USVI Public Records

Document text

St. Thoms News Sergeant Thomas with the assistance of Sergeant Rabsatt and another patrol man s2arcied the vpremises of a certain man who sold fifty-fiftyto a woman. Sev- eral demijohns of the hellish ituff were found. Arraigned bafore .fudge Williams on the charge hinted above. d=feadant pleaded guilty and was finad fifty d\lars. The Judge then d:clared the pr\tice pernicious and expressed a firtm ¢ re -0 stamp it out from this commur he Emancipator, Oct. 26th. We are proud to report that Mr. Lock- hart has reduced the cost of bread to 38 cts. per pound. Our editor hinted yester- " day in his address that it was not wise to I deal with the baker only and let alone : butchers, milk sellers and coal-burners. A great veduction must follow. Beet at 18 cents is still at war price, when we consider that it cost the same in 1919 with exchange. —lbid. | | TELEGRAMS. | ST. CROIX STATION. ! Chicago, Oct. 36th. Executives of the Big Four Brotherhoods and the Switeh- i men’s Union of Nnorth America, affer a day of verbal jockeying with the LB Labour Board, declared late today that no power on earth, savea “*satisfactory settlement’’, can prevent their men ’ walking out, beginning next Sunday morning at 6 o’clock. TCheir declura- ’ tion: eame at the close of a day of fruitless questioning when Judge Bar- ton, Chairman of the Labour Board, call- ed eac. Union present lln turn and asked four prepared questions, the third of which was ‘‘lfthe Board shall declare a strike is mot justified # not oc- cur and direct that the employees do not | strike, will that order be obeyed?’’ The Union chiefs, Warren Stone of the engin- cers, W. Glee of the trainmen, I, B She: pard of the conductors, W, 8§ Car- ter of the firemen and T.M. C. Cashenof i the switchmen, declared in turn they had no power to cancel the strike orders, ex- pressed their individual opinion that their men would not obey an order from them or the Board to remain at work and reit- erated their previous declarations that only a ‘‘satisfaetory seitlement’” could avert the walk ouf. ‘ Pacis, Oct. 27th. - The Allied Council of Ambassadors tocay decided that Ex- Emperor Charles of Austria Hunzary and Ex Empress Zita'should be placed imme- diately upon a British battiecruiser in the Danube, pending another meeting of the Council next Saturday, when a final de- cision regarding their disposition is to be made. _ fondon, Oct. 20th. —The little Entente composed of Rumania, Czecho-Slovakia » o.d Jugo-Slaviad® Las despatched anote to Hungary demanding the surrender of | former Emperor Chatles, the demobiliza- | tion of the Hungarian army, and repara- | tions sufficient to defray the expenses of | the Little Entente’s mobilization, accord ing to a Vienna degpatch to the Central News Agency ro” y. Unless Hungary | replies satisfacto j within two days, | the Little Entente troops will enter Hun- | gary, the despateh said. | Paris, Oct. 27th—DMobilization pre- | parations are proceeding everywhere | in Czecho-Slovakia, both in the Czech | and Slovakia districts, Premier BBenes | told the Chamber of Deputies, jn con- | nection with the Little Entente’s ulti- | matum o Hungary, according to a des- ! patch from Prague today to the Havas | Agency. The despatech quoted the | Czecho-Siovakian Premier ¢s saying | that the Government would not refrain | from rhe most energetic measures in | sarrying out rhe ultimatum, although all | action would be kept within the terms | of the peace treaty and within the agree- f ment between the Little Entente and the Allied Powers. | London, Oct. 27th Under no circum- ‘ stances will Ex-Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary be allowed to come to England. This was the answer to- day in official circies to a reported de- sire of the Ex Emperor to acecept exile in the British Isles and to take up life as a c@ntry gentleman. Arrangemenis might be made it was said, for him to b 2 exi'ed i 2 some remote British posses- sion, ieno other place seems available but-in view of his airplane adventure from “-viizerland last week, England is eonsidered too close to Hungary so be a piace »f permanent exile. London, Qect. 27th.—The Cairo corres pondent of the London Times learns from trustworthy sources that negotiations be“een the HMgyptian Premier and ihe Brit.. Govi. have been condueted on the following basis First. In the future British troops to be confined to Portsaid and the Fas:ern zone of the Suez “anal. Second. A British controller of the pubiic test debt wo be appointed. Phird Eaypt to have the right of diplomatic representation abroad, but inall ireat- ies and commercial agreements the British Govt. to have the right to be consulted. Fourth. Alexandria to bea British Naval Base, with International polize forces. ifth. The Anglo Egyp- tian Sudan (o remain as at present, with tne enjoyment of equal rights by both countries and the safeiy of the Egyp- tian water supply to be guaranteed. The agreement, i rveached, the correspon- dent adds, will be submitted t- the National Assembly. about the middle of November, when Adly Pasha is exvected to return to Egypt. Loudon, Oct, 27th.—Mr. i.loyd George probably will have to,abandon his visit to Washingion or at least postpone it un- til the closing session of the - confer- el _ e critical situation in the negotiations with Sinn Fein London, Oct. 27th.- The cencury of perfect peace between the United States and Canada was cited as an example to o world by Viscount James Bryce at 4 .ancheon in his honour today by the Epglish speaking union. The disarma- ment agreement affecting 3,000 miles of bonndary between Canada and the Uni- ted States is an arrangement which shou'd be made world wide, he said. Viscount Bryce was formally welcome home after his recent lecture tour of t United States. Aboard S.’S. ‘‘Kashima Maru’’ C 2o6th (By Radio) Japan stands read: cut down her navy, if the powers i« an understanding at the fortlcon con’erence at Washington on limit of armaments and Far Eastern tions, according to Vice Admiral,. member of the Japanese delegatic Washington which is travellinz to Uaited States aboard this steamer. Paris, Oct. 27th- The French Se: today endorsed M Briand as head of French delegaiion o the Wasinng conference, by a vote of 301 to 9. interpellation on this quesiion was m by§Senator Jouvenel. Tampa Florida Qet. 27th. -P .ep damage in that-section of the rlorida peninsula swept on Tuesday night by the tropical hurricane, is estimated five milliot. dcllars by insurance here, who have bheen analyzing 1 reaching Tampa from other sectio. damage in Tampa is estimated . tween $1,500,000 and $2,000,000. known de«th list today stood - v hieh ineluded two at St ... and three in Tampa and its vicinity Washington, Oct. 28th.—The V Bureau issued the tfollowing “‘Easterly gales indicated for the -vi of Bermuda for the next 36 hot Tropical storm scutwest of Berm moving northeasf. hieago, L., Oect. 28th —An ofl recall of the railwav strike orders, issu. by the switehmen, conductors aud fire- men, was despatched today, when the leaders of the “Big Five’’ flashed a eod« message to their geneval chairman, Th Chairman will relay the message (o ti Locals. Railway executives ¢xpress satisfaction cover the dJecision, w} members of the Labour DBoard chi. erized the action as oune the union never regret, and hich has ave inconceivable hardship and an inte. industrial dispute on the even of nternational Conference at Washi, on limitation of armaments. [aris, Qet. 20th. -M. Briand, Vivi Varraut, Berthelot and several techni experts, who w.ll atiend the Waskint conference, will leave Paris tomoir mornizg for Havre. Tley will go abo the steamer °‘'Lafayeile’’. pioceedin immediately for New York,