St. Croix Avis, 1920-09-23, page 3
of the driver of the ‘'death wagor’’ - which was abandoned near tne Assay Office just before the detonation took piace and waic.; is believed to have car- ried the time bomb that caused the dis- aster. A revised list of the dead tonight showed that 34 persons had los: their lives as a resuit of the explosion. Ro- bery Pope, the brother-in-law of Ed- win Fischer, who sent post card 'varn ings of the disaster to friends in the fi nancial districr, was questioned for near- ly two hours today at the Dept. of Jus- tice. Chiel Fiynn wou'd ni¢ diseiose the nature of the investigation or say wheth- er Pope had come voluntarily or in an- swer to asummons. [ischer whoalready has been adjudged m=ntally incompotent by a lunacy commissicn in Hamilton Ont. 1s on his way to New York where he will be guestioned as to his knowledge of the blast. Chief Fiynn declared that there were no new deveiopments in the case to- night although his men were working on several leads and hopad. fr dafinmite re- sults. Limerick, Ireland. Sept. 19th.—A con- stabulary patrol was ambushed near Ab- beyfeale today. …
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of the driver of the ‘'death wagor’’ - which was abandoned near tne Assay Office just before the detonation took piace and waic.; is believed to have car- ried the time bomb that caused the dis- aster. A revised list of the dead tonight showed that 34 persons had los: their lives as a resuit of the explosion. Ro- bery Pope, the brother-in-law of Ed- win Fischer, who sent post card 'varn ings of the disaster to friends in the fi nancial districr, was questioned for near- ly two hours today at the Dept. of Jus- tice. Chiel Fiynn wou'd ni¢ diseiose the nature of the investigation or say wheth- er Pope had come voluntarily or in an- swer to asummons. [ischer whoalready has been adjudged m=ntally incompotent by a lunacy commissicn in Hamilton Ont. 1s on his way to New York where he will be guestioned as to his knowledge of the blast. Chief Fiynn declared that there were no new deveiopments in the case to- night although his men were working on several leads and hopad. fr dafinmite re- sults. Limerick, Ireland. Sept. 19th.—A con- stabulary patrol was ambushed near Ab- beyfeale today. A constable was killed: and the chief constable and ansther con- stable were wounded. London, Sept. 19th.—Mr. MacSweeny passed a somewhat batter night, having two hours sleep which s2em=2a ro have refreshod bin. slightly. Othorwise Mae Sweeney’s condition is much the same today as yesterday. He is extremely weak but not quite so exhausted and is still conscious. Paris, Sept. 19th.—Finland and Swe- den have agreed to accept the inter vention of ‘the League of Nations for the settlementof the dispute between tem as to the possession of the Aland Islands, lying at the mouth of the Guif of Bothnia between the two countries. The arceptance of the council as ar: bitrator is regarded by the members -of the ecouncil as a long step toward the recognition of the League by the Nations of the world as a medium for the prevention of future wars. Montreal, Sept. 19th.- A new trade route to India from Montreal in Summer ‘ time and from a maritime point in | Winter time to be operated jointly be- tween the Canadian Govt. Merchant 8 Marine l.imited, and the British India | Steam Navigating Company of Kngland ‘ was announced on Saturday.. It will | be a corolfary of the service announced | in connection with#lndia and the Far. | East 'in conjunetion with the Alfred | Holt Company. With these two agree-* ments the Canadian Govt. Merchant | Marine will now enjoy throughout the Far East the benefit of two powverful shipping organizatinns. | - Belfast, -Sept. 19th.—Soldiers who | had been in ambush since early morp- | ing surprised a body:of Sinn Feiners | at bombing practice in the hills today. | ‘One republican’ was killed and two LR L G -- - . ._‘: - 2. - : 5t CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE 8.30. THIS EVENING 8.30. * “The Gray Ghost” ~"¢ : - Episode No. 70.‘* as $y | Shadows” Episode No, 11- } . 68 5 ¥ ~“The Flaming Meteor”. " -Episode Ne. 12; . 66 2 : 29 The Poisoned Ring”. “The Gray Ghost’s”” body was dead, shot—but his '‘Ghost”’ Whastil alive ud & very much alive, even so much that it appeared at several ditferent places at the . ,',‘w time. el e If your nervesare not of the strongest kind. theo better don't see thi: et Gk ance, as these evisodes are of the most exciting ever exhibited in this theatre In order to get the seats you want, please order your tickets at onceb g too late, as all reserved seats are sold out in every performance. . - ADMISSION: : ie Boot LN e ; ; 30 and 400 General-Entrance. ..~ ..... e : 8, . - Children 20 and 10c. were wounded and thirty five captured Belfast, Sepicwves loon.- it Harx;a.“ Greenwood, Chief Secretary for Ireland has informed the magistrates of Coun- ty Lough -that he can hold out no hope that the Govt. will leverse its decision in the case 0° Lord Mayor Mac Sweeney on hunger strike in Brixton Prison. The magistrates recently sent a communication to Sir Hamar demand- ing full self Government for Ireland with powers no less comprehensive than those enjoyed by any dominion and calling for- the immediate release of Mayor MacSweeney. Stockholm, Sept, 19th.— The peace treaty between Russia and Finiand is to be signed on Monday‘at Dorpa‘ says a Helsingfors despatch to the '‘Dagens Nyheter.”’ : Toronto, Sept 19th.—The. formation of an Imperial Cabinet was forecasted in the address of Lord Desborough President of the Chamber ofCommerce of the British Empire. Warsaw, Sept. 20th.--Russian Bol- shevik forces have been driven out of Eastern Galicia by a gegeral Polish advance along the southern frontier an official communication issued by the Polish War Office on .Saturday said “‘Ourdetachments have driven the ene- my across the Stripa and have broken their resistance. They are approach- ing the Sereth after the capture of Zloczow Biala Kanien and Olesko and the occupation of the Styr and Stock- hod rivers. Our pursuit of the enemy forces is being continued. In the region of Kobrin the eremy attacked fiercely but vainly, It has been obsérved thar te Lithuanians are reinforecing their troops which proves that their decla ration of peaceful designs are lacking in sincerity. NEW YORK. Sept. 20th 1920 Flour, Blendad Clears St. Lawrence Frapd ’ pr..brl 811 50 Meal, Kilndried per 100 tbs $3.85 New Season’s Pork per brl. $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $31.00 Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 ibs : $10.3% Molasses Sugar 89° test no quotation. Cotton, Middling Upland, at Liverpool per Ib. 21 2?40(7"5. Exchange, New Y(rk and London, 60 days’' sight $3.50 Exchange New York and London, sight : $£3.54 LONDON, Sept. 20th 1920. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, Govt, controil- ed and free o1 contro) 1295. 4d. Sugar-Moscovado Govt, covtrolled price, : duty paid 955. 103s. Moscovado free of Govt. control duty paid nomignal. : German Beet 88°/¢ f.o.b. no sales. White Java sugar cif United Kingdom « nominal 89s. (d. Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal, Trinidad ‘Cocoa, Good Middling Red no. minal per ewt 90s. od. Cottor, Medium Fine Sea Island, at liv- erpoo! per b, nominal Bank of England rate of Discount pe cent. 7. : Consols -45§. Three per cent rentes in Paris Fcs. 53.90 All prices subject to correction.