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8.30 THURSDAY EVENING 8.50
A SIX REEL UNIVERSAL ATTRACTION
“Priscila Dean”
IN
“A SILK LINED BURGLAR”
A
mystery
with a punch
and
a kick
and throb
in it, tne story of
a dancing
girl
who does something
for her country which
the Gnvernment
itself
is afraid
to do.
Not
a
crook play,
but it has
you
guessing
and
gasping
every minute.
Don't
miss
ir.
A
pictura
that’s
as clean
out and sparkling
as
a Diamond
full of life, full of action,
full of
breath,
stopping
suspense.
This
is the
latest.
“"PRISCILLA DEAN’’ releas:
a
won-
derfui drama
in which the
Meteor of tae Screen
made
her first trem2ndous
hit of
the
season’s
BRILLIANT STAR.
'
ADMISSION.
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:
The 8.
5.
Guiana
from
New
York
ar-
rived
in
Frederiksted
at
daybreak
this
morning.
The
Creole
has
not
yet
gotin.
The
weather
has
been
exceedingly
blustery
since yesterday
afternoon
and
this
has
nrobably
delaved
her
departure
from
St.
Thomas.
Christiansted,
St. Croix,
vl L. B &
Tth dan.
1920.
Dear
Sir
:-
Allow me
to inform
Mr. Lover Os Foot-
ball
that
I have
been
honest
enough
to sign my
name
to the article that [ have
written
: and also to inform him tht lam
positively sure
that
two of
the members
of the Dreadno
ght Football Club whon
1
f.onsider
two
sensible
and
honest
men,
and not
one
like Mr. Lover
Os
Football,
have acknowledged
that it was an
unfair
game;
and
as
I
dont
care
to have
any
further
argument
with
Mr.
Lover
Os
Footbal! and
his
insignificant
writinzs,
I consider
the matter
closed.
Thanking you for space given me,
[ remain
yours truly
G. DE LA MOITA.
Captain
Christiansted
Ath-
'
letic
Association.
:
Christiansted
Y
Jan.
6th.
1920.
To the Editor of the Avis.
Dear
Sir,
°
Will you kindiy publish
the following
in your valuable
paper.
In
the
Pgotocol
in the Court
of
this
town,
dated
28th. February
1917
aill
be
found
a sentence
against
Mr. D.
Haniil-
ton Jackson
tor slandering
my chaiacter.
He denied
the charge.
but the
cas:
was
proven
against
him
by witnesses
, r.
(.
B. Fleming
and
Mr. Otto
Schriiegelow,
theveby stamping
him
a LIAR.
I
thank
you
for
space
accorded
Mr.
Editor, and conclude
by saving this is my
last
answer
to
any
other
effusion
that
may appear
at least in the Press.
In
passing,
it
is rumoured
that
the
celebrated
.Judge
“‘lLyneh” ic
expeetcd
some
day.
Faithfully
Yours
EDGAR W. MEYER.
TELEGRAMS
ST.
CROIX STATION.
Paris,
Jan. Ist. The
Supreme
Council
vesterday
fixed
January
6th.
as
the
date
for
the
signing
of
the
Protncol
exchanging
ratifications
of
the
Ger-
man
Peace
Treaty,
a
complication
is
de-
veloping
which,
it
is
thought,
may
again
cause
a
posiponement
of ‘he
cere-
mony
of
putting
the
Treaty
into
ef-
fect,
it having "developed
that
che
Ger-
man
technical
delegations
vwho
are
here
to arrange
rhe
maulritude
o
details
concerred,
with plebiscite
o
be
held
in
torritories
which
must
decide
whether
they desire
.0 be detached
from Germany
do not appear
¢ have
tull power
.to
act.
The signing of
the
prntocol
on
January
6th, tnerefore,
may depend
upon
wheth-
er the Germans
can
secure
those
powers
immediately
for
the
complete
arrange-
ments
which, it
1s
theught,
in
co.omal
circles,
ougnt
to precede
the exchange
of
ratifications.
Cairo.
Egypt,
Jan.
Ilst.—Th=2
deter-
mination
to struggle for the complete
in-
dependenceof KEgypt
was
asfiimed
by
members
of
tne
Nationalis:
Party
in reply
to a
statement
issued
by
Vis-
count
Miiner,
who
declared
th
t
the
Commission
which
he
heads
wishes
to
reconcile
the aspirations
ot
the
Egypt-
ians
with the interests
of Great
Britian,
and expressed
a desire
[or the Kly ptians
to freely express
their opinion.
‘“*Egypt’s
case
is known
the
world
over,
ar.d
-iocal
investigation is
unnecessary,”’
says
ibe
paper
issued
by
the
Nstionalist
Party,
which add - that Viscount Milner’s invita-
tion
to individuals
to
conter
with
the
Commission
is quite
usel2ss.
Paris.
Dec.
3lst.—fhe
d scussion
in
the
Chamber
of Deputies
yesterday
on
the
Bill introduced
by
M. Claveille,
Min-
ister of Public
Works.
for increased
rail-
way
rates
in order
to avo:d a large deficit,
throughout
numerous
criticisms,
Deputy
Margaine,
wno is considered
an
expert,
advocated
a single
naconal
system
and
said
that
the
cransportation
crisis
was
not
due
to
la k
of
m:terial,
as
there
were
great
accumulaticos
or
cars
and
engines
merely
requiring unity of
direc-
tion.
London.
Dec.
3lst.—The
Prince
of
Wales
starts
or
his
journey
to
New
Zoaland
and
Auscralia
oa
cne
first
o
March.
He
will
oe away
until
Christ-
mas.
London.
Jan.
ist.—Germany’s
armed
forces
ar>
estimated
by
the
War
Office
to
total ciose
on
a
muiion
men.
These
are
disided
into
regular
array
400,000,
land
orces
of the
recular
navy
12,000,
the armed
co: stabulary
40,000
to 50,000,
-
temporary
voiunteers
or regular
ary
reserves
140,000, civie
zuarcs
300,600.
The figares with regard
o the last named
branches
are rongh
estimates,
the exact
total being unknown.
Washington.
Jan.
Ist. —ln
a stfatement
summing
up the
commercial
outlook
of
the
United States
for
1920,
Mr. Alexan-
der,
Secretary
of the Devartment
of Com-
merce,
says,
‘‘The yesr
1919
witness-
ed
a
rabulous
growth
ia
American
for-
eion
commerce,
far be;ond
tne dreams
of
foreign
business
lien
ive
years
ago.
- Our
trade
balanc:
sou
the
year
1919
wili
be
approxinately
four
bil-
lion
of
doiiars,
a
grea.
fleet
of
mer-
chant
ships,
new
indusiries,
rg
./
sour-
ces of supply,
and
an
increased
know-
fedge of our
own resources
are
some
of
the assets
gained from oir own
war
ex-
perience,
with
whiech
we
are
fortified
to meet
new
conditicns
St.
Thomas,
Jan.
dsth.—Cable
between
San Juan
and Jamaica
r: paired restoring
communication
with
Jamaica
#hd
all
points
beyond via this
Company’s
lines.
Delni, India, December
3lst.—(Delay
ed).
Peace
celebrations
on an
elaborate
seale
commenced
on Dec:mber
13th
and
continued
for three
days
throughout
In-
dia.
The native
States
wenerally
joined
in the functions,
but
Moslems
and
Hin-
dus
in
several
cenires
eld
aloof from
them,
on account
of the situation
in Tur-
key.
,
Paris,
December
31st.—(Delayed).
A
large increase
in the birta rate
is
shown
by
statistics
compiled
in
the
month of
Decamber,
the rat® in Paris
having
dou-
bled
since
the
beginniig
of
the
year.
The last January
birthrae
was
9.5
per
thousand,
and
ic is said
“or
tne
fresent
month
the
rate
exceeds
eighteen
per