polito mo Cinn itting Chanel REPARATION AGAIN DE WERELMAN THE WORKMAN THE WEEK BY WEEK AND LEARN ALL THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS IN YOUR WEST INDIAN HOME PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY VOL. 12 No. 12 PANAMA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1923 PRICE Cts. Cy.
THREE DAY CONTINUOUS RAINFALL ON ISTHMUS INCREASED MASKED ACTIVITY BANDITS MAMMOTH CONFLAGRATION SWEEPS MORANT BAY with was As these defying the In Banana Cultivation Cruelly Torture Old Man Along the Gatun Lake to Get Hold of His Region, Fortune of Gold, Floods Canal And Obstruccts Big Blaze Wipes Out Business and An esteemed correspondent from The following account of a reAll Communication Between the Gatun Lake region writes that volting crime which oreurred in Destroys Property Valued At settlers on lands recently leased by the Italian Alps was received in Terminal Cities.
the Panama Canal government are Paris on the 11th inst. 30, 000 Pounds Sterling.
showing inc. eased activity in the Near the tiny mountain village cultivation of bannas and other of Vertes, lived an old man named The most incessant rainfall day it was impossible to get into marketal le products and within a a Anselmo Bonin, his wife and The Morant Bay correspondent to the Jamaica Gleaner known in the history of the Isth: communication with colon from short time a thriving peasant pro. a lodger. Bonin was accustomed writing to that paper on October 18 states that a mammoth during the early part of this week cable communfcations were intervy. In the Gatun Lake region tune it gold and he was always morning, wiping out the entire stock of Mr. Ehrenstein mis of Panama was experienced this city as both the telephone and prietray will develop in this local. to boast that he had a great for confiagration started here shortly after one o clock this when it started to fall frota Sunday rupted.
large plots of land have been ready to lend to his neighbours at night last, and continued without Traftic through the Panama planted in bananas alone and a low rate of interest, his invari wholesale business, consisted of provisions, groceries, intermission up to Wednesday Canal was also held up for a con during the month of September able stipulation being that the liquors, hardware, lumber, gasoline, motor accessories, oils, evening about six o clock. Luckiderable time as the treacherous 7er 30, 000 bunches were exported money which he lent in French paints etc. with rum warehouse attached, carried on at ily for this city there wer. Chagres river against from the district and the immedi. gold should be returned in the Faith wharf, also the main and other buildings of the no heavy down pours, but slight it, rising to an abnormal height ate vi inity, this estimate not in same medium.
continuous showers which made and depo iting great logs and other cluding probably another 10, 000 Last night four masked bandits United Fruit Co. Both wharves, however escaped, each it pretty awkward for pedes dangerous obstacles into the Canal. bunches trians to get about the streets; The river is reported to have risen tion. Similar for local consump broke into his house, and when having a section of concrete immediately adjoining the reports have this coupled with the blenky winds to the heights of the Gamboa us from other parts of the country place of his treasure, they first reached Bonin refused to reveal the hiding buildings.
Mr. Ehrenstein loss is estimated at 25, 000 pounds indoor and only were those by for some time, ono shipe transit ture the Isthmus of Panama will of blood and bruises and then sterling and is partly covered by insurance.
the swept and it hoped that body was mess duty bound, and perhaps few ing the Canal went aground on the rank among the world leading ba broke his bones.
The United Fruit Company loss is in the region of wise. who west measures failed to produce reluctantly left their abodes. is believed was caused by the The October, rains are causing the robbers lighted and fire in the 5, 090 pounds sterling and no insurance was carried on this huge crowd witnessed what is regarded as the bigJupiter Pluvius reigned supreme strong current washing into the havoc among growers of ground kitchen hearth and proceeded to for three full days and nights canal from under the Gamboa provisions and in some cases entire roast their victim. Four times gest blaze ever see in these parts. The scarcity of water The scene of ors during er en tende weather, beste bridges Tiber district oorlonso the crops have almost been completels they held him over the flames, but was keenly felt by would be fire fighters.
short periodand Chagres was reported to be ruined (Continued on page 5) the fire being partially isolated, there was no danger to the placed the quietus on all business flooded and much property des town proper, and fortunately, there was no breeze.
Business places that generally keep troyed. Fa mers in this district open until nine and ten o clock at were compelled to ahendon their The fire completed its fell work by daylight (to day)
mights closed up between half just thatched houses and Seek time bigti. Here and There. Rain at Colon. and is now (11. 30 a. quietly burning itself out. Insis and seven.
lands for safety. On Monday cluded in the loss, it is believed, are some thirty puncheons Traffic on the line be morning a farier by the name of Sanchez Manuel, a Panamanian, Our Colon correspondent reports of rum.
tween Panama and Colon was The police are again on the other puncheons were luckily removed to a greatly disturbed and the regular was crowned in attempting to tracks of hop heads and on Tues that the Atlantic City was de. place of safety.
trains between the two terminal swim to high ground from his day last four chinamen were arrest lugeil with heavy rains whib has been falling continuously from the NO WATER: NO APPLIANCES.
cities were held up. This, it is house which was in danger of the ed and charged with smoking opium beginning of the week up to yes.
Gatun spillway.
in a stated, was caused by slides along prominent gentleman from the city, who was at the railroad track between Gatun The water in the Gasun Lake The men are detained at the Cen terday, Fridays when bis report Morant Bay at the time of the fire, told a Gleaner reporter reached office. with and Colon only the last train from rose with such rapidity on Tues, tral Police Station for investig ition, the rain, there have been repeated yesterday afternoon that there was absolutely no means of day open gusts of high winds which how fighting the fire, there being no water and no appliances.
Tuesday night. From early Tues. Continued on page 8) At the village of Endsworth, in ever have been uneventful. The The fire burnt itself out.
Hampshire, has been born a heifer customary flooding o streets has calf with three mouths, four ears, az usual greatly inconvenienced West Indian Con To All West Indian Sports and sis nostrils Breh mouth is pedestrians and business pralce Sloop Convert Meets Firpo at Panama.
equipped with a of teeth, the for the eatire Bad Weather temporary In another column of this issue takes nourishment through its cen. It is hoped that the rain yod will animal has only one tongue and week we publish an article from our tre mouth. The other two open at least take a short vacation and The sloop Convert, from San gel Firpo, noted Argentine heavyAs per announcement Louis AnON OUR ELEVENTH ANNI West Indian Exchanges anent Subscriptions for making suitable simultaneously when it is feeding, allow old El Sol to smile on us Andres, arrived at Colon on VERSARY Tuesday morning last, and re weight, arrived at Cristobal on the presentations to Messrs. Chulienor Two dog like ears overlap the face, if only for ten minutes.
The Dominica Guardian of the 20th September, just to hand explanatory and needs no comment call head osts features, in facts on the Railroad track for quite Hawlinse stated that when the by the evening train where he was Franeis. The article is sell and two other stand upright on the The greatest wash ont recorded ported exeptionally rough wea Essequibo on Saturday, 20th ther during voyage.
in taking nouce of the attainment nenit from us and as it embraces West very much resemble those of a pug a long time occurred on Tuesday Ha by an crowd of betwee of Dairy, Davis when fill in and calm into Our sincere congratulations to takes this opportunity of appealing when the cow was in calf it was dislocated the rails. This caused Open de sea became boister of the weather on Saturday night the Workman. of Panama, upon to West Indians oa the Isthmus to its eleventh anniversa, y This contribute to a subscription list Pekingese dog, worried while grazing, by a a hold up of railroad traffic be ous, huge waves breaking over and the succeeding day the boxing the little paper, which was established on which is opened at this office tween Colon and Panama for the with the greatest dificulty that at the Ball Ring in which the from and it was only exhibition arranged to take place the 11th of August 1912, to assist to day. It makes no difference how early part of the week. Up to the nel crew kept the sloop from Wild Bull of the Pompas was in the Cause that lacks assist small the amount. But to show An Austrian woman in London no ance. has the strong claims upon your true sporting spirit, here we who had difficulty in becoming na. train goes to Gatun and connects brought a large load of cocoanut prowess had to be abandoned at either end. The Colon being swamped.
The Comfort starred to give a display of his the inhabitants these islandsthe last moment.
journalists in particular for the 30! THE WORKMAN heads the list turalized, cook a short cut by pay. with the Panama train, then for delivery at Colon. ing During his brief stay in Panama those West Indians who ever be published each week in this zen: By agreement the bride and embark and foot it for about three Attorney Todd Returns Hotel his headquarters and after instinted devotion to the cause of follow? The names of donors will her, thus making her a British city passengers poing both ways de since the beginning of work in the paper and the amount collected bridegroom separated after the ce track to take the train.
yards sloggy construction of the Panama Canal, will be forwarded to the Barbados We were pleased to greet Attor viewing the sights of the city have made that part of the world Advocate Office remony, never to see each other ney Todd yesterday, who was Essequibo, at Balboa, en route during the day, rejoined the again. The British Home Office their adopted home. Some of ome of pleasant caller at this office, just to Lima, Peru, where he is booked these men have laboured under says that several marriages of this Vind Storm At Bocas kind have taken placu, back from the United States on a great disadvantages, and English Derby Winner many well earned three months vacation for several engagements.
have been subjected to indignities Beaten, It is Firpo will which they have been foreed to Information Miss Muriel Maxted, the latest Bocaso del Toro reports and most had an excellent vacation and in return to Panama in about three up under their tyrannical The International race of one innovation in the Cricket World is Bevere windstorme pwhich passed deed he looks it. As already re. months time and will remain for a work masters, But there is no and one half miles between the considered the wondere girl bowi over that province we the Paltera corded in a previous issue of this longer period.
saying that the fate of a good American three year old Zev and ler. of Ashford, Kent. Playing noon of Tuesday the 16th inst. paper he was sumptuously féted many of them might have been Papyrus, winner of the English against men during the last cricket The intensity of the wind, it is although he could not refrain from (but you, not Personal very much worse but for the ever Derby, was run at Belmont Park season she secured 62 wickets for stated, was confined watchful and penetrating eye of on Saturday, 20th inst, and result the enviable average of 22 runs Guabito section in the Talamanca indulging hot Toddy. by for per wicket.
the Valley, destroying entire brother Attorneys in the good old has weathered the welcome caller at this office storm, and lengths. The distance was covered banana crop of the United Fruit during this week was the Rev. L, stood its own these years past is a in minutes and 35 5 seconds on The storm is credit to the Editor. We wish him a track TYPEWRITER which writes Company there.
We learn that during his short Abisdid, Superintendent of Native was declared Jamaica. who is on a many more years of usefulness, heavy and The betting clos music has been invented by an said to be the worst experienced stay Attorney Todd was admitted Missions at in that section since its habitation to the Supreme Court of the visit to the Isthmus in the interest but it is up to those for whom he ed at to on Except for heavy down pours of United States on the motion of of the churches here under his 18 catering to stand by him so that persons wºre present to witness the rain the town of Bocas and other member of the Department of Cuarge. Rev. Abisdid has been here his labours might be made easy. Amrican horse win. Advices from London stated that the British Guardian has taken the lead in storm.
The Editor of the Dominica sections were not affected by the Justice. Later he appeared in said just a little over a week and we court in the case of Rock versus understand that during the short Read This, Lest You Forget people were callous over the out a move intended to place Dom.
come but interest awakened at the inica Discovery Day on the List the R, and made certaiu period o his ministrations at the motions, Mount Puron Baptist church at last moment.
Roosevelt Day Calidonia about forty new mem For the purpose of raising funds of General Holidays in that bers have been enrolled.
to build a PARISH HOUSE, St. Aquitania which sailed from New the 3rd of November coming, Papyrus returned home by the Presidency. This day falls on ATTENTION Peter Church, La Boca, will be York on Monday the 22nd inst.
To day is the birthday of the Rev, Abisdid is a live wire at Jawhich day will be the 480th late Theodore Roosevelt and has running an Excursion Train from It Alice Williams, Antiguan, maica, and besides his ministerial Panama to Colon on New Year anniversary of the landing of been designated Navy Day. Who arrived at New York from duties takes an active part in Day, 1924. Get your ticket on time, British Consulate Notice Christopher Columbus on Dom All naval units in the port of Guadeloupe on July 22, 1919, on the local politics of his home and prepare to have a real jolly inica soil. That day will be a Balboa will be decorated with the Parima, and returned being a member of the City Countime, not only on the train, bus Colon would be glad of information the hcliday shall be on the Monter. the flagship of the squadron, mer (and later came to the Isth.
also in the Atlantic City. Dancing. as to the present whereabouts of The Acting British Consulat Saturday, but it is intended that bunting and the Roches to Guadeloupe on the same stea cit of Kingston.
It is expected that his visit here cricket and other pastimes will, John they presentative rea Bourse of day after. petition to being will be opened to visitors through mus) will call at Room 244, Ad may result in much good for the constitute the order of the day.
prepared to be handed around out the day.
field, Moraat Bay, Jamaica, who for signature, and when this is ministration Building, Balboa local branches of the mission, and The banks in the cities of Pa Heights, arrangements will be that very soon the members may The JAZZ HOUNDS BAND will is stated to have arrived on the done it will be presented to the nama, Colon and Cristobal will be made for the refund of small be more spaciously housed for be on the spot to keep going some. Isthmus about ten years ago. Official Authorities, closed for business all day. sum of money due to her. worship Craft trains put with trac that SOSKY: Zer.
and 60, 000 a