‘“’Tis a heaven
below
My Redeemer
to know;
And the anzeals
can
do nothing
more
Than
to fall at His feet,
And the story repeat,
A~d the lover of einners
adore.
‘‘Jesus
all the day long
.
Is my joy and
song;
. that all to this refuge might fly
He hath loved
me, indeed,
He did :uffer and
bleed
To rede
2m such
a rebel
as
L.
“On th: wings of His love,
I am c«rried
above
Ail my
sin,
and
temptation,
and pain,
0,
that all wou!d
believe,
And by sin
never
grieve,
And thas
cause
Him
to
suffer again.”
Jister Abbott
was
a well-behiaved,
con-
sistent,
good christian
young
lady.
She
loft a Lrother who
always
hclped her,
2
cister,
a grand
uncle,
two auats,
apd
al-
<o
a large
circie
of friends
to
mourn her
loss.
Many
thanks
tothe
citizens
of Chris-
tiansted
and
the
Governmeni
for their
Lelp rendered
me during her sickness
and
for her earthly
rest
in the
cenietery.
Funeral
services
were conducted
by the
writer who spoke from Psaim
116: 15 ard
Rev.
14:13.
We laid her away
in peace
awaiting the
voice of
the tLi‘e giver at
the
resurrec-
tion mcerning.
F.
HALL,
Pustor.
ARR SV
APTARTERKY SRR SR
X
T
TLLEGRAMNS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
Genoa.Narch
25th.
Mary EK:elyn Thel-
brick,
of
Rournemouth,
KErgland,
wes
shot
and
kilied
yesterday
by
a
sentry
near
Fort Speren.
While
waadering
in
the vieini.y of the military limits
a senti-
vel cha!lenged
the woman,
who not
now-
ing
how
to reply
becawe
terrified
and
attemp
ed to flee.
The sentry
thereupon
fired the shot
ihat killed ber.
The
inci-
dent has
caused
much regret
umoeng
the
populat.on.
New York, March 25th. —Captair
Niel-
cen anc
two officers of the Atl:ntic Fruit
Liner ‘‘3lyndon’’ which sank
sixiy miles
off Capc
Hatteras
on
Saturday
mosning,
v ere drowned
and
the remaining
twenty-
four members
of the
crew
were saved
by
the
stezmer
‘‘Cananova’’ about
noon
on
€ Saturday
the Company
learned
taday.
Havr:, France,
March 25th.--The
Mac-
laren
a rplane,
which
began
its
world
firht
from
England
today,
descended
rear
here
this
afternoon,
owing to
the
fog.
Ottav
a, March 25th.—Canaca
exporl--
ed 6,160,678
pounds
of refined
sugar
in
Februaiy
1924,
worth
$609,6.25,
about
onehali (ke quantity exported
in
Febra-
ary
1923.
Toronio,
March 25th—Dy
a vote of 84
to6 the
Lozistature
this
afternoon
de-
2L.HO
I2 VB
seated
an
ameandment
to
the
Outario
Temperance
Aczt, proposed
by
Mr.
P
ard {Libera!) iast Ottawa,
whereby
sev-
en
por cent
beer
could
be sold,
instead
of
the present
2} per cent
beer.
Indianapolis,
[ndiana
March 25th. —The
raak
and file of
the Urited
Mine
Work:
ers
of
Ame=rica
have
ratified
the
new
wage
scale
agreement,
assuring
peace
in
the
bituminous
"dustry
for
three
years
by
an
over vhelming
vote,
it
was
announced
here
this
afternoon.
The
voie
was
161,858 to 26,253.
Dublin, March
25:ih. —Today’s
session
of the Dail Eireann
was brief
and
peace-
ful,
an early
adjournmemt
being
taken
out of sympathy
with
the
victims of
the
Queenstown
outrage
ana their. families,
without
any of the
airing
of
ministerial
d:fferences
or
resignations
from
the
Cabinet
that had
been
anticipated.
Dub-
lin
has
been
buzzing
with
rumours
of
resiznation
of other
mirvisters,
even
in-
cluding
President
Cosgrave,
but
whe-:
ther
there
is
.any
foundaiion :for them
is
not
yet
known.
As
has
happened
previonsly
when
a
ecritical
situation
arose,
all
the
members
supporting
the
Cabinet
met
privately
in
the
morning,
so
as
to
facilitate
discussion,
which
would not
bße
possible
in
the
open
Dail.
President
Cosgrave
attended
the
meet-
ing,
as
did
Mr.
Joseph
DMeGrath,
ex-
Minister of Commeree,
who
it has
been
said
was,
with
others,
preparing
tore-
sign
from
the
Dail.
After
the
rme-et-
ing the situation,
whizh
had
grown out
of
the
army
troubles
brought
to
light
by the
rceent
“‘muiiny’’ was
described
as
mucir
easier.
President
Coszrave,
who
hueseif
smoved
the
adj
urnment
said,
with
reference
(0
tiie
snooung.
“*ln its d=libcratio:
and
sav:gery
it bas
no
paraliel.
1.
ils
almost
incouceivabe
that
any
civilizad
couuntry
could
produce
four men
who
cculd
plit
and
carry eut
sich
a foui,
calious
deed.
All
the
an-
nals of
. avagery
may
be
searched,
but
I doubt
1f
any
worse
instance
can
be
found.
1t ma
le
our people
ut
home
and
our
iriends
abroad
pang
ticic
heads
in
shame.”’
London,
March 25th.— The striking bus
and
tramway
workers
have
rejected
their employers
cffer of
a
five
shiilings
increase
1n wages
weekly, insiead
of the
eight
shillings
demanded.
Unless
the
strike is settled,
the
underground
tube-
men will leave
their
posts
at
midnight
on Friday.
Millions of Londoners
would
thus
have
to walk.
Ottawa,
March 25th.—Steamship
Com-
panies
serving
Canada
poris
received
a
total
of $1,129,62566
in
subsidies
from the Government
in
the
fiseal year
just
ending.
Figures
cabled
today
at
the request
of
Mr. Woodsworth,
Centre
Winnipeg,
show that more than fifty com-
panies
are
being subsidized
to maintain
a
service
between
Canadian
ports
on
the Pacific and the Atlantic Cousts,
while
several
are
giving
a
trans-oceanic
ser-
vice.
The
Royai
Mail
Sieam
Packet
Line
rec2ived
$340,866
66
anrnually
to
maintain
a
service
betwecen
Canadi:n
Atlaatic ports
and
the
West ludies
a:
¢
South
America.
The
next largest
amou
t
is paid
the
Eldzr
Dempster
Line
which
plies
between
Canada
and South
Africa.
The
Unien Steamship
Company
of
New
Zealand
is
paid
8130609
a
year
to
preserve
g service
frrm
C-nala
to
New
Zealand
Bucharest,
March 25th.—King
George
of ureece
announced
today
he
will
re
fuse
to abdicate
the Greek
Throne
until
a naticnil
plebisciie
eonfirms
the
2etion
of the Assembiy
at
Athens
in
dethron-
ing the Dynasty
and
declaring
a
repub-
lie.
Athens,
March
£6th.—The
Greek
Con-
stitutionalist
Comnittee
Issued
a
proela-
mation
today
against
dethronement
of
the Dynasty,
alleging
that
a
republican
militaristic majority
was responsible
for
the
Assen.bly’s
action.
It
urged
the
Greek people
to
make
any
sacrifice
to
support
their
ccnstitutionalist
richts
Preparations
are
under
way
to
hoid
a
rational
plebiscite.
Havre. France,
March
26th.—The
Bri-
tish
round
the-world
fliers
took
off
for
Lyons shortly after
11
a.
m. today.
‘he
weather
was cleudy and unfavorable.
Delhi, B. I, March
26th.—The
Cour
cil of State
has finallypassed
the
finance
bill, the provisions
of
which
were
wi.
tually 1l rejeeted
by the Swarajist
majo-
rity
in the
Legislative
Assembly.
The
Viceroy certified the bill, whi¢h
is
equi-
valent
to overvuling the Assembiy.
Perth,
Seotland
March 26th.—Western
Ausiralia
stae
elections
reiurns
with th-
c:unt
s!ill incimplete
stow
25
Labour
candidales
teturnea
and
so
out of a
to:«i
of 5)
sea
8 for
the
Touse
of Assembiy.
A
Labour
Government
to
suce2ed
tho
¢ untry party ministry of
Sir James
Mit-
che!l
now
sce
.3
a cerwainty-.
vublin,
March
26th.- President
Cos
grave
is
asking
the
Daily today,
for an
appropriaticn,
oa
ace.
unt
for ithe comins
year
towmiing neariy
11,000,000
pounds.
O this
amouut
2,000,000
is for eompen-
sation
of property
losses
suffered
during
the period of distuibance.
Benghazi,
Airica,
March
25th.
—Aiter
long debate
iocai
Mussuimen
haie
aeci-
ded
to replace
the
name<
ot
the
Caliph-
with that
of Kiog
Vicior
Emmanaiel
of
Italy in the rituai
of their prayers.
‘lhe
decision
is
taken
as afinai and
comple
¢
accepiance
ot
Italian
rule
by the
Mos-
lem popuiation,
Sioux
Falls,
Mareh
23th—President
Cooulidee was leading Seovator Hiram J . ho-
son
by nearly 2,500 votes for
the ilopul-
lican
Presidential
preference
reiuris,
available
at midnight,
from yesterday’s
statewide
primary in South Dakota.
Melbourne, March 26th.—The
Federal
Premier
Mr.
Bruce
announces
the
im-
nicdiate
construction
of
one
light erui-
ser in Australia and
one
in England for
the Com nonwealih.