AGE TWC THE WORKMAN SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1923 Interesting News from The West Indian Islands Chauffeurs and Car Owners Book Binding!
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LUCKY STRIKE TOASTED ALL THE VERROUND dins 31 DAYS SEPT HAYS CIGARETTES MAY SAMIMI IS JAMAICA oooo So so Swo he New Governor ONE HAS BEEN SELECTED, BUT Should Remember that the car with the good appearance gets most NOT SIR GRAEME THOMSON, of the jobs on the street.
Why throw away your old, but no WHO IS IN DEMERARA, KEEP UP THE APPEARANCE OF YOUR CAR The Herald of the h instant doubt interesting, books when you says. There is no truth in the Use WHIZ the best body polish on the market report that the Secretary of Use. WHIZ the best Top and Cushion dressing in town can have them neatly bound at State for the Colonies has decidto transfer Sir Graeme Thomson, Our FORD and BUICK Slipcovers, our FORD Top Recovers are also who assumed the Governorsbip the cheapest and best.
Open from a to 10 of British Guiana a few months THE WORKMAN ago, to Jamaica, as successor to Sir Leslie Probyn, who is exWESTERN AUTO SUPPLY Co.
pected to leave the island before the end of the year, on leave No. K STREET AND ANCON AVE.
prior to his retirement from the Imperial Service Drawer Ancon, Phone 85 Panama.
It is known that the SecreCENTRAL AVENUE fary of State bas already selectCBXSSSS ed a new Guverud for Jamaica; but who the official is, it is imand No. G Street possible to state at this juncture.
Intercolonial Club This The Herald can state: the gentleman who is to succeed NO. 80 BROADWAY, COLON, Sir Leslie Probyn is an AdminisREP. de trator of considerable ability: a Large and Airy Hall, rented for strong and progressive indifunctions such as Wedding, Birthvidual.
day, Christening, Picnic, Banquet ATTENTION!
It would not be surprising if Ball.
Bir Leslie obyn were to band Well equipped with Piano and over the reins of Government to sitting accommodation.
Col. Bryan, 0, We have just received For particulars, apply on the Colonial Secretary, before the premises.
a fine assortment of middle of November, and proceed to England. Col. Bryan will continue to administer the affairs of the colony until the City is Scene of Still Watches. Clocks arrival of the new Governor next Another MysterAND ious Fire Jewelry Important Proposals.
that will satisfy the most fastidious taste CHINAMAN SHOP ALONG EAST ARE BEING CONSIDERED TO Also a complete assortment of the famous QUEEN STREET DESTROYED BENEFIT THE INHABITANTS OF AIKIN LAMBERT EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING.
THIS COLONY, SEEN BY POLICEMAN Fountain Pens The Herald can state with a AND good deal of definiteness that Stva 18 quite a few important proposals Stock and Fixtures Carwill be placed before the country rled Insurance. Owner Pencils at no distant date with a view to Was out at the Time.
the Introduction of much needed Have You Tried Them Lately?
reforms in the industrial life of Remember our Repair Department is the colony.
Early yesterday morning, the couple of the proposals are well stocked provision shop of most efficiently equipped being considered in govern Chin Fat at 60 East Queen mental circles, for a few of them buint, is Street, was destroyed by fire. FULLER involve legislative enactments. in touch principally with Chinese, contracted to be From what could be gathered, They are intended primarily to and from what the writer hears, eventually consumed.
at 12. 45 o clock, Constable Haie The Quality Jeweller assist in promoting the welfare they enter into a compact to The story sounded incredible of the Sutton Street Police Sta 122 CENTRAL AVENUE of those who constitute the work. burn a place for a fixed sum. to a reporter of the Gleaner. tion was on duty in East Queen iar force of the island. The de certain amount is paid over who has been investigating the Street, and passed the shop.
tails will be worked out at an the men and then they leav matter, but there is no question He tried the doors and windows, proper will not be launched my neignbouring parish for the locus the story which is here publish properlyan barred early date, schemes it there is He went The Brigade worked hard, but the local agents, for 650.
Sir Leslie Probyn. They will in quo. The men travel in a high ed. The matter is one which along, and wben be got some dis the shop, stock and fixtures Just how the tire originated, is remain over until his successor power motor car, the tanks it suould be carefully enquired tance away, he saw a blez) from were destroyed. The stock was a mystery, which the Police ale arrives in the colony, which are well filled with into by the police. Within the the direction of the shop The owned by Chin Fat, while James squad this journal gasolenie. arriving in the past three weeks, at least three Brigade was summoned, and Chis was in charge of the basis ying to solve.
bas obtained what is regarded as locality, gasolene is applied to dres have taken place in a Superintendent Gadpaille and ness.
under Sub Inepector Chin, who lives in a room Parker was oa hscene, nd reliable information this the building and the rest is quite western parish; and it is known his men promptly answered the at the back of the shop, was not rendered valuable services.
matter; but for a variety of easy. It might be pointed out that threatening letters have call. When the Brigade arrived, at home when the fire was čisreasons it is not expedient that that in some cases the fire is set been sent warning residents in they had to barst open the doors covered. The stock and fixtures THIRD FIRE AT MONany one of their shoulde be in a place beyond that arranged another area of the town that ment to gain entrance, but the were insured in the Royal In TEGO BAY make anything but a bald state to be burnt, and with the spread they will soon bave their taste building was well in the grip of surance Companyof ment thereon. When they are of the flames the shop or business of the tire.
the fire tiend.
Messrs. Bryden and Evelyn are Montego Bay, Aug. There launched, it will be found that was considerable excitement at they will be for the betterment about o clock this morning of the colony industrial life.
when there was another alarm of Are. It was soon learnt Capital and Surplus 10, 000, 000 Gangs Going Over Undivided Profits over 6, 000, 000 that Orange Hill School was ablaze. This hill residence is on the eastern boundary of MonteCountry Setting go Bay and fully half mile from the Fire Brigade Station. Quito Fires.
large crowd rushed in the direction, but it was soon ed that the flames had been subALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS dued without much material loss.
Head Office: 60 WALL STREET, New York City COME TO KNOWLEGE OF Owned by THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK From what could be gatbered. GLEANER REPORTER one of the resi residents beard.
strange movement outside the building, and almost immediateMEN PAID TO BURN.
Depository of the PANAMA CANAL ly the building was on fire.
On the eastern side of the Travel about In Fast Travelbuilding is sunshade over a ling Motor Cars On Iwwindow, and there is a stone cendiary Mission step. It is asserted that there Direct Representations through our own Branches and those of is evidence to prove that this fire The Gleaner of the 4th inst.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK in was an act of incendiarism. The arrest of the flames verified cersays:ENGLAND FRANCE SPAIN ITALY BELGIUM tain suspicions. The frequent fires which CHINA JAPAN Miss Ena Phillips is headmisINDIA have been taking place in JAVA STRAITS SETTLEMENTS PHILLIPINES tress of the school whicb has different parts of the country ARGENTINE BRAZIL CHILE CUBA PERU PORTO RICO many resident pupils. Near by have been giving much concern residents hearing the alarm to honest traders, and there is a URUGUAY AND VENEZUELA were early on the scene and fear that the rate of firo insurwere it not for the activities of ance will go up if these fires go Mr. Edmund Hart, and his son, on unchecked.
Correspondents in all the Trade Centers and Ports of the World Mr. Allan Hart, the buildings representative of the might have been destroyed. Gleaner has been making enThe town is still in a state of quiries in certain well informed alarm and residents are rather circles and there is no question uncomfortable, about it, we have in our midst an ESPECIALLY EQUIPPED FOR FINANCING AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE It is now the the business of every citizen to Incendiary squad. The band come to the aid of the police for is located in Kingston, but they move from parlsh to parish and INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AT PER CENT. PER ANNUM it does appear, that the commrnity is at the mercy of lawlessthe wonder is that the Police ness.
have not got on to their track.
It is asserted that the men are (Continued On Page 7)
that they were Police on International Banking Corporation discover