ORDER
OF THE DAY
.
X
for the Brd Ordinary Meeting of the
2nd Session
of the Colonial Couneil
of St. Croix, MONDAY, OCTOBER
20,
1919,
at
one
o'clock p.
m.
1.
Election
of
4
men,
two
for
Chris-
tiansted
and
two
for
Frederiksted,
for
the purpose
of assisting
the Tax
Commission
in determining the
ren-
tals
for
the
year
1919.
2.
Producticn
of
copy
of
Minutes
of
the
Municipal
Committee
for
June
quarter,
forwarded
by the Chairman
of
the Commitiee
aceording
to
Par.
11 of
the By Law
for the
Municipal
Committee
of St.
Croix,
for
inspec-
tion of Members
oi tha
Cou:cil.
3.
Colonial
Counecil
Bill No.
11.
Resolution
authorizing
the
Govern-
or
to borrow
the
sum
of Fres.
25,000
from
ihe
Rescrve
Fund
1t
be
ap-
plied in
accordance
wiih the
terms
of
Colonial
Council
Bill No.
12, Ses
sior
1919-20
4,
Colonial
Council Bill No.
12.
Additional
Money
Bill
to the
Bud-
get for the
Municipaiitv of St.
Cruix
for the
fisca!
year
ending
June
30,
1920.
For the purchase
of the buiid-
ing
known
as
the
Frederiksted
High
School,
No. 30,
30a,
30c,
and
31
Strand
Street,
Frederiksted
Fres.
25,000.
5.
Colonial
Council
Bill No.
13.
Introduction
of
and
Ist
Discussion
on
Draft of an Ordinance,
introduc-
ed by 2nd Appointed Member (Noll),
to
provide
for
a
re-organization,
regulation,
and
government
of
the
Municipal Police
Force
ol St. Croix.
6.
Colonial
Counecil
Bill No.
14.
Introduction
of ana
Ist
Discussion
on
Draft
of
an
Ordinance,
intro-
duced
by
sHth
Appointed
“Member
‘(Lunney),
to
regulate
and
control
the prices
of Food Studs
in the
Mu-
nicipality
of St.
Croix, and for oth-
_er purposes.
Colonial
Council Office,
St. Croix,
Oe-
tober
13, 1919.
ROBT.
L. MERWIN.
Charrman.
The
mail-schooner
Creole
w
ich
had
been
undergoing
some
slight overhauling
sails
for St.
Thomas
this morning.
The
Theatre
entertained
a fair
audi-
ence
with
an
attractive
programme
last night, and the West
End Movies was
filled at its
exhibition
of
two
complete
comedy
dramas
which
were well shown,
the
clearness
and
light with
which the
pictures
and
reading
matter
were
dis-
played being a special
feature
to be
com-
mended.
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8
DISEASES
DANGEROUS
TO
PUBLIC
HYALTH IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
OF U.
S.
A.
During the
moath
of S-pt.
1919,
the
following
diseases
of interest
to
the
public
have
oceurred:
;
In St.
Thomas—St.
John:
Tubere
ilosis
Palm.
...
1
Hook- worin discase.
..
2
(Toansients)
In Saint
Croizx.
Amebic dysencery....
...
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3
Hiemae
N o
w 0 e
e
Yelhiae
. ... .
i
B
Teeeoma
.
.0
o
o 0
8
Tuberculosis
Polmm:
-
-,
...
2
E
PETERSON.
Chief Sanitation Officer.
OFFICIAL NEWS.
October
13, 119.
Lieutenant
R.
H.
Jenkins,
Medical
Corps,
U.
S. Navy.
who has
been
in
the
United
States
on leave,
has returned
to
duty
in
Christiansted..
O ving
to
the
inability to
s2cure accommodations
Mrs.
Jenkins
could
not accompany
the Doctor;
she expects
to secure
accommodations
by
the next
steamer.
Lieutenant
H.
V.
Hugh->ns,
*edical
Corps,
U. S. Navy
nas
reporced
icr duty
in
Clristiansted
as
the reliet of lLieuten-
ant
Goetsch.
Lieatenant
Hughens
is
ac-
companied
by Mrs. Hughens.
WEATHER
REPORT.
San Juan,
Rar. 29.86
Ther. 76, N.E. Vel,
6,
partly cloudy.
St.
Thomas,
Bar.
29.84,
Ther.
74,
E.
Vel. 6, partly cloudy.
St. Kitts.
Bar.
2986
Ther.
72.
8.
E.
Vel. 6, partly cloudy.
Dominica,
Bar.
29.86,
Ther.
74,
N.
E
Vel. 4, cloudy.
st.
Lucia, Bar.
29.82,
Ther.
74, E. Vel. 6
clear.
Barbados,
Bar. 29.88,
Ther.
74,
E.
Val. 4.
clear.
Port
of Spain,
Bar.
29.84.
The:.
88,
calm,
parily cloudy.
St.
Croix,
Bar,
2098
Tree
90,
E..
partly cloudy.
Raintall
for past
24 hours, 2§.
THLEGRAMS
ST IRULX STATION.
Greenport,
L. 1., Oct.
10th.—-Britain’s
giant
Handley
Page
''Berlin
Bomber”’,
the “‘Atlanti¢’’,bound
from
Parrabero,
Nova Scotia,
to
Mitchell Field at Geneola
and seeking
(o establish
an American
re-
cerd for a non stop flight,
was force
to
land here at
11 o’clock tonight.
In
the
air just eleven
hours
and
five
minutes,
and at
a moment when
afinal spurt would
have brought
it
over
Mitc ell Field
and
to a landing brilliantlylighted with great
flares,
the =upnly of pe rol gave ot
and
Major
Blackev,
the
ravigaing
ditcer
was ecmpelled
to
guide
th-
aunplane
o
safetv
cn »n
uncha“ter
field at
the edge
of
this
tcwr.
There
were
eleven
pas-
sengers
on
board,
together
wion
leagor
Blackey.
the
pilot
Admiral
Kerr,
five
merhanics
and
four others.
Copenhagen,
Oet.
10th.—British
and
French warships
in the haurbour
of Riga
have
cleared
for
action,
accerding
<v a
despateh
from Riga to the Lettish
Infor-
mation
Bureau
on
account
of the atiack
bv German
reops
under
the ccmmand
of
General
Vorn
der
Goltz upon
the Lettish
army defending
Riga.
Paris,Oct
10th——"ienera! Von der Go.tz,
the
German
commander
in the Baitic pro-
vinees is persisting
in his refusal
to
eva-
cuate
the
region,
the
Supreme
Council
has
been
informed.
The
(ouncil
this
afternoon
received
a
telegram
to
this
offe@t
from
the
French
Missicn
1 the
Baltic provinces.
Chicazo,
Oct. Bth.——Flying at the rate
of apout
2 miles
a minute
Lieut
Maynard
today
led the
West bound franscontimen-
tal flyers trom Mineola to Clicago.
This
was
the
first
New
York-Chicago
aerial
journey
n.ade
between
sunrise
und
sub-
set.
Driving a Dehaviland
lour-machine
with a passenger
anda
German
police dog
aboarc¢,
(he
Lieutenant
covered
the
dis-
tance
of %i 0 miles in 6 hours
and 45 min-
utes
aciual
flying time, abou.
9 houis
29
minutes
elapsed
time.
Lieat
Maynard
recentiy
won the Toronto-New
Ycrk acriai
race.
Paris,
Oct.
9th.—The
German
peace
treaty
in
consequence
of its
ratification
by Royal decree-by King Victpr Emanue!
of Italy will become e?'ectiv.:gn
15 days,
according
to
the
interpreration
of
the
French
press.
There
is
considerablc
uncertaincty
in
conference
circles,
how-
ever,
whether
the
decree
must
be
ap-
proved by
the
Italian Parliament
before
it is finaliy effective.
Lotidon,
Oct.
10th.—The
Press
Associ-
ation
says
ilt learns
authoritatively
thac
a
rumou
that
Gabriel
Dannunzio
had
been
assassinated
is untrue
but that
the
situatiom
.n Fiume
is
serious
as
the Itali
an army
auod navy refuse
to obey
orders
given
them
to expel Dannunzio’s
forces
from the city.
"It is reported
that
the
King
ot
ltaly has threatened
to abdicate
if the
army
and
navy
persist
in
their
attitude’’,
the Press
Association
adds.
Washington,
Oct.
10th.—Enaeiment
of
the
prolibition
enforcement
bill
was
compieted
today
by Congress,
with
the
House
. djourning the conference
report
already
agreed
tg by
the
Senate,
and
sending
the
measure
to
rhe
President
tor approval.
Preceding
the Houses
ap-
proval
of the rcport
by a
voce of 321
to
70,
a
vain
effort
was
made
to
send
it
back
to conference
with
insiructions
to
eliminate
on permitting
state
authorities
to
issue
search
. warrants..
Complete
congressional
approval of the niil
means
that
the days of two amd
t~ree
guariers,