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gion houses caused early advances of 9to 16 poiacs. lU'nare were changas in reficed suoar, which is guoted at 6 cents for fine grauulated. he demand was less active. Refined futures were nomi- nal. Washington, Aug. Ist.-—Preparations for the relief of starving Russian chil- dren upon the reicase of United States prisoners beld by the Soviet Govern- ment, was ordered begun today by Secretary doover as Chairman of Ameri- can relief, on receipt of a cable from Maxim Cotky™trans.nitting the Sovici authorities unconditional acceptance of his offer of aid. Mr. Hoover instructed ~ Mr. Waiter Lynar Brown at L.ondon, - Eurorean director of the relief adminis . tration, to procead to Riga to aegotiate witii the raprasantarives conczraing do- E of suppiy;: g fuod. Mr. Browa was ca..lonad, however, that negotiations | should oaly be begun after the United { Stat-s prisoners nave been deliveired out of Russia, as demanded by the State Depar: neat. Sace23sfui conclusions, of . the negotiations however he said would | pormit pronpt shipment of food from | Danzir, probably iato the Pe:irograd | district first, as it was the m»)st accessi- bie, . Mr. Hoover anuanc:2l that there would be o public appzal {or funids o | aid the work. | Antigwa Aue,. lst—H. B B¢ Kd L ward Merewarh:e bnaving left Antigua 'vil Domiaica and Trinidad f>r Enogland ton leave privr £ ratirzment, H's Honour Lt Golonst £ R St Joanpsion Asiumes the aimin:stration of the Presidency of Antigui and on 3ir Bdward Me cther’s final depar:ure {rom Dominica on Taes- day will a~t as Govarnor of th2 Leeward islands Coloany until a new Governor is appoin:ad The Hen F. H. Watkins, I € .., will acc as Colonial Seeretary. NEw YORK. August 2nd. 1921. Fiour. Blendad Clears St. Lawrence J-rand or. bri, $9.00. Meal, iladried per 190 Ibs $1.95 Naw 32s30n’s Pork per brl. $37.09 Heavy vless Pork per bbi. $24.00 Sugar---Crysials maximum per 199 ibs. $4.86 Molassos Sugar 892 test, no quotation. Cotton, Middiing Upiand, at Liverpool per ih. 8 22-1004. dxehange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $3.53 iixchange New York and London, sight £3.56 LoNooN, August 2nd 1921. Sugar, Demerara Urystals, per ewt. 455. —bls ** Museavado per ewt. 375. 0 -465.0. (yerman Beet 837 f.o.b. no sales Whnite Java sugar cif United Kingdom 275. June shipments. Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Red no- ‘ minal pes ewt 565. 58s. nominal. ! Cotee: good Medium West Indian Sea Isiand per Ib. 26d. noninal. o kv v A kNS Bank of Enzland rate of Disecount per gont. 5§ - Consols 43. GOVERNOR S*liS SATURDAY Gor ernor E. Mont Reiiy and members of his family and staff will sail frcm New York on Saturday on the S.S. | Ponee. arriving here probably next iri- | day. Details for the inauguration ceremon- jes have not been completed owing to the uncertainty as to when ithe steamer may arrive here. [t is likely thatthe | Governor will be inaugurated the day | after his arrival here.-—Porto Rico Pro- gress, 22nd July. DOUBLE EXECUTION ¥MAY BE LAST IN ST. THOMAS What probapbly will be the last legal execution in St. Thomas oceurred un July 12, when Evelyn .nd Hilton Dawson were hanged for the murder ot their brother, Charles. On July 1 a new code of laws went into effect which abolish the death penalty. The brothers were hung at 8 o’clock in the morning. They RRE { g ™ 2 3 - S N B - t ey <HRISTIANSTED THEATRE : : AT“‘ Y R A &.15. THIS EV=EXING 8.15 ~ “The S t Gitt”- 1 Ne Jecre 1 FIVE REEL UNIVERSAL SUBJECT : TELLS STORY OF 7TWO GENERATIONS ~ Story by GEORGE C HULL Dirceted by HARRY L. FRANKLIN The Story: Jan S#xe and Peter Harlingen, t vo young men from Holland, in " "Th : Secvet Gift,”’ arrive as immievants in New York 1o tbe year 1890. Onb the same ship with them comes a preity orphan girl, Bertha Krueg:r, who is going (o live wit her aunt. Both . Jan and Peter love Bertha and Jan secietly puis up SSOO. for an operation to save her aut frow blindness. Bertha, thinking Peter made the gift, marries him. Vwenty years eiapse and both Jan and Eeter are suceessful in their own way, Peter in worldly goods and Jan in contentment with “is work s a watch repairer. Peter’s daughter, Winnie, comes often 10 see '‘tincie Jan’’ as she ealls him, and once in the shop she meets tarry, a young man Jan has helped from boyhood. The day previcusly Larry had saved Winnie and a companicn from drowning. ‘ Peter desires Winnie to marry Sydney iJllman. the soa of a business friend to whom he is under obligations. The girl du=s not eare lor Sydney, having iearned to love Larry. Uncle Jan is anxious tv uave her marry for true love and stands out for hijs protege, who is now assistant d .iri¢c: Aitorney. Peter at first proves obdurate, but after a quarrel &ith Ullmagn. ... : show concludes with - ey “ 1 Reel Scree¢.:. Magazine. Book your seats early for this fine Drama. ADMISSION RBochevod Sea g w 0 o S e b e B A e ffopncral finteange -0 o S 90 Children 20 and 10c¢ were accommpanied o ihe the scaffuld by two ministers who prayed and sung hymns as the condemned men awaited death. Folio wing the doukbie execution a black flag was hoisted over goai gate and the bells of the Wesleyan church opposite the prison were tolled.— Porto Rico I ro- | gress. A correspoundent says thai in Brazii (wo types of sugar mills oblain, those - with the old-fashioned open kettle and those which have the modern and up- . to-date equipmenti out. Ihe [ormer are . | run by water power obtained trom near- by vivers and some are driven by, ani- mal powel, a good deal as ti.e ¢ . SCre hum milis were run in the noithen stateu yeais ago. ‘fhLese smaii factories however, make cnly a sort of biown su- gar used by inbebitants of the interior The modern factovies are using i to- date machinery as they know tha: ihey cannot compete with the nodern no: - kets uniess they do ['he¢ engincers are | at_ work to use -power {for motive power wili be exemplary. but for cvap- ' oration purposes boilers musi siill he ' used.—Lousiana Planter, July 16,