THE ATLANTIC VOICE most are SOME THOUGHTS ON CHRISTMAS It is rather remarkable to note the many changes which are taking place on this wide stage of life, particulary when all seem so given over to despair. The curtain will soon rise on the great drama of another Christmas, and none knows what stirring tragedies, what heroic adDevoted to the interest of the people of the Atlantic Zone ventures, what outstanding comedies must be played ere it falls.
The great human platform is now peopled by noVI YEAR. LIMON, COSTA RICA, DECE MBER 23rd. 1939 276 tions much mightier, though much viler than those who lived when the Angels gave forth their Message. Fear Wireless News GERMANY SAID TO BE LOSING GROUND not, for unto you is born this day in the City of David, a PARIS. The Allied Sup Results of the war operations, lumbus is further regarded as Saviour who is Christ the Lord. Day by day we hear the reme Council was reported during the past eight or ten evidence of the conviction broadcasting of messages for opposed to the soothing to have decided, as a result days are regarded in most mili among the Nazi High Commanri, theme of Peace on Earth and Good will to man.
of the recent meeting here, tary circles as having placed that there is hardly any possiTo many Christmas hos lost its real significance, and to give all moral and mate Germany in a very unfavour bility of the Democratic Powers rial aid, possible, to Finland able position. Her submarine being defeated is regarded as but a day for pleasure and undue excitement.
in her stand against Russia, campaign, on which she is kno Germany Ally, the Soviet To them the salutation Merry Christmas means no without weakening their own wn to have placed so much con Union has also suffered greati thing, being mere empty words. Would it were possible war with the Nazis.
fidence, is held to have failed, not only with respect to her mito recall the devotion which the good people af as near especially as it is estimated by litary prestige, but in the excebock as the Middle Ages hod for Christmas Day!
WASHINGTON. Presi the French authorities that at edingly heavy casualties among dent Roosevelt awaits a com least fifty of the sixty under her forces and material now In all the hustle and bustle of our present day celeprehensive report from Se water craft with which she start tighting against the Finns. Her brations, and in the midst of our giving and receiving of cretary Hull on the sinkinged the war have been destroyed latest and formidamle gifts, let us earnestly endeavour to bear in mind the great of the Admiral Graf Spee without there being the likeli attacks are reported to have Gift that came to us on that first Christmas Morn in the before deciding what steps, if hood of any appreciable quan completely failed in their obStable at Bethlehem The Son of Man the Prince of any, the United States governtity of them being replaced. Her Jectives with her troops having ment should take. The sea naval strength Deace. If only we would seek to follow in His footsteps, to is also being to retreat after experiencing tebattle which sent the Ger greatly depreciated in conse crible losses in men and matethink as He thought, to act as He acted, to love as He man ship into Montevideo quence of the increasing num rial.
ioved, then the blessing of true. Peace would everywhere, harbour is claimed to have ber of her ships being captur The Allied forces, engaged abound and the Angelic Message would still echo with joy violated the security zone ed or destroyed by the Allied along the western front, and righteousness in the hearts of all men. War would which American Republics forces.
said to have seriously punished around recently designated cease and the energies of the warriors be devoted instead The deliberate destruction of the Nazi troops in their various to the defence of that Truth for which the Son of God died.
the Western Hemisphere.
the two valuable units the Ad efforts, during the days few days miral Graf Spee and the Co to pierce ther advance lines This Season Message should be of particular signi LONDON Mrs. Rudyard ficance. The Peace of Christ is urgently needed. It is ot Kipling, widow of the author the disposal of all humanity, the common property of all and poet, died at her home in THE ATLANTIC VOICE mankind, but will they heed? way of Peace is certain Sussex on the 20th. instant, she had been ill for a extendly not an easy pathway it can only be successfully trod by sincerely wishes its those who will trample under foot all selfishness, all ed period. She would have been 74 years old on the hatred all improper aggrandizing tendencies and take on Subscribers, Advertisers, Well wishers and 31st. instant.
the General Public the spirit of true mutual trust, of honest brotherly love and genuine regard for the rights and just demands of all WASHINGTON. Officiwhom they contact May God grant us all a clearer undersals have disclosed that 44 VERY JOYOUS CHRISTMAS and MOST tanding of the Season Glad Tidings. and so enable us high speed fighting planes, SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR being manufactred for the to fully enter into the spirit of a true Peace and Good will Navy, will be sold to Finlaramong all our fellow creatures dia. The sale has been approGUILLERMO NIEHAUS Cº ved by the Aeronautical BoCOMPLETION OF CITY MARKET IS ASSURED ard.
LIMON BERLIN. The possibility Arrangements have been deti is to be handed over to the that Germany may claim danitely concluded whereby the Health Department to be used SERVICIO DE CABOTAJE additional sum of fifty thousand by the local United Sanitary scuttled pocket battleship Ad mages from Uruguay for the colones has become available to Authority for the housing of miral Graf Spee was discloscover the cost of completing the the various divisions of their ed when authorized sources reconstruction of our city mar activities, it will include ket, the work on which had a saloon for maternity cases, a explained the basis of Gergain to be suspended for lack nother for surgical purposes, as guayan government Citing a many protests to the Uruof funds.
also an ray depart ment. The article XVII of the Hague By the settlement of this Butchers will be re installed much discussed matter, the re in the general market building ed that Uruguay had contra1907 agreement it was claimcently constructed Meat Market (TO PAGE NUEVE) vened inte national law by granting only 72 hours for repairs to the damaged battleship. The belief is expressed that Uruguay acted under British pressure.
AUGUSTA. Five youths SERVICIO DE VAPORES were burned to death on the 19th. instant when fire swept de LIMON para NUEVA YORK con escala en HABANA a reconditioned barn used as QUIRIGUA a dormitory at the Georgia Diciembre 25 (Lunes) State School for feeble mindDe LIMON para NUEVA YORK co nescalas en ed children CRISTOBAL HABANA. JAMAICA Diciembre 31 (Domingo NAPLES. On Sunday the 17th, instant, Vesuvius sent De LIMON para NUEVA ORLEANS con escalas en fifty yardwide streams of laCRISTOBAL, TELA HABANA ve pouring down the mour ALIDA para la BARRA del COLORADO y BLUEFIELDS ot tain toward the Valley ULUA el viernes por la noche.
Enero (Viernes)
Hell and the town of Terzingo. After a first alarm, it was SALIDA: Dia Lunes y Jueves por la mañana para De LIMON para NUEVA YORK con escala en officially announced there CAHUITA, PUERTO VIEJO y MANZANILLO HABANA UNICAMENTE: was no danger to the popula VERAGUA Enero (Lunes) се.
LLEVANDO CARGA PASAJEROS Lanchas SANTA ELENA y ENERGY UNITED FRUIT COMPANY ALVARADO Sucs.
The toll of the Warships with an aggregate of one hundred and thirteen Ships.
Agentes para Limón y Puntarenas 404. 005 tons.
Germany los It was also been officially an Para más informes dirijase a las oficinas de la among Merchant Ships amounted to 40, of which 19 nounced that of the 643 ships On Monday last the Mariti with 88. 218 tons had been cap including those of neutral po UNITED FRUIT COMPANY me Gazette of London publis tured, and 21 with 03, 736 tonswers, which had been protected en los bajos del Gran Hotel Costa Rica en San José. hed an official list of the ships destroyed. The neutrals also sut by convoys up to the 13th.
which had been lost up to that fered with a total of 67 ships the present month, only geven TELEFONO 3156 date as a consequence of the whose tonnage amounted to. or one. fourth of one pef cent war.
228. 650. The combined losses had been lost while being conBritain quota totalled 100 for the allied powers came to voyed Este documento es propiedad de la Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregón Lizano del Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas del Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud, Costa Rica.