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811 YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED, V. L. U, 3*A.. THURSDAY., 20t MARCH 1924 No. 65. \ S e AR 8.. P, AR el 6\\ § obYAR NRY TR Re e 5 )= B| L i,!}TN A~ l?/\D! RN o e L Rl 8@ N\ NV - Ml . & \{;&;{?@/ ey {%\)@V@’ NE‘%«:,‘ /p,\’_:\’ @ T o T 12 ST. CROIX AVIS o 5 print A4 and published dail: (Suidays 111 Hol lays excepted) by G. Jorhansen at the Avis ifice. TRR. I1~5:--50 con's mo thly i1 aloance, 2 +outs per single «opy. iater 1 as second-class m tter May sth 191 t tiee Post Ofice at Christian s Mo v VL Gel 5 A un- wihe Los Jirch 8 1079, 'nt o b this paper will de glaa- rece when the same deal. with mat- sof aeral interest, and 1= accompa- e tae author’s mame, 13 1 guar- nioe o od faith, Theedito ' canaot be s oone. we for the views of his correspor- /2t nor does he necessarily encorsethem. TELEGRAMS. ST, CROLIX STATION. Paris. Marca 13:h. —Tae Moroccan situatioa is producingz a strong raaction in Spain and it is learnad fron reiianie syurces ‘hat the abd:cation of King Al- fonso ar 1 the overthrow of the Dietator gnip. h2aded by General Primy D: Rivera, nay develop hourly ia Madrid. Washiagtorn, March 15th.—An earth- quake, anou’ 5,50 miles (rom Was ing- ton, was recorded early today on the soismograph at Georgetown University. 'The sho'k b>zin at 541 a. m. eastern standar| tim2, reached maximam oten- sity at 0.2 l and ended at 6.50. ‘fhey were deserided as “‘rather pronouncd’’ Father Ponl)riE, the seismoloist, Plymouth, March 15th.—T ibute was paid to the Labour Governmen by Ldy Astor in a speech ata luncheon siven by the Mayor. **Look at the present governtrent,the way they have ouckled to and played the part of English nen first, che said. I think itis very spiendid. We must give the devil his due. In these days of transiion and unrest in the world the snall party spint 1s not big enough. I think the Government has realizad it, and we ousnt 1o be proud of it. Paris, March 15:h -Fighting single- handed against the stroagest opposition encountered during his preseni adminis- tration, M. Poincare has won for his governma2nt the right to mzke laws governing immediate economies an i fiscal measures by single deciee, with out Parliamentary ratification. The vie- Lory came late last night wn2n th2 S-- pate, after a lengthy session, bowed to the Premier’s will and by a vote of 154 io 141, agreed to the bill of authoriza- .ion ia the form pas «d by the Chamb r of Deputles. It was the nearest M. Poincare has come to defext since the Premiership blin January 1922, With- out the supportitg voies of his colleagues in the Cabinet, his majori‘y would have heen seven. Loudon, March 16th--Imperial De- fence in its various a=pects may give the wovernmert some uncomfortable mom- ents this week. The House tommorrow will have before it a demonstration by the paeifists for a reduction of the army to 150,000, Cairo, March 16th--Egypt’s first Par- liament under the new rezime was form- allv opened on Saturday by King Fuad. The streets were crowded for the brii- hant specticle of; the rova! procession from the paace to the House of Parlia- ment. Premier S:aid Zagloul Pasha rode with the King in the royal coaeh. Ottawa, March 15th. —Canada’s total trade so: the eleven months ot the hseal vear emding February was $7,771,351, | 983 or 193,188,606 dollars more tnan | the correspe ncibg monthsol the previous | year. Db imports and exporis suared in the inciense. | Berlin, Mareh 15th —'For the eoming )i- | beration we n.ust iizht as our o elutters | fought a cen gary azo, whea th-y were | fightinzg under the first cf Naipoicon.'’ | This was the warlike declarativa of Ad- miral Sch 2r, German Commander 1n the battle of Judand and now candidate for the Presidency. wian he urzed opoosi- | ton to Feane: in a sp2eca a: Weim 'r on Friday. Ile attacked tne: “"Jugecman gotrit tha: had povadad th: coantry ginca tiae revolution and d:e.ared that | Frane: wastrvinz o easiave ';~‘;'H|J"',_\', ! as £ 71and had enslaved lodis Lne dan- | ger cou.d be avrted, ne said, by the re- | volution of military service througzhout the nition, ¢nnoatinz the "war guut lie’ | and strict suoncdina’ion to eieciel iead- | e's. It wiilg be recailed that Adnival | S:neer has been menuoned during tne | Ludendort-Hiclar (riat at Munica as one | of the persons wno supported tie Idea of | a triumvirate dictatosship in uermany. | Paris, Mareh 16. h— 'he Scnate today | ratified the treaty reliwing to Bessar- 1 aoia. The Chamber of Deputies aiready had ratiided ihe compact Ottawa, March 16 n.—Canada has over ] 2,100,000 ,-:ls)as, or nearly one fourth of its popal I.ion at school, according to the annual report cu educction statis- i tics issu d by tne Bureau of Statistics. Dr. J. R. Mayhew EYESIGHT SPECIALIST, REFPRAC- TIONIST AND OPTHALMIST, Is at presest at No. 36 King Street, Fred- eriksted, where he can be consulted daily from 10am. todp. m. fer Ten Days Only. A large stock of Frames and Mounts in Zvlonite Shell, Aluminum, Cold and Gold Fuled. Serews, Temple Pieces, Springs and Gards supplied. 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