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Sl. €LI x AVS and one of them sent an arrow through a Spanish Buckiar which resulted in the death of the Spaniard two days afterwards from the poisoned arrow. There i 3 a rather al- legorical picture painted by O. Graeff and called: *THE BATTLE OF SANTA CRUZ” *“The first bioodshed in the New World’. which most graphically depicts the carib womezn in the melee as much if not more than the men. (To be contenued.) Chairmen. In the budget for the cur- rent fiscal vear the sum of §4,000 was zppropriated for the purpose of building o cisterr: the site has been selected and parchased and during this time we have Lad in this Municipality Commandsr R. M. Warfield, (C. E. C.), U. S. N., he has oveat ‘evperience in planning and install irg water systems all over the world. Tle statcd that the capacity of the pro- posed c'stern would not permit the im- pounding of sufiicient water to supply the needs for Christiansted, He stated further that it would be a matter of economy to provide for a larg>r storage capacity, say one million gallons. To do this it was found necessary to introduce a money hill to provide for a storage of approximately one miilion gal'ons. The money bill before you as intiodued by Government is to give Christiansted an adequate suppiv of water. The Viee-Chairman remarked: As this matter is not on the order of the day I will take the wvote as to whether it should be furthered. Government Secretary (Zane) remark- ed: Mr. Vice-Chairman, For the ir- formation of the Council[ mieht sta'e that His Excellency the SGoveirnor feels that as the next Colonial Council meeting will not be held before April 14, and to avoid ealling an extraordinary meating it was necessary to hurry this matter through in time to placz it before the Couneil at this meeting. It was put to the vote and unanimous- ly adopted that the money biil be fur- thered. ond Member for Christiansied Town (Canegata) remarked: Mr. Chairman. I believe in being an opportunist and I believe today is a very good oppartunity for Christiansted. We are ail giad to have this amount to increase the water supply. The plan and site have been ap- proved and it is only a question o7 in- creasing the proposed quantity. [ hope every member will vote for chis bill, and I thank the Governor for plac- ing this amount at the disposal of St Croix. Ist Member for Frederiksted Country Distriet (Fleming) Mr. Vice-Chairman: [ would like to ask if Frederiksied will be treated in the same manner as Christian- sted, and why 2 much Federal funds is spent in Christiansted Town for a cis- tern and not for the Country? 2nd Member for Christiansted Town (Canegatl) in reply to the last speaker said,-You cannot start everythiug at the same time. The project is already begun in Christiansted. 4th Member for Frederiksted Country District (Andersen) remarked: Mr. Vice- Chairman. Admiral Coontz says ‘‘put your most important needs down first”’. I leave it to the Council to decide, what is most necessary to make the isiand preduce. 2nd Member fer Christiansted Town (Canegata) proposed that Ist discussion be closed. 2nd Member for Frederiksted Country Distriet (Curry) secorded the member’s preposal. : The motior was put to the vote and unanimously adopted. Ist discussion closed. With Goverrment and the Council's consent 2nd discussion opened. No ove requesting the word 2nd dis- cussion closed, the Secretary read the Money Bill and the Viee Chairman put samre to the vote. 11 members voted for 3 against. The Viece Chairmian) remarked: The Money Biil is adopted and goes 1o Gov- errment, Item 5. 5. Colorial Couneil Bill No. 18. Fourth Ceuncil, First Session, Irtroduciion of and discusseion on Reso'ution introduced by Ist Mem- ber for Christiansted Country Dis- triet (Jessen) providing for the ap- pointtnent of a Commission of 7 members to revise the existing Po- lice Reguiations. The bill reads as follows: Colonial Council Bill No. 18. Four h Council, First Session, 1923 192}. REESOLUTION. Be it resolved by the Colonial Council for St. Croix in session as- sembled: _ 1. ‘lhat a Committee cf seven (7) members be appointed by this Council to revise the existing Police Reg'ulatlons of 30th January 1915, and to draw up new rules and re- gulations for the control of all kinds of motor vehicular traflic on the Island, for incorporation in the Po- lice Regulations, or to do the pre- paratory work on a separate Auto- mobile-Law. : 2. The Committee to be—if Gov=- ernment so desires—supplemented with three (3) members elected by Government. These members ac- cordingly to sit on the Committee as counselling members only. HOLGER JESSEN, Ist Member for Chrisliansted Country District. St. Croix, Bth January 19:4. Ist Member for Ckristiansted Country Distriet (Jessen): Mr. Chairman. I ask permission to strike out last phrase Sec- tion 2. and in intrecducing the resoluticn I wish to say that a resolutionof tle seme tcnor has been acdopted twice in this Council and twice died. Some of the regulations are in conflict with cach other and therefore need revision. A similar resolution was intreduced by nme in December last, and it was suy- gesied by the Chairman at that time thut Government be represented on the Com- mittee, therefore in dratting this reso- lution I made provision for that. 1 re- commend the resolution to the favorible consideration of the Council. To be continued. TELEGRAMS. 1. CROIX STATION. London, March 17th., The House «f Commons tonight defeated by 347 to 13 a motion by Labours left wing to reduce the army to 150,000 nen as a protest against what the movers regard as the militaristic trend of the Government’s army policv. The supporiers of the motion urged that dismrmament was the orly way to secure jeace. ‘The Govern- ment speakers appealed to the movers r.ot to press the moiion to a division, arguing tnat disarmament could only be atiained by internztion:l agreemeni. The debate was interesting enly as show. ing bow few Labourextremists were pre- pared openly to oppose the government. Sacramento, tal., March 17th.—Th« three army bipianes, which will mak- a 50,000 miles jourrey througn the air lanes of the world, visiting twenty-three countries before they return to their starting point, Clover Field, Santamoni- ca Cailiforniz, reached Mather Field this afterncon on their first lap of their globe girding. London, March 18th.--An earthquake was felt at Batna, Alger.a, on Monday morning says an Algiers ccspateh to the Daily Mail. A girl was killed by the collapse of a house and several buildings were damaged. Tokio, March 18th—Many houses were demolished on Satnrday evening by a severe eartnquake which rocked the Sau- thern section of Saghalien island off the east coast of Asis. Several persons were injured, but none were Kkilled. The shorks are continuing and the inhabit- ants are in a state of terror. In places eight foot fissures have appeared in the earth.