Political Apprehensions in Gt. Britain THE WOREMAN THE WORKMAN LEARN ALL THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS IN YOUR WEST INDIAN HOME WEEK BY WEEK AND PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY after VOL. 13 No. 14 PANAMA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1924 PRICE Cts. Cy.
PASSING OF NEW YORK TERRIFIC RAINS WIND NEW BRITISH CENTENARIAN EDITOR ON CABINET STORMS AT JAMAICA At The Good Old Age The Now United States Formod by Mr. Baldwin of 108 Years.
Immigration Law.
Now Prime Minister.
Writing to the Jamaica Gleaner Destroy From 70 to 75 Per Cent of The The following excerpt anon the 30th ulto, the Purt Moria Banana Cultivation Mr. Stanley Baldwin the new Correspondent says:ent the new Immigration British Prime Minister has lost no On the 28th instant, Jane Law of the United States, time in selecting bis Cabinet which Tharpe, one of the oldest inhabi. giving a brief forecast of was submitted to and approved tants of this town passed away how it may possibly affect DAMAGE TO ROADS SAID TO BE ABOUT SIXTY THOUSAND POUNDS.
by King George. The selections at the advanced age of 108. She are as follows:was amongst the British West Indies, ap Nana. She was bora in the pears in a marked. copy 11th instant: Says the Gleaner of the day night and continued morning was awakened by will be that of Prime Minister. Mr. Baldwin official position year 1916 at Three Hills in this of Opportunity a breezy without intermission till a noise in the road. Open First Lord of the Treasury, and parish. Her memory was quite jorunal of Negro Life, pub It is some years now early Saturday morning. ing my window saw sev Leader of the House of Commons.
good up two or kan ben je to started three years lished monthly by the De since the island experienced At about 11 o clock on Fri eral people, some with lights Chancellor of the Exchequers.
ago, eresight at the same time grew partment of Research and such weather disturbance day evening there was and others with bags and Mr. Winston Churchill.
din. In the years before her Investigations of the Nat as that of last week end. heavy, squalls accompanied trunks on their heads. call. The et or Birkebetalado Secretary of State for India memory went, it was very pleasing ional Urban League, at For the first time for a de by torrential rains which ed out and was answered Secretary of State for the Coloand edifying to get this old lady New York City. The jour cade or more there were no converted the city thor by Cpl. Pitter, in charge of nies Lieut Col. Amery.
accounts of Foreign Secretary Mz. Ansten being that when she was 16 years Johnson, who specially tricts into the Kingston rivers, water flowing in What the matter Corpo Chamberlain.
happenings of her ently age, one nal is edited by Mr. Charles mails from the country dis oughfares into miniature the Bog Walk police station.
of age her father had to make calls our attention to the General Post Office, and most of the streets from ral? asked. He answered: President of the Council and preparation to prevent her being article which is as follows: the mails despatched from bank to bank above the The river flooded, nearly Leader of the House of Lords yoked with the bondage of slavery, and his removing her from her The recent change in com the city did not get further sidewalks. In the outlying covering Teacher Henry Marquis Curzon.
Privy Seal Marquis of Salismother home to his at Three plexion of our immigration than Spanish Town. Many districts and suburbs roads house, and is up to your Hills.
law effected when British if not most of the district were extensively cut up, the gate already. You had bet bury.
Lord Chancellor Viscount Cave.
Later on in life she settled in subjects from the West In post offices were out of damage running into hun ter make quick escape for The gul your lives. Looking at the Home Secretary Sir William this town and for the granter dies were placed on the touch with the capital of the dreds of pounds.
portion of the time was a devoted quota of Great Britain island, and Montego Bay leys which intersect the city Rio Cobre saw that the Joynson Hicks.
Secretary of Agriculture Major toember of the Saint Mary knew her, always having kindly riously upon the natives of considerable difficulty via which have been dry for gully behind was in a simi Pari Church, loved by all who seems destined to react se only restored touch after in the northern areas and river was flooded, and the Edward Lidley Wood.
Fint Lord of the Admiraltycreeting for young and old; and these Islands, and comes to St. Ann s, at mid day on some time, became raging lar condition, thus penning William Lc. Bridgehead there are many who long as them at a singularly unpro Saturday. No trains left the torrents, and a number of us in. We all then made for Secretary for War Sir Laming their lives last will always cherish pitious time. Central Amer city on Saturday or Sun small huts, and outbuild the school house and the Worthington Evans.
Air Ministry Sir Samual Hoare, She was among the first lot of ica at the very moment is day, and yesterday excur ings of houses, located on teacher cottage. In about candidates confirmed by the late engaged in an anti West sion train to the country and near their banks, were half an hour from the time Minister of Health. Neville carried away. Poultry coops the schoolhouse was flood Chamberlain, Archbishop of the West Indies Indian demostration. The was cancelled.
Mimister of Labour Sir Arthur his consecration as Bishop of sugar business by which the In the country districts suffered heavily, and some ed. Inside were teacher loss of small stock and don Henry and an old lady who Steel Maitlnnd.
before sight and memory failers ago life of the Island is in large the position has been un keys is also reported. There were rescued from Mr.
Jamaica, and up to three Board of Trade Sir Philip was always to be seen attending part sustained is at a low precedented for many years divine service. She also had the point. Following just such and one correspondent re had, luckily, been no loss of Campbell house. The Lloyd Greame, life.
Education Lord Eustace Perry.
privilege of seeing the many general depression, the fers to the rain not being teacher cottage being a bit Secretary for Scotland Sir John changes in the administration of largest emigration to the measured by inches but by In St. Andrew the dam elevated, the water did not Gilmour.
the island and always cculd give age to the roads was, as was reach it, but caused the Attorney General Sir Donglas account of interest of the past ad. United States has occurred. chains.
ministration. By ber de mise What this restriction means The Telegraphs to be expected, much more breaking down of two out Hogg.
another link with the past has can be understood from a severe. Many of the paroch rooms. The teacher sustain First Commissioner of Public been severed, practical illustration cited As a result of the rain on ial bywalks have been blocked serious losses in his Works Viscount Peel.
Chancellor of the Duchy of She leaves behind her one by the West India Commit Friday day and night the ed by landslides and the house.
Lancaster Viscount Cecil.
daughter, nine grandchildren and tee working in London in whole of the telegraph lines Corporation will have a The water covered the it is believed soma great grand the interest of these Colo in St. Thomas and St. Mary stiff bill to pay to put high house of Mr. Price, destroythildre20cal instehet seda tihedat toe nies of the Fmnire. In fill were down on Saturday ways in the rural areas, ing his furniture and taking also relatives, Oa NEW HOLIDAY distinction of being one of the in the British quota, it is morning, and communica into working order again. away several useful arti ADOPTED inhabitants of Gray Charity in understood that preference tion was interrupted. By Unbridged gulleys across cles. Mr. McKenzie whom our present Governor was will be given to persons constant and persistent ef main roads in St. Andrew blacksmith shop was washIn commemoration of interesteci cu tilhe was about the red skilled in agriculture and forts, the Assistant Super: held up traffic four hours ed out, the water carryingday November 13th, 1821. an inmate of relatives of American citi intendent of Telegraphs on Friday night and Sat several useful things away. When the people of La Vilyears.
zens. West Indian emigra managed to wade through urday morning. The water rose in his house la de Los Santos the pretion has not in the past in the Cane River on Saturday about a foot.
NEW ELECTRIC PLANT Telephones sent town of Los Santos cluded many of this agricul afternoon and it was exMr. Campbell lost goats initiated revolt SUGGESTED. tural group. The American pected that he would be The telephone service was and barrel of coffee. His Spanish rule, a law has just Consulate Gen. in London, able to effect the repair of badly and house was washed out. been passed by the National An electric power and which is the controlling of the principal lines. many of the subscribers The Bog Walk Hotel was Assembly and approved by light plant of sufficient fice on these matters, has The city was kept in were put out of circuit for kindly placed at the dis President Chiari, adopting strength and energy to sup allotted as an annual quota touch with Say la Mar some time. Repairs are, posal of the unfortunate November 13th of each ply the necessities of the for Trinidad sixty persons, under great difficultty. however, being effected as teacher Henry and his fam year as a legal holiday.
city, or parts thereof. to! of whom thirty must be in As stated, the mails for speedily as possible. ily by Mr Ambrose Le. As a consequence Thurswhich would be annexed a the preferential class. But St. Thomas did not get On Sunday and yesterday cesne, who took a day was celebrated as the telephone system to serve last year something like through during the early the staff of the city Corpo great amount of interest in first national holiday under the public offices of the na three thousand persons left part of Saturday, but we tion were at work clearing all the sufferers.
the new law.
tion or municipality which Trinidad for the United understand that the coach the debris from the streets The water came as far as functions in this city and States. With what is com was successful towards ev of Kingston and the sub the police station and floodan ice factory for the pur plained of as the indiffer ening.
The Exhibition Ship Italia urbs making them fit for traffic.
ed Mr. Tulloch house, poses of supplying the de ence of the English in the The Country Parts but the house being high mand, at an economic price mother country, commen In the country the posi The Rainfall the water. passed under, The Italian Exhibitionship these would be erected, own surate only with their ig tion, as mentioned above, The rain gauge at the re only flooding an outer house Italia which visited Isthmian ama Government if a bill fairs in general. a lack of of the roads will not be re Meteorologist (in East St. water invaded the post of last month after touring Central recently introduced in the capital for exploiting the paired for some time to near the foot and South American ports. It is of Race fice premises knocking stated that the large display of rying with it 150, 000 to ca and Trinidad, import damage at 60, 000. The fall from a. to p. on flooding, National Assembly and car resources of Guiana, Jamai: come. One estimate puts the Course) recorded the rain down a small house and Exploibito badal been readingsendrini the before the Italia carry out the proposed pro taxes both in the West In Junction road near Temple Friday as inches and 17 house. Miss Milly tavern made by the Trinidad Chamber of dad consequently arrangements jects is made law.
dies and in Canada, their Hall is closed. The NewcasWith regard the electric best market, these Negroes tle and the Mavis e Bank parts, and from p. to was flooded at the back. Commerce to receive the large light and power, the hill are crowded into a most un roads were closed, too, while as25 inches and parts, ni George Henry, a common board bad tibebe cancelled at the a. on Saturday morning Great credit is due to number of Italian businessmen on would, however, authorize comfortable the Executive Power to Our country has received were impassable. The Bog parts for the 24 hours.
predicament, the roads to St. Thomas total of inches and 99 labourer who rendered use. request of the Manager of the consult with the Canal an exceptionally energetic Walk road was not negotiful aid in the savnig of The heavily ladened Exhibition things.
Zone Government or with class of immigrants from able and the Flat Bridge ship undoubtedly did a bustling The power house was business on her tour, as those of concerns established in the these Islands. Coming as mas covered by water, six The Conditions at Bog flooded and Mr. Wilson and us who had the privilege of visiting Republic of Panama to they do from a different feet high.
Walk his staff had to make their the ship when she stayed here a make arrangements for a social setting they have The Rain contract for the supplying lacked the acute conscious(By a Correspondent)
escape by a rone across the few days, can well remember the large quantity and fine display of Rain started in the city Bog Walk, Nov. 11. At road. The power house the products of Italy she had on (Continued from page Continued on page 8) about 11 o clock on Wednes about o clock Saturday needs a lot of cleaning. board.
tour.