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Newspaper
The Tri Weekly Gleaner
Location
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica
Date
Jan 28, 1902
Page
4
Stanp Thess Parrac arrived from Bermudas at 7 30 a.m. and sailed at 12 30 p.m. for Jamaics, aboard the Special Direct Cable Company vessel.
Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, Canada’s High Commissioner in London, calls for fuller West Britain Canada trade and invites press correspondence on disseminating commercial information to aid development.
Newfoundland officials urge Britain to provide a sugar bounty to help the colony, arguing it would aid renewal of the French shore modus vivendi and support the English, Scottish, and Irish descendants living there.
Special Cable reports Colonel Wilson near Frankfort captured 20 Boers. a Boer assault failed and five prisoners escaped. London confirms General Viljoen captured near Lynenburg with other Boer captures noted, signaling a British advance and relief at Boers’ resistance.
The Dandy Telegraph reports Kruger has received fresh invitations from Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia to visit the U S and will likely begin an American tour next April.
In Melbourne on January 27 the English side under captain A C MacLaren posted 377 for six against Melbourne County XI. The Australian XI, comprising Melbourne players, faced the onslaught with strong batting but fell short of the English total.
Mr. William H. Redmond M P for East Clare and Mr. Joseph Develin of Belfast will tour the United States to organize United Irish League activities there. They sail from Liverpool aboard the Cymric on January 29 bound for New York.
Vienna dispatch says Saint Paul Monastery burned last Thursday night on Mount Athos. Prior and nine monks perished while 20 others were seriously injured as occupants slept. Monastery damaged to about £80,000. Continued on next page.
The notice asserts patronage by the Hospital and states only thoroughly skilled workers are employed, aiming to assure quality and reliability in services.
The Daily Globe we published at 5 o clock every morning and is delivered to subscribers. Orders for the paper must be left at the office No 148 Harbour Street.
The article argues Russia expands through railways and politics across Asia, edging toward Persia and China. It doubts a direct invasion of India, warns against alarmist English biases, and calls for understanding to avoid destabilizing India and native populations.
Government of Gambia appoints an inspector to curb mosquito breeding in Bathurst, cover water tanks, drain swamps, and remove rabbits from dwellings. Sierra Leone reports malaria rates dropping below 1 percent as clean-up efforts spread. Sir Alfred Jones supports expansion to Jamaica.
The reverend professor is praised for his Jamaica sojourn that stimulated thought and refreshed the Anglican Church. Clergy returning from the retreat brought back vigor, perspective, and spiritual renewal.
Ambiguous 19th century note discusses Newfoundland seeking compensation from the mother country if France continues its policy. Mentions countervailing duties on beauty fed sugar and uses terms like Ehore modus vivend in a speculative colonial context.
Captain Hingley is welcomed back to Jamaica as adjutant of the Militia. He is praised as a fine soldier with popular local regard. The Militia men respect and like him, and his selection is viewed as excellent.
His Majesty has authorized spending £300 for a consumptive sanatorium model contest with top prizes of £500 £200 and £100 for the best escape and construction plans. Open to medical men of all nationalities, including Jamaica doctors.
The prose mocks changing tastes in adventure, envisioning treasure cruises with proficent chefs and dark rooms for photography aboard. It contrasts yesterday’s penny plain thrills with a rumbling hope for new canning of “wince, sprit e, and beers” on a yacht while warning of crew mutiny and pursuit of sensationalism.
Henry Cork of Burlington argues that Portland Local Board of Health erred in quarantining both the smallpox patient and fifty laborers on the same ship. He contends that the patient should have been isolated in a Lazaretto while laborers faced harsher restrictions, criticizing prioritizing first class passengers over workers. The letter presses for proper quarantine separation and questions policy logic.
An old notice urges pale sickly children to use Mother Graves' Worm Exterminster to expel worms, described as a principal cause of suffering to children and aarget health concerns.
Fragmentary OCR note records travel legs from Hastian porte to Ham burg via Bundsy for timore and Sandsey for timore. Mentions Hungeria on Sunday for outputs and George Pumois as a conductor or passenger.
The Gleaner Packet Edition Roys Mail Number is now available at 14d each. The Direct Line and Royal Mail combined issue sells for 3d. Mail closes at 10 am today. World delivery available with 2d or 4d postage. The Gleaner Prices Current is 3d each.
The record notes a sunrise at 6 36 am and sunset at 5 51 pm. No additional context or locations are provided.
Notice reports Mr. Justin McCarthy is seriously ill at his home. The regular monthly Bisley practice at Kingston Rise on the Norman Range is scheduled for this afternoon.
Three of the new cars ordered for the West India Electric Company arrived this week aboard the Alene from New York. Three more are expected soon. Ambrosine Ennis and Letitia Stanbery were arrested Sunday by Detective Goulborne on a charge of stealing 40s from a man named Grant.
Charles Bernard appeared in Police Court yesterday charged with stealing 5d from Castherine Leon. The magistrate ordered an indictment in the R M Court on Wednesday. A public meeting by the Castor of Bt. Andrew will convene at Half-way Tree Court House at 6 pm on the 7th prox to discuss the Victoria Nations Memorial Scheme.
Prize distribution by Mrs Raper will occur Thursday February 1 from 4 30 to 6 00 at Miss Johnstone High School for G rie. Also received Kingston Cricket Club annual meeting report from last November, previously published in this journal.
A man named Fisher was arrested on suspicion in Kingson yesterday on charge of possessing a pair of venetian trousers. A separate note mentions Willim Simmonds in Sancay charged with obtaining by false pretences two canary birds worth 28 from Jeatina Delvally, to be tried in BR. M. Court. James Brown in Allman Town died after illness at St Matthews Church service. Margaret Henry fined for disorderly conduct. Mortimer Lyman fined for indecent language. A petition seeks Mary Jane Anderson’s release from Montego Bay prison for poisoning her husband sentenced to three years.
In St Mary parish two sisters argued over matters when one sister’s shoe or boot strap ignited as they worked pews. A crowd formed but could not stop the blaze. The bigger sister was arrested and jailed at Port Maria. Separately Robert Edwardes, a labourer, died after falling from a breadfruit tree in Oxford District. bystanders initially thought a fruit had fallen. He was taken to a hospital.
A letter from a firm invites Jamaicans to join a Toronto Exhibition starting August 266. The event lasts ten days and features Canadian products from provinces and the United States. Toronto, a city of about 225000, attracts large crowds and offers passenger discounts. an exhibit of West Indian goods is urged to boost trade between Canada and the British West Indies.
A letter from Picxtory & Bunce proposes a Toronto fair exhibit representing all Jamaica and British West Indies products. They offer free delivery in Toronto and personal assistance in arranging display at the fair grounds principal building. Contact Mr. Haggart or Mr. G. E. Burke to send exhibit.
The Kingston Circuit Court civil division held an adjourned session to hear Alice Eugenia Morgan against the Nord Deutsche Insurance Company of Hamburg for £400 damages over a sunk steam riding gallery aboard the Rambler. Evidence covered seaworthiness of the sloop Rambler and details of ownership, repairs, and insurance with testimonies from the ship’s crew and Morgan’s husband. The docket also included Raleigh versus Farah, Kingston Fruit Co. v Williams, and other cases with adjournments and judgments in favor of plaintiffs where applicable.
The Kingston Actions Court sat before His Honor Mr Justice Lamb. Collins sues McBean for 10 pounds 12s 9d over a lost box of clothes. Evidence shows a cart ride, a river accident, and contested ownership of the box and its contents. Judgment awarded to the plaintiff for 6 pounds 12s with costs.
A man named Higgins publishes a letter to the editor defending himself from alleged accusations printed in local papers. He critiques ministers and church practices, cites baptismal rites from the Church of England prayer book, and calls for police restraint while asking for the critic’s name and address. He signs as Captain Higerns B A E of the Missionary Force, Spanish Town Kingston.
Bath agricultural show committee met at the court house to approve a 20 by 50 foot waterproof shed donated by Lyons and Son with free erection by the society. They planned a shooting gallery, dressing rooms, admission charges, and a red badge for stewards. Funds of £45 10s were reported with promises from supporters. a committee meeting is set for February 3 at Gilien Grove and visitors are expected from Kingston and Port Antoni.
Weather permitting the show will be very successful. Entrance forms may be obtained at Morant Bay from Mr. Gilbert Cox at Golden Grove from Mr. Reuben at Trinity Ville from Mr. Hearne as well as at Bath and from the Secretaries.
London report on a Society of Chemical Industry paper by Professor J T Hewitt of East London Technical College. He described aging whisky in sherry casks to reduce aldehydes like furfurol but noted losses and cost. Hewitt claimed a chemical method could remove aldehydes in the distillation stage, producing pure, mature whisky in months rather than years, boosting safety and affordability.
Professor Hewitt demonstrated a process that eliminated poisonous aldehydes from a spirit. He showed several samples that circulated with approving comment, noting their exceptional clarity and lack of color typical of many whisky blends.
A British American syndicate plans a large fleet of refrigerator steamers with weekly Bristol sailings. Routes will connect Bristol with New York, Boston, and between Bristol and New Orleans, cutting California travel by two days. Bristol docks and a huge warehouse are under construction at over £1,000,000 to store up to 15,000 tons of produce.
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