PAGE SIX THE WORKMAN SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1929.
To Perpetuate British Control of Oil Fields BASSAN Stores 70. 74 Central Ave. Wire for us and we ll Wire for You NIMBLEY Co.
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Steps have been taken by the Venezuelan Consolidated Oilfields, Ltd. in which American investors have a substantial interest, to prevent the passing of control to other than British interests, says the New York Times.
Information to this effect was received in Wall Street recently from London. meeting of shareholders is to be held there to act on a resolution designed to assure permanent British control, it was learned. This plan, coming as it does on the heels ct similar action by other English companies, was received here with keen interest.
Venezuelan Consolidated Oilfields, known as was formed in 1919 as the Trinidad Friendship Petroleum Company, Ltd. The name was changed in the early part of 1927. The company has extensive oil holdings in Trinidad and in the Lake Maracaibo district of Venezuela YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED The capital of the company conAND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED sists of 600, 000 in ordinary shares of shillings each, 81, 875 in Class. 10 per cent. non cumulative participating preference stock of shillings each and 133, 251 in Class BUSINESS HECTOC ed with dashing Americans who wish 10 per cent non cumulative particiAS AMERICANS to complete their outfit in a few pating preference stock of shillings seconds flat.
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INVADE LONDON The restaurants daily add new There has been no intimation that flavours of ice cream, more chicken American interests were seeking to LONDON. The annual invasion a la Maryland and new breakfast obtain control of the company, alof England by American tourists foods, as well as bigger and better 24th STREET though a considerable amount of the threatens to become one of the big. ice cubes to their menus.
Guachapali stock is held in this country. The gest in years.
action in forestalling the possible Panama Bond street tailors and Regent transfer of control from British Rent Receipt Books in Spanish 596 hands is believed to have been instreet dressmakers describe business and English for sale at the orkas hectie. with their shops crowdspired by the present intense comDrink Salada Tes the best for man Printery.
petition for oil properties in Venethe Tropica zuela. The Royal Dutch Shell interests of Europe are large holders!
of stock in the ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY OUR REDUCTION SALE ON COLLARS STARTS ON MONDAY 22ND JULY. ONLY FOR FEW DAYS, CHEAPER THAN EVER COME IN EARLY Your Patronago Solicited THE COSMOPOLITAN HOUSE 31 Calldonla Road McALMON Prop.
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HALIFAX, Canadian Na The following is reproduced from tional Steamship service between the London Daily Telegraph: Halifax and South America, within he suggestion that the promotion coco a few years, was predicted here by West Indian federation underties No 22 Stroot Sir Henry Thornton, president of a scheme which is now being carGuachapali the Canadian National Railways. ried out is not regarded seriously in There was a more hopeful spirit, responsible quarters.
Panama de greater industrial activity and there By resolution of the Standing were more favogurable economic conest Indies Conference at its first ditions in the Maritime Provinces meeting in January the Collectortoday than he had found in the past, General of Jamaica is to prepare the Small declared Sir Henry, ground work for a Customs ConferSir Henry spoke of the efforts nice to be held in 1931. At present DENTIST made by the Canadian National Rail there are sixteen different tariff MASONIC TEMPLE ways to bring traffic through Halli laws in the West Indian Colonies, fax and cited the alliance which the and the West Indies Conference has Office Hours: 8, am to 12 pm Candian National had made with the made it an object to obtain a uni 30 to 30 pm Cunard and White Star Lines for a form Customs law for all the colo Sundays, by! Special Appointmen regular schedule of east bound sailnies which are parties to the conMosonic Temple Hith St, ings from Halifax. He told the Box 787. CRISTOBAL ference.
monetary considerations wihchenThis, however, has only the vague PHONE: OFFICE 1664 tered into such an alliance and deest reference to the possibility of clared that while the railway was federation. In my opinion. said Sir not a philantrophic institution yet in this regard they were making a real Algernon Aspinall, of the West India not a construction toward the prosperity Committee, Federation is of Halifax.
question of practical polities and will In conclusion Sir Henry said that not be till air transport helps us to the picture presented today by the overcome the handicap to centralisFabrica de Maritimes was one of constant im ed government in the great distances provement. between the West Indian Islands.
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