The sun., 1919-08-18
NEWS NOTES FROM
LATIN COUNTRIES
Recent Happenings Through
out South America.

UhUGUAY--The Minister Of France
mas presented to the Government a bust
OF Premier Clemenceau, which has been
placed In the hall of the Legislative
Palace The ceremony took place on
bastile day and was attended by mem
oers OF the Diplomatic Corps.
ARGENTINA--Foilowing on the an
nouncement that a big German syndicate
In Germany was prepared to finance and
assist German emigrants to foreign coun-
uies. with an agreement that their prod
ucts would be sold to German interests,
comes tho report that Baron Won den,
Bussche Haddenhausen, former Minister
70 Argentina, has already purchased 49,
$40 acres of land for the syndicate that
ne represents. This land Is to be allotted
to German immigrants.
CHtLE-There has been considerable
agitation In this country and Argentina
for the construction of another transan-
dine line in the north that will connect
the cities Of Antofagasta on the Chilean
side and Salta on the Argentine side.
This route Is believed to be much more
favorable for a continual service in the
winter than the present one. t,sf
/, PERU--A second Coney Island is con-
templated In Lima. Tho plans call for
the most modern amusement park that
money can buy, and experts from the
United States and other countries have
been called into consultation to devise
ways and means to make the institution
a success.
The amusement park will be estab-
hshed In the former Parque Neptune
which formed part of the exposition
The park will be equipped with ''chutes."
"toboggan" and many other features
known to those who visit Coney Island
In the United States 49,
vENEZUELA-"The coal deposits Of
Venezuela are widely scattered and the
outcroppings have been discovered In
hye different sections OF the country"
says report just received by the Mer.
camille Bank of the Americas from itl
afftltatfon the Banco Mercantil Ameri.
cano de Caracas. It is expected that the
coal on the Goajira peninsula near
Maracafbo, of which there are estimated
10 be deposits amounting to millions OF
tons. will prove of great utility for the
requirements OF maritime traffic passing
through the Panama Canal as we'll al
for domestic and manufacturing needs.
PANAMA--Another direct STEAMSHIP
service between the Panama Canal and
New York city has been announced. TIL,
Royal Mails steamship Potosi left las
week on the first trip in the new service
which will be weekly. tsYt
,GUATEMALA-Guat is now en-
1oying an era Of prosperity due to tn,
high prices that the coffee growers o.
this country have been able to obtain fol
| their product There Is considerable &C.
tivity among the growers to extend tn,
cultivation of coffee as much as possibl,
owing to the aid that the Government
has promised to extend.
CUBA-One of the largest distilleriei
| In the United States Will move its eptir,
plant to this country, according to In
formation received here by the loca
press. The company has already pur
chased. 1t is understood, several acre,
near the city for the construction of It,
| plant. The company has 1900 barrels
OF whiskey in storage in the United
States. but IT will be forced to ship thi
supply out of the country before Decem
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I MEXIC0-Enrico Caruso, the grea
italian tenor. will visit the City Of Mex
leo in september to appear in a series O
eleven performances. Caruso recent,
'entered into contract for the Season IL
Mexico with Joss del Rivero, a wei
known. Mexican theatrical manager.