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The attendance was good at the second ; show of ‘‘Peg O’ The Ring’’ at the thea- | tre last night and the serial and a cocmic | with whichk the exhibition terminated, | kept the audience . well entertained | throughout. ; ? S. S. Korona left this port early this | morning for St. Thomas, thence to Naw | York, via Cuba. The ship loaded here | 7,937 sacks of sugar from the St. Croix | Sugar Factory. x Little Johny’s Slate. Un the lostate, Sept. the sixth. Dear Mr. Editor: [ am riteing this little letter cause Daddy is to sick to rite this morn- ing. He has been a sort.of sick since the house went dry, and says that he has been turscy for 2 months, having only water in the place to drink. Daddy n:ust be tursty this morning, for he has been punching a bag hanging from the rouf, which he ~alls a daily exercise. He told mother that some guys think themselfs on the Governors staf, when they are not. He told mother the next stunt they will try to pull off will be | a Sunday school for all of usr. Sister | teught that would be funny to see Daddy and mother and Cranny going to Sunday school, and axed Daddy if he thought | that the Coloneai Council and the Ofi- ! shals would also have to go. Daddy told Mother that somecone had tried to ki'l the Avis if Mr. Yohansen did not ! print the poem ‘‘llaryhad a little lamb’’ | for the people to rede, and Mother said | that it must be a hard job to know what | to rite to please some people. 1 axed | Father if a paper could die, he said ae. did not know, but it could be stunned ! for some time like the West lind News | was. He said he was sorry to here about the Avis as it had begun to be | very alive and many of his friends had | axed him how mjch it would cost for | harf a senturyw s:awseripshun. I forgot | to say that this morning when Father | was fighting the bag, he missed it and | the bag struet him on his head from | behind and Sister lerft and Father said | Darn it, this is gorrilla warfair.’”’ 1 | strowed Father my slate and he says that | if Mr. Yohansen will publish it he does | not see any harm in it, but he said that E tha office 1s over Mr. La Begars ice | parlor and the floor may at times be eoid. l Father never gets cold feet he has been g a lot in the snow. Please axe Mr. Svendser to wash his films, Father says they say his pictures are dirty. Do not let the little boy that sits on the high chair by the window brake my slate, | may want it to rite another time. | Yours truly : | JONNIE IGNATZ. l g ROR ANVIP Schnr. ‘'Virgiria’’left yesterday 6 p. | m. for Pio. Ri€ ia St. Thomas with | the following pas azers. For San Juan P. R. Rebecea T on, Herbert EKbbesen. Passengers for ... Thomas: Benjamin Jones, John Allen, Allan Taylor, Louis Redman, Augustos Wal- cott, Carfield Brathwaite, Mary Hansen, Garfield Jackman, Stanley Hal'c, Thomas | James, ~ugusta Petersen, Helen Adanmis, | Stanley Hodge, Ralph Moller.— West End | News, Aug. Bth. | TELEGRAMYS | ST CROIX STATIUN,. j London, Sept 3rd.—The carapaign for , administrative economy is gaining mo- | mentum daily. Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. | Chamberlain came to London today, es- | pecially to hold a meeting of tae Cabinet | which included Earl Curzon, President of | the Council and Govt. Leader in the | House of Lords and Mr. Barnes, Minis- | ter without &portfolio. It is understood | that the discussicn was centred around | national finance being particulerly devo- | ted to the question of how far it would be possible to reduce estimates for the de- | fensive services. There is much talk of | a possibility that Mr. Chamberlain may | present a new interiin Budget, but this is consideved quite improbable. Regard- ing the press attacks übon Mr. Bonar | Law, Mr. Lloyd George has snt a mes- | sage to newspapers here declaring 1t would be grossly uafair to attribute the continuation of wdr exvenditures to any particular member of the Govt. Lopdon., Sept. 2nd. The removal of export restrictions except on certain classes of commodities schedul>d as un- stable key industries which came into | effect to-day. One side of the features is the danger of ‘'Dumping’’ and makes gloomy predictions regarding unemploy- ment and general distress, vhile the other side, although dissatisfied with the exelusion of certain key coinmodities from the order. sees in the removal of the embargo an assured lowering in cost of necessities, thus making for con- tentment of the masses. German man- ufacturers appear eager to resume in- terrupted business and their circu- lars reaching London lay emphasis on the present Jow value of the mark. One communication in particular says: “‘We should like to point out that with | reference to the present rate of ex- change, ‘'we no doubt will be akle to \ offer .you advantages in prices’’. A | British industries federation official is responsible for the statement that ow- ing to the low rate of the mark, | Germans in the engineering trade, | are quoting forty per cent below current | British prices. Toys, gloves, hosiery and brushes are other industrics which . fear the present geuneral competition, Trades council are passing resolutions 1 calling on the Board of Trade to close the door and there is a movement to induce trzde journals to refuse German advertisements. Paris. 3ept. 2nd.--It is expected in vificial eireles that the Chamber of Depu- .ies wiil vote on ths Feace Treaty on Sat- urday, aceording to Marcel Hutin of the "*Echo de Paris’’. Paris, Sept’ 2nd—The Treaty of Peace will probable be handed to the Austrian Delegation late this afternoon, accm'd- ing to incications here rhis morning. London, Sept. 2nd.——The French Lega- tion at Tien 'l'sin, China, issued empha- tic denial on Saturday of a reported alie- gation made at Washington that Great Britain, France and Japn had concluded a secret agreement prejudicial to the n- terests of China, according to advices re- ceived here. Paris, Aug. 2nd--The Judiciary Com- mission of the Peace Coanference has submitted a report on the German ¢on- stitution. It recommends that the Govt. be ¢iven 15 days in which to modify the constitution relative to the admission of Austrian Deputies inio the German Parliament and suggests that if this de- mand be deniad, Frankort shcuid be ce- cupied, according to ‘‘Le Journal’’. Berlin, Sept. 2nd. —The First contin- gent of German prisepers has arrived at Cologne and Deuz from the British Canip at Calais. The mer appeared to be well ied, and they wcere 00d clothing. London, Sept. bth.—An impressive memorial servicz for the late General Botka was held today at Westminsiel Abbey. f{eneral BEirdwood represented His Majesiy and aniong others present were Righ. Hon. A Bonar Law, Rt. Hon. G. A. Robeirts and various High lominis- sioners anc. Representatives of State De- partments and numerous other distin- suistied persons. London, Sept. sth.—A Reuter’s des- patch from Warsaw reports that a large Gerraan airstip which is fiittaed with a wiceless outfit, is making regus lar trips bDetween Bresiau and seve- val towns in Russian boishevik territory. The despateh sasserts that the eraft carried thirty passengers and is be- ing used chiefly ¢ transport Bolshe- vik agitators. The Mrship has ire- quently becn observed flying to Lemberyg, walicia. Geneva, Sept. Sth—TlThe Austrian peace terms have been received in Vienna witil the greatest surprise and indig- nation, according to advices reaching here. [t is believed that the Renrner Ministry will fall as a consequence. Monarchist cireles consider that the terms have definitely kiilled any nope of the return of the Hapsburgs. Ex- Emperor Charles, who received the news from Paris soon after the reply of the Allies was handed to the Aus- trian Cominission, has decided te ieave Switzerland. London, Sept. bsth.—Confirmation of the occupartion of Kiev by the foreces of General UDenekise the Anu-Bolshevik