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L? \‘§> g 7=\ \M/} 55 CCroix Anis, 76TE YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED. V.I. U. S. A.. THURSDAY ¢Bts. DECEMBER 1922, THE ST. CROIX AVIS 13 printed axl putlished daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis O fice. THLRMS---50 e2nts monthly in advance, 2 cents per single copy. &atarel as seeond-class matter May 25th 1717 at the 98t ) fice at Christian- gted, St. Crowx, V.. 4. of the U. S. A., un- der the Ast of March 3. 1879 Oy ateiveiion tr this pyozr will be glad- lg recesved. wia 2 s n: A2lls wita mat- te~3®f gen:ral intersst, anl is az:mot- nied with the awthsr’s nime, a3 a gLar- antee of goad faity Thaeelitrr cunnst e responsidle for the visws of his corresnon- dents M d)res he necesstrily endorsethem e At TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STA TION. London, Dec. 21s:.—[fhe creditors of Horatio Bottomley, who t7as recently committed to a long term on being con- vieted of defrauding shareholders in his viatory bond elib, now expect to receive a maximum of sixpence in the pound frym the wrecek, London, Dec. 21st. —Sir William Joyn- son-Hicks, Secretary for Overseas trade, was ehe guest of th2 Colonial Institute at luncheon yesterday. 2ddressing “the gathering, he erqphasized that the sole remedy for the present unemployment in Great Britain was the development of intareemyira trade. Sir Willian cited figzures shoving that all the dorpmxons i nported ‘less from Great Britain and move from the United States, during tbe last year for which records were avail- able. Referring to, Canada, he added that he did not blame her. London. Dec. 2lst.—The request mad> by a German trzds commission that a co>mmittee of United States business men headed by Mrv. Herbert Hoover visit G-rmany to undertakea thorough sur- vey of economic conditions that would be used as the basis of a new reparations treaty, was seen here today as perhaps the starting point of the rumours as to United States inter sention 1n the repa- ration problem. Great Britain, it is semi officially learned. has informed the United States Department of its consent +o such a plan. The British Govt’s. mes- sage, sent in response to an inquiry srom the United States, it was said is expected to be followed by the assent of France, to which the United States Govt. PALD) communicated the German sugges- No. 297. 815. THIS EVENING 8.15. & “ELMO LINCOLN” 2oL “ADVENTURES OF TARZAN” THE WILD ANIMALSERIAL “The Tarzan of Tarzans” : IHZ CONCLUDING CHAPTERS OF The Return of Tarzan” AN ENTIRE NpEW PICTURE. ADMISSION Paverved Ton's Hedated o, .. .. 000 i isii v s wOOB tahe ol BIELGED .0 s iaens T e s e ' Chil¢ren 10e. and 15¢. SATURDAY AFTERNCOON 6 O’CLOCK. i Matinee and Christinas Tree. FOR CHILDREN ONLY. ... .oov 00l iaine. cina .o oV UK RS OREN ONLY. ADMISSION FREE. tion. The proposal was made by a Ger- man commission headed by Chancellor Cuno, to the United States Chamber of Commerce, which "in turn 1s understood to have asked Mr. Hoover to present the plan at a Cabinet meeting. This was done and tue matter passed into the hands of Secretary Hughes. The Ger- mans propose that the United States Commission determine tne extent of Ger- many’s sbility tq pay and assert that they would agree to meet this amount if France and Great Britain approved of the plan. To this end Secretary Hughes opened negotiations with the London and Paris Governments. London. Dee. 21st.—-Mr. Lloyd George’s Christmas party for Algeciras, which the Canadian Press is assured is merely a holiday jaunt and has nothing to do with new political manoeuvres, seems to be orowing less as the time for his depar- ture draws near. Lord Riddell has post- poned his departure for a week, Sir Hamar Greenwood is not going at all and Viscount Rirkenhead and Mr. Winston Chburchill are not joihing the ex-Premier until afier New Year. Paris, Dec. 21st.—Sarah Bernhardt is not ex'pected to live thiough th2 nigha She was to have appeared with Sacha Guitry in a dress rehearsal of a new play ““Un sujet de Romian’’ last night at the theatre Edouard VII, but late yesterday afternoon syncope set in. Mme. Bernhardt has been suffering from uremia for weeks. The crities arriving at the theatre found the doors closed and the manage- ment holding out little hope for the divine Sarah’s recovery. Lon son, Dee. 21st.—Lord Maelay’s al leged statement that Clyde workmen are iess efficient, as measured by output, than other ship workers, has raiseda storm of protest. - Lord Maclay received the freedom of Glasgow recertly and embraced the ocecasion to speak plainly to Glasgowv workmen Heintimated that it had become itapossible for the Govern- ment to place contract on th2 Clyde because of the higher tenders quoted and suegested that the reason for this was the inefficiency of the Clyde work- m=zn. Lord Maclay was shipping control- ler for a time. Oune Scottish labour man suggested that if Lord Maclay fail to apologize for his statement his name be expunged from the Glasgow Frzeman’s (Coatinuzd on 4tk page.)