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f#\\\‘y> N /€y 2 . P i £\ £/ N 4 /’fal P. . O ’,,{?\ \ C‘Q‘Q@g/&v .} R = [ Bl L S ARes. S W W g iemn gt RSR (W ) ma B BB L 3 e WY sk BB Eee <V . WA Do, WA B e T e, NN | 2o e ;~.~.‘. 3 aail\ oA SN K.":\{ e M\( LY [ 5 ' /2 ; \ . \ / . 78TH YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED, V. & U. 8. A, BATURDAY, 15tH MARCH 1924, referred to an inter-Seandin' vian Jury. Bogota Colombia, Mareh 12th.—The celebrated ‘'Teraple of the Sun’’ of the Chibehas Indians, long known 1 Colom- bian legend, has been discoverea by a scientific expedition makinz explora tions in the mountains near Sogamoso 100 miles from Bogoota, according to messages received here today. Accord- ing to old Spanish manusceripts the temple was sacked in 1537 after a fierce battle be‘ween Conquistadores and the Indians and later expediiions werz2 una- ble to find it again. New Yoik, March 12th--The United States will be without the services of its two tennis sces in 1924 Olympie competi- tion, as a result of Wm, Tilden’s with- drawal because of a ruling that Uni‘ed States Olympie competitdss cannot write for newspapers or syndicates while abroad. Wm. M. Johnsten. ¢xchamypion who ranks next to Tilden in the nutional lists, previously had decided he would be unabie to accept an invitation which it is planned to send to France. | London, March 12th—Tha Daily Ex- | press gives great piominence today toa | statement to the efiecet that the dispute | between the Pope and the ltalian Gov- | ernment is about to be settled. The | terms of the d&greement by which the | trtouble will be ended, says the newspa- | per, are first. the jgovernment to surren- | der to the Vatican the whoie of Vatican Hill, of which the Vaticar now holds on- | ly a part. Sea nd, the Governmeat to build at its own cost a palace °r a series of houses for the accomodation of Car- | dinals, the Holy S=ein return handing | over to the Government scattered proper- | ties through Rome in whiei the Cardinals | are now housed, and third, the Indepen- | dence of the Pope to be guaraateed by | the League of Natious. The statement, | adds that under the azreemeut the Pope | will remain an independent sovereigonand | Vatican Hill wiil have the status of an | independent couinty. ‘ Paris, March 12th. - The treaty under | which Great Britain,ltaly and Japan ailot- | ted Bessarabia to Roumania as a part of | the territorial settiement after the war, | wus ratified by the Chamber of Deputies | yesterday by a vote of 478 to 74. The | Soviet Government has already an- | nounced that it will not recognize at the Vienna Conference the Roumanian elaim to Bessarabia. nor will the Russiin dele- gates discuss the Roumanian gZold re- serve, valued at aboat $75,000,000 which was sent to Moscow in 1917 when THE ST. CROIX AViS is printed and published daily (Surdays and Hol days evcepted) by G. Johanszn at the Avis Olffice. TR S:-=SO eonts morthly tn advance, 2 ¢onts per single copy. Fnterel as second class matter May a2Bth 1917 at the Post Ofice at Christian sted. St. Craix, V. L of the U. S. A. un- der the Aet of March 3, 1879. Contr hution to this paper will be glad- lg received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s name, ¢s a guar- ontee of good faith. The editor canr ot be responsisle for the views of his correspor- denisnoc does he necessarily endorseihem., TELEGR s MS. | ST. CROIX STATION. | London, Maren Ilth.—Mr. Stephen | Walsh, Secretary for War, replying to a questi')n i? tie H""‘ESJ ()f \:)‘“U]/‘nn, ! siid it was the pracde: of the Govern- | ment Departmeants to give preferenc: | within reasoaabla linits to goods and ! m terials produced within the Em-. p re, but tha quastion of formal adner- | ence to the resolutions passed atl the | i uperial Conference on the matter was | not for the War Offica to decide. Asked | whether he would give a similar under- | tiking to that given to the Imperial | E:onomic Conference by his pre-dzces- | syt in the War Secerewaryship, that in | every case the dominions source of sud- | plv would be considered in connection | with the granting of a contract, Mr. | Walsh said he had no offizi:l kiowi>dze | that Lord Derby had said anything of the kind, nor any other Locds. This | was gree-ed with cheers from the minis- isterial benches. | Athens, March 12th. —A bomb was ex- ’ ploded this morning at the enirance to | the British Legation, ecausing material damage, but injuring no one. Greck | officials expressed belief that the inci- | dent was staged in an effort to discredit | the Government. The Premier and the | Minister of the Interior expressed the | regrets of the Government to the Brit- | ish sinister for the outrage. Inquiry | was opered under the direction of the | British Police Officials and s2veral sus- ‘ pects were detained. Christiania. March 12th--Represeotat- | ives of Sweeden, Norway Denmark and | Finland, meeting at Stockholm, have for- § med a convention under which all’ dis- | putes between these nations woull bz ' No 61. | the Roumarian armies were being de- | seated by Germany. For months the i Soviet army has been on one side of the | Diester River and the Roumanians on i the other watching each other intently. | The Roum: nian Cabinet is described us f intently anxious over the Vienna meet- | ing, upon which it is eonsidered peace | or war may depend because of the high | tone taken by Moscow. Thus Rouma- | nia desires to go into the conference ' with the formal ratification by the Allied { Government of their agreements giving | Bessarabia to her. E London, March 12th.—‘‘l have not | changed my opinion on any great and | broad issue in the last twenty years,” declared Mr. Winsten Churehill, indepen- - dent candidate in the hye-election in the i Abbey Division of Westminster. Mr. . Churchill seems eagar to disabuse the ~electors of that constitueney of apy idea | that his political career has been incon- ~ sistent. The newspapers owned by Lord Beaverbrook and Lord Rothermere continue to give Mr. Churchill their enthusiastie support. 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