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OoR A EN g el " 72SEe>~{P : ey b 5 W . ee i & I(th YEAR CIRISTIANSTED, V. 1 U 85 A, MUONDAY, lite JUNE 1923 « ernment did not eontend that a ship en- tering the te @i orial waters of a country v’as not suojeat to the jurisdiztion of tkat country, but that as a matter of in- ternational comity suach juarisdietion was not generally exercised, cxeapt to re- strain aets likely to lead to disturbances of the public order. *'No possible dis- turbance of the pabli= ordeg in the Uani- ted Siates nor injury to the Jnited States interests could arise from the existence of liquor under seal on ships in U. S. territorial waters’’. he eontined. ‘'lhe GGovernment coasequently suogested to the United St (es Government that the proposed regulations were such as might pssibly be discussed with other mari- trme powers before they were enforced’’. He understyo i, how :ver, that the Amer- ican Government had nnt seen its way elaar to comply with thosa suggestions. The guestioners wanted to knowv if the Premer wouid eonsider the advisability of insiructiny the captains of Britlsh steamers to seai their liquor befcre er tering United States territorial water and submit to search and capture by off cials provided with the necessary war- raois, whether a British ship in U. S. waters was not British territory under international law and therefore exempt from search and whether the British Government intend to accept the United States ruling in rezard to this matter, The speaker, however, intervened and suzgested that questions of such interna- tional importance had better be submit- ted in written form. : Brosc=in ' e biu. ~lodly's cunver- «aons among M. Poincare, M. Las- cyrie, Premier Theunis, and M. Jasper of Belgium are regarded in ofiicial cir- cles here constitu ing the mosl Luapor: ant meeting betwoen the two nations since the French enterad the Rahr. No» attempt is made in the Beizian capiial to hide the “ftact that the Ministers are meeting with widely divergent views as to the scup2 tne coniereance shouid have, the Belgians practically openiy have annoancad their intention of asking a full discussion of the reparations pro- blem as a whoe while M. Poiacare has signified that he preferred th2 Brusseis confereaca shuuld deal only with the ex- ploitation of the Ruar and kindred sub- jeets. Lausante, June 6ih.—Tha Near Eist Conference is again in troubled waters, with each sid2 waiting for the other to give way on unsettied problems aad n) inmediate sointion of the esis s 1o THE ST. CROIX AVIS is printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Office. TERMS:--50 cents monthly in advance, 2 cents per single copy. Entered as sccoed-class wmatter BMay 26th 1917 at the "Post Office ¢t Christian- sted, St. Crotz, V. L of the U. S. A. un- der the Act of March 3, 1875. Contribution to this paper wiil be glad- lg received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interesi, and s accompa- nied with the cuthor’s name, as « guar- antee of good faith. Theeditor cannat be responsible for the views of liis correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endgrse them. TELEGRAMS. ST. (ROIX STATION. Durand, Mich., June sth.--Four per- sons were kilied and about forty others, members of various Knights Templar commanders of West Michigan were in- jured when a special train on the Grand Trunk railway was derailed two miles west of here this morning. The train was made up at Grdnd Rapids . « was carrying Knights Templar o their state convention at KFlint, Wellington, June, 6:th.—Addressing a public meeiing yesterdsy Mr. Massey the I'remier, said {that New Zealand would have to do mere for a naval defence. The D minion eould not +it back and let the Irg sh tax pzyer bear the whole extra expenses of the proposed Sinzapore naval station. New Zealand and Australia would have to b2ar their share of the cost, he decared. i andon, Jua- oth,—Mr, Stanley Bald- win was questioned in the tlouse of Com- m.ors today in regard to the eftect of the Umited States Supreme Court ruling which bars vessels bearing intoxicating liguors 'rom the YUnited Siates territor- ial waters after June 10th. The first guestion was specificaliy. In view of the prohibidion laws of the United States, with their effect on British shipping and tine near approach of June 10th, what is the policy of the Governmenl on this question and whether they (the Govern- ment) will still adhere to the lony aceept- ed internativnal practive under whnich the laws of 11s own flaz 2overn and reguiate rights, daties and obigations aboard <hip, whecher on the Lhigh seas, or within the ju.isdicion of any other nations’’. M., wsaniaia said ia reply that the Gov- No. 133 sight, The eonferenge is virtuallyat a standstill, each delegation waiting for ~lnstructions from its home Government . which might enable the plenipotentiaries ~ to break the deadlock. | Antigua, June Tith.—His Exeellency ~ Lt. Col,, the Honourable Sir KEustace ~ Fiennes, Bart, Governor of the Leeward ~ Islands, and the Honourable Lady Fien- ' nes, 0. B. E. returned from the United - States of America by the S. S. Guiana on dth inst. | New York, June 6th,—Unexpected . strength by two Davis Cup eontenders, - Holland and ireland. has marked the pre- ' liminary European zone play. Making | its debut as a separate team entry in th» | Internation ! tennis eompetitien, the Li- | ish players advaneced to the second roun:d byb.eliniinating India in a keenly fought contest, 3 matches to 2. Plaving in the | second round as a result of first round, ves, Holland, sarprised all by putting out Italy, taking three straizht matches to decide the tie. The Duteh players were the first to reach the third round. France, the European zone favourite, , 'aspytto a severe test to defeat the E » ong Danish teant, four to one, and | fades keen opposition in the gecond round | from Ireland. L.Andon, June 6th.—Six persons were t killet and twenty-three wounded at Leip- | sig hen a erowd of socialists and trades | uni nists clashed wirh the police, says a i ' spateh from Berlin. Peking, June 6th. The Chinese Cabi- i et has resigned. ’ | New York, June 6th. -Great Britain | is Ynderstood to have purcsased liberty | bo, .. and established doliar eredits here ? sn"Cvi\!z?!y to mect the next ionstalnent | o"/ pBO, 000, €UO on her war debt to this | duntry due June 13th. Sixty million - Tgold marks, recently shipped . ere for ac- - .eount of the bank of Belgium, are under stood to have been sold to the Treasury - Pepartment and the preceeds eredited . to Great Britain, . which presumabiy - brought up to German noie after it had . been aiscounted by Berlin, | Dayton, Otiio, June 6:h.—-The United . States ariny service dirigible C. 1 was ~ destroyed by fire shortly atter it moored - at the Wilbur Wright field at 6 p. m. ~ here tonight. 7The ship, the largest of is kind in this country, was destroyed i durinz a severe electrical storm. It came ~ to Dayten late today from Scott kield, ' lihimais, on a test flight. The ship was ' (Contined on 4th page.)