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For Sale. - ——',— 1 Man’s Bicycle in fine condition, used only a short time. New tires justIput on. Apply at once asl am leaving the Island. RINGHAM HARK. Christiansted. Christiansted Country | Distri:t. Voters! Remember the popular Candidate Mr. Roberts. Be on time on Saturday 30th. and don’t forget to vote for him. i=EN D N S PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOR ST. CROIX. ON Monday, July 18, 1921, at” one p. m., the Colnnial Council for St. Croix held an extraordinary meeting in the Council Hall in Christiansted, con- vened by request of Government. The members presert were the Vice- Chairman (Couiter), A. J: Blackwood, Thos. Ramsay, G. B. Fleming, D. S Armstrong, M. M. Skeoch, Robt. W. Bkeoch, D. Noll and K. Henderson. Absent were: The Chairmau (Merwiu), F. Lunney, A. E. Stakemann, G. Nord- by, W. S. Abramson, J. Alexander, D. C. Canegata and F. Andersen. Further- more, the seat for 2nd Member for Christiansted Country District was va- cant " Despatching Secretary (Fox) attended the meeting. At 2.42 p. m., the Vice-Chairman (Coulter) called the meeting to order and remarked: Honorabie Members as the Chaplain is not present we have to dis- pense with the prayers. Since the last meeting of the Council I have (eceived the following communi- cation from Government: 11 July 1921. Sir:— I am directed by the Governor (o request that you convene an extaaordi- nary meeting of the Colonial Council for the Municioaiity of St. Croix, ca Mon- day. 18tn July 1921, at 1 o’clock p. m. Kespecifually, C. W. FOX, Despatching Secretary. Mr. F. Coulter, Viee-Chairman, Colonial Couneil, Municipality of St. Lroix, V. L s L L X A Y LS Also a eommunication from 4th Ap- pointed Member (Blackwood) reading: Estate Annaly. July 12th 1921. Hon. F. Coulter, Vice-Chairman, Colonial Council, Frederiksted, St. Croix, V. L. Dear Sir:— Enclosed please find Colonial Council Bill No. 8. Additional Money Bill to the Budget for the Municipality of St. Croix, for the fiscal vear ending "Jure 30, 1921, calling for an appropriation of Fres. 15,000.00 to provide means to build a two room Schaol House on the site ofthe old annaly school house. Please, if found in order, have same printed, cir. culated, and placed on the Order of tue Day for the next Bxcrascdinary Meeting of the Colonial Council, announced for the 18th inst., and oblige Yours truly, A. J. BLACKWOOD. 4th Appointed Member. I have also received verbal excuse from lst Member for Frederiksted Coun- try District (Andersen) that h: is un- able o attend the meeting today. The Viea-Chairman further remarked: As there are only 9 members present at this meeting there is no quorum; and there.ore we cannnt proceed legally. Ac- cording to the Rules of Business, Par. 6. ‘lt it should happen. that as many as half the number of members of the Souncil are absent at a meeting, the cases may nevertheless be taken un der discussion at the meecting, but no resolution can be taken thersupon.” Under the circumstances, | do not think it wise for thez Council to transact any business today. Che Vice-Chairman declared the meet- ing closed at 2.45 p, m. LOCAL. The Creol: is here today with a |arge parcal post m=il from Porto Rico and St. Thomas, and the Guiana at Frederiksted with 30 bags States mail for this town TLEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. London, July 23rd.—General Smuts, the South African Premier is expected te leave Lon”on for Ireland early next veeck, probavly Monday, to place his service at the disposal of borth Mr. De Valera, and Sir James Craig, during their critical consideratior of the Irish peace proposals made by Mr. Lloyd George. This statement was made to day in a quarter close to the Sonth Afri- can statesmen. London, July 23rd.— The Liverpool Cup Race run yesterday. was won by Ab- bott Trace sto 1, with Beauregard. 7 to 2, second and Atillias 10 to 1, third. Eight horses ran, New York, July 23rd.-Viscount North- cliffarrived today on the steamer ‘'‘Ac- quitania’’, on the first leg of an exten- sive tour, the prime purpose of which is to study international problems in the Pacific. Londor, July 23rd.—Private advices received here from Madrid today indi- cate that acritical situation exists on the Barbary coast owing to what lis unoffici- ally characterized as a Spanish disaster in a battle with the attacking rebels at Melilla, Morocco. The officials n Ma- drid, the advices said, declined any in- formation. Byway of Paris howeser come reports thet the Spanish lost heavi- ly in %a desperate engagement and that Spanish reinforcements are being sent to the sczne. Paris, July 24th.—A compromise has been reached between France and Great Britain regarding the Selesian situa- tion as a result of new exchanges this evening. M. Briand, it is announ(\l will probably agree to.a meeting of Supreme Council about the middle of the first week in August and withdrawn his demand for a meeting of experts. Be-lin, July 23rd.—Hugo Stinns, the German capitalist, suffered concussion of the brain and a severe cut in the for. head when la car in which he was motoring in the vicinity of Wiesbaden, Prussia, was overturned today. London, July 24th.—The feeling both in London and Dublin over the pros- pect of peace in Ireland remains opti- mistic. De Valera yesterday discussed the British terms with Arther Griffith and others at the Mansion House in Dub- Jin but no formail conference was held and De Valera informed inquires that it was most unlikely that any develop- ments would take place in the immedi ate future. Paris, July 22nd. —M, Briand, follow_ ing a meeting of the Council of Mini! ters at Rambouillet yesterday, has des pacched a telegram to Berlin requesting that the German Govt. take all neces- sary steps to insure coa.uct through Germany of a new division of French troops whieh, it is stated in official cir- cles will be ordered to Silesia within a few hours. Riga, July 24th.—The* Anti-Boishevik elements in Soviet Russia are uniting with the Bolsheviks to fight the famine, the Rest Ag¢enecy, the official Bolshevik news bureau here announced today. A decree has been issued creating a central com- mission for the famine relief headed by M. Kalinin. Berlin, July 24th —Continued appeals for help from Russia, where large areas are report-d to .e suffering from fam: ine and a cholera epidemic, appears to be slowly changing German sentiment in favour of active participation in rel'ef measures, (Uonservative quarters insist that help shall be for the people, not for Bolshevism. Some newspapers de- clare that tne Soviet Govt. should stand