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have perished. - The disaster was due to ] ’ a l?re wiizh broke out on board the ves- | sel. o | Washington, Feb. 17th,—President | Wilson, in bis memorar dum to the Allies concerning their proposed settlement ot xe Adriatic question, informed them | that the United States might hive to | consider withdrawing the Treaty of Ver- ' sailles from the Senate if the Allies went | ahead with the plan without the consent | of the United States. The statement was | made officially- today, with a further | statement that the American position | was outlined notin the nature of athreat, | but as a statement of the situation crea- | ted, not by an act of the American Gov- ‘ ernment bui by an aet of the British, | French and Italian Premiers whick would | place the United States in the position, | if it were a party to the Treaty of Ver- | sailles, of subseribing to agreements tc which it was opposed. : : \ London, @«b. 17th.—Reports of a mas- | sacre of Armenians in Silicia came up for | discussion in the House of Commons to- i day. Mr. Bonar f.aw, replying to gqunes- | tions said (he British repre entative at | Constantinople had taken every step to | make it plain to the Turkish Government | that if this sort of thing contirued it | would have a serious effect on the rela- | tions betwe2n Turkey and the Allies. | He added that Silicia was a great dis- | tance from aay Allied troops but he as- | sured the Houase that everything possible ‘ was being done. \ New York, Feb. 17th.— Ihe New York | Yacht Club formally annoanced today its | acceptance of Sir Thomas Lipton’s chal- | lenge forth 2 America Cup. A series | of the best ti ree out of five races will be ; held over the Sandy Hook course hegin- ning Thursday, July fifteenth, and con- | finuing on July seventeenth, twentieth, | twenty-secoi 1 and twenty-fourth, weath- | er permittin 2, or until the challenging or ‘ the defendiny yacht has won three races. | London, ¥eb. 17th.— Atthe afternoon | session of tie Supreme Council it was ! decided that the Rosphorus should be internationalized, the same as the Dar- danelles. > : Paris, Feb. 17th.—The Ministry for the Colonies ceported teday that a tidal wave has swept over the French posses- sions in Oceania, in the Pacific, causing important damage the loss being-great | at Makareka. . ; Paris, Feb. 17th.--The ‘‘Echo de Pa- , ris’’ which is exceptionally well inform- ed, says the postscripts of President Wilson’s memorandum from which his note regard:ng the Adriatic Question was | drawn up, contained the most brutal menace that, ifhis warning was not heed- ed, he would withdraw both the Treaty of Versailles sud the Anglo-Freneh- Amer- jcan Pact from the Senate. The paper points out that the Allies areon the horns of a dilemna. ‘s _ 5 Londi n, . Feb. ITth.—Feeling at tre ltalian Headquarters in London, with SIT.CRheX AVIS " respect to President Wilson’s action, is | strong. [tis unofficially spoken of as an attack upon ltaiy and his memorandum 18 geseribed as wn ultimatum. Washington. Feb. 16th —Senator Poin- dexter of Washington, a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, said in a speech here tonight that Presi- dent Wilson’s reported proposal to «vith- dizw from European affairs w s one of the best hings the President ®ver said. Reierring to Mr. Lansing’s resignation, he =aid that whatis lett of the mutilated cakbinet should be called a ground hog cabinet. It, undoubtedly, will be afraid of its own shadow and will stay 1n its hole for more than six weeks. - {onstantinople, Feb. 17th.——The popu- lation of Sebastopol has become so panic- stricken over the Bolshevik menace ihat there is danger of a repetition of the even:s which took place at Odessa when . the Reds captured that city, recently, ac- cording to the reports of belated refugees arriving here. These refugees teiling of their last hours spent in the harbour of (dessa, says the crews of the ships were ! compelled to turn machine guns upon the ~ cerowds to prevent them from overloading | and sinking the refugee ships which - weie about to sail. | Parbados, Feb. 24th.—The second tri- - l ennial meeting of the Associated W. . | Chambers of Commeree took place at ten a. m. vesterday in the Chamber of the | House of Assembly in the presence of a | larze assemblage of delegates of the B. L ! W. I. [slands and other British colonies | | and the representatives, Canadian and | | other associations. The conference was | j opened by His Excellency Sir Charles | ' O’Briens K. C. M. G., who oficially wel- | ' comed the delegates on behalf of the col- | ony. In the course of his speech, His | Excelleney stated that he was in tull ! ‘ sympathy with the work of the Confer- | ence and promised to give his cordial sup- | | port upon any request that may be made i to him. He also mentioned that he had | teecived a despateh from the Colonial | Mirister covering the report of the Com- | mittee which had been appointed to con- | sider the question of founding a West | Indian Agricultural College. The Pres- l ident, Sir Edward Davson K. C. M. G. then | delivered an eloauentand interesting pres- 1 idential aldress which was received with | great acclamation. Supporting addresses | werz= also deliverod by Mr W. Gordon | Gordon, Mr V. C. Hanschell, Mr F. H. | Keefer, Mr. P. Credsal. Mr.Huggins, Mr | , Donelan, Hon MacDcnald and Sir Francis | . Watts. On re-assembling after luncheon, | the conference listened to an address by | Mr.A. J. Pavitt on the works of the - De- | partment of Overseas Trade. He was fol- | lowed hy Mr. W. Gordon as the represen- | tative of the British Producers Organi- | gation and Mr. J. M.-McKenzie, represen- ! " tiag the Federation of British .Industries. . Mr. E. H. Flood, Canadian Trade Com- | missioner and Mr 8. Wood of British . Honcuras, also, spoke on the question. the tHllowing resolutions were ti en mov- ed by the President and adoj (.d unani- mous.y. 1. That the Associa.on express its a} precia ion of the work of the de- partrient of Overseas Trade. Further, it welecmes the interest taken in the de- velopment of West Indian Trade by the West India Committee and other budies. 2. Tl at in view of the expressed inten- tion «f His Majesty’s Government to in- troduce a Bill for the prevention of dump- ing toreign commodities in the United King lom for sale at a price below that at wtich such commodities are sold in the country of preduction, this association respectfully urges on His Majesty’s Gov ernm >nt the need of protecting eommod- ities produced in the West Indies and impo ted into the United Kingdom agairst the above un air competition. 3. This Association records its appreciation of th:fiscal prefevence granted by the United Kingdom to certain West Indian prodi cts, expresses the hope that this may be extended, and invites West Indi- an Gcvernments to consider the desira- bility ot granting in return such preier- ence 1s would be compatible with their financial resources. It was announced that a1 telegram had been despatched throush His Excellency the Governor on behalf of the Associated Chambers | assuring his Royal Highness the Prince . ui Weies of the loyal and warm welcome | await ng him in the West Indies. Short- L ly a.ter 4 p. m., the coniference adjourn- ® ed to'lo a. m. today. | 1 it el e eStb2e eRo S iißsst RRS R R Be R T L e e—————— @ & ~ Invitation. LADIES & GENTLEMEN ! | Come to the Moravian School | Hous: in Christiansted on Friday | eveniag at 7.30 o’clock. | Pack your Politics in the ‘“Rag - Bag”-and be prepared to hear and | discusis how to save money on a Co- | operative system. | Go sezrch the wide world wherever you | can, 1 Theve is ne open door for the moneyl ss , m in. | e e e ~ FFOR SALE. | e a House-hold Furnish - ROUSE-NOIO ruUrmSnings ; Rugs, Chairs, Couch, Settee, Ta- Plans .T > | tles, Plants. Flower Stands, Elec- . tric Lamps and fixtures, Dressers, ! ete. e o AT THE RESIDENCE OF DR.-R.H JENKINS,