Just Received
FROM
THE FORDMOTOR
GO,
GENERATORS,
SELF STARTERS
and PARTS,
RADIUS RODS.
CRANK CASES,
CAMSHAFTS, and BEARINGS,
HEAD LAMPS,
FLLOOR BOARDS,
HOODS,
:
and
many other things
too numerous
to mention.
CALL AT STAKEMANN’S STORE,
AND BE SUPPLIED.
Frik R. Stakemann.
Christiansted,
St. Croix, 30--5--23.
Quebec
Steamship
Co.
THE S. S. “PARIMA”
will sail from New York on June 7th and
is
due at
Firederiksted
on
or
about
the
14th.
ROB’T. L. MERWIN & Co. INC.,
Agenes.
R ASRR
R
AR
ORRREO MMM
R
ATS
WA
OEITUARY.
It is regretted
to chronicle
the passing
away
at her
home
at Est.
Anbpaly yester-
day of Mrs. A. J.
BLACKwoOOD,
wife
of
Capt A.
J.
Blackwood,
one of our most
experienced
estate
proprietors
for a
life-
time.
to
whom
and
his
son
Mr. Ralph
Blackwood,
#nd
osther
reiatives
of
the
family
we offer
cur
heartfeit
sympathy
and
condolences
in
their
sad
bereave-
ment.
It is un.ertood
that the body will
be embalmed
for interment
in the United
States.
RN
RSRRIOF TS
IOV W
DTE YIVTIOILL
AT T O
O e
1.OCAL
The
S.
S.
“Parima’’
will
sail
from
New York on the 7th June.
The
S.
8.
‘‘Paria’’ from
New
York
arrived
at
Frederiksted
this
morning,
having 34 bags
of mail
for this
island.
Ses
ad
in
this
issu~
of
the Christian-
sted
Theatre
whare
the
IFlapper
a b reel
drama
will be screened
this evening with
the promise of the
usual
enjoyable
time
at this favouarite amusement
resort,
The post office reople
were
about
the
oniv
ones
who
had
a
lree day
yesrte:day.
We don’t begrudge
them
a
let-up
now
and
then for they are
olften
at
1t
when
others
are off.
In order
that
the
mail-
carrier
too
should
have
his
day,
'lele-
pavie auager
oct:
who
was
making
Sy
O
12
A VLD
|
|
an official trip
to Frederiksted,
public-
.
spiritedly transported
the day’s mail
for
;
that
town
and)Kingshill.
The
jpublie
'
schools
were dismiss2d
an hour or so
be-
.
fore regular
time in respect
of
Memorial
|
Day.
'
Mr. ;.
B. Fleming, large land proprie-
.
tor in Fredeviksted
quarter
and
one
of
-
the sharcholders
of the La Grange Sugar
.
Factory,
Inec.,
has
been
ill, but we are
|
glad to learn
is improving.
On
account
of
11l
health
it
is
uaderstand
that
Mr.
.
Fleming
has
resigned
his
seat
in
the
|
Colonial
Counci!
of
which
he
has
been
!
a member
for some
years.
|
i S—
s
3
To
CORRESPONDENT,
Mr. R.
H.
Am-
i
phlett
Lead
r:
Through
lack
of
time
|
and
space
your
contribution
reeeived
|
yesterday
afiernoon
cannot
be
inserted
i
in the present
issue,
but ‘will appear
to-
i
I.Orrow,
|
T
f
TELEGRAMS.
ST CROIX STATION.
London,
May
26th.-——Events
points
to
a Chinese
revolution,
the
London
Daily
Mail correspondent
in Peking
wires.
It
is
believed
the
army
has
consented
to
join a movewment
to
restore
the boy Em-
|
peror.
The
situation
was
brought about
by the political
turmoil arising
after the
capture
of
foreigners
and
Chinese
by
-
Shantungz
bandits
'
London,
May 26th.-—While all the Lon-
l
don papers
maintain
silence
this morning
|
regarding
Mr.
Bonar
Law’s
condition,
|
reliable
authorities
maintain
he
is
seri-
i
ously
ill.
It is stated
that his
condition
'
is
unimproved.
A
primary
operation
'
merely
divuiged the
nature
of the
trou-
-1
ble.
A mujor operation
yesterday
show-
|
ed
the
seriousness
of
the
fundamental
|
trouble.
A
grave
view is
taken in
cer-
|
tain quarters.
i
Loadon,
May
28th.
—The third
cricket
|
match
of
the
tour
was
played
by
the
|
West
Indian XI on
Saturday
against
the
|
Marvletone Cricket
Club at Lords.
Toe
|
M. C.
C.
went in
to bat
tirst,
scoting
228,
.
Bowling for the West
ludians,
Jobn
took
|
two
wickets for 53
runs, Paseall
six for
i
77.
Holt ona
fer
22.
Tue
West
Indians
|
going
in to bat
compiled
105
for
eight
|
wickets
whep
stumps
were drawn.
The
|
scores
were.
Nunes
11,
Tarilton
0,
i
Chalieaor 5, Holt, 23,
Ince
1, Smail (not
|
out) 30,
Browne 4,
Constaptine
4,
Dew-
%
hurst
5,
Pasecall
(rotout)
1, extras?2l,
i
total
105.
John
for
the
West
indians
l
has
still to bat.
The
bowling and
field-
|
ing
of
the
touring
X1
was
exceilent
|
througzhout.
|
London,
May 28th. —The
maten against
I
the M. C.
C.
was stoppe.
arter
ten
min-
;
utes
play
by
rain.
= The
West
Indians
|
made
121 rups for eignt
wickets.
Small
i
39 not out and Pascall
not
out 8.
!
New York, May 26:b.—The
raw sugar
market
was
firm
and
prices
were
un-
changed
at
6 1/2
e:ats
f{or
Cubas,
eost
and freight, equal
tc 8.28 for centrifugal.
Business
was less
active,
the
only sales
reported being
a
total
of 5,000 bags
for
second
half
June
c<hipment
to-an
opera-
tor.
The continued
warm
weather
was
looked upon
as favourable
{or
an
increas-
ed consumption
of
sugar
and
led
to
re-
newed
buying
by
borh
trade
interests
and
commission
houses
in the
raw sugar
futures
market
today, with closing prices
at about
tae
best
of
the
day
and from
three
to
eight
points
higher.
Closing
July 5.55 September
6.64
December
6.094
In retined
futures
there
was
a sale
of
one
iot for August delivery at 9,95,
London,
May 26th.—All
the prominent
candidates
for
the
Derby,
which
will
be
run
ut
Epsom
on
Jure
Gth,
are
going
in
fine
style
with
Town
Guard
still
established
as {the
favourite.
The
favourite
showed
up
weli
in
a
gal-
lop
with
Knockando
in
the {last
week.
Ellanrowan
made
a
satisfactory
show-
ing
in
a
recent
gallop
and
yesterday
Papyrus
and
Lord
Derby’s
pair
Pharos
and Tranquil all made
a good impression.
The following is
the
latest
London
bet-
ting:
95
to 25
against
Town
Guard.
10
to
1 against
Papyius
Eillabgowan
and
Pharos,
15to
1 aguinst
Legality, 20 tc
1
against,
My Lord, all
taken
and offered.
20 to1 against
Roger
De
Busli
offered
22 to 1 against
twelve
Pointer
and Light
Hand.
33 tol against
Tranquil.
Dortmund,
May
27th.—Chaos
is inevi-
table
in
the
Ruhr
unless
intervention
comes immediately,
says
a telegraphic
ap-
peal sent
to the hew
soecialist
workers
in-
ternationale
at
Hamburg
by
the
Dort-
mund
<
aeral
trade
union.
Birlin,
May
27th.—A
Freneh
court
martial
at
Weden
has
sentenced
¢§Schoen
Landrat
of
the
Essen
district,
to
five
years
imprisonment
and
a {ine of ten
mil-
lion marks
for writing an insulting letter
to General Degoatte,
Essen,
May 27th.—The
French
author-
ities
have
seized
ninety
billior
marks
from
the
Reichsbank
here.
lhey
toog
this
action
because
they
needed
noney
to pay ceriain
biiis aond
the
Germansre:
fused
to furnish
it,
deciaring
there
was
not so mucn
money
on haud,
:
Allahabad,
B 1 May 27th.—A
despatch
to the Pioneer
from
Meshed,
Persia
re-
ports
a
severe
earthquake
at
Turbat-i-
--haidari
wica
loss
of
li‘e and damage
to
property.
Canton,
May
27th.—A
lighter
with a
full
eargo
of
kerosene
oil owned
by tha
Texas Oil
Company,
was
seized
by Chi-
nese pirates
here today,
An
armed
or-
ty from
U.
S.
S.
Heiena
has
been
des-
patched
in pursuic
.
London,
May
27th.——In
a
letter
to his
eonstituents
Mr.
Austen
Chan berlain
compinins
tnat
no opportunity
was given
to
him
or
his
ecolieagues
1n
the
late
Governmen:
to
make
a contribution
toe
conservative
party
unity.
No
commu-
nication
from Mr.
Stanley
Baldwin
wa#s
n'ade
to him before he formed
his minis-
try.
Had
Llis (Chamberlain’s)
help reea