THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1924 PAGE SEVEN Interesting West. Continued from page 1)
rush the work which he hoped would be completed in about six weeks hence The monument is the design of Mr. Roslyn, London, and is being erected under the supervision of the City Engineer.
DEATH OF WILLIAM SCOTT KERNAHAM.
ALBOA EST EER REWED Act to a a as the a The Port of Spain Gazette of April 29th records the death of William Scott Kernahan which occurred on Sunday morning at 15 clock, after a short illness of or days. The deceased, who had attained the ripe age of 73, was the last of the employees of the old firm of Ambard Son, and he also figured for many years as Secretary of the Races becoming the first Secretary of the Trinidad Turf Club when is was created. He was afterwards for wch.
with the Messrs. Besny Cars known racing fans of their day. was reconized as a keen felt in racing circles where though man, and his death will naturally the in retired life, the deceased still showed interest. His marriage with Miss Dick brought him four sons and seven daughters (two of the latter being Sisters of the congre.
gation of St. Joseph de Cluny.
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Exchange the labels for toys Aluminum Pots at the But the practice The Civic Circle.
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ST. KITTS ST. LUCIA For the Protection Fatal Accident of Labourers.
The Voice of the 6th May reports e following: ANTIGUA AND DOMINICA On Tuesday moralng about ASKED TO CO OPERATE, 4, 30 an accident which proved fatal, occured at the Cul de Sac Factory It appears that Hillton Following the lines of our last Evans a youth of about 18 years, editorial says the Union Mes whose work it was to start the ensenger of St. Kitts, we are again gines, contrary to instructions and bringing the attention of the res his usual custom, instead of turnponsible people of this Colony to ing on the steam cock slowly and shorttitled The Emigrant rant thus getting the engines into slow Labourers Protection dated 192 the gradually, opened the cock full mtioon and increasing, the speed so closely related to so liberty of every freeman in the with the result that the fly wheel Colony that we could not dismiss from the sudden velocity was it by a single article, and this time broken into smithereens and he we make a special appeal to our came in for his full share. Pieces ends in the sister presidencies, roof and some fell a hundred yards galvanized iron Antigua and Dominica, if eye to eye and are in sympathy the poor follow was hurried off to they see away. After being given first aid, with the cause to cooperate with the which time will prove too grievous were such as to demand an imus in an effort to remove a burden the Victoria Hospital where he was at o clock. His injuries to bear. The more we read the Act mediate operation, which was tin.
and contemplate its drastic feat ished by 10 o clock being pered disposition of Sir Eustace Fien. The operation was more of a ures the more we feel the determin. tormed Drs. Branch and Dear.
nes to punish us with scorpions and desperate attempt to save than the more we abhor the method of anything else, for the poor fellows the Old of Downing Street in injuries were such that death was pitchforady of men who fit in these almost superior appointments like foregone conclusion pegs into round holes Square With a depressed fracture of the The forehead, serious abdominal inGovernor of a Crown Colony such juries and intestines badly peras this is, harps on the old Lorated there was Lot much bope. thread argument that the re but he was given a sporting chance presents His Majesty the King, and unfortunately the system sue by which a cumbed to the terrible shock and representative is able to exceed the internal hemorrhage and be died a authority of his principal, is, to say few hours later.
the least of it, blessed Commenting on the sad oceurAnd the strange thing about it all is that whereas the authorities have verts thus: rence the same paper animadthought it necessary to legislate for of protecting. the We are taught by and we are emigrant labourer by him from going abroad, they have accident that took place at the the told that it is the wise man who by preventing profits by his experience. The not yet thought it necessary de his interest when Sac Factory on Tuesday to protect he is is compelled to remain at home. morning has demonstrated the fact The Secretary of retary of State for the that we are short of two Colonies, if he is is not mindful, may occur and we never get notice of the requirements. Such accidents will be deceived when he he reads An for the tection of of emigrant one class of the community. It Act them. They are not confined to might have been that the only Colony have it all their own way man life was quick transport and The employers of labour in this possibility of saying this young dealing with labourers. Con immediate medical attention. It so tract Law exists in nearly every happens, while it was not so in this Presidency of the Colony, a law, case the injuries sustained having outlived its usefulness if ever it is moving canoe and the which, so it seems to us, has long been of too severe a characteristij tract, as they are generally inter lack of a surgeon on the premises preted, there is very little to bind of the Victoria Eospital to give the employers to the employees immediate attention might bave and now, to complete the issue, this proved to be contributing factors Act, purporting protect the to the death of the young man.
labourers, but in reality a limita We are in need of a proper amtion order on the liberty of a special bulance, motor of course, that class, is now to disgrace our being the most modern; and we Colonial Statute Book.
need a medical man on the There is but one way to ef premises of the Victoria Huspital.
fectively and profitably prevent the It may be said that the Govern labouring people emigrating and ment cannot afford to spend any that is by inducing them to money on a motor ambulance on remain at home. If the Governor account of the state of the finances has come to realise the port! but surely the General Hospital ance of the labourer to these com ought not to be left without a munities, why is it that he does not. com: Resident Surgeon. There are some legislate to improve labour con things that it is not wise to ditions in the colony If his desire economise on and Medical men is to do the labourers and indirectly Castries and its surroundings, to one. With a population of 16, 000 in the whole Colony a a good service, he should scratch his head and find tions, we are reduced to two say nothing of the public institudevote employers and legislate according part of their time to the Public ly Some people may regard an Act Institutions and Port Health such as The Emigrant Labourers Officers duties.
Protection Act, 1924 as an index Such an arrangement, to say the of the strength of the Administra. least of it is scandalous and needs tottering feebleness of mental and head of the Government without most serious attention of the which aims at further enslaving a distract him. Things may work moral strength. An administration any departamental red herrings to class of its citizens already made all right for a few weeks or helpless through no fault of its months but should the unforseen of decent men. When through tions who will have to stand the not worthy of the respect prove to be contrary to expecta people economic pressure the of blame?
this Colony are asylum in Santo Domingo and Rent Receipt Books in SpanCuba, it is no creditable reflection sh and English for sale at the on the Government; when, instead Workman Printery.
of improving the labour conditions atraction it legislates to prohibit emigration, bound to feel that rahe Labowe are Dentist Howell Buxton, Charpe and leagues, has been ruthlessly trampl HOUSE 1078, LA BOCA ed under foot: Our own experience CANAL ZONE.
us that the Secretary of State Office Hours 10 to p. for the Colonies will be to 6pm DAILY commends. On the question of selection of Goy Governors Lord Specializes in all the branches Burnham remarks before the of Dentistry Dommion and Colonies Section of the Royal Society of Art, is in nial Office in the selection of Governors and high officials for the am no stickler for forms of various Colonies. It is more or less Government, and in the case of the true that half the evils of the world a deal of wisdem in Pope line: men into square holes and square That which is best administered men into three cornered holes and is best; but there is no sul trat it is a case of mistaken inwenuity too little care and discrimination to prove that the fear of failure is have been excercised by the Colo. not always justified.
1UNMiss The West India Committee Circular in its issue of April 24th says. TheCivic Circle of Bardados con inues its good work of beautifying the surroundings of Bridgetown and securing the im.
provement of gardens. Last year, according to the seventh annual report of that useful institution, the grounds the Carnegie Library were taken in hand by Miss Elith Ince, the Cathedral Square was turned into a ing playground, and Mrs. Dela mare took ever the work of replant.
ing the Garrison district, which she was able to carry out with the help of Mr. Bovell. School were inspeeted and adjudicated upon by Miss Sanderson.
Manning and Miss Margaret Packer, the enthusiastic hon, secre.
tary, and a start was made with the distribution of English illustrat.
ed papers in the out parishes with the object of widening the interest of the people in the Mother Country and the Empire.
Reference has already been made in the CIRCULAR to the restoration of Needham Point Cemetery. The report now records the progress made with this admirable work. Owing to assistance rendered by the Governor in supplying the Circle with convict labour from his own grounds, the cemetery has been made considerably tidier. Over planted, od Strees have been under the supervision of Hanschell, the Circle hope to make this one of the show remains to be done and a vote of of the Island. But much money from the Legislature will be necessary before this can be achieved. The King was graciously Cemetery, forwarded him by the Secretary of The West Committee.
We would like to see Civic Circles throughout the West Indies, and ladies and others interested should apply to the Barbados organisation for copies of a pamphlet, with specially designed cover by Miss Law, containing the aims of the Circle, which has been drawn up for distribution.
to House Rent Receipt Books SPANISH ENGLISH Par Mrs.
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