USVI Public Records

Document text

er. List prices now range from 7.25 (o 7.50 for fine granulated. Refined futures weare nomioal. Washinston, May 15th.—Over riding the yopposition of the President, the House todiy adopted the confercnce re- port on the Immigration Bill, which would mak: July this year the ¢ff ctive date of Japanese exclusion., Tha >Senate will now be called on to aet, afrer waich the Bill will go to the Precident for signature. His course has no:¢ been determi red, Wesniazton, May 15th.—The Presi- dent vetoed the Soldier’s Bonus Bill, passed at the sessior of the Uni ed States Ciaoress. On the heels of iz diszap- proval of the Bursam Peuasion Biil be- cause he felt it would be an undue strain on the Treasury, the Presila2at seat baeck for the same reason the CoHmpensation M rasure, wrich would give free life io- surance policies to the Great War vete- ran 3. Advoecates of the® Biil immediate- v announced that an attempt wouid be made to pass it over the veio. Un its original passaze it seeeived more than the two thir's vote peces=ary to over- ride the voie in both Senate and House. Asuncion, Paragusy, May 15th. Eli- gio Ayala has been elected President aa:d Manuel Burgos Viee Presideit of the Repunlie, as a result of the ba oting on Sunday. The elcction was corried out peacefully 1o all par:s of the coun- try. Meinourne, May 15th.—Reuter’s The Australi:n seetion of the Empire Press Uuion Las decided to invite the Empire Fress Union Delegates to meet in: Aus- tralia ir. mid Septenber, Paris, May 15th.--Suzanre Lerglen is corfined io bed with a slight attack of joundiee, aecording to the Nice corres- pondent of “‘La Gauto”” who says it is possible the tennis star will be unable io ccme to Paris to defend her three Frerch chan pionships, Ciorstantinople, May 16th (United Press) Cne hundred and seventy persuns were killed andc several villages coniplete- iy destioyed during a series of severe eurthquekes at Eizerum, Kaskalu and Kars it was learned today, wken reporis flom the stricken areas came in, Tokio, May 16th.—71he village of Ma- chivche, elose 1o Mianato was virtually wiped cut teday by fire which des royed ¢(L 0 Lbemes, 'ncluding all public bu dings :1d bzrks in the business district. Ferlin, May 16th. —(United Press) Red war was threatened in cecupied Gernmeny tcdzy Communists increased their de- nuands for seizure by workers of all mives of the Kuhr, At the same time their lenders promised 'blocdy interfer- erce’ ina forthcomirg facisti ¢cn.on- stiatiorn, 2t Fuerstenwalde rext Sunda, In the cecup ed areas communist zggita- tors be. al, a new camp:ign to prevent miners ‘rom acquiesc:ng in French de- miunds ior ogerativn of a group c¢f pits uncer JL.e agreement Lbetween Fiench 7T3. L v 5 X and German indusirialisis. Strike ne- gotiations in the I'uhr may be closed to- day with an arbitration award. Caleatta, Mav 16:h.—Major Maclaren landed his round-tie vorld flight piane Fere today. His total mileage now is 6,570- He plars to halt at Caleatta until next Weunesday, in order 1o permit a general overhauline and nstallation of a new low compressicn engine in his aic- plane. £ dova Aaska, Mav 16 b 0 —lreven: ed iy rain 2rnd vinds tron. hooping oil yes erd.v trom Atrn [sland the Wester: mosi p o1 the Alleuaan group, for Pa: am:ssira Island, Japan, the United Siates arwy aitmen were azain prepared (o fake off today if weather conidi:icns permitted on the longest ieg o1 pneir worid ligzar. Londopr, May I6th,—The Hou<e ot Commons today debaied the question ol nationalizing the mines and meral; of (2:'eut Bx";{(:in. op Lhe second re vdin s of a private members’ bill, which was reject- ed 264 to 168. The miners are convinead that the problems in the industry on which they are dependent for hveithood can only be solved by nationalization and they are behind the bill, which was I=- troduced by (Mr. Hall, Labourite, the Government apnroved the measure 1n vriveiple and indeed is committed to na- tionalization by many past declaration of its members, but it was decided at a cabinet meeting vesterday, that cfficial support was not to be given the Lll to- dsy which left it to the fate of a fiee vule ot the House Eerlin, May 16th.—The German Govt. vesterdey, in a note to the Soviet Govt, exiressed regret that the Berlin Police had excceded their prerogative in nizk- ing the recert raid on the Russian Soviet Trade Missicn he re. Ihe noie Loweve 1, is not expecied to end the controversy, as the Russian _Govt. is reported to be muking demands for satisfaction which are rcgarded gs ircempatible with Ger- many’s .natiepal honour. Ibe Foreign Cffice is witkholding ccmment, pepding receiptof a cirect message from Mos- cow, Ottawa, May 16th.— (Caradicn Press) Alter 3 coniinucus sitting “‘with the, ex- ceplion of the dinner recess’’ of 16 hours, a weary House at 7.15 this n.oin- ing adopted the third budget of the pres- ent Goverument Ly avete 165 1o 53,4 ma- joerily ior the kudget of 112, Tle Con- servaiives voted solidly against it. ‘lhe end ceme sfter a debate which for a lergth and nun.ber of speechies has pno- bably ot beer sarpassed in the histoiy of the Canadian Parliement 7The budaet was broeghtt down over a month ago and with intervals there has been debate thereon practically ever since, Meibcurne, Auvstralia, May 16th—Reu- ters. A lubour member, speaking in the Feceral House of Representatives, yes- tecday ureed the cdmission of Germans to Austraiia on the same footing as other Whites. The Premeier peinted out that the quinguenal restriction on lLe cr.- tiy of Germans, which, vas inpceed at the time anti Curnen teelineg w stvene, exXplres ap 19E when Porlie il Wil be enatiid 16 wdmit Y without restrietions. o the npieat:im they are being adiitted under discr - LIOr ary rowens, Povie. May 16 h “Anisno vesulis were achieved todaey 1n o selonitlic cxpe enl in wlich 10~ 6l ne vl Rerr e put?v(i i1 L‘ii'::-ti. cobital Rt e s depattinent of the Hatie Viénps i expetrinment Was o tesl 7 eSO Saune and silence ard the effeer of the ex S 0 on Wind, Ihe b w Lol hend 2 Ldlledoaniles an v byl w 8 plain, berid at Bordean a8 well as suil ang Bivmmioeghao, Bneland. 5.0 piiles auay liteneie on he Fifte oo ciyzihed their eais o vaiph Albhiouel CXpioSiiy, e hapd Lbe oSt treniy ever atlen led made aetacr 299 feet and 65 tcet in diameter, atr.ospher i canicquences . apparently were sglieh for antinals plaecd noariy were uningo ¢ with the exeespiion of vae litttle puinea pig Kitiea by pebbios, t.ondon, Mav 16 h.--The fs'wf';)ing sich ness epiaemic is on the incerease in Great britain, f[he largest number of cases reportea since the epidemic began v s recorded last wook, when there were 3 cases in LLngland : Wales London, May Ivth.—ln the crick match between the South Africans ar No inghamshire the former scored 186 in their lirst innings and 236 in their cop ornd. Nothinghamshire scored 185 iy their first innings and 238 for sevep wickets in their second, thus winning t 1e match by three wickets. NEW YORK, May 16th. Flour, (hard winter clears $4.50. ** bhard winter straights $5.00 Meal, Kilndried per 100 pounds $2.20 New Season’s Pork per barrel $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per brl. §526.50 Sugar—~Crystals maximum per 100 lbs 5 78 Mclasses Sugar &9 maximum 4.75 (Cotton, Middling, Upland, at Liverpoo pet Ib. 17 89-ioo4d. Exchange. New York and London, € days’ sight $4.314 I'xchange New York and London, sight $4.563 LoNDON, May 16th. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, nominal per ewt. 395. od. —42s. od. ‘* Museavado nominal per ewt. 24 od.—3Bs. od, ** White Java’s cif United Kingdor 275. 3d. Demerara Rum per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, good middling red p ¢ cwt. 565. od, —-5Ts. od. Cotton, good medium West Indian & 4 Island at Liverpool, per ib. 26d. nomipns Bank of England Rate of Discount p. » 4s. : Consols 074, Three per cent. Rentes in Paris Fe5.51.90