PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 1924 Interesting News from The West Indian Islands from Ottawa dated August 26, that arrangements were being made for Mr. Thomas Low, Minister of Trade and Commerce, to pay an early visit to he Colonies.
Experimenting with Paper Mulch.
The GUARDIAN states that experiments are at present being carried out at the St. Clair Experimental Station with samples of paper mulch which is recommended by the mapfacturers for keeping beds free of weeds and also for conserving moisture during the dry seasons It used to a large extent ip pineapple cultivation in Hawaii and is commended by the makers for plants like tomatoes and tobacco. The experiments are for the purpose of seeing bow the mulch will work under the conditions in Trinidad. Change to the Cigarette that never Changes with BRITISH GUIANA LUCKY STRIKE SURINAM INSPECTOR CLOSE CALL.
Anaa KNIFED BY JAVANESE GAMBLERS.
Life Threatened by Underworld Dr. Gems BLOOD ELIXIR For strengthening the BLOOD Chief Inspector Bulllab (brother in law of Dr. Hymans of Gecrgetown of the Surinam costabulary has bad his life threatened by certain members of the underworld in Surinam.
Not long ago Inspector Buillab, who is adopting very stern measures to crush out a popular form of gambling known as piauw raided a Jayanese den at Pin. Vourbarg Using his revolver against the enraged men who nearly gave him bis quietus with a large hunting kuife. He was severely backed over the left shoulder bat succeeded in arresting the members of this band.
Now Inspector Buillab is following up the Chinese dens and recently, while he was away from home, his family found sheet of paper bearing tbe words warn you to stop, or death attached to the front door of his home. He is dillgently investigating the matter be revived time JAMAICA Some Bills Govt. will Bring, shop where the volume of work Before Legislative Council. done will be carried out with greater exnedition, promptitude PERSISTENT and economy.
The Conditi of Jamaica The Government have pre The other crane is due to ar Fruit Trade.
pared for introduction in the rive in the Intaba which SINCERITY Legislative Council, a number of sailed from London on the 19th Bills when that body meets as instant.
it is expected to do, a few weeks FINALLY AUTHORITY ON SUBJECT GIVES bence HIS IMPRESSIONS AFTER VISIT Among the measures to be Canada And West Indies TO CONTINENT.
a PERSUADES Calamities Bills, which, it is unFUTURE OF BANANA. derstood will give the GovernREPRESENTATIVE TO VISIT ment power to use certain Try LUCKY STRIKE and be persuaded founds for aiding Bufferers in COLONIES Thinks Super Tax Is An Ob calamities in this island; another New Trade Agreement to be Bill is to prevent the removal of that stacle to Development of plants from an infected area in Negotiated Cultivatiou.
one parish to unother non infected area in the same parish. The Trinidad Government have they cannot be beat The man who says there is There will also be a Bill dealing no future for bananas is a with the importation of stock been informed by the Secretary Fool declared well known from places abroad where they official visit to the West Indies of State for the Colonies of the gentleman who is able to speak have contagious disease.
both knowledge and Sull another measure will of Mr. Ross in the interest authotel of conversation with chairmen of the Ferochial Boarda Innies. The telegram from the autbority on the subject in the validate the elections of the of broader trade relations between Canada and these Corepresentative of the Gleaner. St. El yesterday, on bis continental St. Thomas, which it was clair follows has been forwarded to Oolonial office which reads as impressions.
ed been ally The Jamaica banana be declar. carried out, and in connection the Chamber of Commerce: ed, was as good as any in the with wbich the respecuve Board Canadian Government have world, when it was good. The had ask the Government to delegated oemand for bananas was great get the torney General to give Bermude Ross to visit and the West Indies all over the continent, especially to give a ruling, with the object of encouraging in the United Kingdom, and of the develonment of trade with all places, in Germany. He Canada and discussing prelimi.
believed that by one big com TRINIDAD naries of such agreement as it pany alone approximately nine may sarin expedient to conclude IT TOASTED million bunches of the fruit in connection. He will leave were shipped to the European Bathing Tragedy In Canada about 30th September last if the will supply were there, they could Tobago, all possible facilities.
dispose quite easily of twice this It was stated in a telegram amount. Jamaica especially had a great chance of supplying this FATHER DIES IN ATTEMPTde aod if she developed her ING TO RESCUE SON.
XS SCOXS0 Sesse Tes urces, But ard our informant was emphatic on this point the big companies would The Weekly Guardian of the only begin to develop their cul 27th ulto, Says: tivation if the Super Tax were Just before noon on Sunday, taken off. He undersood that as was hopeful that the tax would had been drowned at Bacolet soon as this was done, and be news reached town that Mr.
Richard Dove and his son bad be aboliebed, extensive developments which were on the boara Bay. Richard body was found about two years ago and were shortly afterwards, and taken to dropped would very probably bas not been found. At the the hospital; but the boy body this Post mortem it was clearly materialise.
established that Dove had died Referring to oranges, he was from heart failure, and not from of opinion that three years drowning, Sportly told would be sufficieat to fisee our story of the fatality is this: trade with the United Kingdom There was a dipping by the Piydead unless there was a dis mouth Brethren to wbici Dove tinct and unceasing improvement and others had been invited.
in the quality of the fruit ship After the ceremony some stayed Recommended for Removing the Humors of ped. South Africa was making on to batbe, Mr. Dove little Scrofulous Diseases, Pimples, Boils, Blotches, a great bid for the trade. Other boy was one of them, and while parts of Africa bad begun to playing about on a log of wood Tetters. Useful in Chronic and Syphilitic monopolise the cocoo trade, and got out cf his depth. His father, the same Rheumatism, Mercurial Affections and Diswent in the case of sely to happen who is a good swimmer, oranges: in dressed and bonted, and reseases caused by Impurities of the Blood.
The likely effect of the ap cued the boy. While he was pointment of Mr. Cutter as the bringing his son shorewards An Alterative recommended for purify.
president of the United Fruit Richard suddenly disappeared.
Company with whose activities His body was recovered and the ing and enriching the BLOOD.
the gentleman was well able to funeral took lace next day from denl the Gleaner represen St. Andrew Parisa Church.
tative was informed would be that Jamaica would Rain by the cboca. From what can be gathered, all the big companies For Sale at all Drug Stores are now sitting on the fence, waiting for the Government ELECTRIC CRANE ARRIVES And in Large Quantities by next move, Il, as by expected, the super tax is abolished, it is not too much to say that The first of the two electric JAVIER MORAN. American Pharmacy Jamaica may see of cranes ordered by the Trinitad activity and prosperity that has Government Railways from the AGENT not been seen for a long time. Heywood Monufacturing Co. Manchester, Egland, arrived the colony in the 8, ecialist Will Take Tram Lines on Sunday and is being assemSeseoses bled at the machine shon under Into Wharf Premises Of the supervision of Mr. Boyd.
Royal Mail Coy.
Works Manager.
The crane when rectant will have hoieting capacity of 25 tons, The GLEANER states that the and is fitted with four stel wire construction of the Hermitage cable hoists, attach to two Dam will, as is already well main girders each 47 font long, knowo, require great quantities capable of travelling 176 ft. the of cement. Transportation of entire length of the main fitting will be THE BEST THE BEST facilitated by arrangements electric motors, governed by which bave been mad by the three control boxes of a pattern Packt Co. here, with similar to the controllers of the LAUNDRY the Jamaica Public Service Co tram cars. These controllers The latter bas agreed to extend will direct the movement of the the tram way line from East St. crane which is designed with an SERVICE into the wharf premises of the action from east to want, north SOAP Royal Mail Co. The coment will to south, and for raising and be landed from the Company lowering. The total weight of in the city.
ships, loaded into trucks and the crane when in place will be for Laundry taken by the Public Service Co. 30 tons, and the power for Absolute satisfacto Constant Spring from which operating it will be obtained porn it will be transported to the from the Trinidad El ctric Compurposes tion and site of the dam The epur line pany. The cranes are specially tn he laid into the wharf will ordered for raising remain permanently, and the weigh such as engine bilers Quick Service.
Use it all the time Company superio ondant in and other heavy machine y, and Jamaica will arrange that when are capable of perfo ming such his Tourist shl call at this works in a few minutrs, wbich, Jaland to give special sightgan hitherto took two or three days, ing tours la Kingston and St. according to the number of Andrew by private cars, which bands available. The cranes, TELEPHONE 629 PANAMA.
will take the visitors from the when installed will greatly add pier and bring them back to it.
to the efficiency of the machine the Soosooxes was The City Housing Problem Government Railways. select Committee of the Georgetown Town Council (consisting of Mesers, Nelson Cannon, Mayor and owner of Bei Air Park, Gonzalves Deputy.
Do to report on the minoriand Phillips. ap ty report of the Joint Committee in respect of the City Housing Problem, bas recommended that effect be given to the resolution passed by the Council 30th August, 1923, for the acquisition of Bel Air Park as that area (a)
lends itself best to the laying out of a model suburb of the type most urgently needed now. b) is more within the financial resources of the ratepayers and can be placed witbin easy reach of the buyers; and (c) should be secured immediately to the city for its better protection in the future as it is the logical direction of expansion.
an era Laundry. LA ESPERANZA Soap Factory.
DEATH RATHER THAN IMPRISONMENT QUALITY BEBRICIAN SAD END IN NICKERIE All Through the Curse of Creed beavy On Tuesday the 2nd instant a Burbic an named John Simon met with a tragic death in Dutch Gujana when he jumped through a window of the Nickerie police station and broke his neck.
Simon bad been employed as a balata bleeder by the Surinam Balata Company and had been given slip to receive 61 guilders due to him as a balance of his wages. Inadvertently the casbier of the Company paid bim 561 guilders and Simon promptly went to the Offices of the Dateh Government Steamer and pur(Continued on Page 7)
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