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THE ROMANCE OK THE WEST INDIES

... European civilisation,” As the glnrions pageant of the past unrolls before us, it is in truth easy to perceive that the Caribbean is one of the strongest links in the world chain. Mostof the islandswerediseoveredand named by Columbus. The Mother Colony ...

Published: Tuesday 05 May 1908
Newspaper: Inverness Courier
County: Inverness-shire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 665 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE POWER OF THE WIND

... South America sinks from lfft. to 20ft., causing ships lying at anchor to ground. The Trade Winds force the waters of the Caribbean Sen into the Gulf of Mexico. and raise the latter to a height of more than Mt. above the sea leveL ...

Published: Friday 29 May 1908
Newspaper: Mid-Lothian Journal
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 155 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE POWER OF THE WIND

... South America sinks from 121 t. to tOft., causing ships lying at anchor to ground. The Trade Winds force the waters of the Caribbean Sea into the Gulf of Mexico. and raise the latter to s height of more than Mt. above the see level. ...

Published: Friday 29 May 1908
Newspaper: Musselburgh News
County: East Lothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 156 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

2 • • AURI SAC 1-: A FA M ES

... csptnred it in It is the largest of the British West Indies, and next to Cubs and H•yyti tha largest of all the islands in the Caribbean. So mountainous is it that when Columbus was asked by Queen Isabelle deecribe its features, he task a piece of pawr in his ...

Published: Thursday 28 May 1908
Newspaper: Dalkeith Advertiser
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 573 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LITERARY EXTRACTS

... Jamaica, and the old MERCHANTS OF THE TRONGATE in Glasgow must often have made bonnie penny in the ventures in.tjae golden Caribbean. But to-day everything is changed, and comparatively few indeed are the young Scotsmen who make their way to Jamaica s beautiful ...

Published: Friday 08 May 1908
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 754 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

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... in 1655 It is the largest of the British West Indies, and next to Cuba and Hayti tlie largest of all the islands in the Caribbean. S ...

Published: Friday 15 May 1908
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2090 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SMALLPDX HOSPITAL FOR FIFE.—The MOMhers of Kirkcaldy District Committee of Fife County Council have had under ..

... Before he died, however, he told the lad the story of a meat treasure he had buried in one of the many islands which stud the Caribbean sea and, what was more to the point, gave into his custody papers indicating the precise spot where the gold was to be found ...

Published: Friday 29 May 1908
Newspaper: East of Fife Record
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1097 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

IMPORTANT TO MOTRIMS

... he died, however, he told the lad the story of a great treasure he had buried in one of the many islands which stud the Caribbean Sea Land, what was more to the point, gave into his custody papers indicating the t where e tb t it e g irorm wa a s ti to ...

Published: Saturday 30 May 1908
Newspaper: Banffshire Herald
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3760 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Hollies, which the Professor had purchased on retiring from a more active life to one study and research. Miss ..

... ever frightened ** Yes; I have been badly scared several times. first real fright was off the island of Demerara, in the Caribbean Sea. I was employed raise the cargo of a sunken vessel, and worked for four weeks on the job. When called upon to accept ...

Published: Friday 29 May 1908
Newspaper: Linlithgowshire Gazette
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4376 | Page: 2 | Tags: none