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“...and
affording just the necessary protection from chills,
against which it is particularly necessary to guard,
no bed clothing to speak of being provided. Silk
stockings are preferable to cotton, and two pairs
of the former worn at the same time render the
wearer mosquito proof as far as the region covered
is concerned. Sequin dresses should not be taken,
as the sequins yield to the great heat and become
sticky. A large sun umbrella should be carried
in the sun, and, as it is often necessary to start...”
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“...October 22, 1702, the combined English and
Dutch fleets attacked the French and Spanish
in the port. Several men-of-war and galleons
were taken and many destroyed, and an abund-
ance of plate and other valuable effects fell into
the hands of the conquerors. Vigo was taken
by Lord Cobham in 1719, but relinquished. It
was again captured by the British in 1809, but
was restored to its former owners. From Vigo
the transatlantic voyage begins.
The vessels of the Imperial Direct West India
Mail Service start from Avonmouth, Bristol, and
passengers embark overnight, leaving Paddington
by an evening train. Two days out the cold winds
begin to lose their sting, and on the third there
is felt an appreciable change in the climate, which
becomes sensibly milder, even if the weather is...”
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“...cuttlefish,
zoophytes, and molluscs, but owing to the pace
of the ship it is not easy to get any satisfactory
specimens of it on board. Whales are now occa-
sionally sighted, and the flying fish become a Flying Fish,
constant source of interest. With the sun glint-
ing on their silvery wings, they look like dragon-
flies as they leap round the bows of the ship.
That they actually fly cannot be denied, but their
flight is like that of a flying machine, requiring
some considerable impetus to give it a start,
c...”
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“...JAMAICA 113
the island may be obtained by taking a trip in Round
one of the two coastal steamers of the Royal services.
Mail Steam Packet Co. or the Imperial Direct
West India Mail Service Co., which start from
Kingston, and take about four days to perform
the journey. The following is the itinerary of
the steamer of the R.M.S.P. Co., but it must
be understood that the hours are only given to
indicate the time taken between each port, and
inquiries as to the times of departure should be
made at the offices of the company, 8 Port Royal
Street:—
Leave Kingston . Monday evening.
Arrive Alligator Pond . 6 a.m. Tuesday.
» Black River 10 A.M. „
99 Sav.-la-Mar 3 p-m- .»
99 Lucea 6 a.m. Wednesday.
99 Montego Bay IO A.M. „
99 Falmouth . 2 P.M. „
99 Dry Harbour 6 P.M. „
99 St. Ann’s Bay . 11 a.m. Thursday.
99 Port Maria 2 P.M* ,,
99 Port Antonio 7 P.M. „
99 Morant Bay 6 a.m. Friday.
99 Port Morant Noon „
Leave Port Maria 8 a.m. Saturday.
Arrive Ocho Rios Noon „
99 St. Ann’s Bay . 2 P.M. ,,
‘99...”
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Bureau, 128 Harbour Street, Kingston. The
ascent" is made on ponies from tiordorTTown by
a riding road. At Whitfield Hall, about two hours’
ride from the peak, the visitor will find comfort-
able accommodation for the night, the start for the
summit being made at daybreak on the next day.
A small hut has been erected for the benefit of
those who wish to spend the night on the peak to
witness the sunrise. Chester Vale is another
boarding - house in the neighbourhood. Port Port
Antonio, on the north side of the island, 75 miles Antomo-
by train from Kingston, is the headquarters of the
United Fruit Company of Boston, Pa. It is
situated on the shore of a magnificent harbour,
divided into two parts by a promontory on which
the Hotel Titchfield stands. Sea trips can be
made round the island in either of the small coast-
ing steamers which leave Kingston and stop at
nearly every port, taking four days for the trip (see
above). The scenery on the north side of the
island is particularly...”
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“...Botanic Garden, on the left-hand side looking
from the harbour.
The market is amusing during the busy hours Market,
early in the morning. A comprehensive view of
a large part of the island, with its picturesque
mountains and valleys covered with rich tropical
vegetation, can be obtained from the Mount St. Mount
Andrew (2600 feet), the mountain which dominates St- Andrew-
Kingstown, and is the final elevation of the back-
bone of mountains which traverses the island
from north to south. An early start should be
made, and the best plan for visitors to adopt is
to obtain horses, and ride as far as a place called
Cavalries (about 1000 feet high), proceeding thence
on foot. Guides can be had readily for a small
sum either in Kingstown or Lowman’s village,
which is passed on the way; the time usually
taken to reach the summit is two hours.
A visit should certainly be paid to the well-...”
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“...and reaches Kings-
town at io a.m. The cost of this excursion should
not exceed jQi. For those who do not care for a
long day in an open boat at sea, the Soufrière can
be approached by road. All round the southern
end of the island, down the Palm Avenue, across
Arno’s Vale, and through the little town of
Calliaqua, winds the great road to Georgetown
on the eastern or windward coast, by which the
prosperous planters of the fertile Carib country
used to communicate with Kingstown. With an
early start, a riding horse, or carriage with a pair
of ponies, can easily cover the distance of 26
miles within the compass of a tropical day. After
rounding the southern corner of the island the
road passes the ruins of the old French sugar
works on what was once Prince Polignac’s estate
of Argyle, and all along the windward coast are
seen the ruins of the once famous plantations,
which owed their fertility to the outbreaks of the
Soufrière in previous centuries, and as George-
town is approached ithe luxuriant...”
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