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“...GENERAL INFORMATION 5 suffered from a hurricane in 1899, had previously enjoyed immunity for upwards of one hundred years. Volcanic eruptions are fortunately confined to the Montagne Pelée in Martinique and the Soufrière in St. Vincent, both of which had been quiescent for very many years prior to the outburst of 1902, and are now peacefully sleeping again ; and seismic movements are generally so slight as to be scarcely noticeable. During January, February, and March, the north-east trade- winds blow with great regularity, rendering those months particularly pleasant, and, speaking generally, year in and year out, the favourable features of the West Indian climate far outnumber the bad. HEALTH. There are well-qualified physicians in each of the West Indian islands, British Guiana, and British Honduras, besides efficient Government medical services. Indeed, throughout the West Indies there is no lack of medical men; but tourists who adopt the usual precautions as to...”
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“...IO POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES wineglassful of water, wormwood bitters to taste, and plenty of crushed ice. The whole is frothed up with a swizzle-stick and is consumed while still frothing. MEALS. “ Coffee ” is the first meal of the day in the West Indies. This 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. Break- fast is somewhat of a movable feast. It may be put on the table at any time between io and 12.30, according to the locality, and it will often be found to partake more in the nature of luncheon at home. Tea follows at 4.30 or 5, and dinner at the usual time of 7.30 or 8 p.m. At first, the difference in the hour of meals in various islands is rather bewildering, but the visitor soon gets accustomed to the changed conditions. EXPENSES. The cost of a visit to the West Indies must, of course, depend very largely...”
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“..., make the fullest enquiries as to the supply of spare parts suitable for their cars. In Barbados the speed limit is fixed at twenty miles an hour in the country and eight miles in town; while in British Guiana, Jamaica, and Trinidad the driver is only compelled to drive with safety and to observe the usual police traffic regulations. In Bermuda motor-cars are entirely .banned, and there are many who think this a great advantage....”
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“...MORE GENERAL INFORMATION 17 Ladies should take their usual thin summer dresses, but shun openwork blouses, which are a source of great attraction to mosquitoes, and, owing to the action of the sun, give the wearer the appearance of being tattooed when she appears in evening dress. Dresses and parasols made of glacé silk, chiffon, or taffeta should also be left at home, as they suffer in the tropics. So, too, should sequin dresses, as the sequins yield to the great heat and become unpleasantly sticky. Articles of pongee or of soft washing silk are, on the other hand, recommended. A light dinner-gown and one or more ordinary evening dresses should form part of the outfit. Wool or silk should always be worn next the skin. Silk stockings are preferable to cotton, and two pairs of the former worn at the same time are said to be impervious to mosquitoes. Light wraps should be provided as pro- tection against chills in the evenings and heavier ones for travel by sea. For...”
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“...), and also a gun for sport in those islands where it can be enjoyed. THE LAUNDRY. Jane Anne Smith, the buxom black laundress who used to salute passengers on their arrival at Barbados, taking from them their “ washing and selling to them her famous Barbados hot sauce, is— alas!—no more; but she has many imitators. Some are good and others exceedingly bad. It behoves tourists therefore to make the closest enquiries before submit- ting their garments to them. In most of the islands the work is good and the hotels are in touch with the best laundries. In British Guiana the Chinese under- take washing, with the usual satisfactory results. They are past masters in the art of cleansing clothes. An injunction on the bills of the late Mr. Pomeroy’s Hotel in Barbados used to read: “ Guests haying outside washers are particularly requested to examine all wash- ing returned, as invariably bugs are brought into the PASSPORTS. Intending visitors to the West Indies will do well to...”
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“... companion ” (a small vessel which had been keeping up with them), “ was buried.” Off the islands called “ the deserts,” a sail was sighted which “ we doubted was a Turke ” ; and “ made us putt ourselves in a posture of defence, and the next morning, findeing that he had chased us all night . . . we prepared all things for a fight, and continued in that posture all the day and night.” On arriving at Madeira they were " verry neare losing our shippe, the master being unacquainted, and comeing too boldely in near the shoar, in a dangerous place.” On Tuesday, the 18th, they crossed the Tropic of Cancer, and were.much diverted by the flying fish, "which, though common at sea, may be a subject of wonder to such as are home-bred . . . they fly in whole shoales, but not very farre, for no sooner are theire wings dry, but they drop into theire element, the water. It is usual for them to fly into the shipps. We had one or two come on board our vessell.” On Monday, May 8th, the island...”
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“... Canada mails are despatched fortnightly by the steamers of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company which leave Halifax, N.S., and St. John, N.B., fortnightly under contract with the Canadian Government. Express Letters and C.O.D. Service. In Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Honduras, Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent, and Trinidad, letters are accepted for express delivery in the® United Kingdom, the full fee of 6d. being collected from the® addressee ; but if express delivery is required to be made from the G.P.O. or from the head district office in London at an address outside the ordinary delivery of such office, or beyond a distance of one mile from the local post office in the provinces, the charge is 6d. per mile. Parcels from the same places will be delivered express in the United Kingdom within the usual limits of ordinary parcel delivery for a special fee of 6d. prepaid. A “ Cash or Delivery ” or C.O.D. postal service recently established betweer the principal islands and...”
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“...THE BERMUDAS 51 On the north side of the square stands the Public (Buildings erected in 1839, which contain the Council {Chamber and usual Government offices. On the south {side is a Cenotaph, unveiled on May 6, 1925, to the i memory of Bermudians who fell in the Great War, 11914-1918. It is a replica of Sir Edward Lutyenses masterpiece in Whitehall, London. Behind the Public Buildings stand the Post Office ■open daily—'Sundays and holidays excepted—from |8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in summer and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in {winter), and the Sessions House, erected in 1817, the upper part of which is devoted to the House of Assembly rand the lower to the Courts of Justice. The Clock Tower, now lighted by electricity, was erected to com- memorate Queen Victoria’s first Jubilee in 1887, the work being completed in 1893. F Passing from the wharves up Burnaby Street, the first cross-road is Reid Street, so-called after Governor Reid, in which are situated the Masonic Hall and the...”
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“...BARBADOS tariff for boats is : from the wharf to any vessel is. a passenger • with one^or two passengers and return including a wait of a quarter of an hour, is. 8d. each, or for half an hour 2s. Between sunset and sunrise the boatmen are entitled to charge double On ^ys the arrival and departure of passenger steamers tne boats, many of which are named after celebrities, are in great demand. Motor-cars and carriages are obtainable in Bridgetown from several garages, including those of Messrs. Burton and Co. Pinfold Street, W. W. Watkins, George Street, and Johnson’s Stables and Garage, Coleridge Street. Motors can be hired by °r ,day t°,carry four or six passengers. They can also be obtained from Chelsea Garage, Ltd., Ward and Co., Coleridge Street, and others. The usual charge for motor-cars is at the rate ot is. per mile for 4-seater cars and is. 3d. a mile for 6-seaters. Un arrival of tourist steamers arrangements can be made for c°?tmg *'°?1 *3 to $4 a passenger...”
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“...p 84 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES rejoicings. The statue was decorated with flowers by! day and illuminated at night, and the populace celebrated ! the event in a suitable manner. The Public Buildings, which form an imposing group I in Trafalgar Square, are substantially built of coral rock! hewn locally, the style being a modification of the Italian» Renaissance, the open arcades having Gothic instead of | the usual rounded arches. They were erected from the I designs of Mr. J. F. Bourne, Superintendent of Public I Works, and opened in 1874. In the western wing, which! is divided from the eastern by a drive studded with palmjj and other tropical trees, are shown the Council and I Assembly chambers. The latter have stained glass! lunette windows, containing portraits of the sovereigns of England from James I—during whose reign Barbados1! was first settled {see page 76)—-to Victoria. In the! Lobby there are paintings of the Hon. A. J. Pile and the| Hon. T...”
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“... extending across the «mouth of a sheet of water known as the Lagoon, then la lake of brackish water but now an arm of the sea «that the original French settlement, Port Louis, stood I,see Pago 161). On the lower hills round the Carenage jis a chain of forts—dismantled for many years, but Hooking still very menacing. Beyond them rise moun- ftains to a height of from two to three thousand feet, while in the foreground the deep blue of the water, dotted jwith the trim little white sloops which ply to St. Vincent land the Grenadines, completes a charming picture. [ 0n November 18th, 1867, a very remarkable oc- fcurrence took place in the Carenage. Between 5 and i.20 p.m. the water suddenly subsided about 5 feet, expos- ing a reef, and the water over the “ Green Hole,” a spot Between the Spout, the old watering-place for ships, ind the opposite shore on the north, began to bubble furiously and to emit sulphurous fumes. The sea then lose 4 feet above its usual level and rushed up...”
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“... scene we had witnessed, and covered with the still thickly falling grey dust. . . . The awful scene was again renewed yesterday (Thursday, the 8th) and again to-day. At about 8 a.m. the volcano shot out an immense volume of material which was carried in a cloud over Georgetown and its neighbourhood, causing not only great alarm, but compelling the people by families to seek shelter in other districts. The ashes from the volcano were carried by an upper current of air over a hundred miles and fell profusely over Barbados, where they caused much astonishment. A similar phenomenon was witnessed during the former great eruption in May, 1812, when the ashes were called by the Barbadians “ May Dust.” The earliest recorded eruption of the Soufrière was in 1715. For the relief of the sufferers in 1902, a Mansion House Fund was opened and £65,76910s. 10d. collected, which was supple- mented by contributions from the neighbouring colonies and other parts of the Empire. The usual...”
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“.... Nevis forms part of the Presidency of St. Christopher and Nevis, which also includes the island of Anguilla. These islands were united by a Federal Act of the Leeward Islands Legislature in 1882. Magistrate Mr. A. C. K. Tibbits. ACCOMMODATION. Charlestown. The Bath House Hotel is recommended. Board and lodging, 12s. 6d. per day, including use of the baths (see opposite page). Special terms can be quoted for families or for a lengthened stay out of season. Branchdeane House. Board and lodging, 10s. per day. Mrs. Daniell’s Boarding House. Board and lodging, 8s. i,d. per day. COMMUNICATIONS. Nevis can also be reached from St. Kitts by motor-launch which plies daily. The boat fare from steamers to the shore is is. per passenger. Motor-cars can be hired from the garages of J. A. Maloney and F. Henville. No fixed tariff is adhered to, but is. 6d. per mile is the usual fare for cars. For the drive round the island,'a distance of 20 miles, £1 ios. is the usual fare; but for...”
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“... Senior Military Officer, Colonial Secretary, Attorney-General, Director of Public Works, and Collector- General, and such other persons, not exceeding ten in number, as his Majesty may from time to time appoint, or as the Governor may from time to time provisionally appoint, and fourteen persons elected by the people, one for each parish. The elected members have the control in financial matters. The Council is dissolved at the end of five years from the last preceding general election, if it has not been previously dissolved. There is also a Privy Council, with the usual powers and functions of an Executive Council. Governor of Jamaica Sir Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G. ACCOMMODATION. Jamaica has hotels and boarding-houses to suit every purse. The figures given below are the minimum rates for board and lodging per day. Special terms are usually quoted for a long stay....”
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“.... Motor-cars and cabs can be hired in San Juan, Ponce, and Mayagüez. There is no fixed tariff and a bargain should be made before hiring. Visitors to San Juan should patronise the Porto Jiico Blue Line, Inc., an American company whose cars are good and drivers efficient and reliable. The usual charge for the drive to Coaino Springs and back {see below) is {42 for a seven- passenger car. San Juan has a service of electric cdrs which also run to the suburbs of Santurce and Rio Piedras. Ponce also has an electric car service. CONSTITUTION. A Bill—commonly known as the " Foraker Bill ”—providing for a civil government for Porto Rico was introduced into the fifty-sixth Congress of the United States and was passed and assented to by the President on April 12th, 1900. Under this Act civil government was established and came into effect on May 1st, 1900, The Governor is appointed by the President of the United States and holds office for four...”
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“... name to Espagnola, or Little Spain, which was latinised to Hispaniola. Adventurers from Europe, attracted by the usual tales of gold, flocked to the island, and after thirty years the natives, whom they cruelly maltreated, were crushed out of existence. In 1505 negroes were first introduced into the island, and by royal edict, in the year 1517, the importation of 4,000 negroes a year was authorised. In 1630 a mixed colony of French and English, who had been driven out of St. Kitts, and had established themselves at Tortuga, where they became formidable under the name of Buccaneers, settled in Haiti, and in 1697 the part of the island which they held was ceded by the Treaty of Ryswick to France....”
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“...422 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES A service (2nd class) is also maintained between Pedro Miguel Junction and Bas Obispo, calling at Paraiso, Culebra, Empire, and Las Cascadas. (lime, 35 minutes.) A " shuttle ” train plies at regular intervals between Third Street, Colon, and Gatun, calling at the following stations : Fifth Street, Passenger Station (Colon), Commissary (Cristobal), Shops (Cristobal), Mount Hope, Mindi, New Gatun, and Gatun. (Time, 25 minutes.) SPORTS. Motoring, swimming, boating, hunting, fishing, riding, dancing, golf, baseball, visiting the Canal and historic spots, the theatre, horse-racing, bull-fighting, boxing, tennis, and participation in the native fiestas are among the most usual diversions. The presence of large Army and Navy forces adds to the social gaiety of life. CLUBS. The Strangers’ Club at Colon welcomes visitors. At Cristobal, the American settlement, there is a Y.M.C.A. which also shows hospitality to visitors. SIGHTS. Colon...”