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- | 3\ P ; | $ \\/ &\\.}L = —~ $e N7 SCA\ ~y VR ab s 51 YHEAR CHRISTIANSTED, V+F U.'S. ®. THURSDAY, 29tr8 JANUARY 1920 I am not sufficent ¢ an expert to pro- nounce as to whzthet it wiil do all that is claimyu for it, seid Alderma® Ball, adding that, so far as his car was concern- ed, the experiment was 2 success.—llbid. EXCHANGH RATES. There is a tremendous demand for American money ‘o-day. A ratie of twen- ty per-cent was being froely of'ered by wiiling buyers and thé offers in the ma- jority ¢f cases were jonly middle men. U'o what figure the Ppund sterling will eventually tall in thie American markets is the study engaging general attention at the present eime. We don’t know to what extznt the strikes in the United Siaces were likely to epeck it, but infor- mation bad been received by cable yes- terday that the coal strike there had been cailed off.— Ibid. BL.AMES INVISIBLE VIRUS FOR INFLUENZA SPREAD. In reporting the resalts of his investi- garion to the Pathological Society in Paris ®r. Ortsocin said that the visible microbes play only a secondary part in the influenza disease, which is due princi- pally to an invisible virus. He said the influenza differs from the buboni: plague, but relates to certain animal epizoclies. By his experiments the doctor said he had succeeded in producing influenza in animals -by a process that promises the possibility of applyingz serotherapy’ to human beings, which means the injec- tion of serum from irymunized animals into the veins of human beings.—-Ibid. e N e DEAFNESS And Noises In The Head. IF YOU ARE A SUFFERE-—Go to your Local Druggist and order ‘CON- CENTRATED SO'RDAL,’ price. 4/6 per tin. This New remedy gives almost immediate relief, and quickly eTects a permanent cure. It penetrates to the actual seat of the ecomplaint, and has completely cured many cases which were considered hopeless If yvour Themist does not yet stoeek ‘SQURDAL’, do not accep’ any substitute, but send money- order for a supply direct to the ‘SOUR- DAL’ DISTRIBUTINR,: CO., &8 STA- TION ROAD, CROYDON, SURREY, ENG., and a package will be mziled per return with full directions. THE 51, CROIX AVIS is-pranted and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen tt the Avis Olffice. DR Mo---50 cents montily tn advance, 2 cents per sitigie coply. matered as ‘second-class matter May oth 1917 at tive Post Djice at Christiaqa el Pty v. L ooftne U)o 5.4 wn- ler the Acé o March 3. 187 Y Contrih tktor to this paperwill be glu - ly received wiien the sune deals with mat- ters of generul omterest, and is accomp.- nied with the author’s name, as ¢ quar- antee of good faith. The editor cannot be responstbl: for the views of his correspoi- dents nor does he necessaivily endorse them. LT between Cnristiansted and LUD i Est. La Gr. Princesse A CARRIAGY RUG AND WHIF. Find.r will be rewarded on leaving sime at this office. HIGH COSTS. Don’t kiek at the high e¢ost of every old thing, Be eiad you don’t live in Tarkev. A R23 Cross man wr.tes that eg2s in Constanatinopl: are rhirty cents apiece. 'n=v’re not pass2d by rh2 censor ei her Bread s eizhty exnts a loaf, mitk ainaty cents a vitt. bu ter $4. a pournd. and su- gar $2. a-pou d. Just imagine feecding a flock of wives at those prices- Two army officers stoppec over night at a hotel end had to pay $235. for lodeing, breakfast and dinner. What we shouldlike to know ig, «vhere they gt the $235. all at one time. Barbados Globe. GASOLINE FOR MOTOR CARS A BACK NUMBER SOON. Experiments with a new form of motor fuel are being made by Alderman Ball, of Nottingham, father.of the late Capt. Ball V. . The fuel, Alderman Ball informed a Dai'ly Chronicle representative, is a chemical substance, the nature of which is at present being kept a seeret. This substance, the Alderman said, is vlaced in t e tank with a small quantity of water. : &%% is claimed by the inventor at whose “yequest the trial was carried out by Mr. Ball, that the new substance can be "made at a cost of sd. per gallon. and that one gallon will give a power equiv- alent of two gallons of petrol. . 1\ . Zzb) üblication. I'I" 1 heeby brought to public no- tice that the Government has, this date, authorized REV. MARTIN F. MULLIGAN to perform civil- religious functions in the Munici- pality of St. Croix. Governmert of the Virgin Islands of the United States, St. Croix, January 13, 1920: C., C. TIMMONS, Government Secretary. Publicati üblication. LIEUTENANT O’Hagan, U. S, Navy, at his own request has been relieved of his duties as Dcspatching Secreiary of 8t Croix. COMMANDER COLBY, Financial Ad- viser to the Governor, in addition to his other duties, has been detailed as Acting Despatching Secretary of St. Croix. M“ FOR RENT. The Dwelling House At Estaie Norihside completely furnished—situated near the sea. Fine surrounding scenery, and a short distance from town. For particulars apply to C. E. HAGEMANN. Frederiksted, St. “'roix, V. 1., January 15th 1920. NORTHEKN Assurance Compa:v - » Limited OF LONDON GEO. . MARKOE Ageni for Frederiksted’s Distric M. K. ARMSTRONG. Agent for Christiansted’s Distric Policies are not subject to avernoe