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lL.ondon.
Junie
28rd.
The
Prinee
of
Wales,
who is todav
celebrating
his 27th
birthday.
was
overwhelmed
with letters
and
telegrams
of
congratulation
from
people
in every
station
of life,
especially
<
children.
The
mail from
Canada
which
arrived
here
yesterday
brought
a large
number
of
cards
and
messages
from
hundreds
of
friends
made
during
his
visit in
1919.
Maay
of
the letters
were
from children
addressed
to ‘‘our Prince”’
and
other
intimate
appellations.
The
Prince
left
this
morning
by
motor
car
for Epping Forest,
reaching
the outskirts
of the
forest
at 10 o’clock.
There
he
was
greeted
by
tnousands
of
poor children,
largely
gathered
{rom
wWhite-
Chapel,
Mile End
and
the
voorer districts
of the
East
End of London.
The nueleus
of the
gathering
was
organized
by Sir Arthur
Pearson
as
the first summer outing of the
Fresh
Air Fund.
The Prince
was
accom:
(
panied
on
his
journey
by
Sir
Godfrey
Thomas,
vho
acied
as private
secretary
during the Prinee’s
visit tc Canada.
As
ter
his
arrival
the
children
were
all
drawn
up
informally
and
the
Prince
in
a happy
speech
told
his
audience
how
glad
he
was
to
be
with
them
on
his
birthday.
Refreshments
were
served.
This
afternoon
the
Prince
will take part
in
the
children
games.
Owing
to
the
fact that the King
has only
just return-
ed from
his
visit
to
Ireland,
the
usual
birthday
dinner
at
buckingham
Palace
probabiy
will be
dispensed
with,
or
at
least
will be purely
a family gathering.
<«
london.
June
23rd.-—The
Bank
of
ngland
sprang
a
surprise
upon
the
money
market thday
reducing
its rate
of
discoumt
to silx percent,
just
as the
banks
were
making
up
their
half
yeariy
ac-
CHREISTIANSTED,
V.
1L U S
A
TUESDAY
28
JUNE
1921
counis.
This
will
necessitate
a
great
deal of extra
work in altering
the
rates
of
interest
and it
was exvected
that
to-
day
the
deposit
rates
would
be
lower.
It had
been
thought
that
the
bank
of
England
would abstain
from
any redue-
tion in the rate I.cnding the settlement
of
the labour
troubles
and it ils believed
the
chietf
reason
for
the
decision
to
lower
the
rate
was
the
necessitv
that
the
treas:ry
be able
to borrow
money
more
('.hea;_i_y.
L.ondon,
June
23rd.—In
all
the
coal
fields
where
miners
have
returned
to
work they
are
being
subjected
to inti-
midation
by
the
strikers.
So
far there
has
not been
much
actual
violence
but
the tear
of it is
preventing
the
reopen
ing of inany
pits.
In
Scotland
soldiers
are
protecting
the
miners
working
in
the fe
v collieries,
which
have
resumed
operaiions.
The
miners
leaders
will
assemb!c
in London
tomorrow
(o prepare
for
tiue
conference
of
representatives
of unions
threatened
with
wage
reduc-
tions
which
has
been
called
for Satur
day.
At
this
Conference
the
miners
wiil
prese
for
a
general
strike
invol
ving 0,000,000
additional
men,
but
it is
generally believed
their plans
will prove
abor.ive.
A leading
member
of the
im-
portant
Nottinghamshire
branch
of the
federation
publiely
declared
last
nigzht
‘hat
all
the sufferingj which
the
stiike
had
imposed
could
be
laid
at
the door
of an
2lem>nt
among
the
Welsh
miners,
who
were
out
to
wreek
the
capitalist
svstem.
This
wrecking
element,
he
said,
had first
adopted
the
canny
policy
and
now wanted
to
dip into
the midland
miners
tin.
T[hey
should
»roduce
coal
and
not try to exploit
others,
he ad led.
T'he
same
speaker
gave
an
examvle
of
the
financial
results
of the
strike,
say-
ing
that
the
Nottinghamshire
miners
had
not only
exhausted
all
their
funds
amounting
to £250,000,
but
were £IOO,OOO
in debt.
As indicating
the effect
of the
strike
upon
the iron trades,
a prominent
iron
master
points vut,
that for the first
time in several
generatiens,
not
a single
blast
furnace
is operating
in
a
district
where
usually
300
are
always
at werk.
The Clyde shipyard
workers have
accept-
a reduction
in
wages
of 6/9
per
week.
New York, June
23rd. —There
was
no
change
in
the
raw
sugar
market
this
morning.
London,
Jure 23rd.—Speaking
tonight
in
the
House
of
Commons,
Mr.
Lioyd
George
said
that
from
signs
observed
and
information
received,
he
expects
there
would
=shortly
be
a
substantial
No
150.
trade
boom.
The
British
Govt.
has
agreed
to compound
its last
liabilities to
farmers,
under
t!e
agriculture
act,
by
the
payment
of
three
pounds
sterling
per
acre
in
respect
to
the oat
crop and
£4 per
acre
in respect
to the
wheat
crop.
Proceedings
in
the
House
of Commons
tonight
afforded
a test of the reality of
the
socalled
revolt
agaimst
Mr. Lioyd
George.
On the
vote
on cabinet
offices,
occasion
was taken
to discuss
Dr.
Chris-
topher
Addison’s
position
as
minister
without
portfolio,
whose
£5,000
salary
is
supposed
to
be
one
of
the
main
grounds
of the
protest
by
memorialists
against
waste.
There
was ceriainly some
eriticism,
but
no evidence
of
organized
revolt.
The
Gov.
was
never in danger.
Mr.
Lloyd
George
however,
while
de-
fending
tke appointment
of Dr. Addison,
anpnounced
that
it
would
be
discontin-
ued.
Ab I will be
detached
from dnty
In
St.
: roix
on
or
about
15th
July 1921,
it is requested
that
all
who have
charges
against
me
per-
sonally,
or against
the
office of the
Despatching
Secretary,
render
their
bills in full on
or betore
15th Jjuly
1921 that they may
b= settled prior
to my detachment.
.
.
.
o
Despatching
Secretary.
MNOTICE
SUBS.R}BERS
to
the
telephone
serviee
are
hereby
infornied that
the
subscription
rate
of $1.50
per
month
will
be
discontinued
at the
expiration
of
this
month.
. here-
after one
rate
of $3.00
per nonth
will be
in effeet;
and
the
toll for
night calls willbe
10 cents
per
con-
nection between
the
hours
from 10
p-m
to 5a
m.
Municipal Telephone
System,
&1, Croix,
Virgin Islands,
June
23,
1921,
H. BERG,
Managzn