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T riibepr iM aa Ml K CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE £8,30 THURSDAY EVENING 8.30. ® : 2 “The 1 bling Hour” e lrembling Hour". EXCITING MYSTERY STORY BY KENNE:*'H CLARK. Ralph Dunstan has served a prison sentenc: and afterward wiped out the bloi by army service. : ° : Dunstan’s only crime was the famous Stephens’ jewel robbe 'y, made in retaliation against the law which he believed permitted “‘hones: U.usivness” to drive his*father to ruin and suicide, and he became a scientific t ief; tife job was successful, original—Le was convicted only because he was too proud to patch up the only flaw in h's case by lying. Returning from France in the spring of 1919 he 1s- now a Captain and has four decorations for bravery but is suffering from shell-shock and in order to get his tor- mented nerves relieved he is invited to the beautiful home of John Beldingin “ali- fornia. ; Shortly after his arrival some jewels disapgear in Belding’s house, which causes oreat ¢onsternation, but the murder of Beld_mg himseltf causes the jewei theft to drop into comparative insignifirance. [Dunstan is being suspected of the murder and his future looks prettvy dark, when he suddenly gets a bright idea and the mystery is solv- ed In a very unexpected way. ADMISSION: Bewdl 00l Jan's. . ... 0 gk Two first and two last rows of reserved seats S e N e General Entrance..:. .. .... L Children 20 and 10c. FOR SALLE. My Potted Flowers. Call at residence No. 53 King’s Street. MRS. HUGHENS. The Colonial Counci! held a meeting yvesterday which was a short one. The Governor was absent, but the Dispatch- ing Secretary was present, and with one or two exceptions there wasa full attend- ance of members. A bill introduced by 2nd elected member for Christiansted Town (Canegata) to have Fres 75,000,00 surplus of the appropriation from Con- gress used towarc repair and furnishing of Government House in this island was passed without opposition. The Chair- man of the Municipal Committee 4th ap- pointed member of the Council (Biack- wood) tendered verbally his resignation as chairman ; this was, however, not accept- ed and the chairman of the Council re- quested that it be submitted in writing. The schooner Creole whieh should, un- der regular conditions, leave St. Thomas this evening for Christiansted, sailed from here this morning having been held up by adverse weather. The Wednesday mail from St. Thomas may, therefore, not be expected before Thursday, soonest. Sub-Chaser 62 arrived here yesterday afternoon with the Public Works Officer. CORRECTION. In yesterday’s reference to the St. Thomas Food Commission and prices in St. Thomas, second to last sentence should read: the export of charcoal, cat- tle ete., IS prohibited etec., instead of are. The clipper yacht ‘‘Zurah’’ arrived here last night with the Frederiksted contingent of Whit excursionists, some 85 in number. The Vigilant with those from this town is coming in as we go to press. It is understcod that Estates ‘‘Moun- tain’’ and ‘‘St. George’s’’ hzve changed hands by sale to the West Indian Sugar Factory for $45,000. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STALION. (Delayed in transmission.) Madrid, May 20th—An attempt by the Govt. to negotiate with the striking bakers bas failed completely. Disorders have broken out at Bejar, where the bakeries and groceries wvere attacked and a state of siege had to be proclaimed. Paris, May 21st-—A conference of Ambassadors, at which Marshal Foch was present, considered the question of reinforcing the Police in the territories of Aplenstein and Marienverder and Perpareda reply to the German and Polish delegations regarding the date of the plebiscite. 1t also approved of an agreement between Germany and Poland regarding railways and customs. | In St. Croix | | 0oiTA e | | By K. 4, AMPHLETT LEADER. i |~ The sellers —they look keenest } In St. Croix; = The buyers—they look serenest In St. Croix; | Suygar 18 cleanest, ; It is also leanest, ' For it is handled the meanest o : In St. Croix. ! Merchants say they arn’t ‘‘flying’’ | In St. Croix: . Poor customers are '‘dying’’ o In St. Croix; - And there is no denying |+ That prices are trying : '~ And enough to keep one erying 2 s In St. Croix. . Everything is getting higher l In St. Croix; | = And we to our graves nigher | In St. Croix; | Milk is now a ‘‘flyer’’, | Who loves it a sigher, ‘ Left-forsaken, and ‘‘under fire’’ , In St. Croix. Not much of the team-work spark ; In 8t Croix: | But any amount of talk In St, Croix; Fish with a bad remark, - Meat thinking all a lark, | "Tis no wonder things look so dark | In St. Croix. ' We have a Food Commission ; In St. Croix; "Tis said ’tis our saivation ! In St. Croix; This is a quatation From a fine oration ! That did not get an ovation ? e In St. Croix. ' Just a little more than a name ; In St. Croix; | The Commission isn’t to blame In St. Croix; | It is not really lame, ] But it is indeed tame, | It fixes—things {remain the same | In St. Croix. ! The Blamed Thing may yet do well ? In St. Croix; l Take its name from where it fell [ In St. Croix; | . Os course no one can tell ’ If it will buy and seil Or let all « f us go to h-- I In St. Croix. l Rome, May 21st.—A new ministry has l been officially formed at the residence of Signor Nitti, who takes the portfolio of . Minister of the Interior, Signor Scialoja assuming that of Foreign Affairs, and Signor Rodino that of Mi ister of War. ! Madrid, May 2lst.—ln consequence of the strike, a great part of the popula-