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Publicati >ublication. T is hereby made known that Govern- ment has transmitted to the under- signed Sheriff the list of arrears of Ground and Building Tawes to the Colonial Treasury for the year 1921, with orders to levy for said taxes if receipt for payment of the Taxes be not produced within three weeks from date. The branches of ‘‘The National Bank of the D. W. 1.”” in Chrnistiansted and Frederiksted are authorize? by Govern- ment to receive and give receipt for the taxes every week -day at the Bank from 9-11 o’clock a. m. and from 1-8 o’clock p. m. Christiansted’s and Frederiksted’s She- riff Office, November 29th 1922. . COULTER, Sheriff. Some Advantages In Owning Treasury Savings Certificates 1. Treasury Savings Certificates are backed by the ecredit of the Urited States Government and are one of the soundest investmentsin the world to-day. 2. Issued in denominations within the reach of all. A $25 Certificate costs only $20.50; a SIOO Certificate SB2; a SI,OOO Certificate SB2O. 3. An’y one person, including each member of a family, may buy up to s€,ooo maturity value of any one serie/. 4, At present prices Treasury Savings Certificates earn about 4 per cent per year, compounded semi-annually, if held to magzrity. Each Certificate matures five years from date of issue. 5. The certificates may be cashed be- fore maturity, and you then receive 3 per cent simple interest, 6. The Certificates are exempt from the normal Federal income tax, and from all State and local taxation (except estate and inheritance taxes). OUR LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Christmas, New Year and Birthday Gards, ““Avis’’Office, Ist Dec. 1922, LOCAL. The Creole with St. Thomas mail ar- rived yesterday a. m. and the pnst office was open until 9 o’cloek for delivery of her mail and that by the Parima. Cloudless skies, bright sunshine and fragrant breezes made yesterday a beau- tiful day for holiday-makers and outdoor SP. CRETX A VIS enjoyment. Chirch services in the day- time and the thz2atre 1n the evening which was well attended, culminated a quiet yet well appreciated day of thanks- giving. The S. S. Parima from New York « St. Thomas arrived at Frederiksted at 1z o’clock midnizht on Wednesday, w-rked right through thz2 night and sailed for St. Kitts at daybreak, passing this port at 6 a. m. yesterday. She broaght 45 bags mail for Christiansted, 2) for Fred- eriksted, and 130 J packages of g®neral cargo for th2'island. Among the passea- gers were Lawyer Carry from St. Thom- as, and Mr. H. J. Kofoed of Sprat Hall from Denmark via New York. Corr-.pondence Christia isted, St. Croix, V.I U S.A. Novambar 2):a. 1322 Dear Mr. E litor St. Croix Aves. PLEASE TO seec on help me ought of my distress as i intend nmow to T '™ up s'lop ceeping on go in to start a ui. 1 or 12 15 of janaary coming 1923 do see if . BIG hous2 or a big estate with stark or. 2 steam plough can ba HAD so i can tor in on the nex day down onder kings hi'! “ig tamarind three they move me frc .ne poltry shop to oftin oa i want Bom .ea country breese. coxing ouzht nex weake day me Jn me 2 thres man so get me 1 good house no flyor 6 g in azaia ~acaistep on hit da boy 1 lash v with the big manja horse in da bugy with them 2 ruber tyre on me sp2ek dim- ple on this is m 2 X MAS 3 'REAT TO ‘DEM hANCER ME QUIK MR EDDITTOR OUGHT WAY ME GO LIV m 2 house to small BUSY BODY. pety MARCHANT handling bankrup marchant account. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. London, Nov. 256th.—The Westminster Gazette anticipates that De Valera will do the utmost to make good the threat that if Erskine Childers died, rivers of blood would flow. Discussing the attitude of the Republicans, the newspaper express- es the fear that the Free State Govern- ment must continue to advance along the bitter path, which their opponents in eriminal folly, have hewn for them’’. London, Nov. 256th.—The Bill setting up the constitution of the Irish Free State an1known as the Constituent, was puo- lished here today. 1t piovid:s for the tem- porary continuation of the present systein of taxation and gives (1l frish Free Starte power to adopt acts- applicable to oth r dominions. The first schedule e€ont:ias 83 articles. It. is declared that ta: national language in the Free State shail ba Irish, with English given equal reengnition, as an official tungu2. The legislature will consist off/the King and two Houses, a Chamber of” Deputies and a Senate, known generally as the Oireach- tas. All ecitizens of 21 years of age have the right to vote for members of ’ “e Chamber, while all citizens of 30 s caoof age may vote for the Senate. e vath to be taken bwthe members of the Oireachtas is as ‘ws: “I do solemnly swear true faith a allegiance to the constitution of the Irish Free State, as by law established, and that I will be faitnful to His Majesty King George V., his heirs and suceessors by law, in virtue of the common citizenship of Ireland with Great Britain and her adherence to and membership in the grbup of nations forming the British Conmonwealtb of Nations'’. The Chain- ber (Dail Eireann) shall have legislative authority on money bills exclusive of the Senate (Seanad Eireagn). The Oireacn- tas may provide f-ofjthe institution by the peopi. of laws and constitutional amendments. Execept in case of actual invasion, the lrish Free State shall not be committed to active participation in war. Lausanne, Nov. 25th.—Mr. Child, chief United States spokesman at the Near East conference, amazed the other delegations at this morning’s session by reiteratir g the insistence of the United States upon the open door policy in Turkey. He read the Aide Memoirs, delivered on Octobzr 30th. to Great Britain, France and Italy and said that the United States Govt. and public support this policy. Constantinople, November 25th.—Two thousand Christian orphans were im- perilled this w -ning, when the steam- ship ‘‘Belgravian’, chartered by the Near East relief, cuiiided with the Trans- atlantic liner ‘'New York’’ at the West- ern entrance to the Bosphorus. Allied ships, despatched hurriedly to the scene, reported that many of the children had been painfully injured, but that no lives were lost. Doctors and nurses were sent from the Near East headquarters to at- tend the injured. The New York carried no passengers. Reports received here declare panic reigned among the children following the impact which tore away the bridge and foremast of the Belgravi- an, smashed the lifeboats and loosened seven of the vessel’s plates. The steam- er’s wireless apparatus was also put out of commission. Berlin, Nov. 26th.—The Reichstag on Saturday voted iws approval on the motion made by the German Democrats, endors- ing the Govt’s. declaration of poliey. All parties voted for the motion with the exception of the Communists and three members of the Antisemitic party, who cast their votes against approval. Santiago, Chile, Nov. 26th.—Another series of earth tremors has shaken a very considerable area along the Chilean coast