NOTICE.
E beg
to
advise
customers
of Chris-
tiansted
Electric
Plant
that
service
will be
resumed
upon
the
evening
of Sunday
Feby.
20th.
:
Improvement
of
the
service
will
be
made
as
soon
as
necessary
supplies
al-
ready
ordered
have
been
re.eived,
in
meantime
we
c¢rave indulgence
for
pre-
sent
lack of service
or for
accident
that
may
occur
(Curre
't
will be switched
on 6.30 p.
m.
and switched
off at midnight.
ROBT. L, MERWIN & CO.
Christiansted,
St.
Urnix,
Feby.
18th.
1921.
|
as
well,
are
oceasioned
througn
not
bein:
able
o
obtain
coal
bv
ihe
bag.
The
trouble
appears
to
lie,
not
so
muech
|
in the
actual
lack
of
coal,
but
in
the
|
reluctance
of
the producers
to putit
on
|
the
market
at the price per bag
fixed by
|
the Food Commission.
They
are said
to
contend
that while the price is
regulated
by
the bag,
thereis
no
control
of
the
|
retail
of
the
article
and
it
pays
them
|
better
to sell it by the
cent and get up
to
s¢2
a bag.
If we
are
not
mistaken
the
price
had
been
hitherto
controlled
at
retail,
and
it
is
probably
an
oversight
that
this
has
not
been
continued.
At
the
same
time
the
term
‘‘bag’’is not
a
fixed
quantity
or
measure
and
lather
|
than deprive the community of an almost
|
indispensable
article
like coal
it
is sug-
gest>d
that
it
be
sold
in
small
bags
such
as
an
oilmeal
bag,
used
as
a
measure.
At
that rate
the
Food
Com-
mission’s
restrietions
will not be
viola ed,
although
they
would
ke
evaded,
and
the price
thus obtained
would
be
satis-
factory
to .he
seller.
As a matter of fact
there
has
been
little
production
of
eoal
in
Christiansted
and
even
in
Frederik-
sted
where
most
of
the
coal
is
im-
ported
from
St.
Jan
and
Tortola;
and
if condition:
here
cannot
be
adjusted
on
the
basis
advanced,
cozl
will have
to
be
imported
from
other
places.
St.
Jan
coal is
today
selling
in
St.
Thomas
at $1.20
a bag.
LOCAL.-
No information
concerning
the
Poca-
hontus
which had
not
arrived
at
Fred-
.
eriksted
wnen
inquiry
was
made
this
morning.
TELEGRAMS.
|
ST. CROIX STATION.
‘
Sydney,
Feby.
16th -During a
demon-
stration
of the
unemployed
here
today,
Sir W.
E.
Davidston,
the
State
Gover-
nor.
was mobbed
and
a
detachment
of
police
stoned.
|
RBelfast,
Feby.
15th.—A
passenger
S
U RO
1l
AV
train, carrying troops
from Cork
to Shilb
bersen
is roported
to have
been
ambush
ed
between
Ball-in-Hassig
and
Kinsale
by Sinn
Feiners
armed
with
bombs
and
rifles.
Iti~
believed
there
were
many
casualties
on both sidffs.
Johannesburg,
Eeby.
15th.--The
re
turns
from
all
constituencies
in
the
Union of South
Africa
general
elections
are
now in and
(ne
foliow ng results
are,
Genl.
Smuts
South
African
Pariy,
78
Nationalisis,
(Secessionist
Party)
44
La-
bour 9,
Democrats
1
oed
resuits
two
total
134.
The
two tied
seats
will
have
to be repolled,
and
if gained,
will
give
the pariy
of
General
Smuts
a
majerity
over
all of 26.
.
London,
[eby.
15th.—lhe
King,
in
nis speech
in
Parliiment
today.
stated
that
a
bill
would
be
presonted
dealing
with the
sale
of
alcoholic
liquor
in
the
itght
of
the
experience
gained
during
the
war.
London,
Feby.
15th.—The King.
today
in ais
spz22ch
from the
tarone
to the
two
houses
of Parl
ament informally opening
session,
saitd,
‘'l'hesituat
on
in
Ireland
stitl
causes
me
distress.
A
misguided
sec. ion of the Irish people is resorting
to
mecthods
of
eriminal
violence
with
the
object
of establishing
an
independent
republic
Neither
Irish
unity
or
Irish
s:ld-govi.
can
be aitained
by
this
means.
Arrangements
for
bringing
into
force
tne
Govid’s.
Irish act
are
now
well
ad-
vanczed,
and I earnestly
trust
that in
the
near future,
the majority
of
the
p2ople
will show
their determination
to
repudi-
ate
violence,
ard
give
effect
to
an
act
which confers
upon
them
the
responsi-
bility of self-govt,
and provides
the
wma-
chinery hy which
they
can
attain
Irish
unity by constitutional
means.”’
London,
Feby
15th.—Sugar
in
stock
on the
12th inst.
vas
190,000
tons.
Last
year
56,000
tons.
St.
laela,
Feby.
15th.—
wmerican
steam
yacht
Corsair
with
Mr.
J.
Pier
pont Morgan
on
board arrived
6
p
m.
13th and sailed for
Dominica 6 p
m.
London,
Feb.
15th. —The King
in
his
speech
at the opening of Parliament
today
announced
that
ne
was glad to
say
that
arrangements
had
been
made
to
rcnew
personal
consultations
between
his min-
isters
in
London
and
their
colleagues
in the Govts.
of the overseas
Dominions.
His Majesty in dealing
with
this
point,
refered
to the
good results
of
such
con-
sultations
during the
last
two
years
of
the
war and during the
peace settlement,
and added.
‘‘lhope
the Premiers
of Can-
ada,
Australia,
New Zealand,
South
Af-
rica
and New Foundiand,
as
well
4s
the
representatives
of India, will be
able
to
visit [ ondon during the coming
summer,
I am coafident
that
discassions
cthat
will
take place during their visit,
will
be
of
the utmost
value
in
bringing
about
co-
or lination, both in th- external
and
the
internal policy of the Empire.”’
New York, Fen.
15th.—There
was
less
excitement
in the raw
sugar
market
to-
day
and
while
no
fresh
business
was
reported,
offerings
were
a
little
more
general
with Cuba
available
at five cents
cost
and
freight,
equal
to
602
for
cen-
trifugals.
In refined,
one refiner
quoted
7.25
for
fine
granulated
and
another
7.50.
All other
price
lists
were
with-
drawn.
The futures
markets
was
easier
and prices
at
m'dday
were
about
14
to
25 points lower
under
liquidation
Stockholm,
F=b
15th.
-Kinz Gustava
today
vequested
M. Branting
to
form
a
Cabinet
to
succeed
that
of
the
{former
Premier
Baron
De Geer,
which resioned
yesterday.
M. Branting.
wh-
is
a
So-
cialist,
sand
who
has
alreadv
held
two
ministries,
accepted
London,
Feb.
15th.—New
political
ailments
and
the
proposal
ot
legislative
and Governmental
issued
of
tremendous
importaince
to the
people
of
Great
RBri-
tain,
were
foreshadowed
when
Parlia-
ment
re-assembled
here
today
after
a
recess
of
seven
weeks.
Opposition
in
the
Lloyd George
ministry
and
discon-
tent
with
many
of
the
policies
ir
has
pursued
in
the
recent
past,
seemed
to
have reached
a climax,
and
it
appeared
the
stability
of
the
Cabinet
wouald
be
given
its
crucial
test
betore
the
final
adjournment
of the session
next summer.
Attacks
on the
Govt.
seemed
certain
to
centre
about Ireland
and
the plans
of
the
Premier
for the future
Govt. of the
Irish
people.
Several
former
supporters
of
the
coalition
Govt.
were
among
those
who
were
most
bitter
in
their
comments
on
the
Irish
situation
and
appeared
to
be
united
with
the
oppositior.
The
domestic
situation
centering
about
eon-
ditions of unemploymen
and
high
tax-
es,
brought
new
elements
to
the
-side
of
those
opposing
Mr.
!loyd
George,
while
the policies
the
Premier
adopted
relative
to trade
with Russia
and
ace~pt-
ance
of a British
mandate
for
Mesopo-
tamia,
according
to
some
political
ob-
servers,
have
gone far
towards
disinte-
grating
the
apparently
overwhelming
majority held
by
him
in
the
House
of
Commons.
A
collapse
of
the
Lloyd
George
regime
was
not
forecasted,
as
it
was
foreseen
he
probably
would
be
able
to control enough
votes
in the
Com-
mons
to
carry
through
his
ministry’s
plans, but it was probable that the Premier
would
be
called
upon
to fight
in
his
vigerous
manner,
if
he
was
to
come
un-
scathed
from the struggle.
..Melbourne,
Feb.
16th. —Austraia
won
the fourth
cricket
test
match
from
Eng-
land
by eight wickets.
ST.
THOMAS NEWS.
Plans
for
the
school
children
exer-
cises
in commemoration
of Washington’s
Birthday. February
22
1921,
have
prac-
tically
been
completed.
They
will be
held on
the
Parade
Ground
at the
Ma-
rine Barracks,
St.
Thomas,
commencing
9 o’clock
a.
m.
The
vublic
is
invited
to attend
the exercises.