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JLOCAL. The show at the theatre tonight is a complete drama entitled ''The Secret Gift’’. It is highly recommended by competent judges in Frederiksted where it was presented last week, and we be- lieve we can safely promise all who pa- tronize it here a®well spent evening. The Creole arrived here at 4.30 p. m. yestarday with large Porto Rico mail, and some New York parcel post. 3rd August 1921. Editor '‘St. Croix Avis’’, Christiansted. Dear Sir: The following is the proposed sche- d of the sailings of the Quebec Boats f New York: S. S. ““Parima’’ Friday August sth S. S. ““Guiana’’ Wednesday - 24th S. S. “‘Parima’’ Friday Sept. 9th S. S. ““Guiana’” Wednesday *° 28th S. S. ‘““Parima’’ Friday Oct. 14th S. S. ““Guiana’’ Wednesday - Nov. 2rd The following information will also be of interest to your readers: The Quebee Steamship Company hope to dispateh the fine, new steamer "FORT ST. GEORGE’”’ 14,000 tons displace- ment from New York on their ""WEST INDIA ROUTE’’ on her first trip sail- ing Saturday, Novembelfp26th. This steamer although a sistership of the S. S. “FORT VICTORIA”’, which visit- ed our port list November, is even finer in some respects. She has splen- did accommodation for 325 first class passengers and 48 second-class passen- ', no steerage. She has just been ly fitted and has 18 large rooms containineg two beds and private baths and will be much the finest steamer that has ever been on the West India Route. _ Yours very truly, ROB’T. L. MERWIN & CO., INC., Agents MILES MERWIN, Secretary. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Montreal, July 81st.—Overa hundred persons were driven from their homes and nearly $120,000 damage was done by agfirefof undetermined origin which broke out in a garage at Water Avenue on Saturday afternoon, destroying the Garage and 15 autos, jumping across a lane . nd causing serious damage to near- ly three blocks of residences on Marine Avenue and two stores, one on either ' gide of the Garage. Men from seven- teen fire stations used 24 streams o fight the blaze. Twenty one dwellings S£ i X AV I were so badly damaged that their occu- pants were unable to re-establish their ! homes in them, while the shops and | garage were totally destroyed. The [ire ’ was not productive of any accidents, | the occupants of thle houses being no- | tifiad in time of thedperil, and although | firemen . worked at close quarters | against the blaze, no injuries to any of | them vere reported. f London, Jaly 30th.—A Dublin des- | pateh to the Westminster Gazette today I says it is understood the ' Irish Repubi- | can Parliament’ will meet next Thurs- | day or Friday. | London, July 30th.——Australia beat | Essex by an innings and 8 runs. Essex first ianings 109 Gilligan 31, Gregory 5/44 Essex 2nd innihgs 219. Australia | 435 Collins 119, Bargsley 59 anl Rews, | 59. Gregory 50. Louden 7/44. i f.ondon, Aug. Ist.—Developments in | the peace negotiations between Mr, | Lloyd George and leaders of the Irish | Republicans are imminent, it was re- | ported here today, but Government | leaders refuse to lift the veil of secrecy. | There were certain deductions made | from the arrvival in Dublin yesterday | of Mr. Arthur Obrien, :resident of the | Gaelic League in London but they could | not be verified. One rumour was to the | effect that Mr. Obrien was the courier | who would cake Sinn Fein reply to Mr. ! Lloyd George, while another story de- | clared that D~ Valera would himself return to London during the comicg | week, and that Sir James was also com- | ing to this city. It also was reported | that members of the Irish Republican | Parliament which has been expected to | meet d'ring the coming week, have | made preparations to receivea sudden | call to Dublin and the British Govern- | ment "vas declared to be ready to release | imprisoned members of the Republican | Parliament immediately after being ap- | prised of the date upon which that body | would meet. It was admitted in Sinn | Fein quarters that there was a consider- | able difference of opinion among mem- | bers of the Dail Eirann respecting the | concessions to be demanded from Eng- land. S 'me members were declared to | be adhering resolutely to the demand for | full National Independence, and for this | reason predictions were made that the | meeting oft e Dail Eirann, when held, would probably develop some still oppesi- tion to the leaders, who were represent- ed as being resolved to adopt a com- promise measuve. It was maintained, | however that De Valera and his immedi- ate colleagues retained conirol of the situation and would carry the principle of compromise against the demands of extremists Paris, Aug. Ist.—lt has been de?nitg—- ly decided rhat next session of the Su- preme Councii, at which the question oi Upper Silesia will be taken up, shall be held in Paris beginning August Bth. | Cowes, Isle of Wignht, Aug. Ist. - Great Britain today won the secona yacht race for the British-Ameri an Cup in the 6 metre class by 20 points to 15. This, with the first race last Friday at Ryde, puts the British racers ahead of the Americans 48 poinis Bto 23. The British yachts Polla and Freya finished first and second respectively, and the United Staies entry Shella, which was dismasted in the race at Ryde last Friday, finished third. Jean five, Genie, Mont- auck and Grebe, UUnited States entries,- finished 4th, 6th and 7th, in the order named. The British yacht Viecturia abandoned the race. London, July 31st —Archkishop Man- nix. over whose return from England (o Australia there has been considerable discussion, landed at Thursday island Queensland, without hindrance, accord ina toa Melbourne despatch to the Lo - don Times. He declined to accord an interview, remarking that this was the time 1o silevLce. Rome, Aug. Ist. Premier Bonomi aun- nounced in the Senate today that ltaly hac ‘‘heartily accepted’” the inviration of the United States to ihe disarmament conference in Washingion. A similar announcement had been made by the Premier to the Chamber of Deputies at the opening of Parliainent recently. London, Juiy 30th.—Aus-ralia beat [tssex by an innings and 8 runs. [ssex first innings 108. Gilligan 31. Gregory 5/44 Essex 2nd innings 212. Australia 435 Collins 112, Bardsiey 59, Andrews 59, Gregory 50. London 7/144. London, Aug. lst.—A violent earth- quake shock was feit at Legnorn, italy, and elsewhere on Monday, says a de:- pateh to the London Tlimes from Milan, Severe damages was doone in tire Luga- no district. A large building collapsed in Bari, burying persons. The full ex- tent of the damsge done and the number of victims is not known. Dublin, Aug. Ist.—De Valera stated here that he had no intention of visit- ing London this week and that no ar- rangements had been imade tor a future visit there. ‘He made this statement in answer to the questions by rz2presen.a- tives of the press, as to reporis that he was about to ve-visit the British cap- ital. It followed a speech which he made at the annual Congress of the Irish labour party. , i Havre, Aug. Ilst.--A lockout has been declared against the dock labourers who have decided not fto accept a reduction in wages. They consider this impossi- ble, as the cost of living in Havre in the highest in France. New York, Aug. Ist.—The raw sugar market was firm and unchanged zarly to- day at 31/4 for Cuba’s cust and freight. equal to 4.86 ftor centrigals. Sales of 21.000. bags of Cuba’s were reported. Keports that Germany was seeking large supplies in Cuba’s led to active cover- ing in the raw futures market and to- gether with some burying by commis-