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a fully appreciative, though rather small audience. This film may be recommend- ed as one of unusual merits, possessing all the pathetic and romantic without the impossible features of the modern day drama. The Creole has not yet returied from St. Thomas. The weather is also exceed- ingly calm and has bzan rather s since yesteirday afternoon. To CORRESPONDENTS: Mr. W S. Abramson; Mr. J. Coogan; and Amused Onlooker,--your communications received, will appear in tomorrow’s issue. Correspondence To the Editor, of the St. Croix Avis, Dear Sir;— We note that our friends at St Ma- ry’s Movie Hall gives seven 10 nine reels of film at one entertainment. l'his is commendable, as it means two FULL hours o1 more of solid amusem~ui, not including the intermission. ‘l'he pictures shown at this new place of amusoment are excellent, anl} special mention is made of the Pa‘he news magazine, which is very instructive to o'd aud young alike. We thank you gentieman. MOVIE PATEONS. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Brussels, May 20th. The engagement of Prince Leopold, the Heir-Appecrent, to Princess Yolanda, eldest daighter of the King and Queen of ltaly. will be offi cially proclaimed during the forthcoming visit of the Italian sovereizns to this Uity it was annrunced today. Wasbhington, May 20th. The State e- partment has been informed by the Drit- ish Embtassy that Sir Rennell Rodd has been selected as one of Great Biiiain’s two representatives on the commission provided by the arms {conference to re- vise the rules of warfare. Sir Reunnpell, who was fcrmerly British Ambassador to Italy, was 2 mexmber of the Milner com- mission to Egypt. Tr=2 Iriush Govern- ment is expected soon to select its second member, Sir Earle Richards, who had already been chosen, having since i d. London, May 20th. Although ti.cre are two hundred three-year-clds still left in for the Derby, the list of probable starters is as follows. Aechitect, Dayton, Bucks Hussar, Captain Cuttle, Craigan- gower, Crescendo, Diligence, Doctor Quill, Drakes Drum, Dry Toast, Fodder, Flavicus, Guardsman Irish Battie, Lem bach, Lord ot Burghley, Norseman, Nor- thind, Pentridge, Poisoned arrow, Pondo- land. Psychology, St. Louis, Sateilas, Scamp, Simon Pure, South Crofty, Tamar Triumph, Villars, Wee Laddie, White Sat- in. Genoa, May 20th. Th> conferenze ad- ST EROU 12X A VLD iourned vesterdav afterncon. Mr. Llovd George, in his valedictory speech to the conference, said it had gathered fine crops, namely, the meeting to be held at the Hague, the non- aggression pacts and the reports of the finance, transport and econnmic commissions, which, he said, alone justified the helding of the confer- ence, but the results must be incorpora- ted into livingpraectice in order to aid in restoring Buropean vigour and prosperi- ty. He was received with great applause when he rose to deliver his address. “*We are now at the end of the most re- markable conference in the history of the World”’, he said, ‘‘and the Genoa confer- ence will forever be an inspirimg land- mark in the pathway of peace’’. Hz 2 pro- posed rasolutions of thanks to Premier Facta, and Foreign Minister Schanzer of Italy and paid a glowing tribute to the hospitality of the Itelian people, declaring that Geroa had given a reception worthy of her renown. Constantinople, May 20th. It is an- pounced from Angora that a general conference of Eastern nations, ineluding all ‘hose excluded from the Genoa con- ference, will be held at Moscow in the enming month of June. The followers of Mustapha Kemel Pasha expect to take part in all deliberations regarding near- ezstern affairs. Faris, May 20th. Mr. Lloyd George, on bis arrival here this morning, was met by Lord Hardinge, the British Am- bas-sador, w~ho aecompanied him to the train, which left for Calais at eleven o’cloek. ; London, May 20th. The Times states thot it has lireceived confirmation of its recent despatch from Warsaw, announe- ing the signing of 2 Russo-German mi'i- tary ecnvention on the 3rd April at Ber- lin, the agreement having been signed by General Von Seecht, Chief of the German General Staff, Vice-Admiral Sehncke and other German officers, and on the Russian side by Novitsky and Stefanoff. It states that General Luden- dorff vpposed the agreement with the Soviels, but that the General Staff over- ruled his views. Tokio May, 20th. Japan has ratified the Shantung agreement, which was ne- gotiated with China zt the Washington conference. Brest, France, May 21st. The Penin- sular and Oriental liner “‘Egypt’ en rcute froni Loncon to Bombay, kas been sunk in a collision with the French cargo steamer ‘‘Seine’’, off Ushant, during a fog. being rammed amidships on the port side and sinkipg in twenty min- utes. The collision occuried just before dinner, when most of the passengers were on deck and many were thrown into the sea by tke shoek. So far fif- teen passengers and eighty of the crew are reported missing, the captain be- ing among those saved. The Indiaa cre'w, according to the survivors, took io the lifeboats as soon as the ves- sels eollided, so that many of the nas- sengers had to shift for themselves, some going down with the vessel and others jumped into the sea, where those who could swim, seized bits of wreck- age, which enabled many to be rescued. These survivors floated about in the fog after the steamer sank, their cries di- recting the crew of the ''Seine’” who patrolled the seere in lifeboats. WEEKLY POST DEFICE LETTER No. 3. May 24, 1922 The number wf parcels tendered for muiling tied with several varieties of old sofa cord, wornout shoe strings, rem- nants of cloth, ete.; wiapped in printed newspaper without space for a conspi- cuous and plainly decipherable addres:; the many fragile articles made up in flimsy pasteboard boxes often without any excelsior or other cushioning materi- al whatever, so that the contents may either be heard rattling about inside, cr fe.t through compression of the container by ordinary handl rg; the many claims and complaints oceasioned by breakage, lealage, and other accident to packages show very plairly that the publie is still insufliciently alive to the necessity for proper preparation of parcel post, and som.e advice hers should be of advantage, We have specific ins'ructions covering the preparation of 2!l manuer of articles acceptasle in the parcel post mails,—the pub.ic notice posted in the obby of the pust office may be consulted at any time and wiil be found most expliciyon the subhjeet, and further advice will be gladly given when required. Itis our duty to investigate and make the most diligent inquiry into the packing of parcel post befcre it is accepted for mailing, and send«rs should not misurderstand this situation. Scme peojle entertain the opinion that a poorly wrapped parcd! should be accepted for dispateh ¢t theown- er’s risk, especially if it is not to be in- surcd. ‘This cannot be done. All parcels for iransmission in the mails must be so packed and wrapped that they would be acceptable as insured mail. One .amag- ed parcel may spoil the whoie mail and incur enormonus indemnity payable by the Government, through the irregular- ity of other. When yousend a parcel you want it to arrive in presentable shape, prepare it beforehand in that stape. If your parcel is worth sending it is worth being packed properly. Wrap in tough paper, tie with strong twine, address plainly and place return address in tiie upper left corner. Do not disap- point yourself and those to whom you send it by sparirig the pains to make a decent looking parcel when you have one to mail. Cooperate with us in living up to the old adage: A thirg worth doing is worth doing well. > B. R. LARSEN, Postmaster.