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Chatty Side of the News

... of 250 Naval cadets on a spring training cruise in the cruiser Devonshire. In a quiet anchorage among the Vir%n Islands, West Indies, used first by buccaneers, the cadets will hold their regatta, go through their boat drill, and have classes. For the few ...

Published: Monday 16 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 345 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

eesee-The e Chatty Side of the News

... Wolfe captured Quebec, and at sea the French were beaten by Howe at Quiberon and by Boscawen at Lagos. Guadalupe, in the West Indies, was taken By Britain, and in India the Dutch lost Surat. POLITICAL NICKNAME Controversy over the * Liberal- Conservative” ...

Published: Wednesday 25 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 513 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A Honduras Comment On Visit By Princess

... spite of what those around * her may tell her, the moment she sights British Honduras she can be certain she has left the West Indies in their entirety behind her, The moment she lands in British Honduras she will be set- ting foot in Central America. “Let ...

Published: Monday 30 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 187 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

‘One of Aviation’s Funniest Efforts — Speeding the Airways on

... everyone still calls, and will go on calling, the Dutch East Indies, and across the Atlantic by South America to the Dutch West Indies (Curacoa, ete). They say that plum stones are much better than agricot stones. When powdered they are more suave and even ...

Published: Tuesday 31 January 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 495 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

COLOURED WRESTLERS FINE DISPLAY

... Leeds, only after an extremely hard struggle against their supple, coloured opponents, John Grant and Kwango, both of the West Indies, in a two-a-side wrestling tag match at the Eldorado Stadium. Leith, last night. Very much against the run of matters, the ...

Published: Tuesday 14 February 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 290 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Jottings on Sport

... Langholm to-morrow owing to a cuge tie, and Moresby, anotget Cumberland team, will fill the breach. George Headley, the West Indies Test cricketer, has signed a contract to play for Bacup Club in the Lancashire League this summer. Corstorphine Cricket ...

Published: Friday 17 February 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 339 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

' ITEMS FROM ABROAD , The Princesses’ Fireworks Brought Out A Crowd

... * 5 Installation. — Princess Alice Countess of Athlone was installed as Chancellor of the new University Colle%e of the West Indies at Mona, near Kingston, Jamaica. The Vice- Chancellors of London, Birmingham, St Andrev\(s. and Macgill (Canada) Universities ...

Published: Friday 17 February 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 396 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

The ‘N

... The ‘N * CLUES ACROSS 2—Feeling inclined to put up a highsball? (5) Y 2 Yes” .sag the German to Virginia, “it’s in the - West Indies.” (4) 6—Placing in a hole (or trying to!) (7) ‘B--{?)de.a Red Indian inside. 10—Examiner, (6) 12—Madid with a large head ...

Published: Wednesday 22 February 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 96 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FOUR-NATION NAVAL EXERCISES

... States exercises will be grried on-at the same time in the uantanamo Bay.—Reuter. 7 The Commander -in - Chief, America and West Indies Squadron (Vice-Admiral R. V. Symonds- Taylor), flying his flag in H.M.S. Glas&ow, will command the British and Canadian ...

Published: Wednesday 22 February 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 142 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

W. INDIES CHOOSE THREE FAST ~ BOWLERS

... against England in 1948. Jones (32) was troubled by injury duringl the M.C.C.’s 1948 tour of the West Indies, but, with 17 wickets, was the most successful West Indies*bowler in the Test series in India_ last year. Pierre. the Trinidad fast bowler, will be makiné ...

Published: Thursday 23 February 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 226 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NEW DOMINION IN WEST INDIES IS PROPOSED

... NEW DOMINION IN WEST INDIES IS PROPOSED The eventual emergence of a new British Dominion in the West Indies is foreseen in a report published by the Colonial Office to-day. The linking of all the West Indian colonies in a- “ British Caribbean Federation ...

Published: Friday 10 March 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 123 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SIGNIFICANT –

... legislative bodies of the colonies concerned. The Secretary for the Colonies, Mr James Griffiths, has sent a message to the West Indies congratulating the committee on the report. p Uy, v “I recommend the report to the West Indian legislatures for serious ...

Published: Friday 10 March 1950
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 101 | Page: 5 | Tags: none