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LOCAL. An interesting evening is offered at the Christiansted Theatre where a high- ly recommended drama film will be pre- sented tonight. It is understood to have been shown with great success in other places and all who like a complete film iu one show should not miss this one. St. Thomas News. A cable received here last evening by Mr. Boardman, Collector of Customws, gives us some consolation in realizing the fact that we shall yet be privileged to at least enjoy a glass or two of beer now and again. The text of the cable reads: ““Circular letter No. not applicable to the Virgin Islands’’ . Therefore have a glass of beer tonight and tomorrow night.—St. Thomas Bulle- tin, Aug. 2nd. The busy appearancz of our main street to-day is just such as we would desire at all times, and we are looking forward to still busier days in the fu- ture, bringing work to our people and prosperity to the island.—St. Thomas Bulletin, Aug. 6th. Yesterday was the celebration of the first anniversary of the ‘‘St. Thomas Clu®’’ of this town, and » dance was given in honor of its first year.—Many ladies and gentlemen were present, who enjoyed themselves up to the small hours of this morning.—lbid The idea of establishing small farms on the island in the near future by an acknowledged expert, is the most wel- come to us at the present time. There are many who pray each day for their daily bread, but when provided with the opportunity to earn it, voluntarily run away from it. Let us hope that suffi- cient work will b 2 tnereby provided for willing hands —St. Thomas uJulletin, Aug. Bth. We are hoping to see a thriving town built within as short a time as possible; the pusition most suitable would be from the top of Poily Berg going east to Kstate Thomas. There is at presenta shortage of homes, owing to the reluc- tance of many landlords to rebuild their ruins jor repair the dilapidated honses; and the building of small bungalows at the site here mentioned would greatly facilitate those whose occupations lead around that locality, the West India Dock—[bid. The U. S. Navy Band of St, 'nhomas, justly celebrated and beloved in the Vir- gin Islands not only because of the ability of its members to produce ex- cellent music, but because its members all claim St. Thomas as their home, B L L glls A vis came over on tae U. S. S. ‘'Vixen’’last | Saturday to ‘‘voot’”’ for the Navy Oifi- | cers’ baseball team °‘n its game against | the Army. T ‘ Bandmaster Alton A. Adams arranged with Ban imasier Miranda of the 65th | Infantry to give a concer. on Plaza | Balderioty Saturday night,—the first | conceri given in San Juan by 1. S, Na- vy Band of St Thomas. The program | was a follows: ; March, Washington f{rays, Grafulla, | Overrure, William Toll, Rossini, Waltz- | es, Impassioned Dreams, Rosas, Fox- Trot, 110, Black, Danza, Todo por f | L. Miranda, March, Virgin Islands, | Adams, Fantasia, Cr2me de la Creme, | Tobani, Berceuse from Jocelyn, Godard, Fox-Trot, My Mammy, Donaldson, Dan- | ga, Borinquena, Astol, Star Spangled | Banner. ‘ There was a large gathering on the plaza and the excei'ence of the music | called for repeated encores. ‘‘The | Times’’, §an Juan, ¢ R. | TELIEGRAM>. | ST CaolX STATION. % Londor, Aug. 6th. —Fewver than two hundred survivors o the Garrison at | Nekor, whieh suirender=d to the Moorish | tribesmen, have arrived at Melilla, says ; a despatch to the London Times from | Tangier. Among them are some women and children and many sick and wound- ed. A few survivors from Keluan also | are reported to have reached Melilla | th®& say that many of the garcison were | shot after its surrender news from the | column of General Navarro still is lack- ing. It is said that the tribesnen who | took Mountarruit used Spaunish artillery from Spanish forts, whica they had eap- tured. With the loss of Nekor, Keluan | and Mt. Arvruit, Spain’s possessions in | the region disappear, except from Melil- | la and its immediate surroundings and | two small presidios on the coast., Be- | t veen 1,500 and 2,000 square miles of ! territory thus all lost to Spain. Bvery | day, the despateh continies, demons- | trates more clearly how appaliing tne | eatastrophe has been, and Low great | a task lies before the Spanish airmen ro- | turning from flights, says the Spanish | posts are all deserted, the reads are | strewn with transport wagons and auto- | mobiles and hundreds of captured mules | and other animals are visible in the | camp of the tribesmen. It is stated that | half the troops arriving at Melilla from | Spain are untrained and guise unfit to | take the field, ? London, Aug. 6th.—County cricket } matches this week resulted as follows: | Middlesex defeated Sussex by o 0 runs. | Kent defeated Hampshire by 8 wickets. | Leicestershire defeated Northamptoa by | 186 runs. Gloucester defeated Somerset | by1 wicket. Kent defeated Middiesex bv 243 runs. Hampshire defeated Glou- ‘ cester by an innings and 52 runs. Sever- al matches were abandoned because of rain. Pittsburg, Aug. Tth.—The Australian tennis ¢eam yesterday won the prelimi- nary round of the Davis Cup match here defeating the team of old country players. The Australians viciory ve- sulted from the defeat of Lowe of Great Britain by Andersen of Australia in the singles. The score was 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. The old country team is now elimin- ated and the Australians play against Denmark in Cleveland next week, Madrid, Aug. 7th.—llhe column of &eneral Navarro, which was besicged by the rebellious Moores on Mount Ar- ruit, has been annihiiated acecording to a communication received here from the Spanish High Commissioner in Moroeco. London, Aug. Tth. —Mt. Lioyd George, Lord Curzon and a party of 40 left Lon- don at 11 o’cloek this morning for Paris to atiend the meeting of the Ailied Su- preme Council which begins tomorrow. The party travelled in special coaches attached to the regular traia. Baron Hayashi the Japanese Ambassador was on the same train. New York, \ug. 6th. -There was a lull in the sugar market yesterday. not an order for raws being reported, but inguiries f{rom foreign sources were numerous and a renewal of active buy- ing is anticipated within the next day or sO. Current reports are that the fail- ure of the Russian crops is going (o have a vital effec on the suzar marke:t® Aec: cording to reliable informaiia, Germany and the Unite Kingdom will buy heavi- ly of Cuban raws. The reported pur- chase or 1,000,000 tons, which is said to be proceading between the German and Cuban Govts., is deelared to b 2 for ex- port to Russia. The flJnited Kingdom has been a heavy buyer {ov tne past several wzelds, and it i: believed that the sugar will be ns=d "or bartering with Russia. The latter country has praeti- cally no sugar on band and wil nced moie than 1,500,000 tons for rationing. Dublin, Aug. Tth ~Ali the members of the Irish Republican Pavliameat now in custody wiil be released, with one ex- ception, in anticipation of the meeting of Parliament called fur Aug. 16th, official announcement that the prisoners will be ireed was made yesterday. The exception is John J. Mc Keown, convi:t- ed of the murder of Districi Inspecior Mc Grath. The general impression. ex- pressed by ihe newspapers, is to the effect that the Govt. sanction treeing the prisoners, has been m rred by mak- ing an exception in the case of Mec Keown. The murder for which he wus convicted, was the shooting of District Inspector Mec Grath, during a fight, in which the Inspec.or tried to shoot kim. McKeown also was the organizer of several ambuscades in county Longford in which members of the Crown forces were blown up. by mines. At the trial several British officzrs testi‘ied in behalf