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7
76TH YEAR.
CHRISTIANSTED.
V. L U
s . A..
TUESDAY
10TH
MAY
1921,
from
rumours
in
the
Polish
newspapers
that
the
Allies
alreadv
had
arrived
at
a
decision
with regard
to
the
portions
of the territory
to be
allocated
to
Ger-
mnany
and
Polatd.
No'
such
decision
had
been
reached,
he
said.
The
ocutbreak
was widespread.
and
had
developed
in-
to something
like
a
rebellion
in
differ-
ent parts
ol Silesia
and
the
insurgents
had
come
into collision
with
Allied fore-
es.
He said
his
latest
informaton
was
that
the
Allied
commission
in
Silesia
had
issued
a
statement
that
it
would
take
every
step
open
to
it
to
restore
o~der.
Then
he trusted
the Allied Govts.
would
proceed
to
the
demarkation,
of
boundaries,
which
was
so
necessary
In
the
interests
of
peace
ip
Silesia.
He
wished
to "emphasize
that
no nperat.ons
arising from
the
peace
treaty
had
been
more
fairly conducted
than
the plebiscite
in Silesia.
Every kind
>f
consid~ration
nad
been
shown
both
to
the
Germans
and
o the
Poles,
Mr
Harmsworth
said
he trusted
order
soon
would
be restored
and
a
final
settlement
of
the
dispute
reachea,
wichout
delay.
London,
May
4th. -The
Has
ings elec-
tion
brought
about
by
the
resignation
of
Mr. iaurence
Lyon.,
who was adjudg-
ed bankrupt,
resulted
as follows.
Lord
Bus*ace
Percy,
Coalition
Unionist,
12,685
Mr Davis,
Labour
5,407
Mr
Blackman
Liberal,
4,240
LLondon, May4th. —Both House’s
of Par-
liamen:
today coufirmed
the continuance
of
the
emergency
regulations
to
meet
the
coal
sirike
risks
The
regulations
include the
power
to
add
an hour
to the
present
hour
of daylight saving
at
pres-
ent in force.
New York,
May 3rd. —Although
there
was
no
business
done
in raw sugar
dur
ing«the
morniag,
the market
appeared
to have
a steadier
undertone,
which
may
have
been
due
to an
indication
of a bet-
ter
demand
for
vefined
as
weil
as
the
possibilities
suggested
by
the
marine
workers
strike
as
affecting
the
move-
ment
of
sugar.
It
is
estimated
that
there
are
at
the present
in port unsold
at
least
150,000
bags
largely Porto
Rico’s,
the presumable
effeci
of
the strike
upon
which would be
the
enhance
of their mar
ket
value
by
cutting
«ff
further
ship~°
ments
from
primary
poinfs.
However
the
latter
consideration
did
not appear
to be
impressive
to the buyers.
On the
other
hand,
no
attempt
was
made
by
holders
to press
business,
and
at
noon
the
situation
apoeared
to
be
stand-off.
Porto
Rieo’s
might
have
been
bought
at 4.89¢.
cif and might
have sold
at 4.77
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|
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putlished
daily (Sundays
and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen
at
|
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|
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cents monthly in advance.
2
cents
per
single copy.
f
atered
as
second-class
matter
May
|
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1917 ai the
Post
Office
at Christian
|
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|
a2 the Act or March 3.
1879.
|
Contribution
to this paper.
will be glad-
Ly received
when the
saime
deals
wih mat-
|
ters of general
vnterest,
and
ts
accompa-
|
niod with the
author’s
name,
as
a quar-
sntee
of good faith.
The editor caunot-be
resporsible
for the views of his correspon-
lonts wor does he ascessarily
endorsethem.
|
TELEGRAMS.
|
ST.
CROIX STATION.
|
London,
viay
4th.
-The
Berlinh
corres-
|
pondent
of
the
Times
understands
that
Chancellor
Fehrenbach
and
Dr Simons,
|
the
Foreign
Ministers,”
have
resigned,
|
hut
that the
rest
ol the Cabinet
remains.
|
He also
says
that
the
suggestion
of Dr
!
Sthamer
as
the
new
Foreign
Minister
nas
been
dropped
at his
request.
Itis
believed in Berlin
that
Dr Gustav
Strez-
|
mann, leader
of
the
people’s party,
will
|
be
in
the
rew chancellor
and
that Dr.
|
Mayer
at
present
ambassador
at
Paris
|
will be
the
new Foreign
Minister.
|
Opp>ln,
May 4th.—Colonel
Bond
Brit-
|
ish Control Oficer
at
{ross
Strehlitz re-
,
ported
to
British
Headquarters
here
to-
'
night
that
he
opened
artiilery fire
on
2 000
o 3.000
Poles atiempiting
to oceapy
the
eity.
The
Poles
brough*t
up
light
field pieces
and
were
replying.
Colonel
Bond.
who
has
approximately
200 [talian
rroons,
also
reported
that
he
probably
could
not
bold
out
long.
A
crowd
of
Germans
attacked
a Pole'in
the streets,
of Oppeln
and
beat
him
(o death
before
the Potice
could
interfere.
No
reports
|
have
been
received
from
Rybnik.
In
|
Kattowitz crowds
are parading the streets
|
but there
is
no
fighting.
i
London,
May 4th. —Replying
to a ques
|
tion
regarding
the
situation
in
Upper
|
Silesia,
11
the
House
of
Commons
this
|
evening,
Mr.
Harmsworth
said
the
most
|
unfortunate
disturbance
had
broken
out
|
there.
He added
that
a
plebiscite
had
|
been
held
in Upper
Silesia,
under
con-
|
ditions of the
strictest
impartiality,
but
that
the demarkation
of
the
boundavies
|
had
not
yet
been
settled.
That
was
a
question
for the
Supreme
Council.
The
|
present
trouble appeared
to
have arisen
No. 110.
cif but there
was
no
indication
in
buy-
ing or selling
quarters
of a
desire
to get
together.
There
was
no
change
in the
situation
during
the
arternoon,
and
the
market closed
without
any
evidence
of
selling
pressure
or
of
buying
interest.
It was
understood
that
the sugar
finance
committee
is
making
no
quotation
and
is
practically out
of the
market
for
the
present.
Private
advices
from
Cu-
ba
were
to
the
effect
that
the
marine
workers
strike
does
not
appear
to
have
affected
Cuban
shipping,
vessels
leav-
ing
the
ports
of
the
island
yesterday
as
usual
with
full cargoes.
London,
May
bsth —Members
of
the
Supreme
Allied Council shortly
after
ten
o’clock
this
morning
signed
an
vltima-
tum
to be despatched
to Germany
which
embodied
the
definite
reparations
terms
of the entente
gave details
of the
guaran-
tees
to
be
expected
and
demanded
that
Germany
aceept
or reject
the
Allied
terms
before
12th.
Dr.
St.
Hamar,
Ger-
man
Ambassador
here,
was
immediate-
iy summoned
to Downing
Street
and
up-
on his
arrival
wa<
handed
a
document
containing
the
ultimatum
to
Germany.
wvhile
the
ultimatum
and
the
protocol
signed
by the Council ‘today
were
in the
form of one document,
only
the
former
was
given.,
The
German
representa-
tive.
The
Allied
reparations
commis-
sion,
however,
will deliver
the
whole
document
to
the
German
war
burdens
commission
in
Paris
tomorrvow,
If Ger-
many fails, to comply, the ultimatum
says
the
Allies will proceed
on
May
12th
to
occupy
the Rhur
Valiey and
this
occupa-
tion will last
as
long as
Germany
contin-
ues
her failures
to fulfill the
conditions.
London,
May sth.—Nearly
‘wo million
people
are
out
of work,
according
to the
unemployment
statisties
iscued
by the
Lavour
Dept.
of
the
Board
of
'Trade
this
week
London,
May 4th.
-Ir
is officially sta-
ted
that
the
recent
prohibition
poll
in
Scotland
cost
nearlv
30,100
pounds.
509 areas
voted
no change
35
votea
for
limitations,
30 for
license.
708,727
per
sons
voted
no change
and
453,278
for
no
license.
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