LOCAL.
Free
Red
Cross
movie
show
at
the
Christiansted
Theatre
this evening.
Do
not fail
to
be
there
and
learn
all
yrcu
can
about
the
activities
of
this
gr:-at
humanitarian
organisation
v'hich is now
represented
in
our
midst
and
has
al-
=
ready
done
much
for
our islands.
The
movie
show
at
the
theatre
last
night was
as
successful
as
most
of
the
shows
at this popular playhouse
are.
The
room
was
filled
with
an
appreciative
audience
and
the film
did
nnt
fall short
of what
was expected
of it.
Passers-by
comment
on the foul
odor
of the gutter
on
the east
side of Prince’s
Street
north of King’s St.,
at
what
is
known
&s
Langeballe’s
corner.
The
trouble
is in the
drainage which
is
bad
and
occasions
an accumulation
of
water
which being unable
to run off become
a
stagnant
pool and really does
smell
very
unpleasant.
Attention
is
directed
to
this-matter.
The
possible
sale
of
the
St.
Croix
Sugar Factory
concernp
is now understood
to
be entirely
‘“‘off’’”. There
are
many
who have
reason
to
be giad of this
news
which settles
the mind
as
to the changes
under
a
new
ownership,
and
on
the
whole the continued proprietorship
of the
St.
Croix Sugar
Factory
is welcomed
as
being
one of the
sustaining’
links in the
chain
of
development
of the
comm:
vcial
interests
of Christiansted
to which
every
active
citizeun
looks forward in connection
with the harbor improvement
project.
The U.
S. €.
Vixen
which
arrived
at
Frederitsted
on
Wednesday
is
expect-
ed
to leave
today
taking
among
others
Dr.
Mrs.
Olighant,
Bandmaster
Adams
of the
St.
Thomnas
Navy Band
came
over
on the Vixen and
visited this
town.
Questioned
as to
the
reported
transfer
of
the
Christiansted
Navy Band
to Haiti which
was
mention-
tioned |in
a
recent
news
note
in
this
paper,
Mr.
Adams
declared
he
knew
nothing
whatever
about
such
a
move,
and heard
it for the
first
time since
his
arrival fin St.
Croix.
This
sounds
good
and there ,is no doubt but
that the whole
town
will
be
glad
to
see
the
rumour
prove only ‘‘blue air’’.
:
The agency
advises
that the
S.
S.
Tup-
per of the
Clyde
(Raporel)
Line
arrived
at St. Thomas yesterday.
She-is
looked
for in Frederiksted
jtomorrow.
(‘leole
with
outgcing
mail
for
St.
Thomas
sailed
at 8.30 this morning.
S
URiI
X A YIS
Correspendence.
,
To the Editor of the St.
Croix Avis,
Dear
Sir,
We promised
to
return
to the
soda
questidh,
and
we
are
going
to
'
keep
to our promise
Some
weeks
have
~
elapsed
since
we
wrote
on
the
subject,
but
up
to
the present
there
is no
sign
.
of
a reduection
in price of this soft drink,
which is used
to a great
extent
by many
-
persons,
on
holidays
as
well
as
other
-
days.
Perbhaps
there
are
some
persons
-
who
think
that
the
public
has
no right
to question
the
matter,
hut
to
them
we
say,
we have
a
right
to
know
how
we
are spending
our money.
When
the” price of
soda
was
fixed
at
.
8
cents
per
bottle,
it
was
said
that it
was
done
to
meet
the
high
price
of
.
sugar,
(granulated
sugar)
which
at that
.
time
was being retailed
at
28 to 35 cents
.
a
pound,
which
meant
less
per
pound
'
when
bought
wholesale.
Now
that
the
'
price of sugar
evervwhere
has
been
re-
.
duced,
in
some
places
more
than
half
.
the former
price,
we
think
it
reasona-
.
ble
that
the
price
of
soda
should
Iso
.
be reduced.
.
.
We have
been
told
that
the
retailers
.
would
be
glad
to
reduce
the
price,
if
.
the
manufacturers
would
sell
at
a price
|
to warrant the
reduction.
If
the
manu-
.
facturers
cannot
sell
the
retailers
at a
|
price
so
that
they
can
sell
at
less
than
.
Bcents
a
bottle,
the
public
ought
to be
-
given some
explanation.
We
think
that
we
are
entitled
to it, since
the
price
of
-
sugar
has
gone
down.
:
Our
friend Mr. C. Pretto,
son
of
Mr.
M.
A.
Pretto,
the
pioneer
of
reduced
prices
here in town,
or
some
other of his
colleagues
in the aerated
vater
busiress
may ke willing to
throw
some
light
on
.
the
matter.
We
are
waiting
0o
hear
-
from
you.
The
public
was
told
why
~
the price
was raised,
now
we
would
like
to know why
it
caunot
be lowered.
At
that time
when
it
was
increased
there
|
was
a scarcity
of
water,
and
high price
.
of
sugar,
now
we
have
a
reascnable
-
supply
of
water,
and
a
good
supply of
.
sugar
at
a
reduced
price.
What
next?
With thanks
in anticipation,
We
are,
28y
|
St. Thomas News.:
.
S.
S. MEGANTIC
SAILS TODAY FOR
WEST
INDIDS
The White
Star
i.iner
‘‘Megantic’’ is
scheduled
to
make
three
eruises
thru
the West
Indies
during
the
winter.
The
‘"Megantic’’ has
a gross register of
14,800 tons and
is scheduied
to sail
from
New York today
on
her
first
West
In-
dies cruise, calling at Havana, Kingston,
"
the
Panama
Canal,
.Caracas
Trinidad,
Barbados,
Martinique,
St.
Thomas
and
San
Juan.
The second
cruise
is
(¢
be
started
February
21,
and
the
third
on
March
23.
Each
cruise
will cover
ape
riod of about
25 days.
7The Sparks,
Jan.
22nd.
;
BIDS CLOSE
FOR
NEW
MAIL
CONTRACT
The time
remainingin which bids
can
be submitted
to
the Post
Office
Departs
ment
on
the
mail
transportation
con-
tracts
between
San
Juan
and
Charlotte
Amalie and Saint
Croix
is
getting
very
short,
only
about
ten
days
remaining.
P-stmaster
Streich,
as
undoubtedly
al-
so
the
public
is
anxiousiy
waiting
for
information
from
Washington
relativc
to the
new contraet,
which,
it is enntem-
plated,
is
to be
placed
in
effect
on
Feb-
ruary
15th.
Although the
postmaster
and
his staff
are making
every effort to
render
satis-
factory
and
efficient
service.
Expedi-
tious mail
service
is
dependeut
largely
upon
the
transportation
of
iails
be-
tween
here
and
San
Juan.
Nuails
which
now
arrive
on
Sarurday
or
Sunday
mornings
should
with good steamer
ser-
vice
arrive
here
regularly
on
Fridays.
expediting thereby
the delivery of mai's
for more
than
tweniy-four
hours
The
postmaster
has
made
urgent
represen-
tations
to
Washingron
in
that
rezara
and
undoubtedly
his ‘efforts
will result
in
better
and
more
expeditious
mail
service
tn the Virgin
Islands.
-Ibid
The
Lunch
and
Biliiard
Rooms
which
were advertised
in
our
Saturday’s
i-sue
were
Jopened
up
the
sanie
‘evening,
a
good many
persons
paironized
same.
These
roouis
are
elegantly
fitted
out
andsin
§fthe
Lunch
Room
the
patron
is
prepared
to
serve
all who
visit
it
with
promptness.
Ne
congratulate
the
en-
ergetic
progrietor
Mr.
Herbert
Taylor,
who
we
are
quite
sure
will receive
a
large
lpatronage.
—The Bulletin.
Jan.
24th.
Owing
to
adverse
weather
and
hav-
ing sprung
a leak
the
schooner
Virginia
had
to return
to San
Juan
and her place
was
taken
by
the
schooner
Juanturz,
same
arrived here about
7
o’clock in tow
of the nqval tug
Tadousac.
Immediately
on
the
Signal Hill report-
ing the
tug with
schooner
was
in
sight
the
Post
Office
prepared
to
attend
to
the large mail
which
was
on board,
be-
ing in all 90
bags,
and
to
facilitate
the
publie this department
worked
until
10.
30 p.
m.—lbid.
THE
NEW
ASSISTANT
SCHOOL
-
DIRECTOR
-
Aniong
tne
passengers
who
arrived
last week
on
the
"‘Haneock,””
was
Cap-
tain Arthur
E.
Lindborg,
who,
accom-
panied
by Mrs.
Lindborg
and
children,