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YEAR.
CHRISTIANSTED,
V.
¥ 31 B
A..
FRIDAY.
2ist
MARCH
1924,
tee, today signed sn
acreement
with rep-
resentatives
of the
Cinadian
National
Railways
to assist
in placing
in Canada
selected
groups
of
families
from
Greut
Britain.
The
settlement
commi:tee
au-
thorized
leaas
of 300 pourds
1o ecach
set-
tler,
alse
guaranteeing
any
inss
up
to
fifty percent
of the
amount
loaned.
The
first groups emigraiing under
this
agree-
ment
will
settle
at
Tisdale
Sask.
Itis
stated
that
only
married
coaples,
with
thorough
agricultural
experience,
will
be
accepted
and
they wiil be
expected
to possess
about
200 pounds
of their own,
The
farms
are
limited
to 160
aecres
ani
each
group is restricied
to twenty
famil-
ies.
The present
agreement
provides
for
the
acceptance
of
five
hundred
fami-
lies.
Madrid,
Mareh
17th-—Spain
today
be-
came
a
member
of
the
Pan-American
Postal
Union, under
a
decree
signed
by
King Alfense.
London,
March
18:h—A
national
lock-
out in the shipbuilding industry isa
pro-
spective
development
this
week,
should
ihe
striking shipbuilders
in
Scuihamp-
ton
persist
in
their refusal
to
resume
'
work
on
the
fermrs
the emiployers
have
|
aiready
offered,
‘lhe emplorers
declar-
|
ing
they
e nnot
wait
longer,
the ship-
|
building
employers
tederation
has
sum-
|
inoned
ilts
execuiive
to meet
at Carlisle
|
on Thursday
and
has inviung the
execu-
|
tives
of
the
federation
of engineering
|
and
shipbuilding
tradas
to
attend
the
|
conferencez
and
disc
ss
the
siiuation.
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Frash Yagetable
Sseds
For Sale
at 10 and
15ets. per
pack
at No. 39
|
King’s
Street.
Radish,
Turznip,
Cucumber,
Cauliflow-
;
er,
Musk
Melon,
Ruta
Baga,
Lettuce,
|
Parsnip,
Squash,
Onion,
Sweet
Corn,
|
Beans,
Peas,
Spinach,
Beet, Salsify.
l
JOHN ABBOTIT.
i
At Your Service.
Electric Wiring and Fixtures.
|
Workmanship
neat and guaranteed.
|
Rates
Reasonable.
|
M. G. FABIO.
i
Christiansted,
St. Croix, V. L.
|
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2:th
191
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Un-
d:l the
et of March 8, 1879.
Contr bution to this paper
wll be glad-
Ig receiv2d
when
the same
deals with mat-
ters of eneral
iaterest,
and is
accompa-
-Ined wi
¢ the
author’s
name,
18 a juar-
antee
of joodfaith.
The editor cannot
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respoms:inle for tie vicws ofhis orrespon-
denisno. does he necessarily encorse them.
TELEGRAMS.
SE.
CROIX STATION.
Geneva,
Muaich 16:h, —Henceforth
the
children
of the
world
will
be under ‘h»
protection
of the League
of Na'ions,
The
international
promotion
of
ehild
wel
fare
has
been
functioning
in
Brussels
uader
th~
auzpices
of
thirty
govern-
ments
«nd
various
national
organ
zi-
tions,
bit
the
Council
of
the
League,
with the consent
of the interesied
parties
have authorized
the
concentration
of all
ciild welfare
activities
here.
A special
departmoent
will be
created
by
the
Lea-
¢ie
to handie
all matters
concerning
the
protection
of children.
[oulon
France,
March
16th.--An-
nouncemeant
i 3 made
here
of
the
death
of General
Belle.
London,
Marck 17th.—In
the House
of
Commor
s coday
the Government
was
re-
quested
to
consult
with
the
maritime
powers
with a view to extending
the
ter-
ritorial litmit for fishery
purpos:s
to thir-
teen
mil 's,
The Premier
replied that the
Governp
ent
was
not
1 repared
to consid-
er
an excension beyond
the 3 mile iimit,
either
for fisheries
or any other
purpos-
es,
Loadon, March 17th—Tae Government
does
not
feel it
can
intervene
officially
with the
Russian
Scviet
Government
to
obtain the release
of Catholic Church dig-
nitaries
imprisoned
in
Russia,
but
any
suitable
opportunity
that
may
occur
of
making friendly and unofficial repr-senta-
tions to -he Soviet
in this matter
w:ll be
taken.
The Premier
so informed
a ques-
tioner
in the House
of Commons
today.
London,
March
17th.—Mr.
Thomas,
Secretars
for the
Colonies,
acting
on
be-
haif of the
Empire Settlement
Commit-
No
66
NOTICE.
MEMBERS
of the
Turf Club
are
asked
to
show
a
little interest
by attending
a meeting
to
be held
at the Manager’s
house
at Friedens-
borg
on
SUNDAY AFTERNQON,
23RD
INST. AT3
O’CII.OCK.
Im-
portant
business
to be discussed.
H. McKAY.
Secrctary
and
Treasurer.
Notice of Aucton
IN THE MATTER
OF
THE JOINT
ES-
TATE OF WILLIAM ROCK.
DECEAS.
ED, AND LATELY DECEASED
WIFE,
HETELINDA ROCK,.
AT
the
request
of Lawyer
D.
HAMILTON JACKSON,
as
attor-
ney for MARY MART.N,
the admin-
istratrix
of the
above
entitled
es-
tate,
and
pursuant
to
an Order of
District Court of the Virgin lslands
of the
United
States,
dated
‘he
19th day of February
1924,
the fol.
lowing
chattels
belonging
to
the
said estate
will bz
offered
for sale
at
a public
auction
to
be
held at
No.
17 Church
Street
in
« hristian-
sted
on SATURDAY, the 29th of
March, 1524, at 2 o’clock in the
afiernoon
1 Mahogany
Card
Table;
1
Side
Board;1 Half Press;
1 Round
7a-
ble;
1 Glass
Table;
1 Bedstead
with
mattress
and
Pillows;
1 .itting
Chair;
2
Office
Chuirs;
1 Rocking
Chair;
1 Easy Chair; 1 Garden Chair;
1 Board Safe;
1 Boa:a
Table
1
Wa-
ter Jar;
1 Lamp;
1 Trunk;
1 Male
Donkey;
1 Cart; 3 Mules.
Conditions
and terms of sale
wil]
bel
made known
at the
time of the
sale.
Christiansted’s Vendue-Office, 3t.Croix,
19th March
1924.
C. H. PAYNE.
Vendue-Director,
Fee
Fr.lo.
)
Say
ten Francs.
)