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LOCAL | The marriage of Miss FLORENCE A. STEPHENS, librarian of this town, an'l | Mr. EARLE R. WiLLIAMS, one of the staff | of the St. Croix Tribune, was soleminz:d | at the Anglican Church at 10 2. m. | vesterday. The bride was givenaway by | her godfather Mr. Aug. Bisserup an‘ Mr. Reg A. M: Firlane of Frederlksted was best man. The Avis adds its con- gratulations and best wishes. A very enjoyable evening was spent at | St. John’s school house last night at the | entertainment held there by church work- | ers and others in aid of the church. The | rendition of the progranme was very f commendably carried out, the songs, rec- | itations, tableaux, ete., being all that | could be expected, while the farce enti- | tled "My Turn Next’’ kept the audience in roars of laaghter throuzhoui. Itis | hoped the pecuniary side of the effort | was as satisfactory. The attendanc: was good. | T'he following passengers sailed yester- day for New York by the S. S. Parima: CABIN. Claude Marshal, Cornelius Ford, Miss Esther Percy, Miss Hulda Tutein, Mr, & Mrs. Archie Henderson, Mrs. A. O. Hodge, Mr. Stanley Hodge, Master Rex- ford Hodge. STEERAGE. Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, Christian Yas- per, Alexander Petersen, Victoria Wil- liams, Maud Ishac, Oscar Durant, Flor- ence Jarvis, Mrs, Chas. Benjamin, Miss Anna Critchlow, Arabella Philips, Mrs. Holga Benjamin, Alfred Martin, Wm, Edwards, Vincent Tuitt, Susannah Beale, Arnold Philips, I[sma Puckett, Rose Daniels and infant, Henry W. Larsen, Veronica Cautier. For St. Thomas—Desp. Secretary R E. Barrett, Joseph Durant, Wm. Wilson. WEDDING BELLS. McKEAN PRINGEL. A beautiful and impressive wedding took place at St. John’s Epiicopal Church in San Juan, Porto Rieo, at 11.00 a. m. on September 11th, 1923, when Judge FREDERICK G. MCKEAN, Jr., was united in marriage to Miss BERTHA CAROLINE PRINGEL. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Charles B Colmore. The only ones present were Colonel K. Ashford, Medical Corps, U. S. Army: Commander and Mrs. Virgil Baker, U. S. N., and Lisut. and Mrs. D. T. Hunter, Medical Corps U.S.N ~ Mrs. Colmore of San Juan, P. R., and Miss Lucy Gillette of St. Thomas, V. 1. The bride was giv- en in marriage by Commander Baker and Lieutenant Hunter was the groom’s best man. Judge McKean is a son of the late S .x: Al Captain F. G. MeKean (C. E.) U. S. Na- vy. He is a graduate of Harward Uni- versity, and later studied iaw at the same university. He has been verv suc- cessful i1 the practfee of law, ar | is at present Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands. Mrs. McKean is a graduate nurse, and has been in the na- val service since the beginning of the late war. Judge and Mrs. McKean are spending their honeymoon in Porto Rico, stopping at the §Condado Vanderbi't Hotel. They have visited Ponce, P R. and Coamo Springs. They will be it home in Chris- tiansted, St. Croix, V I. after October Ist 1923.—Contributea. We beg to add our congratulations and best wishos for a long and happy union. Ep. St. CrOIX AVIS. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIXSTATION. London, Sept. 15th. Madame Fahmey, the French woman, who was charged with the murder of her millionaire husband, the pseudo Ezyptian Prince Filmey, by shooting kim gn the Savoy Hotel two months ago. was acqnitted in the Oid Bailey this morning. London, S:2pt. 16th. —5,00) persons are reported to have perished in the flools which followed upon a tvphoon at Tot- tor!, northwest of Kobe, Japan, on Sat- urday, according to an Osaka despatch to the Central News. T'be rivers Aukure, Chiyvo and Takiz burst their banks des- troving many villages. The terrific down- pour of rain bas been general. Both Tokio and Yokobh ma have suffered great- ly from the deluge and railways are crippled by the flonds. The Imperial Princes have decided to return to Tokio Rome, Sept. 16th —The Government of the Independent state of Fiume re- signed today. General Giardino, third in command of the Italian armies, has been appointed military Governor of Fiume. He is a former Minister of War. The [talian Government today received from Signor Depoli, President of the Assembly of Fiume, a letter complaining of the delay in settling the Fiume aquestion. He said the sitvation bhad caused much disappointment. The populace was suffer ing greatly through unemployment and he had repeatedly called the attention of the Italian Government to the dangerous effect of delay in settling the guestions at issue. Signor Depoli added, now that the negotiaiions had failed he felt that it would be useless to remain in office. although when he resigned there would be no authority in Fiume and by the end of the month the city would be complete- ly deprived of any means of subsistence. Madrid, Sept. 16th,—The King has signed a decree dissolving Parliament. No disturbance and little excitement had been caused by the establishment of the new military regime and the publicati‘n decrees by the new Government. For the preseut General Primo Rivera is the only responsible Minister. He has the power to publish decrees which theretw becomes laws. As the country is now governed by a Military Directorate, Gen- eral Primo Rivera’s title appears to be President of the Military Directorate, instead of President of the Council of Ministers. T'he Foreign Ministry and the Ministiy of War will be retained, but it is understood that all other miniztries and sub-secretaryships have been sup- pressed. The various departments will be under control of a higher Government oficial, to be chosen by seniority. He musc however, submit all ma‘ters to the Presi- dent of the Directorate for decision. The Military Directorate will begin econo- mies in the natirnal expenses, but with- out prejudicing the funcrions of the ad ministration. General Rivera has noti- fied all Captains and Cornmanding-Gen- erals of the general staff of the army that he has taken an oath of office as Presi- dent of the Directorate and has appealed to the patriotism of the people, the army and the navy, and that they maintain discipline and loyalty to the new Gov- ernment. . London, Sept. 15th.—An Exchange Telegraph despateh from Geneva says it has been officially announced that botn Italy and Juzo- Slavia have agreed to register with th: Lrague of Nations the treaty of Rapallo and also the Santa Margheriia agreement regulating the border adjustment of the two nations. Halifax, N. S. Sept. 16th.—H. M. S. “Cipetown’’, of the Nortn Atlantic Sjuadron. arrived in Hilifaxat 11 o’cloeg on Saturday night, coming here from Quebe:. H M. S, '‘Cinstance’’ of the some squadron, isexpected today. Turin, Sept. 16:n.—I'he Princesses Matilda and Giovanna, second and third dwghters of King Vicior Emaoua:l, were ill with a hizh fever yesterday, oui atter a consultation of physicians it was an- nounced they were in no danger. It i3 asserted that but for their iliness the engagement of Crown Prince Humbert to Princess Marie Jose of Belgium would have been announced today during the celebration of the 19th birthday of Prince Humbert. The festivities planned for today was postponed. Jersey City, N. J., Sept, 16th. —Seven persons were killed and a score or more injured early today when fire swept through a tenement in a thickly popu- lated district. The blaze started in a hallway and darted quickly to the upper floors, cutting off the escape of many of the sixteen families in the building. Firemen made many thrilling rescues. Philadelphia, Sept. 16th.—Miss Eleanor Goss, of New York, yesterday wopn the middle states lawn tennis championship for women by defeating Mrs. Molla ™ Mallory, of New York, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 the final round at the; Philadelph:a Crick et Club. Osaka, Sept. 16tn. —Firal figurc:, .uu