EDITHORIAL.
It having
become
possible
for
us
to
publish
in
extenso
the
senate
discus-
sion
of the
amendment
affecting
these
islands
to
which reference
was
made
yesterday,
we purpose
inserting
the
pro-
ceedings
in tomorrow’s issue.
Extra
co-
pies
>f the
Avis should
be
engaged
to-
day to avoid disappointment.
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LOCAL.
We have been
asked
to
mention
that
the Native
Brass
Band
will give a
con-
cert
on
the
Wharf
Suuday
evening
June
12th.
The
Creole
arrived
here
1030
last
night.
The
Parima
bound
for
New
York is
expected
at Frederiksted
tomorrow
morn-
ing.
As
wll
be
noted
from
announce-
ment
elsewhere
in this
issue,
mails
elose
at 4.00
p.
m. today.
TELEGR A MS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
London, June Ist. Mr. Lloyd George’s
emphatic
denial
that
compulsion
had
even
been
hinted
at in
connection
with
the miners
strike,
was
accepted
today
by
Mr.
Thorne,
the
Labour
Leader,
who
however
declared
that such
was the
im-
pression
gained,
but that if the
impres-
sion
was wrong.
he said
he
was glad
to
have it corrected.
Good temper
is there-
fore
more
in
the
ascendant,
but
the
Miners
Distriet Councils
continue
to
re-
cord their declaration
against
the Govt’s.
plans.
Heneva,
June
3rd.——The International
Olympic
Committee
today
awarded
the
1924 Olympic games
to
Paris,
and
those
of 1929 to Amsterdam.
Turnberry,
June
3rd. —Miss Cecil Leith
retained
her
titie
as
Champion
Woman
Golfer of Great
Britain
today by defeat-
ing Miss Joyce
Wetherd.
New York, June
3rd.
-The
raw sugar
market
was
weaker
again
today
and
prices
declined
to
a
basis
of
4.63
for
centrifugal.
On sales
of
25,000 bags of
Morto-Rico’s for
June
shipment.
The
Raw Sugars
futures
market
was
firmer
early on covering,
but after showing
ad-
vances
of 6 to 11 points, prices
eased
off
particularly
under
renewed
liquidation,
prompted
by
a further
decline
in
the
spot
market.
At
midday
values
were
unchanged
to
two
points
in
the
price
of refined
sugar,
with
all refiners
now
listing at 6.30 for
fine
granulated.
Re-
fined futures
were
five
points
lower
at
midday,
a'though
business
was
light,
consisting of only three
lots of
Septem-
bers
at 6.20.
London,
June
3rd.—Earl
Curzon has
been
créated
a
marquis
in
the King’s
Birthday honours
list and
lord
Birken-
51 gtR
ANiw
hea-
has
been
made
a
Viscount.
Mr.
H. J. Daizi
| who recently
resigned
his
seat
as
a member
of the
House
of Com-
mons,
Sir Ailwyn Fellowes,
ex-Minister
of Agricuiture,
and
Sir Marcus
Samuel,
formerly
head
of
the
Shell
Oil
Group,
are raised
to the peerage.
Washington,
June
3rd.-—The
House
of Foreign
Affairs
Commitiee,
with the
Demoeratic
members
dissenting,
voted
today to report the Porier
Resolution
for
the
termination
6f
a
state
of
war
b.-
tween
ihe United
States
and
Germany
and
Anstro-Hungary-
The
Republican
members
vnted solidly
to
adopt
the
Porter
measure
as
a
substitute
for
the
Knox
Resoluticn
passed
by
the
Senate
repealing
the
declaration
of
war.
The
Demoerats
merely voted
' Present’’.
Mr.
Porter,
the
Chairman,
arnounced
that
his
resolution
would
be
presented
to
the
House
next week, for immediate
consid-
eration.
A minority report will be
filed
by
a committee
of the Democrats.
Paris,
June
3rd.—M.
Briand
received
the German
Ambassador
today,
in
con-
nection
with
which
the
[Havas
Agency
be!ieves
that Herr
Mayer asked
for faci-
lities for the
dissolution
of
the German
civic
guards,
at
the
same
time
giving
assurances
that
the
Imperial
Govt.
ac-
cepted
the military clauses
of ultimatum.
Brussels,
June
3rd.—During
the
dis-
cussion
on the
budget
M
Jaspar,
Minis
ter
for Foreign
Affairs, recognized
the
goodwill of Germany
to
carry
out
her
engagements
and
he rendered
homage
to
France,
whose
Parliament
had approved
the policy of M
Briand
He
added
that
he
hoped
to see
the
birth of
an
Anglo-
Belgiap military Entente
completing the
Franco-Belgian.
Havre,
June 3rd.—The
seamen’s
fed-
eration had decided
to accept
in principle
a reduction
in
wages,
in the interests
of
the French
mercantile
marine.
Paris,
June Brd. —The "‘Petit Parisien”’
announces
that Mr. Loucheur,
Minister
of
the liberatea
regions,
has
addressed
a
letter
to the Mayor of Grove City,
an-
nouncing
the acceptance
in
the name
of
the
vietims in the devastated
regions
of
ihe legacy of two million dollars
left by
Mr. Frank
Ruhlin in favour of
sick
and
weak children in those regions.
Paris,
June 4th.—M
Barthou,
Minis-
ter for
War,
interviewed
by the
corres
pondent
of
the
<'Matin’’,
before
his
return
from a
tour of inspection
of
the
army
of the
Rhine,
declared
that
his
voyage
had
left him
with
a
teeling
of
admiration
and
c¢cnfidence
and
that
troops
participating
in the occupationun-
derstood perfectly
the policy ofthe Govt,
which remains
pacific,
but wishesto
ob-
tain
from
conquered
Germany
repara-
tion for the ruins apd security
for the fu-
ture.
The populations
of the occupied
re-
gions,
he added,
are
showing
a
correct
and frequently friendly attitude, the best
proof
of the
liberal policy of the
inter-
Allied High Commission
and the military
chiefs.
Oppe'n.
June
3rd.—ihe
day
passed
quietly. the
British
troops
continuing
to
interpose
themselves
between
the
two
parties.
.
Paris,
June
4th.—A
telegram
from
Berlin
reports
the
resumption
today
of
activity
along the entire
Upper
Silesian
froniier,
The
Germans
evacuated
Tara-
wa,
in the
disiriet of Oppeln but east
of
A naberg
the combats
terminated
tc the
disadvantage
of
the
insurgents.
The
British
remained
stationerv
at
Stuben-
dorf.
®
Constantinople,
June
4th.—Fezzi
Pa-
sha,
President
of
the Council,
speaking
in
the
National
Assembly.
made
the
following declaration.
We
will
perse-
vere in our interior
policy
and
continue
to fight (o cbtain
oor compleie
politieal
econnmic,
financiai
and
military
inde-
pendence.
We
are
convinced
of
our
ancestors
will soon
coiny letely freed from
the last enemy
soidier
and
thanks
to our
military
successes
we
are
able
to
for-
mulat:-
new
demands.
We
do
not
re
fuse
peace,
but
we
wishe
to
have
the
right
to live and
to
assure
cur
indepen-
dence.
Our eastern
policy is developing
tavourably,
thanks
to
a
fraternal
En-
tente
with the Soviets,
and
we
are
es-
te.blishing rzlations
with Persia
and hooe
that
relations
wiii
be
estabiished
with
France
and ltaly, within the limits of oui
National
claims.
Paris,
June bth.—According
to
a
des-
patch
from
Oppein
the
German
forces
have
reiused
to
surrender
the
loeality
of Reich
nik to British
troops
who
wish-
ed
to ca p there,
and
have
commenced
an offensive
towards
the
east,
with
the
object of changing
the
neutral
line.
The
inter-allied
High
Commission
has
sum-
moned
(eni.
Hoefer
to
withdraw
the
German
troops
o the original line.
.
Lucerne,
June
sth.—-The
congress
of
Olympian games
Committee
has decided
to maintain
lawn
tennis
on the
program-
me
of
the
games
and
has
supprzssed
the throwing of
heavy
weights,
nockey
on turf and archery and admitted
Rugby
football
among
the
obligatory
sports.
The
American
delegates
renewed
an in
vitation
from
the
City
of Los Angeles,
declaiing that
in
the
event of unforseen
circumstances
in
Europe
preventing
tne
eight Olympiad
trom being held
at Paris
Los
Angeles
offered
to
undertake
the
ceremony.
Washington,
June
sth.-—The
Japanese
Government,
in
reply
to
the
enquiry
transmitted
by
the League of Nations
to
all its
members
with regard to their
at-
titude
towards
disarmament,
expresses
approval of the idea.
Pueblo,
Colorado.
June
sth. Loss
of
Life
estimated
at
about
five
hundred
perscns
and
damage
placed
at
ten
mil-
lion dollars
have
been
caused
by an
in-
undation
of this
city
through the
over-
flowing of
the
Arkansas
and
Fountain
rivers.
At four
o’clock
in
the morning
the
Fountain
river
had
destroyed
ail
bridges,
torn
up
railway
and tramway