TE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1920.
Interesting News from the West Indian Islands Jamaica INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION Co o solve the cuttle inde audio and milk er loaded wit whale DEPOSITORY OF THE PANAMA RAILROAD ertya The railway the Barbados Legislative Council have sane sioners is vested with power tioned the increase in the to require a yl nd owcer in an: strength of the Jamaica Consta.
year to cultivate in ground probulary Force, and that 20 of the visions not less than six pericen new men are to be stationed in of his arable crenge under Sugar Cane Nursery at St. Andrew. There is no ques.
penalty of 100. Thefts of such Non peller tion about it, more police are are provisions will carry flogging needed to do patrol duty in such Owned By along with other pen ilty in tho In the Ligislative Council Mr. districts as Woodford Park Rollcase of men and the cropped hai Cousins moved that the item, ington Pen, Brentford Road. Stud farm and sugar cane nur Retirement Road etc. The Ser THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK, in that of women.
gery at Nontwlier, 000 pounds geant in charge of the Cross Head Office, 55, Wall Street.
American Whalin; Schoonsterling be altered to place the Roads Police Station is very establishment in Manchester Bilant, but it would well if some er Runs Agrund He said that the scheme was for thing were done by himself and the introduction of selected beef his men to rid Cross Roads of The American Whali Scho)
cattle from bigland for the des. the nunber of vagrants, especial er Wool ist close to the Capital, Surplus, Undivided Profits Over 9, 000, 000. 00 third vessel within iron industry ly in the vicinity of the market.
the beef to fall a victim to the danger situation. He pointed out in a From what can gather, the cobbler reel off Ragge P convincing argument why it was War Ofice authorities have a Official Depository of the Republic of Panama Lighthouse Barbados. The schoon proposed to establish the farm proposial under consideration with 123 Cai in Manchester and was very op for the disbandment of the West oil, was recently on timistic as to the success of the India Regiment; t; and it is pro DEPOSITORY OF THE PANAMA CANAL way from Cape Verde Isli is.
scheme. He would like to do posed to parrison Jamaica pure to call at Barbados, The inie something to to Manchester, which ly with European troops whilst was on deck, whilst the the cup had not the industries of other East Indian troops will be stawas below, The parishes.
warning o It The was possible to ob tioned in Sierra Leone.
Lighthouse was misunde stod tan a suitable site for the farm young officers in the West India by the deputy, who app antly in Manchester and the Govern. Rugiment who have received Through its Agencies in the Interior and its Foreign Branches was not conversant with the lo ment had an an option on the prop. comunissions during the war will cality, Consequently the ship this Institution Offers Exceptional Banking Facilities.
for 60 day be demobilized, whilst the old lost its course and drifted too far passed through the property for officers will be placed on the re.
Drafts on Jamaica and the other West Indian Islands.
westward, running aground. The one and at hilf miles and there tired list. In future Colone!
cargo was unloaded nex: day was every prospect of the scheme will be in contand of the Ja under the police supervisiva.
being successful maica Garrison and it is said that INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT PER GENT. PER ANNUM Mr. Myers expressed his the officer will be Colonel Glas Barbados Representatives doubts as to the Government en LOW.
tering into business He said at Ottawa Conferenco once a business was begun, one meeting of ministers of relinever knew what would be the gion was recently held to deal end.
with the question of state con WILKINSON WILSON boast of an existence under an allowed the sum of 10) for de hereditary me for a period of frasing the expenses of the is: Sisal Plantation at Lititz what can father, the ministers CONTRACTOR BUILDER DYER AND RENOVATOR at denst half a century. It is land representatives au said that the reached Conference in te pounds hoteller Brendistablish and number of drinking saloon First Class Workmanship 107 a Central Avenue and corner ported at a half yearly meeting. Colonial Treasurer, is the oficiai on the item providing 000 and en savour of the proposal expressed the recently when the nuditor retawa, Mr. Phillips, mentora sisal plattalion at Litiz in the island should be curtailed Plans and Specifications Free 16 Street West. a loss of 17 701 pounds sterling delegate, and Mr. HBG Aus.
Mr. Cousins said the vole was would not be surprising it a on the working of the company tin, President of the Chamber of for the purpose of setting up it deputation were to wait on His 5th Street West House 93 Phone211: PO Box 719 commerce, his adviser on behale plant for the extension of the Excellency the Governor no disP. Box 411, Panama, Ancon Caal Zone of the mercantile body.
Sisal industry. sum of 000 cuss the whole matter with him pound sterling hed already been expended at stof ounds To Erect Septic Tanks at per acs, and a large amount for have good reasons to believe Barbados supplying bulbils to plant out that a petition will shortly be NULIFE SELF LACING CORSET the land in sisal. There was an.
to the Logisiative an presented High Price for Land. It is understood that the Sani other item in the Agricultural Council on behalf of a of a large num tary Commissioners of St. Mi fishermen protest Note to provido 100 pounds for ber of seine.
in Barbados. chael, Barbados have invitel Dr.
the Jamaican representation at law to apend the law relating to ing against the passing of the Minette, GM st.
the Entomological Conference to low tached to the Public Health De held in London next month.
the protection of birds and tishes.
We learn from our contempo (partment Demerarat) visit Bar.
Mr. Graham said the idea was The seine men contend that if rary the Barbados Globe of the bados with regard to the propose an excellent one, but he under the law is passed it will have the 10th instarit, there has been yet ed erection ot septic tanks in the stu. Gure in giroue et puting them out of ecco ind. The doctor has found it 1, 000 acres of which 900 business and that they and their in which a very huge price has it possible to arrange this visit were planted out, and it seemed families will suffer. It is also been paid at at the land acreage on account of pressure of work there was no room for further stated that permission will be rate. Balls and Pilgrims, Xt. but hopes to do so wben be gets developtuent. He would like to sought for counsel to be heard at Church, avgregating 658 acres his new stat. have been sold by Messrs. Year know whether the proposal the bar of the house.
successful or not.
wood, Bros. to Mr Hawkins Mr. Cousins said 1, 000 and others for the sum of had been tested on the poorest This works out at a rate of more land and 1, 000 pounds had been than 180 per acre, and all the made out of of one acre of sisal at!
land is not arable, our contemthe first cutting; 1000 acres giv The rainfall as is recorded at The shortage of agricultural half a ton per acre would be labour is engaging the serious porary adds. The prices of plan, the Botanic Station for the month tations are moving up daily and of March last is 01 inches. For 500 tons. The value at at an astounding rate. The latest the corresponding period of last yield would bring in about 32, being extended and farmers tind was 65 pounds per ton, and the attention of farmers throughout Rice cu tivation is Demerara, to reach our ears is the ofler of year only twenty parts were 18. 140, 000 for Three Houses Ltd. corded.
000 pounds, after deducting netha that they are confronted with cessary expenses, interest and the serious question of an inade.
sinking fund.
The Corset of the Century.
The Sugar Factories.
It is very gratifying to learn Sisal was the only plant that quate labour supply: Mechanic could be grown down in this arid al tillage is regarded ns one soluSOLD AT PANAMA BY It is said that among the no. that the draining of the Lewis and which could stand tion. Already several rice farm.
merous sugar factories erected Or Swamp will be soon coin the terrifie conditions existing ers have imported tractors to be La Luna Silk Store, Santa Ana Plaza; Key Hing, in Barbados there are a few pleted. The mangrove trees have Central Avenue.
there. He hoped the amount used both for ploughing the land which are showing evidence of been cut down. We hope tha world ve voted so as to complete and the general extension of the ECILAT COLON BY sinking at the foundations, there bark has been taken of before the plantation. He had succeed rice industry. With the arrival Lan. Hing Co. Wing Yuen Co. Sang Chong Long of the L Korona recently by temporarily impairing the the wond is vunt as the tanner: ed in acquiring in Honolulu 3: two Bates Steel Mule Tractors iey will be glad to buy it for Co. Wing Lung Co. Ak Kal Co.
usefulness of the said machiners, their trade. The reclamation of 000, 000 hulbils to supply the LEE CHONG Co. Sole Agents The defect however, is nos this portion of the estate will crops which bad been desiroyed reached the colony for use on the thought to be of a serious nature.
was confid Abary estate. The addition of cause the district to become these HEAD OFFICE two tractors brings the BRANCH OFFICE bealthy total number of tractors that are 134 140 Bolivar Street 62 Central Ave. Re appearance of Weekly during the year.
Colon, R, The President suggested that bary districts to seven. It is in use in the Mahaicony and Panama, R, Pllustrated Paper. The demand for native boards Box 152. Phone 90 the itern he deferred until the expected that in the near future O, Box 585, Ance 1, The Barbados Weekly Illus scantling, shmglez, etc. is greatother item for the vote to send a representative to the Entomolo avail themselves of the service large number of farmers will trated Paper made its re aper than the supply. This is on pearance a few weeks ago. It is account of the high price for irugical Conference, was reached.
ander new management and ters are having a hard time in ported lumber. Our wood cutThe proposal of the President of these tractors.
claims to be the bearer of a new billing orders.
to defer the item was agreed to.
Between the 1st and the 4th policy. The opening number has May, 199 time expired emigrants stirred the embers of an old The Gleaner is in a position to in Demerara deposited the sun blaze familiar to the masses in Owing to the high prices at the announce that the Secretary of of 30, 910. The Treasury is said years past. There are now three stores for utensils of all kinds; State for the Colonies has caused to have had a very busy time of it.
weeklies in Bridgetown. the plumbers and tiosmiths are despatch to be sent to the Gov.
kept busy soldering holes and ernor of Jamaica with regard to On the afternoon of the 6th The General Hospital placing new bottoms to those certain matters affecting the fin iden, the officers in the statisticworn out. Formerly no one ances of that colony. Briefly: al Department of the Demerara At a recent meeting of the thought of such economy.
the proposal contained in the Customs, presented Captain John Board of Directors of the BarConsidered the best blood and (Continued on Page 31 the effect that en Reid (late Controller of Customs despatch, is to bados General Hospital, Dr.
quiry should be made as to the win Nerve tonic in the World Clarke, McGill Univerdesirability of converting the who goes elsewhere on promosity, and son of Sir Clarke, FITZ BOWEN Speaker of the House of Assim various loans of the colony into Lion) with an illuminated address one or a smaller number of stick of native wood with gold Is highly recommended by press and public for bly, was appointed Third Resi THE WELL KNOWN TAILOR band, and a gold cigarette case loans. Those who have studied the Weakness, Loss of Blood, Nervous Debility and dent Surgeon of the Hospital at 82 November Street, San Miguel financial position of Jamaica find inscribed with the colony arms.
a salary of 520 per annum. and se 20 it difficult at times to account for general depression of the whole system.
quarters as from the 1st May.
the varione loans existence, The Demerara Argosy states Dr. Clarke has seen extensive For Both Men and Women.
and it is felt that the time has that the passing ol Scotts Ltd. service in America and at the Dr. WILLIAMS arrlyed when it would be desir whose long established front since graduating sone Sole distributors for Central and South America able to consolidate the different business was closed on May the twelve years ago. B. CH. B, EDIN. Joans which have been created 15th, under most regretable cir.
PANAMA DRUG STORE PHYSICIAN SURGEON series of laws on the Sta cumstances terminated an inter Increasing the Supply of tute Book esting chapter in the business history of Water Street. The Muller Building Ground Provisions Has removed, temporarily to The following is taken from recollapse of Scotts is all the more There has recently been emct Long Bullding 5045. Section 1, No.
porta made by the Man in the to be regretted because of the CALIDONIA ed in Barbados. law providing Street to the Gleaner, fact that there are but few busifor the iacrease of vegetable FOLKS BIYER am glad to observe that the longes in Sbe colony which can foodstufts. Board of Conomie All cases fully Examined be plants Demerara C120, 000 Tobago ing half present his fire in Verculane eine suppls ent that he A New Discovery Dr. Frenchs Strengthening Compound drug by