will
retire
with
the
full
rank
of
General.
He will be 60
years
of
age
in
September
next.
;
London,
June
Bth.—Speaking
at
a
meeting
today of the
National
Associa-
tion
for
employment
for
ex-soldiers,
Field-Marshal
Earl
Haig was
very
out-
spoken
in the
cause
of
the
ex soldiers,
He
declared
that,
through
the
selfish
obstinacy
of some
unions,
chousands
of
these
men who had
fought
for the
prin-
ciples .and
the
very
existence
of trade
unionism,
were denied
work.
He
added
that nobody
asked
the trades
unions
to
abandon
their
principles,
but he
did ask
the unions
and employers generally
to
en-
deavour even
at the risk
of
some
sacri-
fice,
to
meet
the
exceptional
circum-
stances
by exceptional
action.
Sydney,
N.
S.
W.,
June
Bth.—The
Prince
of
Wales
on Saturday
was
given
the degree of
Doctor
of Laws
by
Mel-
bourne
University.
Plans
are
being
made
for one
thousand
men
of the
Light
Horse
to participate
in
the
Royal
Pro-
gress
towards
Sydney,
where strong
en-
deavours
are
being
made
to
have
the
procession
less
official,
and
more
popu-
lar,
with
a
eurtailed
programme.
The
Prince
1s
being
received
everywhere
with the greatest
enthusiasm.
Ottawa,
June
Bth.—Proposals
by
the
West
Indian
delegation concerning
a
re-
vised
tariff
have,
at the end of the first
week
of
the
conference,
not yet taken
definite shape.
An announcement
of the
work
accomplished
by the conference
to
date
is
expected
from
the
Canadian
Govt. early next week.
London,
June
9th.
-Mr. Lloyd George
announced
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
that the liquor traffic bill would
be
introduced
as
soon
as there
wag any
chance
of its passing.
Ottawa,
June
9th.—On
a
motion
by
Sir Robert Borden,
seconded
by Mr. Mac
Kenzie
King,
the
Dominion
House
of
Commons
has
accepted
the British Par-
liament’s offer'of a speakers
chair.
Belfast,
June
9th.—A
pitched
battle
resulting
in
numerous
casualties,
was
fought
last
night,
in a village near
En-
niskillen,
when
a
petrol
of the
Ulster
volunteers
surprised
fifty raiders
who
were
about
to
set
fire
to
the
court
house.