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S there was no quorum at the 38th Annual General Meeting of the New St. Croix Savings Bank advertised to | be held on Friday the 15th inst., the | Members are hereby notified that a meet- l ing will be held on FRIDAY THE STH | OF SEPTEMBER 1919 AT 4 O’CL.OCK | P. M. at the offic. of tk~ Institution, at | whic meetinga statement of the trans- | acticns for the fiscal year ending 3lst | March last will be produced and the 1 election of Trustees take place. , ' Christiansted, St. Croix, 23rd Augut | 1919. ; : By O:der | T. J. STRIDIRON, ? - Accountant. JAMITON REMITTANCES BYMONEY | ORDER TO SCANDINAVIANCOUN- | TRIES, THE NZTHERLANDS AND | SWITZERLAND, REMOVED. , The postmaster advises that the Post- | master General by Order No. 3411, di- | rects that on and after the 15th day of % August 1919, all restrictions heretofore | imposed on the amount of money which | remitters may forwvzard by postal money | orders for paymen: in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Switzer- | land are hereby revoked. ; Mr. Axel Mathiesen, the missionary | who recently visited this island and was | the guest of Dr. J. R. Mayhew during | his stay in Christiansted, writes from | Brooklyn, N. Y., and asks to convey his | greetings to all friends he made here and | remember with much aprreciation and | respect. ,! The programme of the show to be given | at the theatre this evening, comprises I the last of the ‘‘Purple Mask’ and the | most exciting parts of this grand serial | which is so highly spoken of in this town j and Frederiksted, and the conclusion of | which it is hoped -a large audience will | witness. ' | New York and other mails arriving at l Frederiksted on Sa-urday morning, were reczived and delivered here that even- } ing. | e | Ester '‘Nordlyset’’ as 14de. dennes er foraenvaerende Potitimester Poulsen as Christiansted, St. Croix, udnzevnt til Politimester i Saxkgbing og Nysted. ™ (According to *‘Nordlyset” of 14th. | .- instsant,.former Policemaster Poulsen of Christiansted, St. Croix, has been ap- | pointed Policemastar in Saxkobing and ’ Nysted (Denmark). S blko AY LS. TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STATION. Barbados, Aug, 20th.—H. M. transport Pannonia arrived here yesterday evening with West Indian troops on board The Barbados draft on landing received the same hearty welcome that was extended to previous contingents. St. Lucia, Aug. 213t. —Transport Pan- nonia arrived lasi eve:in: and landed returned troops for St. Lucia and north- ern islands. They were heartily wel- comed back and a dinner provided.. St. Thomas. Aug.-20th--Communication with Demerara interrupted for all but Government and urgent messages. Traf- fic will be forwarded by mail and is sub- ject to indefinite delay. Grenada, August 2llst.—lransport Pannonia arrived 2 p m. and landed re- turned Grenada units of B. W. 1. regi- ment who received & joyful weleome Boks. e R ; Ponce, August 22pd.—Strong shoek earthquake 4.55.a. m. _ > Paris, Aug. 13th.—(Associate1 Press). The Inter-Allied Supreme. Council was summoned hastily today to meet to con- sider the Hungarian situation. Vienna, Aug. 13th.—The fortress of Dubo, in Volynhia, has been captured from the Bolshevik forces by the Ukrani- an army. = Jacksonville, Florida, Aug. 1& "—More than a million eggs, hundreds of thou- sands of tins of canned foods and large quantities of sugar were seized today in a raid on ths wholesale food warehouses and cold storage plants by Federal officers. London, Aug. 13th.—Six Bolshevik battalions were destroyedin a successful Anglo-Russian offensive on the Dvin riv- er on August 10th, the war officers an- nounces today, and more than 1,000 pris- oners, twelve guns and many machine- guns were captured. London, Aug. 13th.—In the coal mines of Yorkshire, where more than 200,000 men have been on strike since July 21st, it was decided today to resume work. This action was taken at a mass meeting held at Barnsley. Washington, Aug. 13th.—Senor Joa- quin Tinoco, brother of the President of Costa Rica was assassinated on Aug. 10th, according to report today to the State Department, no details being given. Whether President Tinoco is still in Cos- ta Rica is not known by the State Depart- ment. He was reported recently to have asked for leave of absence from Con- gress, with the iniention of leaving the country. Senor Joaquin Tinoca was his legal successor. London, Aug. 13th.—The House of Commons this evening after a heated debate, adopted an amendment to the . profiteering bill, empowering the Board of Trade, after investigation, to. fix. wholesalé and retail prices. The vote was 132 to 95. The Amendment was denounced, among others, by Lord Rob- ert Cecil, ex-Minister ‘of War Trade, who expressed amazement that the Govt. should accept an amendment des- troying the whole basis of the bill and revolutionizing the trade of the coun- try »ir [Donald Maclean, Liberal mem- ber, also denounced the amendment, characterizing it as ‘‘socialismm of the rankest kind.”’ P London, Aug. 13th—Lord Grey is consenting to go tc Washington tempor- arily,’ Mr. Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons today, in order to deal particularly with questions aris- ing out of the peace settlement. He added that a permanent Ambassador to the United States would be appoint- ed early next year, and that the House would share with the Govt. in appreci- ating the patriotic action of Viscount Grey which, in the opinion of the Govt., was of the highest value in its influence between the Govts. and the British and Ameriean people. Ir reply ¢ Command- er Kenwosthy who asked why Lord Grey had not been appointed permanently, Mr. Bonar Law said the Government would be only too glad if Lord Grey would accept a permanent post but every ohe who knew of the former Foreign Secretary’s abilities would share in the satisfaction over his present action. Mr. O’Connor asked what instructions would be given Lord Grey to improve relations between (sreat Britain and America by a settle- ment and conciliation of the Irish ques- tion, to which Mr. Law replied that he was sure Lord Grey would do all in his power to improve them in every respect where improvement was necessary. London, Aug 13th.—Sug r in stock on the 16th inst was 203,000 tons. Last year 211,00" tons. San Juan, Aug. 22nd.—A strong shock of earthquake was felt here and in differ- entparts of Porto Rico at4.55 a.m. today. No damage reported. Trinidad, Aug. 23rd,—The transport Pannonia arrived here yesterday morn- ing with about 170 soldiers of the B. W. I. regiment and they received a welcome equal in warmth accorded previous re- turning units. Rome, August 15th.—Hava’s. The newspavpers announce that through a re- cent financial agreement between Italy and Great Britain, [taly may cede to the British Government a part of the indem- nity due her from Germany. London, Aug. 15th.—The Bolshevik forces along the south shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the neighbourhood of Narva, have suffered reverses in fighting against the Wsthonians and the anti-Bolshevik troops, according to Bolshevik wireless despatches received here, which admit that the Soviet army in that region has been @riven Baeck to the Luga riyer. i . Paris, Agg 15th - A new world’s alti- tude record of 30,000 feet is said to have been established for the airplane with a passenger yesterday, by Lieut. Weiss at Villa Coublay, mear here. The