. . { '' P | Executive Order No. 18. HE G~vernment having been advised , that the Pink-Bollworm —a pest for | cotton—has made its appearance in | St. Kitts and Montserrat, and that the | 801 l Weevil has made its appearance in | the island of Porto Rico, and in order to | be}ter protect the cane and cotton indus- i tries, itis directed that no person or | corporation shall be allowed to import | into the island of St. Croix by mail, | freight, or by any other means, any | cotton, seed, seed cotton, cotton lint, | cotton plants, sugar cane cuttings, sugar | cane plants, or pieces of sugar cane, un- { less through the medium of, and with the consent of, the Agronomist in charge | of the Agriculural Experiment Station | in St. Croix. Also, the baggage of all | passengers to the island of St. Croix | shail be searched by the Customs Offi- | cials for these articles and if any shall | be found they shall be forthwith destroy- | ed by fire. .It is further directed that the Agiono- | mist in charge of the Agricultural Ex- | periment Station or any cfficial of the Agricultural Experiment Station appoint- ed by him, shall have free access to all sugar cane or cotton fields in the island of St. Croix, for the purpose of examin- ing such fields for pests. Witness my Hand and Seal of the Gov- ernment of the Virgin Islands of the United States this 11th day of Janu- ary, 1921. J. W. OMAM, Governor. Executive Order No. 13, 'I"HE concession I%ranted Engineer EINAR SVENDSEN 16 July, 1915, for the erecting and working of the electric plant in the town of Christiansted, St. Croix, is hereby revoked and declared to be null and l void, the concessionaire having fail- ed to comply with the conditions fixed .by_the Government. Witness my Hand and the Seal i - of the Government of the Vlr%ll_n | Islands of the United States this 19th day of January 1921. J. W. OMAN, | Governor. | of the series of 1921 can be obtaihed at the Post Office. This issue contains a portraiture of Lincoln and are sold at ~ the same rates and under the same con- ditonsg as before. eT x 4 X & 13 NOTICE. ! e 1 ACCORDING to paragraph 14 of Road | Ordinance of 4 June 1884. | The Inspectiog of the general annual | repairs of the p?)lic roads with bridges i culvers side walls, water-courses, hand | - rails ete., ete. shall commence after the 5 15 February. | | All Roadholders are therefore request- | ~ ed to have their respective allotments in | i good efficient order by that date. { The repairs are now being carried on ; in a very inefficient manner and not ac- | cording to the road regulations, the , trenches are not dug out or cleaned properly, the 10adway is too flat and bas i I not sufficient erown to shoot off the water, | " ani the road sides in many places are | ~ higher than the centre of the roadway. | The road must have a good high erown | . so as to shoot off the water quickly and | keep the roadway clean. The trenches 1 "~ must be dug out and cleaned out proper- | Iy and the water from same must not be | blocked off from its natural eourse but | ~ must have a good ourlet so that it may | ~ not soften or effect the road bed. | No stones larger than one and a half | inch must be used in the repairs and the | boundary posts on each allotment must be plainly marked at each end soas to | ~ distinguis it at Inspection, no material | of a soft naturc must be used in the i ’ erpairs. | [t is therefore incumbent o1 each road- | ~ holder to carry his obligations as pre- | ~ gseribed by the Road Ordinance, if not, % the defects found by the Inspection will ‘ be handed to the Government for further ! steps to be taken. | The roads must be kept up to the ! requirement of mndern traffic, and it ought to be the duty of every loyal citi- zen to do his part in this respect. Good and efficient roads are the first step forward in good Government and i Civilization on modern lines. | For the Road Commission i F. LUNNEY, Chairman. St. Croix, ¥..1. U. 5. A 22 Jan 1921. Publicati , üblication. | IT is hereby brought to public ! notice that the Government has, | this date, authorized REv. CHAS. | E. TAYLOR to perform civil-re- | ligious functions in the Municipali- | ty of St. Croix. Governmen® of the Virgin Islands of | the United States, St. Croix, 10th Janu- | ary*l92l. ' C.W. FOX. | Despatching Secretary. - NOTICE | LVQ . BEGINNING Jan. 25 DR HARK wil | be in ‘hristiansted four days each week: three diays will be onen for private practice, T.!ESDAYS, WED J{ESDAYS - and THURSDAYS. { Office, Company Street, opp. Apotho- . cary. OFFERS lots of new things here are a few: SHELL FiSH in tin. SPANISH RED PEPPERS in tins. MARZAPAN TORRON, FIGS, Spauish, DATES, DOD CHERRIES. : DOD. APRICOTS, RAISINS & CUR- "RANTS, BISCUITS in large variety all kinds and prices. FRESH CABBAGES. TURNIPS & PO- TATOES B—6—s¢. raspect. Y Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour SALMON Pickled 16¢. v r. Ib. : CODFISH 9¢. pr Ib. “"DEL MONTE’’ JAMS 50—55¢. pr. jar while it lasts. BACON 45 to 60c. pr. Ib. SUGAR gran., washed and raw, new prices. For Sale. THL‘ Estates Lt. Princess, Golden Rock, Bellevue, Mt. Welcome and Eliza’s Retreat. : For particulars apply to EM. E. SV:TZER. Lt. Princess, 20th January 1921. NOTICE. MERCHANTS and others are hereby cautioned about ex- tending credit to any enlisted man. They do so at their own risk. The Commanding Officer is not respon- sible for any debts incurred by the above, and is not a collecting agent for suth debts. R. D. LOWELL, Capt. U. M. C.