A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL THE WORKMAN READ THE WORKMAN LEARN ALL THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS IN YOUR WEST INDIAN HOME WEEK BY PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY WEEK AND clasped in and VOL. 13 No. 20 PANAMA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 1924 PRICE Cts. Cy.
BOILER King Speech at Opening SENSATIONAL Canada Will Extend the EXPLOSION TRAGEDY Of the British Parliament Injures Cooks in City At, Christmas Fete Re Hand of Fellowship To Restaurant.
sults in Death of 32.
Filled With Important Pronounce 2288 the Jamaicarileaner of the News reached this city xester. The British West Indian Islands inst. Saturday thirtyments on Foreign and Domes there was quite an excitement at two persons, most of whom were and British Guiana Through Her the Barham testaurant in To burned beyond recognition, in tic Matters wer St, Woen there was an ex fire which broke out during Trade Commissioner.
plosion, with the result that Bea Christmas Eve celebration in trice Fostor and Florence Brown, district school house at Babbs Direct West India Cable despatch from London, yed at the establishment as cooks, Only ten bodies are said to have dated December 13 states that Mr. Hance Logan, two young women who are emplo. Switch, near Eobart, Oklahoma. Direct west India Cable despatch from Halifax dated Dec. 9th says: were injured, whie a guod many been identified and the authorities who has been appointǝd by the Dominion Governof the kitchen utensils were detro are planing to bury the others in ment as Commissioner to the West Indies, British Giana London, Dec. The King opened Parliament in yed, one common grave.
State to day with a speech from the Throne full of import. From what could be gathered family composed of a farmer, and other lands surrounding, to discuss trade and transant pronouncements on foreign and domestic affairs. The there are two pipes which connect his wife and four children, died portation matters sails from Halifax that day on the Caa in in one another arms. nadian Government Merchant Marine steamer Canadian speech in part follows kitchen. When the boiler gets full My relation with the foreign Powers continues to be it automatically closes. On SaturIt is reported that the fire Forrester for Bermuda From there he will proceed by friendly. compaign of hostility to British rights and day the pipes were locked off by fearted halter bristhttle girl had the Royal Mail Packet steamer Chignecto to Barbados, interests in Egypt and the Sudan inspired, rather than the Kingston und St. Andrew secinta dclaus imunitet me para tus Trinidad and British (Guiana. He will be accompanied without, it. a red suit and discouraged by the Government of Zagloul Pasha culmina any nutification whatever to MS: distributed candy and fruits while by a technical transportation officer, as well as the ted in the murder of Sir Lee Stack in the streets of Cairo Barbam, the proprietress of the res parents and friends who packed acting chief of the Commercial Intelligence Branch of the the schoolhouse looked on. Santa Trade and Commerce Department, and by Mr. Horatio and obliged my Government to demand redress. Their taurant.
demands, which the present Egyptian Government have Claus in reaching for a candy hung Crowell as Secretary. He will return to Canada by way of At about 10 o clock, while the on the tree knocked over a candle Columbia, Jamaica and Cuba.
accepted are designed to secure respect for those interests staff in the restaurant were pre and a tiny blaze fell into the cotwhich are of vital concern to my Empire and which my homens. few men employed to burde into flames. There was an authorized to hold out the hand of friendship to the fellow paring the lunch for their decoration. Instantly tree Mr. Logan, in an interview last evening, stated he is Government specifically reserved to their absolute discret the Kingston and St. Andrew Cor. push to extinguish the fire and the Britishers to the South with a view to drawing closer toion when my Protectorate over Egypt was withdrawn.
poration were doing some work tree fell over seattering blazing gether in trade matters these outlying portions of the Emin Temple Lane.
twigs follow with deep interest the importance of the When the cooks discovered pire. He will make an inquiry into better transportation deliberations of the League of Nations. My Secretary that the water to which they which the occupants of the room facilities and the necessity of appointing more trade agents only were accustomed with as representative at the meeting of its council. He is tak to the stostomas toe med hori erary rusted. Many were said to be to assist in greater trade development with the counternes they crushed in the jam at the door and surrounding the Caribbean. In this territory the United ing the opportunity of this journey to meet the Premiers callede Mister Barbara hattention it is believed that many were States has about seventy such agents while Canada has but to the matter. Miss Barham com unable to escape becaue of their two. Mr. Logan will also discuss with the governing bodies of France and Italy.
municated with the authorities about what had happened. few injuries.
of the British West Indies the desirability of a Canada West PROTOCOL FOR PEACE.
minutes later, before they knew My Government has not yet had time to study in whether the water was turned on Isthmlan League of Indies Conference being held in the near future with the not, The Isthmian League of object of effecting a revision of the present Trade Agreement consultation with the Governments of the Dominions the boiler got heated and exploded. will eleet officers for the ensuing which would be to the mutual advantage of all concerned.
protocol for the pacific settlement of disputes drawn the boiler did not have a suf year at its meeting to night up at the last assembly of the League of Nations with ficient supply of water. The two Every member is expected to be the attention which its character demands. They have cooks, who were in the kitchen at present. NEW YEAR MESSAGE already begun to examine this weighty question: My burnt, but not of a serious nature the time of the explosion got NOTICE.
Government is unable to recommend to your considerat. They were hurried off to the pubThe Blue Bell Party which was ion the treaties which the Government of the Union of lic hospital where they were aid to have taken place on Friday the (By KING. renew or amend resolrtions for the 26th iastant bas been postponed successful carrying on of national, Socialist Soviet Republican signed August 8th. It is my mitted and treated by the doctors. until the 17th of January If one has never shown that he organized and individual efforts desire that normal intercourse between the two countries Shortly after the explosion is possessed with bad propensities, and as during the Christinas Season large crowd on the shall not be interrupted. trust that this object will be bue were unable to gain admis. British Consulate Notice. good deeds are always expected of there will prevail the general feel made these conditions of friendly international intercourse sion on the premi es as the gates The British Consulate General, almost accepted conclusion that There will be repeated at the end is an ing of good will, one to another.
which have been repeatedly placed before the Soviet were locked by the proprietress. at Panama, would be glad of man is working towards perfection, of this year the same joyous Government and accepted by them particularly at the it might be stated that the loud information respecting the wherea for once he shows a grain oi proclamation of the new which moment of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The noise of the explosion in caused ea abouts of Midirem yra Walker and gressive idea there is always a precede previous years, there will trade agreement of March 1921 does all that is at present in tbe vicinity to gather on the Frances Regina Williams. nee mand is forehigher degree of com shrieking many of the business, men the children of the late demand for it. and often the de be the peeling forth of bells. the possible to foster mutual trade. We have concluded a scene. Business at the restaur Walker. Miss Walker is reported petence that thas contained in the will be a general rejoicing to of whistles, treaty of commerce and navigation with the President of ant will be resumed as from to have left St. Catherine, Jamaica budded idea. And so after my clude the disarrangement of every the German Reich in order to put the commerce of the to day.
in feeble attempt to make a few Imaginable available two countries on a stable footing. You will be invited brief observations on Christmas to give executive effect to its provisions.
am called upon to write a New can conviently lay hands on.
article which the merry makers But THE WEEK NEWS IN BRIEF Year Message.
this will be one part of the Bill will be laid before you for giving approval to Messages of the kind, as a rule, program for the reception of the the treaty with Italy signed in July for cessation of a new year; the other will be the invariably come and are expected portion of the Province of Jubaland in Kenga Colony Acting Governor Burges, of head of the United States Labor from the influential and progres. religious demonstration. Ministers and Protectorate.
of the gospel of Christ will ddress the Panama Canal, is keeping Departmert in President Coolidge sive, as we all look up to unusual gatherings in the different VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WATES.
with an old custom, allowed Cabinet, as his ship approached honor the man with iofluence has made good places of Worship, surrounded by The visit of my eldest son the Prince of Wales to monthly employees of the Balboa harbour, was of usual greetings from the military will be able to rehearse or to give a and they worshikneeldingen solemn given the for it is logical to assume that he an air charged with merriment, South Africa which was unavoidably postponed this year Canal the afternoon Fort.
is now arranged to take place in the Spring of next Christmas Eve off and will his ship at Balboa ana was welcom: synopsis of the methods which Christian worship and But supplications to our God for His year. In the course of his journey he will also visit my also grant the same privilege ed ed by Acting Gov rnor, Colonel secure prominence for him These Burgess, who later accompanied the poor and uniofluential could there are oftentimes messages that direction in all our endeavors for possessions in West Africa and St. Helena. have no for New Year Eve.
fast approaching as well as doubt that the happy results which attended his previous employees, esswever, while on the Pacific side of the Panama used to you and wantagonal solving himon a toar to interest which probably tuture years.
visits to other parts of the Dominions will be repeated morning session ordinarily Canal. Secretary Divis Simultaneously will come the on this occasion.
terminates at 12 o clock were his ship at Pedro Miguel and some of the problems in our world.
greetings: bapny new year required to work through transited the Canal to Gatun And sometimes these latter year ing you have received an invitation from the President until one on Christmas where he again disembarked and sages are sent and delivered with you why the new good and Government of the Argentine Republic for the Eve, and will have to do like. matored to Color. During the SEGNAL effects, without anycosten. Same to you. But so general in evening he the of and are also utilized in Prince of Wales to visit Argentine next year and have wise on New Year Eve; Colon Rotary Club de suited the great proportions as if come from ings and wishes at this time that gladly accepted this invitation on behalf of my son. and those whose morning same evening for New York.
the great and influential; as is told the genuine signification It is the firm conviction of my Government that session ordinarily terminates in the story of be Wrench. which runs thus terms is conveyed by those in closet Co operation with the Governments of my at 11 a. were required to often not Negro invented the even slightly moniker thought of. Would it not be a Dominions and India in all matters of mutual impor work until Burlesco, crack of the Isthmian wrench and when he showed it to ance lies the key to all progress and to the increasing Christmas Eve and will do so turf. the horse that the a white man and the latter mighty good thing if we try the unity and strength of the Empire and this will be a on New Year Eve. Em Ayacucho Derby. competing against that it was good, he took it away same cordiality that we in tali dise guiding principle of their administration. The policy ployees so excused will not some of the best South American from the Negro and used it of encouraging Empire settlement and mutual trade be suffer any loss of time but blooded horses, has been arougar administer a crushing blow against play at the coming big reception year, general and that throughout the year?
the black man skull tween parts of my Empire is one which my advisers hourly employees will only back to Panama.
the reason the well known, deem of great importance and to which they will stead. be paid for the worked as The year 1925, as have said in fastly adhere. Proposals based upon the recommend the law will not permit otheressential tools used in mechanical my Christmas efforts, will Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Arias work, is called monkey wrench. replete with untold possiblities for ations of the Imperial Economic conference of last year wise.
Don Samuel Lewis and Doctor Of course the term monkey is us as West Indians on the Isthmus will be submitted for granting further preferences on Juan Diaz arrived on Monday the familiar conjecture.
of Panama, provided we take goods imported into this country from the Empire. My last on the s, Santa Teresa from with us through the year the same Four mure days and there will genuine spirit of good will we inGovernment proposed in accordance with the resolution. The United States Secretary of Lima, Peru, where they visited the of the last Imperial conferences to proceed with the Labor, James Davis arrived at centenary celebrations of the battle commence for the Christian inhabi tend to show at the reception in.
tants of the earth the new year, hon of the new year.
plans already made for enlarging the naval base at Sing from South America on his way to 1925, when ogressive nations, New York, on Monday last. The (Continued on page 8) organizations and individuals make (Continue on page 8)
him proand there out door great and or the man who up the mesto the return the Monkey meant to that is 12 a. on to saw well of the most tried and one be apore,