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Special Prices FOR THK Easter Seasons Corned Beef (1 Ib.) 30c. per tin Roast Beef . Soe Potted Meat (4 Ib.) Y Sardines ‘‘Concordia brand”’ 9e. ** - Gompany Strest Emporium Christiansted, 26th March 1921. V. A. PRETTO. advantageous terms possible, provided that there shall be set aside such sums in the arnual budgets for this Muni- cipality as will redeem the fuli amount for this issue, and provided further thata sum not exceeding one per centum of the amount of the tonds herein authorized is hereby appropriated out of , any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the flotation charge of preparing, advertising and issuing the same. Section JII. PROVIDED FURTHER: That there shall be available for this purpose from the.lm- migration Fund Fres: 375 000 or so much thereof as may be necessary after the Funds in Section I and II have been expended, provided further that reimbursement to the Immigration Fund shall be as set forth in the foliowing see- tion. Section IV. TO PROVIDE for the main. tenafice, repair and upkeep of t{his highway andto assist in vroviding funds for the re- demption or purchase nf obli- gations to the Klunicipal Treasury and the lmmigra- tion Fund in Section IF and ® [{l ihere shall be levied, as- : sessed and-scollecied by the Government, from and after January 1, 1922, the tollowing annual fees: (a) Kor passenger carrying automobiles not exceeed- ing 2200 lbs. weight... ... Fres: 100.00. (b) For passenger carrying automobiles from 2200 to 30600 lbs welght... . ... Fres: 125.00. (¢) Fur passengzys carrying automobiles above 3000 e ibs. weight..Fres: 175.00. / (d) For auto trucks or other 5T LURULIL X A NI S ' ; ireight vehicles not ex- | ® ‘eceeding 3000 1b5......... P Fres: 125.00. (e) For aato Trucks or other : freight vehicles above , 3000 lbs. ....Fres: 250.00. ( For auto truck trailers per itun capacity wer trail- Z @r.. ... ke o(0 (f) For ail animal drawn ve- ; hicles. . .. .. .. Frea: 10.00, , In default of pavment oi this tax with- ! in nineiy days after notice, the unli- ' ecensed vehicle may be seized and sold ' at public auction, the preceeds to be re- | turned to the [ormer owner after deduc- | tion of the tax and all costs. No part ot ' this tax shall be appliecable to Govern- " ment owned and operated vehicles. ; All laws and part of laws in so far as | they conflict herewith are hereby repeal- i ed L F. ANDERSEN, § Ist Member for Frederiksted Country District., | (To be continued.) . LOCAL. I ihe U. S. N. tug Tadoussae called at | Frederiksted Thursday afterroon and ! brought the St. Thomas mails. ; [-e Crevie arrived ['hursday evening | aad will not return in the mail service | again this week we are advised. |R - 5 i {'he Virginia with States mail arrived ' at Frederiksied this a. m. | reime e : T'he Guiana homeward bound is ex- . pected Mouday morning (28th) and we | areinformed tha! all mai! tor the Staies ' will be forwarded by her, instead of via i Porto Rice: : All passengers for St. Thomas and | New York must secure their tickets by | sp. m. to-day. : The maii-contracior, Mr. J. Alexander, has scceived a new ©ord truck [ov (rans- | porting mail. It is a roomy conveyance . with a carrying capacity oj a ton, and | will thus enable the forwarding ot ail . dispatches, in more or ess one trip. ' | it being understood that Ihe only trou- ple with lighting the bandstand was Ine ' lack of 110 volt buipbs of which a :upply . has now been instailed, the publie is . looking forward to u Sunday evening . concert for tomorrow. It is several ! months sinece this entertainment has ' been afforded. - : A Musiea. Service wili be given at ihe Moravian Church at 7.30 tomorrow, - laster Sunday. nmight. Snuch services at " this place oi simple worcaip have always " been noted for their soul stirring atirac- tiveness, and it is hoped that a large gathering will attend on this occasion. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. London, March 21st.—Mr. Austin, ¢Chamberiain, the newly electea leader of the House of Commons and leader o1 the Unionist party in the Hcuse of (cnncers was received with loud coaliticn cheers when he entered the House Ihis atter- noon. His first duty as leader ot the House was to ansver ' yes 10 a gLesucn as to whether the Govt. would heold ¢énd maintain & controiling interest 1n the Anglo-Persian Uil Co. atier the iscues of the new ecarpital was conmpleted. In reply to congratulations con his new po- sition, Mr. Chamberlain said he would do his best to maintain the tracitions of the House. Regarding the election of Mr. Churchill as leader of the Unicnist party in the House of Commons, 1t is 2 . political tradition that a man cannot be a leader of the whole party unless he has been a Prime Minister. lln ordinary party Government the Frime Minister would be leader of the whcie party, but the coalition complicates matters. Mr, Lloyd George is theoretically a liberal and theretore cannot be leader of the Unionisis in the House of Lords and the question of leadership of thc whole party remains undecided. Camden, N. J. Marckh 22nd.—The su- per areadnought Colorado was launched heré today at the yards ol the New York Ship-building Comypany with her sister ship the Maryland. The new vessels will rank as the most powerful of the United States war crait. Miami,Fla. March 22rd.— Mr.Wni. Jen- nings Bryan was asked last night by the Y M ¢ A ot Manmito run. toy Presi dent in 1924. '‘With the women voting 1 am confident 1 would be elected should I try’’, he replied London, Mareh 2<nd.—The German reparation biii impoesing a levy oi 50% on the value ot all German imports to be used toward pavment of reparations today passed ail te remaining stages in .the House of Lords wirhout discussion. The meusure now needs only the King's assent to become law. | London, March 22nd.—Details of an entirely new type ot seaplane, whieh can either fly, or ceruise as a warship, bhave . been made public here.y Two of these ' ships are being built tcr the air ministry . ‘the vessels ave said (o be much like i small ships with wings added. They zve . larger and stronger ihan any seagoing ' aircraft yet consiructed. and each will | carry a crew oi sever, wiith emplace- ' ments tor five machive puns. The ves- | sels are so consiructed it.a: ihe hulls are % sufficiently seavorihiy to ride out the | roughest waves ‘iney willi be capablg { of ec-operating with the navv and Join- | ing In ail mmanoeuvres, without a parent | yessei, operaiing irom a sea base, just ! as the suhinarinc does. IThey have a | range of 1,500 m:ies and when not flying ' will be able to ‘“‘taxi along the water, ~ driven by their propellers’’.