Your search within this document for 'Barbados' resulted in 80 matching pages.
 
1

“...CONTENTS CHA'- PAGE I. General Information . . i C II. General Information (coni.) . 27 . III. Barbados . . . . *57 \ IV. British Guiana . . . . 78 V. Jamaica * . . , 100 ^ VI. Trinidad......................... \ VII. Tobago . - _ rj2 ^VIII. Grenada......................jgj IX. St. Vincent . -173 ■ X. St. Lucia....................X88 < XI. Antigua......................... f XII. St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat . . . .216 ^ XIII. Dominica . . - .................234 XIV. The Virgin Islands, Guade- loupe, Martinique . . 246 « A...”
2

“...LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS De Grasse delivering his Sword to Rodney . . . !-'■ Codrington College, Barbados . |—- Cabbage Palms at Codrington College A Typical Street in Bridgetown, Barbados . . . . . A Handsome Ceiling at Lord’s Castle, Barbados..................... In the Botanic Gardens, British Guiana A Street in Georgetown, British Guiana All that remains of Kyk-over-al, British Guiana .... A Maid-of-All-Work .... An Arecuna Indian Child . The Famous Shark Papers The Entrance to Nelson’s Quarters, Port Royal, Jamaica . The Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town, Jamaica...................... Government House, Trinidad II The Savannah and Queen’s Park, Trinidad [--'''The Maraval Road, Trinidad L-'"Climbing a Cocoa-nut Palm The Pitch Lake at La Brea, Trinidad The Promontory of St. George’s, Grenada . . . . xi Frontispiece To face p. 56 n 56 A 99 57 , X 99 57 $ X 99 96 99 96 99 97 99 116 > x 99 116 S X 99 117 99 128 99 129 99 129 X 99 99 IS°\x 150 99 151 \Ma 99 172 99 172...”
3

“...Laborie, St. Lucia . . . . To face i>. 17 3 Kingstown, St. Vincent It 173 A Street in St. John’s, Antigua . It 212 A Typical Market Scene . ft 212 The Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua '» 213 Camelford’s Anchor, English Harbour, Antigua . *. ft 213 Brimstone Hill, St. Kitts ft 240 Roseau, Dominica, from the Sea ft 240 A Typical Valley in Dominica . ft 241 Bidding our Friends “ Good-bye ” ft ■ 241 LIST OF MAPS AND TABLES MAPS The West Indies PAGE Barbados ...... 64 A Topographicall Description and Admeasure- ment of the Yland of Barbados (An old Map, 1673) 72 British Guiana 80 Jamaica 112 Trinidad . • . . . . . 144 Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent, &c. . 160 St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Kitts and Dominica Nevis, 208 TABLES Dollars and Sterling Tables . End of book Some Information about the British West Indies . . . JJ It Tariff of Cable Charges per Word ft ft...”
4

“...d voyage, which occupies about eightweeks, cost £38. Steamers: St. Jan, St. Croix, ana St. 1 nomas (3500 tons each). A fully-qualified medical officer and a stewardess are carried on each oi tne steamers, t he cabins are situated amidships on the main and upper decks. Fares from London :— ’ Hotels. Single St. Thomas £17 10 o Dominica } '^l8 » • Return £33 10 o £35 to o Barbados Trinidad \ Demerara / Single o 0 £30 00 Return £36 o o £38 0 o The Hamburg-American Line have arranged for two cruises in the Moltke (13,000 tons) from New York to the West Indies and Spanish Main, on January 17 and February 19, 1910. In Barbados the Crane Hotel has been reopened (Pension 8s. 4d. to 10s. 6d. per day) and the Crane House Hotel closed. In British Guiana Mrs. Forbes’s lodgings are closed, but good accommodation can be obtained at Mrs. Stephenson’s in Main Street. The following hotels anrl boarding houses in Jamaica should be removed from the list on pages 107-109: Myrtle Bank, Park Lodge, Harrison,...”
5

“...THE WEST INDIAN SEASON 1909-10 These will be found to have undergone improve- Means of ment in several respects. In the larger colonies ance.Cy” lilUtur-cars are increasingly used, and motor services . nave been established between New Amsterdam and ƒ the Corentyne in British Guiana and between Bridgetown and Speightstown in Barbados. A steamer now runs on Tuesdays and Saturdays, in connection with the trains at San Fernando, Trinidad, to Cedros and Icacos, calling at La Brea and Brighton for the Pitch Lake, and returning the same day; and on Sundays and Thursdays returning on the follow- ing day. Trains run between Port of Spain and Tacarigua at short intervals throughout the day, and thrice a day to the termini at San Fernando, Princes- town, Tabaquite and Sangre Grande. At the last- named place a swift motor bus service connects with each train, conveying passengers to and from the beautiful stretch of coco-nut-lined and fóam-swept beach of Manzanilla eight Piiles away. Several of the...”
6

“...Finances. Popula- tion. THE WEST INDIAN SEASON 1909-10 From the table given below it will be seen that the West Indies continue to advance on the path of prosperity: Revenue Expendi ture. Imports. Exports. £ 1 £ £ Barbados . . ƒ 1906-7 204,704 186,016 1,192,328 932,966 1 1907-8 209,8l8 188,296 1,271,530 1,690,808 935,256 British Guiana ƒ 1906-7 535,746 514,053 1,843,105 \ 1907-8 548,293 520,046 1,765,359 2,261,469 I,7H,543 Jamaica. . . ƒ 1906-7 887,228 828,115 1,992,007 1 1907-8 1,022,390 884,243 2,914,000 2,376,000 Trinidad and ƒ 1906-7 765,272 810,474 3,120,717 2,872,325 Tobago . . . \ 1907-8 871,201 71,786 781,038 3,374,824 3,907,503 Grenada. . . ƒ1906-7 70,379 223,449 210,149 1 1907-8 79,871 68,383 288,665 78,008 96,554 417,299 St. Vincent. . ƒ1906-7 \ 1907-8 26,031 28,465 24,650 24,653 83,755 94,265 St. Lucia . . f1906-7 60,OZ2 60,293 242,469 220,313 1 1907-8 67,351 64,840 310,309 264,401 95,971 Antigua . . . ƒ1906-7 44,175 45,207 132,763 1 1907-8 50,620 46,968 168,396...”
7

“...prevailing north-easterly winds, the Windward Islands, and the four large islands comprising the Greater Antilles, the Leeward Islands, from their more sheltered position. Tourists should, however, disabuse their minds of this classifica- tion, which no longer holds good, the terms Windward and Leeward being now applied to two quite different groups of British islands, to which reference is made below. The British West Indian Islands are divided into six groups of colonies:—(i) the Bahamas, (2) Barbados, (3) Jamaica, with Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Caymans, (4) Trinidad and Tobago, (5) the Windward Islands, including St Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada and the Grena- dines, and (6) the Leeward Islands, comprising Antigua, with Barbuda and Redonda, St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla, Montserrat, Dominica and the Virgin Islands. The colonies of British Guiana on the mainland of South America and British Honduras in Central America are also generally considered part of the British West Indies, owing...”
8

“...visitors should on no account expose themselves to the direct rays of the noonday sun. A thorough wetting by the rain should be guarded against, and chills at sun- down avoided. Of late years, the sanitary ar- rangements in the West Indies have undergone substantial improvement, with the result that out- breaks of yellow fever are of extremely rare_ occur- rence, and they seldom, if ever, occur in the winter months. Malaria of a mild form is met within most of the islands in the summer months —Barbados being a notable exception—but new- comers are not as a rule susceptible to it until they have resided for at least ten or twelve months in the West Indies, and tourists therefore need feel no apprehension on this score. The West Indies are remarkably free from infectious diseases common in temperate climes, and also from those ailments which are commonly associated in the mind and body with an English winter. Many private houses and several hotels have swimming- baths, and in most residences...”
9

“...pre- sent decided features of novelty. Beef and mutton find their places on the board, though, owing to the climate, they are as a rule tough, except in the larger islands, in which supplies from the United States are obtainable. Chicken and guinea-fowl figure extensively on the menu, but, beyond these, a tropical table differs materially from one at home. This is chiefly the case in so far as concerns the fish and vegetables. Of the former there are the flying-fish—the dish par excellence of Barbados, and very good it is, too—snapper, snook, mullet and grouper, all of which are deservedly popular. Among the vegetables are yams—floury and soft to the palate—sweet pota- toes, tannias, eddoes, ochros—the pods of which, cooked like asparagus, are excellent—plantains, delicious when fried, cassava, Indian corn, papaw, pigeon peas, to mention a few only, while a capital salad is made from the heart of the lofty cabbage palm (Oreodoxa oleracea). It is, how- ever, at dessert that the greatest surprises...”
10

“...perfection. Oranges while actually green are exquisite, and the tangerine variety is infinitely better than any ever seen at home. The grafted mangoes, for which Jamaica is especially famous, are exquisitely delicate in flavour, while a sound Antigua pine-apple is something to dream about. It is not long before the visitor makes the ac- quaintance of some of the following fruits, which are among the most popular in the West Indies: custard, mammee and star apples, bread-fruit, bread-nuts, cashews, Barbados cherries, citrons, granadillas (the fruit of the passion flower), guavas, limes, mangoes, melons, Avocado pears, pome- granates, sapodillas, shaddocks, and sour sops. In Trinidad, the small oysters which adhere to the roots of the mangrove trees form a novelty, and should be asked for; while in British Guiana it would be rank heresy to ignore the famous “pepper-pot.” The ingredients of this savoury dish are, pork cut into small pieces and fried until brown, a partially roasted fowl also cut...”
11

“...before the midday meal, though an appetiser before dinner, which may take the form of a cocktail or a “ swizzle,” is recommended. The latter is made from gin, whisky, brandy, or vermuth, which is mixed in a jug with bitters, grated ice, and a modicum of sugar, and frothed up with a swizzle stick, the latter being the stem of a plant with radiating roots, apparently pro- vided by nature for this special purpose, which is made to revolve backwards and forwards be- tween the palms of the hands. In Barbados the great appetiser is a swizzle known as “ green bitters,” the basis of which is wormwood. “Coffee” is the first meal of the day in the West Indies. It connotes a cup of the beverage from which its name is taken, or of tea or other liquid refreshment, whatever be its nature, which is served with toast and butter at the early hour of 6 a.m. Breakfast is somewhat of a movable feast. It may be put on the table at any time between 10 and 12.30, according to the locality, and it will be found to...”
12

“...all negotiable. Public accounts are as a rule shown in sterling j but as banking and private accounts are mainly kept in dollars and cents, and as much trading is conducted on this basis, a table for comparing relative values of dollars and cents and j£ s. d. is given at the end of the book. Banks. The Colonial Bank (capital, ^2,000,000; paid up, £600,000 ; reserve fund, ^15 0,000. Lon- don address, 13 Bishopsgate Street Within, E.C.; New York address, 82 Wall Street) has branches in Antigua, Barbados, British Guiana (Berbice and Demerara), Dominica, Grenada (brancfT'at St. George’s and an agent at Grenville), Jamaica (branch at Kingston, sub-branch at Montego Bay, and agents at Falmouth and Savanna-la-Mar), St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Vincent, and Trinidad (branch at Port of Spain, and agent at San Fernando). The Bank issues letters of credit, drafts on demand, and telegraphic transfers on the branches, receives for collection bills of exchange, and conducts general banking business...”
13

“...circumstances permit. The route then followed is Barbados, Trinidad, La Guayra (for Caracas), Puerto Colombia, Carthagena, Colon, Jamaica, and New York, the same ports being touched at in the reverse order on the return journey. In conjunction with the Cunard Steam- ship Company, the company affords an alternative , route to and from Jamaica via New York in twelve days for ^11 (first cabin in Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.’s steamer, and second cabin in Cunard Steamship Co.’s steamer). Barbados is the junction for intercolonial steamers, and pas- sengers and mails are transhipped there for St. Vincent, Grenada, and Georgetown, Demerara (British Guiana) in the south fortnightly, and St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua, Nevis and St. Kitts in the north once a month. Besides the intercolonial steamers of about 2000 tons, there are smaller vessels plying (a) round Dominica, (b) between Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, and- Barbados fortnightly, (c) round...”
14

“...Jl Col. X. Col. 2. Ser- vants. Antigua . . . Barbados . . Demerara . Dominica Grenada . . . Jamaica . La Guayra . New York . . Martinique . Montserrat . Nevis .... St. Kitts . . . St. Lucia . . St. Vincent . . Tobago . Trinidad . . . 'S ■g $ 3 'S 'S 3 'Êfè 3 iS 'g ■sfs Barbados 3915 1 3831 I 203 1 Trinidad -4355 I 4171 I 543...”
15

“...16 GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES NORTHERN ISLANDS ROUTE Barbados 118 | St. Lucia 163 j 45 I Martinique 212 I 94 1 49 I Dominica 321 j 203 j 158 j 109 | Montserrat 358 I 240 I iqs I 146 I 37 I Antigua 407 I 289 j 244 I iqs I 86 I 49 1 Nevis WINDWARD ISLANDS AND DEMERARA ROUTE Barbados 97 1 St. Vincent 181 1 | 84 | Grenada 561 I 464 1 380 1 Demerara______________________ pieet;—West Indian transatlantic steamers: Atrato, 5347 tons; Orinoco, 4572 tons; Trent, 5525 tons; Tagus, 5545 tons, and La Plata, 4464 tons. Intercolonial steamers: Eden, 2145 tons; Esk, 2145 tons, and Solent, 1908 tons. Coasting steamers: Arno, 607 tons; Spey, 470 tons; Yare, 299 tons; Taw, 180 tons; Tees, 180 tons, and Wear, 180 tons. From The Imperial Direct West India Mail Service Bristol. q0 jfj (Elder, Dempster & Co., Colonial House, Liverpool, London and Bristol), Avonmouth (Bris- tol) to Turks Island and Kingston, Jamaica, fort- nightly. Length of voyage, ten to twelve days. Fares: Saloon, single, ^18 to ^25 ; return...”
16

“...London to Demerara and Berbice. Fares, ^17, ios. and ^20. The Direct Line (Prentice, Service & Hender- son, 175 West George Street, Glasgow), and The London Line (Scrutton, Sons & Co., 9 Grace- church Street, London, E.C.), London to British Guiana and all the West Indian Islands. Fares : Barbados, Demerara, and Trinidad, ^17, ios.; Antigua, Berbice (British Guiana), Dominica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vin- cent, and Tobago, ^20; Antigua, Nevis or St. Kitts, by steamer direct to St. Kitts, ^17, ios. The Harrison Line (Richard Bulman & Co., From of Mersey Chambers, Liverpool). Cargo steamers LlverP°°1- from Liverpool to Barbados, Trinidad, and Belize (British Honduras). Fares : Barbados and Trini- dad» 7> ios.; Belize, ^25. Frederick Leyland Co. (1900) Ltd. (27 James...”
17

“...18 GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES From France. Street, Liverpool). Regular sailings from Liverpool to Barbados, Trinidad, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Curasao, Santa Marta and Cartagena; also to St. Thomas, Puerto Colombia, Colon, and Kingston (Jamaica). Fares: Barbados and Trinidad, ^17,10s.; Kingston, ^20; and St. Thomas, ^16 (including first-class railway fare from London to Liverpool). The Liverpool Line (Booker Bros., McConnell and Co. Ltd., 77 The Albany, Liverpool). First- class cargo steamers of this line sail from Liverpool to Demerara (British Guiana) direct every three weeks. They have accommodation for a limited number of cabin passengers. Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. The vessels of this company leave St. Nazaire, France, on 9th of each month and touch at the following ports :— Dates. Dates. Out. Home. Arrive. Depart. Arrive. Depart, j St. Nazaire 9 Colon 3 Pointe-è.-Pitre . 20 21 Cartagena . . 4 4 (Guadeloupe) Basseterre 21 21 Savanilla 5 5 (Guadeloupe) Fort-de-France...”
18

“...Canada- which is under contract with the Canadian Government, sail from St. John, New Brunswick, and Halifax, N.S., every twelve days, on the fol- lowing routes alternately:— Ports of Call. Distance. Time. Halifax to Bermuda. 800 miles 72 hours Bermuda to St. Kitts 925 .» 86 ,, St. Kitts to Antigua . 60 ,, 6 ,, Antigua to Dominica 123 ,, 12 1, Dominica to Barbados 170 ,, IS Barbados to Trinidad 210 ,, 20 ,, Trinidad to Demerara 36° >> 36 .. Total . . Halifax to Bermuda 800 ,, 72 ,, Bermuda to Montserrat . 970 »• 90 ,, Montserrat to St. Lucia . 175 >> 17 ,, St. Lucia to St. Vincent . 56 >> 6 „ St. Vincent to Barbados . 97 m IO , | Barbados to Trinidad 210 ,, 20 „ Trinidad to Demerara 360 .1 36 Total 2668...”
19

“...22 GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES Fares: Halifax to St. Kitts, Antigua, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Lucia, or St. Vincent, first cabin, single, $50 (;£io, 8s. 4d.), return, $90 G£i8,15s.); second cabin, single, $35 (£7, 5s- i°d.), return, $60 (;£i2, ios.); to Barbados, first cabin, single, $55 (;£ii, 9s. 2d.), return, $100 (^20, 16s. 8d.); second cabin, single, $40 (^8, 6s. 8d ), return, $70 (^14, ns. 8d.); to Trinidad, first cabin, single, $60(^12, ios.),return, $110(^22,18s. 4d.); second cabin, single, $40 (£&, 6s. 8d.), return, $70 (£14, ns. 8d.), and to Demerara, first cabin, single, $75 (^15, 12s. 6d.), return, $130 (^27, is. 8d.); second cabin, single, $50 (£10, 8s. 4d), return, $80 (^16, 13s. 4d.). Deck cabins, $5 extra each berth. Children under twelve, half rate; under eight, quarter fare; one child under three, free. First cabin passengers are allowed 20 cubic feet of baggage, second, 15 feet of baggage free, excess being charged for at is. per cubic foot. The steamers running on the...”
20

“...1357 tons; Barnstaple, 1356 tons, and seventy-four others. The Quebec Steamship Company, Ltd. (A. Emilius Outerbridge & Co., 29 Broadway, New York). The steamers of this line, which was started more than twenty-five years ago under contract with Guzman Blanco, President of Venezuela, for a service between New York, La Guayra, and Puerto Rico, sail from New York to St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Martin’s, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Domi- nica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Barbados, and Demerara. The voyage from New York to...”