PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1924 Interesting News News From The West Indian Islands FREE One Ejector Case TRINIDAD Fire at South Quay RAILWAY MAINTENANCE OFFICE DESTROYED Lucien Cocoa Store Burnt, can be you, even though you have but wiry har sow and watch your hair grow Jong with and wavy. QUEEN Or al pod drugs and Emner Hess be to a or Whale ACI 16 Arene, Panama LUCKY STRIKE (From Weekly Guardian. disastrous fire broke out shortly after a. m, on Saturday and it completely destroyed the two storey building owned by Mr. Albert Lucien at the corner of South Quay and Charlotte Street. Mr. Lucien cocoa store and provision shop was also completely gutted while a small provision business on South Quay adjoining the upstairs and Mr.
Mendes store were scorched and damaged with water.
The upper storey of the buiid.
ing at the corner is occupied by the Trinidad Government and is utilized as the Maintenance office of the Railway Department, This portion of the building was completely destroyed and valuable records of the Government plans and tracings have been lost.
Notice of the bluze was given simultaneously by the Harbour Station and the tower man of the Central Station at 08 a.
The box reel stationed in Frede rick Street was rapidly whirled to the scene by the men in charge who early not noticed the blaze and two Constables assisted by Mr. Plancbard got into action Almost immediately the Den is engine under Lance Corporal Small, the Buick car, Ford, and the truck with breaking im pliments were on the scene, also Sub lospector Walcott, Saperintendent of the Brigade.
The Dennis went into action at the hydrant in upper Charlotte Street while the motor reels operated from the South Quay Bide. Afur three quarters of an houts Lattle with the flames they were got under control but rot before two buildings were slu ost entirely wiped out. Several mules et Mr. Mendes stables stampeded when the blaze was strongest. Fortunately there was no wind otherwise the conflagration would have been spread to the surrounding premises before it could be got under control s0 Sokoksessors We will give one of these Cases FREE to anyone 100 EMPTY 999 GSC krow that we can growth 237 80. io profusion. One ba nly to go to the country ide u see the fruit in plenty waiting for carriage to the sho pne ces and for sbigment away.
True the lack of roads and it Facilitie for intern transpor are the two drawbacks Iron which we sufler; but neither of them is inru muutable.
22 koos that thre is a keer emaid in he Atuerican are CURLY HAIR Bitish markets for the tran: and asst dly we have to Deed.
as had Jamaica at fbe stari Jurt e QUEEN Baie Druning of her trade, to do anything to The Perfect One Hand Cigarette Case en dandruf, stepen encou aveships to call at Purt ofing bar. Cotone a large Spa for carors. We bave ubes et culling bere fr quently, and we feel no doubt Timuvar St. Colon.
but that as soon as we bave ih fruit to ship the cold storage sill be provided on as maoy vessels es we can till.
The Cigarette AL ine Just Press present time we are passing the records kept by the Chamber the Button Jumps to through a period when, withou of Comme ce at the News Rom.
being pessimistic as to the event.
With regard to preprved meat meet You ful future of our old staples, stuff 147 tieres, 5676 barrels there can be no reasonabl: doubt ind 888 ball barrels came into as to the wisdom of establiehine he colony principally from the as many new ones as possible. United States of America. Dar Some time ago there was an en quiry made and it we remember the same period under rearight, an expert banana man view, 68. 954 barrels of cement rrived. Coal was imported to the paid a visit to le colony, with view of a certing what posdian ber came to Toni ad in xtent of 33, 929 tons. 0009pects there might be for latro1923, but during that year 13043 ducing a banana industry here.
turning in far we ve not beard of the arrels arrived from Europe prej et being taken up with any biggest items in the import list Flour represented one of the particular enthusiasm by the of the colony; and that is jus: the amount of 306, 121 bags and government nor by the planters 1923 Canada and the United States sbipped the commodity to what seems such a mistakea 27, 393 half bags.
policy in such cases. old days when sugar was king, and Another inportant article was suill more recently when cocoa codfish which totalled 10, 277 had taken over that proud posie casks and 8, 773 boxe. Lard comtion, there was a possiblity of regularly imported article: understanding, even while con 6, 030 tierces, 237 barrels and TO demning, such supineness to 15, 161 tabs were landed here BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. Panama) Ltd.
wards the p:oj cted introducchiefly from the Uuited States 93 Avenue B, PANAMA tion of what used then to be re of America. American lumgarded as minor industries in ber has been beter patronia din FIDANQUE HENRIQUEZ Co. Bolivar Avenue, COLON fruit and the like. But to day 1923 than Canalian, 265, 874 ft.
UNITED FRUIT Co. Almirante ARISTIDES ROMERO, David surely things are different of wood were brought from the MIGUEL CONTE. Penonome day there should be shewn the as compared with 404, 167 CARL FRIESE Co. Bocas del Toro utmost alac ity in attempting to it. of Canadiaa timor Rice the Smoke LUCKY STRIKE and Save your Empty Packoges. encourage any effort ustawu greater part of which ca ne from new and admittedly proti labie lodia mounted to 155 991 bags Fresh Stock received from New York weekly.
ventures in the agricultural linol against 12, 130 bags from Dumto add to our existing resources erara, while 42, 483 bags of oilMay we not bp tust meal and 43, 391 bags of oate were authorities will give som alunded from North America.
tention to this matter, and that Porkstulls have played an indirection of the conversion of with the assistances, whicowe portant part in the inported sugar lands into ba ana tielos bope would not be refused, ot Rems of merchandise. They came The best Tonic in the World during the years when sugar commercial and agricultural men forward in the following manner: was low, and toata lair am in our midst, some steps will yet 724 tierces, 6, 796 barrels and 335 of experience was thereby be taken to devoluca hall barrels. Cornmeal covered Kained in that island. While date a fruit trade in bananas bags and holl 17, 270 there is no contradicting Trinidad with extensive ship bags. Patent fuel has also been This elegant Tonic preparation is highly recommend statement that in Jamaica the ments to the Mother Country imported to the amount of 670 ed in Debility, Nervousness, Female Weakness, introduction of the cultivation by coal merchants, and of the large comshipping agents for bunker Impoverishment of the Blood, and to build up a run down constitution granting of a suficient subsidy especially cocoa and cocoanuts rade to a lice of steamers to ioduce amounted to a considerable sum.
It promotes digestion, improves the appethem to put in to that port with Cocoa totalled 6, 6, 532, 099 lbs. and tite, and gives tone and energy to the whole system Vessels equipped to cry coconuts 1, 760, 056 Toe beet fruto to Boston and New York FIGURES FOR 1923 supply of Port of Spain was well DOSE: One small Wine glass before each meal or was the salvation of the island maintained in 1923. 9, 862 head of times a day at a critical period of its tiuuu.
oxen came from the neighbouring cial history The following, statistics showing Republic. Butter was recorded the amount of merchandise im to the extent of 540 firkins and IS THERE NO LESSON ported to Trinidad from the 6, 637 cases from Aprli ist. to for us in Trinin in all this? 31, 1928, have been taken from month of January to December December 31, 1923.
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VIGOR TONIC 8, 118 Thinking About Bananas Again.
Hong mercial betale, combined with the Colony Import Dosen, The Venez sela imports. WITH COCOA GONE COLONY SHOULD MAKE EVERY EPPORT TO ESTABLISH NEW INDUSTRIES, JAVER MORAN American Pharmacy.
JAMAICA tave Kingston, Reconstruction Works.
International Banking Corporation STARTS WITHIN MONTHS TWO Head Office: 60 WALL STREET, New YORK CITY Owned by THE NATIONAL City Bank of New YORK Tbo Port of Spain Gazettee in its issue of Dec 6, publishes the following editorial: Mny years have elapsed sine tirst the suggestion was made thai Trinidad should enter the world markets as a produce of bananas on a large scale for export; and during those years experiments been made by various persons, both on a large and a small scale. with a view to ascer taining whether the project would be a feasible one or not.
At one time in the form of the offer of miney prizes the government and the Agricultural Sciety did something to encourage the cultivation of fruit here. though the inclu sion of the several citrus fruits in the scheme may perbaps bave militated against the success of a purely banana industry. Then came the day of Mr. Symington, when an attempt is made to encourage the growing bacans on a larger scale fo the express purpose of shipping Bristol for the English market; and though it was thereby demonstrated bob that the ri could be pri cured in Trinidad of a suitable quality and in airly large quantities, that it could be packed carefully and successfully, and that with proper cold storage facilities on the mail boats it could stand the 14 days voyage and arrive in good condition in England, t the death of the pioneer, Mr. Symington, caused the scheme to collapse before it had attained sufficient independence to be able to stand by itself, since then little or notbing has been done. But it is undeniable that in Barbados a good dels done in the of apital and Surplus 30, 000, 000 Currency Depository of the PANAMA CANAL and the nited States Government Direct Representation through our own Branches and those of THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK in ENGLAND PRANCE SPAIN ITALY BELGIUM CHINA JAPAN INDIA JAVA STRAITS SETTLEMENTS PHILLIPINES ARGENTINE BRAZIL CHILE CUBA PERU PORTO RICO URUGUAY AND VENEZUELA Capital and Surolu. 10, 000, 000 (From the Times. Within the next two months, street reconstruction in connection with the improvement of Kingston will be started.
The stuff to be used is Bitbuli tic concrete mixed with her river stones, which make a very lasting macadam.
It is not yet known what particular streets will be given priority as regards reconstruction, as this feature of the work has not yet been arranged It is quite certain, however that the work will be started within the stated time.
The Corporation basad tised for tenders for supple stone and sand, including ris stones, unbroken, clean, Belected lime stone in bloc crushing, ditto brcken ir size, also lime or other stone for concrete things are to be delivers depot in Darling Street. Continued on page 6)
currency Correspondents in all the Trade Centers and Ports of the World ESPECIALLY EQUIPPED FOR FINANCING AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE PREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AT PER CENT. PER ANNUM