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Executi 5 xecutive Order No. 19. THE concession granted Engineer EINAR SVENDSEN 16 July, 1915, for the erecting and working of the electric plant in the town b Christiansted, St. Croix, is hereby | revoked and declared to be null and void, the concessionaire having fail- | ed to comply with the conditions | fixed by the Government. | Witness my Hand and the Seal | of the Government of the Virgin | Islands of the United States this | 19th day of January 1921. . J. W. OMAN, | Governor. | Frederiksted, 24th Jan. 1921, The American schnr. ‘‘Juan Gruz’’, | Capt. Juan Davila, arrived hereat 4.30 | this morning from Porto Rico with 11 | tons general cargo and passenger Alex. | Foy. She left here at 10 a. m. for Por- | to Kico via St. Thomas. | The British sail yacht ‘‘Amarillis’” | Capt. Mulbauvser, Lt. R.N.R., arrived | here yesterday morning from St. Kitts | and left again at 7 o’clock this'evening for Ponce, P. R. St. Thomas News. Many and copious have been the showers that have recently fallen, and they are not yet over.— -St. Thomas Mail Notes, Jan 18th. There were several arrests for dls- orderly conduct on Sunday evening around the Square, pending a general ‘clean up’ of that vicinity. That’s right, Chief !- Ibid. Relative to the firing of revolver shots apstreet, early yesterday morrning, we understand that suspicion points to four petty officers of the U. S. S. Hancock, who were ashore joy-riding. Investigations by the Police authori- ties have been. made, but thus far, nothing definite nor satisfactory has been gained. —lbid. The charcoal situation remains as acute as ever. Better markets else- where. as well as sickness at home, are said to be among the causes a_ttribg[able | for the present condition of affairs. | Will our pecpie in the face of existing | circumstances bestir the.mselves, or con- | tinue to dwell as hererofore, and remain | dependent as customary, upon the neigh- er LB A NS ! ' bouring islands for even the minutest {, | article of daily use. —lbid. i Mr. Delvin George, eldest son 2f Mr. ' J. C. George, died suddenly at his home . yesterday morning, about 9 o’ciock. ‘ 2 Deceased who was about 52 years of | age had been a sufferer for some years { from ca:alepsy. | His funeral takes place today from the | | family’s residence. ‘ To the memߥTs of the bereaved family, | we beg to tender our condolences. —lbid. OFFICIAL NOTES | P | The two Navy enlisted men serving | on board the U. 8. 5. Tadousac who- | were court martialed on Januvary Ilth, ' 1921, charged with being under the in- | fluence of intoxicating liguor. and as | saulting Donald E. L. Lorand in St ' Thomas on December 26.h, 1920, werc . sentenced by the court as follows: One . man was reduced in rating and fined ; $l4O, the other man was sentenced (o | 30 days confinement and fined $l4O. ' Goverpor Oman today approved the scn | tence as awarded by the court martial | in each case.—Sßt. Thomas Muil Notes, | Jan. 19th. | GOVERNOR OMAN’S ADMINISTRA- % TION STANDS FOR FAIRPLAY. | ST. THOMIANS REASSURED LUOK FORWARD TO ADMINISTRATION ' WITH CONFIDENCE - The news vre the punishment of the | two sailors from ihe U. S. S. ‘'‘Tadou- | ! sae’’ for assaulting M:. Donald F. Lo " rand on the i.irht of December 26th. | | last, and whieh::. neared under ‘‘tfficial | Notes’’, in yesteruay’s issue. was reac . with mueh satisfaction by the majority . of the inhabitants ; not =0 much for the ' punishment involv~d, as for the spirit | ' of fair-play that has marked the Admin | istration. In the face of various threais | made, in the “face of the many unamlled- | for nuisances perpetrated Dy many of . the men in uniferm against a law abid- ' ing and peaceful people, such action is ' highly ecommendable and acts as a de- . terrent upon those gentlemen who think | they can with impunity carry out their ~ threats ; Above all else, however, it has in | spired confidence in the Adn inistration, | .and a feeling of security in the hearts . and minds of the people. 5 An interesting fact is, that atter the faets of the case had been gathered, Mr. . Lorand was sent for by His Excellency, | who tegretted the occurence ol the inci- i ®*dent. and assured him that the guilty ' pariies would be punished. ? Without undue flattery we take this | opportuoity of eongratulaging the Ad- ministration upon the policy adopted. feeling assuved that by such mea :ures, much tha. tenus o! present to check the ‘ love an<¢ sympathy of the people for thinrgs American will be removed.—SLt. Thomas Mazil Notes, Jan. 20th. Passenger by the Parima from New . York, Mrs. Purcell and two children,_ who came out to spend some - time with her sick mother. Mrs Purcell once used to be formally a nurse at the Municipal . Hospital. We welcome her home. —St. - Thomas Bulletin, Jan. 19th. | Passenger by the s.s. Parima,. Mr Ernest van Bevernoudt, nephew of the - Bornn and Beverhoudt family. Young Ernest looks weil, he have been uv North for som¢ time and have ceme-ovut to spend some time with his folks. We Wish him a4 pleasani stay a';mngst as:— fbid HEAD 65,000 IN HOLE IN THE WALL Washington, D. C., Deec. 23rd. Pro- hibition Officer, W. J. Gicen, arrested Vietoria i'errell, 2.000 Green’s Court N. W., for seliinz whiskey at $3 00 a half pini. She asked him to wait a minute while shz got ner money. Standing on a chair she lonked behind a picture and from a hole in the wall, pitled oa w 0 old tin bucket which con- tained $35,0 10 . hills. Ihere wasn t $75. worth of furniture in the whole ious-. Vicioria paid SSO. {iae with a smile for her off onse. —lbid. Y ELEGRAM . ST. CROIX STATIQN. | Berlin, Jan. 20th.—The members of the Re chstaz rose to their feet yester- day a3 manifeastati)n of respect when precident of tne chamber Herr Lord an- nounced the recent death of Karl Le ' gien, the Labor leader, who long was a mewber of parliament. When the brief eulogy was concluded the president pro- ' eaedad o read off the nam= of the for:ner ~ chancellor, the late Dr. von Bethmann Holiweg, whereupon the communists sat Jwn with a show of pronounced osten- ta..on. Uhere were cries of ‘shame, shame’’ hurled at the extreme left side of tne house by the others, whereupun deputy Malsahan of the communisis interjested ‘‘he was one of those re- spon.ible for the war.’’ Adolf Hoff man seconded him by shouuinz ‘‘three nillion dead.’”’ Paris, Jan. 20th.—M - Aristide Bri- and present2d the progranme of his ministry to tha Chamber of Deputies and the S2aate today The prozramme - eontains four outstanding points, name- ly G:rmany mast Jdisarm and pay the reparations dne from her. France has' th2 force to compel respect for engage ments taken witn 12r, and would b 2 abie ty use it if necassary, but i; is in peace she wants 1o bring Germany to fulfiij i