IN THE
PUBLIC
CEMETERY
OF CHRISTIANSIZE).
May 1924,
4—Leroy
Alexander
Porter,
died
in
town,
aged
4 months,
I --John
Andrvew,
died
at
the Hospital,
aged
HY years.
7—Stanlev
Aibert
Schuster,
died
at
Estate
Sight, aged
I1 months.
7 -Maria
KEugeria
Simmonds.
died
at
the Hospital, aged
28
years,
7—Colma
Medora
James,
died
at
the
Hospital,
aged
3 days
16—Vera Magnolia Hall, died at the
Hos
nital.
aged
1 year and
7 months,
16 —Sophia
Viectoria
Bertrand,
died
in
town,
aged
75 years.
22—Ralph
Randolph
Dennis,
died
in
town, aged
18 vears.
23--Still- born
male
at the Hospital.
30—Rebecca
Bells, died
at
the Hospital,
aged
47 years.
31 —Daniel
Alphonso
Jackson,
died
at
the Hospiial,
aged
14 moaths.
LOCA®L
At the meeting of the Colonial Councii
vesterday
tne election
of otticers
for
that
body resulted
as
follows:
Chairman,
R.
[..
Merwin:
Vice Chair-
man,
D. C.
Canegata:
Secretary,
[}
8.
Armstrong;
Ascist
-Seeretary,
W.
H.
Fleming:
Chaplain,
Rev,
J. P.
Christen-
gen (Lutheran
Chureh).
The
foliowing
ils
the list
of members
anrd substitutes
composing
the Muuicipal
Committee:
Member.
Substitut-.
R.
L. Mer win,
D.
H. Jackson.
F.
Arnde
s n,
W.
H. Fieming.
D
C. Canegata,
W._
S.
Abramson
R.
W. Skeoch,
H
Jessen.
A. ). Blackwood,
D.
S. Armstrong.
The sloop ‘‘Mizpah’ will be dispatched
with the regular
St.
Thomas
maiis at the
usual
hour tolday.
Arrangements
are
be-
ing made
to replace
the "*Mizpah’ in the
near
future
with the
motor
vessel
''Sar-
anac’”’ by which
better
connections
will
be assured
in calm weather
which
often
halds
the sailing
boat
out for days
at
a
t
ae
in this
season.
The U. 8.
S. Grete
arrived
at this port
vesterday
and returned
to St.
Thomas
at
4.30
p,
m.
She
saiis for
San Juan,
P.
R.
this
morning
and carried
mails
{or St.
Thomas,
Porto
Rico and the States
fro.n
h 're.
The
s.
s.
**Guiana’
for
New
York is
du2
a° Freloriksted
at 6 o'clock
on
Iri-
day morning.
Bisto>
A.
Ward
of
the
Moraviin
Church,
London,
Eagland,
who is
at
5T Ok>
2 i1n
presen:
on
a
visit
to
this
island,
will
preach
in
the Moravian
Church
of
this
town this eveming
and
on Thursday
even-
ing will give a lecture
in the
said church
on
his
travels
ia Palestine,
India,
and
South
and
luast
Afriea.
7 of a line of rain
was
measured
at the
fort this morning.
More
Volunteers
Will Take
the Field in the lunterest
of the
Local Red Cross.
The seventh
annual
membership
drive
of
the
local
Red
Cross
orgzanization
is
not losing momentum.
On
the contrary,
through
the
accecsion
of
several
new
volunteers,
the
work
is
gaining bo'h
‘n
sp2ea
and force,
so that the
happiest
re.
sults
are
now confidently heped
for.
The
Red
Cross
office
is peased
to
an-
nounce
that
Mrs.
R. E. Barrett,
wife of
the
Despatehing
Secretary,
and
Mrs.
F.
D. Creamer,
wife of Caprain Creamer,
Commanding
the
U.
8.
Marine
Caorps,
Mrs.
Harry
Hines,
Mrs.
Rolard
Chase
and
Mrs.
Robert
Skeoch
have
volun-
teered
to join
in
the
membership
drive
and
with other
ladies
whose
aid is anti-
cipated
will undertake
a spirited
canvass
amonyg
all our people of good will toward
humanity.
Additions
to
the
aides
of
Captains
heretofore
announced,
also
have
been
made,
so that
the Red Cross
arniy is
now
pressing
forward
on
all
i{ronts
in
the
hope of closing
the
campuaizn
in victory
at an early date.
Among
the
additional
aidcs
volunteer-
ed are the
followinz young
ladies:
The
Misses,
Helena
Henry,
.Jennie
James,
Alice Schuster,
Roslyn
Vailade,
Radient
Moorehead,
Hepsibah
Jackson,
Eu.alie
James,
Henrika
Joseph,
#<dith
Ol:en,
Mable Hendricks,
Mable Marstall,
Hoien
Schuster,
Iris
Withhams,
Loova
Tutien,
Hilda
Bas
ian, Annie Muackl,
Olive Hall,
Miriam
De Wendt,
Beruice
Sobo ker.—
(,‘UII'L.
TELEGRAaMS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
London,
May
29th.
-The
Govt. i 3 un-
prepared
to make
any
proposals
at
pres-
ent towards
the extension
of ‘he
Home
Ruale
in India,
it
was
announced
by
Mr.
Clynes,
Deputy
IL.2,ader
in the
House of
ChHmmons,
in answering
a question
chis
afternoon.
London,
May
29:h.
-The
partial
sup-
port of the Govt,
by
the Lijserals
in the
House
of
Commons
was
witndrawn
last
night when
a proposed
subj etion
in the
unz2mployment
insurance
bill
was
intro-
duced
to extend
the
insurance
of juvan-
iles between
the
agss
of 14 and
15 and it
was
killed by a
vore of 3533
to
3.
aven
the
Lab ur
members
failing
to
sapport
it.
All the
authovir
es
in tho vorntey
on n.qt-
ters of education
are against
the
propos-
.
al and consider
that ynung people
should
i
remain
at school
until they
are
16
years
Lo A
|
London,
May 29:h. —A statement
made
"
in the
Hwmse
of
Commons
today by
Mr.
-
Charl's
A nmon,
Parliamentary
Sec-
.
retary
to
the
Admiralty,
in
reply
toa
.
question
that
the Admiralty yvaeh:
'‘En-
|
chantress’’
was
to
be
put
‘in
commis-
|
sion agiain in ten days,
in ordar
to
aslhw
.
the
Board
of
Admiralty
officially
to
.
attend
the
revizw
of
the
fleet
in
July
.
and to inspect
the ships,
led
to
a
torrent
.
of
question
being
asked.
Mr.
George
{
Lansbury,
Labour
member,
wanted
to
.
know why
the
Labour
Government
re-
|
quired
a yacht
which
the
coalition
Gov-
ernment
had
laid
aside.
Mr.
Ammon
i
replied that it was
not
the
Goverum:nt
{
but
the
Admiraliy
that
required
the
i
yacht.
He meatirned
that
the
cost
in-
.
volved
in
recommissioning
the
*‘En-
|
chantress’”
would
ba
700 pounds.
|
Ottawz,
May 29
a. —The
Givernm nt’s
|
attitude
1n regard
o the {reity
of
Lau-
.
sanne
was further
outlined
in
the Senate
.
this
afternoon
by
Senator
Dardurand,
-
leador
of the Government,
in reply
to
a
.
(uestion
by Senator
Griesbach.
Senaior
Griesbach
asked
whether
Canada
was
.
stiil at
war with Turkey
and
if
no*
by
.
what act
had
the
war been
brought
to a
close.
Senator
Dandurand
replied
that
-
Canada
had entered
on war with Turkey
when
war
had
been
de2clar-d
by
His
I
Majesty
on Turkey,
or by Turkey
on His
Majesty.
A state
of war had
ceas>d
to
-
exist
when
His
Majesty
bad
ratified
a
i
treaty
of
peace
with
Turkey.
*“‘What
treaty,”
ask
Senator
Griesbach,
‘‘that
of
Severes,
8r
Lausanne.
''The treaty
whizh
was ratified recently,’’ replied
1h»
Government
leader,
and which
is
knowao
.
as
the Treaty
of Lausanne.”’
London,
Mzy
29t .—Jiek
Bloomfield
exneavy
weizht ehampion
of Great
Brit-
ian
tonizhi knock~d
out
Diek
Smith
in
the fourth roundof
a 15 round
bout in the
Albert Hall,
the
Prince
of
Wales
was
|
present,
|
Paris,
May
29th —Uruguay
today
-
qualifi>d
for
the
quarter
finals
in
the
|
Olympic Soceer
Frotball ecompe:ition,
by
|
defeating
the
United
States,
3
goais
|
to
two,
in
a
mateh
the
seore
of
|
which
does
rot
beein
to
show
the
-
difference
inclass
between
the
two
~
teams.
In
a duel
between
North
Ame
|
rieca
and
Soath
America
for
foriball
-
supremacy
of the world, the former
was
|
outplayed,
out
generalled,
outrin
=nl
+
out
scored.
Th:
other
teams
w!ie)
I
gualified
today
were
Swveden,
which
.
eleetritied
the
Olympic
foo bali
wor.d
bv defeatinz
Belgiim,
one
of the prime
'
favourites
in the
tournament
eight
to
1,
|
Bzypt,
which
proved
another
giant
b
killer by
sending
Hungary
back
with a
'
2
to
nothing
defeat,
and
ltaly,
which
'
won
from Luxemburg,
two
to nothing.
'
Thus
the day furnished
two big surprises
|
and
twa
favourit's
Urarnay
and
Iraiy
w 'n.
Fine pissinz,
wonderful speed
ani