THE BRITISH EMPIRE COUNCIL THE WORKMAN READ THE WORKMAN LEARN ALL THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS IN YOUR WEST INDIAN HOME WEEK BY WEEK AND PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY THE NEGRO PROBLEM to appears that little Chase and sel. left to littoral ame USIS most flames.
what VOL. 12 No. 13 PANAMA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1923 Price Cts. Cy.
CHINESE SAD CASE TRADERS OF SHOOTING TWO DISASTROUS FIRES IN BRITISH HONDURAS From Panama Go To Ja Small Boy Shot by Plain IN PERIOD OF THREE DAYS maica And Open Shops Clothes Police, The Gleaner of the 24th ulto. By Persuasion of Force, They Ioformation has reachad this At Jamaica, Destroys Much Prostates that according to informa office at a sed case of shooting at tion which has reached a repreShall Leave the Country Says on sentative of that paper the dull. Desday last, when Vernon Chase, 25th Street, Caledonia, Wed perty in the Parishes of St.
ness of trade on the Isthmus of Pa. a year old bəy of West Indian Erratic Writer.
nama has led to several chinese parentage was sbot by a PanaAndrews and Kingston.
shop keepers giving up business manian lain cloth34 man. It there and deciding settle down app The following is an excerpt from and thus by their position they are in Jamaica. As a matter of fact, eral other buys were playing in 25th October states that a dis becoming frequeat, and it will The Jamaica Gleaner of the These fires in St. Andrew are the newspaper El Precursor hostile to our brothers quite a number of these celestials the neighborhood and seaing the astrous fire occured in lower St. be all the more interesting when published at Truxillo, Honduras, As these things cannot be allow are already in the island. One has approach of the odioers of the Andrew in the early hours of the question of extending the by Emilio Crespo, Saturday ed to go on this way, and finding it only to go about Kingston and he law made a hasty get away. One yesterday morning when the scope of the Fire Brigade comes August 18th 1923:necessary to take radical and ex will readily see the number of new plain clothes man immediately residence of Mr, Frank Isaacs up for consideration, as suggest We must begin to consider with treme methods in all their Chinese shops that have been pulled out his gun and tired, the at Hopetoo on the Lady Mused by the Commissioner for the determined effort, the Negru severities. and before a more rapid established. prominent business bullet bitting Chase in his ab grave Road problem of immigration in the influx of Negroes takes place) we man called the attention of a domen and passing through reduced to ashes.
was completely Andrew of Kingston and St.
Department of Colon (the richest hereby inform all men of colour reporter of this journal to the fact struck him on the farm which The loss in the building and The same paper in a later date be the onespot Coriminal. It is to reasonable time of this cool the thingselshop bliquor establighneat The boy was at once taken to at about 23. 000.
of our departments though said to to vacate the country within a that wherever there is a new was also badly injured.
furniture is roughly estimated (27. b) states that another disastrous fire occurred in Kingston the interest of natives that we do unanimous desire of the people of ihatiached the owner of other the Santo Thon Hospital this shops are applying for a rum where his wounds were prompt the Gleaner was able to gather tion of Harbour street doing From what a representative of last evening in the eastern secis not at all pleasing to the sons In this present problem of vast license. The gentleman expreseed ly attended to yesterday, the house was damage to the extent of 2, 000.
of the country, and entirely hostile transcendency to the natives of the view that he could not under It is stated that the boy con the care of James Williams, irresponsible stand how some of the Magistrates altion is now not serious sod is wurdener, and the washer woman No. 81 Harbour Street, a door The fire occurred at premises to our compatriots living on this this couatry, the Government of Honduras, has no of Kingston could grant these new on a fair way to recovery.
who reside there. Mr. Issacs west of East Street on the northThe Negro in this region en say The Government of Don licenses without protest. Recent joys greater privileges tboorthine action owing to their. is prohibited from taking Exeetse Law Shave shown that the Spirit stoco bebidain aspended from duty Cinchona The plain clothes officer has and family having gone to ern section in buildings owned sons of the country. He is nothing having requires curio store on the lower floor of be then their immediate overlord ed gifts from the companies of this One set of Magis rates, said the peading an investigation into the for a change upper St. Andrew by Miss Garcia who carries on master and, probably, indictable in this Zone. The mistaken superRepublic compromising featleman. will refuse to grant According to the story given the premises and extending west jority of this stupid race has come themselves and weakening their at one session and the proceedings.
to the police, at about three yer to the Royal Standard Hotel, the will We the Honduraneans. applicant be successful at a terday Death Of Mr. Forbes.
morning, the washer upper storey of of which to was inflame popular sentiment for hands.
session before other therefore, woman was awakened from her aged, though the bar room want of superior foresight and resolve by the subsistrates. The elasticity of the The måny friends of Miss sleep by crackling noise and was qnite intact and the occuwithout considering the conse sovereignty which is inherent in us quences of such as natives To that gardener If a native solicits at a Com the macrotie proceed in the present Spirit License Law is such. Forbes will regret to learn of the ab9 gave the alarm of fire in the pants bad time to remove their a man has only to be per death of her father Edward Kenhouse. The was goods. The same applied to the which affect us most sistent and in eary, the Negro gives him a The insolence of Negroes has made get a licend to the long run he will neth Forbes, which sad occurence awakened to end that the house occupants of the shops to the took place at Kingston, Jamaica on was on fire and on east the area contemptuous look mingled with the country indignant and excited It might be stated that the the 25. October last. Mr. Forbes bls room discovered that fre curve on Bust Street, while the scorn and disregard, and attends national feeling.
Government have under considera was well known and respected at was in full grip of the room or buitding of Messrs Morrison to him as if he wishes to dart upon him as he would upon a dog. Here comes a Frenchman, an Spirit License Law; and the schoolmaster with the Government promptly, but by the time help west was also untouched.
tion a proposed amendment to the Jamaica where he taught as a his master. He gave the alarm and Morrison, Solicitors, to the If on the other hand, a Negro Frenchman, or am an English amendmant will come up for con for thirty years. The Workman building was in the grip of the Englishman etc. and says: am a was forthcoming the whole THE ALARM GIVEN.
and a Honduranean conjointly man.
The alarm of fire was given sideration at the regular session of tenders sincere condolence to Miss Why are other countries the Legislative Council next year. Forbes in her sad bereavement.
out abortly before seven o clock solicit work, the Negro is attended occupied in thinking of the great if other Sergt Major Williams, of the by the policeman on duty In ness of their opening the Honduranean is other band St. Andrew Police, who was out Harbour Street who saw flames placed under the orders of the wish ish out own country. were PANAMA 20th ANNIVERSARY on Patrol duty was early on the issuing apparently to the rear of Negro. The Negro living in the Honduraneans! but even groes scene and was soon followed by the curio buildings.
camps have every comfort, is well have come to take away this right.
1: squad of policemen and In The outburst seemed quick spector Connor but all efforts and furious and when the Fire paid, and better thought of than It is necessary, therefore, to To be Fittingly Celebrated To day.
to save the building proved fu Brigade got on the scene the the native en national feeling, regarding our tile as it was then well in the fire was well under way. With The Honduranean is put to per rights. In this Zone, the Hondu their none too up to date appetual shame in trying to live. ranean is considered inferior to the Today Panama celebrates her were brilliantly illuminated with erip of the flames.
That is to say, wo Honduranean Commige mens Voy? ale wartoti To day twenty years ago this most spectacular scene. At about was in the garage was saved and ing here and there and spilling of birthday and can loving comprehensive there was a very impressive perhaps one or two protests against the treatments and to our citizen privileges, as also the creeret of their dependent action toreb: light procession through the sticles of furniture, but other a difficult situation was tackled.
our own country. If a native publication in the press, in regard young Republic came into birth as entegard in which he is held, the more feryour in the execution of statered nearity amor prominent Bonciend streets of the city, the wiso the verything went smack Fortunately the force ole water smooth.
was quite up to mark, thanks to poetion, and he has to walk from over us, but receive bribes not to been gathered unto their fathers, there were band concerts in the in it were possible for dependence and Santa Ana Plazas, remains So far the origin of the are the recent rains, and the fire unknown. It is not fighters had merely to manipu.
one camp to another, poor and do so.
them to cast a glance from the it judiciously certain, though it is believed that late sick, compassion being med det vithout even as pious CooK Negroes, telling them to vacate dive fruits of their arduous babour Reveille by the pointe Brigade Corps way, could not even tihenderit manas modern and once the to spirit world and view the progresthe building carried some inThe buiidings were all of The Fiestas to but the owner wooden and by no from a sympathiser.
the country, we inform twenty years ago doubtlessly. The Negro in this region have them that we have consulted our smile with admirable complacency and the Nation Police at am ascertained whether his loss was dames got on to it there was not come to be recognized as the lords countrymen on the matter, and and exclaim well done.
At a. The National Colors covered or not.
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and masters of the Honduranean (Continued on page 8)
will be hoisted over the Municipal As is cus: omary huge prepara Palace and saluted by school tions were made to fittingly cele children from the public and Now British Minister Ex Merely a Rumour.
JUAN FRANCO PARK. brater dhe occasion which started private schools passing by in Here and There.
yesterday evening at pected To morrow.
The races today will start at sion to the Herrera Cemetery Republican Band.
when there was a monster proces procession, while the National Anthem The man in the street is resWork rain or. At a. There will be a Major Braithwaite Wallis, ponsible for the rumour that the Hall, opposite the Balboa shops, big card of eight events is pro immediately behind which was as was started on Tuesday last and vided, including a classic of one Fireman car bearing beautiful solemn, session of the Municipal the newly appointed His Bri Canal Zone government is richer tannic Majesty Minister to the by 1, 500, due to the fact an old will be continued until a sufficient mile in which Dad, Yankee, wreaths, followed by President Council in the Municipal Palace.
Republica of Panama and Costa timer has spirited himself quantity is excavated to repair the Mary Erb and Cortez will again Porras and members At 10 a, Te Deum in the Rica in succession to the Hon. away from the Isthmus, thereby to this National cathedral. Percy Bennett, recently pro frustrating the ends of justice.
by the recent floods in the Chagres tion of superiority. hotly Assembly, At 10, 30 a. Laying of the moted, is due to arrive from will be remembered that at a River. The spoil removed is being contested race is looked forward and heads of Govershent Depart. corner stone of the Kiosk to be New Orleans on and public officials, stu erected in the Plaza de Francia.
recent sitting of the Ancon loaded on to dump cars and Fruit Company certain responsiveyed to pier where it Institute, will be transferred to large which ponies are entered include such the orphanage Hoyal headed Brenabling mot the local Fire Aseorang to scheduled to reach ble employee at Balboa Heights, Corps and the National a tomorrow. Mrs Braith after careful re trial, was hauled thiough the Canal a large sprinkling Bajareque and finally deposited in the Dike Baru, Zapa, Police Force in the Plans de Waite Wallis accompanies her victed of felony by a jury comoli the generale communitina Nexi Francia for review by the Presi busband. It is understood that prised of his own countryman, who at Mindi. It is close upon eight several others and should followed the Republican Band lead, dent of the Republic, who will the new British Minister will returned unanimous verdict of years since the excavation of rock furuish excellent sport.
ga award in from Sosa Hill was discontinued. The programme will be con constabulary with fixed bayoneta, e wel oproses to the members of the top temporary residence at guilty which was court by the accused, a. who The procession wended its wayed themselves in attendance, for The Hon. Constantine Graham, man that when weights will be adjusted to the Cemetery where the impres. heroic acts and abnegation during in whose capable bands DO honest or self real from Seattle, Admiral according to today perfor sive ceremony of decorating the their year service. After this affairs of the Coontz, Commander in Chief, of mances, Legation without the least hesibad tombs of those of Panama illus ceremony the Fire Brigade Corps been sentence of 18 months the United States Navy, arrived during the tation, at Balboa on Wednesday afternoon Excelsior Lodge Win Hold trions sons who were in the van will parade through the principal absence of the Honº. Bennett, in the pen at Gamboa was last. The US. Rochester, guard of the affray which resulted streets of the city.
Special Meeting.
flagship of the Special Service will leave for his new sphere of ordered by Judge Wallingof this repubin the establishment Valparaiso, At p. Athletic contests by labour at Chile, lic. Here an appropriate oration Squadron now in the harbour at his Balboa, fired a the Vista Alegre Bull Ring.
attorney, was granted leave to Consul General, by the Grace 17 guns Velarde was designated as the Seattle approached her the Excelsior Lodge No, 2444.
At pm. The parks and pub Balboa, the 8th instance.
steamer. Santa Ana leaving appeal to the District Court at New Orleans, bail being fixed at moorings. During the afternoo A. will be convened at their official orator for the solemn lic buildings will be illuminated. 1, 500, which, according to rumour, President Porras, acting Governor Lodge Hall, Calidonia, on Friday, occasion.
The procession was indeed one will be brought to a close with Walker of the Canal Zone, United November 9th at 30 At p. The general fiestas is now forfeited to the govern Regular Moeting ment.
States Minister John South and Matters of vital importance will of the most impressive seen in band concerts in the Cathedral a number of other dignitaries paid be discussed.
Panama on such an occasion, and Santa Ana Plazas by the The Isthmian League of 1, and in Panama on Saturday the their compliments to Admiral All members are invited to at. Continued on page 4)
Last night several government Republican and Bomberos Bands, will hold its regular meeting in Pa 17th inst. It is desired to meet all tend on time, buildings and the various parks respectively.
raiso on Wednesday the 14th inst. the members, awak and Negro deprives him SATURDAY his it the Mun Council to in this event.
the United ments nh and wa a verdict the arriving at, at the hearing; a salute of who