THE WORKMAN SATURDY JUNE 1923 PAGE THREE Chesterfield There it is in black and white it the best cigarette ever made!
The a opinion on We state it as sterlined Jateresting West Indian News the Association under the Friendly Societies Ordinance (Coni nued from Page 2)
No. of 1893 and to take power thereunder to form a Civil SerTRINIDAD vice Supply Association on cooperative lines if practicable in order to bring the local cost of the necessities of life within (Trada la presentative reasonable relation to the cost the production and emoluments.
drawn by Civil Servants. It FOR WEST INDIAN COLONIES IN also added that the Association MOT FR LAND; TRINIDAD will indulge in no political propagarda or any MOVES IN MATTER.
movements adverse to discipline.
HIS EXCELLENCY SUPPORT, The Trididad Guardian of the The Committee has received 28. April states that at meeting of the Finance Coma reply from the Colonial Secremitte held on the 4th instant.
tary stated that His Excullency had been pleased to grant his amore the matters dealt with sanction to the movement and was the question of the contribuadded that it bad his hearty suption y the local Government of port and he wished it every its share on an annual subsidy of success. 2, 00, which it proposed The Committee will now prould be divided among the ous West Indian Colonies, to ceed to draft the rates after he West India Comunittee for cus which the Civil Servants will be called together to approva of purpose of carrying out the then furetions of a Trade Commissober in the United Kingdom.
It was decided that the colony stould contribute a sbare of the ST. LUCIA sbsidy on condition that tbe other colonies are willing to conThe Lucia Electrie tribute, and that the subsidy be for a period of five yeare, renewable for a further term of Company Ltd.
five years at the colony option.
Georgetown (British Guiana) Chamber of Commerce In this issue we publish the Prospectus of the St. Lucia Elec recentiy essidered latter from the Government of the tric Company registered on the colony on the subj ct of an of 30th April last, has for its Manficial Trade Representative in aging Director Mr. MonLondon for the West Indies.
plaisir and its office is situated at The Chamber decided No. 20 St. Louis Street. AS that stated in a late issue, the Combefore it could express an the subject, the pany has its principal objects to colony must know what it Renerate electricity and electric has to send to London in large power, refrigeration, and manuquantities For this reason it facture of ice, all of which are was desirable that there should clearly set forth in their Memobe an economic survey of the randum of Association No. (o interior of British Guiana. It and Was felt, too, that instead of The gentleman who have found joining the other West Indian ed the Company are dr. Sall. colonies in appointing a Trade Miquelle, as Chairman, sars, Representative, British Guiana Monplaisir, Horald Davaux, should appoint a separate officer L9 Grand Hull Louisin London Mallet Paret Nemsick, George Palmer, and Henry Bolmar.
East Indians Repatriated Saved 24, 000.
The Capital of the Company when fully taken will consist of 10, 000 made up of one poun The East Indians who are sbares, but only 000 are now to be repatriated from this offered for subscription at par colony by the Hugbli is to be paid up on application next month, were taken by the 103. on allotment and other 53.
Golf steamer Naparima to the when called on. Of these, 1765 depot at Nelson Island on Frihave already been taken up which day, to await the arrival of the leaves 3285 shares for the public ship. They comprised about to take up.
900 souls, and to this number will be added about one bundred paupers The monty deposited Want Tenders To Light by these repatriates is estimated at about 24 000. This is indeed City a very handsome sum, certify.
ing to the thriftiness of the The Castries Town Board has Eist Indian. Port of. Spain Gazette.
recently called for tenders to light up the town of Castries by electricity and the new Electric Innovation at Port of Company being on the spot and Spain Market all things being equal, we feel aure the Members of the Board will be inclined to place their or.
An innovation so far as the der at bome rather than with an Eastern Market is concerned outside Company. With such a was noticed on Sunday for the list of successful men as form first time. At a separate stall the Company, they ought to get were two poultry vendors, one the result was that there were row taking definite shape says the full confidence and support a Chinese and the other an East rice mills potted all over the the Chronicle. At the meet of the public and ny trouble Indian, selling chickens ready colony every one doing a fair ing held on April 20th last a should be experienced in getting ready picked and cleaned at amount of business and assistCommittee was appointed to the required number of applithe economic the price of 40 cents per pound. ing to improve seek the san of the Govern cat to buy up shares now Needless to say, they drew quite condition of the azants. All WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT ment to the formation of the offered to the public in a very large crowd, as only live this was achieved with the coast Association No. 78. New short space of time.
Market Street purchased lands undrained and not irrigatpoultry could be The custom is one ed and in face of the fact there This Committee forwarded a that obtains in all large cities, were consecu ive seasons o!
RETAIL DEPARTMENT communicalion to His Excellen New Library Started.
and the wonder is that nobody drought when crops were burnt cy informing him that at the thought of it at the market long Out or of rain when they were No. 107, Bolivar Street toeeting 110 members of the swamped out.
service unanimously signified The building of the New As there is nothing in the The improper trade in parmits THE PEOPLE COMMISSARY heir desire to have an Associa Library is proceeding apaca.
above to show that there is any which lasted for a season help tion, and that replies had been The old walls have been broken doubt as to the time the ready to demoralise the industry and received from 254 other civil down, the foundation dug, a picked chickens ceased to when a stop was put to this and FULL SUPPLY OF Servaats all in favour of the promotor stone breaker is rapidly lject.
breathe, or where they came an attempt made to cantral not The Committee also in preparing the stones for makGroceries, Provisions, Eggs, formed His Excellency of the ing concrete. and it is om, it is to be presumed that only the local output but tha expected In the export trade the objects wbich are:market had that the foundations everything is OK will be above extract it will be seen been loss to us Trinidad one of Cabbage, Dairymen Butter finished in a week or two. We that marketing goes on in full our largest castomers had (a) To provide a responsible have been hearing that there is swing on Sur days in Port of: turn to other resources for its ALWAYS ON HAND AT MODERATE PRICES central body keep in touch likely to be a ceremony on the with matters affecting the inter laying of the corner stone bot Spain; This appears a little odd rice supply Thu wa Indian est of members of the Service we cannot vouch for the truth to visitors from other islands.
rice given anoiher foot bold in the West Indian markets and to ensure that any represen. of the statement.
Call and see us before purchasing tation to be made are in the best and local growers crowded DEMERARA interests of the service as a out With rery large capital out elsewhere.
whole and are made in accord Disastrous Fire.
standing and no commensurate tbe merchants ance with the traditions and The Rice Industry decided to close down operations discipline of the service.
Oa Thursday about 10 a. and the industry was dealt a Castries was surprised with the (b) To promote respect and report that the Sugar Works RUINED TRADE blow. Farmers to deale e bere to pay of their lia considered a fair price for rica The Civil Servants service and encourage a spirit had got completely burnt down goodwill amongst the various recently put up by the Mitchell grades bilities and in the majority of today are the diamond ekere.
of the Molasses The Tale of Woe cases they bad to dispose of their la the city good quality ride are Association of loyalty and cooperation in the in the small hours of the mornand ploughs while some bought from 50 to 50 per interests of the service and the ing. From what we can ascarThere can be little doubt that lost their houses bag while indifferent samples public, the Rice Industry is in a very This state of afairs was fol fetch 84. good deal of blend GOVERNOR SANCTIONS MOVEtain there is a certain element (e) To co operate loyally with of mystery connected with this unsatisfactory condition, says lowed by the lare of the diamond ing with the two qualities is MENT.
th: Demerara Argosy of the 10th. fields and large numbers of onca ing on in order to reduce jne the Goveromet in all measures fire as the work was stopped aastant. Several Water Street prosperous rice farmers are at price to meet the price purchasfor the improvement of the seyeral weeks ago and only a service.
watchman was supposed to be firms years ago patronised in the present time diamond seekers are willing to pay. It might Co operative Supply Stores there.
view of the fact that the West ers. This year rice crop prom be stated that there is no great The To Be Run.
communication stated Yndia markets had been captur ises to be small but there is no demand for tice in Water street that membership of the AssoThe Building was insured for ed. industrious rice planters fear of any shortage in the supciation will be limited to officers 11, 009 with the Liverpool and were not slow to take advantage ply at least, for the present. Tae and supplies are known to rot on The proposed Association for on the fixed establishment and London and Globe Insurance Co o the facilities offered them and only people who pay what can be merchants premises.
the Damerara Civil Servants is that it was intended to register (Continued On Page 7)
our honest belief that the tobaccos used in Chesterfield cigarettes are of finer quality and hence of better taste than in any other cigarette at the price.
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