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~®T ;is: hereby :rsade known .that the
& Herse, Carriage and Boat Tax for the
- first half year 1921 will be received by
the sPolicemasters :in Christiansted and
Frederiksted frem;the 20th .January to
the: 10th February 1921, both days included,
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- will-be transmitted, to the same: authorities
for further measures.. ...
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Governm~»:nt of the Virgin Islznds of
the United States of America, St. Croix,
December 30,1920. .. ... °.. .. ... .
v, ..« Forthe Coverngr., . - | |
Sf e i Qo N FOX,
‘o i d)espatching Secretary. |
Députy-Colledtor: of Customs W. |
Risom and “family desire to thank
all frignds who showed, attention |
and sympathy during the illness and
at the death of his wife. |
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| . . EDITORIAL: " -
| . Tomarrow_ being NéW “Year’s Day, a
- public holiday, there will ‘be ‘no- issue of
| ;t?i,sf_ _;pai}’pgrfl.,.‘%h,i,s ’Qp_ml'é'un'it‘i_ g}’z ;gk};?‘
. of wishing all our readers 4 BRIG
~ AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR i
| -a-persenal and in a generalsense.” While
| it.is'a foregoné conélusion that the year -
| -:1921 will not jrove as suceesstul in spme
| respects. as the cfsing"vne, and this's
" particularly, so. to “those 'interested in
. agrieuluire . pursuits, “the ‘crops as well
- as prices’ being’ much below. what have
- ruled this yvear, nevértheless it is'o be.
. hoped that the late showérs will ‘have
' -had the maximum® beneficia¥ “results ‘and
| that low. prices, noW’ chiefly confined to
| the sugar market,” may. sproad.to other
- necessaries of life, thereby. reducingthe
high cost of living “and ‘minimizing and
~ dangers lurking from depression in price |
of local products..” ' e }
| LOCAL,. !
-It is requested mentioned that the post |
-office will'be closed tomorrow, January .
~lst., except during the hours from 8-9 '
o Song i, Sl l
-The S. 8. Guiana advised as coming to |
~ Frederiksted tonight 8 ¢’clock; prear- |
~ rived this morning. - Accordingly the
' mails were closed at 3p. m. yesterday. ,
The opening exercises inaugurating the
public library were held in the Colonial
Council Hall last night as advertised, and ,
were attended by a large concourse. ?
We have to thank our enterprising fel- "
| low townsman Mr, A. Qvesen for a copy of
. a_thirty six page booklet ~'Bt. Croix, Vir- .
. gin Islands of .U; 8.~ A., ~ Phe Gard.
en of the West Indies’’, published by ? -
' him and printed by- th: Albertype
Co., -Brooklyn, N. Y. It is. indeed
an attractive collection of some of
| . the..best views of the island of which
- there is a short descriptive preface, the
| whole printed ou good paper. tastily
- bound and very appropriate as a souvenir.
The cost is but 50 cents.
| For the first time in many years the
. streets are expected to be in darkness for
. Old Year night, the electric current not
having . been turned oh for a week now,
- Pedestrians are going about with hand
| fiashlights, =, *° o
> PR M e S
| g TELEGRAM . -
|l «. ST. CROIX STATION.
| London, Dec.. 23rd.—The speech from
~ the throne on. the occasion of the pro.
-roguing..of Paliament at midnight to|
night, after reference to the continued
- friendly relations with Foreign powers,
- _aiuded .to the Greek djfficulty and de|
elared that the 'Govt. would in conjunc|
tion with the . Allies endeavour to reach -
- a_solution. compatible with their joint
} ' responsibilities. . The situation with re
' ‘'speet ..fo. Russia; was discribéd as still
| unsettled and obscure and the King ex
. presged-the hope that trade would short.
1y -recommence with ' Russ'd and ‘lead
© to an _era .of .peace, greatly reetled by"
" the peopie -of ; Eastern” Burépes It is
i-.of..the highest importance; the spéech
' continued, that ‘Poland and hér neigh.
- bours should: compose their ‘political
. differerences ‘and: devore their : undivi'
ded energies to producing intérnational
| - stability and to the task of construction.
|~ The distributipn. of the mandates and
. other work of the assembly of the league
|- of .nations were takén up and tHe assemi
3-bly -was declared to have *shown its
'~ sense of the importance of including all
| nations in its membership by admitting
| two late enemies’’. It is my earnest
l hope’’ added the speech, “‘that the spisit
. of harmony and good will manifested 4t
! - the assembly; in an auguryof the value
. of “the .League as a force making
| for -conciliation and peace -throughout
| the world”’. . The speech referred with
| gratification to the success of the Prince
| -of Wales imperial "tour and regretted
' - that the Princeé was not able to inaugu.
rate the new councils in India. The
| promise was given that the Govt. would
' make every effort to reduce expendi|
.ture.- Dealing with' the - subject of Ire.
land, the. speech said:—“The state of
~ affairs .in Ireland grieves e profoundiy
1 deplore the campaign of vii lence -
. and, outrage Whereby a smallisection of
~my ;subjects seek to sever’ Ireland from
~the empiré and [ sympathize with she
-loyal -servants of the crown;” who are
endeavouring to restorée peace and main- ~