Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 74
... played by men in shop rooms , and the illegal Chinese gamb- ling game of Peako Peow is also played . This is similar to the American ' numbers ' game . The cinema is a focus of amusement for all classes . There is only one cinema in the ...
... played by men in shop rooms , and the illegal Chinese gamb- ling game of Peako Peow is also played . This is similar to the American ' numbers ' game . The cinema is a focus of amusement for all classes . There is only one cinema in the ...
Page 75
... played with a great banging of pieces on the table as moves are made . Dances in the Town Hall or Court House and ... playing football and hockey . The venture has proved quite popular , and other clubs are in the process of formation ...
... played with a great banging of pieces on the table as moves are made . Dances in the Town Hall or Court House and ... playing football and hockey . The venture has proved quite popular , and other clubs are in the process of formation ...
Page 132
... play when doing so . Games played by boys are varied and follow a seasonal pattern as in England . Cricket is perhaps the most popular . It is played with a dried branch of the coconut tree as a bat . Football is also played , and ...
... play when doing so . Games played by boys are varied and follow a seasonal pattern as in England . Cricket is perhaps the most popular . It is played with a dried branch of the coconut tree as a bat . Football is also played , and ...
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