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&y A4S , - .l s S AR ¥ aat - : &T?" £ ; &gY NA TR é‘:?h%m w7 ]a vBRS : i i | R (&g LAY\ homeg 2%\ a5 - R )WAL VPW L N YLD B & N a \ ~'\,}; 2 X " ) ;S ) \f: W e ) V1 :2 4 2 //""‘ A gl &6 ‘GB POy Aw W Ryb 80TH YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED, V. 1. U. 8 A, THURSDAY, 24%H APRIL 1924, THE ST. CROIX AVIS is printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Office. TERMS:--50 cents morthly in advance, 2 cents per single copy. Entered as second-class matter May 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- sted. £t. Croix, V. L of the U. S. A. un- der the Act of March 3. 1879. Contribution to this paper will be qlad- lg receivel when the same deals with mat- ters of aleral interest, and 1s accompa- 2ied with the author’s nmame, as a guer- antee of good faith. The editor cannot be responsitle for the views of hiscorrespon- den'snor toes he necessarily endorsethem. TLEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION Boifast, April 19th The first royal visi: to Ireland, since the King op:ned e Ulster Parliament, will be paid by tt.e Duk:and Dutchess of York early this Summer. They wiil come to Delfast to unv:il the Queens University war me- morial, afterwards going to Derry, where ihey wil be guests of the Marquis of London.erry and the Duke of Aberdeen. L ndon, April 20th. Brilliant weather prevailed throughout England for East- er. Records for the last ten years were broken, transportation companies report. [weaty thousand persons went to France for the holidays- Duteh Harbour Alaska, April 20th—- “hree of the United States army aviators flying around the world, who left Chignik, Alaska, at seven o’clock Satur- day morning, arrived sately here atb 10 1. the afternoon. The fliers will await i ere the artival of Major Frederick Mar- tin, commander of the expedition who is at Kapatak, Alaska, installing a new mo- tor 1n his air cruiser after being forced down on Tuesday. Washington, April 20th—A specific diselaimer of any intent to convey a veil- ed threatin the usc of the phrase '‘grave ¢ nsequences’’ 1D his recent communica- tion o the Secretary of State, protesting agaii.st the Japanese exclusion feature of the immig:ation. Cairo, April 19th,—Britain’s effort to beat tne Uniled States in the first air- plan: fligi- around the World was re- sumed tocay, whep the big amphibian plang, conmanded by Major Stuart Mac Larea took off for Bagdad via Palestine. No. 93. The aviators had not decided definitely, when leaving here, but thought it would be necessary to make two stops London, April 19th. =Major Stuart MacLaren’s hop off from Cairo, enroute for Bagdad, this morning, banished any doubt that may have existed that the British flyers are determined to beat the Americans in the first great round-the- world flight. While officially there is no race on. the sporting instincts of the competitors have arisen above official trammels and will give the world during the next few weeks the thrill of a great sporting event. The Americans are un- doubtedly handieapped by the fact that their flicht is officiallyorganized and its members under official control. But this handicap is offset by the fact that the British plane is flying alone without official assistance, while the Ameri- can aviators have all the resources of the army and navy behind them. The bet in London is six to four that the British plane will win. Bagdad. April 20th.—The agitation against acceptance of the Anglo-Irak treaty and subsidiary agreement between Great Britain and Irak, indicates that the Uonstituent Assembly will refuse to ratify all pacts unless they are substan- tially modified- One of the main_points of the agitators is that Great Britain fails to guarantee that the Mosul Villa- yet will not be surrendered to Turkey. Agitation against the treaty has been largely conducted by lawyers, with Kiong Feisal and some of his advisors attempt- ing to counteract the campaign, but with sut success. Caleatta, April 21st. (United News).— Nine thousand people have died of the ?: S e- - @' Y ?"'\—.‘\ T f’""?\ ,&' 5 S/ S e Bt o ) ; \5 N (NEsd 522 () & ‘*"Q../j;\\) De- —— PO VRST -——-_-’o’-\““ <3 |SEND YOUR ORDERS| = 2\/7 Q il TO Ll[r'\v . : ' (\‘{L:\“‘/\:},} A (@A Weare asnear as your Foig: . ¢ \ g office. ":-‘(":{ I‘;":':‘;x; } 440 el | F. M. CORNERO, ey, <thil ) [y Jeweler and Opticiai. Yt & | } ilfi"- Thonwe ¥IL 01l BA} W 7 ' e oTAT NAN ANA, ; $7/ .O.€ >y @ theaf WP AD) 50 I '*_ } 3 E. £ .;\’r;' :Cr“. ,'.’-:. go‘\) 4 W/ ¢ \Z»'J \w‘r———fg &v: plague in the Punjab region during the past week. The ou break is increasine with alarming rapidity and 40 to 50 deaths are being reported daily at La- hore. Tokio, April 21st.—The Printing As- sociation at a general meeting here have voted to vlace a boycott on all goods from t! e State of California. ® e Publication. lT is hereby brought to publie notice that the Government has. this date, authorized the Reverend C. S. MAYHEW of the Pilgrim Ho- liness Church, to perform civil-re- ligious functions in the Municipali- ty of Saint Croix. Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States, St. Thomas, 9 April, 1924. WM. S. ZANE, Government Secretary. OPTICAL AID. Send your order, broken lers or preseription through the mail. F. M. CORNEIRO), st, Thomas, V. 1.