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On the Whart, Tuesday Night, Jan. 8, 1924, 8:30 P. M. U.S. NAVY BAND, ALTON A. ADAMS, Bandmaster, U.S.N. - PR OUOLGR AN - March........Tannhauser..... .Wagner Oserture . ... William Tell ... Rossini Rallad (a) ... The World Js Waitine For "The Sunrise..Loackhart (b) ..'"'Scarf Dance’’ from '‘Bal- let Symphonique “Callirfoe’’.... Chaminade Overture. .....Franz Schubert..... Supp: Waltz .. ... Itahan Nights. . ... .. Tobani O ‘eriure.......Magic F1ute....... Mozart STAR SPANGLED BANNER. MUSICAL NOTES. Following are the main incidents por- trayed in the ""William Tell”” Overture: It op2ns in the unper Alps. The scens is quiet ard peaceful. Suaddenly a storm bursts forth in fu*y with thuader and lightning all around. The rain falis amid the notes of the shepherd’s call or ““Ranz des Vaches” and the tinkling bells of startled sheep, Theuw upon that scene bursts the sound of war and h=2 call to arms The soldiers muster and march against the Austrian foe, and at jast vietory erowns the army. There are very beautitul melodies in this opers, The songs ol the fisher boy and the mountain shepherd, the hunting song and the war cry, the plaintive love son., tne Alpine chorus, the sorm and tnhe noise ol bartle, (he Overture of Franz Schuberi’’ by von 3uppe is comprised of the following excerpts on melodizs of Schubert; “Erlkonig’’ ''Die Nebensonnen”’ ""Der Wanderer”’ ‘‘Oeutsche Tanze” ‘‘Der Sehafer und der Reiter’”” '‘Die Tauben- post.”’ The Mayie Flute by Mozart is one of the most beautitul and masterly com- positions of such a kind. Its treatment 15 brimful of the highest teehnical skiil, In form itis a Sonata and the fural treaiment is very interestini, wherein ihe master shows his claim to the title in the way he piayluily employs his contra- puntal devices LOCAL The dramatic and musical entertain- ment given b:fore a crowded audienee in Sc. Juhn's School Hause some weeks ago by local amateurs under the management of Mr.. A. Teytaud, will be repeated to- morrow nignt with ehaoges in the musi- cal part of the program Those who fail- ed to enjoy the first presentation of the ST CL 1L S drama ‘““A Woman’s Honor’’ should be sure and atte®d. IJlndications promise another full house. The reception at Govermment House last night was well attended and lasted from 830 to 10.30. The guests were re- ceived by His Excellency the Governor and the Despatching Secretary who in- troduced those with whom His Excel- lency was not acquainted. In the course of the evening the Governor addressed the house; thanked those present for eoming and expressed his appreciation for the reception ziven him in St. Croix. He referred to conditions which bhe be- lieved were on the verge of betterment beyond the best expectations, and urged the cultivation of a spirit of optimism. On bhehalf of the Chairman of the Council, the Vice Chairman, Ho . Robt, W. Skeoch, replied in appropriate terms. Among other things Mr. Skeeoch sra- ted that the pessimistic tendency had been brought about here through the many years of adverse conditions, and it was only due to the encouragement re- ceived from the Executives that this was put under. He promis=d the Gov- ernor the hearty cooperation of the pen- ple in making his administration which he trusted would be for his tull term, as successiul as possible. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Babylon, N. Y., Jan 3rd. —A monster wave swept 9 men from the deck of a power boat into Great South Bay to- night, after the eraft had goneto the rescue of three men in a speed boat that had grounded in a storm off Fire Island inlet. The drowned men, with but two exeeptions, were members of the rescue party that had gone out for the speed boat Kiectra off Bay Shorve. The other tvo had been rescued from the Electra. Nashington, Jan. 3id.—Deastie action ty put a stop to alleged liquor drinking by m2mbers of Congress and other high Governm nt otficials and to prevent leak- ing of “‘diptomatie’ liquors into boot- leg channels, was demanded today by representative Upshaw, Deniocrat. The demand was embodied in a resolution and a speech prepared in support of it. St. Johns N.F., Jan. 3rd —A westerly bhreeze which began yesierday morning veered 1o the northwest and developed into one of the hesviest gales In years and continued aill night, bough -this morning it began to moderate somewhat. The Meteorological Bureau gave the velocity of the wind during the night as fitty miles an hour, when the ipstrument failed to register, paving tnen 0-ea put out of order. It is estimated that at the height of the storm the veloecity of the wind was b=tween 80 and 9 mils per hour. 1t 1s feared that much damage was done around the ceas', 'hough no reports have vet been received, owing to cemmunieation being interrupted. London. Jan, 4th.——The National Debt at the end of the last financial year aggre- gated 7.812,000.00) pounds, according to the Treasury figures just issued, this being an inerease of 100,000 002 pounds compared with the previous year. This is attributable to the capitalizatien >f the arrears of interest due to the United States and the inerease in the normipal deht through conversion operatior 8. Ancona, ltalv, Jan. 4th.--Eartwquak= shocks are continuing. Altogether 15 shocks have been registered during the past 43 hours. In the province ot Pesaro several viilages were severely at- feeted. Many houses caved in, or were otherwise damaged. Snow 1s falling heavily, adding to the discomfort of the populace. Military units are aiding the people and trains are being rushed inio the affected districts to remove those who Jesire to leave, The first tremours were felt on Wednesday in the Marches district about here, (the provinces of Asceoli Pieeno, Mecerata, Ancona and Pesaro Urbino) the disturbances appar- ently centering in the neignbourhood of Pesaro. Luxor, Jan. 4th.—The sarcophagus of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen has been founded in that monarch’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, it was announced today. The long ssmght treasure of the antimmuity lay within the fourth caske ~ It is of white and red granite. Boston, Jan. 3rd. —United States naval authorities tonight broadcasted a warn- ing to all trans-Atlantic liners for a lum- ber laden derelict drifting in the main ocean highways off the Nova Scotia coast. The position of the dereliet, vshich is the British schooner ‘‘Governor Parr’’, was given as 45 degrees 48 minutes North Latitude and 42 degrees 48 minutes West Longitude. The Governor Parr was abandoned at sea several months agoand had been reported from time to time since. Ten days ago the United S:iates Cnast Guard catter Tanpa was sent oit to find the derelict, to tow it into th2 nearest port and destroy it. 'h» ecuttor t9ok the water logged schooner into tow on New Yecar’s Day, but rhe towinz hawser paried ves erdayv during a cvale. The Tampa kept in touch with the drift- ing hulk until last aight, whea shortage of fuel forced the cutter to make for Halifax. London, Jan. 4th. —The British Empire Leprosy Relief Association plans to in- augurate early this year an intensive campaign to rid the Biitish possessions of the disease. There are sail to be 300,000 lepers in India, Africa and the West Indies. Recent experiments in India bave shown, scientists assert, that leprosy can be curel by ipjections o Chauimoogra oil. Discussing rhe value of this treatment. Sir Leonard Rogers, the well known expert, says definite evi- d-nee has b2en obtained that when the oil is injected the-bacilli of leprosy are