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lar concerts on the wharf on Friday and Sunday nights last. The band is mak- in# marked improvement and descrves encouragement. Those who missed the ‘mail on "unday are .reminded that a dispatch for San Juan and the States is being made .p to go forward by the Creole at sp. m. today. Correspondence Avpril 24th. To the Editor of St. Crotx Avis. Daar Sit:— Please allow me space in your val- d paper for the following answer to ‘Sheatre Patrons’. 11 the fans are placed on the eastern side of the theatre in order to heip the breezg moving threuzh tha thearre; if some I ~< were placed on the western 8100 thEY WOUG nven Afatnos 8 Bhe-"=n and consequently prevent fresh zir froia entering the theatre, Respectfully EINAR SVENDSEN. NEWS FROM NEW YORK. By Correspondent to the St Croix Avis. VIRGIN ISLAND WORSHIPPERS STIR HARLEM. Palm Sunday was a day of “special at- traction in colored Harlem, due to the activities of the Virgin Island Lutheran congregation ‘Tho hold their service at the Y. M. C. .on West 137th St.. pend- ing the erecti lof achurch of their own. The Rev. Zenan N. Corbee had an- nounced several weeks before, that «n this dayv a confirmation s&rvice woul be held. and immediately after, all these who desired to participate in the Holy Sacrament might do so. As the Y. M. C. A. could not accom- modate the arge following St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on West 122rd St. was loaned for the oceasicn. Twelve candidates were confirmed and ovegthree hundred perscns took part in the.. mmunion service. Rev. Bosch, pastor of St.Paul’s Church and who so kindly loaned the building for this special oceasion, made a short but appreciative address. Rev. Paul West assistant pastor, also took a prominent part in conducting the services. St. Paul’s Church whose seating capa. city is greater than the two Lutheran Churches of St. Crcix put together, was packed to its doors. SOUTHERN SCHOOL TEACHER AND VIRGIN ISLAND WOMAN TO VISIT ISLANDS. Miss Christianita Totten, a graduate Knoxville College Tenn. and Colum- o UL 8 v bia University N. Y., and who 'has been teaching at Henderson N. C. and several parts of the United States is plasning a trip to the islands shortly. ~ S~ will leave Henderson at the clos- . -i the school term, and secure pas- sage via New York on one of the first boais in Jure. : The greater portion of her stay will be in her native home Christiansted, St Croix. Miss Totten was formerly a teacher st the Public School of Christiansted many yvears ago. She came to Ameriea thirty-five years azo, and after being graduated has fol- lowed teaching all her life. VIRGIN ISLANDER STRICKEN ILL. Teniptad by a bright sun and unusually warm spring day, Mr. Gladstone Shirley a native of St. Jan, and a graduate of New York City College, ventured out on "~ streets in his shape and without an overco,- It took-only three hours for him to find out his mistuke, and he is at his home 1 W. 137th St. sufferring irom a severe attack of '‘La Grippe’’ as the resuit. Mr. Shirley is employed as a clerk in the Postal Department. TELEGRAMS. ST, CRUIX STATION. Lisbo:, April 19th. —lt was announced by the . 'inistry of Marine today that the damage to tlie hydro-airplane on which the Portuguese aviators have flown to St Paul Rocks is irreparable, another p.anc will be sent to enable captains Coutinho and Sacadura te continue their flight to ‘ ... mEnETiCR, Whitecourt, Alberta, April 19th.—The .reat part of the business section of Whitecourt is in flames. At two o’clock this afternoon practically the entire Fast side of the main business street had been consumed and other buildings were threatened. No estimate of the damage is yet available. Washington, April 19th --Although the American Government is neglecting ro opportunity to inform itself of what is happening at Genoa, officials here be- trayed anxiety over the latest develop ments as they affect the view of the ad- ninistration, the treaty between Russia and Germany means nothing to the Unit- ed States. Unless later information con- vinces them otherwise, the President and bis administration were said to ac- cept the treaty at iis face value as a peace settlement without sweeping pcliti- cal significance. OCn the basis of its present advices, this Government is de- clared to be of the opinion that nothing in the treaty conflicts with the separate peace treaty between the United States and Germany. Dublin, April 20th.—Last night was the worst Dubliu has experienced since Easter. so far a: neise was concerned. Several baildines ocenpied by the Pr vis- ional Ifree Sia'e Governmnent and guard- ed by otficial troop! were attacked ae- cording to the last edirions of the morn- ing rewspapers. 'The headquarters of the Provisional Free State Government in the College of Science were attacked from front and rear, but despite terrific firing entry was not effected. The City Hall and the telephore exchange al:o were heavily assav'ted. According to re- ports from an independent source, mid- night had scarcely passed when heavy volleys of revoiver shots were heard from Quay and Connell streats, while cpposing parties exchanged dozens of shots up and down the middle of Abbey street. Kir- ing also was observed from the old Gen- eral Post Office, at Connell street and Parnell square, but the uproar soon sub- sided and except for an occasional re- volver shot quiet was restored therr shortly after one o’clock. Mzanwh’ similar firing of considerable intens accompanied by boinb explosions - heard in other parts of the city, es ially in the neighbourhood of Kings garrisoned by troops actinz under authority of General Headquarter: the Irish Republican Army but i not known whether the building attacked. Armoured carslater on patre led the centre of the city and everybody on the streets was searched. Many of the windows in the telephone exchange were smashed by bullets and work there was suspended for an hour, Re~ v forces patrolling Grafton street e fired upon from roofs of houses i ride We!l Lane. Kings Inn and t¥ sreea Street Court House both have .een oc- cupied by regular Irish Republican Army troops. The Provisional Government intends using the latter as a piace for the sittings of the High Court. New York, April 21st.—General Gre- gnrie Semenoff, former Ataman of ihe Cossaecks, who was freed on a $25,000 bzail last night from Ludlow street jail dropped out of sight yesterday and even his lawyers said they were not certain where be could be located. Madame Sei.- enoff checked out of the Waldorf Astoria yesterday noon, although the General did not join her until evening, because he was in jail. Genoa, April 21st.—The Genoa Confer- ence has reached a state where several of the delegates appear highly distrust- ful of one another and the delegates are now in the heart of the City, where they can watch each other closer. The Ger- mans are much 2nnoyed by the skilful use the British ¢ 2gates have made of the press conferences, particularly Mr. Lloyd George’s master stroke in calling together ali the correspondents repre- senting the press of the entire world and announcing that the trouble with Ger- many would be adjusted. The German delegates twist this into a break of con- fidence, as taeir reply had not been pub- lished at th- time.