PAGE TWC THE WORKMAN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1923 Interesting News From The West Indian Islands JAMAICA Sissixo Sosses Chauffeurs and Car Owners Book Binding!
No appointmeerde Cook Binding Department retirement SS DECEMBER JANUARY EVERY DAY FEBRUARY 31 GOOD OCTOBER 31 DAYS 30 DAYS APRIL LUCKY STRIKE TOASTED Retirement of Sir Leslie Probyn from Gover norship.
Should Remember that the car with the good appearance gets most of the jobs on the street.
Why throw away your old, but no The London Times of August KEEP UP THE APPEARANCE OF YOUR CAR doubt interesting, books when you 86 says. We understand that Sir Leslie Probun, Governor of Use WHIZ the best body polish on the market Jamaica since 1918, is retiring can have them neatly bound at from the Governorship at the Use WHIZ the best Top and Cushion dressing in town end of the year on the completion of his statutory term of service.
Our FORD and BUICK Slipcovers, our FORD Top Recovers are also THE WORKMAN of a successor the cheapest and best.
Open from a. to 10 bas yet been This news will not come as a WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY Co.
surprise to readers of the Gleaner, as in June this vear, we No. K STREET AND ANCON AVE.
were able to announce the coming of the Governor. We Drawer Ancon, Phone 85 Panama.
CENTRAL AVENUE are also in a position to say that his successor bas already been designated, and is a man with a and No. G Street distinguished career in the spheres of British and Colonial Wanted To Buy administration. At a proper time we shall give more information on this subject. His ExcellUSED POSTAGE STAMPS ency Sir Leslie Probyn will retire on extended leave of absence IN ANY QUANTITY before his successor appointATTENTION!
ment will be formally announced.
Apply: WILKINS During the interval, the Colonial Secretary will admluister the Box 125 Ancon, or at House government of Jamaica.
We have just received 223. Ancon, any day after p.
a fine assortment of Fire in Ancient Watches. Clocks negotiations are proceeding with another steamship concern in Capital AND Germany on the same subject; and there is every indication Jewelry that the prop»sal is being favourBag Saturated with Kerosene ably considered. The Herald.
on Roof.
that will satisfy the most fastidious taste Also a complete assortment of the famous Far Reaching ProSpanish Town, August 24AIKIN LAMBERT This morning at 80 what might posal.
have been a very disastrous fire, Fountain Pens to at leaet one section of the residential area of this old Capi BRITISH CAPITALISTS PLAN TO tal, was fortunately discovered SAνα τε AND early and put out ere it had MAKE EASTERN END OF ISLAND made anything like a beadway.
ΑΙΩΣ SUGAR CANE BELT, Pencils From what can be gathered, man named Mowatt was returnFor some weeks past The wake the above Have You Tried Them Lately. Herald has been to publisb Remember our Repair Department is early hour, and on reaching important details with regard to house in Old Market Street the formation of a company in most efficiently equipped owned by one Mrs. Williams, he saw the roof on fire. He natural the United Kingdom for the ly gave the alarm and with the FULLER establishment of a large central the financial and industrial life of sugar factory in eastern St.
assistance of willing helpers, who Development of Trade, Germany, that one of the ship Thomas, and for the taking up of The Quality Jeweller had by this time congregated on ping comanies with wbich he is otber important works of 122 CENTRAL AVENUE the spot the flames were ex: Germans Invited to provide interested Saould establish a development in that end of the tinguished. bag thorougbly Line of Refrigerated Shi. fortnightly service between Ja. island. This week this journal saturated with kerosene oil was found on the roof.
To Take Our Fruits.
maica, Rot erdam and Hamburg is in a position to state that the to develop the colony banana company, wbich has at its head The usual police statements were taken in connection with At a time when Jamaica de the service should be for ingoty, Duke of Scotland, bas secured cane cultivation to supply the larger areas are put ia canes.
trade. It was suggested that the Duke of Athol, the Premier another 5, 000 acres of land under enlarged frora time to time as the matter. It might be men sires additional shipping facilities and should be performed by re options on three or four large factory. Consequently, it is It is rumoured that a propethat this house has re for the transportation of her frigera el steamers, each one properties in the area, which it hoped that eastern St. Thomas sal is to be submitted to the the second time within a few it is interesting to learn that the least 50, 000 bunches ot bananas, tion with the proposed sugar at least 8, 000 acres of land in bead of the company to extend cently been insured, and this is products to the oversea markets being capable of transporting at proposes to operate, in connec and Portland will be able to keep Scottish financiers who are at the months that the house in ques possibilities of banana trade addition to other cargo, ac factory.
tion has been set on fire. The between this island and Ger comodation being also provided The canes for the sugar works. This their operations to the central fire problem in Spanish Town is many are being considered by for at least 50 passengers.
districts of St. Thomas, in orber company, from what The journal has already announced word Haraldto words to work band in band becoming extremely alarming. certain interests in the last Each night poor townsfolk retire named country.
Herr Stinnes has replied that quire sufficient land in order to the output of sugar at the with Mr. Henry Holgate, of At the start the Serge Islard, for the deyelopto rest with fear and trembling short time ago a proposal just now it is not possible to ut at least 8, 000 acres in canes, factors.
woile it desires to enter into con capacity of the factory, which is ment of that centre and the lest they be burnt alive in their was submitted to Herr Hugo wake up the proposal.
sleep. It is time that something Stinnes, the dominant factor in It is, however, understood that St. Thomas and Portland to bring will be 10, 000 tons; but it will be another 8, 000 acres of land in tracts with landowners of eastern to be located near Port Morant, surrounding districts, by which to be done to put a check to this silly fire epidemic all over the close proximity to Serge Island country. Gleaner.
under cane cultivation. What is aimed at is a consolidation of interests in St. Toomas to make Capital and Surplus 10, 000, 000 that area the largest sugar proWho Will Be Governor.
Undivided Profits over 16, 000, 000 ducing centre in the island.
30 DAYS ALL THE Tidas Ishony 31 DAYS CIGARETTES MAY CDR SAVOIE ROUND SAVIOE INNS ing from tioned Tafluential Parties in London Are Urging Claims of Sir Lewis Bayly.
International Banking Corporation BARBADOS Head Office: 60 WALL STREET, NEW YORK CITY Owned by THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK Depository of the PANAMA CANAL The Herald learns on excellent authority that an effort is being made in London to get the Secretary of State for the Colonies to appoint Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, retired)
Governor of Jamaica in SUCCESsion to Sir Leslie Probyn.
It is stated that Sir Lewis Bayly selection of the position of Chief Executive of this island is being supported by influencial persons in the Homeland. Sir Lewis Bayly is so stranger to the colony. He served on the North American and West Indian Station while he held the rank of Captain in the Navy. He saw considerable service in the great war. One of the important positions which he held between 1914 and 1918 was that of Senior Officer on the coast of Ireland, with Queenstown as his base, which port was also the headquarters for an important unit of the American fleet which coordinated with the British Grand Fleet.
Sir Lewis Bayly visited Jamaica a year or two ago.
Direct Representations through our own Branches and those of THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK in ENGLAND FRANCE SPAIN ITALY BELGIUM CHINA JAPAN INDIA JAVA STRAITS SETTLEMENTS PHILLIPINES ARGENTINE BRAZIL CHILE CUBA PERU PORTO RICO URUGUAY AND VENEZUELA The Saturday HalfHoliday.
From The Weekly Illustrated. The House of Assembly on Tuesday last at the instigation of the Solicitor General simply stifled the Petition from the clerks and employees of Bridgelown asking for a Legislative enactment to grant them a ballholiday on Saturdays and refused even to entertain the suggestion of the introducer of the Bill that the matter be referred to Select Committee of the House to arrive at some compromise. As wé bave expressed our views in these columns as opposed to legislation being sought in this matter and we opinion that an art rangement could be come to between employers and employees by which the latter could enjoy a weekly balf holiday and his too on the day sought, viz Saturday. But for a numerously (Continued. On Page 3)
PL already Correspondents in all the Trade Centers and Ports of the World Ventured the ESPECIALLY EQUIPPED FOR FINANCING AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AT PER CENT. PER ANNUM