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Politiken records the death in Copen-: hagen on Sept. 30th. last, of Thomas Severin Rubner Petersen, K D., former- ly Judge and Policemaster in Frederik- sted for many years. Judge Petersen was a lieutenant in the Danish army dur- ing the war with Germany in 1864 and took an active part in suppressing the native uprising here in St. Croix in 1878. The musical concert announced for last night by the Industrial Band was not rendered, owing probably to the inclemency of the weather which was wet and drizzly all evening. A hearty welcome to the island i~ ex- tended Sister Marie Minck who has just arrived here from the States to relieve Miss Shoen, matron of the Children’s Home, the latter retiring on aceount of ill health. Thanksgiving was very quietly observ- ed in this town, religious services in all the churches being the appropriate fea- ture of the occasion. OFFIiCIAL NEW»>. : Nov. 26th 1919. All business offices were removed yes- terday from Government House to the Administration Building. Governor Oman will attend to oificial Government busi- ness at the / dministr tion Building and not at the Government House, which is his official residence. Offices in the Ad- ministration Building have been divided as follows : KFiist floor; Medical Aid, Me- diecal Department Offices, second floor: Offices of the Government Secretary, Financial dviser, Legal Aid, office of the Command~nt of the Naval Station, third flloor; Department of Edueation and Accounting Office. The change of offices will result 1n 2 more prompt trans- action f Governmental and navai busi- ness. Office hours in the Administration Building are from 9a. m. t011.30 a m andfroml.3Bop m to3p m Word has been received from Washing ton that the Marines enlisted for the duration of the war and the Marine Corps Reserves will be returned to the Unitad States via the December trip of the U. S. S. Kittery instead of by special trans- port. After embarkation of the men at St. 'homas the Kittery will proceed o St. Croix for the men stationed there. Ail Government Offices will be closed on [hursdav, Ncvemb: Z7th, T anks- giving pay. Frederiksted, 26th Nov. 1919. The s. s. "‘Guiana’ arrived here yes- terday at 6p. m. trom New York via St. Thomas with 2,500 packages, some mails and the following passengers: » T-4 R 5.1X A Y 1N Mr. & Mrs. J. Max Hark, Mr. R. Lun-- ney, Mr. A. Lunney, Mr. W. Lunney, ’ Sister Carrie Gick, Mr. V. Bornn, Miss Ballard, Capt. A. J. Blackwood, Sister l Maren Knudsen. From St. Thomas—Bishop E. Greider, ‘ Mr. W. Dottin, Joseph Franecis, Mrs. J. Ludvig, Miss L:®Thompson, Revd. Father Englert. : : B s e BERNADIN DOUTE--A TRIBUTE. By R. H. AMPHLETT [.LEADER. “"He was my friend; | Faithful anJ just to me.”’ | SHAKESPEARE. { In the death of Bernadin Doute good- l natured, genial, gentle-hearted, Berna- | din -St Croix has lost one of her promis- l ing sons. It is quite natural that people | should die; still, I who write this—l[ who | know of Mr. Doute’s ambition which ir a | word was to prepare himself for a larger | and more useful life —could not realize at first that he was lostto us. Butso it is. Upwards of ore month ago he was “‘only feeling badly’’; then he was confined so ‘ his bed; then grew worse; and now it | is all over. t Mr. Doute "¢as a pop lar voung man. | A good “'Sport”’, but sporting did not | occupy all his time; he had his studious | periods when no more fun gr pleasure | couid take lim away from his%ooks. | If here was anything of an intellectual | nature an foot, Dou e was not satisded | to be an interested spectator only but was | always willing to participate. With the | kind of modesty that is a virtue because | it is not a sham he would say: ‘I can- | not help you very much intellectually, | ge itlemen, but lam willing to do what I | can it you will only let me.”’ | It is generally kown that Mr. Doute | was the possessor of a good .oice; but it | is not known, exeept io three ~r four of | his intimate friends, that he had a great | Jove tTor poetry nd, withal, has written verses for foreign paper: on twe occa- | sions. 'Lhis is but one of the many good qualities which was not destined to be developed in Bernadin Doute. The last timeIsaw him in the flesh | his iliness apparently, was not serious, | and as 1 was going to Frederikstedio live and we would not have se2n each | other as regularly as had been our” wont for vears, he said to me:- “Whenever you think of Christiar sted, turn down a glass for me.”’ “*Turn down a glass for me.”’ Yes, Bernadin, that’s what not only 1 but all who knew you wili do—TURN DOWN A GLASS OF MEMORY FOR YOU. J taeAl bl o1LTERL sSR 2BRI SNSRI T,LR RS (ELEGRAMS. i : St CROIX STATION. . | New York, Nov. 21st.—The United ! States Shipping -Board today surren- ! dered the steamer ‘‘lmperator’’ to the British Minister of Shipping. The vessel was received hy Mr. Raeburn, Director General on the Miniscry, on behali of his Government. He announced that the vessel would be operated on the Canadian line. It is expected to sail for Kngland within she next ten days. Montreai, Nov. 22nd--A further step in the expansion of the ocean traffic of the Canada Steamship Company was announc- ed yesterday ir the statement that another steamship of 9,000 tons displacement has been acquired for service between New York, the West Ipdies and South America. London, Nov. 2lst.-—Appreciation of the welecome =xtended to the Prince of Walesin the United States was expressed by tarl Curzon, tne Secretary of Foreign Affairs today. '‘England is deeply toucn- ed by the warmin of the reception the United States has accordzd the Prince of Wales,”” Lord Curzon said to the As- sociated Press. ‘“‘There could be no surer indicaticn of the depih of the real frienship which unites the Great Eng- lish s eaking nations. England has watehed the events of the past few days 'vith eagerness and rejoices in this new manifestation of mutual affection and estimation’’. London, Nov. 21st.— ‘['ne inability of the United States representatives at Pa- ris to deposit President Wilson’s ratifica- tion of the German treaty, at the same time as those of other powers filed, will prevent the other Allies f: ‘areying the treaty int> efect’’, said .. Bonar Law in the House of Commons today in answer to numerous questions regard- ing the status of the treaty as a result of the American Senate’s actions. In answer to a question from Sir Donal Mac- lean, Mr. Bcnar Law said, ‘‘without doubt there will be no slackening in the determination of Great Britain o do all in her power to take the lead in seeing that the ieague of Nations becomes an effective instrument of human frogress. [ think it would be a mistake to assume that all pessibility of help from the Uni- ted States is gone.”” Referring to the pos- sibility o/ an alteration of the date of tormal ratification of the treaty, which has been tentatively fixed for December Ist., Mr. Bonar Lw said, ‘''hat must de- pend upon whether there is a possibility of exchange in the view of the Senate at its meeting in December, asked wheth- er the action of the United States would affect the Anglo French American treaty, the Govt. leacer declared, ‘‘Our under- standing in that treaty, which so far has been unratified by the United States, was contingen: upon its also being car- ried by the United States. Another sit- uation might create a new condition of affairs. London, Nov. 21st.— Nearly all British public men are silent concerning the United States” Senate’s dealing with the peace :reaty. ' Lord Robert Ceeil and Lieut. Generzl Smuts, the British spon- sors for the League of Nations, and