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ST CROLIX AV]IS CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE 8.15. MONDAY EVENING 8.15. Bethlehem Theatre Sunday 7.30 “EDDIE POLO” ‘ IN £é 97 The Secret Four Episode No. 9: ““THE FIGHTING IN THE DARK". Episode No. 10: “THE BURNING PIT”. Screen Magazine 1 REEL. Show concluding with A 2 REEL COMEDY. COMING SOON: COMING SOON: ’ “The Last Days of Napoleon™ . ADMISSION Reserved Seats.... .....25¢. General Entrance..........15¢. £t .. .. e R .. them and keeping up their spirits. Avo- ther ablebodied seaman when urder the tropical sun and the meagre raticns were teing served out, sang ‘'l’d like to have ccme hem ard eggs please’”’. The crew of the Trevessa are unanimcus in atiri- buting their calety to the tact, cheer- {ulpess ard strictress ¢f Captain Foster ord his cflicers. They decleve that the steering of the crowded npen boat to a previously decided pinpoint on the ocean, 1.800 miles away with cnly two sextants and a wrist watch cp board, was an act of seamranship which ealls for the admi- ration of the world. Brussels, July Brd.—The Relgium ans- wer to the British questionraire on the Frauco- Belgium reparations policy has been sent to tne Belgium Ambassador in l.ondon, who is expected to Celiver it to Lord Curzon rhis afternoon. London, July 3rd.—A rpockers strike which began in Hull yesterday and ex- tended to Bristol and Cardiff in the after- nyon, now is affecting Londan docks. ‘'he strike, which has not been authoriz- ed by the trade union leaders,was started in Hull as a protest against the reduction of one shillinz per day in the wages of theoperatives, by a natiopal agreement, At Hull 7,000 men are ous and the port is completely tied up. Several cargo boats which arrived in the Thames this morn- ing were similarly held up -under the same conditions as those prevailing at the other ports. i Dieppe France, July 3rd.—James Oc- kehden, the British professional, won the French open golf chamoionship here yes- terday, aggregating 288 for four rounds. Sydney, N. 8., Juiy 3rd.—The 8,000 coal miners of Cape Breton left their work at midnight, in support of the | striking Sydrey steel workers ard to | force the withdrawal from the Sydney | strike area of the provircial police and | federal troops now' empleyed in protect- | ing the plants of the British Empire Steel | Co. .and maintaining law and order. | Union offieials announced that the strike | isa ''loo percent’’ affair, which means | that pumpmen ‘and maintenance men | have walked out with the others and left the pits teday. The cowpany has been | notified that the miners will allow area- | sonable time tonight and tomarrow for ; the removal of the horses from the pits. Most of the horses were brought to the | surface tonigh®, in preparation for a | strike, but a considerable number siill | remain underground. The walkout of | the miners completes the tie up in the 1 Allied coal-steel industry of the island | and brings the number of strikers up to ' a figure in excess of 10,000, ; Sydney, N. 'S, July 3vd. -H. M. S. | Wistaria arrived here from St. Johns, | Newfoundland to‘ay. ;| London, July 4th.—The dockers strike | at Cardiff, against the wage cut of a shil- | Jing a day, has resulted in twenty ships | being held up at the Welsh port. Be- | sides Car Jiff eight ports are affected by | a similar strike, including the dockers | strike in London,. a Londonr, July sth.—Yesterday saw the commencement of the three days match l between the touring West Indian ericket | team and the Nottinghamshire XI at Nottingham. Nottinghamshire went in to bat first, occupying most of the play- ing time and cumpiling a-core of 363 before being disposed of. The West In- dians then-went in to bat and at the close of play scored 30 for the loss of no wick- ets, Following are the scores: Notting- hamshire first innings. Gunn 65. Wal- ker 26, Hardstaff 10, Carr, 35, Payton 84 Turner 54, Kirk 51, Flint0, Barratt 6, Oates 0, Richmond not out 2, extras 11, total 363. Bowling for West Indians John took one wicket for 79 runs, Frarcis three for 66, Browne one 90 and Small five for 93, West Indians first innings. Browne not cut 10, Dewburst not out 19, extras 1, total 30. Lausanne. July 4th.—Replying to Is- met Pasha’s protest, the Allies have ac- cepted his challenge to discuss at one sitting of the Near Eastern conference all the outstanding questions as soon us the final instructions are received from their respective GGovernments. They also deprecated Ismet’s action in communi cating his protest to the press before sending it to the Allies. London, July 4th.—Ccunt Karelyi, ex- Premier of Hungsry, arrived at Cordiff, Wales, yestercay with his wife ancd threa children, savs the Daily Express. ine Count is taking his family to Canada, wheore he intends to 1 ass ihe remaincder of his life. Lethbridge, Alberta, July <ti. —Near- est estimate of the damage done by Sun- day evening’s big hail storm, which cut a swath approximately one hundred and fifty miles by five miles, is the guess that the crop will be cut down to the ex- tent of one mi'lion dcllars. Under cer- tain wea her conditions it may be much mare and may be much less. Sydney, N. S.. July 4th.--With over 10,500 men on strike in the Cape Breton industrial area, the night passed without serious disturbances, so far as police ard municipal officials have been able to as- certain this morning. New York, July 4th.—The United States is today celebrating *‘lndepend- ence Day’’ with miitary and naval exer- cises. At Portland, Oregan, the H.M.S. Curlew will fire a salute in honour of President Harding while the presiden- tial train is crossing the Willamé&tte river bridge, beneath which the Curlew is anchored. For a British man-of-war to celebraie the fourth of July by salut- ing the President of the United States 1s believed to set a precedent. Bruscels, July 4th —The Minister of Defence has imposed a fine of tweniy billion paper marks on the town of Dai - bury on account of receunt crimes there. Demerara, July 4th.—A disastrous fire oceurred on Monday night at New Am- sterdam, Beirbice, when a large portion of the buildings in Pitt Street business houses and residences ete. were destroy- ed. A Chinese woman and her three children were burned to déath. Damage i; estimated at tw» hundred thousand gollars a goodly portion is understood to be covered by insurance,