THE RECENT SHAKE UP IN BRITAIN CABINET THE ATLANTIC VOICE Co not in ports. It was The recent shake. up in that the War Minister had got somier Chamberlain Cabinet at loggerheads with Winston sulted in the resignation of Churchill, the First Lord of War Minister Leslie Hore Belis the Admiralty. Whatever the Devoted to the interest of the people of the Atlantic Zone a and Lord Mac Millan, Minis cause may have been, it is clear ar of Information. This is re from the clamour of the Press arded as the biggest political that Hore Belisha was regar Year Limon, Costa Rica Ja nuary 20th. 1940. NO 279 ensation since the hostilities ded as the right man in the ommenced, and Britishers all right place at this time.
ver the world are anxiously The anticipated heated Par WIRELESS NEWS Successes of French Fleef ivaiting to see what will result liamentary discussion in connec rom Sir Oliver Stanley as the tion with the matter did not taPARIS Acting on the In an official statement issu tih and French) and 200 con iew War Minister and Sir John ke place as in the session last plea that he who strikes ed on the 13th instant, the voys had crossed the sea witleith in charge of the Depart Thursday the speeches of both Hitler must also strike StaMinister of the French Marine hout suffering any damage, whi nent of Information.
the Premier and the ex War Milin, the French Chamber department announced that des le a large army of French Reports had it that there we nister gave assurances of unity of Deputies voted overwhel pite the menace of German sub lonials had been taken to Fran e differences between Hore Be and the absence of an issue.
mingly to remove 63 memmarines and mines France en ce without the loss of a single isha and Lord Gort, head of It is generally expected that bers and hundreds of Muni tire maritime routes have re man. The combined fleet had The British Expeditionary For Hore Belisha will shortly be ap cipal officials who had not mained open and that the loss captured twenty German mer13though other sources said a pointed to another responsible disavowed the outlawed Com of the nation merchant ships chant ships with a total of omtroversy had arisen between position with the government munist Party. Speaking for represented only two per cent 123. 000 tons, while 18 with the War Office and the Air Mi. He was offered the Presidency the government, the Minister of the total at the time of the 105, 000 tonnage had been delinistry under Sir Kingsley Wood of the Board of Trade, but it cer of Refugees, declared its a outbreak of hostilities, eleven berately destroyed to avoid cap with respect to the control oftainly was expected he question of striking those who such ships having been sunk ture. Eighty German ships are yhe Air Arm of the Expedition opuld have accepted it after va once denounced Hitler as Pu with an aggegate tonnage of supuosed to be still tied up ry Forces. It vas also alleged cating the War Minister chair blic Enemy No. 1, but who 55, 771. None of the Republic neutral finally later approved the monstro ships of war had been sunk or stated France had 126 ships of us German Soviet collusion, even damaged while her war actually under construcNazition.
DR. CARLOS UMAÑA CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESSIO which resulted in Poland pleat had destroyed ten destruction. He further stat submarines.
The merchandise destined for NAL HONOURS ed that the breaking off of Referring to the activities Germany and captured by the relations between France of the combined allied fleet, combined fleet was also report and Soviet Russia was a pro the Minister said that more ed as of nearly one million tons As had been anticipated for appeared in last Wednesday blem which will be solved in than 300 merchant ships (Bril at this time.
some weeks past, Dr. Carlos Gazette, In view of his popula war.
maña, the very popular head rity among all classes througof our local United Sanitary De hout the Province, we are san ABACA. SAMPLES SENT TO ARGENTINE WASHINGTON. Great partment, has been nominated guine Dr. Umaña will gain his Britain has protested to the We note the very pleasing curing regular supplies of the a candidate to represent this objective on the day of the elec United States that the neustatement that samples of our fibre elsewhere as a result of Province before our Constitutions, and we are also sure he trality act is discriminating locally grown Abaca have been the European war, we do hope tional Congress. He is of the Na will at all times, and in of the parties interested will finds against her ships. The protest forwarded to the Republic tional Republican Party.
ways protect and promote is understood to have been Argentine on the special our samples up to their require Our highly esteemed Medico interests of our unfortunate Pro presented by the British Em quest of various business hou ments, and so open another luhad in consequence of his no vince throughout his legislative basy on behalf of the Cham es established in that councrative market for this new pro mination to resign his official career.
position, and the notice of this ber of Shipping of London. ses established in that country. duct of our improvished Zone It complains that the act disAs it is understood that the which is in dire need of all the criminates against Britain be request has been made in con financial help it can secure.
cause it requires transfer of sequence of the difficulty of se THE OVERSEAS RED CROSS FUND PROGRESSES title to goods carried on Bri tish (or other belligerent) MEXICO TO GUARANTEE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS ships to certain portions of le, the globe, but does not reMEXICO CITY. he, terprises whose prospects ha10 We report with much plea the effort is receiving a require it with regard to neuaversion of capital to seek in ve been investigated and con sure the continued spirited ady response and the British tral ships, which it is believestment in Mexican indus sidered safe for investors.
interest being manifested Vice Cónsul and his Commit ved will aid the latter to the tries has prompted the govern The Government will then in the Limon Drive on behalf tee are devoting much inter disadvantage of Britain.
ment to devise new means to guarantee that any one mof the Overseas Red Cross est in the work. It is understimulate investments. The vesting in these will receive Fund to help secure medical stood that in a few more days SHANGHAI Fearing an latest is a government fund the minimum annual interest supplies for the fighting for the names of the souvenir attempt on his life, Munici to guarantee capital and mi and his money back whenever ces of Great Britain, France, receipt sellers will be made pal authorities have provided nimum interest of all sums he wants it. It is hoped money Poland and the others linked known. Meantime all should a bullet proof automobile for invested in specified industri will be forthcoming in abenwith them in the present line up to support the huma Cornell Franklin, American dance.
great struggle.
nitarian move.
Chairman of the Shanghai law authorizing this fund The guarantee fund will be From all we have observed Municipal Council. week has been approved by the Secreated with the proceeds of ago gunmen tried to kill Godnate and Chamber.
a tax on alcoholic beverages frey Phillips, British Commis The government will pu for the next five years.
sioner General and Secretary Iblish a list of industrial enof the Council.
the re2ais es UNITED FRUIT COMPANY WASHINGTON. The You have overlooked the importance of unpleasant United States has extended odors so common in the tropics due to perspiration credits of 10, 000, 000 to NorYou do not have to worry about underarm or other way, a step widely regarded as another effort to bolster odors by using SERVICIO DE VAPORES Scandinavia in the face of the Soviet Russian invasion Salidas semanales de LIMON para NUEVA YORK of Finland con escalas en CRISTOBAL HABANA COPENHAGEN Reports have been received here that TALAMANCA Enero 21 more than 100 Russian OffiQUIRIGUA Enero 28 cers had been called back JAMAICA from the Finnish front, some Febrero to face trial before special courts. The officers would, it ALVARADO CO, Sucs.
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ening the conference of the Inter American Neutrality For sale in all leading TELEFONO 3156 Committee, President Vargas of Brazil proclaimed the DRUGSTORES OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA right of the American nations (To Page 8)
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