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day evening.when the streets,particularly | King’s and Company, became so slippery that it was very difficult 1o keep a foot- ing. If some light gravel be syread and stamped in on these principal streets, | it would be sure to harden:the surface and eliminate the slipperiness now ex- | perienced whep it rains. : The Navy Band rendered its regular | concerts yesterday, entertaining quite a large gathering in the evening. | The Leader of the Industrial DBrass Band, Mr. C. H. Adams, has asked to mention that Thursday, 27th instant, be- ing one year sinee the new members of the band rveadered their first public coun- cert, a new programme, to be published later, will be played that evening. The cine show at the theatre tonight coraprises the ‘'‘Bull’s eye’’ and a comi- cai number, and promises a pleasant even- ing to those who frequent that popular place of amusement. Mr. George H. Markoe led to thearreston Saturday e ening of the escaped prison- or 'O e Hand Tom’’ whose depredations have been creating quite a scare in Fred- eriksted. 4 o With allusion to reference in West End News of Saturday last, that Friday’s is- sue of the Avis has aot been received in Fraderiksted, it may be explained that the papers were mailed in the regular manaer, but being somewhat late were forwarded lin the mail-pan which was presumably dispatiched to St. Thomas withiout beine examined at Frederiksted. OFFiCIAL NEW>. Nov. 22, 1919, One hundred and twenty-three marines are to be iransferred from the Virgin Islands to the States via the special transgort. American Steamer Lake Farrar in bal- last from Fernambuco bound for Balboa, Panama, ai:l American Steamer Shaume wita cargo ‘rom cuenos Aires, bound for New York, arrived at St. Thomas this morning. ! {ELEGRAMS. | ST. CROIIX STATION. Rome, NJv. 19:h—~—Laleat 2listhmre. poris indicai 2 that the constitutionalists | gecored thee nundrad seats in the Ch:zmber of Deputies in the recent elee- tions, The Socialists elected 120 and the Catholie: 90, Rome Nov 19:h —A document is about | to baissued by tnhe Pope eallinz tha ai- | tention of the worid to the necassity | <ae L “ ey c ! for aiding the . destitute children of | ali the pati as recently engaged in the | war. It is expecied the Pope will con: . | tribute a considerable sum of money for B 0 0 0 L 2 AN 1S starting the work. He has alrcady or- ganized at Mount Marie, near Rome, a home for tubercular children. London, Nov. 19th.—Australic, espec- ially Newsocuthwales is suffering the most devastating drcught since white men have lived in that counéry even the drought of 1902 lis being sur- passed, according to a despatch Syd- ney to the ‘'Daily Mail’’ stocks from and crops have been destroye«, and it is doubtfu! whether there wiii be enough seed wheat for next season sowing. H'indreds and perhaps thousands of set- tlers have beepn ruined. Northwest New- southwales is described as a desert, be- ing stripped of everything greex. Fad- dock are littered with the skzietons of ca‘tle. and even rabbits are dying iln vast numbers. : Ottawa, Nov. 19th.—A dectease of ap- proximately $33,000.000 in the Crand to- tal of “anadas trade for the seven months of the fiseal vear end ng with Octoher 15 compared with the same pe- riad last yvear. i° shown 'ln the trade statement for October. Helsingfors, Nov. 17th.—It is repor- ted here tonight that 20,000 troops of General Yulenitehs norihwestern Rus- sian army have cone over to the Bolshe- viki. London, Nov. 18th. —The *'Daily Tele- graph’’ ¢ Parliamentary correspondent says chat the Attornev General and the Soiicitor General are now in Paris for a consultation with the Allied Couneil, In reference to the trial of the Kaiser. It ils hoped that a definite sten in the mat- ter will be taken by Christm s. New York, Nov 19:h —llhe Princg of Wales was made a dréeman of (his city by Mayor Hylan today. ~ Hi> m>rn- ing peogramme inciuded a trip to tne top of the -fifty-four Si’a)l'v? Wiolworth building, an automobile ride through famous tho ouehfares, visits o ihe Stoeck Exchange, the United Stai2s sub- treasury building, nistorie Prinity huren, and the Chamber of {‘'ommerce, the af- ternonn will be taken up wiith visits to tne Academy oi Music and the annual horsashow at Madison square csarden. fonight he wiil a tend a dinner of Now York Societics, and the later will be the guest 2 honour at a ball at the nome of Mrs. Whitely Reid. By his demoeratic vearing thz Prince Jas captured tae hzart of New York. f.ondon, Nov 19ih —-The West India vommitive whien recently by a depuia- tion to the Colonizi Otfice, introduced by Mr Depass, urged the reieasz of more rum for home consump:ion, ndow an- nounes “hat all restrietions on the elear- anee o/ spirics from bond after the usual warehousing periods, were roday re- moved by the Gove. London. Nov. 19th--A constitution for Egypt, and local scif Government for Malta were announced today. (he ex- tremne Eryptian Nationalis's pave raisal ine banner of compiete independenc:, like the Sinn F2in, and Cairo messages say that the cabinet bhas resigned as an answer 10 Field Marshal Allenby’s state- ment of the British plan. New York, Nov. 19th--Anmerica’s chal- lenge for the Harmsworth trophy, em- blema:ic of the,world’s speedboat cham- pionship has been accepted by the Royal Yacht Club of England, it was arnoun- ced tcday by the American Fower-beat Association. The assceiation sent its challenge last September. Washingion, Nov 19th.--Atier three ineffectual attempts to ratify the peace treaty haa liallen, the Senate late to- night gave up the attempt and laid the treaty aside, ended the special session and went home. All compromise efforis to bring about the ratification iailed, the three resolutions of ratification, all going down by overwhelming majori- ties. The Republican leaders, apparent- ly despairing of bringings two-thirds of the Senate together for any sort of ra tification, then put in a resolution to de- clare the war at anend. Two of the ratifications defeated, contained reser- vations, which President Wilson had told Democratic Senators early in the day would mean the nullification of the treaty. On each of the votes most of the Democratic supporters voted against ratiiication. The first vote on this rerolution stood ,thirty-nine for. 55 against. «On the second v.te. iaken after several ‘bours of wrangling. in which tne Democrats made vain efforts to win aver some of the Republican group of mild reservationis.s, 41 Sena- tors voted in the affirmative and 51 in the neuative. The third vote was a siraighr cut ratificarion, withour reserva- tlop, waich gt only 39 votes .tg 83 op-. posing 1. Only one Republican Senator MeCumnber (North Dakosa) voted wich the Democrats in it's support. London, Nov. 19th.--The opening of aerial warfare against the Mahsud tribemen on the northern frontier of In- dia, has been ordered, it is stated in ad- vice: {rom india today rhe order was given on Nov. 12th after the Mahsuds had faiied to compiy wit sihe terms laid down in the ultimatum laie in October, in which the tribes were informed that uniess they discontinued their continual attacks on RBritisn posis and convoys, and thrir raids into Sritish territory, they would be subjected (0 an intensive acrial bombardment. lhe British air- men have now been instru ted -to bom- baid the villages of Kanigurum, Makin and Marobh. The Waziri tribesmen, in the same districe, why were simtlariy notified. in the ultimsiam, had been giv- en untii today to reply, and this morning the notification was stili unanswered. The effects of the air-bombardn.ent have not yvot heensreported. London, Nov. 19th.—{h2 House of Chrmmons today voied in favour of stop- ping unemvloymrent allowanees. The moston of Mr. Clynzs for a reduetion oy the appropriation was defeated by 217 to 1.