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ABOTT THE BUCCANEERS

... the flesh of their prey a* food. This they did mean* of fire and amok*. The fle«h thus prepared was named bouoan.” from a Caribbean word, and ths dealers in article became known a« • In time many of the«e mm. along with sailor* various nations, took the ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1901
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 882 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

I, 1301. *

... I, 1301. the Caribbean, possessed a fine harbour anil fortifications, and was one of the most important coaling stations of the Empire. Trinidad was tho sole Colony that hod not only weathered the crisis, but bore no scar of it. About fIO.OOO —one-third ...

their fortime*. St. Lon*, key to the Caribbean, fire harhour aod forufications, and war one of tbe most ..

... their fortime*. St. Lon*, key to the Caribbean, fire harhour aod forufications, and war one of tbe most importani coaling station* tbe Empire. Trinidad was the sole colony that bad not only weathered the crisis, but bore of it. About 90.000—one-third ...

Published: Tuesday 19 March 1901
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 135 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BANKRUPTS, Etc

... kM*n-oti-Te«». UUrly Dar'.tswelately flvbmoscer. no* out of buiinevs. Thcroas Bbircs, Wakefield, stationer. WOOING OR PERU Caribbean Bteamsbip Compsnv (Limited 1 Liverpool Lifter Bro*. fLiroiledi, Mirfield Payne and Co. iLiraitedi. Mznrbetter. •• Steamship ...

NEWFOUNDLANDERS FOR THE ROYAL

... further batch of fifty men here for the Naval Reserve. The men will take part in the winter cruise of the Charybdis in the Caribbean Sea. Over two hundred men offered themselves for enlistment, but there was only room for fifty. MINERS’ PLAY DAYS. IMPORTANT ...

Published: Thursday 31 October 1901
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 282 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

The Labour Market

... per cent, of those of Mexico, and of those of the Central States not more than 35 per cent. The States bordering on the Caribbean Sea take about 25 per cent, of their imports from the United States, but as we recede from the Spanish Main the proportion ...

Published: Tuesday 05 November 1901
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 810 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

BRO-iPWOOP COMING HOME

... arrival of which is eagerly awaited the insurgents. That mysterious vessel is now believed to be near Maranta Island, in the Caribbean Sea. THE DANISH WEST INDIES. [From Our Own Correspondent.J Copenhagen, Saturday. The directorate of two important banks here ...

Published: Monday 30 December 1901
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 849 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE FUTURE OF JAMAICA

... this truth is now being recognised, and it is gratifying to observe that in the largest, oldest, and most important our Caribbean colonies some vigorous efforts are being put forth, deal with the varied difficulties the situation. During the yiaar there ...

Published: Saturday 01 March 1902
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 310 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

THE CITY DEVOURED BY FIRE

... is yet too early to say whether or not Bome other one of the picturesque arc of islands stretching from the Atlantic to Caribbean Sea may not have suffered annihilation, or a fate approaching annihilation, by the tremendous volcanic disturbance which ...

Published: Saturday 10 May 1902
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 433 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TOPICS OF THE DAY. St. Pierre Volcanic Catastrophe. events more profoundly impress the imagination the time of ..

... activity in modem times, the chly noteworthy exception being the long island chain which separates the Atlantic from the Caribbean Sea. Many, of the Lesser Antilles are characteristic volcanic islands, and the whole area corresponds in its physical features ...

Published: Saturday 10 May 1902
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 379 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ST. VINCENT'S PLIGHT

... great size, subsidence must follow. The Caribbean Islands are situated in a region where the earth's crust is extremely weak, as was demonstrated ages ago, when the Andean mountains broke down, and the Caribbean basin and the Gulf of Mexico were formed ...

Published: Wednesday 14 May 1902
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1821 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A Terrible Forecast

... that when it reaches a great size subsidence must follow. The science of geology has shown that the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Basin was formed in this manner, when the Andean Mountains broke down, and is notorious that the crust of the earth is extremely ...

Published: Thursday 15 May 1902
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 602 | Page: 4 | Tags: none