The
Chairman
remarked:
The
min-
utes
for ihe last meatirg
of
the Council
have
besn
published
as
customary
in
the
''St.
Croix
Avis’'
and i
mem-
bers
have
no
objection
I will consider
same
tacitly
adopted,
but
before
that
is
done
1
wish
to
correct
my
re-
marks
with
regards
to
the
absence
of the Chaplain.
The Chaplain
was
pres
ent
at
rhe
last
meeting,
but
&s
there
was
no quorurn
he left
and
shortly
af-
ter
he
left
the
meeting
was
called
to
order
and
adjourped
for
waat
of
a
quorum.
There
being
no objection
the Chairman
declared
the
minutes
as published
tacit-
iy adopted.
The
Chairman
then
brought
up
item
1 of the Order of the
day.
Ttem
1.
Examination
of Patent
of
Election
of
2nd
Member
for
Christiansted
Country District (Nelthropp.)
The
elected
Member
was
present
and
had
h
nded
in
his
patent
of election.
In confirmity with par
2 of
the Rules
of
Busin2ss
4th
Member
for
Frederik-
sted
ountry
District
was
appointed
Speaker,
after
the Patent
was
examined
the Speaker
declared
that
it
was
in
or-
der
Said
Patent
was
theu
handed
‘o
ihe
Chairm
n
who
declared
that
the
Member
was entitled
to sit
and
vote
in
the
Council.
The
¥iember
thereupon
took
his
seat
and
as
ne
had
been
a
member
of
the
Couacil
before
it
was
not
necessary
for
him
to sign
the
vath
prescribed
in
Par-
-47 of the Colonial
Law.
ltem
2.
iisenssion
on
Government’s
letter
of 15th July,
1921
‘The Chairmana
remarked:
As
members
¢
aware
ve
have
no
precedentin
re-
gara
to
fhis
matter.
[
draw
attention
"~
tne
iast
part
of
the
communication
at Govern
pent requests
to
be
advised
by
the
Council
as
to
the
names
of
the
members
of the Council
affecte
.
by
this
lezislation and
the seats
which
thereby
sutomatically
become
vacant.
Before
diszussion
is
opened
on
this
matter
I
would
like
to hear
from
members
as
to
the
best method of procedure.
I suggest
that
we have
but
one
discussion
on this
madier
{'here
was
no motion
to
the
contrary,
consequently
the
C airman’s
suggestion
that
there
be
one
discussion
on
this
matter
was adopted.
3rd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Alexander):
[
wish
t>
ask
the
Gov-
ernment
Secretaryv
whether
this
Act
passed
by Congress
debars
a person
who
owes
allegiance
tn a
foreign
country
to
vote for
a member
of this
Council?
At
the
last election
a few of them
voted.
(To
be continued.)
LOCAL.
The
Clyde
Liner
‘‘Pulwico’’ sailed
S
1.
U RVI
X
A VIS
|
from
this
port
for
St.
Kitts
at
12.30
i
p.
m.
vesterday.
’;
It is
learned
that
owing
to
the
dis-
|
.
orderly
conduct
of
a
number
of people,
i
principally
minors,
who crowd
the
pcst
|
office on busy
days,
squabbling
and
ha-
|
.ranguing
for
hours
data
time,
the
!
.
postmaster
was forced
to
seek
the
kind
|
cooperation
of
the
Police
in
preserv-
|
ing order
in the
interest
of g:od
postai
.
service
aand
for
the
safetv
and
con-
~
venience
of
the
public
in
traunsacting
-
postal
business.
This
explains
the
pre-
.
sence
of
a
policcman
on
the
premises
|
during
the
busy
hours
yesterday
to
.
which
is due
the peaceable
and
prompt
.
expeditiag of a large
number
of patrons
.
during the general
delivery
of
a
heavy
{
mail.
This
is
certainly
a
splendid
ar-
'
rangement
and
is
much
appreciated
by
.
the patrons
ol the
post
office.
|
i
The
theatre
was
simply
packed
last
|
.
night
at
the
exhibition
of
the
8
reel
|
drama
‘Farzan of
the
pes.’’
This fiilm
|
.
was found
to be
one of a higher srandard
than
the
average
presented
at
our local
popular place
of amusement,
and
appears
|
.
to
have
fully satisfied
the
spectators.
.
The
conclusion
was
probably somewhat
'
disappointing
as
it
was heard
remarked
|
|
after
the show,
the last reel terminating
i
with
the
discovery
of
Tarzan
in Africa
|
'
but
not
showing
his
veturn
to England
|
"
nor the claiming of his inheritance.
The
|
|
preceding
features,
however, tully com-
!
|
pensated
for
the
omission
of these
{inal
|
i
details.
;
]
e
%
!
i
Tne
British
three-masted
jschooner
W.
|
!
Hatteny
from
St.
\ndrews,
Fla.,
with
|
a cargo
of
lumber
arsived
here
yester-
|
’
day
consigned
to jMessrs,
R. L. Merwin
|
|
& Co., Inc.
In attempiing
to
enter
the
|
.
harbor
:/ithout
the pilot,
the
ship
went
|
-
aground
near
the Round
Reef
but
was
|
'
subscquently
floated sand safety brought
|
f
to anchorage,
i
i
NFEWS
NOTHS.
2
|
T
|
|
Mr. C.
E. Rappolee,
Lieutenant,
Sup-
|
|
ply Corps,
U. S. Navy, arrived
on
the
is-
|
.
land
last Thursday,
coming fron St Tho-
|
|
mas
on
the Vixen,
to take
up
the
duties
|
|
of Despatching
Seeretary
in
succession
|
to Ersign C.
W. Fox, Supply Corps,
U.S.
|
Navy, who has
been
transferred
to other
|
|
duty
at Si. Thomas.
1
!
Mr.
Fox
accompanied
his
successor
!
|
and
will remain
here
for
about
a
week
|
|
aiding Mr. Rappolee
in getting
together
|
'
the threads
of departmental
work
on
the
|
|
island.
Under the pilotage
of
Mr. Fox,
|
l
the
new
Despatching
Secretary
already
|
|
has made
the
acquaintance
of. many
of
|
|
our people and
of the topography
of
St.
|
.
Croix
and
confesses
to
a
very strong-
|
|
ly favorable impression
as
regards
both
|
the island and its
people.
Moreover,
he
expresses
himself
as desirous
of lending
a hand
in the upbuilding of ail the
social
and
material
interests
of
= St.
Croix. to
the
end
that
it
may
take
its
rightful
.~
place as
one of the most
productive
and
~attractive regions
under
the
Stars
and
Stripes.
The official tenure
of office by
Mr. Fox
-
will cease
with his departure
for St. Tho-
mas
on Wednesday
the
17th.
®
We thank
the Native
Brass
Rand
for
the fine concert rendered
on Sunday
even-
Ing.
As the only active
musical
organ-
ization
at
present
in
Christiansted
for
giving public concerts
their music
is very
much
appreciated.
We
hope
to
have
a
lively concert
before
tne moonlight
goes.
—Com.
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CRUIX STATION.
Dublin,
Aug.
12th.—The
letter
from
-
Mr.
De
Valera,
delivered
to Mr. Lloyd
George
yesterday,
is neither
an
accept-
-
ance
nor
a
rejection
of the Irish
peace
proposals,
it
was
learned
here
tcday.
The
letter
raises
various
questions
to
which
an
answel
is
necessary.
The
an-
swer
may
serve
to facilitate
future
deai-
.
Ings,
it
was said,
and
is not expected
to
.
lead
to a break
in
negoctiations.
Washington.
Aug
12th. —Putting
into
'
definite
terms
its proposais
for a
disarm-
|
ament
conierence
the
United States
has
.
invited
the
Great
Powers
to unite in a
!
practieal
effort
to
remove
the
causes
of
-
m:understanding
and
so facilitate
a
re-
duction of
the
world’s
enormous
outlay
.
for
the
materials
of
war.
In
formal
.~
notes
of
invitation
forwarded
to
Great
|
Britain.
France,
Italy
and
Japan,
the
United
States
Govt. pledges
its own
un
~
stinted
cooperation
in such
an
effort and
~
further
defines
Its own coneeption
of the
|
principles
involved.
|
London,
Aug.
15th.—The
whole
Brit-
|
ish
delegation
of
the
Allied
Supreme
~
Council
wili return_to
London
tomorrow,
-
according
to a press
despaleh
io Reuter’s
~
late
this
afternoor.
The
despatch
said
~
this
action
was
due to today’s develop-
.
.menis
in
the
Irish
situation.
Anh
Ex-
change
Telegraph
despateh
from
Paris,
-
received
about
the
same
time,
said
the
~
decision
was due
to
a deadlock
1n tie de-
~
liberations
ot
the Allied Supreme
Coun-
|
cil.
The
Reuter’s
despatch
said it was
-
rumoured
in French
circles
that
the repiy
~
of
Eamon
De
Valera
to
Mr.
Lloyd
~
George’s
llrisb
proposals
meant
a grave
crisis.
;
|
Cleveland,;
Ohio, Aug.
Illth.—Rain
to-
day
prevented
the
Australian
and
Den
.
mark
tennis
teams
meeting at Mayfi id
County Club in the first two singles ofthe
-
semi-final
round
of thz Davis
cup
tennis
series,
thus
the
matches
will
~ontinue
~
through
Sunday
instead
of
winding up
on Saturday.
Today’s
card
will be play-
~
ed
tomorrow,
Tegner,
Denmark,
playing
peach
of Australia,
and Ingerslev or Den-
mark
meeting
Andersen
of Australia.