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I brought in an amendment to the hill when it was introcduced. In drafting my amendment I had in mind a day that it in conformity with the wishes of the people. My amendment proposes in brief to take cut the first Monday in S=p- tember and substitute in its place the first day of November. The first day of November will be a heoliday any how so it is better to delete that day from our Statute Book and insert in its place the first day of November. The first of November is an imvortant day to the people of this island. [ recommend my amendment to the favourable eonsidera- tion of the Members of tmis Council al- though I am sure it is going to be voted down, but it will be on record just the same, To be continued. LOCAL The s. s. "'Parima’’ for New York is due at Frederiksted on Monday dayhight from Windward Islands. OFFICIAL NOTRES. The Covernor of the Virgin Islands has received word from the Secretary of the Navy that the President of the Unit- ed States bas s gned a prociamation fur- ther deferring tne application of the Coastwise Laws to the Virgin Islands of the Unpited States. The period of time for which the Coastwise [Laws have been so deferred was not stated in the radio, but it is expected that this information will be forthcoming in the mail in the near future. This action was taken in response to a request of the Governor >f the Virgin Is- lands setting forth the absolute necessity for a further holding in obeyance of the Coastwise Laws. - TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Honolulu, April 21st.-.=The Nippujiji, the local Jayanese langnage newspaper, received a special despa‘ch from Tokio sta- ting that the United States Ambassador had cabled President Coolidge request- ing him to veto the Immigration Bill Moscow, April 21st.—Religous leaders in the South-Eastern districts of Afghan- istan are leading a rebellion against the Amir, according to despatches received here by the Rosa News Agency. Accord- ing to the despatches the revoltis of a reactionary character, directed against reforms inaugurated by the ruier. Londor, April 21st—Crown Prince Humbert of Italy will accompany the King and Queen of Italy on their visit to England this Summer. The Prince, like his sisters, speaks English very well. Bagdad, April2ist--Iwo deputies known to favour ratification of the troaty be- tween Great Eritain and the Kingdom =3 101 s 241 W of Irak were stabbed and seriously wound- ed while in the treet yesterday. The political situation acf'entu&d by the emotionalism connected with {he Ramad- an Festival, is rapidly approachinga cri- -Bis, : Tokio, April 21st.—A declaration that war with the United States over the immigration question is impossible, but assertion that it would take years for Japan to forget the ‘‘insuit’”’ impossed by the United States Senate when it voted to exclude Japanese from the United States, were amongz statements made in an interview c¢iven by Count Gombei Yamasmoto, ex Premier of Japan. ““I'nere is no possibility of war result- ing from thie action of Congress.”” Our sword leaps frem the scabboard only when the Jotherland is menaced or our oblizations to our allies el it rforth, but the immigration issue doss not involve the national safety. With such an affront hurled toward Japan, our atti- tude must be ca!m, dignified and re- strained. I:{ is best to interpret the Senate’s action not as an exnression of the will of the people of the United States but as the resuit of skilfal mani- pulation of ' crowd pyschology, with politicians taking advantage of Hani- hara’s phraseology. It will rake years for the Japanese to forget (his irsult and rally azain to the suvport of co- operative peace efforts, No amount of Christian preaching, or missionary work can convince us now that Christianity is an effective preventive of wars and racial struzxgles.” lokio, :'M?t‘i! 21st. —A two hour confer- ence between Foreign Minister Matsui and Marquis Saionji, one of Japan’s two elder Statesmen, and an open air mass- meeting, which protested against exclu- sion of Japanese from the United States were features todayv in the Japanese Americar immigration situation. Mar- quis Saonji returned to Tokio from Okit- su solely because of the political siina- tion which has developed since the Uni- ted States voted to bnr persons ineligible to United States citizenship from United States soil. Approximately one thousand persons atiended today’s mass meeling, which was under the auspices of several patriotic organizations. Eesolutions were passed urging the ‘‘rise of the Japanese people. resolved to sacrifice everything if necessary to protect the national pres- tige.”’ York, Eng., April 21st.—Take the reparation experts report as a whole and put it into operation all at once, with everybody back of it, was the course ad- vocated by the Prime Minister, in ad- dressing a crowded labour meeting in the Theatre Royal here Saturday. He urged that the Allies should accept Ger- many’s word and advocated her admis- sion into the J.eague of Nations as ano- ther step for bringing peace 1o the Con- tinent, in urging unity among the Allies in applying the plan outlined by the re- port, Mr. MacDonald said it was: clea: from that document that if they wen: on for another two years and carried o it the poliey that had been practiced. [ two or three yvears past, there wonli_t. no hODt) of reliet, no hU])l"" of repdeati ay and none for security or peace. To taie the chance that was now offered aud put the plan into operation as o whole oo then '‘go on and finish the job and hii g peace and seeuriiy (o the Continont. was what he cared about and what L was ¢rine to wark for.- York, Ens.. Anril 2lst—Mr. MacDon ald’s speech on Sarardav has stirred th extremist elementsof the Indevendent Labour Party, which opened its annual conference here vesterday, and it is ke ly that the Piemier, who was formeriyv th: party echairman, will meet some se vere heckling when he faces today ses sion. lun his address on Saturday he ad- vocated taking the reparation experis r port as a whole and puat it insto operation at once. Mr. MacDonald did not atrend yesterday’s meeting at which his atiituaoe regarding reparations was subjected 1o much adverse eciticism and the necd o “gingering up’’ the Labour Government was generally empbasised, An anti-re aratlonist vote was oniy defeated Ly . narrow majority. “‘lncreasiagly bold - of power for Socialistic measures and : o ministration’’ was urged by the chairman Mr. Ciifford Allen, who demanded *'ap- plication of socialistic principles to the reorganization of the nations industries and economie life”’. The party executive adopted a motion in favor of one unified socialistie internationale, to include Mos COW. New York, April 21sr.—The raw suga; market today was steady and unchanved at 6.15 for Cuba’s, duty paid. Sales included 10,000 bags of Porto Rieo’s for prompt shipment. Early acdvances of five to seven points 1 raw sugar fu- tures, as a vesult of covering and con- mission house buying on upturs met liberal offerings from trade interoots. under which prices broke 12 to 15 poinss from bes! closing unsettled at 2 o p()in[s net lower., M;:_\«‘ 4 ‘-12, .]Hi_‘» i65 September 4 64, December 4.21. With no improvemeht in business, refined prices continued at former leve s at 8 cents to 825 for fine granulated. R. fined futures were nominal. Mexico City, April 21st.—A sgvere earth shock lasting for one minute ang twenty-six seconds rocked Mexico (. and the Piateau region of Mexico -aoriiy after one o’clock. Light materia; da agze was reported from vurious 1 in's affected by the tremor. There w:s ..., confirmation of reports that there hid been loss of life. Perth, Australia, April 2lst.— The Western Australian Government has ac- cepted the tender of the North Brins, Locomotive Company for the supplv of ten locomotives at a cost of 76 000 pounds.