PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 1924 Interesting News from The West Indian Islands holding OUR CONTEST SUCCESS. Strollers TRINIDAD Free Night Shelter for Homeless Women.
Death of Mr. SamTO BE OPENED ON OCTOBER 1ST.
uel Robinson.
The Port of Spain GAZETTE RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER says:PASSES We are pleased to be able to announce that arrangements are The Port of Spain Gazette going ahead to get the Free Night states that his many friends will Shelter for Homeless Women regret to learn of the passing to ready at once, and it is now de the Great Beyond of Mr, Samuel Boitely stated that this useful John Robinson retired Elemen work will begin on October 1st tary School Teacher, which sad The subscriptions have not!
event occurred at his home at come up to anything near the Laventille at one o clock yester. desired amount, but the Vicar day afternoon The deceased, General feeling the urgency of who had attained bis 71st year, the need is anxious that there was generally recognised as should be as little delay as possia leading place in the ble.
The building, which bas front ranks of the teachiog pro 900 square feet of flor space has fession; and many men in res been rendered habitable by the ponsible posts to day in and out carrying out of the necessary of the colony feel a pride in bear repairs, improving of the ventiing testimony to having passed lation, ant distemperi og inside under the whip of Sam John and out. Twelve beds are being as he was familiarly known to provided as a beginning, and a his pupils and intimate friends. caretaker has already been enA strict disciplinarian, he loved gaged. Eforts to collect farther his profession not for the mere subscriptions will be continued loaves and tisbes; and to wonder until the debts so far incurr that in his day St. Anns Govern are paid in full, to erect batbment School held pride of room with shower and to in place which his contemporaries crease the number of beds if viewed with righteous jealousy. necessary.
For nearly forty years be gave of his best in the cause of elementary education, and was held Railway Accident at San in the highest esteem throughFernando.
out the colony. Deceased also took an intelligent interest in practical agriculture. He was PORTER TRAGIC END.
possessed of an amiable disposi tion and a heart that could bardCyril Harrington, 21 years old, helping ly refrain from giving hand wbenever a call was made Station met with an accident on pada acting railway porter at Penal on his kindly offices. At the Friday morning which resulted time of his retirement twelve in his death. In attempting to years ago from the teaching board the 10 a. train from start of the colony, he had been siparia, he missed bis footing bead teacher of St. Anns Gernment School (which building and slipped between the break has been remodelled and convan and the platform and was the verted into what is now known severely squeezed about As the Sailors and silliers in an uncoascious stata and abdomen. was lifted up Club) for twenty years. 8: also brought into San Parnaado by Perved as Head Tacber of the folləwing Government School: same train whence he was Montserrat from 1st April 1873 taken to the hospital. He bore to 1st June 1876: Santa Cruz lst po external marks of inj«cz, but June, 1876 to 1st October, 1883; coleximinazioa was found to be San Juan from 1st Oetober, 1885 suffering from grave interna to 1st January, 1886; Pences died at 50 the same evening, injuries and was detained. He Town from 1st January, 1886 to The body was given up to his 1st October 1892. The funeral relatives and conveyed by lorry to takes place this afternoon at o clock from Miss Ida bis home at California Village for burial Pierre Studio. 142 Frederick Street to Holy Trinity Catbedral then to Laventille for interment.
JAMAICA.
Oil News.
Frankfield Extension.
The Port of Spain GAZETTE of the 21st Ulto. states that in the light of recent development LINE WILL IN ALL PROBABILITY the future for the oil industry HAVE TO BE DEVIATED, IT is redolent of hope, much more so than say, couple years ago.
IS REPORTED.
Considerable activity is taking place at Brighton where the It was reported good Trinidad Ligbt Petroleum Com authority, says the Herald of pany bas just brought in two the 11th inst. that it might be wells, one yielding three hun found necessary to deviate the dred and the other two hundred railway line which is in the barrels per day. Ties wills course of completion on the are in an ares which nad been Frankfield branch previously condemned by geolo few weeks ago this journal gtats as worthless. The area announced that at the last meetcomprises about four square ing of the Board of managemiles adjoining lands of the Trini ment of the agricultural Society dad Central Oilfields wbich were Colonel Bryao, tha acting Govalso prououocad sterile. ernor, mentioned that as a result return to the former, however, of the continuous slipping of the has been productive of fruitful earth at a apot know as Smell results, and expectations are Hell the taxpayers would have at high water mark with respect to foot a bill of over 000.
to both areas.
During the last few days That the industry is gain certain investigations have baen attracting the attention of capi proceeding, and as above stated talsts abroad is evidenced by it is certain that it will b; toaed the fact that there have been necəssary to deviate the line.
recent enquiries from England The investigations being car with respect to options over two ried out will shortly be conclu. or three large areas of land ed, but until these are done, just adjoining Boodoosingh estates what further sum the taxpayers which were purchased sometime will have to pay cannot be stated.
ago by Kern River Company.
Enquiry was made as to weeter the options still hela Re. Construction Work good. favourable reply was sent back with the result that a prosbective purch ser is expect Proposal to Put Larger Area ed to arrive here towards the In Hand Than At Present.
end of October.
Two of the three wells at The Herald is in a position Palmiste which were taken over to state that there is every likefrom the Trualdad D:velopment lihood of the Kingston and St.
Oil Company, by the British Andrew Corporation undertakControlled are being operated ing a larger area of reconstruc.
with satisfactory results. Tbeſtion thau hitherto.
oil which they are yielding is Numerous complaints have being pumped to the latter been made in the public press as Company reservoir at Trinidad to the slow progress of the work, Pia.
and a proposal will shortly come before a meeting of the corpora countries in January next of a tion with a view of having a large number of representative IF YOU WANT TO BE larger area of work taken in Americans of African descent, band.
The party will arrive in Kingston Lucky, Happy and Well It is common knowledge that on the 23rd or 24th of January the labourers are tackling the next and will be here for one day.
The idea was launched by Dr.
job in a more efficient manner TELL YOUR SECRETS TO THE than formerly Louis Hill, a prominent AmeriFour streets are now under can of Tennessee, who is much RIGHT MAN reconstruction and the chier interes ed in eforts to improve engineer is at present working the condition of the negro out data as to the cost extra population of America. The pur HAPPY IN FRIENDSHIP, BUSINESS, ETC.
streets which the corporation pose of the cruise is to bring might decide to take in hand.
250 representative white people Love Appeals in All Forms in contact for 30 days on the Roughly the average pay bill same ship with a similar numAll kinds of highly appreciated Roots and Herbs for labourers who work ex ber of people of African descent.
clusively on reconstruction of and it is believed that this will BUSINESS DONE BY MAIL ONLY streets amounts to 500 per reveal the essential human week. It is expected that this qualſties of each group to the CASH OR CREDIT sum will be increased by fifty other. Will Credit You, It Matters Not Where You Live per cent, if the recommendations During their brief stay in for extra work are agreed upon. Jamaica, the visitors will endeav.
our to see as much of this Money refunded it No letters answered Coloured Americans Will and it it is possible that a lecture island and its people as they can, dissatisfied with upless 10 is en merchandise within closed Visit Island in January by one of them can be arranged 15 days after receipt.
Next, such a lecture will be delivered in this city, ALEXANDER The Gleaner states that The Governor 99 Downing Street, arrangements have been made Brooklyn, in the United States for a visit to the West Indies and other WILL KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH DEPARTMENTS.
The Gleaner understands XBOX KEKSCESSUS that His Excellency the Gore ernor has been busy interviewing heads of departments in turn. These are summoned one by one to an interview, and His Excellency goes over with them the scope and operations of their Has met with the Biggest respective departments, He has also, as is already known, been visiting some of the departmenta personally.
Sir Samuel Wilson has also initiated a new method of gaining information about Government institutions. Every month SMOKERS OF the meads of departments will see him and will report to him on the work accomplished during the past month ard on that which is to be undertaken.
Thus be will always be kept ia close touch with the operations of the Public Service, and wil Invest your money in a good cigarette and Prosper know just what has been accomplished and what is contemplated. It is also bis habit to visit Government departments on TWO PRIZES EVERY WEEK diferent occasions in Trinidad, end it is expected that he will do so in Jamaica 150. 00 and 50. 00 Notes From Black Ballot Box at Jockey Club Office only River.
The Black River correspondent to the Olaner writing on the EDUARDO VALENCIA 6th inst. Says, October continPlaza Santa Ana, Sole Agent.
ues to give heavy Bowers of rain. The country parts are experiencing torrential showers also, and planters are bard at work putting in their crops, Many roads have been blocked by water. It is learnt that on the road to Sav la mar about four miles from here motor cars bad difficulty to get over and bad to be pushed by men.
Another road is blocked at Painstone near New Market, this is the worse as no vebicle can venture across at all. The water is many feet high and temporary tracks have to be used as a means of getting over the other side. This water it is learnt sometimes rises 15 feet high and it would be good if something was done to prevent the water locating there. Somebow the roads are not atfected o herwise by the rains as they were put in better order before Recommended for Removing the Humors of the weather commenced.
Scrofulous Diseases, Pimples, Boils, Blotches, Black River is now blessed with a suitable Fire Brigade Tetters. Useful in Chronic and Syphilitic building. nice zinced lined building bas been put up on the Rheumatism, Mercurial Affections and Dismarket premises where all the eases caused by Impurities of the Blood.
equipment is now kept. Additional bose bave been added to the brigade and also nicely An Alterative recommended for purify.
new fire pans. This is a good move of the Parochial Board and ing and enriching the BLOOD.
the next that would be a satis.
iaction to the residents of the town is the installation of a new For Sale at all Drug Stores electrio plant as the town looks Very dismal being in darkness at nights And in Large Quantities by The move for the installation of the electric plant for the JAVIER MORAN. American Pharmacy parish church is in progress and it is hoped that before very long the church will have its own AGENT plant.
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on Dr. Gems BLOOD ELIXIR For strengthening the BLOOD