, 1913-12-31

Yenr is only about Is hours ahead Of US as
these lines are printed, and It is hardly
likely that conditions will change much In
the short interval.
What is it exactly that we mean when we
speak of q New Year? New Years Day
does not require any explanation, but what
is New Year? On New Years Day we wish
our friends a happy New Year, and do 50
for a few days afterwards, but it would be
thought unusual, except under special con-
ditions, if we did this longer say than
about a week. 1t seems plain then that
the New YeaI is considered as such
for only a few days. Yet we sometimes
wish our friends q happy and prosperous
New Year but it may be presumed that we
do not mean to wish them prosperity for O
week OF a fortnight, and it IS PLAIN that we
mean to include the whole course of the
year which is at hand, we IMPLY that 1913 IS
to be regarded rs the old departing year and
1914 as the new year. And in one sense the
whole of the coming year may be regarded
as new it is a book about to be opened, the
contents of whose pages are entirely unknown
to us. We have in truth to do our part to fill
up those pages, and although the future IS
in only a limited degree under our control,
we have to see to it that no unworthy entry
of ours goes to spoil the new book about to
be opened.
We have been informed that in place Of
the SIS. "Plasident," the SIS. "Virginia" will
leave St. Thomas on the Bird Janunry for
San Juan, P. r., and other ports of route.
Intending passengers must secure their
tickets not later than 8 o'clock am. on the
2u0 This uOfipp also SarVaG for subsequent
departures.
Il lines of rain was measured IN Chris
tiansted yesterday morning.
The s. E. GWiaa0 sailed from New York ut
5 O'Clock on Saturday afternoon, having $50
pkgs, for ST. Thomns, 900 for Fredellksted
and 1000 for Christinnsted.
We have been favoured with a copy Of the
Report for the year 1912 Of Queen I,ouise's
Association for the nursing of the sick ard
of children in the Danish West Iudiau is
lands. Such is an English translation of the
title of the report, FROM which we take some
items of Information, as follows:
The Association was founded on the 10Th
Of March 1910. Its exalted PAtroness is
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager Louise.
The principal Board OF Directors consists
of fifteen ladies and gentlemen residing in
Denmark, bat many of whom have either
resided in or have visited these islands, and
whose names are consequently familiar out
here. Besides the chief Board in Denmark
there are two local Boards ia St. Croix, the
Chairman of which is School Director DISK.
Rubner- Petersen KID. The members of the
local Board for Christiansted's Children's
Home are DIR. G. HeyD, Mrs. A. Rubner-
Petersen and Deaconess Caroline Jensen
The Members of the corresponding Board
for FrederIksted are Dr. c.. Zwergius, Mrs.
Kofoed and Deaconess Maren KDudsen.
In charge of the Children's Home in
Christinnsted are the De0conesses Caroline
Jensen and Ingeborg Stein; in charge at
Frederiksted are the Deaconesses Maren
Knudsen and Anime Thomson
The annual meeting of the Directors of
the Association was held on tho 9th Of July
1912. The Chairman opened the meeting
with u reference to the then recent death of
King Frederik VIII, and said that the sor-
row of the country had touched also the
Association, which would with gratitude re-
member the favour which King Frederik
had shown it.
The Chairman then laid before the meet