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CIHRISIIARSIR,
V.
1
11 8 A
MWEDONESDAY.
99
MAY.
199
The
distance
is
esiimated
at
approxi-
mately 2,700
iniies.
Both
aviutors
were
good physica!l conlition
when
they
land-
ed.
‘The aviators
hardiv
had
made
their
record,
before
thoy
were
laying
plans
fora more
ambitious
flicht,
one
around
the world.
This
they
bope
to
attampt
next
vear,
theveannounced
1o
a
state-
ment tonight,
l’}\-} ofizers
todayv broke
their own
former
record
of
2,050 mies
in 25 hours
and
17
minutes,
recently
on
their start from
San,
Diege,
when
they
were
farced
dowa
Yv
a
broken
water
Jacket
in Indiana
A
few
woeks
ago
at
PDavion
they
established
a2
new
eadur-
ance
rceord
of
36
hours
and
&
minutes
over
a set
course.
Their
feat
establish-
cd
a
vew
von-stop
rezovd
for
all
types
of aerplanes.
Captain
John
Aleoek and
Lieut Arthur
Brown,
British
awviator,
crossed
the Atlantic in June
1919,
flving
1,960 miles
tfrom
Newtoundiand
(e
Ire-
land.
New
York,
May
4th.—The
Earl
of
Derby Tranquil,
won
the
one
thousand
|
guineas
stakes,
on 2 mile,
rua
here
widay
;
&“,us,
by
Flying
Orb,
was
second,
anl
|
Shrove,
was
cnird
Sixteea
horses
ran.
|
The betting
was tranguil-
sto
2,
Cos
10
|
to
1, and Surove
10
to 6.
_
.
St.,
Annes,
England,
May
3rd.—<d-
|
ward Ray,
noted professipnal
goifer, wou
'
the
1,099 pouadds
tournaatent
play,
whica
I
was comdlated
on
tne
links
here
today.
«
Rays
winainz argregate
for tne
72 holes
'
in the two days
play
was
233
A
field
of 100
leading
orofessionals
complaiel
Lausanne,
May
4th.
—A
further
at-
temot
was
made
yvesteria/
to
getl
an
an-
swor from
the
Russians
as
to
wheiher
they intend
o sign
the
Straits
Uonve
|
tior, but this
wss
met
with
evasion,
an
|
the
A lied
l2aders
decided
last night
1)
consider
the Russian
incident
elosad,
3o
.
far
as
they
were
¢ neerned,
and
to
-
ignore
Russia’s
complaint
resp=cing
|
the stoppage
ot the Russiun
courier
Lrotn
~
Berlin,
.
|
New York, May 4tn.
-On
the
heeis
of
"
the suvar
boycoit by
the
women
in New
"
Yorik and
seores
of
ocher
com:nunities
throuzhout
the
country,
a sharp
v eak in
futures,
amounting
at the
close from 45
to 55 peints,
occurred yesterday.
A
re-
duction
in
«ne
puice
of
reficed.
Sugar
from 10 t 0 ¢l/2
cents
was announced
by
one
large refiner,
anti sugar
pledges
w.i
be administerad
o
1,000,000 school
ehi.-
dren today, in
an
attempt
to break
pre--
ent
prices,
it
was
aosnounced
by
tae
women’s
snrar
commitiee.
oo ebildren
today
who take
the pied ze
will use
sugar
THE
ST. CRCOIX AVIS
28 printed and
published
daily (Sundays
and Holidays excepted)
by G. Johansei
at
the Avis Ofice.
TERMS:-—SO
eontemor
thly in advance,
2 ceirts
per single copy.
Lntered
as
secoed
class
matier
May
26th
1917 at the
Fost
Qiice at Christien-
gled
SC CUrox
V.
L o el
S A un
cer
the Act of March 3.
1875.
Coutribution
o this vaper
will be glad-
lg recetved
when
the sanie
deals
with mat-
ters of general intevest,
and
15
cerompa-
nied
with the
avthors
nwmne,
as
o Giar-
antee
of good faith
The ediior canaut
be
responsible for the views of NS correspon-
dents
nor does he
necesse rilycndorselhem.
TELEGRA MS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
New York, May
3rd.—The
raw
sugar
market
was easier
today
under
increased
offerings
ot
Porto
Rico’s,
with only a
slizht
demand.
There
were
sales
of
15,000
bags
of
Porto
Rieo’s
to
a
local
refiner
at
7.91
for
centrifugal,
equiva-
lent
to
64
cents
cost
and
freight,
for
Cuba’s
4
cents
beluw
the previous
sales.
‘l'he easier ruling in the spot
market
and
reports
ofa continued
iight inquiry for
vefined
led
to
renewed
liquide fion
in
vaw
sugar
futures
and
a sharp
« cline
in
prices.
Stop
luss
orders
were
un-
covered
on
the
decline,
which
carried
the July position
down
te
5.97.
Beptem-
ber
to 6.21 and
December
555
or
23 to
25 points
beiow
the
ciose
of
the previ-
ous night.
Tne refined macket
wus easier
owing to the decline
15
raws
nud
prices
were
lowered
£0
pcints
by oue refiner,
to
the basis
of 950
for fine
granulated.
O.Lers
were
unchang.d
and
business
was light.
Retined
iuiures
were
nomi-
nal.
Duisburg,
May
3rd.—The
occupation
forces
have
seized
95,000,000
marks
at
the Duisburg branch
of
the
Reichsbank.
Madrid,
May
2nd.-—The
King
aud
Queen
le‘t Madrid last
evenmyx
for
Bel-
gium, where
they
are
to
pay
a
visii to
King &lber: and Qu
en Eliz :beth.
San Diego
Calit,
May
ord.—— With tke
arrival at Rockeil Field here,
of the
Uni-
cd States
Army
monoplane,
piloted by
Lieut Oakley Keily and J.
Macready,
the
tirst
non-stop
flight
aeross
the
United
States
was
completed.
The
time
from
tiempstead,
New York, to Sandiego
was
26 hours
50 minutes
and
48 2f5 seconds,
The
voyage
began
on
Wednesday
at 12
96.53 .p.
m.
Eastern
Standard
time.
No.
106.
substitutes,
cuchas
fruits and
syrup,
as
‘ong
o 3 stear
sveculators
centinue.
to
boost
the
price.
Sandwich,
Msay dth, —Franeis
Ouimet,
of
Boston,
wen
the
Royval
3t.
George
cbampion
grand
challenge
goif trophy
today,
deteating
by
one siroke
Dr.
Wil-
ling
of
Portiand.
Oregon,
m
the
play
off of
yesteidav’s
ties.
Quimet,
took
77 strokes
for
the
eiphteen
holes
while
Pr..
Willihg
ieauired
8
At
the
eighteenth
hole
the
Orcgon
champions
approach
scot
came
within three
inches
of the cup.
Cuimet
went
out
in 37 and
Willing
10
8.
Ihe
Boston golfers play
was
sleacy
and
consistent,
althouzh
his
putting might
have
been
impioved.
He
took
two
iLutis
on
every
green
¢ xcept
two and
need:d
three
on
these,
‘“""» "Eo
&
TR
AR
Frusiication.
§T
is
hereby
brought
to
publie notice
i that
in pursuane-
of the
provisiors
of
the Orwdinanca
approvad
23 May,
1910,
it
is
uniawful
to eatablish
or
maintain
a radio
or wirzless
stati . public
or
pri-
vate.
in the Virgin Islands of the
United
States
without
the
express
authorization
of the
Gover
'or of the Virgin Islands
of
the United States
of Ameriea.
Violations
shall
be puaishable
as
pres-
cribed
by
Chanier
.
Sceiion
6
of
the
Ordinance
above
mentioned.
Government
Houso,
Saint
Thomas,
Viroin l=lands of the United
States,
Mayv
3,
198,
HENRY I HOLGH,
(zovernor.
LIST
OF
i iINCLAIMED MAILFOR
THE
WEEK KNUED May
5,
1928,
Mr. Vietor Doard.
Contentment
Ruoad,
Miss Blanche
Codrington,
La
Princess
School,
Miss Lilian Ferris,
Mr. Augustus
Guinn,
I. E. Henry,
Mrs.
Wilizabe
th Jackson,
FPau!
1.
Jensen,
Q.¢en
St.
Mrs.
Marie Louise
Mason,
Mrs. Georgiene
O. Reilly,
Floreuce
Yond,
Miss Mary
Eliza Sirg an,
Heary ‘Tnomus,
Wing St.
No. 25.
Post
(itice,
Chiist ansted,
Virgin
Is-
lands.
May
7.
1923.
B.
R. LARSEN, Postmaster.