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Nlt Bl AN L ed down upon the ship, and breaking in fury againsi the ship’s side, s'vamped the deck. Urable any longer to resist the fury of the waves, the men were re- tiring to safer quarters. when one billow, rarger and more powerful than its prede- cessors, swept down upon the ship. Did the men scurry to safety? Need less to ask; —but not before one of their number, W. M. Campbell, Jr. utility-man and son of the chief steward, was picked up and washed overboaid. This was at 8 40 p. m. ; Imnediately the signal "'Man over- board!’’ was fiashed by the wireless. Ti.e weather, too was dark, Hardly an ob- jeet was discernible. The (Captain rush- ing on deck, threw out a gas-buoy, which on striking the water, emanated l'ght, which enabled those on board to see the drowning man being carried on the crest of a monster billow, far astern oi them. Buoys and life-preservers were then thrown -verboard, it the hope that one o. them, gt least wouid reach the poor -fellow. . call for volunteers to man a boat hav- ing been sounded, six nf the crew imme- diately responded; but no sooner had they, in their keen excitement lowered the boat on the port quarter, than a wave swept down upon it. The unfortunate man bhaving managed to secure one of the buoys thrown over- b .ard, and the ship being able, by means of the gas-buoy, to locate his position, reversed her engines, and went tc his rescue. In the meantime, the chief steward learning that it was his so'n who was In danger, attempted to plunge over-board to his boy’s rescue, but was .estrained by four of the erew Filled with dismay at his boy’s danger, and angered by ihe restraint put upon him by his shipmates, a scuffle ensued; during which, unfortu- nately, the tather falling into the bunker hole, injured his knee. - Weathering the gale as best they could, and with all hands eagerly on the jvok-out, the drowning man was leached, and rescued. We congratulate Mr. Campbell on hig narrow escape from a watery grave, and likewise Captain Vercy and his crew for the gallant rescue made. Both fath- er and son are doing well, we are glad to say.—St. Thomas Mail Notes, Oct. 4th. [t gives us pleasure at all times to chronicle the progress made along the lines of enlightenment and studv by our ambitious young citizens. it is thus with this feeling that we take note of the law studies of Mr. George Mena. Mr. Mena, Clerk in the Judiciary De- partment, enrolled for a course by cor- respondence in the Hamilton College of Law, Chicago .111., in 1917, and now having satisfactorily covered thirty-five of the thirty-six subjects, should every- thing go well, will be entitled to his d-gree of DBachelov of Laws within the next three or four months. Mr. Mena who is about 22 years of age, has had no help whatever with hig studies, having obtained most of his educarion thru his own initiative. While writing the above, the thought occurs to us that it would gc far to- wards the _plift of our community if our legislature or the Federal Covern: ment were to find it convenient to =end ' on certain of our young men to the wainland for a course in iaw. medicine and other studies. Th s is done in Porto Rico, the Philin: pines and Alaska, and we are sure, if we take the proper steps, we too will ' benefit in the same manner from the ever flowing stream of American phil- antropy.— [bid. ‘ A drive for membership was started i on Monday by the members of the | Junior Red Cross.—St. Thomas Maal | Notes. Oct 6th. } e | The Dutch 8. 8§ ''Prine Frederik | Hendrik’’, Capt. J. P. van der Borden, ' arrived early vesteraay afternoon from . Europe. with passengers and cargo and - after coaling and discharging, leit at . dawn for Portoc Rican, Haytian, and CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE '.830. THIS EVENING 8.30. “His Lucky Blunder” 1S LUCKY unaer . (OMEDY L RIICT “The Carter Case” | e Larter case . Episode No. 7 $6 99 The Nervagraph”. Episode No 8. 1% .k 3 9 The Silent Shot”. These Kpisodes has more than Popular Interest. They will attract those who do not ordinarily patronize the Serial Picture because of its impossible Situations and Wild Fiction. ''The Carter Case’’ has thus far shown Nothing Improbable and yet has sup plied the "l"rlz‘illsand Mystery necessary to Sustain Serial interest Performance will conclude with: : 2 99 “ADizzy Romance COMEDY 1 REEL. ADMISS ] ON Reserved Seats L .98 a4, General Entrance , o . : 200 (Children 20 and 10e. Dominican rorts. Amcng the czigo landed, were severa! tundied (eses o beer consigned to V. A. Miiler are A Lugo & Co., respectively.— Jlbid. We very much regret to learn by cabie of the supposed death of (apiain Me Donald, of the Eritish Air Forces wlo was shot down on the 929r¢ Seplem ber and taken priscner wkhilk (Teraling around Bagdad. Young MeDonaid, whoe 18 the grand son of the late Archdeacon Hutson, end nephew of Rishop Edward of Antigua arrived here in September 1918 by the . 5 'Panma'’ from Esglend via the States, on his .way to Antigua, ¢r g v sit to his parents. From various reports to hand, he was a brave and noble fighter and in his services for the "‘ouid countrie’”” aguinst the Germans in the lale war, did valua- Dle air service. For some weeks past the report of his death had beer: current here but could not be traced to any authentie source. Now, however, the worst is known. In the hour of grief apd sorrow, Mail Notes begs to tender to the parents and reia- tives 1 the deceased soldier sincerest condolences; for not only was he a brave fighter, ‘but he was, abuve ail a loving and dutiful son. May he rest in pear... —St. Thomas Wail Notes, Oct. 7th.