PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1924 Interesting News from The West Indian Islands TRINIDAD Young Whale Captured FREE One Ejector Case SOMOS HARPOONED IN THE GULF SSSSSSS Just use QUEEN Hair Dronning and watch your hair grow BE tore, Wholesale Queen Art tante Avenue, Panama CEW. VAT SL, Colon LUCKY STRIKE (From Port of Spain Gozette. There was no end of excitement yesterday when it was bruited about that whale had been captured in the Gulf and landed on the Jetty adjoining the Fish Market. In a short while a large crowd Ratbered on the scene to have a view of the denizen of the deep. Opluions were divided as to whether it was really whale, grampus or some other kind of Gish unknown in these parts, but careful investigation revealed it to be a young sulphur bottom whale (Balaenoptera musculus. It measured 22 feet with a girth off11 feet; and was of a bluish Rrey colour with irregular yo ello wish white spots on the un.
der part. This kind of bale is the largest, the adult sometimes measuring 89 teet. This monster sern lurking about the vicinity the day before, and after being attacked for some time, swain out to sea, beading for Cocorite. Yesterday morning it was again seen, and two boal.
mer, Ivan Taitt and Lovey Roach attacked it with harpoons. It struggled for almost ball an hour, but was worsted in the fight which ended somewhere off the La Base. It was then towed to the aforementioned place and kept on show till late in the after noon. The captors realised quite beat sum by demarding a per ny from each person who went to the jetty to see it.
oooosoo Costa 100 EMPTY LUCKY STRIKE PACKAGES account am tired imposing small fines for these offences, they derm to have no effect whatever, and now intend to increase the penalties declared Mr Van Buren at the City Megistrate Curt yesterday when con victing Leo Joseph for litering with bis motor bus in the street for the purpose of obtaining pas sengers. He convicted and fined bim in default one month imprisonmet. Constable Brown, trafic regulator preferred the charge.
carrying on public works that will provide employment for many people. Anotber year of rigid economy in regard to public works would result in the Crippling of trade and the bringir glof the Colony to the brink of tipan disaster. Trade can only be good when there is money being carned.
22 From the sugar areas reports CURLY HAIR are coming in that the price for armers cases will be, in al: can be yours, even though you have short, wiry hair now.
likelibiod, better this crop than the last one, On the whole the long, smooth and wavy. QUEEN output of canes grown by farremover dandruff, stopefullThe Perfect One Hand Cigarette Case mers this year will be less than inghale. Cost only are at good drugstores and the previous year. As the outliek Brauer Heas se to se does not seem gloomy thi hat cane farmers would be 11 dvised to go abrad planting a Parly as possible so as to ensurs their having a better returo Just Press The Cigarette Dext vear the Button Jumps to to restore the prosperity of the island which, owing to several DOMINICA meet You adverse circumstances has fallen on evil times. Many of the lime planters are seekig for other The Banana Industry. profitable cultivations now that their trees are blighted, so that the promise of the establishment There is no land in the West of a banana industry with quick Indies where the banana grows and remunerative returns is better than it does in Dominica, really providential.
We will give one of these Cases FREE to anyone and there is no fner or better Mr. Shillingford, during tavoured variety of the fruit his recent visit to New York, turning in ban the Dominica Figue La Rose succeeded in Interesting one of. which is known everywhere as the three great Companies which the Gros Michel Banana bold the monopoly of supplying An export in nas existed in the island for dwelling in the States of the many years, the fruit being Republic, and as the Company shipped in mall quantities to the bas promised to send a fruitneighbouring colonies, where it carrying steamer every month to is eagerly bought up by the Dominica if.
and when, DPO le Notwithstanding the sufficient number of bananas can rigid quarantine regulations im. be supplied. minimum quanti TO Dustd against Dominica, on ty of 5, 000 bunches has been deof the prolonged cided on for each shipment, and BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. Panama) Ltd. pidemic of alastrim, last year the price of sixty cents has been 3, 381 bunches of bananas were decided on for a nine band bunch 93 Avenue B, PANAMA Exported, the fruit being pro delivered on board the vessel in FIDANQUE HENRIQUEZ CO. Bolivar Avenue, COLON duced mainly by peasant proport.
prietors.
Dominica can easily produce ARISTIDES ROMERO. David UNITED FRUIT Co. Almirante Twenty three years ago Govthis quantity of fruit if only a CARL FRIESE Co. Bocas del Toro MIGUEL CONTE. Penonome ernor Sir William Haynes Smith few farmers engage thoroughly took certain steps to try to in the business, and the price Smoke LUCKY STRIKE and Save your Empty Packages. establisb a banana trade between offered is a remunerative one.
Fresh Stock received from New York weekly.
the island ana New York, but the The chance, therefore, now serious mistake was made of open to all planters with suitable 500 WoC4000 SS SS 180 SONGS pushing matters too faste amets Dominick to engage in a raying on the leeward side of. Subsidised called for the fruit before there cultivation that will awe quick oad been time for it to be pro returns is a splendid one, and it The best Tonic in the World duced in quantity, with the result would be unwise in the extreme ibat the vessels went away with to let it slp by. West India bundreds instead of thousands Committee Circular. LIBERTY HALL of bunches of bananas; and as a This elegant Tonic preparation is highly recommend 29 Street, Panama ostural onsequence, the scheme fell througb in a short time. BARBADOS.
Witbin the last few years baed in Debility, Nervousness, Female Weakness, nana plantations in some of the Impoverishment of the Blood, and to build up ENGLISH CLASSES countries which supply the xreat Historic Sword Prea run down constitution markets of the United States bas by Day and by Night are been attacked by a blight which It promotes digestion, improves the appe.
sented to Colony now opened for the has given a serious check to the tite, and gives tone and energy to the whole system Summer production, and the important companies dealing in the fruit PLACED IN LEGISLADOSE: One small Wine glass before each meal or bave been looking about to see if For particulars apply on the spot to other suitable tropical countries TIVE CHAMBER. times a day.
cannot be brought into the trade BARTON, LL. Here, then, is the chance for Belonged To Governor McDomicica to build up a great in Gregor, To William iv.
Principal. dustry that will help materially The Standard of recent date states that within the past few days the wall of the Legislative Chamber of Barlados has been decorated with a sword, which even as a relic of antiquity, would court the admiration of visitors to this island. But there is much more in this sword than being presumably over 100 years old. It was the property during his life time Head Office: 60 WALL STREET, New York City Owned by The NATIONAL CITY BANK OF New RK of Major General Sir Evan John Murray McGregor, to King William IV, ard at one time Governor of the Leeward Islands and also Depository of the PANAMA CANAL Barbados.
This sword, in a sheath of and the United States Government brass, encastd in wabogany and and supported by two wooden Capital Direct Representation through our own Branches and those of Capital rests, now comfortably reposes on the wall of the Chamber, and THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK in and while immediately beneath it, inecribed on a tablet of brass is Surplus ENGLAND FRANCE SPAIN ITALY BELGIUM Surplus the following inscription: Sword of Major General Sir 10, 000, 000 CHINA JAPAN INDIA JAVA STRAITS SETTLEMENTS PHILLIPINES 10, 000, 000 Evan John Murray McGregor, ARGENTINE BRAZIL CHILE CUBA FERU PORTO RICO to King William, Fourth, Governor of URUGUAY AND VENEZUELA Currency.
curreny Barbados, 1836 41. Previously Governor of the Leeward Islands when the Address comCorrespondents in all the Trade Centers and Ports of the World memorated on the bilt was presented to him by the House of the Legislature.
rest in a vault in the St.
His remains Michael Cathedral, Barbados.
ESPECIALLY EQUIPPED FOR FINANCING AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COMMERCF One of the best Governors that ever beld the reins of office (Schomburg History. PresentINTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AT PER CENT. PER ANNUM ed to the Government of Bar(Continued on page Private Academy Odds and Ends VIGOR TONIC Raging JAVER MORAN American Pharmacy.
Under the above caption. Onlooker writing in the Weekly Guardian says interi alia. The importance and value of the For stresources of the Colony bave been recently enmuch attention, deservedly fo too. wish that this would be emphasised ever more still. see no reason why we should no: utilise more native timber in the building of houses, in the making of furniture, and for other purposes The public wants to be educated up to it, and there must be better organised selling efforts.
At times it is difficult for those who want to use native wood to get it at the time they want it, and in the quantities that they want. Any one who has travelled frequently up country must bave Beeu some tipe specimens of what can be done with local wood in the way of house build.
irr. It is good to krow how well off we are in respect of our fp. ests, and hope ibat the day will come when not only the Government will give the subject the attention wbich it greatly needs, but there will be improved methods, in regards both to the local and foreign marketing of local timber.
International Banking Corporation Reference to unemployment is made in a question which is on the agenda for the next meeting of tbe Legislative Council. It strikes me that If It is intended to do something that will relieve unemployment, and ameliorate fiparcial conditions, that something would be to hurry up matters and get the Tramwas extension to St. Joseph begun. am sure that a few werks after this work was under way there would be a little more money in circulation, and gradually there would be a brightening of trade as a result of the money that would be earned by a large number of workers. In addition to this, hope trat during the year the means will be found of.