the mines
department
requiring the
own-
ers
to
contribute
a
further ten-shiiling
per
ton,
am-unting
to
750,000
pounds
wages.
The
owners
expect
this sum to
be
provided from the government
subsi-
dy of 10,000,000 pounds
of which, 3,000,-
000
pounds
remain.
After
a
hurried
meeting
at
Cardiff,
the
coal
exchange
owners
decided
to clnse
a large
number
of coal-fields.
If this
decision
is carried
out,
the unemployment
situation
in South
Wales
will be seriously
aggravated.
Melilla, Sept.
27th.—Moorish
tribesmen
yesterday
launched
a
vigorous
attack
upon
a
Spanish
convoy
proceeding
into
the
Eastern
zone of hostilities
from this
City,
it is announced
officially.
The
at-
tack
however
was
repulsed
and
the
Moors were driven off with heavy losses.
Washington,
Sept.
27th.—Former
pres-
ident
Wilson is opposed
to the ratification
of the
new
peace
treaty
betveen
Ger-
many
and
the United States,
according
to statements
made
by
Democratic
sen-
ators.
It was learned
this
morning
that
the former president
invited
several
Sen-
ators
to
call
upon
him,
and
stated
ed
his views, requesting
Senators
to
do
all they could toward defeating
the pact.
The result
is
likely to be
a stiffening
of
opposition
to
the
treaty
by
a
number
of Democratic
Senators.
This
is
the first
time the former
President
bas
taken
an
active
partin any
matters
before
Con-
oress.
Berlin,
Sept.
27th.—Important
legis-
lation awaited
action
by
the
Reichstag
when
it
reconvened
here
today,
this
session
of the
German
parliament
bheing
considered
as
the
most
important
held
since
the
treaty of
Versailles
was
sign-
ed.
Ratification of the peace
treaty with
the
United
States,
tax
measures
and
laws
calculated
to
bring
order
out
of
the
chaos
prevailing
in
Germany’s
fin-
ances
were
in
the
calendar
and
there
threatened
to
be
partisan
acerbities
as
a
result
ot
the assassination
early
this
- month
of
former
President
Erzberger.
Interest centered
today
in the proposed
reconstruction
of
the
Germ n
cabinet,
and
it
was expected
that there
would be
a,proposal that the present
coalition
be
ex-
tended by
the
inciusion
of
representa
tives of the German
people’s
party.
The
majority
Socialists
continued
to
assert
their allegiance
to
Chancellor
Wieth,
de-
spite
announced
readiness
to
cooperate
in :a
Govt.
in
which
the
German
peo-
ple’s
party
was
represented.
Trading
in the
Bourse
yesterday
was
feverish
and
the
Abehblatt,
designates
the
pre-
sent
movement
of
quotations
on
the
markets
as
the
prelude
to
the
coming
great
crash.
Geneva,
Sept.
27th.—The
debate
on
the
various
phrases
of
the
economic
blockade
as
a league
weapon
against
na-
tions,
which
violate the
covenant
of the
League
of Nations
was
resumed
by
the
assembly
of the League of
Nations
this
morning. It is estimated that the assembly
=1 LRI
X
A VS
is
three
or four
days
behind
its schedule
of
work,
and
there
is
little
hope
that
it
will be able
to
adjourn
before
the
middle of next week.
At
the
open-
ing of this
morning’s session,
President
Van
Karnebeck
announced
that
Cuba
had
jratified
the
status
of
the
Interna-
tional
Court
of
Justice.
Lord
Robert
Cecil,
representing
the
union
of
South
Africa,
took
a
prominent
part
in
the
debate
relative to
the
economic
blocks.
He
warned
the
assembly
against
the
danger
the
League
ran of earning
the
part
of ‘‘Superstate’” if it tried
to
make
its
rules for the
use of
the blockade
too
imperative
fcr the
members.
For
that
reason
he opposed
the am2ndment
giving
the
ecuncil
of the
l.eague
power
to
fix
the absolute
date
upon
which the
block-
ade
would be applied.
London,
Sept
27th.—The
new
service
of steamships
bringing Canada
foyr days
from
the United Kingdom
is on
the
way
to
beermirg
an accomplished
fact,
says
an
announcemeount
issued
to
the
London
newspapers
by
the
recently
formed
Canadian
Chamber
of
Commerce,
of
which Sir Mac Larer
Brown
of the
Cana-
dian
Pacific Railway
“ompany,
is
Vice-
President.
Paris,
Szpt.
27th.—Sadi
Becouate
yes-
terday
in
the
Villo Sauvage
airdrome
lowered
is own world’s
airplane
speed
record
by flying at
the
rate
of 200
Kkilo-
metres
275
metres
(205 miles
100
yards)
per
hour.
:
New York, Sept. 27'h,—The
feature
in
the
sugar
market
today
was
the
an-
nouncement
by the
suzar‘finance
com-
mittee
that
it
had reduced
the price
of
Cuba
sugar
from
3ic.
to 28,
cost
and
freight, equal t0,4/23 for centrifugals,
and
that they had sold
200,000
bags Batfjthat
level
to
local
refiners.
Uncontroiled
sugatrs,
however,
were unchanged
at 4.13
for centrifugals
with sales
of 37,000 bags.
In raw sugar
futures,
local selling caused
a
decline,
of three
pcints
in the
active
positions,
although
trading
was
light.
The market
for refined
[sugar
was easier,
and
prices
were
reduced
10 to 15 points
by
two
of
the
local refiners
to the basis
of 5.59
for
fine granulated,
owing to the
decline
in the spot
markat.
Others
were
unchanged
at
5.65.
[here
was olly one
lot of September
changed
hands
in refin-
ed
futures
at
6.25,
or
unchanged
from
the previous
close.
Dublin,
Sept.
27th.—The
Dail Cabin2t
will assemblv
in
the
Mansion
House
on
Thursday
to
consider
the
reply of Mr.
Lloyd George
.0 Mr. De Valera’s last
com-
munication,
it
was
announced
here
to
night..
Mr. Lloyd George’s
reply will be
made pubiic
on Wednesday,
according
to
a
i.ondon
anunouncement.
Londou, Sept.
27th. —According
to last
reports
received
by authoritative
quart-
ers,
the
Interallied
control
ecommission
in
Germany
expresses
itself
as perfectly
satisfied
with the
progress
of the surren-
der
and
destruction
of
(German
arma-
ments.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
PAST
GLORIES
EXPECTED
TO RETURN.
Since
-.the
United
States
purchased
from
Denmark
the
islands
of
St.
Tho-
mas,
St. John,
and St.
Croix, now called
the Virgin Islands,
seant
attention
has
been paid
them
comme
reially
or
voli-
tically.
It is
not
within
the
scope
of
this
paper
to
discuss
them
politically,
but
there
are
many
reasons
why
we
should
consider
them
from
a
commer-
cial stand
point.
This
group
is
desg?ned
to
become
as
popular
for
winter
tourists
as
the
Ba
hama
or
Bermuda,
for
the
islands
are
in the tropics and laved by
the
turquecise
waters
of
the
Atlantic
and
the
Carib-
bean.
Their
fertile
hills
and
beautiful
valleys,
their
natural
magnificence,
their early
history,
their
freedom
from
disease
and
the trade
~inas
which
blow
gently over
them,
make
the Islands ideal
resort
purposes.
Some
day the
hotel-man
will disecover
them
and
build
hosteiries
for the
accommodation
of
the traveller.
Commercially,
the
islands
are
in
the
path of all steamers
enroute
to
or from
European
poris
and
the
Panama
Canal,
many
of which stop for
{uel.
water
and
food.
A
permanent
trade
exhibit
pro-
perly
noused
in the largest
of the three,
St.
Thomas,
would
undoubtedly
aid
American
business
and be
a icading
at-
traction.,
Many
voyagers
to
the
(on-
tinent
could
be
induced
to
place
trial
orders
for American
goods,
and the
more
than
3,000,000
inhabitants
of
the
27
nearbv
islands
would
see
the advantage
of visiting this exi:ibition, with
a view
to
buying
goods
rather
than
o
take
the
more
expensive
and
long
tvip
to
the
United
States
for that
purpose.
St.
Thowmas,
carlyv in
this eentury,
was
one
of the
busiest
of
the
West
Indies.
He
commercial
history
was excellent
in
bygne
days,
and
the
United
States
should
try
to
restore
herto
her
[ormer
business
fama. —New York Commercial.
The
Texas
Gompany.
lT‘ pays
to be
careful
about
your
Gasoline.
.
_
S 0 choose
the best
ana stick
to it.
TEXACO GASOLINE
is
made
and
tesied
by
the
nost
modern refining
and laboratory
me-
thods.
_
:
V-
You can depend
upon
its quality
all the time.
If you want
to
get
the
most out
of your car always
use
TEXACO GASOLINE
FOR
SALE
AT
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ALEXANDEK,
Agents.
Christiansted
and
its
Distriets.