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LIST OF UNCLAIMEDMAILFOR THE WEEK ENDED MAY 20, 1922. Miss Marie Andrew; Free Gut, Mr. John Charles Andrews, Eudina B. Belle, Miss Louisa Gumbs, James Prentice, J. Williams. Post Office, Christiansted, Virgin Is- lands, May 22, 1922. B. R. LARSEN, Postmaster. rF.OCAL. - There will be a regular meeting of the Home Service Committee this afternoon at 3.30 o’clock. A choice programme is advertised for presentation at St. Mary’s Hall this eve- ning. Readers’ attention is invited to same published in this issue. The tug ‘‘Tadousac’’ arrived here yes- terday and is still in port. Seventy one bags mail came by the “‘Marina’’on Saturday and three by the “‘Bridgetown’’ yesterday. Tre communication referred toin yes- terday’s issue as from Ramsay, Coogan & Co., Inc., was from Mr. Coozan alone, and will be found in the present number. Correspondence Frederiksted, St. Croix, V. 1., May 20th 1922, To the Edator, St. Croix Avis, Christiansted, St. Croix. Dear Sir:— I am rleased to note that ‘‘BUSI- NESS MEN’’ have taken heed toour sug- gestion of May 16th; but they have again exhibited their ignorance by starting at the end instead of the beginning, assum- ing that Ramsay Coogan & Co., Inc., are already dissolved and winding up their affairs. If they were to read Government’s notice carefully and had the ability of we’ghing each word as they read it, they would see that the notice is merely a certificate of consent which states ‘‘tc be dissolved and shall be extinct.”’ Common sense, the most essential as- set of any business marn: dictates that the proper way of distinguishing between corporations existent and extinet would be to read the Corporation Law thor- oughly and carefully and digest the con- tents thereof. If they did this. I feel certain that ‘‘BUSINESS MEN’’ would find their answer in Par. I, Section 23, Chapter 26 of Title 11, that particular part of which reads:— “‘and if at any such meeting two thirds in interest of all the stockholders shall S L1X AV consent that a Ydissolution shall take place and signify their consent in writ- ing, such consent, together with a list of the names and residences of the directors and officers, certified by the President and the Secretary or Treas- urer, shall be filed in the office of the Government Secretary who upon being satisfied by due proof that the require- ments aforesaid have been complied with, shall issue a certificate that such consent has been filed and the board of directors shall cause such certifi- cate to be published four weeks con- secutively, at least once a week in a newspaper of general circulation; and upon the filingin the office of the Gov- ernment Secretary at an affadavit that the said certificate has been published, the corporatior. shall be dissolved and the board shall proceed to seftle up and adjust its business and its affairs’’. Trusting that this will satisfy those ‘‘Business Men’’ who were in doubt and thanking you, Mr. Editor, for the space in your esteemed publication, I remain, Yours very traly, J. H. COOGAN. West End News and Herald pleas: copy. IN APPRECIATION. Office of the Postmaster General, Washington, May 12, 1922, Postal Improvement Week, which marked the close of a year’s constant effort to improve the mail service, has now passed into history, but the effect will survive for many years to come, because of the applied principles of good service. which made of it an outstanding success, both in the way of actual physi- cal handling of the mail and in jthe more intangible achievementof a better under- standing the public has gained of our service. The department is indebted to the newspapz2rs and otk er publications for a generous and invaluable publicity; to the railroads; to the business organizations in practically every city and town in the country; to the postal workers and pri- vate mailers; all cooperated splendidly and all will share with us in the better- ment of the sarvice. The Postal service is the most sensitive and intimate governmental utility, and it was extremely gratifying to all of us, who are charged with its administration, to note the cheerful response to our ef- forts to improve it. On behalf of the postal employees, I am promising their continuous efforts toward maintaining the service at a high standard. HUBERT WORK, Postmaster General. The Postal Bulletin, May 13, 1922. St. Thomas News The St. Thomas Harbor Board has ae- quired by purchase from the Higgins estate, the property No. 37 Dronningens- gade (Main Street), where the office and store rooms of the Harbor Department are loecated. It is reported that the new owner in- tends to develop the property, gixing special attention to the water supply. St. Thoms Bulletin, 18th May. Mr. George Moorehead. Presidenmt of the St. Thomas Labor Union. has offered a tract of land on the Scuthern side of the level at Mosquito Bay, for use as an experimental station, whereon practical demonstration of growing certain ecrops can be made. The land question is certainly one of great importance, and we believe that the proper testing of the soil and the above mentioned demonstration arz es- sential to any future development. 75i1. YELLON DUST ON SEA SURFACE. A NAVIGATOR’S REPORT. S. S. “Saginaw’’, Captain Sammon, from West Afriea, bound to Pensacola, Fa., arrived here this morning, and ro- ports that after having been out to sea for 4 or sdays, he experienced very funny weather and a yellow dust floating op the surface of the sea during the voy- age for the last ten days. He thinks that judging from the direc- tion from which the wind was hlowing that it very likely came from the SAHARA The above report of an experienced navigator in the person of the above named Caprain, we feel positive will be carefully noted by our readers ang the public in general as we have had cause to be some'vhat suspicious for quite a few days owing to the foggy or mast-like ap- pearance which encircled over our hills and sea up to but yesterday when bright and clear clouds and sunshine returned. We have been Twearing various wild news from persons who elaim to have heard from the Windward Islands: but, except we receive something authentie, we would not make mention of current rumours, wihich will do no good anyhow. -—lbi.d TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Genoa, May 17th. M. Tehitcherin has published a statemept giving his version c. a discussion with \{iseount Ishii caused by his declaration that Russia would nev- er permit the far east republic to become a Japanese colony and that Russia will protect it, as also all other republies, against foreign aggression. Barbados, May 19th. —-Score Barbados team West Indian club challenge cup 741 points Cpl A. Bynoe 98. Genoa. May 17th.—The powers have decided that the eastern Galician and Lithuanian boundary questions will not