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Saturday the 12th., by executive pro- clamation declared a public holiday, was-very quietly observed, most places ol business being opened in the morn- ing hours and in the evening. The post office was opened all day for the reason, as explained to us, th t owing to the uncertainty in arrival of the week-end mail it was impracticable to fix beforehand any limited time of ser- vice that would meet the convenience of the general public. The motor schoonar ‘‘Mystery’’arriv- ed at KFrederiksted Friday night and sailed again the following evening. She did not bring nor carry mail as our | contemporaries announced she would, and it is ascertained that she has not been awarded a mail contract as adver- tised by Mr. Ramsay. In answer o our special request for information in this matter, Mr. Larsen, Postmaster, here writes us: ‘'There is not ing de- finite regarding the Mystery. Her own- ers hzve submitted bid for contract but no advice has been received from the Post Office Department. Information published claiming contract, and repre- senting change in schedule of sailings between Porto Rico and St. Croix, and in regard to closing of the mails, by which the public has been misled and confused, is unauthorized and should be disregarded. Notice concerning matters aftecting the postal service of immediate interest to the public will always be issued through official channels. In ‘ this connection attention is invited to | the provisions of Section 1711 of the Postal Laws and Regulations reading as follows: ‘lt shall be unlawful ***to { give notice, by publishing in afdy news- paper or otherwise, that any steam- boat or other vessel, or any car. stage- coach, vehicle, or other conveyance, is used for carrying the mail when the same is not actually so used; and every person who shall viclate, and every owner, receiver, lessee, or managing operator thereof, who shall cause, suf- fer, or permit the violation of any pro- vision of this section shall be liable ana shall be fined not more than one thou- sand dollars, or imprisored not more than two years, or both.” I have just received from the Department builetin advertisements for power boat service between San Juan and Christiansted via St. Thomas, which irdicates that no ac- tion in the matter of awarding contract will b~ taken until after the date limit for receiving kids therefor,—~March Ist.”’ The Pocahontus arrived at Frederik- sted by yesterday morning aand ianded a large mai| from the States and Porto Ricoa part of the Christiansted’s por- tion of which was received bhere at noon and delivered between 3.30 and 4.30 D.m, _ Readers and patrons of the theatre =L LUI X AV will note that a new serial will be shown there this evening. This is the thrilling production whieh it had bheen necessary to postpone. Be sure to see the first parts of this film. We learn with much pleasure of the ! receipt by last arrival of the S. 8. Guiana of a complete .=t ol new instru- ments for the Native sSrass Band of this town. For some time the lack of good instruments has been a great drawback | to this popular and persevering organisa- | tion which is the oldest of its kind now | in the island, and this aeccounts for the l less frequent appearance of the band | lately. We are sure everybody will join | in congratulating Mr. Fred. C. Jackson, ’ Jr., leader of the Native Brass Band on the fulfilment of this much desired aim l to equip his men with instruments that | will enable them to win credit for their | tuition, and do justice to their own | talent. ! It is requested mentioned that owing ; to the reduc'ion in the price of fresh | fish the fishermen in this town purpose | goirg on strike and enlisting similar ac- | tion by their col'eagues in Frederiksted | it being their argument that all the ar- ticles required for their business re- | main at the same high prices. We have | been informed that the reduction as | passed by the Food Commission at its | last meeting,. was based upon the in- | creased value of the local dollar tre | exchange which was 16 per cent when the former prices were arranged, being | now only 7; also that the prices ot near- | ly all articles of food imported to the island have gone down coonsiderably, thereby reducing the cost of livieg in general. We trust the matter will be soor settled satisfactorily toall concern- ed. The Marines’ and Sailors’ Service * iub has very generously given half the pro- ceeds from its recent dance to the Santa ('ruz Chapter of the Red Cross. It has been requested that the amount be re- tained ir the local treasury to ineet emer gence needs. This action on the part of the Service Club indicates a genuine | interest in local welfare. | TELEGRAMS. | ST. CROIX STATION. | Copenhagen, Feb. Bth.—Denmark is | watching with fear the resualt of the | German election of February 20th, an | ticipating this date may be th2 oc- | casion for the counter-revolution, which ! the former Kaiser is pianning and | which would probably mean to Den- | mark the loss again of these border pro- vinces which Germany once before seiz- | ed and which were returned only by | the Versailles ‘i'reaty. News from Ger- | many is not reassuring to these Danes, who seek peace. In East Prussia all preparations have been madeifor a whole- sale rising, while the Hohenzollern pro- paganda is spreading throughout the enthe Empire. Wilhelm is reported to be hurling the millions allowed him by the German Republic, back into Ger- many to buy its downfall. The weak- ness of the present Govt. in the face of the threatened Bolshevik revolution is driving many persons who are not really sympathetic to the Hohenzollern revolution into its camp Germany feels the need of a strong executive and Wilhelm’s adherenis are recalling his re cord as an administrator before the war as the chief argument “or his return. Toronto, Feby. Bth.—ln a letter re- ceived from Mr Gibbs, Secretary of the Mission of Shanghai, China, by Mr. Brownlee, Secretay of the China island of this city, it is stated thatin the recent earthquake in China whole towns were swallowed, hills collapsed, big valleys opened up and engulfed hundreds of human beings, black wa*er rushed from the ground and a whole ecaravan of camels disappeared in the earths open- ing. Mission property suffered consid- erably, according to Mr. Gibbs’ letter, but so far as was known, all the Mis- sionaries were saved. The Hagus, Feby. 9th.—The Foreign Minister today announced that Holland. had agreed to the section of the Ver- ‘sailles treaty concerning the navigation of the Rhine, and that the Allied proto- col had been signed in Paris. London, Feby 9.h. A. Johannesburg cable says that at 1 a. m. this morning the returns showed that the South Afri- can party had selected 38 candidates, the Nationalists 5, the Labour Party 8, and the Constitutional Democrats 1 General Smuts has been returned for Pretoria, west, by a big majority. [he feature of the resulc is the collapse of the labour party, which lost eleven seats. Awnpar- ently the Labour Party will only have 8 members in the new assembly against 21 in the last house. Workinz men voted against the secession issu d raised by Generai Hertzog, and did not pav much attention to sectional issues raised by Labour leaders. AUCTION. ® i’_)N the 15th day of (February 1921, at 3 p m. there will be sold at Public Auction in the Police Srable vard ai Frederiksted A DONKEY impoundad on Istate Mt. Pleasant on the 25th day of January 1921. Frederiksted Police Office, February 9th 1921. F COULTER. Director of Police.