PAGE EIOAT THE WORKMAN. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1923 Committee Many Careless Parents Harry Hollis Wins FiveIn This City. Mile Cycle Race. There would be no such Enormous Demand for VICTOR CIGARETTE unless there was enormous value in it.
16 WONDERFUL CIGARETTES For 10c. Gold THE CIGARETTE WITHOUT FAULT.
your gamely Second, Do You Want Good Shoes?
Everybody does.
Walk Over Shoes Chairman, BUY PAIR TO DAY (Continued from page As a Coterie of workers, the West Indian Committee pledges you its unstinted support, its unfeigned courtesies and whole heart.
ed co operation, wishing you by. useful and meritorious services long and pleasant stay in this diplomatic sphere, and a still longer and more lasting esteem in the hearts of British West Indians wherever they may be ound. We feel sure that your past experiences will prove of inestimable benefit to you in your new charge, and we venture to hord and express that the same co dial relations which have heretofore existed between your predecessors and this Committee will continue to exist for all time. We again extend to you and amiable wife a hearty welcome to the shores of this promis.
ing Republic, and wish for you a large portion of success, health and prosperity. And when it shall have pleased Our Sovereign Lord, The King, to call you from the present scene of your labours, may you have the ingate satisfaction of knowing that you have lived up to the ideal of Faithful Se vice To All, and that you have discharged your duty ungrudgingly We have the honour to subsrcibe ourselves.
Your Attentive and Obedient Ser vants. Sgd. NIGHTENGALE CARRINGTON ViceS Chairman WILLIAMS Secretary. A, FAIRWBATHIR Treasurer Kissock Braham D, Anderson D, Wilkin.
800, Connell, Phillips, Simons, Boyke, Headley.
WEST INDIAN COMMITTEE Gentlemen. It is with great pleasure that receive your Deputation this after noon, and thank you very sina cerely for your kind address of welcome and for the pleasant things you have said The people of the British West Indies are koown for their loyalty to The King, the Royal Family, and to the Empire; and, as His Majesty Representative to the Republic of Panama, can assure you that such loyalty and patriotisna is understood and highly ap. have had the privilege of knowing a number of your country men in different parts of the world for a great many and they include members of the Temurch, the Bar and medicine.
professions such as the have been on active service with your soldiers in Africa and Europe and have known them on the battle field, where they have shown courage, discipline and endurance, Indeed, one of your country men, Sergei nt Gordon, late West India Regiment, won the Victoria Cross, the highest military honour, for an act of conspicuous bravery in the field. We belong to a great and mighty Empire, whose flag is seen and respected on every sea, which flies in every land all over the world, and which is the symbol of liberty. We are proud and hon.
oured to form a part, however small, of the 400 million peoples who are the inhabitants of that wonderful Empire, that British Commonwealth, whose Sovereignty, based on the loyalty of her people, is imperishable and des.
tined never to pass away. Your cordial address to me today has added to the kind recep tion which my wife and received upon our arriyal here a few days ago from the Government and the people of Papama, and also from many of the people of the United States in the Canal Zone. feel sure that we are going to enjoy our stay upon this wonderful Isthmus, and in this ancient and historic City and thank you very heartily once again for com.
ing here to day, and for your kind address of welcome.
Jalled for Assault, TO THE BDITOR OPITA WORKMAN From press reports to hand it is Sir Rankios foremost among noticed that our crack and popuShe many sad defects of our lar wheelman Harry Hollis is more people is the fearful. glaring than holding his own in the States slackness of some parents, who. against big fields of cyclists. The either ignorant or indifferent, Motor Cycle and Bicycle Musgive loose relns to their children trated of New York states that until the inevitable bappens.
the last cork race of the season disgrace and ruio. The lower for the Manhattan Wheelmen animals, instinctively protecting resulted in a win for Harry Hollis their young until they come to the Panama champion.
maturity, present a fitting rebuke The race started at callous minded in pace set by Paul Lamatia and a rattling to any dividuals who call themselves Montiglo. At three miles Hollis parents. Daily we see our little took the lead for one mile more folks at large boys who ben fell behind, leaving the pac names should grace posteritying to Lamatia and Dirti, who girls that should bloom into per really were responsible for the fast fect wom: nhood by creatiog an time made for the rice. When atmosphere that would adorn about 100 yards from the finish society and give to this fair earth Hollis dashed from the fourth a vista of Eaun, unsullied by Do ition to the lead with a terrific advent of evil machinations.
int and though Alas! this is tot so. The young takled by Punti and Cellino was Ones are allowed to patrol the streets at all hours; associated not to be outdone and won with Punti with unscrupulous joy riders: Pamisari. fourth, and Lamatia, Cellino third; indulge in all sorts of indecent filth, of the 14 pastimes, until swallowed up in contestants.
the crater of wickedness and woe by Lewis Intronini The one quarter mile was won Hollis was that ever boils beneath the fair second, Adam Cocce third and surface of cosmopol tan cities. Paul Lamatia fourth.
It is the old story of the moth The one mile was the prettiest and the candle, appl cable to race of the day, having the closest pleasure seekers. The aftermath finishes. Hollis darting at about of this infantile debauchery the swift and sudden hand of to 100 yards from the finish got a tribution. The boy in many cases good lead and seemed a sure win becomes an early criminal, towards the finish nipped Hollis at ner, but Montiglo gaining steadily menace to civilization and a curse the mark, as the camera showed, to humanity. The girl, often in her early teens, give to the worla beating him by inches a nameless child of shame, and ber 4th in a candy race of a field of It is also stated that on Novem.
is hurled from the pedestal of 28 contestants Hollis came first in glittering allurements, until she a ten mile race, eventually becomes a denizen of ARE GOOD the underworld from which there or codfish or scrub floors, why, is no 8882 until launched stick to it. It your job. Some day through the the portals of the Great LOOK WELL Beyond. Preaching will not help your diligence will be rewarded and the situation for this is a practical Friend, come up higher, there is a help the Governor might say to you: world that needs swift action WEAR LONG and not words alone; and, since vacant seat here and you are the It is recorded that the mountain right man to fill it. You see want did not go to Mahomet, but that some information about the line Mabomet went to the mountain, you carry so well.
those individuals responsible for leadership and the spiritual guidance of the West Indian Singing Contest community, should go to the AT THE people. They should bury for once their religious differences, An All Star Singing Contest band themselves into a commit under the auspices of the Isthtee and introduce some plan mian Amusement Association likely to reclaim, before too late, will be held at the these juvenile marauders on de Hall, No. 17 Division, on the 11th cency and morality.
of December 1923, commencing It is high time that some of at p.
PANAMA the bad ng men and women of rules governing this conthe race step off their high test are as follows: Derches and do something for All singers accepted by thai the guidance of the young. Committee of Management will They should not pride themselves be admitted to the Contest.
that they have social distinc tion that removes them from will decide who are the winners, Charles Thompoon.
Three competent judges social responsibility for their and their findings sball be bin)
fellow creatures; but, if they are ing and conclusive. Continued from page 1)
really great in anything, they Songs for the occasion may bave been intoxicated, ako carried.
should prove it by doing be either sacred or secular: but thing, sometime, and right here, no rag time selections shall be threatened the watchman as he a machete and on being challenged for the indiscreet and igaorant entertained. AT They should reach out; reach made his way for the Canal where down and lift up, for the next as competitors must be sent in to awaited him in a canoe. Seeing Application for admittance an eleven year old Panamanian boy Juan Franco Track age will demand on this earth, the Secretary: Mr. Hun the watchman pursuing hima human fellowship and tu ter, Box 627 Balboa, not Thompson dropped the bog of tual understanding; and in later than December 3rd.
only greatness to be recor PRIZES: dynamite and confronted Yearnized will be that of the man who wood, brandishing his machete in Prizes of a substantial nature helps; and true democracy the threatening manner whereupon perfect fellowship of all men on will be given, namely: the fled into the juagles.
the earth.
First Prize, gold medal valued Pursued by the thief the watch Sunday, November 18th, 1923 ELLIOT. 50. 00 man Yearwood reached the bank Second Prize gold medal of the Canal and jumped into his valued 30. 00 in which be placed the Stick to Your Third Prize, gold medal valued son cayuca adrift. Thompson Panamanian boy and sent Thump AN EXCELLENT CARD 20. 00 then swam after the watchman Fourth Priz. Cash of ten and failing to overtake him recovOF (Continued from Page 1) dollars. 10 00) ered his cayuca and made a hasty ous trade of war and in 422 certificate of merit will retreat.
was sent to Macedonia to recover accompany each prize, signed by On arriving on the east side of the Athenian dependencies. There the Committee of Management. the Canal the matter was reported was po Demosthenes to assist him The honourable judges and the to the police, da boy from whom it who questioned ARRANGED BY so when Brasidias the Macedonian Chairman for the occasion will eleven year General played a little trick on be: was learnt that a reward was of him he was taken by surprise and The Rev. Nightengale, care of the cayuca in his absence.
fered him by Thompson for taking fled from his army which was ex Chairman terminated Messrs: Harris, Ballon; complete description of the man Although Cleon was killed yet was also given. Thompson was the strain which he engendered Walters, La Boca; arrested on Sunday and found seems to have permeated soFred Samuels, Colon. to be a character well known to ciety thoroughly and has been The following are those who Police. He is an old guest of the the Canal Zone and Panama Thoroughbred and Native classes carried forward from generation have already, applied and have to generation with well represented.
sort been accepted by the committee Gamboa penitentiary as well as the of authentical progres sion of management local jails.
We suffer from here, Madam Florence de Weeks, The case was sent on to the The hectical discussions in the Ancon District Court for trials bail AN ENJOYABLE DAY PROMISED daily press are witness enough. Mr. Alfred Paynter, Pana fixed at 200, 00.
Now if Cleon had paid attention to his business in the course of Mr. David Monroe, Panama 13. Mr. Phillips. Pana time he would perhaps have won City Mr. Samuel Collymore, Pa 11, Mrs. Enbeleene Irons, Pama City First race starts at 30 sharp regowa as the foremost leather dresser in Athens. Quien Sabe, nama City but his name might have been Mrs. Louise Carr, La Boca nama City Rain or Shine.
15. Miss Maud Forbes, Colon.
rescued from Paganism by the Mr. Lewin, Colon early Church and Cleon might Mr. Charles Beckles, La 16. Mrs. Adela Adams, Panama have become the patron Saint of tanners. Thus is fame wooed Mr. Eddie Dudley, La Boca 17. Miss Lilian Pearce, Colon.
from lowly and insignificant begin. Mr. Bennett, Gamboa 18. Mrs. Sarah Williams, Panings and it is necessary for the 10, Mr. Hunt, La Boca nama City.
Cleonists among us to remember 11. Mr. Grey, Panama The names of other candidates that Real ability will always be City.
who have been accepted by the Ladies Free recognised.
12. Miss Adela Walker, Panama committee of management. If your job is to measure cloth City, be published later.
preciated COLON The rol American Bazaar Stores NAMAS RACES. years, soma.
TO MORROW own cayuca EVENTS. The Panama Jockey Club 13 it Corozal ma City Milton King, a Barbadian, em.
ployed on the Cristobal Docks by the French line of steamers, was fined 100, and a jail sentence of 30 days, by Judge Wade of the Cristobal Magistrate count on Wednesday last for assaulting Fred Clark, a fellow employee. Clark was struck on the head with iron bar and bled freely, but before the police arrived on the scene King made good his escape into Colon. warrant was sworn to for his arrest and on returning to work the following day he was nabbed by the Cristobal police, Boca Oity.
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