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<ource of pevenue to such municipal dis- “trict or local division. “ (e). The indebtedness owed by any - taxable person, association or corpora . tior,, to the extent and in the manner _ preseri ed in section 23 and 24 (d). Shares of capital or stock in in- stituticns, corporations oOr companies organized under the laws of the. Munici- pality when the property of such corpora- tion is exempt or when such shares are taxable to said institutions, corporations or companies themselves, to the extent and in the ranner prescribed in section 40 of this Ordinznce. (e). HFvery building used and set apart exclusively for religious worship, and the ecclessiastical equipment within the same: every building used and set apart . oxclusively for educationa|, literary, sci- Y ontific or charitable purposes, and the furniture, appliances and apparatus ap- purtenant Lhereto; and every tract of land not exceeding five acres in extent, upon which building o1 buildings is or are situated: Provided: That such grounds and buildings are not leased or otherwise used with a view to the pecu- niary profit of either the lessor or inhe lessee, ~ (*) Cemeteries, tombs and the righ's of burial so long as the same shail be dedicated for the pburial of the dead and no dividends or rrofits derived there- from. ¢ (g). Fish in the possession of the fishermen by whom caught. h) Tone growing crops and products of the land actually owned by and stiil in the hands of the producer. (i). The professivnal tools or working tools of meehanics, or artisans, moved or worked exclusively by band. (j). Household furnitures, wearing ap- parel, and provisions and fuel kept for " the use and consumption of the person to_whom they belong. But nothing 1n this. Ordinance containred shall be held to exempt agricultural machinery, or the furnitures or utensils and provisions of hotels, restaurants and eating-houses ex- cept as provided for in the preceding }paragraphs. (k). AH educational and professional books and private libraries. (i). All family pictures. im). Non-interest bearing mortgage bonds and other obligations used exclu- sivelv as guarantees oOr securities for the proper performance of official duties liens and annuities the interest on which does not exceed flve percent per annum provided the same are specially devoted to carry out testamentary wills apply- ing them to charitable or educational purposes. but all property hereby ex- empted from assessment, in SO far as it is real property, shall be duly listed valued and described as is cther pro- perty and the Secretary shall keep a record showing for each piece of real property 30 exempted its description and estima- $Y CEUUY AV ted velue, and by whom it is owned, | the reason for its exemption from taxa- tion, and such other information as the Secretary may deem desirable. | (To be continued.) | N Lot ey -~ EDITORIAL. | Some daylight saving measure seems to be necessary at this time with the sun rising Just after 5 a. m. and setting after 7p. m. Asitis, people are up and about long before they actually have to be at their business, and business hours are mostly siretched beyond the regular clos- ing tiine. It would be an advantage to all as far as this has been ascertained to have the time put back at least one hour for the next two months. This was done tormerly every and appears to be specially warranted now. LOCAL. . The postmaster advises that the Cre- ole sailed from St. Thomas at 10 o’clock last night with Porto Rico and St. Thomas mazils. TELEGR - MS. ; ST. CROIX STATION. London, June 25th.—A banquet was given yesterday by the West India Com- mittee in honour of His Royal Highness thz Prince oif Wales. The Earl of Hare- wood, K. C. V. O, President of the Com- mittee, was in the chair, while over 200 persons were present, including Mr. Winston Churehill, Colonel Amery, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Messrs Arum Ew- ing, Rust, Tripp, Dacosta, Rutherford, Gurney, Aspinall and other members of the executive committee. The Prince in replying to the toast, ‘'Our Guests,”’ proposed by Lord Harewood, expressed his sorrow that the West Indian islands were suffering so acutely as a result of the world wide economic depression re- ducing the price of staple products. He was glad to hear of thé scheme toes- tablish an agricultural college in Trini- dad and hoped ali the West llrndian colonies would joio the scheme. He expressed his regret at having bhad to omit visiting Jamaica, St. Vincent, St. Kitts and Necvis, during bhis receit tour, but said he hoped the next time be would be able to visit these._ is- lands and also the Rabamas. Mr. Churchill, in proposing the prosperity of the British West Indics, coupled with that of the West India Commit- tee, said we should se2 that the colo- nies had the technical apparatus ne- cessary for the development of colleges, method -of research . and credit dur- ing the present depression, and he would always advocate the same’ He added, that the more the fortunes of the West Indies are linked to Canada the more certain would their future be. = Canada, he said, was incomplete com- mercially unless associated with the West Indies With regard to the prob- lem of communication bet ween the moth- er country and the West Indies, Mr Churchill said he hoped that before long he would be in a position to make a defi- nite announcement in this respect. Sir John Chancellor, Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, prcposed the health of the Chairman, to which Lord Harewood res- ponded. His Royal Highness shook hands with all those present. individual- ly, bringing to a close a most successful function. London, June 25th.—Tle request of = the coal miners representatives for a new meeting with the Government and t: e coal mine owners, decided upon last night, with the object of obtaining s set- tlement of the coal strike brougkt a quick response from Mr. Lloyd George. This morning he invited the owners and miners to a joint conference to be held at the Board of Trade on Monday. The decision to attempt the reopening of negotiations between the mine owners and their employees was reached last night at a meeting of the exeeutive com- committee of the miners urion. This step was Influenced, it was declared, by the failure of the miners to secure finan- cial support from otker unions and the reluctance of their organizations to join with the miners for industrie! wetion to enforce their mutual demands. The hope was expressed that the (Govern- ment would renew its offer tc grant ten million pounds subsidy to the -conal in- dustry, as an aid to the settlement. lbondon, June 25th,—Both the strik- ing coal miners and the mine owncrs have accepted an invitation extended today by the Premifr to confer with him at the Board ol Trade on Monday, wilh a view to endeavouring to reach a et tlement of the coal strike. Denver. Col., June 26th.— By a vorz of 25,032 to 12,324, Samue! Gompers, on Saturday John L. Lewis, head of the UUnited Miners of the Ilnited States, for the presidency of the American Federa- tion of Labour. Only two of the largest organizations cast a solid vore for Lewis, the Machinist Unirn and the United RBrotherhood of carpenters. Newspapers Subscrip ions Reduced Rates for Curtis Pub- lications. ROM July 1, 1921, TH¥ LADIES’ F HOME JOURNZAL is $1.50, and THE SATURDAY EVENING "OST $2.00 the year. No change in price of The country Gentleman. 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