According to contemporary newspaper reports, Christmas Eve and the early hours of Christmas Day were marked by excessive noise, gunfire, squibs, crackers, and unruly behaviour described as licentious, riotous, and obscene.
The birth and legacy of Sir Frederick Gladstone Smith.
The Barbadian reports that the labourers at Locust Hall estate refused to work under the previous conditions of service.
A report is made that the island's hotels are full.