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O3iTUARY. We deeply regret to learn of the death in New York City as advised by cable- agram received here on Thursday Z2lst, of Mrs. Eugene Schuster Jr., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Steele well known members of this ecommunity. Our heart- folt sympathy is extended to the wido v- er. the parents, and the brothers and sisters thus sadiy bereaved. Mrs. <t. Clair Kellv, mother of Mrs. C. S. Mayhew of this town, died on the 18th instant at her home in Bridgetown, Barbados. She had been ill some time and succumbed to the development of paneumonia. The remains woreinterredin the pablic cemetery on the 19th. Rev. R. W. Ives of the Pilgrim Holiness Church and Rev. J. R. Mavhew of the Bible Home and Foreirn Miss. Society officiated. Our sincere condolences are offered to Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Mayhew and other nembers of the bereaved family. LOCAL | 23 liyes of rain wis measured at the | Fort this morning. Th> screening of the beautiful {ilm “The Prisoner Zenda’’ starts at 8 o’clock this evening and not this afternoon as | stated in yesterday’s issue. See ad on | next page. o | OFFICIAL NOTE>. Following the retirement of Harbor- mastor 8. Lisher, Captain W. O. Sim- | mons, first Assistant Harbormastor, he bzen appofgted Harbormaster; Captain . L. Simmons, second Assistant Har- | bormaster, has been promoted to the | position of first Asssistant Harbormas- | ter: and Mr. O. K. Nyborg has been ap- | pointed second Assistant Harbormaster. | ———— | | Messrs. Emile A. Berne and Luther E, | Stakemann have been re-appointed by= His Excelleney the Governor as Mem- | bers of the St. Thomas Harbor Board, | effective July 1, 1923 | R e e i i TELEGRAMS. | ST. CROIX STATION. | Halifax, N.S, June 19th.—J. E. Forti- | er of Beaucevilie, Quebec, was elected president of the Canadian Weekly News- | paper Association before the convention | adjourned this afternoon. | London, June 19th,—The House of | Co:nmons has rejected aliberal amend- | ment to the financ2 bill calling for | a reduction in the dJuty oa suzar. The | vote was 271 to 191, Berlin, June 19¢ch.—The Reichstag has | passed the third reading of a bill to ex- 2y Ul VIR tend to the Soviat Republic of the Ukraine, White Russiy, Gzorgia, Azer- baijan, Armenia and the Repubiic of the Far East, the Russo German agreement sizned at Rapailo in 1922. Beriin, June 19th.—It is reported from Costrop that 36 members of the German security police, recently court marialled by the Freach for attempting to eanter the Dortmund distriet with forged passes, have escapel from prison. Washington, June 19th. —A part of the mystery whieh has surrounded the latest treasury move in the shipping liguor con- troversy was dispelled today by a deciar- ation in official civeles that thereofter the ship’s doetor on a foreign ship wili be given custory in the United States | waier of sucs liquor as he is willing to certify as for ‘‘medieal’’ purposes. Al- ! though no one at the Treasury would dis- cuss the development in detail, it was assumed that under this policy it will b 2 possible for foreign ships (o bring in wine rations for theii crews under seal, providing *Ve dactor in ch.rge chosse to l regard t¥e intoxicamts so cayricd as | “‘medictral.”’ Londhn, June 12th,—Women who l chan “ed their minds were responsible for more than thirty thousand cancelled ~arriage licenses in Loondon last year. his is a record, says a statistician of the nome department, and in most cases the license had been paid for and prepara- tions made for the ceremony. London, June 19th.—Xx Sergeant J. | Me Laren, late of the Tth Hizbland Light Infantry, today won the Seottish Nation- al rifle echampionship. Sergeant Findton, of the Queen’s Westminsiers, finished | second, Major Ranki, of the Royol Seots, | third, and Captain Maxweli, of the 4th Seaforth Hizhlanders, fourth. ‘ Withington Lancs, June 19th, —Spa‘n ill contest the semi-{ nals against Hol- | v~ in the lower baif of the Kuropean | Davis Cup draw, as a result of Count De | Gomar’s victory over Randoiph Lycett | here todsy, giving Spain’'s reprsenta- | tives three out of the first tour matches | played. The Spanish noble won easily | at 6-4, 6-3, 75. he first two sets were | without notable feature, except the | Count’s steadiness, and hejtook the third, | which had gone to deuce when Lycett | slipped while attempted to lob and failed | to return the ba'l. In the other singles | mateh, which had no effect on the result | of the tie, J. D. B. Wheatley defeated Ed- | uardo Flagor 0-6, 4-7, 6 3, 6-1, 11-9. | Mcseow, June 20th.-—A severe earth- | gquake occurred on the morninz of June | 16:h at Vorkhne Udinsk. Siberia, it last- | ed 20 second. No details have been re- | ceived here. | Paris, June 20th.--The Senate voted | appropriations for the maintepance of | the Embassy to the Vatican, 170 to 117 after M. Poincare had made it a ques- tion of confidenrce. Berlin, June 20th.—-The Frenech Mar- l shal Petain was slightly injureqd anid 7> officers accompanying him were kill- ¢ |in the wreeking of th2 Paris express | st Priday. according to th2 eorrrespon- dent of the Barliner Tage2: Z22tung at Frankfort. Marshal Petain was on his way to the Ruhr and Ruiseiand for a tour of inspection, and a par:ie, which was to have been heid in Mayence the next day, had to be postoned. Southampton, June 20ih.—The White Star liner Olympie is making her present trip to New York the oceasion c¢f an at- temp* to solve a problem which has crea- ted great interest in this country. The liner sailed today with winz stoeks aboard for ner return journey placed in a special store room with four sea!s of the British customs service on the door. Tho seals are encased in brass boxes, whica in turn are locked. The iutention of the White Star liner is 1o keep ihe slocks, under seal all tne time the ship is in Uni- ted States rerritorial waters. If the Uni- ted States authorities do not break the seals and eonfiscate the stocks the ship’s oftficials will open the store after the ves sel has passed the thvse mile limit on her return voyage. The Olympic is the first vessal to adopt this progedura, Beltast, June 20.h. -The Northern Whip today publisned an outitae of a scheme of operations said to have been prepared by tha Irish rebels before the recent rounding up of Sinn ieinersin London. The outsta.ding fteature of the plan was a proj2cted attack on Buck- ingham Paiace, which was to have been blown_up. PWomen spies learned every nx . ... of the palace guards, and the police on daty were 12 have been rushed at a given time., Carefuliy selected bands were detaited w blow up the bridges over the Thames and to others was as- signed the task of setting fire to the rallway stations. Ottawa, June 20th.—The Journal has received a special 1o effect that the town of Nore:n Bega, a place ot 800 inhabi- tants, Y™ mites north of Ivoquois Falis, was burned out last night by bush fire. The peopie escaped with nothing but their cloties, everyihing in the place be- ing destroyed. No lives were lost. The flames have spread to Hughes, on the LB R Ottawa, June 20th.—-The Bank Act, one of the inost contentious measures which have been belore this Parliament this sessior, was passed in the House to- night. Moseow, June 20th.—M. Tehitcherin, the Forcign Minisier, rep'ying to the British Governmeat note of June 13th, terminating the Russo-British dispute agrees to consider the propaganda Issue closed. Wasnington, June 20th. —Eight eruis- ers, ioar river gunboats and three truiser submarines, comvrise the bailding pro- gramme waich the Navy Department » will present to the budget bureau and o Congress ai the coming session. Campbell:own, N.8., duae 2)th —The