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“...commands a noble view of Castle Harbour, Castle Island, and St. David’s. In front of the hotel are two trees said to have been planted as sprigs from a bride’s bouquet many years ago. Behind the old Government House is the entrance to the Public Gardens, which deserve a visit. In the wall on the left-hand side of the entrance is a tablet to the memory of Sir George Somers. It was erectéd at the instance of Governor Sir John H. Lefroy, and is inscribed : Near this spot WAS INTERRED IN THE YEAR l6lO, THE HEART OF THE HEROIC ADMIRAL Sir George Somers, Kt., WHO NOBLY SACRIFICED HIS LIFE TO CARRY SUCCOUR TO THE INFANT AND SUFFERING PLANTATION NOW the State of Virginia. To preserve his fame for future ages, NEAR THE SCENE OF HIS MEMORABLE SHIPWRECK, 1609, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of this Colony for the time being, CAUSED THIS TABLET TO BE ERECTED 1876. ! In 1620 Governor Nathaniel Butler caused the follow- ing inscription to be placed over the spot: In the year 1611 * Noble Sir George...”
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“...some interesting mural tablets. On P the right of the south door is one to officers and men of the Queen’s Regiment who “ fell victims to this fatal “ climate,” 1816-1817—a reminder of the ignorance which | unfortunately prevailed as to the communicating agent ^ of yellow fever a century ago. On the right of the F west door (on entering) is a quaint epitaph of Henry “ Cheeks (ob. 1824), which runs : Tablet of inky hue ; ï & remain fe and mark the spot Where noble dust is shrin’d For well the poet’s strain hath sung An honest man’s the noble work Of God. The Central Police Station is in Coleridge Street, about ® a five minutes’ walk from Trafalgar Square. The Free F Library, also in Coleridge Street, was first established in f 1847 with books taken from the Literary Society, of Barbados and the Clerical Library. The building was $ the gift of Mr. Andrew Carnegie, and was opened in 1906. ® Above the Library is a lecture halt, which is also used for D public entertainments. Adjoining is the Town...”
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“...in 1892 the news of the death of the beloved Prince reached the island, the negroes were not at all surprised. " We knew Prince Eddy die soon,” they said, j his cabbage die ! ” Kingsley first saw cabbage palms, which form such a conspicuous feature of West Indian scenery, in St. Kitts, and he was much struck by their beauty. “ Grey pillars, which seemed taller than the tallest poplars, smooth and cylindrical as those of a porie temple. ... It was not easy ... to believe that these strange and noble things were trees,” he wrote. [The college possesses a large swimming bath. On the beams supporting the roof are the following lines, the...”
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“...BARBADOS 107 I They are deep clefts like river-beds which cut the upper I ridges at varying intervals from the centre to the west. I After heavy rains they become tearing torrents which I rush down to find an outlet in the sea; but at ordinary I times they hold no water though great boulders and rocks I brought down from the highest levels indicate the force of I the flood, The cliffs in some places rise to a height of I over 150 feet and the scenery is decidedly fine. Many I noble trees and beautiful palms, chiefly of the cabbage and I macaw variety, clothe with their verdure the bottoms of I the gullies, while the rocks and boulders are clad with I every variety of creeper and fern, and wild flowers, I including orchids, grow in profusion. In the sides of I some of the gulliës are curious caves. At Sion Hall, for I example, there is one which is carpeted with ferns of rare I beauty. It has also numerous small pools formed by I the water which continually drips through the porous I rock...”
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“...BARBADOS in I The drawing-room is panelled with Barbados cedar. The proprietor is Mr. C. J. P. Cave. From Cherry Tree | Hill, a short distance beyond the Abbey, reached by a I noble double avenue of Casuarina and mahogany trees, I there is a striking view of the Scotland District, with I Hackleton’s Cliff (see page 92) beyond. Farley Hill, in St. Peter’s (16 miles; 1J hours by I motor-car, 3 hours by carriage from Bridgetown), the I residence of the late Sir Graham Briggs, is notable as I being the original home of the beautiful Farliense fern I (Adiantum Farliense). J. A. Froude stayed here in I 1887. In the grounds are trees planted by Prince I Alfred, afterwards Duke of Edinburgh, who visited the I West Indies in the Euryalus in 1861, and by Princes I Albert Victor and George (now King George V), who I toured the Caribbean in H.M.S. Bacchante in 1879-80. I From Grenade Hall, St. Peter, a disused signal-station I near by, a fine view of the Scotland District can be I obtained. At Turner’s...”
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“...AdmiralApodaca’s ships in 1797 (seepage 116), i off which stands the island of Gasparee now a favourite I holiday and week-end resort, with a good hotel at Pointe iBaMne. Nearer the mainland is the small uninhabited I island of Gasparillo. In the sheltered waters of the bay if is the Government Floating Dock. The wooded island of (Kronstadt, a health resort of the Trinidad Constabulary, j| is next passed, and Carrera, the local convict station. IThe scenery now gains in breadth and grandeur. Noble ■galleys open themselves up showing a wealth of coco-nut a and cocoa cultivation. The steamer next passes a llnuniature archipelago once known to the Spaniards as IjLos Catorras (the parrots), and now called collectively tithe Five Islands, which comprise Caledonia, Craig,...”
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“... I which stands next to the Shamrock Club. On the I Laventille Hills to the east of the city is the small chapel I of “Our Lady of Loretto,” (an easy walk of ij hours), I commanding an extensive view of the Gulf. Among shorter expeditions from Port of Spain one of j the most enjoyable is the drive along the coast to Caren- I age, Chaguaramas Bay, and Macqueripe Bay. The road I runs past St. James’ Barracks (where the white troops I were quartered until the garrison was withdrawn), with I its noble avenue of Saman or rain-trees, an Indian vil- I lage, and the coco-nut palm fringed shore. The view I from Carenage of the Five Islands is very fine. These I -...”
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“...the Indians were exterminated. On the northern coast the Mome des Sauteurs is still shown, where many of the Caribs leapt into the sea in order to escape from their enemies. Du Parquet, now in full possession of the island, did not find it profitable, and so in 1656 he sold it to Count de Cerillac for about ^1,890. The latter appointed as Governor a man “ of brutal manners,” who oppressed the colonists to such an extent that he was tried and condemned to be hanged. By pleading that he was of noble origin he managed, however, to get the sentence altered to one of beheading, but no skilful executioner being available, he was at last shot at the Summit of the hill on the Grand Etang road. De Cerillac sold the island in 1664 to the French West India Company, and on the dissolution of that organisation at the end of the year 1674 it passed to the French Crown. It remained in the possession of France until 1762, when it capitulated to Great Britain, to whom it was formally ceded in the following...”
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“...profitable lime-burning industry is carried on by the Government, under the charge of the Director of Public Works, at the foot of the hill. The next place which deserves a visit is St. Thomas’ Church at Middle Island (3 miles farther), in the church- yard of which—under a roof to protect it from the elements—is the tomb of Sir Thomas Warner, the founder of the colony. This great coloniser died at St. Kitts on March 10th, 1648, universally respected. His tomb is inscribed: An Epitaph vpon The----- Noble & Mych Lamented Gent’ Sir Tho Warner K Lievtenant General of ye Carribee Ieland & Gover of ye Ieland of St Christ who departed this LIFE OF IO OF March 1648. First Read, then weepe when thou art hereby taught, That Warner lyes interr’d here one that bought....”
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“...NEVIS 227 With losse of Noble bloud the Illustrious Name, Of A Commander Create in Acts of Fame. Trayn'd from his youth in’Armes, his Courage bold Attempted braue Exploites, and Vncontrold By fortunes fiercest frownes, hee still gaue forth Large Narratiues of Military worth. Written with his sword’s poynt but what is man midst of his glory and who can this Life A moment since that bee by Sea and Land so longe kept free mortal strokes at length did yeeld ace) to conquering Death the field. FINE CORONAT. ,St. Thomas is the parish church of Old Road. Every visitor to St. Kitts should endeavour to see the sister island of Nevis, Which can be reached by motor- launch. NEVIS Nelson’s Island The island of Nevis (Nievis, or Mevis, as it used to be called in the old days) is separated from St. Kitts by a narrow strait only two miles wide, but from Basseterre, St. Kitts, to Charlestown, the capital of Nevis, the dis- tance is 13 miles. The area of Nevis, which is situated I between latitudes 170...”
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“...that he should give the “ best encouragement to ministers that Christianity and the Protestant religion, according to the profession of the Church of England, may have due reverence and exercise amongst them,” and five ministers were soon sent out. In 1664 there was but one church in the whole island (at Spanish Town), “ being a fair Spanish Church ruined by the old soldiers but lately in some .measure repaired by Sir Charles Lyttelton.” In Mulberry Garden, the present Poor House, there is a noble tamarind tree under which, it is said, Colonels Raymond and Tyson were shot for conspiracy in 1660. Eagle House, which stands behind the Public Hospital in King Street, is full of historic associations. Locally it is known as John Crow House, from the eagle which surmounts one of its gate-posts. It is said to have been the residence of William O’Brien, second Earl of Inchiquin, Governor of Jamaica 1660-61. To Bog Walk (boca de agua, or water’s mouth), a very beautiful gorge of the Rio Cobre, is...”
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“...Bautista, while its capital was called Puerto Rico, the rich port. Now the names are changed round. San Juan is situated on a promontory that is practi- cally an island connected with the mainland by the bridge of San Antonio, which crosses a marshy lagoon. At the seaward extremity of this promontory, which encloses a magnificent and almost land-locked harbour, is the historic Mono Castle, which was erected between the years 1539 and 1584. San Juan was once strongly fortified, and it still forms a noble example of an old Spanish walled city; and it is noteworthy that though the elaborate fortifications existing in 1898 were obsolete they suffered no material damage when they were bombarded by the modem guns of the United States fleet. Not far from the Morro is the Casa Blanca, the ancient Castle of Ponce de Leon, founder of the city. Just beyond, the large pale blue building is the Santa Catalina Palace, the official residence of the Governor. Between the two is the old Water Gate, once the principal...”
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“...BRITISH GUIANA 383 on the occasion of Bishop Austin’s jubilee. The Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, which was designed by the late C. Castellani and was opened in 1871, was completely destroyed by fire on March 7th, 1913. It was a noble example of colonial architecture and cost $140,000 to build. On its site a new cathedral, built of reinforced concrete, has now risen. Another Roman Catholic church of importance is that of the Sacred Heart in Main Street. St. Andrew’s Kirk, at the comer of High Street and Brickdam, with its high steeple and quaint double- angled roof, is historically interesting. Begun in 1811 as a kerk by the Dutch, it was opened as a kirk by the Presbyterians in 1818. The building still rests on the low wall of red bricks laid by the Hollanders. The roof is made of greenheart “ black with age and as hard as a bone.” There are several other churches belonging to Anglicans, Presbyterians, Wesleyans, and Congrega- tionalists, besides other Christian...”
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“...are transplanted into baskets and even- tually bedded out in the experimental cane grounds adjoining. Throughout its whole career, each cane selected for further test is known by a number prefixed with a letter indicating the colony of origin—thus “ D ” stands for Demerara—so that when a variety turns out favourably its history can immediately be traced. In: the garden lakes can be seen alligators and some speci- mens of the manatee or water cow. Among the recognised sights of Georgetown is a noble avenue of cabbage palms along the front of Plantation! Houston. A delightful drive can be taken on the electric | cars (East Bank line, see page 378) from Main Street through this avenue. By this line one can reach the Chinese Quarter in the Werk-en-Rust district of George-: town, which is. well worth a visit, Here many quaint!...”
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“...extensive and varied, and the windings and rents of the coast give it a peculiar character,” " I was assured,” he adds, “ that sometimes from the window of the convent, and even in the open sea, before the Fort of Boca Chica, the snowy tops of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta are dis- cernible.” The writer can testify that Humboldt was well informed as far as the view of the Sierra Nevada from the open sea is concerned, for he has seen it himself and will not easily forget the surprise which this noble range of snow mountains with their mighty glaciers caused to him and his fellow passengers on a voyage along the Spanish Main a few years ago. Horqueta, the highest peak, is 17,600 feet. Still dealing with the Popa, Humboldt in his personal Narrative of Travels writes: A gloomy vegetation of cactus, Jatropha gossypifolia, croton and mimosa, covers the barren declivity of Cerro de la Popa. In herbalising in those wild spots, our guides showed us a thick bush of Acacia cornigera, which had become...”
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“...THE PANAMA CANAL 433 ■ Prado. The houses are built of reinforced concrete, r The extremely handsome Administration Building on the | top of a grass covered hill, approached by three broad | flights of steps on one side, and a sloping motor road on the other, shows what noble structures can be made with that material. Roads, houses, and offices are all scrupu- i lously clean, and make an Englishman ashamed of the mean and squalid appearance of so many towns in the British West Indies. The following table of distances in nautical miles from the nearest Canal terminal to ports of consequence may be useful for purpose of reference : Between New York and San Francisco the distance of 13,135 nautical miles by way of the Strait of Magellan has been reduced to 5,262 miles by the Canal, a re- duction of three-fifchs. From New York to Valparaiso the reduction by use of the Canal is 3,747 miles; to Callao, 6,250 miles; to Guayaquil, 7,405 miles; to Wellington, New Zealand, 2,493 : to Yokohama, 3,678...”