PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1925 Interesting News From The West Indian Islands BARBADOS Leave Taking of Sir Herbert Greaves. THE REPUBLIC Shoe Depot Island as FOOTWEAR of Writing Editorially under the above beadline the weekly ILLUSTRATED of the 25th April says: It has been known that Sir Her.
bert Greaves. who comes under th operation of the Pension Act will be retiring at tbe end of tbe curent month, as yesterday would be in the ordinary course of events the last occasion on which he would be appearing in the courts of this Chief Justice advantage was taken of this by the legal profession and officials of the Court to attend and take leave of His Honour, who has presided over the Courts of this Island for the past twenty three years with marked ability While the exception of Sir Clarke, pow himself retired, the whole bar was present while the practising Solicitors and many civilians occupled seats in the body of the Court and the of ficials were within the wall of the Court.
The business of the Court being over, Mr, Reece, Acting Attorney General, as represent.
ative of the indep bar, in a speech of some length referred to Sir Herbert Greaves, logit of service to the Court both on the wae Inch and before, and described him as a strong man wbose decisions were always and expressed regret at his forced retirment under the provision of the BIL receotly passed by the gislatore.
Mr. Ellis, as senior member of the outer bar, spoke in feling terms of Sir Herbert connec.
tion with the Bar and his ympa bad always shown a readiness to thy with younger men whom he belp and wished him long life in bis retirement Mr. Grabam Yearwood, on bebalf of the other branch of the profession, dwelt at some length on bis associations with Sir Her bert Greaves, and the good work he had done for the colony and the loss the Island was likely to sustain at his retirement.
Sir Herbert Greaves replied very bigbly thanking to speak ers for their kind remarks and assuring them that he was retiring without regret as he felt.
that, if not compulsorily retired the time was last approaching when he would of necessity bave to do so as the strain was telling on him.
appreciated Dr. Gems BLOOD ELIXIR For strengthening the BLOOD JAMAICA Supreme Court Regrets Mr. Orpen Going.
The Telephone Service Acting Chief Justice And GOVT. WANTS AUTOMATIC, PRE Attorney General Voice SENT HOLDERS OF LICENSE Feeling of Profession.
ARE AGAINST THIS.
The HERALD states that an THE COLONY LOSS.
important meeting of the Directors of the le phone Co.
was bid during the present Acting Puisne Judge ConMARTHE BUILDING week wben the matter of the gratulation of Appointnew contract was discussed.
The meeting was of cours ment to Barbados.
Facing Over the Top Cabaret Colon, isela in camera, and owing to the fact that the company is at At the conclusion of the readpresent in communication with the Government, no inform stioning of the judgements at the is given out from that source.
sitting of the Supreme Court un Saturday morning, over It would appear, bowever, that which the Acting Catet Justice the Government favou th Mr DeFrietas presided with for Ladies, Gents and Children tender submit. ed by the present Mr. Justice Browu 01 Mr.
Telephone Co. but the bone of Justice Orpan, a farewell to the contention is the installation an automatic service which the was said by the algo rung last namer acting Puisou Judge Goveromoot desire to be estab of the professiou.
We not only fit your feet but your pocket also In Bar was ilsbed in the city.
was repred. Là đ the Hon.
The Directors, or the maj rity Welis Durrant, As.
TRY US AND BE CONVINCED them. are agalost the estab:sistant to the Attorney General lisbment of such a service owing Mr. Milne Raachine, to the expense, and there is Hon. Smith and Mr.
JOHN NEVERSON Proprietor.
reason to believe that a cum. Manley, munication bas been sent to the Governor by them, in which tbey Addressing the Attorney Genstate that they are against eatab eral, Mr. Justice Di Fritas said Xisbing such a service. desire to say that my Whether in view of this, the brother Brown and congratuGovernment will treat with any late our brother Orpen on his other concern remains to be seen, promotion to the important but there is one thing certain, or tice of Chief Justize of Barba We and that is, that the public of dus. regret Mr. Orpen Kingston is clamouring for an departure because we shall miss up to date automatic service the pleasure and assistance we which will prove a benefit to sube bave invariably derived from scribers.
co operation wito him We congratu are him ou bis promo The New Director The Attorney Gen ral said of Public Works. ha ou cehalt of the profession ald uu bis own bebalt, he desind to express entire concur.
The GLEANER of the 9th inst. rence witb the remarks from says: Their Honours. Mr. Orpen Early yesterday morning well kuown that they did not good work in the colony was so found the new Director of Public require my words from bim Works for Jamaica busy a bio Toey were all proud that His Recommended for Removing the Humors of desk Major Henry Simms, Majesty the King bad been o. had the fresh, active, graciously pleased to conter on Scrofulous Diseases, Pimples, Boils, Blotches, business luok about bim wben a Gleaner representative ment of Chief Justice of Barba him the bonour of the appointTetters. Useful in Chronic and Syphilitic interrupwd him to offer con dos Barbados gain was unRheumatism, Mercurial Affections and Disgratulations upon his appointfortunately, Jamaica loss, and meni, be felt that he was not expresseases caused by Impurities of the Blood.
The Director, as bas already icg merely the sentiments of th been atsted in these columns, profession but also those of the An Alterative recommended for purify.
was formerly in Cyprus, in the community.
ing and enriching the BLOOD.
Eastern Mediterranean. Cyprus Mr.
was only. helo by the British moved when he replied. He said Justice Orpen was visibly for strategic reasons, but when that be could not express how 11 Tukty jomed the common thankful he was for those wurd For Sale at all Drug Stores e pre been in during the late war, the He could only say that he had abdexed the little island And in Large Quantities by Major that if he was as bappy in Bar Director ct bados as he had been here, he Sims Was tbe Public Works there wben he would be satisfied.
received He tbanked prou otion JAVIER MORAN. American Pharmacy Island. Toen Director also bad a seat in the local LegislaThe Court then rose.
AGENT zure where the Government.
six seats and the elected side bave imported Goods Through the OMSC OOS The elected members consist of Turks and Greeks and Post.
as the two are not always on the friendliest terms, the Governwent bas virtually The GLEANER states that from George town, British Guiana of a working time to time the Post Office April publisbes the following: majority wbenever it finds it authorities neuossary detect instances where goods are sent to Jamaica We regret to announce that The little island though sit from abroad by parcels uated so well above the Equator and marked worn clotbeost, owing to the high cost of proof duction of our Sunday issue is a hot place, the shade tem value, but on examination o we can no longer continue to sell perature rising to 110 degrees the barcels, it is found tha, that number at the same price Regular Assortment of Fabr. but as there is no mois among the worn clothes, are as the week days issue.
ture about the atmosphere 18 pieces of new clothing, or silk totally different to that of bandkerchiets op which duty known carries big features and Our Sunday paper, as is well Jamaica should be It is twenty years since in news prints alone, cost 50 ner Majsr Simms left Jamaica. Io are continually occurring and with the firm paper market These cases, as stated above, cent, more to produce; while SUCH AS thao long period be has been when they are discovered the abrad, there seems no prospect home but once, for a brief fort customs authorities, after ex of relief in that direction.
Our Tonics, Soaps, Vanishing Cream, night, Woich he spent on amination of the parcels, 48808 cartoon, which is a not negligable Crutches in charge of purse. the duty on a value appraised exp nditure also helps to swelll Salve, Talcum Powder, Asperine As would be expected, the by themselves, and delivers the the cost of production.
spectacle that be saw when be parcel to the person to whom left thèse ubores is a good deal it is sent, on payment of the Taken all toll, our Sunday pa 1ablets, Shampoo, Hair Dressing, different from that which be duty on the value appraised. per costs tihe week van so had winessed on bis return on plas half of the duty by way of a cent above the posle dva dvoreco etc. etc. etc.
Thursd. y.
tine. In we only propose to advance is the intention of the new attempt at deception is very the price by 50 per cent. viz to Director to go carefully into the glaring, the entire parcel is six (06) cents per cops es before, state of attairs of the colony in seized and sent to the King Should the cost of paper again geber, and of Kingston in warehouse. Then the goods are pleasure in again reducing the recede, we would have much watucular, after he has thorough sold the 1) KOL to the routine of the Crown, price of the Sunday paper: it not 93 CENTRAL AVENUE 11. After that it is underto its present price of 04 cents at o tuu wat he will go into the least by one cent.
country, making a tour of the BRITISH GUIANA Panama City.
In the meantime agents are entire island.
asked to note that from Sunday on Tuesday next the probably Daily Chronicle 60 before the 5th instant, the retail prices of Public Works will b: aworn in as a member of the Legislative Council. in the place INCREASES COST OF SUNDAY BUNDAY ISSUR 06c. PER COPY.
of Mr. Neville Roots, who since the departure of Mr. Clauce ISSUE, Daliy sabscribers will however Espeut, bas been Acting Diric continge, as hitherto to pay on tor for the island.
The Daily dollar per month, therefore it IN THE WORKMAN, IT PAYS Uhronicle of pays to subscribe.
ROK 10 his native them all.
The Barbados Volunteer Force.
tay di.
Take Notice Ho Ro Co Famous Products be paid.
ent.
The same paper says that the annual report of the Volunteer Forces for the year ended 31st March 1924 appears in the Official Gazette of the 16th Inst.
At the annual Inspection by the Commandant of the Local Forces on 2016 March 1924 the total number of all ranks present was 268 made up of 28 Officers, W. Officers, 47 Oificers and 183 privates.
van The Commandant reports that all ranks were steady in parade and the bandling of Arms, smart, but the cleanliness and fittings of equipment was not as good as usual, and the dressing of the line, especially in some Cadet companies was indiffer The Ceremonial Drill was well carried out, but many Officers showed lack of training in the sword exercises.
And helendorses the complaint of the that the term of service of the Staff being limited to three years is a handicap of the Volunteer Force In that the system of training is changed every three years, as well as the personal element so essential between Adjutant and officers and men is ruptured.
The Commanding Officer reporis tbat the strength of the Force (not including the Reserve) at the end of the year was 168; and 28 recruits were enrolled during the year. As 20 of the total strength were either out of the Island or bad Continued on Page 7)
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