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ST &B 4 2 AY L& Grand Boxing Entertainment CHAMPION’S BENEFIT. . will be staged at West End Movies Roped-Arena ON FRIDAY NIGHT 18 November, 8.30 Sharp PROGRAMME: 1. Prize-Competition between the Christiansted Graded Grammar School and the Frederiksted High School Boys. (4 Bouts). 9. Local Cracks Bout West Enders vers. Bassenders. - = INTERMISSION :--: Daring which the Brass Band will entertain the audience. Sl eT eatheboye. * 4. %4 FIGHTING BONEY'S LAST APPEARANCE will pay $lO. to anyone who stands one round. . Gunboat Percival ve= Aaron Francis 140 Ibs. Frederiksted 146 lbs. Christiansted 6. Prize Distribution. Referee: Mr. R. D. Forster. Hard and Fast Bouts Guaranteed. Prices of Ad mission: s. B 0 DO e 8 - S s TR e s BOOK YOUR SEATS EARLY AT MERWIN’S GARAGE. LOCAL. | The S. S. Guiana from New York ar- | rived at trederiksted yesterday at sp. | m. and will sail for the Islands this at- | ternoon. A number of passengers re- | turaed home on this trip, including Mr. D. Hamilton Jackson who was givena | tremendous ovation on landing in Fred- eriksted, and was received hy alarge gathering accompanied by the Century Brass Band which played ‘‘Home Swezt Home’’, ete. All along the centre line long queues of people lined the roadside antil late in the evening to greet him when he should pass by. Mr. Jackson will participate in the conferences to ad- just the labor gituation. Among the passengers for Christian- sted by the Guizna were Mrs. Clindinen and Mrs. J. Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Ponto- pidan, and Dr. J. R. Mayhew. The Guiana brought 59 bags mail for St. Croix of which 41 for Christiansted | were received and delivered here last | evening. | Government Secretary Timmons, Chair- . man of the Commission appointed by the i Governor to settle the labor dispute ar- | rived by the Guiana from St. Thomas. | S v The Creole arrived here this morning with St. Thomas and Porto Rico mails. The Vigilant and Saranac also arrived. An interclub-match between members of the Athletic Football Club organized as the Reds versus Blues is the promis- ing feature for Sunday afternoon’s pro- gram. Further particulars later. Con- tributed The S. S. Vinton County sail:d from New York on Monday evening the J4th inst , having 86 tons of cargo for Chris- tiansted and 30 tons {or Fredefiksted. The next sailing will be the W. M Tup- per on the 26th inst. Tne 8. 8. Fort St. George is expeeted to sail from New York on the 26th inst. CORRECTION. In ye terday’s issue headline of arti- cle contributed, please read: ‘‘Particu- larlv St. Croix’’ instead of “Particular’’. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Washington, Nov. 10th. —The official programme for the first sessiocn of the armament conference was issued today by the State Department. It follows. The first meeting will be held on Satur- day November 12th at 10.30 a. m. at the Continental Memorial Hall (hall of the daughters of the American revolution). The doors are to be closed to the publie at 10.15 a. m., and it is requested that the delegates be in their places not later than 10,25. ‘'The order of proceedings will be as follows. Prayer will be offered hy the Rev. W. S. Abeinethy, D. D. Pas- tor of Calvary Baptist Church of Wash- ington. The President of the United States will then address the conterence. “In accordance with the desire which has been expressed on the behalf of the missions, no responses will be made o the iPresident’s address, and the Presi- dent will retire at its conclusion. The Secretary of State of the United States will uggest that the conference proceed with its organization. The election of the Presiding officer of the conference will follow. The presiding officer will then deliver an address. After the selec- tion of the Secrctary General and com- mittees on programme and procedure, it will be proposed that the conference ad- journ to meet on Tuesda’ November 15, at 11 a. m. at the Continental Memorial Hall. i.ondon, Neov. 10th—The full cabinet council, held tonight for the purpose oi discussing the Irish situation, was so proio nged that several of the Ministers, had suddenly to ecancel enzagements elsewhsare and apologise tor the “X'reme gravity of the business detaining them. It is understood that the Goveranments written statement on the proposals deal- ing with Ulster reachad Sir James Craig at a late hour, and will be debatied at a meeting of the Ulster Ministers at 11 o’cloek tomorrow morning. Kingston, §Jea., Nov. 12th-—Armistice Day was commemorated chroughout Jamaica yesteirday. A special parade took place at Up Park Camp ol troops in garrison and the Jamaica militia artillery, Jamaica constabulary and ex- service men in the presence of H. E. thg: Governor Opposite the saluting point was a monument emblematical of the Cenotaph on which were inscribed che names of the units with their rolls of honour.”” On the cenotaph were col- ours of the regiments and around it an armed guard a number of wreaths were laid ar the foot of the cenotaph byarious persons, the first by H. E. the (31‘61‘001‘