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ed to the Harbor by officers of the Navy who had been stationed here, ma"ing ‘special mention of Admirals Oman and Kittelle, Commander White and Lieut. Timmons. After responding to several inquiries from the visitors, Mr. Corneiro gave place to Mr. Leroy Nolte, of the Committee of the Council who had framed repcrt on Harbor matters also. Mr. Nolte preceeded the reading of his report by an address, in which he most appropriately included words of hearty welcome to the distinguished guests, whose visit, he stated, was sure to bring ahout beaefits to the islands, and took oc- casion to info'm his hearers that little he=d should be paid to the propazanda, abroa 1 against tne ad ninis'ration by Na- val oficors. He then read the report, a cortain paragraoh of whien he asged to be incerpr :'ted as a vote of econfidznce in the almiiistration. Voried and many were the querries then put to Mr. Nolte, but he dispas>2d of them satisfactory to tie purpose of the report. Oneor two questions coicerning irrigation were asked by a visitor, and re:ponded tu by M . Boschulte. Member Pail. Gom~z also gave valuabie data. Owing to the limited time, the paper introduced by Mr. Nolte was the only one read of the many prepared by the St. Thomas Council, copies ot each, however having been furnished every memoer of the Party. The efforts of both Councils were well sustained and furthered byt e Governor, wno at one time seam=a to be a *arget for tne inquairies of the Senators and Repre- sentatives. The Governor, with wonder- ful aceuracy, answered a number of ques- tions, and brilliantly defended the appeal from the islands. The Governce's attitude won for him the gratitade of all vresent, a sentiment that surely finds echo in the heart of every native Judge Curry, of St. Croix, who took a strong stand on the unfairaess ot apply- ing tne 18th amendment down here and snstained a brief, but lively debate on tne question with one c¢f the Senators, was followed by Capt. Blackwood, on the same subject, the Captain being the last of she Councils’ speakers. After some very encouring words had been expressed by a Senator. whose name we cannot recall at this moment, the meeting closed with expressions from the Sceretary. The Bulletin, April 9th. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. London, April 10ch.—Sir Phillip Lloyd- Greme President of the Board of Trade s, aking in the House of Commons to a motion for fostering trade with the British Dorwinions, pointed out that British trad- ers had a great opportunity to trade with Canada, as against the United States, owing to the economic conditions pre- 2 F {ll X A VIS vailing. The United States was hound to discover that ir was impossible to ad ot a policy of absolutely exclusive pro.:ction and at the same time do a great export trade, and if in addition to a high tariff the United States was the fortunate recipient of gold, through debt payments, there w#s no pessible doubt that sucii a country was in the worst possible condition to do a large export trade. Therefore, the minister conten- ded, it was a vital momen: for mer- chants to seek a wav into markets in which there had been United States competition. The fact that Great Britain was payving her debt to the United States enjoined thar sh. shoiaid draw to the yrmost her raw 1 aterials from within the Kmyire and as «ttle as possible from tae United States. Sir Philip espeecial- lv emphasized that the present position of d2pendenca on the United States for cotton supplies coild not be allowed to continue. Great Britain had ready to hand in the Empire, soil on which eot- ton could be grown and he referred to the bill to pronote cotton grow- ing within the [Empire by means of a levy on trade and laid stress on the additiona! nece2ssity of developing transport, irrization and all sourc and facters required in th2 growi of cotton. The general spirit of Ine Government sp2akers in the debate was that the matrer was a subject for dis- cussion at the Imparial Conference next Octover and that the Government while whelly in sympathy wich the aims of the motion, did not desire to go in advance of the conference. Sir Pailip =<aid that the Governmeant policy was couparaie with the Dominions in *.aemes whicen would accelerate development, give open- T -~ saw - gigration and lead to a general a-velopment of the inter-imperial trade, with the help of British credit. The de- bate also revealed an aim on the part of the Government o make stronz efforts to develop the Crown Colonies and to in- terest private eaterprises in such devel- opment, presumnably with the assisizace of British ecredit. Mr. Ormsby-Gore, Under-Seeretary of the Colouial Dept. announced the intention of the Govern- ment to appoint a committee to Investi- eate how far it would b possible to In- terest private interests in tne develop- ment and culuivation of raw inateriais the Empire mostly neads, such as flax and cotton. The strongest eriticism came from the Labour benches and was directed against the idea that the un- e nployment probiem could bz remedied by emigration and 2omplaiining that the Government’s policy in Inda and tre Near East tended to destroy these mar- kets for British commodities. Dublir, April 10th.—Six men were ex- ecuted tnis morning at Tu.m, County of Galway, says a press association des- pateh from that town. London, April 11th.—Sir Gradner Eng- leheart, the oldest Engiish Barrister, died vesteirdav. He celebrated his 100th birthday in February. London, April 11th.-The Pzll Mall Gaz- ette yestercay said it learned authorita- tively that''although the general health of Mr.Bonar Law gives no cause for anxiety, the specialists who have been called in hold out iittle hope for early improve- ment of the stubborn throat trouble from which he is suffering. He has been ad- vised to give his threoat compleie rest and although he hopes to be able to answer important questions, which mav be addressed to him in the House of Commons, he will be unable, for tle present, to take part in the debates’. London, A:ril 11th.—The Premier of the Australian Common-wealth has an- nour.ced that he does not intend to ap- point & resident minister at Washington considering 1t preferable to have Austra- ha’s diplomatic representations mace through Creat Britain, says despatches from DMelbeurne todey. The Govern- ment wiil shortly appoint a Trade Com- missioner at New York, but the appoint- ment of a political representative is not contemplated. Washington, Apnl 11th --The Gov- ernment again has made manifest its deep resantment at the political methods of Lenine and Troizky. As an avowed protest against the execution of the pre- late Butehkaviteh, put to death because he opposed the revolutionary doctrines of the Soviet, the State Department has withdrawn the authorizati® under which the wite of tne Russian President had planned to pay a visit to the United States. Washington, April 11th.—New meas- ures to flight the ram fieet liquor smug- glers, hovering off the Atlantie Coast, it is learned, are being planned at prohibi- tion headguarters here and with Federal and State officials of New York and New Jersey. Use of Naval vessels and other nearby sources of iliicit supply is under consideration and upon the return from Panama of the Naval Secretary, Mr. Denby, the plan is 1o be discussed by the Prohibition Comnissioner with the President. Brussels, April 11th. The Government has decided to adopt Summer time, sim- ilarly to Great Britain, the cleeks being advanced one hour on April 22nd. London April 11th. The K nz has ap- proved of the plan to bestow the foun- ders medal ot the Roval Geographical So- ciety on Knud Rasmussen, the Dainish explorer for his explorations and research in the past 25 years. Dublin, April 11th-—Maude Gonne Mac- bride, one of the most active of the wo- men republicans, was arrested together with three other republicans today, while engaged in arranging a poster parade as a demoastration on behslf of hunger strike irregulars held by the Free State. Mrs. Macßride and her compa- nions were taken to Kilmainham prison.