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Tourists' Department.

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The visitor to the Isthmus ordinarily loses much time and patience in being compelled to make inquiries at nearly every turn, and in finding out for himself the things he should be able to post up on beforehand. It is the aim of the Pilot and Guide to afford tourists and travelers a certain amount of general information of this nature as will tend to make their visit a more thorough and pleasant one. The Isthmian quarantine regulations are very Quarantine. strict and must be complied with to the letter. Incoming vessels must fly a yellow flag (Q) at the fore and await quarantine inspection at the anchorage designated. The flag must not be lowered until pratique is granted by the quarantine officer. The captain of such vessel must not allow any boat or other craft, except that of the officers of the port, to approach within 200 meters, or allow anything to leave the vessel. Vessels however, arriving at the ports of Colon and Cristobal are allowed, at the discretion of the Quarantine Officer, to come alongside the wharf for inspection except when they have sickness on board, or are from ports infected with quarantinable diseases, unless they have proper certificates showing that they have not lain at an anchorage exposing such vessel to infection. Vessels arriving at night must anchor in the bay and not come to the wharf for inspection before daylight.

Bills of
Health.

Vessels entering the ports of Ancon, or Cristobal from any foreign port where there is a United States consular officer must present a bill of health of the same character and form as is l'e

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LARGE ASSORTMENT

FINE LINE of PANAMA HATS.

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D. FORERO.

No. 34, BOTTLE ALLEY, COLON, R. P.

Importer of the Celebrated COLOMBIAN CIGARS Made from
the High Grade Tobaccos of Ambalema and Santander.

A TREAT TO ALL LOVERS OF THE WEED.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

CALL FOR GUAVA VELEZ-A DELICIOUS CONFECTION

quired of vessels entering the ports of the United States from foreign ports. Such vessels having entered or called at an intermediate port must also present a supplemental bill of health. The penalty for non-observance of this regulation is a fine of not to exceed $500, the amount to be fixed by the courts.

Yellow
Fever.

Passengers on vessels coming from ports infected or suspected of being infected with yellow fever will be handled as follows: If immune, and so certified, they will be admitted without restrictions. Others will be held in observation to complete six full days from date of last exposure to infection. Vessels arriving with cases of yellow fever aboard will be treated in accordance with the source of infection. If not contracted on board, they will be disinfected and may be given pratique at once, otherwise, the vessel will be disinfected and the personnel held under observation six full days after completion of disinfection.

All passengers must present satisfactory eviVaccination. dence of protection from small-pox, either by previous attack, or by vaccination. If the vaccination is not sufficiently recent, it will be necessary to be vaccinated again. Some of the inward bound steamers, notably the

Panama Railroad, boats afford an opportunity to passengers to be vaccinated before landing.

Plague

Passengers from plague-infected ports must furnish a certificate from medical officers attached

Ports. to the U. S. Consulate at port of departure, if such an officer is on duty, stating the locality in which the person has resided, and whether in the opinion of the medical officer such locality or house is presumably afflicted with plague. This certificate must be presented to the quarantine officer on inspection and will be weighed as evidence as to whether further observation of passenger is advisable or necessary. If the certificate of the passenger shows that he has not resided in a badly plague-infected environment for five days immediately preceding embarkation, he will not be detained under observation for a longer period than to complete five days from date of departure. Such passengers as have resided in a badly plagueinfected environment may be detained under observation. for a sufficient period to complete seven days, or even ten days from date of departure. Passengers in transit who can embark at once in continuing their journey, will be allowed to land and proceed even if the five days have not been completed, provided however, that such passenger has been certified by the medical officer as not having resided in an infected environment, and the provision regarding baggage has been complied with. Baggage of passengers must be passed, or disinfected, if in the opinion of the medical officer such treatment is necessary, and be labeled at port of departure. The crew of the vessel will be detained on board to complete at least five days, or longer, if deemed necessary. These regulations only apply to vessels which have not had sickness suspicious of plague on board at port of departure, during the voyage, or on arrival, and that have not had a suspicious mortality among rats on board. Ships infected with plague, or suspicious of being infected will be treated in accordance with existing quarantine regulations. Grain, bran, and bird

WHEN PLANNING FOR AN EX

CURSION TRIP ON THE WATER

DON'T FAIL TO CONFER WITH

Pinel Bros,

AGENTS FOR "LA NAVEGACION NACIONAL".

Only Firm Catering to Excursion Business on the Isthmus.

Steamers in service: David, Veraguas, Los Santos, Boyacá, Coclé Gasoline
Tow Boat: Zapador. Gasoline Launches: Aurora, Independencia, Cam-
po Serrano Princesa.
Office No. 111 North Ave., Panama, R. P.

seeds shipped from ports infected with plague should not be received as cargo, and will not be allowed to be landed at the ports of Panama, or the Canal Zone.

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(Decree No. 37 of the Republic of Panama,) Undesirable dated March 17, 1906, provides that Persons. foreigner will be allowed to land unless he has in his possession a sum of money of not less than $15.00. This provision does not apply to laborers contracted for by the Isthmian Canal Commission. Foreigners will not be admitted to the Isthmus who are incapable of earning a livelihood by manual labor, unless they can show that they have other means of providing for themselves. Navigation companies bringing such immigrants will be compelled to return them at their own expense, and if clandestinely introduced, will be fined from one hundred to five hundred dollars.

The term "transit passenger" applies to persons Transit who stop on the Isthmus for a short period of Passengers. time and proceed to their destination at an early date. The regulations governing immigration to the Canal Zone will apply to passengers claiming to be in transit. All persons claiming to be in transit, found to be included in the prohibited classes as specified in the immigration regulations, or in such physical or financial condition as to render them liable to become a public charge

THE O, K, HOTEL

R. S. BRADY, Manager.
GATUN, CANAL ZONE.

BEST PLACE IN THE CITY TO GET A SQUARE MEAL. Select Stock of Wines, Liquors and Cigars Constantly on Hand. DONT FAIL TO GIVE US A CALL WHEN IN GATUN.

on the Governments of the Republic of Panama or the Canal Zone, will not be allowed to land until they satisfy the officers that they can reach their destination in accordance with the laws of the country to which they are going, and that they are financially able to do so. Persons falling under the provisions of the foregoing will be required to proceed to their destination by the first available transportation. Any persons of the prohibited class who are unable to reach their destination, and who would thereby become residents of the Isthmus, will not be allowed to land until a satisfactory guarantee is given by the steamship company that said person, or persons, will not become residents of the Isthmus, or a public charge in Panama, or the Canal Zone, and if said guarantee proves ineffective, within the meaning of these regulations, such persons must be deported at the expense of the steamship. company that brought them, even though they have been allowed to land. Steamship companies bringing such persons, and refusing to furnish a guarantee, will be required to maintain them on board, and to deport same at their own expense.

Prohibited
Classes.

The letter of instructions from President Roosevelt, issued May 9, 1904, provides that the Commission shall have power to exclude from time to time from the Canal Zone, and other places on the Isthmus over which the United States has jurisdiction, persons of the following classes who were not actually domi

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