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B)rH YZ AR,
CHRISTIANSIED.,
V.
1L
U. 8.
A,
WEDNESDAY.
185 t JUNE
1924,
in the
Dail Eireman
today
by
M:- Des.
mond
Fritzgerald,
Minister of Foreiga
Affairs.
Bra:sels,
June
13th.—The
G)yvern-
ment
aas
ordered
the
release
of 50
Ger-
man
political prisoners
condemned
for
offenc>s in the
Ruhr.
The
action
is
in-
tendad
to lessen
the tension
in the
Ruhr
and
make
easier
the
German
Govern-
ment’s
acceptance
of
the
experts
com
mittees
reparation.
settlement
report.
Only
those
found
gunilty
of destroying
property
are
being
b2ld
in
confincment,
Ghea
Belgium,
Jine
12th.—A
ship-
ment
of
arms,
of
United
States
manu-
facture,
eonsigned
to
Germany,
is
re-
ported
by 'he
Duteh
newspaper
“"Grond-
wet’’ .0
have
heen
seized
by the police
at
Rosendil,
on
the
Holland
f{rontier.
The cuses,
according
(o
the
newspabper,
were
markad
as
eontaining
sporting
guns,
but
upon
beinz
opened
were
found
to contain
six
machkine
guns
and 10,000
cartriczes.
Ronwe,
June
13th.—Croat
newspapers
anncuaced
vesterday
that several
earth-
guakes
had
been
felt
in the
Balkan
Pen-
inaala
sinee
Mondav,
especially
at
Cach
Nevi inve,
in
the
"B snia
Herzeg viana
disiriet
where several
buiidings
have
col-
lapsed
acd
scores
of their occupants
were
killed.
The
populatins
of
the
shaken
towns
are
camping
in
the
woods.
The
centre
of the disturbances
1s
appareatly
i the
vieinity of
Mbsiar.
Seardwroazh,
Bag, Janel 2 h.—By win-
ning boin Davis
Cup
siugles
yeswerdayv,
Great
Britain
beat
Soath
Africa
four
games
(o
one
in
the hird
round
cf
the
European
competition
o
the
tennis
tro-
pay and
meets
the winnar
of the Frapeo.
Liidia taatehes,
whica
will
be
played
in
Paris
roxt week.
lln yesterday’s
p'ay
J
D. P.
Wheatley
defeated
Richardson
of
South Africa 8-1 6-4.
an'l
J.
B
Gilbert
won from R.
B.
Soence:
4-466-1
6-1 6-1.
Loncden.
June
13:h
—The
tube
sirize,
which
showed
sigcns
of collapse,
seemns
to
have taken
on anew
lease ol e and it has
foreced the Governteni
to take action
Itis
annour ced this moraing
that if the sirike
extends
the
Cabinet
is
prepared
to take
drastie
action
to quell it,
‘The Admirali-
ty end
War Otfice
have
been
warned
to
send
men
to carry
on the essential
work at
the
power
houses
and plaots,
the
procla-
mation declaring thata
stage
of emerg2n-
ey exists
and has
forced the
Goverrment
totake this action.,
The Cabinet
discassed
the extent
and
spread of the Communisat
movement
at its
session
vesterday
ard
decided that the Goveroment
would fizht
THE
ST. CROIX AVIS
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and Holivdays excepted)
by G. Johansen
ct
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class
matter
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26th 1917 at the
Post
OJice
at Christian-
atad
St byide
V. Los thell
8. 4.
uw
dzr the Aet of March
3.
1879.
Contribution
to th's paper
will be glad-
lg recetved
when the
same
deals
with mat-
ters of general
interest,
and is
accompa-
nied with the
author’s
name,
as
a guar-
antee
of good faith
The editor cannot
be
responsidle
jor the views of his correspon-
lents
nor does he necessarily endorsethem,
TELEGRAMS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
Versailles France,
June
I%th—M. Gast-
on
Doumergue,
President
of Senate,
was
today elected
President
of
I'rance
by the
National
Assembly
here.
London,
June
13th—M».
Warner.
jami~
or
Lord
of the
Treasury,
in
a speech
at
S.ohil:
Northumberland,
today.
hin-
ted
at
the probabiliiy
of a
ganeral
elec-
tion in the approaching
Autumn.
He said
the oiher partics
had rveaiizad
that
if La-
L.ur bal
iwo or
three
years
expericnce
in
handling
the
couitry’s
adairs
they
would
become
so
efficiant
that
there
would be
a poor
ehance
of beaiing
them
at the
pol's.
Conseqiently
the oider
par-
tizs would probibly oring 2bout
an
elee-
tion for party
purposes.
Londoo,
June
13 b —Antique
jeweiry,
gold
and silver,
esiimated
to
be
worth
250.000
pounds,
has
been
siolen from
the
priceless
collection of Lady Ludiow, wid-
ow of the late Sir Juiius
Weraher,
South
Airican
diamond
millicnaire.
Wearing
¢loves and palded
shoes,
thieves
entered
e
house
in Piceadilly and looted
the
col-
jeetion, Ignoring Lady Ludiow’s personal
jewels for the
rare antigues.
The *'Daily
ixpress’'states
that
a corpse
of sacretar-
iesis
still at
work catologuing
the
losses
and quotes experts
as
saying that
oniya
portion 0f the articles stolen
have
a mar-
ket
value of 250,000
prunds.
The entire
colleation is worth more
than
ore million
pounds.
Dublin, June
13th—Professor
Timothy
A Smuddy,
of Cork,
bas
been
appointed
Miaisier Pienipotentiary
of the Irish 'ree
Qeate
at
Washington,
it
was
announced
No.
138
this
group
with what
amounts
ta
almost
tke fulli power
of the
Government.
Tl
Cabinet
has
informition
ithat
30,00
pounds
haa
been
received,
largely
from
Russia,
during the last
three
vears
to
ex
tend
and
suppor:
'the
Communist
cause.
The
Pwemier
is enmpleting
his
investiga
tions and
will make
a
full
statement
(o
the
House
of
Commons
in
the
course
of
the
next few
days.
Peking,
June
13th —Lovell Smith,
Conr-.
mander
of the Urited States
army
round
the world flight, wiil be
detained
severa!
davs
at Hue, French
Indo-China,
where
his plane
was damuaged
in a forced
land
inz.
A
nexy
motor
is
bzing
seat
from
Saigon
on
a destroyer.
It will require
at
loast
three
days
to
instali
the
motor,
Geneva,
June
13th.-—The
Council
of
the
League
of
Nations
today
decided
10
cummon
an
International
Conference
of
the
Leavuein
1925,
to
revise
the
con-
vention
for
the
igternational
use
of
trade
marks.
It is desired,
for
example
to prohibit
the
alleged
practice
of
Ger-
tman firms of
exporting
products
stamp-
ed
“'made
in
America.’”’
Sonth
Ameri-
cans
were particulariy
bilter
before
the
l.eague
Council
today
regarding
ihe
flooding
of
Scuth
America
with
goods
stamped
with the
false
marks of origin.
London,
June
13:h.
—British
United
Press.
An
imoortant
sten
towards
the
settlement
of
Anglo Russian
differences
was
taken
last evening
when
the
Co.n-
mittee
reprosentinz
the
Driiish
Bond
Holders of the
Russian
¢ b
atandoned
their
demand
for
reergnition
of
the
total
amount
of
the
Rnassian
indebted
ness
and
decited
o
eopt
a
ecompio
mise
of th
irelcims
lasel
on debis
cop-
tr.eted
boiore
the
ou break
of the
Great
War.
Tre
Soviet
D+legnztion
has
not
wavered
from the
very
fAr@st
in s
stand
that no' hing wil be piid
v
less
financial
sssistanee
in
the
form
ol
a
large
loan
guaranteed
by
Britain
13
auihorized
They
have
however
moditied
this
de-
mand
in
announcing
tnat
they
are
pre
pared
to
accept
small
credits.
i
is
now
expecied
that
the
tr
do
faoi ities
act will not
be
applied
to Russia.
(i
financiers
in
London
do
not
encourage
th2 proposal
for
a loan,
Gleneagles,
Scot..
June
13th—George
Dunean.
of Great
Britain.
today defeate
Jim
Barnes,
of
New
York,
ex United
States
op2a
champion,.
2to 1. in the
fin-
als of
the thousand
2uineas
profession.
al go!f tournament.
Abe Mitehell defey-
ted R.
G. Wilson
4 to 3.