PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1924 Interesting News from The West Indian Islands Post Office in New Quarters You Can Put Dimmers on the Sun The removal of the Post Office to its new quarters has taken place, and it is clear that the be arrangement will lead to there being a better control of ibe Post Omice and the Savings Bank Department There is more room in the present office, and the staff bave more con veniences for the carrying out of their duties than they had before. One thing will please the public is on Saturday nights especially very much, and that wben an English or an American mall comes in they will have better lighting than in the old office. agree with the suggestion that has been made that there should be a Pillar box in High Street, somewhere near the old Post Office. Mails too, agree, should be closed later than they are now, and the time at which the pillar boxos throughout the town are cleared should be revised.
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23 Central Avenue 034 Front Street Panama, Phone 846 Colon, Phone 349 SIR HORACE BYATT APPROACHING MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED JAMAICA DOW the demand for truit of every grade has been more than Qggal. From all one has seen TO ELECTRIFY TOWN. and heard, both the quality as well as the quantity has been very satisfactory, especially ANOTHER EFFORT WILL BE those fruits from certain parts MADE TO LIGHT STREETS of the north eastern section of OF SAV LA MAR.
the district.
There is one feature however Says the HERALD of the 2nd that is somewhat disappointing inst:in its way, and that is the Another attempt is being the fruit. For some lit le time current market prices paid for made to light the town of Say: now prices have practically reLa Mar by electricity. At the mained the same. The cause meeting of the Parochial Board for this is not knowo aad so was held recently, the there are murmuriogs clerk read a letter from Inspec. complaints among section, a tor Parker on the subject of least, of the producers who feel providing lights for the town of Suv Lu Mar, well as corres; paid. Then, again, as most of that better prices should be pondence from the Citizens Association with estimate of the the smaller growers are without cost to light the streets of Bar. the means of vehicular transportatioa and must dep nd upon La Mer with electricity. It was those who have to belp them, it agreed on the motion of Mr. is very often found that to them, Preston seconded by Mr. Begree when everything is considerel, to thank the Association for their letter and to say that if the business is a decided loga they can promote the scheme hardship that is being ex serien rather than any gain. Another the Board will give a subsidy, ced now by many growers, both with a guarantee for five years. large and small, is the amount of larceny that goes on from Gale Burst Over Town. tlme to time. generally known that this pernicious practice has always been carried The Port Maris correspon on but there is beliet around dent to the GLEANER writing to here at present that there is a that paper on August 1st. states falrer field of opportunity for that about on the praedical thiet.
Wednesday, a gale burst over that town with heavy thunder and lightening: the wind blew Large Supply of Bananas.
with great velocity, at times hurricane force, The GLEANER correspondent and bad it lasted longer than it did, bananas Chapelton, on July 19, says:for writing from Crawle River, on the lower lands would all be flat. Rain fell in the town but large quantity of bananas none outside the town.
was supplied to the frult buyers On the night of the 31st ultimo, during this week at Summerfield, The price was 3 per at about am. beavy windi bunch.
Fruits of very good the reported that coconut tree rar quality were obtained from the blown down, limbs were blowo were sold in the local market at mountain districts. Bananas of trees, sheets of zinc were car. 8d. and 41d. per band.
ried some distance and some trees blown The re is still a large exodus of down. Tbe winds were young men from the se parts to accompanied by some rain. seek work in other parts of the It rained during the day Island, and in foreign countries and very heavy shower The land problem is one of the fell at about o clock in the most difficult to solve. Suitable morning.
These showers are plots Cronot be obtained for acceptable.
cultivation, and though much advise is given for manuring and trenching through the local Provailing Conditions in East Branch, Agricultural Societs, there is still tardiness on the St. Thomas part of the peasantry to putting the advice in practice.
Planters are getting despondent as they botice their large RAINS WHICH FOLLOW LONG fields of corn and potatoes DROUGHT GIVE FRESHNESS ruined by the drought.
TO TRE CULTIVATION THE SUGAR COMPANY TRINIDAD Bringing Scots Bride to Trinidad 12 20 am.
almost at Dr. Gems BLOOD ELIXIR For strengthening the BLOOD The Morning Post of July 4, announces the engagement of Sir Horace Archer Byatt, Gov.
ernor elect of Trinidad, to Olga Margaret, only daughter of Mr. Arthur and Mrs. Campbell, of Ardasine, Argyllshire.
According to private advices received on Monday from Eng land Sir Horace will be before leaving England and will be accompanied by his wife on arrival in Trinidad in October.
Sir Horace Byatt is 49 and is bachelor. Weekly Guardian)
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the newly appointed Magistrate of the County of Victoria arrived here yesterday by the mid day train for Port of Spain and will resume the duties of his office with the sitting of the San Fernando Petty Civil Court at 10 o clock this morning. Mr. Clark is staying at Paramount hotel.
Mr. Cezabon who has been acting as Magistrate for the past seven months with marked ability reurns to his substantive post as Clerk of the Peace, San Fernando Magistrate Court relieving Mr. Huggins J, bo bas been acting for hlm.
KAS BRAKESMAN TRAGIC END Squeezed Between Trucks JOB. PRINTING Every Of every description DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DESPACTH Growers of Bananas Are Very The Carrying out of Much Dissatisfied Over Urgent Improvements Prices Pald Under the caption Odda and The Golden Grove correspond. Ends a writer in the Weekly ent of the Jamaica GLEANER Guardian says:writing to that paper on the 25th July says: note with pleasure that the Golden Grove, July 25. The City Council have adopted a past week has brought bright progressive policy in regard to sunny weather. Since the rains the carrying out of certain have fallen after the protracted money which is to be raised by urgent improvements with drought of a few months ago loans. The bewering of the there has been a decided change Belmont, East Diy River and in the cultivations around.
Wood brook areas, and the Quite a considerable area has improvement of the sanitary been laid out in cane cultivation condit op of the Dry River are by the Jamaica Sugar Syndicate the works which appeal most Ltd. on their several properties, to the general public.
and much land is in course of one longe to see something done of preparation for the extension to make the Dry River at least of fields. But for the drought not the serious men. ce to health there would bave been a greater that it now is. am bappy too advance made, but now it is clear to know that the Council bave that with favourable weather not shelved these improvements much will be done. Ia the on the plea that better times meantime hundreds of labourers should come before money can are finding ample means of be spent. As matter of fact subsistence week after week. the carrying out of these works Due perhaps to the large body of will put a little more money in strangers in our midst, in circulation, and no matter in spite of the large amount of how small a measure, help to money expended weekly the better things. It is expected tradesmen and shopkeepers com that the Government will give plain of dull times, but the the City Council the facilities question seems simple of solu asked for in regard to the raising tion as the majority of people of the loan, and have not the who are earning weekly wages, slightest doubt that every penny have families away at their res asked for locally will be subpective homes deperdent on them scribed, and that the amount for support. Since the operations allotted to the Erglish Market of the Sugar Company many will be readily obtained. English shops have been erected and in capitalists are, know, more some cases extensive alteracions than anxious to subscribe money have been effected to buildings. required for Municipal purposes The banana trade has kept they have a Government particularly brisk during the guarantee as to interest ald past weeks, and for some time repayment.
AT THE WORKMAN PRINTERY The circunstances surrounding the death on Saturday 24th May last of Henry Marcel a lad 18 years old who was employed as brakesman of one of the CADO trains were related at an inquest held by Mr.
Cazabon at the San Fornando Police Court yesterday.
Mr. Nelson Betancourt of the Mines Department conducted the inquiry Evidence was given that on Friday 23rd May, James Hunt was driving one of the cane trains taking canos to Hermitage Estate. Marcell and an Indian named Panchoo were workiog as brakesmen, coupling an uncoupling trucks. There were eight empty trucks attached to the engine and on the same line was loaded truck which the engine driver gave orders to couple up in order to shunt in on to another line. The deceased and Panchoo coupled the loaded truck and it was shunted and when they were uncoupling it Marcell was squeezed in the abdomen between two trucks. He was removed to Petit Morne Hospital and died the following morning after undergoing operation.
The Coroner verdict was that desth was due to contusions (Continued on page 3)
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