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=t Crotx Avis 76TH YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED, V.Ii.U.S.A.. TUESDAY 5tH JULY 1921 No. 155. THEST. CROIX AVi> is printed and putlished daily (Sundays and Holidays 2xcepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Office- -- -50 cents monthly in advance. 2 cents per single copy. lintered asz second-cliass matter May 26th 1917 at tie Post )fice at Christian . 5. Crowr, V. 1L ofthe . S A, un- der the Act of arch 3. 1379. Contribution to this paper will be glad- lg received when the same deals win mai- ters of general interest, and is accompa nied with the author’s name, as a quar- antee of good jwith. The editor caunot be responsible for the vicws of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarilyendorsethem TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Henley, England June 29th. —Four days of hoat racing opened here today under ideal weather conditions. Seven- tyone erows and scullers were enterad 1. ¢ the various events, 41 crews intend- ing io compete in the three eight oared events. Holland and Norway were the only foreign counfries to send competi tors, ail the other boa:s being manned by erews from Briush uanivarsitizs, pud- lic sehoois and rowing ciabs London, June 29th. —The Prince of Wales is al vays d)ing unaxg 1 rhings and vesterday ae thoroughly cujoyed doing them at the big theaive garden, party at the Royal Hospital grounds Chelsea. On nis arrival he was mobbed by seemingly all the actors and-ac- tresses in London and many poiicemen and detectives were powerless to belp Mim.- '‘Give :1e a sporting chanee’’, | sajd the breathless, Prince with hair rwwfied and hat away. They gave him | a sporting chance, the mobbing ceased | and the Prince was th2n able to enter | into the fuu that was coing on. Heae- | cepted an invitation to indulge in a | ride on the round-abouts, and was soon | enjoy ng himself, whirling round on a f wooden horse to the latest jazz tune. | There are now lots of people who are | boasting that they have ridden with | the King’s son. l'here were 50 side- | shows run by actors and actresses, and ' the Prince rushed from onefo another | in order to patronize as many as possi- ble, mixing wit . the crowd and laugh- | ing ard joining with the rest of them, but he refused to patronize the night | club ‘“‘on the ground that if once he started darcing he was afraid he would never stop.”” One of the most amusing incidents was the presentation ot . doll tc him by the dolly sisters, American d: cers who have made a big success on the London staze. Leipzig, June 29th. Lieut.-General Stenver and Major Crasiug, the tormer commander of the 53rd German Infan- try Brigade in 1914, was placed on trial bafore the (zarman Supreme court here today on chargas preferred by the French fyovernment. More than 50 wit. esses were sunmoned to testify during the trial. [hese were the first cases bases upon I'rench allegations to be brought befora the court accused persons tried hervetofore being charged by the Br'tish Government of crimes during the war, General Stenger was alleged o have ordered that no Frenet oprisoners be. taken, and Major Crusius was accused of having transmitted this order to the soldiers of the 53 brigade. The French Goveirament was represenied by a eom- mission, : i.ondon, June 29th. —Laly Randolpn Churehill died here today. She recently underwent an operation on her right foot, which was injured in a fall down a flicat of stairs. Whaimbledon, June 23th.—liiden will meet either 8. C. Norton of South :if- rica, or Manual Aloazo of Spain for the Brizish enampionship singles on turf courts. New York, June 29th.- ’liere was no change in the local raw sugar market with Porto Ri~o’s still available at 4.00 for centrifugal. In refined, prices were unchanged at 5.20 to 5 30 for fine gran ulated, with a4 moderate inquiry re- ported. : siessina, Italy, June 29th.—The Vol- cano Stromboli, on Stromboli island, oft the north coast of Sicily, burst into wild aecrivity las: night and terror filled the island The molten rocks and sulpnurous gases pouring from the craier, it is feared, may spe!l im- pending doom to the panic stricken in- havitants. The peopie irenzied by the uncanny behaviour of the voleano during the past three days, are congregaling on the shores, preparing for flight, but walting in the hope that the volcano will subside. London, June 29th.— Making a plea for continued Angilo-American friendship in speaking before the English Speaking Union yesterday, Mr. Winston Charchill declared ‘'‘the joint advance of British, Australian, and American troops in F -ance on July 4th 1918, raised an impas- sibie barrier to future quarrels between English speaking peoples. We must never hesitate in our exertions to coun- teract the malicious and false hearted people, who while professing to be friends of the Britisk empire on one hand and of the United States on the other, are endeavouring to create divergencies between the two countries”’. : Constantinople, June 29th.—A Turco- Bnlshevik plot of vast proportions has been discovered by the Allied authorities here, it was announced today. Numer- ous arrests have been made, including the alleged ringleader of the movement a man named Augenblick. Washington, June 29th. It it “‘wholly desirable’” to have the expression of a favourable opinion on the part of Congress, relating to world disarm- ament and'‘it ' ould seem ample, if it should be expressed in the broadest and mnst general terms’’ Mr. Harding wrote today to representative Mondell® f Wyomirg, the Republican Leader in the House. ‘1 am vastly more con- cerned with the favourable attitude of Congress on this question, than I am as to the form of expressing that atti- tuae.”” ‘‘You may be sure that the executive will be ready to give every consideration to such exvression as the members of the two Houses of Con- gress find themselves disposed to make. Otrawa, June 29th. - Marshall Fayolie in the name of France, this afterncon presented to the Canadian people, Ro- dins bust ‘‘ia France Reconnaisante” (grateful France). The ceremony took place in the Railway Committee room of the House of Commons. London, June 80th.—The feature of all the speeches at the Imperial Confer- ence, which continued the discussion of the Anglo-Japaaese alliance today, was the desire to promote cordial relations between Great Britain and the United States. There also was practical unani mity in favour of a coafe ence ol the chiefly interested “in the Yacific, to dis- cuss disarmament, spheres of influence and all matters affecting their intereste, T'he Premiers of the Over Scas Doniini- ons gave their views f{reely and frankily the Canadian Premier, who opposes the alliance; i:sisted that there should be no ac tha: might possibly affect the good relations between the Tinited States aad Great Britzin. He expresszed admi- ration for the idca of internativial coop- (Continued on Lth page.)