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& VP o /&€ ; ‘l—“ ///w\‘l | i )//’.‘;?—- |‘> R- ' : {,: l,’ \ ‘// (/ ¥ r =L. K‘,& yllf‘]{X AN NG & AT 4N,’ ‘ ,’/, N ,—L--~\ | | " S R i v "% NS P 76TH YEAR. THEST. CROIX AVis is printed and pu*lished daily (Sundays wnd Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Office THERMS---50 cents monthly in advance. 2 cents per single copy. ntered as second-class matter May 28th 1917 at the Post Oifice at Christian gtad. SE.Craw. Vo l.ojftne U], 5. 4.« Ul dar the Aot 27 Varch 3. 1879, Contribution to this paper will be glad- g received when the same deals wih mat- ters of general interest, and 1s accompa- nied with the author’s name, as a quar- ntee of good farth. Th» editor caunot be responsidle for the vizws of . “orrespon- lentsnor does he necessairily enaor. *hom ITHLEGRAMS. s CROIX STATION. London June 22nd. —The ouatstanding feature o! the seenyri session of the (m- --yarial eorfrcan A« N-Imoar [2alown= ing Srtree:- was 1n address by General Smu's, Promier 9¢ 3outh Africa. His viav of ih* previpdarant role whieh A neria is onmnl opldy iln foture was suzzested, ra her tnan broadly delineat- ed. Geni. Smuts devetdped the ar gumeant that what tne world today most neadad was p2ac2. 'he British Empire hal no milicary aims to serve and no miii.aristic ideals. and it should be the main. in faect the only object of British p.liev, to secure real p2ace for tho Empire and the world generaily. Much had been done to bring abouta settlement ¥it Germany, which he hoo- ed would prove tinai and workable. “‘Un doubtedly the scene has shifted away from Europe to the Far East and to the Pacific ”’, said General Smuts ‘' The prub- lems of toe Paciiic are to mv mind the world prob!ams of the next 50 years or more. In these problems, we are as an Empire, vary vitally interested. Threc of the dominions border ,n its doors. There tooare the United Statesand Japan. I't ere also is China The fateof the gr=at- est human population on earth will have to be decided there, and therel believe the next great chapter in human histor: will be ¢nacted. New York, June 22nd.—The raw su- gar market was steady early today. No fariher changes occurred in refined sugar, ~th all re ners listing. New York, June 22nd. The members of the special mission appointed by the f'rench ‘zovt. officially tc thank Canada for coming to the aid of France in the war, arrived on the steamship Paris, the CHRISFIANSTIED. V.l USS,. A MONDAY 27t JUNE 1921. new ship of the I'rench line, which con- cluded her maiden voyage when she decked here this forning. London, June 22nd. -The National Alliance of empl:vers and emvloyed of Great Britain, has asked the Govt. .to summon «a Jjoint industrial conference representative of all the masters and inen now engaged in wage disputes, with instruction te try to save the indus- trial situation from chaos At che same time, it is understood that the labour partv and the trajde union congress are considering calling a conference in Lon- don next week to deal with the proposal of a general strike in support of the miners. ‘ [okio, June 21:t. —Terrific floods are ~weeping large dreas of Japar e du... “today approached 26v. -dintire viiliges submerge” under 15 feet of water in .~ Hita .striet. At Kva- sha more than 60y . houses were washed away. Heavy rains caused the floods The district of Kwusha was inundated so quickly thar thousands had narrow escanes. At Yleast 180 persons were drowned there. [he flood swiftly swept hundreds of the lightly construecied dwellings intr the torrent, where they coilapsed and were carried out to seua 1n a mass ol debris. Bridges were torn out and sweot awav. In the Hita dis- trict the waters soread more slowiy, filling the streets o many villages, some of them to a depth of 15 feet. Twenty villages are known to be under water, their inhabitants r4king to boats, some living precariously in trees and others clinging to oots .of cottages., which threaten momentarily to leave tneir foundations. Near Fukuoka, a city of about 10,000 persons, great damage was done. Holyhead, June 23rd. -The King and Queen argived here this m, rning from Belfast. &mmediately after landing they boarded tl.eir train for London. Relief over the safe return was expressed by this morning’s newspapers,§ which also voiced appreciation of their courage in making the trip to open the Ulster Par liament. The pickats assigned to vari- ons parts of Belfast had an easy task for during the King’s presence there were no disorders. The nationalists and Sinn Feiners confined themselves to re- fraining from all participation in the ceremonies. Many of the adherents of these two parties were among the crowds that .velcomed their majesties, nct de- nying themselves a view of the briiliant scenes. ' -‘.\'3 149 NOTICE AS I will be detached from duty in St. « roix on or about 15th July 1921, it is requested that all who have charges against me per- sonally, or against the office of the Despatching Secretary, render their bills in full on or betore 15th July 1921 that they may be settled prior to my detachment. C. W FOX ' Despatching Secretary NOTICE. SUBS-\ RIBERS to the telephone service are hereby informed that the subscription rate of $1.50 per month will be discontinued at the expiration of this month. . here- after one rate of $3.00 per n.onth will be in effect; and the toll for night calls will be 10 cents per con- nection between the hours from 10 P-m. 10 ba m. Municipal Telephone System, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, June 23, 1921, H. BERG, Manager. .g N . Executor’s Notice. PUBLI() notice is hereby given that 1. the undersigned, have been duly appointed the KExecutor of the Estate of: BIAGGIO PEZZELLA, late of St. Tho- mas, deceased, and [ require all persons baving claims against the said estate to present them to me, with the proper vouchers, within six months from date hereof, at the office of ‘my Attorney in the City of St. Thomas; and all persons indebted to the said estate are respect- fully requested to make immediate pay- ment to me at said office. Dated: June 1. 1921. FILIPPO FEZZELLA, FErecutor. McamANTS STEWART, - Attoruey for Executor, Manecke Building, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, U S. A.