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LOCAL Six hydroplanes arrived here y:isier- day aftecrnoon. ei e ; OFFICIAL NOTKS. The Despatching Secretary is just in receipt of information from the Govern- or that one hundred and twenty news- paner men and ten Officers fro the Fleet will arrive at Frederiksted on Thursday, Februaary 21, 192¢ at 3:30 p. m., and has been requested to arrange a trip for this party to Christiansted to meet ihe olo- nial Couveil of St. Croix. The party will retura to Fredoriksted at 6:30 p. m. the same day and will leave from there for Culecra. Governor Williams and Gevernment Secretary Zane will accompany the party returning to St. Thomas the sune even- ing. It would be appreciated if private own- ers of automobiles, who so desire, woua'd donate the use of their cars for this ps - ty. These who are willing are request: d to call the Dospatehing Szeratary by phone and state if they will pace tueir car at the disposal of this patty on the afternoon in question. It is believed that this is a great oppor- tunity to bnost 3t. Croix, as the one hun- dred and twenty newspaper men c¢onia from practicaily every State in the Union and ther2 is no reason why goou accoun’s of this isiand should not be broadcasted throughout the United States. In all probabiiity there will De repre- sentatives of the large moiion picture concerns on board and every opportunivy wiil be afforded them to take views of points ol interest in the island. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Londcn, Feb. 14th.—Huge plars io make London the most efliciently pro- tected city in the world agaiust air raids have been perfected within the last few days. Yesterday arrangements were completed for the purchase of land enough to establish a ring of airdroms around the eity. New types of planes capable of carrying new deviees to en- able movements to be made in combina- tion by groups of planes at nizht, and capable also of attaining an ex'raordin- ary speed, which until now has beeu re- carded as only in the range of tbe fan- tastic are now being buiit ia considierable quantities, while delicate sound insiru- ments capable of detecting the approach of air eraft at hitherio unheard of dis- tances, have also been perfected, Washiugton, Feb. 14th—A man who never went to school is being boomed for Vice President of the United Siates. He is Major Geo. L. Berry, President of the International Printine Pressmen and Assistants Union of North ; America. 51 L Llz AVIE He was an crphan at 6, and at 8 Le was a printers devil. He was 16 be- fcre he could read or write. Berry is known for his war record, his position as labour adviser on the American Com- mission to negotiate peace and as one of the organizers of the American Le- gion. Pressmen and ex-servicemen throvghout the United States are can:- paigning for hLis romination on tie Demeceratie tickzt. & Lendon, Feb. 14th.-—-The Covernment in the House of Commons tcday wis subjected toa rarid fire of ecritici:ta and questions on every conceivable sub- jeet, most of which the ministers were inclined to parry, but when the debate weas coneluded toright no divisicen had been taken. Thus Mr. Mcdonald’s dee- laration of policy was accepted without challenge. ‘The Prime Minister made two important statemen's, the first, with respect to rational defence, when he declared emplatically that hLe wished to avnid any policy calcu- lated to increase armaments and that the Governmert was inquiring into the whole p:eblem, with the object of preventing the growth of war conditions and second, that as the country had rejecied the idea of a capital levy, it could not be eracted in the present Parliamernt. The nevel positicn of a minoiity Labour Govern- nment continues to supply amusing inci- Jents. Mr. Austen Chamberliin ailuded to Mr. Asqu:to’s pecuutar position dges- ceribing him as sitting on one side of the house, speaking on th2 other and voting alternately on one side and the other, whieh cauvsed much laughter. Avother amusit @ situstion arose from an attempt by Mr. Cuamberlain to elicit what sort of parliamentary “‘defeat the Govern- ment wouid regard a vote of censure’’, to this Mr. MeDenald replied that 1t was impos=ible to desire. llefeat on the povu- lar question might be a vote of censure he suid. ‘"but { can imagine a defcat on popular which would not be a vote of censure at ail. That very convenient political phrase, ''ll wait and see’’, was revived yesterday 1 proposed to keep it alive today, but I can assue the liouse that the Government will not remain in oflice five minutes after a vote depriving it of its sense of dignity,”” Mr., Coamberlain made the principal attack on the Government and raised a number of interesting and im- portant points, espceially concerning Russian recognition, a capital levy and impeiial preference, which drew a long reply from the Prime Mivister, throw- ing iturther light on the Government general poiicy. With regard jto Russia, the Prime Minister iciterated that the Government had been a suted that Rus- sia far trom trying to repudiate her obli- gations, was now anxious to meet the wishes of the Bridsh in all cutstand- iag questions, and iurther, concerning the question that It:'y had got the ad- vantage of f{Epgland in this iespect, Mr. Mae Donald thought it not indis- creet 1o express the belief that the Government would get the same tern:s of equivalent value, tothose of any other power recognizing the Soviet GGovernment, London, Feb. 15th.—Mr. Arthur Pon- sanby, Under-3ecretary for Foreign Af- fairs, in reply to a Parliamentary ques- tion, denies that the Government has any idea of ceding Jamaica, or anyv other part of its possessions, to the United States in cornection with a scttlement of the Freneh debt, as was a'lezed last week by Ethe Paris “'Excelsior’. This newspaper said the Washineton Govern- ment was willing to aceept the cession of the Frencn Vest Indian Islands in se!- tlement of the French debt and would pay Great Britain the amount of the French war debt in return for the ces- sion of Jamaica. In his reply Mr. Pon- sonhy asserts, however, that the Muac Donald Government has been informed that the previous goveriiment committed itself to an agreement which might in- volve "'a certain small cession of terri- tory.”” He gives no idea of the pature of this cession, A despatch from DParis last Monday sa¥d it was stated at the French Foreign Office that the [rerch Government was stoutly opposed to the cession of any French tervitory., ‘The statement was du> (o the publication in “Exeelsior”” of a paracreph saying the newsaper bcelieved the United Siates would not rejeet the id@a of cancelling the French war debt in exchance for the French West Indies. London, Feb. 15:h,—The indispositimn from which Mr. MacDonald is suffering is neuritis, according to statements in tire Londoa papers this mowning, This is accompanied in some degree by in- somnia, with the resuit that he is very tiel. Itis oot suzgested, however, thai this condiion is in any way serious. London, Feb. 15th--The Minister of Labour Mr, Shaw last nizht inforn.ed the House of Commons that the pre.i- dent of Trade would speedily introduce g bill in Parliament desizne! to give effoet to the Washington convendon for the eight hour day. [The Minister added. that, provided che bill was enacted with- out am2ndments contrary to the provis- ions of the convention respecting hours of labour and other matters, it was pro- posed to ratify the convention, London, Feb. 16th.—-The strike of dock workers, affecting 120,000 men, became effective at noon today in all ports of the United Kingdom. Liverpool, Feb. 16th.—The dock work- ers here walked out at noon today. The town-boat workers struck in sympathy wiith them. Middleborouzh England, Feb. 16th ——The dock workers in this port ceased work in accocdance with their schedule. Twelve liners from the Far East are Leld up at their piers and scores of smaller crafts in the river.