AT
"
“MERWIN'S ICE CREAM PARLOR
Pound
70c.
1712 Pound
40c.
L.OCAL.
Information
reached
us
yesterday
to
the effect
that
the
La
Grange
concern
consisting
of the plantations
La
Grange
(proper),
Prosperity,
William,
Punch,
Wheel of Fortune,
Two
Brothers,
Mars
Hill, Jolly Hill, and
other
land,
and
an
up-to-date
sugar
mill on
the
first-named
estate,
was
acquired
by purchase
yester-
day by Messis.
G. B. and
G. A. Fleming
of Est. Hogensborg
and Dir. Oluf
Olsen
of St. Croix Sukkerfabrik
for the sum of
$105,00).
Th's
is good news
and
encour-
ing
news
at
this
particular
time.
We
wish
the
new
owners
a
renumerative
proprietorshipin their
own
and
in
the
interest
of the island in general.
"Twas the
absente2s
who
lost
a
rare
treat
which
was
afforded
the
audience
at
St.
wmary’s
Hali
last
night
in
the
presentat’
'n of ‘‘The River’s End’’ which
proved
a drama
»f exceptional
features,
and super-attractive
cast
holding
the
un-
divided attention of the onlooker
".. ~ugh-
out.
A fine
film,
a
spl..a:
program,
a screen
production
that
should
be
seen
by
all admirers
of
art,
and
we
have
said as lit“'e
as
we can about it.
Owing
to several p.ivate
parties
through which
a
number
of regular
and
appreciative
patrons
were
necessavily
absent
from
St. Mary’s last
night
it is
suggested
to
the management
that
‘'The River’s End”’
be
repeated
at
early
convenience
for
the benefit
of
those
who
would
other-
wise miss
the opportunity of seeing it.
It
is
understyod
that
the S. S. Parima
from New York is looked for in Frederik-
sted
this
atternoon.
An anniversary
service
of the
Luther
League
will be
held
in
the
Lutheranm
Chureh
at 7.30
o’clock this
evening,
to
which
all friends
are cordially invited.
We wish to thank
Mr. {Carl Schou
for
a copy of Mac Donald’s almanac
tfor 1923,
an
interesting
and
popular
manual
for
farmers
and
others,
for
sale
at
Mr.
Schou’s shop.
Correspondence
Dear
Mr. Editor:
Wasn’t the
amount
voted
by
the
Council toward purchase
of
the
factory
$104,000?
Why does
Mr.
Leevy refer
to
ST
CRUIX &Y
15
it as $50.000?
And didp’t the purchasing
company
know
what
Mr.
Leevy
writes
when
‘they
offered
$83,000?
Haven’t
weather
conditions
also
improved
since
that tim.?
With thanks for space,
Yoq.rs
\
JIGGS.
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION
London,
QOct.
28th.-~The
election
cam-
paign has
now reached
the
stage
where
there
are
such
a
number
of
political
speeches
and pronouncements
that
it
is
becoming
almost
a physicial impossibility
for the
newspapers
either
to
report
or
follow them.
Mr. Asanith
and Mr. Win-
ston
Churchill wr
. e
two figures
er-
gaging
attention
today.
Mr. Asquith,
who has
been
rather
slow in
getting into
action
delivered
his
first
important
cam-
paign speech
at
Pete borough.
Mdisg ad-
dress
was
devoted
chiefiy
to
critict ~g
the Government’s
shortcomings
and
<2
new Bonar
Law ministry.
London,
Oct.
28th.—A
second
court-
martial,
arising
from
the
stranding
of
the
‘‘Raleigh’’, opened
at
Portsmouth
yesterday
on
Captain
Bromley,
charged
with
negligently
or
by
default baving
stranded
and lost his ship.
It is alleged
that the accused
was to blame
for
main-
taininga speed
of
twelve
knots
under
the
weather
conditions
then
prevailing
and for not causing
soundings
to be
¢c>m-
menced
sooner.
Captain
Bromley plead-
ed not guilty.
The result of the findings
of the court-martial
was that
he
be
rep-
rimanded
and dismissed
from his position
in the service.
The
defendant
submitted
that had
amour
and
ferrol
poinis
been
correctly charted
the Raleigh
would
not
have
past 3.9 cables
to the
westward
of
thewoint on which she
actually stranded.
He submitted
that he
had
no
reason
to
dov™t the accuracy
of the charts
supplied
him for navigation purposes.
Patis,
Oct. 28th.—The Conncil
of Am-
bassadors
has
decided
that
the
question
whether
the Kiel Canal
shall
be
opzn
to
the vessels
of the world
in
time
of
war
shall
be
returned
to
the
international
court gos
justice.
(Germany
claims
that
free
passage
is
not
demanded
by
the
treaty of Versailles.
The
discussion
of
this subject
between
the Allies
and
Ger-
many
has already
lasted
a year.
Paris,
Oct.
29th.—~M.
Franklin
Bouil-
lon has refused
the nomination
as French
delegate
to the Near
Kast
peace
confer-
ence.
In a letter addressed
to
M.
Poin-
care
he states
that his refusal
is
due
to
the British
newspaper
campaign directed
against
him.
He
recalls
to M. Poincare
that at the time when
war appeared
cer-
tain in the Near East
he
had
succeeded
in warding
it off, but
the
campaign
of
the
British
press
indicated
that
there
was
no desire in England
to
urderstand
his reasons
and that
the
attacks,
which
had evidently
been
inspired,
continued.
Consequently,
by retiring from
the lime-
light he considered
he
was rendering
the ‘
best
service
to nis couniry.
M. roincare
in replying, said,
*‘l appreciate
the scru-
ples dictated by your patriotism, although
none of
our
Allies,
as
you
are
aware»
.wuld
oe
so inbelicate
as
to
attempt
to
influence
the nominations &
the
confer-
ence
at Lausanne,
whichtht Government
will
make
in
complete
independence.
“The
Premier
renewed
his
thanks
and
congratulations
to M.
Franklin-Bouillon
for the werk he had
already
performed,
and
added,
°‘'it
was in complete
agree-
ment
with
the
former
British
eabinet
thatI sent
you
to
Smyrna.
You
very
efficiently
served
the
desire
of
France
for peace,
for which
you
have
my
pro-
found gratitude.”’
Washingten,
Oect. 28th. —The
invitation
from
the
European
powers
requesting
the
UUnited States
to
send
a
representa-
tive to the
Near
East
peace
conference
at Lausanne,
reacheddiere
today through
diplomatie channels,
hut there
was
some
deloy
in
presenting
it officially to
the
State Department.
The British
Abassa-
dor was the first to receive
his
copy
and
he proceeded
to make
arrangements
with
the French
and ltalian
Ambassadors
that
they present
it together
to
the State
De-
partment,
but the
two
latter
were absent
from
Washington,
most
of the members
of the French
Embassy
having
gone
to
New York to welcome
M. Jusserand,
Constantinople,
Oct. 28th.—The
invita-
tion to the Near East Conference,
which
should
commence
at Lausanne
on Novem-
ber
13th,
was
handed
this evening
to
Hamid
Bey, the
Nationalist
representa-
tive.
He expressed
his reg?ets
that
the
conference
was not
to be he™in
a Turk-
ish city.
Tl';e Turks
will go t¢ “»usanne,
although
it will be
difficult for thwe dele-
gates
to
keep
touch
with
the
National
As€€mbly at Angora.
Geneva,
Oct. 28th.—The
Federal polica
have
issued
a warrant against
Bela Kun,
late head
of the Hungarian
Soviet
Gov-
ernment.
Shortly
after
the
war
he
es-
caped
to Switzerland
under
the name
of
Adler.
Athens.
Oct.
28:h.— Greece
has
accept-
ed
an invitation from
the Allies
to
send
representatives
to the forthcoming
Near
fastern
peace
conference
at
Lausanne.
She will be represented
by M.
Venezelos
and
the
Greek Ministers
at London
and
Paris.
General
Mazanakis
will attend
as
military experi.
Constantinople,
Oct.
28th.—The
Govt.
of the Sultan
has
accepted
the Allied
in-
vitation
to the Near
Eastern
peace
con-
ference.
London,
Oct. 28th.—Special
telegrams
from Italy announce
the econcerted
move-
ment
by
the
rascisti
against
several
towns.
Itis stated
that Flzrence,
Pisa,
Cremona
and
oiber
towns
have
been
o¢
cupied
by them
atter
deposing
the
au-
thorities.
Paris,
Oct.
28th.—Telephenic
advices
received
{from Rome state
that
the Itali-
an Cabinel has been
in sessicn
since
mid-