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IAICRE. The public is encouraged to participate in the diversion offered tomorrow as per program for boat races which may also be supplemented with athletic or other contests. It is seldom that any sport for general benefit is convered in the towns, and it is believed that many canenjoy a pleasant afternoon. : Tomorrow being a legal holiday there will be no issue of this paper. Mr. Fred. H. Howard, manager of Es- tate Morning Star died there last night aftera short illness from which it was understood he was reccvering. . it is requested mentioned that th® Post Office here will be closed at 9 a. m ot. Washington’s Birthday, tomorrow 22nd., and unless mail from St. Thomas aryive that day there will be no dispatch to or from Frederiksted. There will be a regular meeting of the Home Service “ommiitee this afternoon a 330 o’clock. NEWS NOTES. A subscription dance wiil be given at the Serviee Club, Christiansted, on the nigcht of February 22nd. Dancing will start at 9 o’clock. i o . St. Thomas News At 5 P. M. on the sth inst., the Com- mittee eiected by the Colonial Council at informal meeting previously reported by the BULLETIN, met at the “om- mittee’s rooms The Tth elected member, Jorneiro pre- sided. Presant were meinbers Francis, Holst, Moorebead and Staikemann, form- ing the Committee in its entirety. The Chairman laid before the meet- ing th2 advisabiiity of e»asuiting ine St. Uroix Jouncil as the initiai. nove to° be taken, advancing the argument that a joint 2ccion by both Legislative Bodies would certainly give more weight to whatever pl:a or vleas might be sent North. All the members concurrved, and afier a beief diseassipa it was decided to ask tue Chairman of our Council to solicit the ¢o operati®n of St. Croix. A leiter to&he aboye menuened effect was accordinzly sent the nex! day (Feb. 6) to the Chairmaun of the St. Uroix Joun- cil, and an answer has been receivaed, stating that a caucus of the members re- veal the faet that our move has toeir sympatny; a suggesrion was offered rhat a joint commiitee trom botn bodies con- fer with the Jovernor before taging action: and, depzoadent on turther ad- vices from us, such a Committee wotld s by A i he appointed at a meeting on the 12th wisl On the receipt of this answer, which was by cable, the Chairman of the Coun- cil and Committee, G. C. Thiele and .C. Corneiro held a conference and the lat- ter was authorized t draft and dispateh a su table reply, which he did, a‘cepting the suggestion already stated.—St. Tho- mas Bulletin, Feb. 14th. TELEGR ~ MS. ST.. CROIX STATION. Beriin, Feb. 15th.—The Reichs'ag to- day voted confidence in Chancellor Wirth. The vote was 230 to 185. London., Feb. 15th.—While there has been little alelloration of conditions in Belfast, firing at intervals throughout the day havimg been almost as serious as vesterday, adding consid~rably to th= list of casualitiez, the general._situation appears rmuch more promising. Mr. Winston Churchilt was able to give the House of Commons important news that on his suggestion,a joint commission had been agreed upon to investigate the facts of the border conflicts. Lord Birken- head, in the Houst of Lords. in making a similar announcement added the opinion that he was not too sanguine in detecr- ing in this step, hope of rurther coopera tion between Sir James Craig, and Mi- chazl Coliins affording a prospeet oi a Pacific settlement. A fe:ture of the announcements of both Mr. Churcaill and Lord Birkenhead was of the strong de- sire to afford fairplay o both Sir James Craig and Mr. Collins who were declared to be acting under most dificuit circum- stances. Another satisfactory incident was the release of 26 of the kidnapped captives through Mr. Collins eftforts, while, according to Mr. Chu:chill’s state- ment in the House, the Government evidently desires that the Northern Government should liberate the ftoot- ball players whose deiention probably is the only reason why some of the kid- napped ciptives are still beld. Mr Col- iins had a long conference with Mr, Churchill this evening. LLondon. Feb. 15th.—-Feeiing” 01 th2 continent is running high against the English football a<sociatim 1n ernnection with th2ir split witn the rench federa- tion on the question of the iaclusion of Englisti professionals in the international game against France, schedued v be held at Paris .'ebruary 23th. Last Satur- day the football association received a letter from the French association, stat- ine that it was inopporiane for France to meoe: a mixed team of a naieurs and pro- fessioaals with a e m of Frznch ama feurs and expressing ine desire to have the above match wpostponed. I'he Bel- gian football association nave instructed their ~lubs to refuse engazements with any ciub connected with the English as- sociation and have unanimously resolved to support the French body. On behalf | of tke English body it is pointed out that ! their wish is (0 send remesentative teams | irrespective of the status of the players | and it the continentdi tleam refuse to l meet them it will be continental fcotball | -that will suffer. | London, Feb. 161bh.— The West Incia . Cor mittee state that Mr. Aleck Hamlyn ' has been appcinted Heonorary Correspon- | dent to the (Committee at Trinidad. Sir | Gilbert Grindle, of the Colonial Cffice, | was entertained at dinner by the West ' India Club last night, the function being | presided over by Mr. Robert Ruther- | ford, Chairman of the West India Corm- | mittee | New York, Feb. 16th. The early raw ! sugar market was firmer and prices ad- | vanced :o the basis of 2.1/8 cents for ! Cuba’s cost and freight, equal to 3.756 . for centrifugals. There were sales of 14,000 bags of Porto Rico’s late yesterday + at 3.54 and today 91,000 bags of Cuba’s | February March shipment were taken | by a local refiner at 3 75. 'The strength .\ of raw sugar led to a renewed buying ' by Wall Street and Com.nission houses in . the raw sugar fealures market and prices " at. middays showed advances of 4 to 6 % points with tracing fairly active. The | marker tor refined was unchanged at | 5.00 cents for fine granulated There . was said to be fair export enquiry. Therve | were no transactions in refi :ed futures. 1 London, feb 18th. Questioned in the ' House of Commons tuday regarding in- . creased charges of British ships entering - Portuguese ports Mrv. Harmsworth said representations have Leer made to the Portuguese Government calling attention to vhe injury its legislation would bhave . on British shippinz. Retaliation in the " form of increased charges of Portuguese ships entering Britich ports was imprac- ticabie, he said, in view of article 13 and 15 of the Anglo-Portuguese treaty 0f1914 | whieh provided for reciprocal favourable | treatment in shipping inatters. Mr | Harmsworih understocd that British ship ’ owners were required ic pay duties in | gold, but he declined o answer a ques- [ tion as to whether (German capitaiists | were behind the Gove nmient to purchase i Portuguese shipping an¢ whether t'at | had anything to do with increased du- | Lies. : l Washinzgton, Feb. 16th. —An earth- | quake, described as very severe, was re- ! corded !ast nigh: at ihe Georgetown | Seismograph Observatory. The tremors | begar ai 10.30 last night and lasted until | 11.10 with maximum of intensity ai 10.32 The Rev. Faiher icondorf, director of the observatory, estimuted the centre of the disturbance to have been two thou- sand miles of Washigton. Paris, Feb. 16inh —Appropriations of over e¢ight billion frunes having bheen voted under the spzeial 1922 budget, for expenses roecoverabie under the varicus peace treatics, the Chamber of Deputies today begun a discussion of how the ne- cessary funds should be raised.