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LOCA!L A seleet programme was rendered in the usual masterly stvie by the Navy Band last night and received the appre- ciation of a large gathering. The band returns to St. Thomas tomorrow 1t is understood and we take this opportunity of thanking Bandmaster Adams and his men for the many enjoyable evenings they have afforded the public here dur- ing their stav. It is hoped that they have also found their visit a pleasant one, and that it wili not ho long before we have the pleasure o weleomiug them to St. Croix again. We have been asked to mentiom that the Native Brass DBand will give a con- cert on the wharf tomorrow night. The s. s. ‘‘Catherine’’ is due on scho- dule time, having 31 tons of cargo for this island. THE RACES, A LITILE TALE, 1. This is a little tale of the races Where theroughbreds numbered seven, And the fleotast horse that covered the cotrse Did not eome down from heaven. Tha “*Eagle’ flew as fast as she knew, But still ceuld not draw level For the “‘Bullet’”” sped three lenchts ahead And in front of all was the "‘Devil.”’ The *"Little Button’ was ''good for nu®- ten’’ And quite unfit for the show Quo Vadis ? you ask, lis a diflicult task to say where he ought to go. 2. When the cats were away on the second duy And the mice haa a chance for a cup. Black Eagle won, but the “'Taie”’ woaldn’t run So the ''Lass’ snatched a second prize ujp. But the tail that all the horses saw And the tale that all the horses tell .. nct the tail »f the “*Fairy Tale” But the ""Devil’s’’ that gave them hell. —-St. Kitts Nevis Bulletin, GOVERNOR ENDORSES WORK OF RED CROSS IN VIRGIN ISLANDS. The full cooperation of the new admin- istration im the Virzin Islands in the va- rious activities beiny earr.ed on there by the American R2d Cross 1s promused in a letter juse received at National Head- guarters by Ernest J. Switt, Assistant to tire Divector of Foreign Operations, from the new governor, Phiilip Williams. ' he letter foilows : '] wish to thank vou for your letter of Nevember 15, 1923, in .which you bring to my attention a resume of the present P 1 = [ 1 V. 1§ (i L OOl> £ A N1 and past activiiies of the American Red Cross in the islands of which I have just assumed the Goveggorship. “*Please be :xmmii that [ sally anpre- ciate the sood werk which yvour svlendid organization is doing in these islands, and that the activities of veur Chapters here will meet with my wholehearted cooperation and support.”’ —The Red (_,',"H::.-‘ (V(:”,?'."l‘; . TLEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Pariz. Jan. 15th. -The cabinet, actinZ toduv in the finaneial ecrisis eaused by l the fall of the frane, deci‘ed to increas? all taxes. direet and indirect, by 20 p2r cont. It also degided to reduee the re- coverable budoet 1n 1924 teo 5 000,000,000 franes. witen will be met oy this new taxaiion. Tho Ministers agreed :l:0 to adjourn discussion of all biis before the P.riam=nt invo ving additional exp2ndi- tyre, such a-~ the pending measures for increasos in pensions, eie. The Govern- ment likewrse decided to put betore the Chambor on Thursday a bill balancing the budoet, purting the recoverabie bud- get, heietofore met solely by loans, info | the ordmary hudget and zeiting all this . by actual Government income, ‘The Gov- ernment Wiil ask immediate discussion | of its measures and a vote on the ques: | tion of confidence. Athens, Jan. 15th. Great Britain has | recopnized the Greek Government, the ! British Charge here was olicially ad- vised by the Foreign Office. Paris. Jan. 156th.—-The committea of experts kegan this merning its task of examinine the rescurces of Germany. The members met promptly at ten L e’cloek, i Paris, Jan. 15th.-—-Dr. Schacht, Presi- dent of the Reiehs Bank and Germany Currcney Comnnssioner, has been la- ' vited by the Experts lnvestig iting Com- ~ mittee to come to Paris immediately. it ' was announced this afteracon. Lhe eommittee desires to avail itseif of Dr. Scehacht’s knowledge of the present cur- rency situation in 3ermany a id receive ' his suggestions as 10 measures which counid be gquickly applied to improve the status of the mark and stabibze it ‘ Tokio, Jan. 15th.—Fitty persons aie . believed to have been Kkilled in {okio, . Yokohama and the outside dis' ricts in aa . earthquake today. while mavy persons . were injured. No casualties among for- | eigners have been reported. I'ne statis- | ties were given out by the police. One | report stated that 600 houses had been de- ' molished in Yokohama. Odavara, acuy " on Kyatsu Bay, about 75 miles south-wer . of here, suffered the greates: damaze, ' as it did last September, when vast soc- . tions of both Yeokohama and [oki and . surrounding cities virtually were des- ! troyed. Wacer mains were broken by . the earthquake and water tlooded rthe " streets, big buildings of wodern ccu- < ruetion. which were badly damaged in many instances, still, in partial ruins iroru the disaster of last® September, were further damazed The cabinet wont into session immediately after the earthquak: to consisler relief measures and to obtain informiation regarding the extent of the damaze. The stock market susp-n led operatings, nwing to the fail- ure of enmmunieatirns. The ecenire of the earthquake is believei to have beed nzar Tanzawai Mouortain, in the Sagaz provinee, aceordine to offizials of the Csntral Ohsorvarory, where lits duration was recordad as 12 miuutes. Its intensi ty was estimated as haif that oi last YepLeoer. Linion. Jan. 16:h. --The sossions to- nivat of the new triangular parliament did mueh to elear away ithe clouds of drubt which have ovarbung it. For the first time in histoiv. the ilouse of Lom- mons listen=d atto:stively to pronogacs- ments of a Labour leader vwhile the heads of the two oldor pardes could only he rated among these woo also Sf‘,x)ke, Mr. Bamsay Mace Donald’s exposition of the aims of labour and whatever gleams of iight h» cast upon his party’s policy was tne important teature of the day. Mr. Lloyd George spoke for the Libzrals, for Mr Asguith +as nat yet re- covered fron his i.in=2s3, althougn he was able to appear in the Hiu-2 and secons- ed Mr. Mae Donald’s ericicismis ot tie Conservative Governme=at. Mr. DBuld- win made ithe beat defenc= in the way of explanations he could on behali of his government. Mr. Mae Donald lur- nished no ammunttion for his oppo- nents, who had bLold up the Labour Party as a meaae> 71 the nat:on’s diguity and prosperity. Hz carried the war in- te the enemy’s camp and charged ilhose he termed sczare-moagers, with having in their attaks on +absur damaged ne nation’s eredit and interes:s. No ,batty, he said, would wiiingly undertake to govern the country with (e pres:ni conditions of foreiza and domeastie vro- blems and he appra'ad for Batish fuir- play, without whish no party cold carry on. Lord ilaldave was R spokesman for Labour in the House of Lords. Rising in response to an up- peai from Marquis Curzon, Lord Hui dane had no fears concerning a abour Government and deciired, "there is a desire on the part of rhe mnus- ses of the pauple to get a better chance in life for themselves and their childron. For years Parhament looked on and did nothinz. This is a great movement which has to be put into shape and given a chane2’’ Marquis Curzon and Viscount Grey made specifle speeches. Any hopes that the Baldwin soveriment might continue for a iim: on suilierance were killed when the announcem=nt was made that the Labour Party had decided to pro- prse an amendment to the reply to the King’s speech There will be two more davs for speeches in the House of Com-