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DIED: At his residence in this town at 7.30 this morning after a protracted illness, Mr. W. .. PENTHENY, son of the late Capt. P. Pentheny, owner of con- siderable real estate in this island, for- mer member of the Colonial Council and one of the most popular and res- pected memhers of this eommunity. The deceased wag in his 58th year. Funeral at 4-o’clock tomorrow after- noon from Pentheny’s Hotel, King St. QOur heartfelt sympathy and condo- lences are hereby extended t) relatives and others bereaved. LOCAL We have been asked to mention that the Native Brass Band will givea con- cert on the whart this evening. 1 line of rain was measured at the Fort this morning. The U. S. 8, Grebe from St Thomas arrived at this port yesterday. She brovught some mail. The Navy Band rendered some fine music last night. Although the weather was rainy and wet there were many lis- teners on foot and in cars. The &. 8. Surinam brought 18 bags mail for this town Same were opened up and delivered yesterday afternoon. Tomorrow being a legal holiday this paper will not be published. TYLEGRAMS, ST. CROIX STATION. New Yerk, Jan. 12th--The threatened railway strike in Great Britain contri- huted to the weakoess of sierling ex- change. The demand rate dropped one cent to $4.26 in the local market today. The British poiitical situation led to neavy selling of French francs by Evro- pean firms and sent the demand rate down to 4.66, the lowest ever recorded. 1t is feared that a Labour Ministry, ir it came into power in Great Britain, would rocognize the Soviet Government and nreclude the possibility of the French being reimbursed for their heavy invest- ments in Russian paper bonds. Paris, Jan. 13th.—The tension between Paris and London concerning Lord Cur- zon’s proposal for an exclusively British investigarion of charges that French in- fluence has been exercized in the Bavari- an Palatinate in favour of the Separat- ists movement, has been relieved some- what. 'The conversations hetween the two Governments nOW concern an amens- ed proposal by the British Governm:nt Ihat inquiry be cenducied by Great ÜBritain and France together. M. Poin- care still, however, prefers the purely in- S3. LCERBRODLILX 4Y15 ter Allied inqiury, which he asked for in the first place. tindini nc reason for the exclusions of the Belgians. who are re- presented on the inter-Allied Rhineland (" ymmission on the same footing as the Freneh and Briush. L«d Curzon has not acceptad the Premier’s view point, but there is strong expectation that an agreement will scon be reached on the basis of an inter Allied inquiry. London, Jan.. 13th——A meditation movement has beeun started to avert the threatened railway strike. Intervention of the council of the Trades Union Con- gress has been that the council kas been sunmmoned for toe-morrow. It is expect- el that the courcil will appoint media- tion committee to consult with both sides and initiate negotiations. London, Jan. 13th.—-Businessmen of Paisley, representing both parties, met yesterday to suggest to Mr. Asquith that he nad better assist the Conservatives temporarily, in order te save the country from another election upheaval. Mr. As- quith refers his interrogato:s to his Na- tior.al Liberal Club speech, in which he declared he would net raise his finger to save the present Government and adds that he sees no reason to recede from the considerd opinion then expressed, New York., Jan. 13th —Witlie Hoppe retained his world's 18/2 balkline bil- liard championship last night, by con- cluding his three night 1,500 point mateh with Walker Cochran, with a 1,501 te 1.180 victory. Paris, Jan. 13th. ~Ra2cord breaking fizuras for the dollar, 21,195 tranes, and sterling, 9).70 framcs, fwere reached on Saturday in the coarse of an excaptional- lv heavy days trading on the Stock KEx- change. Usually it is dull on Saturday, o ving to lack of indicatiows from fareign capitals but yesterday the f3pzculation equaled the average weekday business, instead of fifry per cent. Tha Minister of the Interior has signed a d:cree of expalsion in the case of seven Russians and two Greeks who were professjonal exchange operators. These m2n were escorcad by detectives to the frontier this evening. Peking, Jan 13th.—For the first time in many months. China. has a Premier who was named im accordance with constitutional requirem=nts. Sun Rao Cm, the choice today of President Tsao Kuu, received the approval of the lower house at a session attended by disorder over the candidacy of acting Premier Kao Ling Wei, ex-Minister of the In. terior, and W. W. Yen, ex-Miaister of Foreign Affairs, who were mentioned as candidates tor the Office for which Sun was chosen. Yen was eduacated in the United States and is a graduate of the University of Virginia. Sun iBS a non- partisan and served terms in the diplo- matie service as Minister to France and Germany, in addition to responsible posts here. Much favoarabls comment was made in advance of his formal appoint- ment. Sun is relieved under the inew constitution, of the necessity of submit- ting his Cabinet appointments and -Par- liament has seep fit to retain the incum- bents in the most important fministries, namely, Foreign, . Finance and Commu- nication, forecasting littie change in the present policies. London. Jan. 13th--The Yorkshire Post savs the King’s sp:ech will sot mention tariffs in a controversia] way. Tlhe Post adds, “’lmperial preference must be in- troduced because the Government made offers to the Dominions in that matter and the Opposition Leaders are bound to give more careful attention to any prom- ise or obligation into which the Govera- ment has entered with foreign or Domin- ior Governments, than to commitments and matters of domestic concern”’, Miami, Fia ,Jan. 13th, --Mr. Wm. Jen- nings Bryan today announced he would support Dr. Murphree, of Gainsville, President cos the University of IFlonda, for the Democratic nomination for Presi- dent, Loondona, Jan. 13:h.—British aviators will try to match exploits with American airmen, when the latter start their round the world flight from Seattle next April, by a flight in the opposite direction. Equipped with a powerful Vimy Am- phibian plane of four hundred and fifty horsepower, squadron leader Mae Laven, distinguished pilot of long war and post- war experience, wil attempt to circum- navigate the glob> after the United States teatas start. He will be accom- panied by flying o'ficer Plenbleith and engineer sergeant ~Andrews, two of the veter' ns of the air. As far as nessi- ble the airmen +’iil follow the rcute taken by the late Sir Ross Smuth, The flight is backed by the Air Ministry, which have fgiven the leacers a special ccurse of raining. The reoute will be byway of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, India, China Japan, the Aleutian Islands, Canada, N2w York. [St. Jobn N. ¥, Greenland ani lesland, returnine te Lendon. It is possible British and United States flyers wvill ¢ri33 one anoth- er in mid-ocean and the flizht wiil cre- ate an animated frieadly rivairy be'ween the United States and Great Qritain for the supremocy in international flying. First City To Have Dry Law Milk Bottles and Rouge Jars Found; Hope to Locate Library of King By JOSEPH R. FLIESLER New York, Dec. 31. —Carthage, that ancient colony of the Paoenicians that grew to be the rreatest trading city in the world, that sent forth ships toexplore, armies (o conquer, immigrants to settie other lands, is te be dug up from the earthlv oblivion in whaich it was believed to h- ve disappeared forever. “I'he legerd that ‘nothing remained’