with
an
invitation
that
was
much
ap
preciated.
.
RED CROSS
BULLETIN ON
Y
SEUROIX.
Tne
Red
Cross
Bulletin for April has
thus
to report for St Croix:
-
At a
recent
meeting
the
Santa
Cruz
Chapter
voted
to
send
SSOO
to Washing-
ton
to
be
contributed
tn
the
Euvopean
.
Reiief
Counsil
for
the
feeding
of
the
caildren
of
Europe.
Miss
Florence
Freeman,
the
public
school
nurse
at St Croix, and
Miss Ruth
Warerbury,
the pebliec
school
nurse
at St.
Thomas,
have
the
examination
of
the
school
children
well
under
way.
There
is mueh
enthusiasm
among
both
enildren
and
grown-ups
in
the
endeavor
to im-
prove
health
conditions
in
the
island,
I'ELEGR
: MS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
London,
May 18th
-Tha2
accevtance
by
the
Rt.
Hoa
Walter
Long of a Vis-
zountey
involves
a
bye
eclection
at
St.
(zeorzes,
Westminster.
one
of the safest
Tory seats
almoszt
from
time
immemori-
al.
alasgow,
May 17th.--{Uhe dockers
bave
resolved
to continue
their
strike
and
the
police
therec
made
a baton
charge
owine
to
voluntary
helpers
being
stonad.
Otherwise,
the
dispute
ia
all sdistriets
continues
without anything
mor« serious
happening
thaon - p2tty
looting
and
mo-
mentary
disturbances.
wondon,
May
18th.—The
sudden
re
turn
of
Mr.
lLloyd George
to
town i 3
taken
as
a clear
sign of tke
coming
set-
tlement
of the
miners
strike.
Sir Rob-
ert Horne,
Chancellor
of the Exchequer,
h.s
undertaken
delicate
pour parlers
in
different
directions
in the last few days,
and the
results
of
these
he has
now
re-
rorted
to the
Premier,
who wil|, decide
whether
they
are
sufficient
to
warrant
the
calling together
of masters
and
men
in
another
conference.
Mr.
Thomas
Asnton, Lancashire
pitmens
leaders,
ad-
vocates
leaving
the
~ational
coal
pools
oroposed
to
a
later
date,
and
accept-
ing a temporary
seitlement.
The
trans-
port
workers
and
railwaymesns
execu-
tives
met
only
separately
yesterday.
A
joint meeting
has
been
suggested,
al.hongn
it is believed
the
more
respon-
sible
leaders
are
anxious
to avoid a dual
meeting
and
thus
bauik
extremists
of
the
oppoitunity
to
precipitate
action.
The
Welsh
miners
chiefs
declare
that if
the
statements
were
to
be
settled
to-
morrow
most
of the
pits
would be
una-
ble
to
open
again
for three
months,
while
many
men
would stjll remain
idle
until
the
export
trade
has
recovered.
It is estimated
that the
workmen
in the
Birmingham
district
have
lost
ten mil-
lions pounds
in wages
through
the
min-
ere
strike.
Mr. Mac Namara,
Minister
of Labnur,
states
that
the
number
of
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A NS
wholly
and
partially
unemployed
in the
United
Kingdom
now
totals
over
two
millions and
a half.
Nevertheless,
a pit-
pony
race
meeting
at Doncaster
was
at-
tended
by
30,000
idle
miners.
A large
body
-f
strikers
assisting
the police as
special
constabies.
The
shoriage
on
the
London
tramcar services, through
the
con-
servation
of fuel,is causing
much
inconve-
mience
at rush
hours.
There
are plenty of
volunteer
labourers
unloading
Belgian
coal now,
which is to be utilized for gen-
erating
powers.
Lord Londonderry
sug-
gested
that
his
fellow
owners
in
the
Durham
and
Northumberland
fields
should
undertake
an
amalgamation
of
coal
enterprises
throughout
the United
Kingdom
into
districts,
in
order
to
re-
duce
overhead
distribution charges.
The
scheme
would
reduce
the
price
with-
out undue
diminution
in
miners
wages.
Barbados,May
18th.—In
the House
of
Assembly
yesterday
a resolution
was
adopted
approving
the
agreement
be-
tween
the Canadian
Govt.
and
Gov's.
of
Barbados
and
certain
other
West
Indian
and
neighbouring colonies
subjeect
to the
reservation
that
so
far
as
the proposed
steamship
service
dealt
with in article
13
oi the said
agreement
is concerned
The
House
of
Assenibly
are prepared
to vote
an
annua!
contribution
to the subsidy
of
£4OO
a
¢
no
more.
Lcodon,
May
18th.
The freelom
with
which
Mr.
Lioyd George
and
M.
Briand
are Gebaiing the Silesian situation through
newspapers
and
the strong
words
they
are
usinzZ
are
creating
a
great
stir
in
Englard
the
British
public is accustom-
ed to the courteous
and
smooth
methods
ol the old diplomagy
and
the spectacle
of
the
most
delicate
differences being
han-
dled
by
vigcrous
public
debate
amazes
the
people.
The
heads
of the
two Govts.
ilter
their
numerous
conferences
were
expected
to understand
each
other.
Ap-
parently each
has
chosen
the plan of cam-
paign which
he
considers
‘he
most
ef-
fective
against
his opponent.
M. Briand
will have
the next
word
in
the
French
Parliament
tomorrow
and
there
is great
interest
in
London
as
to
whether
he
will maintain
the
same
high key of
con-
versation
which Mr.
Lloyd George
start-
ed upon ir
his
speech
in
the
House
of
Commons
The Prime
Minister’s express-
ed
statement
today
is
popularly
inter-
preted
as
a
warning
to
M.
Briand
not
to go
too
far in
his
pronouncement
be-
fore
the
Chamber.
Mr. Lloyd George’s
reference
to
Great
Britains
willing-
ness
to
use
her
fleet,
followed
by
the
declaration
that
Great
Britain
cannot
stand
by
while
the
treaty
is
trampled
on-<“is
taken
as
signifi-
cant
of
future
developments
depend-
ing
chiefly
upon
whether
M.
Bri-
and
tomorrow
proclaims
the widening of
the gulf between
the
same principle, the
Govt.
is
anxious
to
have
the Supreme
“ouncil meet during the weekend,
believ-
ing
that
delay
in
the
allies
coming to
some
sort
of
agreement
over Silesia and
taking dction ther
on
will only make
the
situation
worse.
Reuters
limited
says
regrat
is expressed
at
todays
news
from
Washington
that
the United States
Govt,
finds
itself
unable
10 participate
in the
settlement
of
the
Upper
Silesian ques-
tion, on the ground
that this is essential-
Iy a European
matter.,
.
New York,
May 17th.—The
raw sugar
market
was firm vesterday,
and
more
on
account
of
a
paueitv
of offerings of su-
£ar
in
close
by
positions,
the only kind
refiners
will consider
at®present,
that
to
any
display
of
interest
on
the
part of
buyers.
The
Cuban
suear
finance
com-
mittee
made
no
announcements
but
it
believed
would sell
at 3.985
ets
(' and k'
It however
has
suears
in shipping
posi
tions only
to
offer and
as
none could
ar-
rive here,
or at
least
are
not guaranteed
to arrive
before
the
date
on which the
emergency
tariff
is expecte]
to become
effective
and
r-finers
are
not interested
Porto
Rico’s in port or elose by
were held
at 5.27
cts
cif,
with intimidations made
by
some
sellers
that
bids of 5.19
ets cif
by accepted
bu
the
best
bid
on such
su-
gars
appeared
to
be 5.03 cts cif.
A |ot
of 2.600
tons
of San Domingos
afloat and
said to be due today wns on offering during
the day at 3.77
e. equal 4.125
¢. and in for
Cuba’s,
with
indications
that
it might
be taken
before
the market
c¢lose
Dur-
ing the afternoon
the
American
bought
a small
lot of Peau’s
in port,
50) bags
at
3.76
c. cif equal to 5.02
¢.
delivered
New
York.”
Up
to
5.30
no
further busineas
wages
reported
an
i none
appeared
io be
in
sight.
Lower
Wall
street
was
only
mildly interested
in the special
despateh-
es
from Havana relating
to tne
proposal
of Mr. Demesa,
that
all
sugar
planters
and
colonies
the
harvest
on
May
20th
not
with
a
view
to advancing
the price
of
sugar
but
to
prevent
it from going
lower,
notwithstanding
Mr.
Demesas
position
as
a large
speculative
operator
in
the
island.
It
is
seriously
doubted
that
he
has
enough
influence
to effect
this.
.
Cairo, May 19th.
—Serious riotins took
place
today
in
the
vicinity of the min-
isterial buildings.
Many policemen
werc
seriously injured,
and
one
of the demon.
strators
was
Killed
and
a large
number
were
injured.
Egyptian
lszncers
werc
compelled
to
intervene
to queli the
dis-
turbance.
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