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TO CAPTAIN ARTHUR E. LINDBORG " ON HIS PROMOTION TO THE DIRECTORATE. Christiansted, St. Croix, V. L. July 2nd 1923. Dear Captain, It is indeed with a feeling of joy mingled with sorrow as we draw here to present you with this simple expres- sion of appreciation on the eve of -your departure for St. Thomas. We are sorry to lose you in this office, Dear Captain, because in you we have found a Chief, Advisor and Friend in whom we could confide and one whom we believe it will be hard to replace. For the two and a half vears we have been privileged to know and work with you, you have always shown an active interest in us educationally and otherwise and your action in this respect coupled with your aimiable spirit and unassuming disposition has won for you a seat deep in our hearts, and has linked together a chain of pleasant memories that time will never erase. Sad as we are to part with you we feel that your promotion to the Directorate is well merited. We fiad consolation in the faet, however, that our parting is only transient and that occasionally we will have the pleasure to see you again. We therefore trust that by God’s help you may find pleasure in your new office and continue to succeed, and that His Gracious Goodness may foilow you and Mrs. Lindborz always and keep your en- tire family in parfect health. In conclusion, Sir, we bex you to accept this little token in memory of our esteem and appreciation. We have the honor to subscribe our- selves Yours very affectionately and sincerely, W. ETHELBERT MESSER, Dept, Clerk WESLEY A. MOTTA, Property Clerk ALTON A.SCHMIEGELOW, Stat. Clerk. g e- e LOCAL 24 lines of rain was measured at the Fort this morning and half a line at Frederiksted: none at King’s Hill. We have bzen asked to mention that the Native Brass Band will give a con- cert on the wharf to-morrow evening. The Colombian s. s. Martinique from New York arrived here at noon yester- day. She brought general cargo and 23 bags mails, and sailed at 6 p. m. carry- iag mails for 8 of the different ports and among other passengers Miss E. V. King, thg_i§§ I. Bailey, and Miss L. Marcus. i o AT o “*We have been informed that the Rav. Dr. Ostrom ifrom Porto Rieo will ST CRULYLE A YIS preach in the Lutheran Church, Frederik- sted, at the 11 o’clock service tomorrow morning. : 7 ’ - Foatball. : DPEADNOUGHT TO PLAY AN IN- TER-MIXED MATCH ON HOLGER DANSKE TOMORROW AFTER- NOON. An inter-mixed match between mem- bers of the Dreadnought Football- Club will be played tomorrow afternoon on the Holger Danske Ground *‘T rribles’” and ‘‘Braves’’. Names are as follows : *“Terribles’’ ‘“‘Braves’’ R. Brun, Capt. H. Host, Capt. H. Carrington, H. Benjamin, W. Benjamin. A. Daniel, (G. Ramsay, C. James, C. Mc Gregor, J. Reubzl. R Quinn, ‘A. Sehmiegelow, J. Moore, F. Dennis, J. Chrisrian, P. Thaurland, A. Moltke, T. Simon, C. Osborne, J. D. Cuaristian, H. Dennis, H. Hall. These boys are famous for their ex- cellent playing, soall interested in the game can avail themselves tha opportuni- ty of witnessing it. You are sure to be well satisfied. Game commences at 4.30 o’clock.—Cont. St. Thomas News Last evering, the Apollo Theatre was filled to its utmost by a gathering eager to witness the Graduation Exercises of the Junior High School. So great was the desire to be present, that long before the appointed hour, the spacious building was already crowded. The exercizes, which made up a well select2d program, was' yery nicely ren- dered: the addresses of the students in particular, receiving the hearty and pro- longed applause. The diplomas were presented to the graduates by His Ex- cellencv, the Governor, who, besides a general exhortation to persevere, had appropriate words of encouragement for each recipient at the moment of hand- ing out the prizad document. The following is a li t of the graduates, to whom we extend our sincerest con- gratulations: Ina Ashton, Mercedes Bonelli, Bertha Boschulte, Fernando Corneiro, Eiwin De Windt, Viola Francis, Gladys Harrigan, Inez Harris, Geraldine James, Humphrey Joseph, Ena Miller, Louisa Meyer:s, Erma Petrus, Eliza Kean, Louisa Kean, James A. Kean, Louis Shulterbrandt, / Alfredo Salomon, Lily Smith, Leopold Smith, Carl Williams. —St. Thomas Bulletin, June 30th. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Rodrigues, Mauritius, July Ist.—Reu- ter’'s. In an interview with Capt. Ceci Foster, commander of the steamshi Trevessa, which sank in the Indian Ocean on June 80th, Reuter’s correspone dent obtained details of the experienees of the survivors of the ill fated vessel which constitute one of the most won- derful stories for generations of the amazing revelations of the undaunted spirit of British sailors, both officers and men. Captain Foster at the cutset ex- plained that he was unable to give a detailed narrative of the loss of the ves- sel owing to difficulty in deciphering his logbook, hich was naturally kept In the roughest and readiest fashion. The pages of the log were soaked with salt water, which blurred the writing. He said that he lost much time during the first five days keeping company with the chief offizer’s boat sailing ahead of it during the night and waiting for it dur- ing the day a'though the second boat was under full sail the captain’s boat was under reefed sail, ‘'besides quench- ing our thirst in rain water’’, be sail, “‘we bathed in salt water, wore wet clothes and sucked buttons and pieces of coal. We also sucked the s-lt water through our nostriis and kent our heads wet. After reejunting the many mis- haps to the Brat such as the main mast being carried a'vay and the breaking of the tiller the captain said, *‘we tried to feed the crew on the fish spawn which was floating on the sea during the ealm, bu: it was to sality to use. We were all very sore, owing to the cramped position in which we had to sit day and night, Not one of us was able to stretch our legs, berause the boat was so erowded. When we landad here wef und we bad nearly lost the use of our legs. Our feet were swollen from lacs ¢f blood circu- lation, otherwise most of us were com- paratively well. We had enough water rations to last another week with care. I put plenty of cigarettes, tobacco and matches in the boat before deserting the ship and these helped considerably to keep the spirits of the crew. We had 1,000 cigarretts and two pounds of to- bacco when we reached this isiand.”’ Although most of the crew of caviain Foster’s boat were in a sitate of collapse, they had enough strengzta left to cheer when they sighted land. Their undunt- el spirit was manifested in many minor incidents. Ableseaman Scully between 60 and 70 years of age, refused to.ig down when others of the crew were in @ need of rest and sleep. He sang songs and ‘“‘spun yarns’’ to his ccmrades when they were very despordent; cheering