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[] ‘@ Publication. A SUPPLY of the St. Croix vode of Laws has been received and are for sale at the office of the Des- patching Secretary at $lO per copy. Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands of United States, 12 Au- gust 1921. (W, FOX, Despatching Secretary. NOTICE. E regret having to notify, that the worldwide economic depression also is reflected upon our island and makes it imperative that changes in the economic conditions of the island are effacted if the chief industry, the grow- ing of sugar canes, shall be preserved for the future. With the eliminatiin of tne high ex- change on U. S. currency and the reduc- tion in price on food from this and other cabes, we find it. bnt reasonable under the circumstances, that the present scale of wages brought about by the exchange situation and the high cost of living a couple years ago, be ad- justed. However, in order to enable the will- ing and efficient orker to earn a fair day’s wage, we the undersigned sugar concerns on and from August 22nd, will readopt on our estates the schedule of task work embodied in the agreement of August 15th. 1917, worked out in co- operation with the Goverr.ment, the la- “borers and the |planters, with the excep- tion, that the day’s task be based on 65 cents instead of 50 cents for 9 hours work. When this schedule is not applied the day’s wage shall be 50 cents for 9 hours work. WEST INDIAN SUGAR FACTORY. ESTATE LA GRANGE. ST. CROIX SUGAR FACTORY. August 12th. 1921. URSUANT to Ordinance of August 19th 1874 it is hereby made kiown that I have received announcement from the Concern ‘‘DEN VESTINDISKE SUKKERFABRIK’’ that from August 9th 1921, the Power of Attorney held by MR. P. ADAMSEN is revoked, and that from the said date MR. VIGGO WULFF is authorized to sign jointlywith MR. F. ANDERSEN, for the above concern, “DEN VESTINDISKE SUKKERFA- Bk, C. H PAYNE. 0 HO X & V 9 USIZ will be introduced in the Public M Schools of St. Croix in Septe nber and two Music Teachers will be em- ployed by the Department of Education. Any person desiring to apply for the above position to teach Music should do s 0 in writing to the Assistant Director of Education for St. Croix prior to Septem- ber 1, 1921. In order that the most capable people may be seclected an examination will be given all applicants soon after the first of September 1921. For the Director of Education, ARTHUR E. LINDBORG. Asst. Director of Education. EDITORIAL. Mr. Clifford A lams has shown us cor- respondence from Cari Fischer, wlusic Publishers in New York, quoting esti- mates for repairing and putting iostru- ments of the Industrial Brass Band in good condition. The amounts will reach a bhundred dollars perhaps, and it is hoped that the organizati>n will reeeive the necessary public support to enable the carrying out of the plans which would place the band on a substantial footing as far as instruments arve con- cgrned. A notice published in this issue an nounces that the Department of KEduca- tion wishes to engage tutorship in music which is an alditional subject to be taught in the public schools after Sep- tember Ist. Here appears to be an op- portunity for those of the Nav' Band who had taken courses and passed exam- inations with Colleges of Music in the States from which they have received eredentials as teachers. This move is very much to be commended being, apart from the immediate advantage it offers, an indication of the thoroughness of the work in the publie schools which former- ly were purely elementary. Music has a great power to refine while at the same time it opens opportunity to those qualified in the stady of it. At this moment news also reaches us that the St. Croix Grad- ed Grammar School (formerly Richmond High School) is acquiring an organ to be used in connection with vocal music les sons which for some time have been on the curriculum of that institution LOCAL. We have been asked to mention that the Native Brass Band will give a con- cert on the Wharf Sunday evening. The S. S. Parima from New York did not arrive at Frederiksted until 6p. m. yesterday. She brought only one saecl of mail consisting of abcut a dozen let ters it is advised and 1,759 packages for Frederiksted and 269 packages for Chris- tiansted and will sail for the islands this afternoon at 3 p. m. The Mystery is in Frederiksted. Mails later. The S. S. Pulwico is iooked for in Frederiksted tomorrow. She is repor:ad to have a large mail. . —— —— There were appreciable rain showers last night. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Londun, Aug. Bth.—The House of Commons today by a vote of 237 to 62 passed the third reading of the railway bill, which provided for the payment of 60,000,000 pounds as compensation to the railways on the withdrawal of Gov- ernment control this month and also for a new grouping of the railways for economic working and various reforms, including a settlement of the freight rate question and wages. Paris, Aug. 9th.—M. Briand, the French Premier, announcei to the Su- prem= Council this afternoon that the British Prime Minister, Mr. Lloyd George, and he were engaged in princi ples or. the Ugper Silesian boundary and , that it remained for the experts to draw the exzct line, which would be on a basis of giving equal value to the votes cast in the recert plebiscite whether Poclish or German, and whether in mining, indus- trial or rural.townships. “'lfwe examine the result of the plebiscite against way’’, said M. Briand, indicating broadly the principle the experts must follow. '‘there is .no doubt that the German mass is in the West and the Polish mass in the FEast of Upper Silesia. Thus, geographi cally speaking the solution is easy to be seen, aad even obligatory’’. The mem- bers of all the delegations feel a relict tonight that t"e only entanglement w ich has been threatening to wraek, the peace of Europe, has been solved by the spirit of mutual conciliation and good will which the French and British Pre- nmiers displayed in their private meeting oe Sundayv and Monday nights. The belief is held here that Poland and Ger- many will accept the settlement, al- though grumblingly, and that if dis- orders should break out, they will be suppressed by the Allies, Paris, Aug 9th. Optimism with re- gard to the Irish negotiations was ex- pressed today at the headquarters of the British delegation to the Supreme Coun- cil. Mr. Lloyd George regards the meet~ ing of the Dail Eirann, set for next Tuesday, as the most important step taken thus far in the negotiations, It was stated today at the headquarters of the