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INCORPORATING   THE ROYAL  GAZETTE (Established  1828)  and THE  BERMUDA COLONIST (Established 1866)
VOL. No. 5 105
HAMILTON, BERMUDA! SATURDAY APRIL 25,  1925.
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heavy demamjl. To-day's issue is
again a large one but it is impossible
to guarantee copies except to regular subscribers.
THE LILY INDUSTRY.
In view of the importance of our
Lily industry we believe the article
on the subject in another column
will be found tnterescing. It was
sent to us by our Washington correspondent by the Air Mail and is,
we, believe, taken from the Washington Star.
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U.S. DIRIGIBLE SAFELY HOME.
We learn that the United States
dirigible Los Angeles arrived safely at Lakehurst, N.J., yesterday
morning.
She was released from the mooring ship, the TJ.S.S. Patoka, on
Thursday morning at 9.40, after
which she made a flight over the
Island before heading northwest
for home.
At 5.30 a.m. yesterday, 75th meridian time, she was waiting over
Lakehurst to begin manoeuvres
for entering her hangar, and about
6.20 she was housed.
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EXAMINATION   MUSIC.
We beg to remind teachers and
performers that we have on hand
a quantity of music prepared for
the Associated Board for examination purposes. This musie must
be returned shortly and no other of
a suitable character will be available until next year. Apart from the
examinations the collections are
most valuable and appropriate for
performance and, being bound in
volumes containing much variety in style, will be found reasonable in price. We also have
copies of theory papers which
should ba of use for future examinations.
MEMORIAM
COOFBB
In affectionate remembrance of
my dear husband Will, Who
passed away at King Edward's
Memorial   Hospital   April   26th,
1924.
From     his     loving    wife     and
daughter.
Tho'  death divide,
fond memory clings.
5271 *s.  .
IN  MEMORIAM
COOPER
In never-failing memory
of my chum
William George Cooper
who passed away
26th April, 1924
"ONE OF THE BEST"
From
Mr,A.Philips, Portsmouth
5259«S.	
A very welcome addition to local
entertainers is the concert party
from H.M.S. Oalcutta, who gave
two performances in the Colonial
Opera House, Hamilton, this week.
Their programme was original,
diversified, and the majority ofthe
party have fine voices.
The principal fly in the ointment
was the short notice given of the
two concerts, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, for in the multiplicity of engagements this week people had no time to book seats.   We
sincerely hope that Lieut. Swinley,
R. N., the producer, will not be
discouraged by the poor reception
of his first efforts, especially as be
has the knowledge that he can put
on programmes that are attractive.
Usually  the  programme  of an
English party is so full of topical
songs dealing with matters in the
Old Country, that the humour of
them goes right over the heads of
the audience; but here, while the
songs were topical, they could be
appreciated by all.
Part 1, the old time sailors enjoying liberty leave in the parlour
of "The Anchor Inn," is capital,
and one regretted when this part
of the programme came to an end. •
But we liked Mr. Swinley in "The
Understudy." He was clever, and
amusing, and we hope to see more
of    him.
Throughout he is backed up by
a very able cast, and if they come
again, and give prospective audiences longer notices of their intention to do so, we believe that they
will meet with success and become
even more popular than the Curlew
Cyclones.
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
The Fort Victoria arrived in
Hamilton shortly before nine
o'clock yesterday morning She
brought 194 passengers Ttie Fort
Victoria sails for return at tne Usual
hour this morning with 364 passengers.
* *   *
Those on the Fort Victoria had
the opportunity of seeing the air-
snip "Los Angeles" as she passed
the vessel at 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Tne Los Angeles
left Bermuda at ten o'clock in the
morning, and, as she passed the
"Victoria",    was    sailing    against
a strong breeze.
* *   *
The busses and carriages did a
brisk business on Thursday afternoon in conveying visitors to and
from the exhibition. Whoever was
responsible for providing the use
of the Corporation's motor sprinkler from East Broadway to the junction with the Paget road, is deserving of tne thanks of the travelling public.
* *   *
By the time the next exhibition,
comes round, we shall probably
have the railway, with lines from
Hamilton, St. George's, and
Sandys conveying at this point,
to bring visitors from every part
of the island. When this is accomplished, the grounds of the exhibition will have to be enlarged
to accommodate the increased
number of visitors. (You're optimistic.—(Editor).
* #   *
The "Los Angeles" arrived at
Lakehurst Naval Air Station at 5.30
a.m.  on Friday morning,  having
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AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION
GOOD  ATTENDANCE
ON THIRD DAY.
PERSONAL.
THEY SAY.
Interest well sustained Throughout
The Annaul Colonial Agricultural
Exhibition came to a conclusion
yesterday, having been open sines
Wednesday, and the consensus of
opinion was that this year's function was a great improvement upon
predecessors with room for betterment in the future.
On the first day the attendance
was about 1,500; on Thursday, the
school children's day, there were
fully 6,000 people who passed the
turnstiles, and the number may
have been larger. Yesterday, the
weather took a turn for the worse,
rain clouds gathering up about
midday and undoubtedly prevent*
ing many people from going to ths
exhibition.
Comparing the exhibition as a
whole with previous efforts, there
was not much to cavil at. Each year
sees this and that done for the betterment of the exhibitors and their
exhibits and the general public
who view them. But one or two matters remain which must be attended to, for it has to be ramem-
bered that this exhibition is not
in the nature of a fleeting show, it
is an annual affair, in which the
Whole Colony is, or should be, interested.
Beginning at the office, it would
be as well if a general notice board
were put outside so that if any
enquiries were made for particular
people the information could be
posted on the board. This would
save the time of the office staff,
for throughout each day the telephone is ringing with enquiries
for so and so. There should also
be on duty each day a staff of people
who would give general information, and in this waythe workof the
information office would be relieved.
Hut tc ; _ r.s fct. general layout
of U-e grounds anr' L'-e different
exhibits are concerned, Dicre is not
much cause for conplt.int. All sections have been attended to, save
t.ose of the cattle, the floral and
vegetable section, and boott-s rent
but if funds permit it would be
nicer, and more comfortable for
all concerned, if permanent buildings were erected.
The refreshment stalls should be
placed along the side of the roads,
thus covering the entrances from
the south and the west.
It has been a matter of comment
that only two tradesmen in the
Whole Colony were sportsmen
enough to rent space for advertising booths. The question has since
been raised if it would not pay the
Department to erect thestalls and
rent them—if so, these stalls
should back on to the Berry
Hill entrance, north and south.
But on the whole, there is little
cause for complaint, and in this
connection many congratulations
are due to Mr. E. A. McCallan and
his staff. They have been assisted by a large band of voluntary
workers, some of whom have made
sacrifices in order to be on the job.
Space forbids the publication of the
entire list of names, but the fact
remains that they, realising the
worth of the exhibition, have given
of their best to make the whole
thing a success.
During yesterday, the Director
of Agriculture was making the
rounds of the exhibits with a view
to selecting the best for display at
Wembley. Here an effort will be
made to have on view a very representative number of exhibits
from the school children, and the
names of those whose exhibits
were selected will be published in
due course.
On Thursday afternoon the feature of the afternoon programme
was the driving class for both gentlemen and ladies. There were a
laree number of entries in the
trentlemen's class and the crowd
.athered round the judeine rine
were highly amused with the .f forts
of the contestants t > drivs between
two posts, in sets scatterei at in
I
l tervals   in   tha   rim,   thai
posts
ed for advertising purposes, but we I wera a litde over six feet apart and
believe these matters will be attended in due course.
Better provision for the cattle
has already been commented upon, and next year it is hoped that
provision will be made for the floral
section and for the various refreshment stalls.
The flowers, plants, and fruits
have been housed hitherto in tents,
not at alt appreciated by the nervous steeds who were expected to
pass between them without allowing the carriage wheels to touch.
It was discouraging to pass through
safely up to the last set and then
knock down one of the guards, this
was done repeatedly and this num-
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We regret to leam that Miss
Hamlin, who has been a guest at
Government House for the last few
weeks, was taken ill early yesterday morning and it was found necessary to take her to the hospital
where a serious operation was performed Miss Hamlin is making
satisfactory progress and Mrs.
Hamlin : is expected to arrive on
Sfonr'ay morning.
* *   *
Mrs. C. Essery Barnard and Miss
Furbank, who have spent the winter at Weeholme, Pembroke, have
issued invitations for an "At Home"
this cfternoon which will enable
them to see all their friends before they leave Bermuda as they will
do shortly. They have been very
popular members of our winter
colony and have dispensed much
pleasant Lospitality in their small
but charming residence.
* *   -**
Miss Mina Aulick of New York arrived yesterday morning on the
Fort Victoria. Miss Aulick will join
Kiss Oella Houston at Bellvue,
Paget, for a week's vacation. This
is her first visit to the Islands.
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.Mr. Samuel Theobald and Mrs.
Elizabeth Sturtevant Theobald veho
have been esteemed __._ab.rs of
the artists' colony this winter leave
this morning for their home on
Staten Island, N.Y., where they
will stay for the summer. During
the winter they have produced
many excellent paintings and their
exhibit at the Bermudiana for the
past three months has given many
visitors and residents a great deal
of genuine pleasure. Marked respect for values and a sincere regard for what nature provides for
inspiration are characteristic of
their work. Mr. and Mrs. Theobald by their charm and goodfel-
lowship have won many friends not
only among the artists but among
the permanent residents of the
community. They will find a
hearty welcome awaiting their return next year.
* #   *
Mr. Amery Matthews is a passenger this morning by the "Araguaya". He has been here for th"
past season and is one of our be -•
known and most frequent visitors.
* *   *
We are glad to hear that there is
every prospect of the return next
season of Sir Frederick and Lady
Frazer who, with their son, have
occupied "Stancombe," Paj^t,
Since December. Sir Frederick
has grer.Uy improved in health dur-
That the Exhibition leaves one
wondering how it can be improved
next year.
* *   *
That the crowd on Thursday
thoroughly enjoyed the day.
*       *       *
That May 25 will be celebrated
at Shelley Bay.
* *   *
That the Off-Season Race Meeting will be held that day.
# *       4
That the Princess closes her doors
and the season to-day.
* *   *
That she will start next season
very early.
* *        *
That the fishermen had better
study the Fishery Bye Laws.
* *   *
That the Calcutta Concert Party
gave splendid shows and deserved
bigger houses.
* *   *
That it doesn't pay not to advertise.
* *   *
That nevertheless they struck
a busy time which prevented many
being prasent.
* *   *
That soma of th? *
limply excellent.
tun's were
ing his
BERMUDA'S  EARTH
TREMOR.
Mr.  E
F.   D; rreil i
ir.-'   Miss  E.
Darreil %
: . passengers
on the Ara-
guaya ft
_ New York
•.fter a plea-
sant viy;
io Berirud
i amongst a
large f_.
r.ily circle.
Shock Lasting 45 Seconds Felt Yesterday— j
Emanates From the Westward*
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Yesterday afternoon, a goodly
portion of Bermuda was greatly
disturbed by an earthquake tremor. People im the City of Hamilton ascribed it at first to the municipal water cart or motor lorry,
those resident outside the limits
put it down to the noise created
by visitors returning home from
the Agricultural Exhibition, and
the more superstitious thought it
must have been the stock in the
Los Angeles falling below par with
a thud!
Whatever   these   surmises   may
have been, at 12 minutes to 3 a
very distinct tremor was felt, travelling from the westward, and it
lasted for about 45 secods, some
gave it shorter than that.
These are the local reports:—
"Stores and habitations on Reid
Street were considerably surprised
| yesterday afternoon at 2-9» when
j houses began to rock. The baildlng
of the R.G. & CD. was distinctly
shaken by what must be taken for
decided  symptoms  of   an   earthquake, although they did not last
for more than two and a. half seconds.   But that was sufficient to
bring many business men to their
doors in an effort to find out whether other houses had also felt th
tremors.   While Bermuda does not
claim to be in the earthquake belt
I
t
\
  |
Later: Reports from Prospect f
confirm the earth tremor, our informant stating that it lasted fifteen seconds there and that several objects in the houses were
displaced and fell to the floor.
However, the beauty about an
earthquake is that before it has
sufficiently registered itself on
the inhabitants it has gone far
into another part of the globe. Bermuda need not give itself any worry over the probabilities of serious
quakes as only slight tremors are
liable to visit the Islands in the
course of time."
"Still later: Reports coming in
from St. George's confirm the
quake's visit to Bermuda. Pieces
of chimney fell from the Meyer's
office and bottles rattled on the
shelves. From t»he neighbourhood
of the South Shore Hotel the tremor
was felt most decidedly and caused
a great deal of fear in the minds
of the more timid. Persons familiar
With conditions in the locality
of Trinidad say that yesterday was
'earthquake   weather.*"
Mr. O. McNeill of the Royal Mail
Office. Freight Department, New
York, Mr. R. M. Sanderson and Mr.
Fisher who are constantly in Bermuda in connection with Royal
Mail business are   pasengers this
morning for New York.
* •*■   *   *
Miss N. M. Cowles, of Boston,
Mass; is a passenger on the S.S.
Araguaya   this      morning.      Miss
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STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.
S.S. Fort Victoria leaves for New
York   this   morning.
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S.S. Araguaya sails for New York
this morning.
*****
S.S. Teviot left Halifax yesterday
and is due here on Tuesday, to sail
for West Indies on Wednesday.
* *   *
S.S. Fort St. George leaves New
York *9-day, arrives here on Monday, and sails for return on Tuesday.
As a matter of faef, few houses
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and 1 p.m.  or  between 5 and  6
p.m.
5255tf.S.m.  	
rattled, and articles on  a   tabl
might  have been slightly rocky,
but there matters ended.
 .—- A*3 soon as ■*• tremor passed,
yet*tt te quite possible that one of ) there was an immediate rush to
i the recently reported quakes baa
not cooled off. Continued on post 10
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That next week wili be Rifle Week.
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That some enterprising person
should run busses at a popular
price.
* *   *
That there would be plenty of
patronage.
* *   *
That the Competition for the
Hamilton Cup is very keen.
* *   *
That debates in the House prove
that sites may be chosen but few
are called.
* *   *
That after years of hush hush it
is strange tofindeveryone ready to
talk hard against a particular location.
* *   *
That too much talk has replaced
too much silenea.
* *   *
That   the   Aquarium  looks  like
being an a-.eon plisbed fact  soon.
* *    *
That the Pembroke Marsh reclamation does not.
Tina p^-'-'aps the summer mos-
q_::o■•.*. \v;ii furnish energy and inspirit i m for r?form.
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FORMER ____IX»ENT
DIES   ABROAD.
Mr. Samuel Cecil Irvine, a former resident of Bermuda, ditd Tuesday April 14 at St. Luke's Hospital
Bethlehem, Penn. of heart disease.
He was 65 years of age.
Mr. Irvine was a veteran of both
the British and Canadian armies,
serving overseas during the World
War as quarter-master sergeant in
the Nova Scotia Highlanders. He
took part in the campaigns in the
Soudan and in South Africa and
for several years was stationed in
Bermuda. He left the army to go
into business in Hamilton and for
a time conducted a linen store.
After the death of his wife, whowas
Miss Emily Oldcroft, the daughter
of a British warrant officer in Bermuda, he sold his business and removed to St. John, N. B. where for
several years he conducted a manufacturers' agency. At the outbreak of the war with Germany he
was one of the first to enlist, going
to Halifax to join the Canadian
Contingent. He took part in several of the most important engagements during the first years of the
war.
After   being   mustered   out   he
went to Boston and engaged in a
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