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. @ Notice. LL Road-holders are hereby noti- A fied, that, all boundary-posts which should have been planted on the day of as<ignment, and which are st*ll con- spicinously absent, must be planted with- in 8 days from date of this notice. There are still a few, and jthose re- sponsible are reminded of section 25 of the Road Ordinance of 1923. All are also requested to commence the anpual repairs, especially in the mat- ter of the ditches., which in many places are choked by mud and debris brought down by the late rains. Heles in the road should be immediately filled, and the branches of trees which hang low over the road, should be cut away. Where culverts are choked, they should be immediately cleared. EDGAR W. MEYER, Chairman, Road Commaission, St. Croix, V. 1., Nov. 30, 1928. Mails Close for the United States and other places via New York by s. s. Gui- ana at 4.00 p. m. on Thursday, 22nd instant. i - LAPCAL The s. s. *Guiana’’ for New York via St. Thomas_is duz at Frederiksted at 6 o’clock on Friday morning. The schnr. ''Vigilant’’ sailed at 330 vesterday afternoon for Porto Rico with 53 head of horned cat/le. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. London, Nov. 16th—Indications are o multiplying that Great Britain and France are approaching the parting of the ways on the question of how to deal with Germany. France’s treatened pen- allies against Germany, if Berlin does not recede from its position on the extra- dition of the former Crown Priuce, and the reestabiishment of full Allied control in Germany, are declared in Government quarters here to be whollyunacceptable to ureat Britain. These penaltiesare un- derstood to be. Fiist. The seizure of of more railroad east of the occupied area. which would probably include the eventual occupation of Frankfort by the French. Second, consolidation and extension of the Franco-Belgian military position in the Ruhr. Third. The oceu- pation of Hamburz and Bremen. (Paris despatches today) : : Londen, Nov. 15th.—Lady Maud Mac Intosh, eldest daughter of the Duke of Devonshire, was married today in St 1T 12 223 Martin-in-Fields, London, to Captain I¥van Baillie son of Baroness Burton. Paris, Nov. 16th.— M. Poinecare too! issue with Mr. Baldwin of Great Brit#in as to whom is to blame for the pr .ent Franco-British differences, when he rose unexpectedly to spea¥ “» the Chamber of Deputies this_ afternoon during an interpellafion of foreign affairs, ‘‘fcan- not let it be said it is by our fault an agreement has not been reached,”” M. Poincare declared. “‘For several years we have not ceased to make concessions from our rights and it is not on our side that the attitude is uncompromising’’. The Premier said he had ot intended to speak, because he could ot at this (ime discuss certain subjects, but the occur- rences im the Britiah Parliament yester- day cou'd not be allowed to pass and must be answered immediately. Rome, Nov. 6th.—The Italian Govern- ment cannot ginve its approval to any turther occupation of German territory, Premier Mussolini declared in the Senate tonight. Onpe must have the courage to say that the German people cannot he destroyed, the Premier continued. "‘They are a people which have known civiliza- tion”’. Signor Mussolini intimated that {taly does not contemvlate such an ex- tremely grave step as breaking with Fiance, which vrould in a certain sense be equivalent to declaring the Treaty of Versailles vcid, and might involive another European conflagration and leave Italy isolate]l. The Premier de- clared the request to deport the ex Crown Prince from Germany wasa mistake, it meant another deadlock, for the Prince could not leave Germany without further complicating the situa- tion. In the course of a reference to the recent Corfu incident, Signor Mussolini described the League of Nations as a “Franco- British duet’’ in which Italy had an inferior position. Italy, he said, did not wish to to withdraw from the League, but it could not remain n mem- ber in the inferior position it held. A resolution approving the Goveroment’s foreign policy was adopted by the Senate. [.ondon, Nov. 16th. —The British Gov- ernment will not accede to the demands of France for punitive measures against Germany and has notified the British Ambassador lin Paris to so inform the Council of Ambassadors. Naw York, Nov. 16 h. —Foreign Ex- change rates and prices of foreign Gov- ernment sacurities broke sharply in to- day’s market, in direct response to un- favourable political developments abroad. One of the most significant developments in the situation. loeal bankers pointed out tonight, was the fact that heavy offer- ingof sterling, francs and other Europe an bills in the New York, London, Paris and other big financial markets, repre- sented no: only payments for purchases mad> in the United States, but also a heavy ftransfer of ecapital funds {rom Europe to the United States, through fear of further political and economic disturbance abroad. Washington, Nov. 18th.— The Presi- dent believes that the people of the United States will sympathize with any move to be taken by the Allied Govern- ments to prezent the restoration of the Hohenzollerns to power in Germany, although the United States Government, in accordance with the long established policy, will not take any definite action in the matter which has been brought up by the return to Germany of the Crown Prince Frederick Wiliiam. London, Nov 16th.—A peerege has been confered on Liovrd Robert Cecil, Pri- vy Seal in the Baldwin Cabinet and pro- minent proponent of the League of Na- tions. Lord Rebert Ceecil held bis pre- sent title as a younger son of the third Marquis of Salisbury. ; L.ausanne Nov. 16th.—Maurice Con- rade, Swiss engineer, and his alleged accomplice Paul Poulonnine. a Russian, were acquitted by a jury today cf the assassination of Vaslav Vorovsky, So- viet Envoy to the Second Lousanne Con- ference, who was shot and killed here on May 10th last. London, Nov. 16th.—(Canadian Press.) Lieutenant Col. Andrew Hamilton Gault, who organized, equipped and command- ed the. Princesgs’' Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry' and distinguished him- gelf ir the war and who nowresides in England, will be an active participant in the RBritish general elections. Col. Gault has »nsentad to accept the Con- servative nomination for the Taunton Division of Somerset, in opadsition to the sitting member Mr. J. H. Simpson, Liberal, whose defeat of Sir Archer Grif- fith Boscowen, Minister of Agriculture in the Coalition Government, wis one of the surprises of the last gaeneral election. London, Nov. 16th. —(By Canadian Press ) Amid cheers and the singing of ““Auld Lang Syne’’ a settlement of the long drawn-out dispute on overtime and night shif: agreement was reached to- night between the representatives of the Boilermakers Urion and the Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades and the terms of the set:lement have been submitted to the boilermakers for a ballot thereon It is said the new agreement meets the boilermakers’ con- tentions and it is expected that a re- sumption of work will follow the tak- ing of the vote. Ten thousand boiler- makers have been lecked out since the end of April last, as a result of the dispute. Paris, Nov. 16th —A postponement was announced tonight of the sessiog of the Allied Council of Ambassadors, wgi&x would have been held tomorrow to take full action with regard to the situation arising from the German Government’s opposition to a resumpticn of the inter- Allied Military Control Commission in