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X ga M\,‘ /:’ ? & ‘ ! /”\ \\ @ | v . | e~ “?\%/\g & ‘ , %’J‘ O YHREAR: THEST. CROIX AVIiS ; is printed and pu'lished daily (Sundays | and Holidays 2xcented) by G. Johansen at | the Avis Office L "ERMS 50 cents monthly in advance. 2 cents per single copy. | Hatered us second-class matter May | %‘? 1917 at the Post Ojfice at Christian | sten, S 0 CUrowe, Vo L ofthe U, S. A, un | der the Act of March 3. 1879. : . - Contribution to this paper will be glad- J lg received when the same deals win mat- ters of general interest, and ts accompa- | nied with the author’s name, as a quar- | antee of good fuith. The editor counot be | responsible for the views of his correspon- | dentsnor does he necessarily endorsethem. | TLLEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. | London, Jun: 15th.-—Reuters learned | that while fully maintaining her rights | as muandatory over certain Pacific islands | Japan is ready to azree to the United | States exercising complete control over the United States cable traversing the Island of Yap to Menado and to (Guam and hopes that this vplan will be accep- | table to Washington, London, June 15th. -Negotiations be- tween the engineering employers feder- | ation and the "'rades Union representa- | tives on the proposed wage rediction | have broken down & national stoppage | is threatened on Thursday, when che | employers’ nofice reducing wages be- | comes operative. More than one mil- | lion five hundred thousand men are as- | Aected. i New York, June 15th. —The raw sugar | market was steady and unchanged at 4.0 | tor centrifugal early today. Raw sugar f futures were easier under scattered liqui- | dation and selling by ‘“uban interests, ‘ Prices at midday were unchanged to6 points net lower. In refined, several refi- ’ ners reduced iist prices 25 pcints, to the j basis of 5.75 for fine granulated, the low- | cst level recorded for four years. Other | refiners were unchanged at 6.00 but the | demand was light, in refined futures | trading was dull and prices were unchang- | ed. i . London, Jane 15th.—The total expen- t diture proposed for this year on the building of capital ships for the navy is l only two million pounds, Lieut. Col. | Amery, Parliamentary and Financial Sec- ] retary to the Admiral stated in the House {RISTIANSTED, V.I:VU.S. A.. TUESDAY 2ist JUNE 1921 of Commons today. This amount m=i 2ty covers the initial cosr of layine dow.: the ships. It was explained in the House of Commons -on Mareh 17th. by Sir Jam »s Craiz, then Pariiamentary Seety. to the Admiralty, that if the House authoriz~l the vote of 2,500,000 poands for the new ships, of which it was proposed to build four, all of th=m would be laid down in the next twelve moaths, but it would be impossible to get very far forward with them until late Autumn. Constantinople, Junelsth. —The British have warned the Turkish Nationalists that any attempt io take Constantinople will meapr war with Great Britain, i'he purpose of sending a Rritish brigade from Malta to relieve the Greeks at Is- mid is to frustrate any such Nationalist attempt to occupy Constantinople. London, June 15th.—Mustapha Kemal Pasha, leader of the Turkish nationalists movement threatened the British Em- pire in a proclamation to the Turkish people, according to a Constantinople despateh to the Daily Mail. ‘We shall refuse to enter into pour-parlers with Great Brirain’’ he is gurtel as saying in a part of ihe prociamation. ‘'Our mil- itary action will cause such a wilz up heaval, that d2liverance of the whole Moslem world will tol®w. Egypt aud India wiil complate independence. Berlin, June 15th. -The inter-Ailied commission in Oppeln, Upper Silesia, has decided to cease all milicary opera- tions iouKing to the re-establishment of order in Upper Silesia, until the Ger- man self-defence organization with- draw trom the territory recently oec- cupied by them east of the Qder. Consiantinople, Jdune 15th. —The open- ing of the Greek offensive against the Turkish Nationalists in Asia Minor is believed lLiere today to be immin:nt.The British reserves are relieving the Greek eleventh division at Ismid on the Sea of Marmora, which is proceeding to the Ushak iront near the Bagdad Raiiway northeast of Smyrna. London, June Idin.—The advisabiiity of renewing the Anglc-Japanese alliance a qgnestiom in which Canada is vitally interesied, will be the first subject be- tore the conférence of Prime Ministers. when it opens its sessions on Monday. Mr. Hughes of Australia, interpreiing the public sent ment of his country will urge renewal, but Mr. Meighes is al- most certain co throw the whole weight of his inflience towards having the treaty deno.nced. Washington, June 15th.—Direct nego- No. 144 | tiations have been becun belween the | United States and Japan for the cettle- | ment of the questions pendins between ' then. These include the Island of Yap | the imniigration question, the alien land | question, and the return of Shangiuny E to China by Japan. The negotiations | are being conducted by Baron Shidehana | the Japanese Ambassador and Secty. of . States Hughes. ['he settlement of the ' Yap question would make unnecessary | rthe consideration of ihis gquestion by . the League of Nations. | Londor, June 16th., While the (a- bour HMimsters intervention has staved - off for the present the threatened strike | of one and a haif million workers | In the engineering trades, there is . ground for doubts about the idle goal . pits of the country being reopened soou. | Harly returns show that the miners | bailot as going heavily against accep- | tance ot the owners n2w offer but it | i 8 not yet certain that the twc thirds . majority required to prevent a return | to work will be giver. South Wales is - apparently ecasting its vote heavily for . keeping up the fight tor better terms . and so is Lancashire. The Burnham min- { ers are also of the same way of think- ing, although they were expocted to | vote for the owners terms. Lancashire . shows a two thirds majority against the | owners offer and the Scottish miners are prearly solid against the terms, . Londen, June 15th. Hutchinson, the Chicago professional golf star, won the professional tournament over the King- horn, Fife, links begun on Tuesday ard completed yesterday afternoon. Huteh- inson’s aggregate score for the two days play of 36 holes was 138, whiie his . nearest competitor turned 141. | New York, June 15th. The raw su- | gar market was sieady early today at ! 4.00 for centrifugal, with no business ~ reported. Raw sugar futures were qui- et and prices at midday were ore to ~ two points net lower,- with operators in- : clined to hmlt. operations and await de- velopments in the spot market. The ’ market for refined was quiet at 5.65 for ~ fine granulated. Refined futures were nominal. The Salvation Army Will give a lantern show entitled the Life of Christ, 150 pictures, in the Chris- tiansted Theatre Tuesday Evening. All are invited. Silver collection at the door. Dvors open at 7.30 o’clock. MAJOR JOY.