PAGE EIGHT THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1923 Governor Morrow Mr. Ghallelor Batting.
SENDS GOOD WISHES FOR THE SEASON.
WEST INDIAN BATSMAN RE.
FERRED TO AS LEADER OF AMATEURS.
New Year Resolution FOR 1924 a greetings of season RESOLVED that will save my money By Smoking The Panama Canal Reeord contains the following very practical message of good will by Gov.
eraor Jay Morrow, on the work.
ing of the Panama Canal during the past 12 months:The Panama Canal, Balboa Heights, December 19, 1923. As in previous years the Ponsma Canal extends to all of its patrons and employees, to the local Army and Navy contingents, and to the people of Panama, the The past 12 months have been prosperous for the Canal beyond all precedent and expectation.
Traffic and revenue have increased nearly 100 per cent. That the Canal was necessary to the mili.
tary defense of the United States and of supreme importance to the maritime commerce of the world has long been obvious. It has now been demonstrated that it will pay in the narrowest coinnuercial sense, and that the cost of its construction can be recovered from tolls that are neither exces.
sive nor burdensome.
The increase of traffic through the Canal is not only of local importance, but it is a reassuring indication of the gradual revival of world trade and of slow recovery from the devastating after effects of the war.
While nothing has occurred during the year to interrupt the safe and rapid transit of vessels from one ocean to another, there have been minor crises, due to the rapid increase of traffic, to floods, and to lesser slides, which have tested our organization and proven its loyalty, efficiency, and resourcefulness in the emergencies, We look forward to another year of prosperity both for ourselves and for our patrons, with confidence that the high standard of service to the world shipping that was established in 1914 shall be maintained.
VICTOR CIGARETTES ANDSave the Difference Traffic During First Fifteen Days In December. The Cigarette without a Fault The special Correspondent of the Christian Science Monitor (Bos.
ton) writing from London on the results of the last English Cricket Season, lavishes unstinting praise on Mr. George Challenor for his excellent batting there. He says:When the last first class cricket match of the past season bad been played, E, Hendren of Middlesex with a total of 3, 010 and a highest innings of 200 not out, averaged 77. 17 runs for 51 innings, which placed him easily first in the final batting list. In the course of 1923 he proved once more that he is England most effective county batman, but one has to record also, that be failed lamentably under the more searching test of big cricket, In this shorterming he was not alone, for Mead Hampshire, who comes second to Heedren in the final averages, gave an equally bad display in the England vs the Rest test trial at Lor s ground. The pair of them men who had extracted heavy toll from county bowlers in the course of the championship eampaign, and who, judged by figures, are the star batsmen of the year managed to obtain precisely ne run between them in the trial, Hendren being the scorer. striking example this, of the tra ditional glorious uncertainty of cricket. However, Hendren Geures for the year constitute a wonderful record. He scored 13 centuries a number exceeded only twice in the history of the game, and in obtaining the highest aggregate of his career became the ninth man ever to obtain over 3, 000 runs in one season.
Although they fail to differentiate between runs scored off the best bowling and those made off other varieties averages do, to a certain extent speak for themselves. In the present instance, one of the things they testify to is the excellent cricket of George Challenor of the West Indies touring team who ranked himself third on the final list with figures of 5186. His ericket and indeed that of his team won very high praise in England The visitors did dot play any test matches against England full strength and from their early display it was thought their county fixtures might prove more than they could tackle, but they improved wonderfully as the weeks passed and ere their departure, gained several notable victories BOCAS NOTES To Challenor falls the honour of being the leading amateur, the next being Crawley, the Cam THE LABOR CONDITION bridge Blue who averaged 4450, but has played only 20 innings com pared with Hendren 51, Mead Laborers in this province have 50. Challenor 35, Makepeace 53 for years been complaining about and Heure 36. Writing of Ama the meager remuneration paid teurs reminds one that it is 11 them for farm, railroad and ship years since an unpeid player top side work; for the inadequate ped the list. The last one to do sr accommodations given them when was Fry perhaps the gr compelled to leave their homes for est all round athlete England has sometimes three or four days at a known and he enjoyed a similar time. According to the present distinction on five previous occa conditions an able bodied laborer sions. It will be noticed that will be taken from Bocas to load or Hobbs, Surrey, who is universally unload ships; he spends three days regarded as the legitimate successor at Almirante, sleeping on the deck to Grace, of immortal me at night, feeds himself however be mory, does not figure very promi can, and on returning to the City nently on the list. All the same he he is paid at the rate of cents remains England first choice when for each 1, 000 bunches of bananas it comes to selecting a repre enta taken by the ship. His average, tive eleven.
after taking out hospital fees etc. is about two dollars! How is it La Boca Clubhouse possible for such men to live humanly? Again the houses supplied the men on the farms are the. The Christmas Cantata sheet of galvanized iron by day imaginable. flaming which was to be held on that rains great drops of conThursday, December 27th, densed water at nights. It is slow has been postponed to Thurs and horrible torture, day, January 3rd, 1924.
NEW FIELD Admission: Adults 15 cents, Now that skilled banana labor.
Children 10 cents Cy.
ers are wanted elsewhere and are offered good housing accommodations, good food and decent wages To Ordain For Eastern no one has any excuse for continu.
Crthodox ing to bear all these adverse conditions The San Blas Company is clearing and planting 70, 000 acres The Christian Fast states: The of land are willing, nay, anxious Bishop of Johannesburg (Angli to treat good workers as humans can) writes that he bas been need to be treated.
asked by the authorities of the AN INCIDENT Orthodox Church to ordain deacon for them, and that, subSunday last the Talamanca train ject to the approval of the was boarded at Bridgefoot by Archbishops of Canterbury and Panamanian Customs officers and Cape Town, he proposes to comp two men, Morrison and Hilton ay with the request. This is a were taken off and detained for striking consequence of the not having passports.
After incognition of ide validity of vestigation they proved that they Anglican Ordinationsand is were residents of Cbase farm and step in adyar ce of the ministra not immigrants from Limon. The ion of the sacramente, increas detention, however, did not preingly frequent in the Colonies vent the labourers putting through and America. of Anglican priests to Bocas for embarkation to Colon to Orthodox laity. The Living the next day. Central American Church.
Express.
To All Mankind a Prosperous ew Year (CARL ELIOTT)
The sinking sun drifts o er the mountain peaks, And nature sleeps to wait dawn first gray streaks.
The shadows lengthen into fitful night, To fade once more before the conquering light.
The fields are clothed in robes of modest green When winter blasts are stored by laws unseen.
The flowers smile, the birds with hallowed lays And warbling notes, chant the Creator praise.
The hoary hand of TIME from Chaos cameEternal Register of ageless name.
The deeds of men upon its dial true Are counted out to meet the Master view.
The milestones of our human lives are years Merged into joys and sorrows, hopes and fears.
To toil each day, to conquer in the strife Our earthly passions, for a nobler life.
Another Era wings its dying flight To the Great storel ouse hid from earthly sight; Reborn, another day will soon appear, The soul of man to gladden and to cheer.
Those who are rich will proudly seek for more, Unmindful of the eedy and the poor.
And those, who all the seasons blindly grope, Will march to battle on the sea of Hope.
God grant we arm against the selfish sin; To bear in silence, griefs that hurt within.
To seek our interest in the general good, Blending ourselves in one wide Brotherhood.
To take a fallen brother by the hand, To make earth Eden Men a happy band.
Through rain or sunshine, whether far or near, TO ALL MANKIND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR From December 1st to 15th, inclusive, 245 commercial ships passed through the Canal and paid a total of 1, 140, 291 35 in tolls.
This was at the rate of 16. 33 ships per day, and average daily tolls collections of of 76, 019, 42, and establishes a new high record for a Mix up of Babies half month period.
Causes a Peculiar Fined for Reading Aloud Family tangle.
Harry Black. of Philadephia, was fined 13. 50 for reading cable despatch from Madrid, al uithe titles in a movie theatr states that is the village of Corun Patrons of the theatre complain.
na mother and daughter both ed to the macagement that Black gave birth to sons at the same had read in a loud voice all the hour. While a mob of relatives titles in a feature picture. The packed the parlour two doctors Pathfinder.
rushed out announcing, It i boy. The grand father appeared car CAPTURE OF.
rying his newborn son and his grandson, one in each arm. The (Continued from Page 1)
gesticulating relatives swarmed around. The babies were passed just now. It is to be hoped that around from one to another to be they won t, for already they had kissed and caressed.
Hearty been carried close to the point toasts were drunk to the babies when nerves give away.
health, When reached Sav la Mar last night, the hostess at the place After half an hour there was a stayed, murmured her excuse for sudden silence. Which baby is the evident lack of preparation ich asked one relative. An for the reception of guests, Oh, investigation revealed that the the time we have had has been ter babies had been mixed up. Both rible, she said. All the talk was looked alike Both looked like of fires, and at nights we slept, or the two mothers. None of tried to sleep, rather in our clothes, the relatives could distinguish one Every thing was at sixes and from the other. Neither could the sevens, for we did not know when doctors, nor the nurses. we might have to flee for our lives.
Finally it was decided to choose Only in the last two days have we two hours apart. The priest bap: Abend in an effort to be ready as blindly and to baptize the babies recollected that Christmas is at our doors, and tized the first, but when the second appeared he protested, much as possible for the holidays.
and filed a complaint before the My investigations lead me to that this statement correctly intersay courts.
The babies will never know their prets the position in respect to a large proportion of the population true relationship. They will net of Sav la Mar. spoke to some know who is the grandmother, who dozens of people, and they said is mother, or who is the sister. their case and that of their friend The may be his own uncle. were exactly on all fours with it.
An amazing number of tangled re.
lationships is possible. And when The town is practically back to the babies get married the tangle normaley to day, and men are takwill still be greater.
ing a calmer and more considered Further complications are ex out, and it is a sad but evidently view of things. One fact standa peeted when the husband of the true fact. The police force of the daughter returns from Argentina, town is discredited one alleged where he is on business, and finds black sheep has spoilt the whole the mixup. He will not know flock. It is a pity that this should whether he is greeting his son or be the case that one man should his brother in law.
discredit the many for undoubted.
ly the police of the town, as a Advertise in the Workman whole are as loyal and effective a IT PAYS, body of men as may be found in any other place in Jamaica, Worst 69 nephew ADVERTSIE in THE WORKMAN IT PAYS