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5T L Rl AV CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE' £ 15. THIS EVENING 8.15. 6 DOUBLE REELS. FRENCH HISTORICAL PHOTOPLAY OF THE HIGHEST G °A DE. You Will Have The Plensure Jf Seeing A Picture Just As Entertaining And 'Beautif 11 As “THE PRISONER OF ZENDA”, The Ficture is made after the famous novel by : ‘nnt 4 {icorges D’ eparres Crnsarvator of tre National Palace of Fontainebleau. Prices of Admoussion will remain as usual in soite of the exceptional! length and quality of these two programs, bu: patrons ar? invited to eome in good time as the per- gormance vitl start sharp 8.15. Thursday : & TN g %U 3;;!, e‘.}“ mBD S, R ?3 ; ,9 BYPONRECY 1 NANLOVE ht LA » d RESERVE YOUR SEATS IN TIME. ADMISSION RBeserved Seats. ... ..... 200, General Entranre .........10¢c. Chllloe....A8 LN iL, e occupation took place. Third. That the French Government agree to restore the carrency that is confiscated. These con- ditions, it is declared here, would 2e un- acceptable to the French, because they are unaccompanied by any definite as- sirances or guarantees that reparations pavments would be forthcoming. Like- wise it is -explained, the Government fe=ls that between France, which is en- forcing the peace treaty, and Germany, which is refusing to execute it, it would Lot be equitable that Germany chould jrapose conditions, instead of yielding to the French demands. Germany, i! is as- certed, musi ficst ccase hor passive re- .istance, after which (he Freneh would b: diaposed, of their own account, £ .vourably to consider Germ ny’s Jiews, w hereas they could not rec ive them in tae nature of an cliimatum. The British . Government, it is understool. is a ready aware of the French Minist.y’s feelings on the subject. Moscow, July 19th.—A Goveriment order establishes the legal D sition of big industries in the Far East. It rules that all big private concerns, W serve the man- agement has aiready been o ganized ac cording to the decree for the natior aiiza- tion of industries, could under no ¢icum- stances be retured to the owners, while ail other private conceras, even thougn taey mizht ¢om2 ander the scope cf ihe nasionaization decree, are to remain the pfoperiy of the awners. London, July 19¢th.--Great B itain should clear out of Earop:and let ¥ rance gattle her account with Germany by Fer own methods, Lord Beave orook, pr- prietor of th2 Londia Express. declarad in a statem>nt on the eve of publication of the Briiish not? to Germany. The statemant follows: M. Poincare has anticipated Mr. Baldwin’s proposed re- pications note by a sp22ch at Senlis in which he declares, without res:rvation or evasions, that France has com> to the eni of all concessions she is pre- pared te maka. H: is emphatic in his determination not to go back one inch from th2 Rahe ozeunation poliey and all it inpli2z, anl he s2es no hope of seitle- ment by other means. He lavs stress or. his balief in British honesty of pie- prwe and expresses grief at the thouzit that differencas over this momo:ntois question of reparations should cast evos a shadowx on Awvglo-Freneh frieniship. Bit in the end heis firm in his parpose. Hizh hopss wazarz2 entetiinel that the Baldwin Governm:nt would 11 somz way or othar, pat an end to the deadlock of tha Ruhr and oth-r present situations. For this ferment of expectations ine Governmeant itsel( is largely responsibie, by suggesting that Mr. Baldwino miznat succeed in bringing France arjunl, where Mr. Bonar Law failed, whereas in reality, as th: Daily Express ypointe | out at that time, his only contribution to this subject was a new brand ‘of optimism. Having set this note for themselves, the ministers must not blame the country ii it exhilbits some disappointment now that M. Poincare’s speech has ended the high hopes of the nation. The rejection of the Biitish note is nowta foregone conclusion and France will reply within a week from now that she intends pro- ceeding against Germany in the future, exactly as in the past. Britain has two alternative courses befnore her. First, she can submit to the French decision, which makes her recent action, with its loud press talk of reiaking tlie lead in Europe cne> more, lock rather nidi- culous and humitiatine., Sccond, she ¢an definitely bieak with krance and con- clude what must finaliy end 1n an ecou- omie alliance with Germany against her former ally. This last propoesition has only to be stated nakedly for all men to see how impossible it would louk to British opinion, at least for manv vears to come. If then these were the only alternative courses, the British Foreirn policy wou!d seem to be ina bad way, in fact, practically bankrupt. 1 however beliave there is still a third and wise pan open to British staiesmen whereby we need * o quarrel with, nor be subservient to France, nor yet a:ly curseives with Cer- many. It is toeclear out of France and w hiie taking what we can get trem k- rop.’s markets, devose oursu pus (ncre gies to the peacefol development ot the British Empire. This we shall never be able to do as long asour national atten- tion is:concentrated 1n Par's or Berlin and the national pocket book is deple- ted by insurging safety with arma- ments agaiast some KEuropean war, in- to which we shall be dragged inevita- bly, unless we cutl vomvletely clear of the tangle. [France thinks she can success- fully settle her account with Germany by her own methods. Let her see toit. RBritain should not quavrel with her on this aceount, nor yet uphold her. Bri- tain, without ignoring her commerce, should turn t¢ developing h>» own mar- kets wiithin the Empire and Overseas. This was ihe essence of Mr. Bonar Law’s foreign poicy. and 1 do not believe his successorsin Downing Street can improve on it, because it was founded on the same rock of fact and hard reality as the yorid in which ve live, Lon<on. July 20th.—A meeting of the West loadian Committee execu'ive held yester loy unani nously passed a resolution weleoning the appointment of the Wes ludies Pariamentary Committee and statinz their conviction that a greac r ventilation of West Indian problems i the lmperial Parliament will not tail to be produciiveof great benetit to all the ealonies concerned. Thae executive of the West India Committee al:o proffered the parliamentary commit ee any assistance that was in their power to aflord. Liverpool, July 19:h.—The striking workers here returned to work this aftei- ncon. The men at Lirkenhead are still out, but are expected to resume labour tomorrow. No delay 1s considered like- ly in the sailinz of trans-Atiantic liners.