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Special Sunday Night Goncert, U/.S. NAVALBAND Frederiksted, Virgin [slands. : - September 26th. 1920. First Musician A. Sebastian Forbes, Loeader. . : , Concert begins at 9 o’clock. PROGRAM. | March. . .......Excelsis.... .-..Loosley. Overture. . ..Poet and Pzasant. ...Suppe. Waltz. .~ The Dollar Princess. ... Roberts. Cornet Solo. .. .. Amusician astray in the . forest...... Andrew Herman. Characteristic. . .. Humoreske . .. Dvorak. Overture.... The Jolly Brothers...Suppe Reverie. ......Traumeri.... ..Schumann March. . . ...Call of the Wild ....Loosley NATIONAL ANTHEM. N.B. A series of special Prog .ms will be played by the Frederiksted Naval Band, commencing Sunday 26th 1920. Selections are taken from the best coi. posers. i -~ LOCAL. [he mail-boat Creole sailed for St. Themas this morning, but it is not assur- ed that she will return before next week Wednesday, the regular schedule day of arrivai from St. Thomas. The Korona on the way to Frederik- sted passed this port at about 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon and is advised as having left the other town for St. Thouw- as and New York, some time last night. ¥ The s. s. Guiana is now advised as having sailed from New York on Satur- day morning the 18th. and is, therefore, not looked for in Frederiksted before to- morrow. Several cases of Danish Pilsener Beer were released from “bhond yesterday the customs authorities having been "advised by radio to the effect that the beer could be imported. This beer is being sold at something like 50 cents a bottie and has been hought as though people were fa. mishing for it ; TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STA:ION. Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 17th. —Edwin fischer of New York who was arrested here today in connection with the explo- sion on Wall Street, New York, yesterday, was adjudged insane by the local Luna- cy Commission and sent to the Hamil- ton Jail for the time being. [t is said his friends wish him committed to the in- sane asylu.. but a despatch from New York stated that an officer was on his way to Hamilton with a subvoena for ST CRuIX AViD Fischer and he will be held until the arrival of the officer. The doctors of the Lunacy Commission stated that Fischer was not responsible for his actions. Dr. MecGillivray,one of the commissioners said that Fischer appearedto have an anti- pathy to Mr. J. P. Morgan and President Wilson, but this was of recent date and the result was of his present mental con- dition. Fischer Fad in his possession vhen taken into custodv a copy of ‘‘Sovi- et Russia’’, a pamphlet published in New York and a certificate showing that he had passed examinations in law in New York. He also had several post cards similag to those published containing warnings that Wall Street was going to be blown up. - Toronto, Sept 18th. —Following a week or so of prelimina.- meetings and the big mass meating of welcome of Hall Izt night. the ninth congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire opened its business seesions this morn- ing in the Convocation Hall of Tor6nto University. Lord Desborough presided The delegates assembled included promi- nent members in the business and indus- trial world from ‘Great Britain and the Dominions bevond the seas and from many cities in Canada. There are befere the con. ess a large number of resolu- tions alcng the line of development of trade within and without the empire but particularly with 2 view te the building of imperial ties and imperial relationship by the fostering trade between its con- ponent par:s. It is expected that the congress will not be concluded until the end of next week. Constantinople,. Sept. 2ist.—Three members of the Turkish Cabinet have re- signed because they have been unable to bring a. :ut a compromise agreement with the Turkish Nationalists by which the treaty between Turkey and the Allies may be carried out. Their action makes the selection ofa new ministry neces- sary. Washington, Sept. 21st.—A hurricane warning on the west Louisiana coast and on- the Texas coast from Port Arthur to Corpus Christi was issued today by the Weather Bureau. The warning said a tropical storm in'the Yucatan channel was advancing north-w stward and was attended by ‘‘dangerous winds.”’ Neces- sary warn all interests,said the announce- ment. Following a warning that a gulf storm is approaching a number of tran- sients left ( orpus Christi this morning. The majerity of the people however intend to remain but are preparing to move to higher ground in case of neeces- sity. A tropical storm last year struck the main land at Corpus Christi killing several hundred persons and causing prop-:rty camage. London, Sept. 21..—Lord Mayor Mac- Sweeney passed a very restless night at B xton Prison, where he e¢ntered this morning the 40th day of his hunger strike. He had some sleep but it was ‘quite fitful. He was: very weak this morning the bulletin stated. ° Relfast, Sapt. 2lst.—%ollowing a dis- play by Ulster volunteers today armed and disguised men in uniforms a.tacked several premises in Carrick-on-Shaanon, County Leitrim, and caused consider- able damage with rifle fire and "bombs. Reports-from Scari 1, County Clare, state that reprisals have been taken on that village for the wounding of two consta- bles. Similar scenes occurred in Abbey- feare, County Limerick, x~here the local temperance hall was burned, a pharmacy damaged and the windows of houses smashed in reprisal for the death of a constable on Saturday. : London, Sept. 20th. —Sir William Bev- _eridge, Director of the London School of economics, believes that the couitry is entering on a period of bad trade and severe unemployment, The present pe- riod of decreasing trade is chiefly due to inflation of eredit, he said which caused prices to go up. Heavy taxation is anoth- er obvious cause.~: .. oo LT London, Sept. 20th. —There was little hope tonight that the strike of the ceal- miners set for September €ith. could- be averted. The Executive of the Miners Federatiou had another long conferznce today with Sir Robert Horne, but wo agreement was reached on the question of increase of two shiliings per day in wages ag demanded by the miners, Paris, Sept. 20th. —Poland and Lithu ania have agreed to suspet?l?flostilities pending an inquiry and decision of the issue a: stake by th2 Council of the [.eague of Nations, it was "an.aounced here this morning. Toronto, Sept. 20th.—Recognition of the importance to the British Empire of the Congress of the Chambers of Con- merce now in session- here was empha- sized by the King in a cablegram read at the Congress this morning in acknow- ledgement of the loyal greetings express- ed by the .Congress in a ~able sent on Saturday. Lord Stamfordhem the King’s Secretary cabled as follows:--"‘The King fuily realizes tuat these meetings are conductive not only to the commercial interests, but to the very unity of the Empire and His Majesty wishes that all possible success may result from your deliberations’’. The congress discussed this morning the creation of a permianent bareau of standardized information on all colonial methods of valuing imports and exports and decided on its establish- ment. Mr Sheldon of Australia, com- menting on the formation of the Imperial Shipping Committee. expressed disap- proval of the exclusion of the dominions and dependencies from membership in the committee. Aresolution which was passed, added toithis 'protest a demand that the British Govt. afford the domin- ions an opportumity to:nominate their representatives of shipping and trading interests to serve on the committee. Sir Alex %c Robert of Cawnpors india, ask-