USVI Public Records

Document text

LOCAL The sloop **Vlizpah’’ carrying the mail between this port and S:. Thomas.has not yet returned. The weather has been and is still very calm which aceounts for delay. A number of ships passed this port vesterday af'ernoon going north. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Qhanktown, Pa., Jan. 27th.—40 men lost their lives in the explosion which vesterday wrecked the Lancashire mine of the Banes and Tucker Coal Company he e, according to the best estimates ob- tai iable late today. 17 bodies have been b cught out and nine miners, who were saved by the prompt efforts of other winers, ave in hespital recovering from the effecis nf shock and gas. Dublin, Jaun. 26th.—Ireland defeated Frane in an international Rugby march here this afternoon by six to nil. St. Lows, Mo., Jan. 27th.——United S at sYSenator Jas. A. Reed is a candi- date ilor the Democcratic Presidential nominati n . Rom ' Jan. 28th,-The newspapeis are authority i r the statement that the firstpart of ihe treaty between Lialy and Jugosiavia concerning Fiume stipulates reciprceated neuvality jin case of war. the second aruc.e. which was demanded by Jugosiavia, provides for cooperation by ihie two coantries in economical and military defence, thereby _ivinz sp> il character to Ltalo Ju oslavia re'ations in all th2 problems of Central Europe and the Balkans. The treaty provides for its registravion with the League of Na- tiens, Fokio, Jan. 25th.—Field Marshal Vis- enunc Yoshinneni Hazegawa, one of Ja- p..’s most famous militarists, died yes- t +day after an iliness of two weeks. Ho was 75 years old Ottawa, Jan. 28th.--Notice has been given of an appiication to Pariament for the incorporation of a company to le capitahzed at $500,000,000 with power to connect the Lower St. Lawrence River by ship canals and by ship channels with the hoad of the Great lLakes, states the Journal this afternoon, Washington, Jan. 28th.—Unless the resignation of Secretary Denby was in tne hands of President Coolidge betfore today, Senator Wa sh, Montana, declar- « d today in the Senate, be would seek action 1n ihai o.dy w remove the pre- cent head of the Nuv, deparimoent, Phere are persis enl ranoars toat thir: wiil b 2 a cabinet sbake up as a resuil of the reveiations resuldng irom the lu- vostization oi tne United States paval oil reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyoming. It is considered sizuifizant that the Pra- sident has taken the legal investigation of the leasing out of the hands of tic 8y ROl 3 VlB Department of Justice and Secretary Denby is undar fire for signing the lease ! which was granted by the e¢x Secretary ' of the Interior Mr. Fail,__ The President | vws eompleting today &, »3lans to place | prosecutien of annulmeat suifs in the | hands of two distinguished lawyers, one | 2 Denoerat and one a Repablican, with | instruetions to act independently of the | Department of Justice. f Paris, Jan. 28th.—M. Paincare’s g+ mand that the Chamber of Deputies re- | jeet sl motions to postpone coasidera- | tion of the increased taxation measuves was upheld this evening, when the Cham- | ber voted 426 to 152 to begin discussion | f the measures, article by article. Radi | eals, Socialist and Communist launched | a strong eff2asive against the Govera- | mont’s new taxation programme this i afternoon, when they filed eizhty amend- ' maonts while the leaders of the greups | wers diseussing from the speakers plat- | form four diiferent motions to adjourn | the discassion until after the elecions. | The Finanes Cormmictee voted to report | adversely on the amendments and the | Cnamber rejeeted one after the other the motioms to adjourn the debate. The vote of 152 was the higgest vote the op- positicn was able to muster, but tnis 13 not rezarded as a test of strength of the | (overnment forces, a: the division of the | Chamber wili be modificd when *t comess | to a vote on the proportions theinselves | tomorrow. The tacties of the Socialists | and Radieals endeavouring to smother the | bilis with amendments, it is predicted | tonight iln Pariiamantarvy circles, are | dermed to the same fate as the motions | to adjourn. [l'ne Gevernm:nt majority | will be smaller. bur it will oe large | enough in the opinion of experts in Par- | liamentacy proceediags. LToe most vig- | orous assault azaiost the Governnent | today was by M. Mouiet, Siciaiist Depu- ty {rom Lyone, who was i, Catilaux’s | Attorney before tne High Court. ie | doclared it was not time for the Frencen | people and their representalives in Par- | loament to abdicate their power into the | hands of any one man gwhen such ¢Huin- -y tries as Great Britain were setung an exunpie of popualdar goverament. {he tone of toe debaie ludicates inat the | sharpest fizht will be on M. P nneare’s | demaond that the Chamber authorize Bim | to proceed to the reorganiz:on of publi¢c ! gervices by deeree, in order to effeet | econvimies, aciion taken in this way to be | referred to the Chambar within sIX | nontns for approval, [ne Sovialisi- | Radical cry against this in the lobbies is | ¢+ M gsolini’’. The Chamber, however, | are far more moderate, sugzesting that | the opposition Feels that itis suppoiting | a lost cause. Washington, Jan. 23th.—Tne priceip- al corporations engaged in the mauuiac ture and Qisiribation of ra ho equipment ! and the readecing of radio services. were charg2d iaa Feleral feade Compiant, issued yesterday, with cresting and mainisining a menopoly in radio appara- tus and communication, The companies pamed #re the Radio Coiportation of America, General Eleetrie, American Telephone and Telegraph, Westinzhouse, Western Mleetrie, International Radio, Uni ed Fruit and YWireiess Specialty, were cited to make answer within 30days t1 the further charge of ''violating the law against unfair competition io trade to the prejadice of ihe public”’. The whole process, the comblaint said, was in res- traint of competitivn and involved distri- buting, manufacturing apd sales rgnts auder souie 200 different patents and the splitting up of the corporation between the Gener Ricetre, Westinghouse Ani- erican Telcphone and lelegraph and Un- ited Fruit Comparies. London, Jan. 29.h--Ap official state- ment, issv-d today, says that the Prime Minister fas given no interviews since he took oflice and it points cut that in terviews with him which are appearing now, were given before Lis assumption of office. when he was merely a private individaal. ‘The siatement adds, ''This does not, of eourse. impiy thet his gen- eral lines »{ policy diffec trom tnos: tore shadowed The guestions of Russia aud our relations with France, reparations, eie, have .0 be developed very carefuily and in a iost liberal spirl:, aiways with a view to iie governments policy of put- ting lurcpe opce mor: on its feet and reestablishing cooperation wilh every- body. London, Jan. 29th. -It is understood that the position o1 Mr. Acthur Ponsoby as Under-seeretary of Forcign Affairs, will be one of considerable greater Iwitla- ence than has hither:io aitached to the Under Secretary ot this department. te will act indeed very much in the capacity of Assistant Forcign Secretary, &s aisc will Lord Parmoor, Lord Pres dent of the Courcil. Buenos Aires, Jan. 29:h.--Four e wwthe shocks, beginping at nine forty five last nizht, were rvegistered by the scismo- graph at the La Piata Qbservatory, The last quake was viclent. The ecentre of the distutbuuce, aecording o the 2e¢ien- tists, was in Chile, between Santiago aud Valparaiso. Washington, Jauo. 29th.— An earth- quake of moderate intensity was recora- ed betweer 9.06 and lU.UD p. m. last night en the seismozraph at Georgenwn University. Father londori the Seis- mologist, ai pounced that the earthquake apperently was about 4,600 miies souih of Washirg on. Lisbon, Jan. 29:h.,—Theophile Braga, President of Portugai was found deud in his residonce teduy. Stockholm, Jan. (9 h. Dr. Erzest Westeriand, the tamous Swedish bhysi- cian. dicd yesterday at the age of 8. London, Jan. 29:h.—1he Seerctary of State tor th= Colouies My, . H. Thomes who with the Prince of Wales wus the ¢uest of the Australian Luncheon Civb