PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1925 Interesting News from The West Indian Islands Fine Bargains in.
MONTEZUMA DRUG STORE tery not only as a memorial to the American naval hero, bus as their token of appreciation even one hundred years afte his sad funeral of the chivalrou sentiments which inspired th people of Port of Spain to their utmost to express sym patby over his death Mr. Bakar referred also to the fact that the Navy Department in Washington bad shown that it did not forget with the decades that bad passed one of its odioers who wad had rendered such illustrious ser Memphis and the submarine V1 vice, and bad send the cruiser for participation in the ceremonies of the day.
WA 01 dispatch from Secretary Wilbur appropriate to the ceremony was red and the Mayor of the city spoke in reply to this and to the address of Consul Baker.
The gateway is of iron, with supporting pillars, on each of which is a bronze tablet, ove bearing Perry last words. Few people have greater inducements to make them wish to live than I; but am perfectly ready to go if it pleases the Almighty to take me; the dart to Dature must be paid The otber tablet bears the fact of Perry death and burial and the circumstances of the presentation of the gate by the Americans in Trinidad in appreciation of the chivalrous kindness sbown by the people of Port of Spain and expressing the hope that peace and goodwill between the United States and the British Empire may forever endure.
French Perfumes.
To Be Selected From Mr. John Bovell, DIrector of Agriculture, will be retiring from office at the end of the current month, after a period of faithful and valuable service.
His department will very likely undergo considerable re organisation. Professor Ballon of the Imperial College of Agriculture at Trinidad is mentioned as bis likely successor From on JAMAICA all taken to the hospital, where they were admitted and treated by Dr. de Mercado.
Injured on Streets. Shortly after the accident, Cor.
Police Station arrested Harvey Yesterday morning says the on a charge of dangerous driv Gleaner of the 22nd ulto, an East Indian woman named Ceta and her child were treated at the TELEPHONE SYSTEM public hospital suffering from AT THE injo is received, the result of a motor accident. It was about Govt. Desire an Automatic 30 o clock in the morning System to be Inatalled wben Hugo Radlap was driving In City, bis Ford Motor car along the Spanish Town Road, coming trom the direction of Spanish It is learnt that the Government Town. On Teaching North Street bas expressed its desire of seeing (NOW OWNED BY BENEDETTI HERMANOS)
the Exet Indian woman who had an automatic telephone system a baby in ber arm. came out of installed in this city.
Chinese shop and was going As is well known, the contract across the street, wben she came beld by the present contractors FINE ASSORTMENT OF lo collision with the car, was will shortly expire. They are knocked down and got bruises anxious to secure the tender for on be: arms She was taken up, another period, but from whats placed in the car along with representative of this journal can constable to be taken to the Rather, they have intormed the hospital. When the car got to Government that the establishSpanish Town Road and Charles ment of an antomatic system INCLUDING Street, it is said that something would be most expensive and went wrong with the car and it rental charges would therefore ran into another motor car which have to be increased In addition COTY. HOUBIGANT CARON RIGAUD was at a standstill. The East to this, several people would be Indian woman was thrown out put out of work.
LENTHERIC. PIVER. ROGER. GALLET of the car and sustained another Whether these arrangements slight injuries but the constable, will bave the effect of the Goythe bany and driver escaped ernment not pressing for an All suitable for making Presents injury. The car could not go automatic system, remains to be any further as it was badly seen, but one thing is certain and damaged: that is that the entire public would bail with delight the introAND MANY OTHER ARTICLES duction of such a system Capitalists to Form Big Fruit Company Here.
TRINIDAD The Gleaner understands that negotiations have been go Government ing on between a very powerMachinist SOSXOS erful group of Englieh capitalists Dles Suddenly who have uoder contemplation the formation of a large concern, to handle tho banana business, Mr. Leonce Peschier, 63, head and local growers.
machinist employed at the Gov.
a representative of erament Printing Office died Buddenly while at work gather, the growers the e has been able to Wednesday afternoon. Mr will be Peschier returned to work after made co operative partners taking breakfast and and therefore will receive the the press be reeled while at full benefit of the realization of His brother Alexander Peschier and fell.
their product.
who was operating the machine It is learnt that a representar nearby, ran to his assistance tive has already made a prell. together with other workmen.
wiary survey of the situation Peschier was lifted up and taken ia Jamaica, and it is believed to an adjoining room. Dr.
that the Imperial Government McLean, Of Port ofhave now got the matter under Spain, was immediately commu.
consideration.
nicated with. In the mean tim It is proboble that the develop: Dr. de Verteuil who resiRecommended for Removing the Humors of ment might include, Canada, and ded in Victoria Avenue was Scrofulous Diseases, Pimples, Boils, Blotches, it so, it might be one of the summoned but when he arrived a mutters that will be brought few minutes after he found that Tetters. Useful in Chronic and Syphilitic before the forthcoming confer Mfe was extinct.
ence in Ottawa, Rheumatism, Mercurial Affections and DisIt will also be interesting to eases caused by Impurities of the Blood.
those Trinidad intends taking up interested in the fruit trade to learn, that the cove banana growing seriously and An Alterative recommended for purify.
various ment to establish another line of experimental plots steam rs between Jamaica and rural districts are being lald out ing and enriching the BLOOD.
the mother country which had and will be attended to by the reacbed a point wbere it was Department of Agriculture and almost completed last year, but the Imperial College of Tropical for some reason or other failed Agriculture in co operation.
Ex For Sale at all Drug Stores to start, has not been allowed to periments will be carried out not rest there.
only for the Gros Michel variety The matter has been taken up Grenada, but also for the Giant Banana of And in Large Quantities by again and there is every hope of be immune from Panama disease variety believed to the scbeme materialising in the JAVIER MORAN. American Pharmacy and with properties almost, if Dear future.
not identical to the Gros Michel variety. It is the intention of AGENT Public Service Employees the Department to obtain 1, 000 from Jamaica and 5, 000 Giant HURT IN AN ACCIDENT. Banana suckers from Grenada From these experiments it is An accident in which four emhoped. 1) To determine the incidence The golder key to the gave ployees of the Jamaica Public Ser.
of disease; vice Company, Ltd. were in was banded by Capitan.
jured, one very seriously, took (2) To obtain data as to the Lackey of the United States place at the corner of Princess percentage of standard bunches cruiser Memphis, sent here by and Port Royal Street on Satur borne under varying conditions; Secretary Wilour of the Navy Department for the occasion to (3) To obtain data as to the day morning. Regular Assortment of motor truck, the property of distribution of marketable but the Mayor of the city. landior party from the Memphis with the company, which was being ches during the course of the the ship band and a detach driven by a young man named year; ment of the local forces of this Adolphus Harvey was sent to the (4) To obtain information on British colonial possession tok No. Railway Pier for a box con cost of production; and part in the exercises.
taining a track grinder which SUCH AS(5) To acquire experience in weighs about 1, 200 lbs. bandling and disposal of the an American warship here in 1819 Commodore Perry, who died on Herbert Marshall, James fruit: Knight, Daniel Brown and Fred was buried asboreand the gate erick Brown were on the truck.
way dedicated to day stands at The box was placed under a rol Memorial Dedicated Cemetery, in which his body lay the entrance to the Lapery rouge Salve, Talcum Powder, Asperine ler and these men wer holding until it was removed to the Uni ed on to it. All went well untill they got to Princess and Port Royal TO COMMODORE PERRY States in 1826 and buried at NewStreet. As the chauffeur took HERO OF LAKE ERIE port; etc. etc. etc.
the bend, the box and the four BATTLE.
The priucipal address of the men were thrown off the vehicle.
day was delivered by Baker, Daniel Brown sustained the American Consul in Trinidad most serious injuries. He got a In the presence of 10, 000 per who referred to Perry as a fracture on the right leg; also a sons, the Memorial Gate in beroie descendant of that stock scalp wound, which rendered Honour of Commodore Oliver of the mother country. prolific bim unconscious for a few hours. Hazard Perry, bero of the in traditions and patriotic service, 93 CENTRAL AVENUE Marshall sustained bruises on Battle of Lake Erie in 1813, was manly chivalry and devotion bis back and Knight got aspraine dedicated here on the 13th to duty. He paid tribute to the ankle, while Frederick Brown April with naval, military, and Americans in Trinidad, Panama City.
who got a cut on his mouth, They wer civic ceremonies.
presented the gate to the cemeDr. Gems BLOOD ELIXIR For strengthening the BLOOD BARBADOS We have to thank the Colonial Secretary for the following copy of a minute by His Excellency the Governor with respect to the recent visit of M Ships The Governor desires to offer his warm thanks and congratu lations to the Chairman and Members of the Entertainment Committee appointed on the occasion of the recent visit of HIS Indian Squadron.
Majesty North and West grateful thanks of the Admiral, Commander in Chiet, and of the Captains of His Ma.
jesty abips have been received, His Excellency has heard from several sources how much the attention accorded to the War rant Officers, Petty Officers and all ranks is appreciated. It is the personal nature of the attention that is so much valued As one of the Warrant Officers ex.
pressed it we are made to feel th at home.
Take Notice Major Ho Ro Co Famous Products The Governor desires to thank the Naval League, the Girls Industrial Union, the Girls Friend ly Society, and the Young Men Christian Association for thele moet kindly assistance in entertaiping the Island guests. The following Dames bave been brought prominently to the notice of His Excellency: Miss brood. Captain Wilkin, Captain Collymore, Mr. Bypoe and Regimental Sargeant Grundy, The generosity of the Legislature in voting so bandsome a sum for the entertainment of the rank and file of the Navy, and the admirable manner in which this bas been carried out by the Chairman and his energetie Committee, must cause Barbados to remain one of the most popelar places to be visited by Alle Majesty Royal Navy.
CHARLES BRIEN, Governor.
Government House, 18th Mrrch. 1925 Tonics, Soaps, Vanishing Cream, Tablets, Shampoo, Hair Dressing, The Workman Printery Items of Interest.
The experiment of providing mid day meal to the poorest (Continued on page 7)