THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1934.
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Lines
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TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING. NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
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5.5.
From
Tenn | Hong Kond
About
1983. 6th Jan
10,000 13th Jan, 16.000 27th Jan. 3rd Feb. 6,000
*BANGALORE
4,000
NALDERA CORFU
*BHUTAN
17,000 10th Feb
RANPURA +BEHAR RAWALPINDI + SOUDAN COMORIN CHITRAL +*BURDWAN RANCHI CARTHAGE + SOMALI
6,000 17th Feb. 17,000 24th Feb. 0,800 3rd Mar,
15,000 10th Mar. 15.000 24th Mar.
6,000 31st Mar. 17,000 7th Apr. 15,000 21st Apr. 15,000 28th Apr.
5th May 16,000 18.000 19th May
6.000 28th May
NALDERA CORFU
+*BANGALORE
10,000 2nd Juns '17,000 18th June
MANTUA RAWALPINDI 1*BHUTAN
Destination.
Marseilles, Havre, Landes, Hamburg,
R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Harvre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. London. Bombay, Marseilles à Marseilles, Harvre, London, Hambar,
Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Marseilles &
Landon,
THE CHINA MAI,
Sailing for Russian: Post
AMERICA'S
INTEREST
IN CUBA
Many Reasons For Concern
| FAMOUS CAMPAIGN RECALLED
New York
At the turn of the century, when gentlewomen affected the hourglass fashion, the United States fought a war that cost $200,000,000): ($40,- 000,000 at par) produced a nasty scandal in the matter of army sup plies, and laid the ground-work for American activity in the recent Cuban crisis.
Losing a hundred dead on the field of battle, and 5,000 from sick- ness in the army camps, the United States freed the Cubans from Spain. The ensuing diplomatic negotiations resulted in the Platt Amendment, the shadow of which has been over
Havana since President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent Mr. Sumner Welles there some months ago na his Am- bassador.
The announced purpose of the United States in the Spanish- | American war was to pacify, strife- torn Cuba and set her free. When the war was over and the late General Leopard Wood was serving: a military governor, A' constitu- tional convention met in Havana Its purpose was to provide the in land with a government and pave
the way for the withdrawal of the American military. Also, it was to set forth its opinion of the rela- tionship which should "exist between
lion Harre, London, Hambur Cuba and the United States:
Rotterdam Antwerp & Hull Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamborg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles London. Marseilles & London.
Once the Cubans had expressed themselves on that point, General Wood said, the United States would "doubtless take such action on its |part as shall lead to a final and au- thoritative agreement between the
Bombay, Marseilles, Harve, London,
Hamburg Rotterdam Antwerp & people of both countrica, to the pro-
London motion of their common interests." Bombay, Marseilles Bombay. Mies & London. Bombay. Marseilles, Harve, London,
Hamburg. Rotterdam Antwerp Hull.
Bombay, Marcilles & London DO ---
Platt Amendment.
The final form of that action by the United States-which was taken before the Cubans had expressed themselves-was the Platt Amend-
Ambassador William C. Bulliti and daughter Anne. William C. Bullitt, first U. 8. Ambassador to the U. §. 8. H., umbark from New York for Moscow with ble daughter, Anne, to establish actually diplomatic relations brought about by President Rooser
recognition of the Soviet government
Goose-Murder At Tutz-
(Continued from Page 12.)
to the left. Damned dark this place
I was entrusted with more mes-was. Bit more to the right? Oh, sages for the Major and shown the my God, be quick be quick!A atable lamp......Light......Left. door........
Right. On top. Underneath. Here. "What's to do now?" asked the There. To the village. "Where did
we put the geese, Jim? Quick!" atable-boy.
Past the office. Telephone inside shrilling, shrieking, groaning, bal lowing. "Quick, Jim!"
5
"I'll tell you what's to do!, sald
6,000. 23rd June Bombay, Marseilles, Harve, Londen, ment, deriving its name from Sena-I in a rage. "The geese can go to
Hamburg, Rotterdam Antwerp &tor Platt of Connecticut, who pre-blazes Bull.
sented it, for Parliamentary reasons, KAISAR-I-HIND 12,000 30th June
as an Amendment to the Military Appropriations Bill for 1901-02.
-DO-
• Cargo only. + Calle Camblanca. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrns and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedivial Mail Steamship "To
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
Do ---
*SHIRALA SANTHIA TAKADA
SIRDHANA
TALMA
1921.
7th Jan. 8,000 8,000 20th Jan. 3rd Feb. 7,000 8,000 18th Feb. 10,000 4th Mat.
DO-
10,000. 18th Mar.
- DO DO
TILAWN
• Calls Fort Swettenham and Rangoon.
You come with me."
We searched together. The boy's They This time we did not even go hands sank to his sides. back to the farm, but crept secretly were here, surely, sir. Look, there's
still blood on the straw."
In due course the Amendment was round to the big barn. "There you I looked at him; he looked at me. [tucked on to the Cuban "constitution are! Stick the devils under the The boy hadn't stolen them.. He
und was included in a permanent treaty between Cuba and the United straw. Well under. That's right. was honest enough, I could see that. Ruefully he said: "Well, sir, that Thank God, rid of them at last!" Economic and strategical States.
"That's good," he said. "Now don't make it any easier for you. military considerations in the mala dictated the American policy enquire's lady thinks he has 'em, and Young aquire can be a bit hot-tem
pered-like sometimes," tablished in the Amendment, the he thinks squire's lady has 'em."
"Correct, my son,," said I, and Too true, too true! My heart principal provision of which is:
{fluttàred as I rang up. went on to the office. "The Government of Cuba con-
Towards evening the Major paid "Well?" sents that the United States may me a visit, and we talked of this
I made my confession: " and exercise the right to intervene for and that. "By the way," he said, now someone's gone and stolen the the preservation of Cuban indepen- dence, the maintenance of a Govern-es he turned to go, "the goose buni-geese." ment adequate for the protection of
B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for life, property, and individual liberty, 1st and 2nd class passengers.
ass in settled, I take it?"
"Yes, it's settled," said L
"Good," he said, and departed.
Shall I say "scream of rage"! All right, scream of rage. At any] rate, I put down the receiver ever |
and for discharging the obligations
It was really long past working-so tenderly. I could go to the other with respect to Cuba imposed by, the Treaty of Paris the United hours, but I had lost a great deal end of the office and still distinguish EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, es, now to be assumed by the of time, and the pay-envelopes were the words perfectly. He spoke at
NELLORE TANDA NANKIN NELLORE TANDA
7,000 7.000
1932. 3rd Feb. Brd Mar.
still to make up. My telephope rat some length. After a while I rang Government of Cuba."
America Immediately informed tied. "Hello? Fallads speaking." off, went up to my room and packed "So you took the geese to my my things. Kaspar drove me to the Cuba that the right of intervention thus set up was "not synonymous mother-in-law, did you? You car station that same night, Finished. ried out my orders, did you? You Done for: All over. Poor Dorothy! 7,000 30th Mar Manila, Babaul, Brisbane, Briney & with Intermeddling." 7.000
4th May. Melbourne.
Four years and four months after led to me, air! Take those geese. And the miserable blighter who in 7.000 2nd Juno
the Government of Cuba wan es-to my mother-in-law at once! She the year 1929 stolen seven skinny 7,000 80th June
or wants them after all, because of the geese from the big barn at the tablished-on & constitution
manor farm. Tutz, can derned well which the Platt Amendment was a feathers. At once, d'ye bear?"
This time i didn't fetch anyone come and see me now and at least Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shangha! and Japan part-the United States, acting at
the insistent request of the Preal-at first; I dashed over to the barn apologise, confound it! and Hong Kong to Australia.
dent of Cuba, intervened to end in-alone and rummaged in the straw,
(Translated by G. Halliday). No, it hadn't been here. Further
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TILAWA
RANCE
BOMATA CARTHAGE TAKADA NELLORE NALDERA
1983.
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TRAGIC VICTIMS OF AMERICA'S CRISIS
(Continued from Paga 8).
To-day, in the Salvation Army, be in one of the flexiest preachers of the doom to coma. Misfortuna Richard Schwalb, once a Hungarian changed Schwalb, found him con- boy emigrant and later a Chicago solation. He no longer bankers for grain apoculator with a winter home his lost wealth. When I heard him in Florida. Six months ago the addressing a crowd of down-and- theatre sheltered him for many outs one night I had no doubts of nights. Then religion claimed him his sincerity.
Misfortune has brought religion to many of the once-rich. The Churchman's League, in its statis-" tics of church attendance, shows sn Increase In male church attendance apper middle-classes of
rganisations do not dis-“
on the always-DOOT
20 per Char srim and
down-and-out. the political a after their
•hase lod- Aronically, those
the Democra
May
poverty.
the high
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