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tralian
fielding in England’s
second
in-
nings today was
very brilliant.
‘
f.ondon,
December
22nd.—The
re-
o
al
or
resignation
of Major
Gener-
<l Sir Bdward Strickland in commaud
of
the
troops
in
Munster
is
impending,
according
to
reports
printed
in
the
“‘Daily tlerald ’, the labour
organ
today.
The
- spaper
adds
that
the
Govern-
ment alveady has received
General
Strick-
land’s
interim report
of
the
buining
of
{ork.
The Central
News
says
that Gen-
cral
Twdor,
ecommander
in chief of
the
auxiliary
police
in
Ireland,
has
been
granted
an
indefinite
leave.
It is
added
that
General
Tudor’s attitude
regarding
reprisals
made
ris position
difficult.
Grenada,
Dec.
23rd.—Mr,
George
O’
Donnell
Walton,
Atiorney
General
of
British
Hondurzs,
has
been
appointed
Chief
Justice
o
f3renada
in
success-
sion
to
Sir
Thomas
W.
iiayerafc,
who
has
been
appointed
Chief Justice
of Pal-
estine.
Coric,
o
2z.nd. —Armed
men
yester-
day everin.
raid-d
the
parcels
depart-
ment
in
tne
post
office,
levelling their
revoivers
a.
the staff and citizens
in the
building. bat
the police
on duty
prompt-
ly opene
fire
o
them.
The rapid
ex-
chasgz=
o
shotz,
one
raicer
was killed
and several
persons
are reporied
to have
been
wounded,
inciuding
soimne
of
the
raiding
gang
who
were
taken
i
custo-
dy.
Tronps
quickly
surrouaded
the
building.
A simu:ltaneous
attempt
was
made
to
raid
the post ofiice
in Douglas
street.
This attempt
failei.
{he
num-
her
of
raiders
in
the
parceis
depart-
ment
aggzregated
about
a dozen.
Their
purpose
apparently
was
plunder.
Itis’
satd
they
had
grabbed
a
baz
contain-
iin £6¢o,
hut this
was
recovered.
The
wounded
in this raid
included
one rolige-
man and another
mas
and woman.
Lat-
cr
reporis
are
to the etiect
that
all
the
raiders
except
the
one
killed had
es:
caped.
London,
Dece. 22nd.—In the bye-election
‘n Aberiillery, George
Baiker, Labourite,
poiled
15,498 votes,
and
Morgan,
coali-
tion lih:ral, 7,872
votes.
‘
New,
York,
Dec.
22nd.--The
local
markci
lor
raw
sugar
continued
firm,
and there
were
additional
saies of
3850
bags of §Peru’s
afloat
at 4c.
cif,
which
represented
a further
advance
of § cents
from
the
previous
sales
no
additional
sale
of Cuba’s
was reported,
but
holders
were askirg 4.c.
cost
and freight, equal
to
5%
for
centrifugal.
The
demand
{or refined
was-a
litile
more
active
ow-
ing to the
steadier
feeling
in
the
spot
market,
Lut prices
were
unchanged
at’
7.90
for fine granviated.
Futures
‘were
firmer
on
ecoveiing
and
trade
being
prompted fby firmeness
of
the spot
mar-
ket.
Prices
at
midday
were
15
to
20
points
net higher.
London. vee.
22nd.-——Mr. Thomas
Far-
row,
hew] of cne
of the
biggest
barks
<
.
.
.
4
0.
LB
X
A i~
8
it
the
United
Kingdom
for
pecople
of
anall means,
this morning
was o ht
into the police eourt
on charze cennecied
with
the
failure
of
Aais: institution
on
M.onday.
The
man who at ong tim2
was
hailed
as
a
nationu!
bznelaxzr
Jor
hfs
aotable
crasade.arainst
sdrers,
was
charged
ith
hawinz
b2en
concerned
with Mr
¢'rotch,
baoniker,
lad Mr.
Jarts,
a:countan
, in issuing
a false report and
holance
:
eet,
last
Janaavy,
with
the
i+
ent
to i duee
pedple
to
advance
mo-
ney
to Fa-row’s
Bank.
He
was remand:
el for three
weeks
bail
being
fixed
at
£15,200
with.additional
sureties
of
£l4,
JOO,
Atbens,
Dee.
27nd--Amiral
Kelly,
head
of
the
3ritish
ission,
was
sum-
mona:«
aexpectedly
vesterday
to King
Constantine,
who
presented
him
with
ti e
Grand
Corldon
of
the' Royal
Jrder
oi the
Saviour.
In conformity
with
his
Government’s
instr
ciions:
Admiral Kel-
ly informaed
the
Greak Government
that
he
regretted
he
was
unablz
to
accept
ibe decoration,
and return.d
t(he
insig-
nia
London,
vee, Z22nd. —Mr.
David Lioyd
Gorge
presiding
at
a
luncheon
given
today,
in
tnhe
[Jouse
of
Commons
for
tke
British
Dominior
deiszates
o
taz
re cent
League
of Nations
Assemblyin
G:neva,
declared
<the
L2ague
would
never
achieve
real
progress
until
all
nitiovs
were
represented.
He
sai!lh:
loked forward
hopefully
to
tha United
States
ecomionz
into
the
League.
This
he asseriod
was
essential.
There
¢uld
b«
no rea!
neace,
declared
the
Pramier
until
competitivn
in
arma-nents
ceas:-
ard
hefore
disarmament
was
nossi) -
the nations
must
‘be
in
the
league,
ior
ali must
marea
cogethar.
He wasziad
to
krow that all were
doing- something. te
asserted
that if the Gen=2va assembly had
esisted
in Augusi/
1914,
the
war
woud
h:.ve been impossible. There was nouse
on
the
one axnd .abouring
for _heassiciation
of
na.ions
and
for
the
establishment
of
peace
the
Prewmier
declared
and
on
the
o:he:
ereeting
great
arniament
in
or ler
to
'orece
tne
other
nations'into
co.npetiti.
+
in
thai
terrible
race
for
a
cament
which
had
mnre
>
do with
v
latew
r
than
almost
any
other
in-
Cividual facce.
‘YAR
DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES
ENGINEER OFFICE
Porto
Rico
District
Rootn
616,
Army Building, 39
Whitehall
St.
New York City.
Notice
Os Public Hearing
To Whom It Miay Concern:
HE River and Harbor Act approved
by
the {President
of
the
United
States
June B,
1920 dirccts
that
8
prelimia-
ary
exaw nation
be
made
of ‘“‘Harbor of
Christians
ed,
Saint
Croix
Virgin
Is-
lands™”.
f
;
:
;
A putlic
hearing
will be given
in the
Government
Jouse,
‘Satnt Croix. Virgin
‘'slands
a:
10
A.
M. January '6th, 1921
to
consider
the improvement
desired.
A}l interested
pariies
are invited
to be
present
and
‘express
their
views, while
for
accuracy
of reeord
important
acts
and
arguinents
should
be
submitted
in
writing,
oral
evidence will‘be’ heard.
Information
is
partieuiarly
invited "on
the
following points.
:
1,
What
is
the
geographical
position
of
the
port
and
what
are
the
nearest
poris
cacn side
of it?
2.
What
are
the facilitiesit now
of-
.
fers navigaiion
in width of ehannel
and
d=pth
at
mean
low
water,
tidal
range,
terminals
=nd transfer apparatus.
3.
Wha"
ave the
corresponding
faeili-
ties of alioining or compe’itive
ports
7
4.
Wh:iare
the population,
banking
interests.
bnsiness
and
manufaétaring
activities
© the port unter
consideration
and
tewas
contribuiory
thereto
and
of
its nearest
competitors
?
'
5
a.
What
lines
of
eommunication
inclading
railroads,
highways,
rivers
and
over
ea
or
coastwise
steamship
or
sailing
li
es
terminate
&'
or
connect
with this
cort?
b.
escribe
the
class
of vessels
on each
rciite,
the character
of the traf-
fic includi
z the point of orizin,the-kind
the' quantity,
its
destination
and
use,
value
per
unit.
and
the
freight
rates
*
affecting
'is
transpor.ation
as
now
ex-
isiing.
Gve
-the
same
in.ormation
as
to rail anc
other
traffic
to and
fromnn
the
port.
!
6.
In reneral.
what
is
the territory
now
tribviary
to
the port
and
what is
produced
and
consumed
there?
Where
does this ionnage
originate and by what
routes
docs it move
?-
What reasons
in-
cluding the.freight
rates,
dietate
the
routes . along.. which
movement
iakes’
place.
:
7.
What improvement
is now desirve
1?7
8.
What will:be the probable eifect of
the
improvement?
Will it reduce
the’
cost
or
render
more
econvenient
the
handling
of existing
business?
[f
so
why
and to what, extent
?
Will
pew
'
business
be
attracted
or created.
Will
this new business
-he~ iverted from some
-
other por: and ifsQ wWhy 7 '
-«
9.
How
should
the
improvement
be
coor linated
with
the
developmen:
of
port
facilifies
so
as
to insure maximum
profitable
use of the channels
ereated
at
the expense
of the Hgn‘ted
States
and
to
avoid the creation of'iittle needed
facili-
ties.
:
10.
How
and
to
what extent
would
public or national interests be bepefitted.
by the proposed
improvement,
I},
Waat
iocal cooperation
can b 2 ex-
pected
?
'
A
g
.
J.
C. SANFORD,
Colonel, Co: ps ofEngimgers..