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ST L R A V]S ST. MARY’S MOVIES Tuesday Dec. 12th 1922, 8.15 P. M. Constance Binney IN : “39 East” | o “FREE STATE”. PRICES: Bel LB surging noisy crowd constituting an im- pediment to traffic and forcing non-par- ticipating pedestrians under galleries for sheer walking space. These demonstra- tions are without oceasion it would seem and people are wondering what’s the idea, and whether after permission is given for these musical rounds there shouldn’t be some restraint exerris2d to prevent their becoming an annoyance to the public. ; Frederiksted, St. Croix, V. I. U. S. December 9th. 1922. The S. S. “*Parima’’ arrived yesterday at 5 o’clock p. m. with the following passengers: ' From Barbados: Mr. J. Alexander, Mr. G. E. Charles, and son W. Charles. From St. Kitts: Mr. G. Dixon, Miss Huggins, and Miss Gilbert. The S. S. *‘Parima’’ sailed for New York at 7 with the following passengers. Mirian Smith, Peter Grant, Veronica Abednego, Mrs. Jane MecClaptain. For'St. Thomas: Walter Lindesay and Edward Lewis. : TELEGRAMS. -ST. CROIX STATION. Constantinople, Dec. 6th.—A special committee named by the National As- sembly to study questiyns affecting the Caliphate, yesterday decided to create a Council of the Caliphate, correspond- ing withthe college of Cardinals at Rome. Each Moslem country will have two re- presentatives on the Council, which will act in an advisory administrative capaci- ty to the Caliph and determine all ques- tions relating to the s»Mohammedan reli- gion. New York, Dec. 6th. —The early raw sugar market was s.eady at four ecents for spot Cuba’s, cost and freight, equal to £.78 for centrifugal. No sales were reported. Raw sugar futures were steady. January declined three points under liquidation, while other months advanced 2to3points on trade buying. No improvement was noted in the de- mand for refined sugar and prices were unchanged at 7.10 to 7.25 for fine granu- lated. Refired futures nominal. Berlin, Dee. 6th—lt is reported that the Government proposes to raid an in- ternal gold loan of between twenty and thirty billion marks for stabllization and cash reparattons payment. The Govern- ment intends to notify the reparations commission of this, in time to enable the commission to submit a proposal to the impending London conference. : Berlin, Dec. 6th.—A trillion paper marks by December 3lst is the pro:p-ect held out by the money presses, whose latest six days race has resulted in an addition to the naticns already swollen paper flood of the sum of 110,000,000,000 marks. These figures are shown by the latest report of the Reichsbank, which sives the total notes in circulation up to the end of November as 754,000,000,000 marks. London, Dec. sth.—The Royal Cornmis- sion bas completed its inquiry into allegations regaiding traffic in honours. It has reported in favour of a serutiniz- ing committee of the Privy Council to examine the lists of would be recipients and would make it a penal offenee to pay money in order to obtain honours. The Commission makes cther suggestiors looking to ending the traffic. London, Dec. sth.—Mr. Bonar Law, replying in the House of Commons today to a question asked as to whether with a view of finding temporary or permanert settlement for non-Turkish refugees out of Asia Minor or Constantinople, the Government would invite the Dominions to cooperate in providing the necessary facilities therefor, replied that enquir- ies were made on this subjeet. He said a report from the British Embassy at Constantinople on the needs of refugees was being forwarded to the Dominion Governments. Colon¢l John Ward, Na- tional Liberal representative of Stoke- on-Trent, declared that the Dominions already had taken action, besides con- tributing considerable sums of money for refugees. The Premier said he was not certain as to this. - London, Dee. sth.—Mr. Bonar Law addressed the entire Parliamentary as- sociation at its annual meeting here to- day, declaring that the Dominions were entitled toa larger share in the direc- tion of the whole policy of the Imperial machinery and be said, ‘*What is more important, they are now very conscious of it.”” He led up to this declaration by saying, ‘‘during the war, when I had the opportunity of seeing a good deal of our Dominion fellow soldiers, I had a feeling which events have since justi- fied, that vur relatiors afterwards could never be quite the same. It is an un- doubted fact, despite all our own efforts SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REPORT No. 17. Week Endirg Dec. 8, 1922. : Municipality of St. Croix. Per- Percent of cent of Pupils not Attend- School Class tardy. ance. Frederiksted Senior High 98.57 100.00 La Vallee Rural 100.00 100.00 Frederiksted Public 93.75 99.29 Frederiksted Jr. High 93.31 99.00 Christiansted Public 93.75 97.54 Diamond Rural 9814 9ilb Friedensfeld Rural 94.65 96.96 Christiansted Jr. High 9898 96 44 Peter’s Rest Rural 96.92 95.66 La Princess Rural 91.67 9429 The weather has been rainy off and on throughout Saturday and yesterday. Some heavy showers fell last evening. The Marina arrived at this port at 6.30 p. m. yesterday and sailed for Frederik- sted this morning to leave from there at 2 p. m. today. She brought 86 bags mail for Christiansted, and some general cargo, and the Frederiksted mail also was discharged here and transported overland. Among the passengers from New York were Director and Mrs. Fol- mer Andersen and family, Miss Lu Van Brackie, Mrs. Agnes Hansen and Mr. Fritz Irwin. 3 lines of rain was measured at the fort yesterday and 1% lines this morning. Attention is invited to the entertain- ment on previous page for tonight’s show at the theatre. Secure tickets for Felix O’ Day, 5 reel drama, and spend a pleasant evening among the pictures. It is noted that a local string band parades the strcets at night followed by a