USVI Public Records

Document text

to power, to deal with industry suffer- ing from unfair competition by some meanps analogous to the safeguarding of the industries act.”’ : Washington, May 2rnd.— 3erious I¢fi- ciences in the United States fighting flect, mobilized in Southen waters last Winter, .were reported by Admiral Coontz, Commander-in Chief, in his ofii- eial report to the Navy Dlepariinent of what was demonstrated during the man- oeuvres. Adniiral Cooniz said. in his yeport, extraets from which were ob- {ained today at the Navy Department, that the fleet was seriousiy embarrass- ed by the slow speed of the auxili- ary ships, that ships generally had not heen kept ‘‘properly repaired’’, be cause of iack of appropriation, that thir- toen of the older battiesnips needed modernization «f machinery, elevation of tavret cuns 2and equipment with anti- nireraft defences and that the subniarine hpe “atiors were the worst of all com- hatznt stips taking part in the manoeu- vres~. °‘‘All subtmarimes are so deficient in sheed as to be of small use for fleet work. except by accident of position,”’ Adiiiral Cooniz reporred. With, reia- tion 1o the slowness of various ships, boil: combatant and auxiliary, the ro- port said that on one problem during the manceuvres, uider which the entire ' fleet was supposed to cruise at a main- tained speed of ten knots, the<rate had to be materially reduced. The chief reason, the report added, was the slow- ness of the auxiliary ships. ‘‘The train under convoy would limit speed to 74 knots,”” Admiral Coontz said. 7The ceport urged that the building pro- gramme to complete aireraft car- ries. destroyers and submarine tenders and to construet light eruisers, “"modern <ubmarines.”’ destroyer squadron leaders and fleet heavier than air machines he pressed. It also reccmmended moderni- zation of the battleships Florida, Utah, Arkansas, Wyoming, New York. Texas, Nevada, and Cklahoma, to include in- cressing elevations and range of turret ouns, measures to produce a successful! class of fleet submarines, be taken, that inereased funds be made available (o maintain the fleet adequately and that an annual fu!ll power trial be ordered for all auxilary ships. - Halifax, May 3rd.—The seismograph at Dalbousie University recorded on May Ist. an earthquake of medium intensity. The disturbance reached Halifax at 4 01 4. . was at its maximum intensity at . 4.15 a. m. and lasted for about an hour. {be origiv of the disturbance was difficult 10 estimate. but was approximately 3,000 miles from Halifux. London, May 3rd.—lt will be just one mon:h from today when the annual Derby is run at Epsom, but interest is already keen and betting brisk. Frices today show *Bright Knight’’ the fovorite at nive to one. Diophon, Stgermans and Tom Pin- chare bracketed in the bet at ten to cne 53 L2013 ANVIS against. (Odds of 200 to8 are cffered against Parmenio and San Jevino, 100 to 7 against Denjelon. Karachi, May 38rd,—Portugal’s long distance air effort is held up at Bender Abbas by unfavourable weather, accord- ing to reports here today. The two Port- ugese flyers who left liston several weeks ngoare enrcute to Macao They were flying to Charbar when forced to land at Bender Abbeas vesterday because of bad weather. Miami, Fla., Mey 3rd.-—{United Fress.) A special despateh {rom Havava gquoies **Heruldo De Cubas as savitg that five thousand wmen are in revelt sgainst the Zaves Government sod that they control 31 tuwns. The edition of the newspaper containing this news was conilscated, the gespatch savs. Havana, May 3rd.—The Goverument tuok stern measures today to prevent agiliation in conpection with the military outbreaXk *n the province of Santa Clara and Cienfuegos. All editicns of news- paper ‘‘Heraldo De Cuba'’ were confis- cated by the police on the grcund that they contained exaggerated reports of the movericnt agsainst the Government cf President Zavas. [t was reported that the editor of the ""Heraldo De Cu- ba’’ would be deported as a ‘‘pernicious forei ner.”” The Government cl®fimed t iat the sitvatior, w=s "‘weil in band”’ and nea r::eports r aching the capital indicated that the loyal troops were res- toring order in the affected areas. Troops are st mobilizing in the vicinity of Cienfuegos. Havana, May 3ré.—The action of Pre- sident Coolidge ia forbidding shipments of arms and ammunition to Cuba, ex- cept such as may be authorized tor sate to the Cuban Governirent, was desired by President Zayas as a great aid in breaking up the rebeilicus movement in Santa Clara province and h- predicted an end of the movement within three or four days. He then referred to Presi- dent Coolidge’s zeiion as an "‘evidence of friendship for the Caban Government which is deeply appreciated. Paris, May 3rd. - Epinard, champion of the French turf, «s a three year old in 1923 is to meet Sir Gallahad 3, win- ner of the Lincelushire handicap in England on Mareh 26Gih in a match race over the St. Cloud track on May 17th. Sir Galiahad by Teddy Plucky Liege, is owned by Captain Cohn. Epinard is the pride of the stable of Pierre Werthei- mer. After the match race Epinard will journey across the channel to Eng- land there to meet the best of the Eng- lish four year clds. He will then be taken te the Uunited States to fulfill a contract for three races, New York aund Kentucky against Zev, In Memoriam and My Own. Brest France, May 3rd—The keel of the two battle ciuisers, provided forin the naval programme drawn up in accor- dance with the Washington Treaty, will be laid todav. one of them at a Brest shipyare .and the otner at a shipvard at L’Orient. The cruisers will be 186 me- ters long, having 138,000 horse power and be eapable of making{34 knots, "iach will be armed with eight guns of 203 ! imetres, 12 torpedo tubes and will hove, as part of their equipment, two hydro air- planes. New York, May 3rd.—There was a fur- ther reaction ot 1/16 cents in the new law sugar market today, spot prices now be- ing quoied ut 5,96 duty paid. Sansalvador, May sth General Vin- cente Tista, named proVvisional president of Honduras by censent of the represen- tatives of the warring poittical facitions of the ccuntry in a peuce conference at Ama- pala, has organised 2 ministry, aceording to advices frem Tegucigalpa. Itis report- ed that the presidertial elections will be heid in a manth, Lorden, May 2vrd.~- The Anglo-Russian Conference, which beganlabout two weeks a¢oin ! ondon, has reached a dead ock on the question of the recognition of debts, according to a atatement of Mr. Oneil, National Liberal, at Lancaster today. He declared that the conference was doomed to failure -until the debt problem was solved. Cordova, May Brd.—The three United States army aviators who eontinued their world flight today from Duteh Harbour Ucalaska lsland, arrived at Atka Island at 3.15 o’cloek this afterncon, according to a wiveless message received heve, The planes waited for major Martin, who has not been seen sinee he left Chignik for Duteh Harbour, last Wednesday. Yester- day thev received crders from Waushing- ton to procced on their round the-world fliecht without Martin, Arka Island is 350 miles towards Japan from Duteh Harbour Their next hop will be from Atka to Attu Island, 530 miles. NEW YORK, May 3rd. Flour, (hard winter clears $4.50. : ** hard winter straights $5.00 Meal, Kilndried per 100 gounds $2 20 New Season’s Pork per barrel $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per brl, $25.00 Sugar—Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. $6 03 Mclasses Sugar 89 maximum 5.00. Cotton, Middling, Unland, at Liverpool per Ib. 17 5-160 d. Exchange. New York and London, 6( days’ sight $1.564 Exchange New York and London, sight $4.58% LoNDON, May 3rd. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, nominal per et sbs. 04, —59Ys, . ‘“ Muscavado nominal per ewt. 4%, od.—sls. od, *“ White Java’s cif United Kingdom . 295. 6d. Domerara Rum per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, good middling red per cwt. 565. od.--5Ts. od. ' Cotton, oood medium West Indian Sea Island at Liverpool, per tb. 25d. nominal.