'.' ¦*?.•>. ¦*i i;. V. *¦; TV ; fflije tÊtaz ittatt VOL. XV RIO DB JANEIRO, TUESDAY, June llth, 1912 No. 24 I BALDWIN LOGOMOTIVE WORKS PHILADELPHIA, PENNA, U. S. A. Cable Address: — "Baldwin, Philadelphia." ' MANUFACTURERS OF FOR BROAD AND NARROW GAUGE Locomotives FOR PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE _B_t____H__l l_5Í ______^^** _E ___¦___! ______^_H ___l Locomotives particularly adapted for Logging and Industrial Purposes and for Mines and Furnaces, Plantation Locomotives for\ Permanent or Portable Track, Electric Motor and Trailer Trucks for Railway and Suburban Service Representatives for Brazil:—NORTON, MEGAW & Co., Ltd.,—N. 112, Rua Primeiro de Março, 1.112— Rio do Janeiro Cable-Address BORLIDO-RIO BORLIDO MAIA & Co. P. O. B. 131 Head-Office RUA DO ROSÁRIO, 55 - 58 - Kio de Janeiro -Brazil EJSTABUSHIOD 1878 General _Vlercl_a__ts, Importers S& Contractors SUPPLY THE PRINCIPAL RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIP COMPANIES OF BRAZIL Importers of Railway Appliances, Tools; Repair Material for Cars, I/ocomotives, Boilers, Wagons; L,ubricating Oils and Greases. Burning Oils ; Carbide, Railway Apparatus, Industrial, Agricültural and Mining Machinery, Implements, Tools and Supplies; Packing, Pumps, Scales, Safes, Artisans, Tools; Rubber, Iyeather and Canvas Hose; Galvanized Iron Tubes, Portable Buildings, Wire Fencing, Babbitt Metal ; Paints, Colors, Brushes; Coachbuilders' Supplies; Electrical Machinery and Supplies; Structural Iron, 14 Builders' and Pltimbers' Supplies; Sanitary Ware; Wool, Canvas and Duck; Roofing and Iyining Material, etc. AGENTS AJSÜ RJ_._?K__.S_SINT_4._IVJH_S for R. &J. Dick, Ltd. GlaSgOW - Original Balata Belting. Mander Brothers, London - oisina WaterPaint. BHven & CarringtOn, NeW York - Lubricating Oils and Greases. __ Limited The Riio de jJaneiro Ftlour Mills & Rranaries Post Office Box Telegrams: Telephone: No_4_* «.«PI DBRfllIS". _6n 1 JVlllls i Hua d» _ DAILY PRODUCTION: 10.000 BAGS. - london b. c. HBAD OFP.C-- 48, MOORGATE ST. BRRNHCBS B. MITRE BUENOS AYRES. - 335, CALLE 8. _?AUJ_0. - 4, RUA DA QUITANDA. HOSA1RIO K 1086, CALLE SANTA FÉ. flOEHCIES . ______——M—M——¦__¦—_¦¦—¦¦> Desterro. Rio Grande. Pelotas & Victoria, Bahia. Maceió, Pernambuco Ciará, Curityba, Porto Alegre. _?1_© Mí11'js Marüs of Flour Ares- « « IIS A'»9 "NACIONAL" ^^SE. bio r_ "BÜD4-N ACIONA.L' «GUARANY» «B RAZlLEIRA" AND FOR SUPERIOR1TY HAVE BEEN AWARDED 1908. Gold Medal Paris 1889. First Prize Brazil First Prize Brazil St. Louis 1904. FirstPrizeBrusselsl910. OFFICES: --RUA DA QUITANDA, 408-- RIO DE JANEIRO. ZF1_RTZ\ IIVlTIEIRiS &> C_. 112, Cannon Street London E. C ENG1NEERS, MERCHANTS AND Contractors for Railway Material, etc. "FOUNDATION" — ¦ TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS LONDON Bahia - flathan & Co., Rua das Ptnneezas, 6 Caixa do Correio, 157. - Telegrams, "NATHAN" - BAHIA <* Rio de Janeiro—pi*y, Voule & Co., Rua da Alfândega no. 10 Caixa do Correio 21.-Telegrams, "FRY"-RIO JANEIRO ¦ ' ¦ "¦'-"¦¦. 'i_y''¦'[ ¦, __-, £ w __¦_¦*_. - **..í » SrÉ Mr ef ClRÉ \ :? S(i Succs: of NATHAN & 00, * $4lffO$ RUA DE S. BENTO 43 e 45 Rua Quinze de Novembro 13 Caixa do Correio (P. 0. Box) K. Caixa do Correio (P. 0. Box) 147. "LUPTON" Telegraphic Address: Telegraphic Address: "WYSARD" * Importers, Exporters and General Merchants \t \f/ mim sMHÍít) __r'*'*¦ * *>___B Rí?v^^'*'_b_i____iffí*B _fí**' r*Ã_S_£___B ____5__íil l_^_^3,f*Síl___^*,^___B K« - «_H BBSpsí»**** tijfll ____v9 _t'__.v' ' ->^w__-i __j^v-_p-• f_rf_L_!^__r *w_B_ pn .--^Y^aBHi _f__^í^-fil-^_B -ly*''--' -_^^__B __lfÇ_^_lR3_í^I______BE^__8B iPMIUfllEü. r_rW^V^.'^_w-_-_----i__^_----^ Cement, Beltíng, Railwav Material Paints Caleiom V ^_fl E___^^M ¦__7j_S _Kn * */___r.t___^_r_â_ l___TT^fiiff*^-' ff" Í-r-f__Í P^^Tl*" " £**' It' |Bo&" __| Carlwe. Âjpiltiirai and ai llaehínery f"t*_t ^^^__*fc Indnstri *i 'V ^ >j Sole representative &' i vfi___B___i __Bff^__r _¦ i «H _____i_P» >-_! ¦ iF^ni*i»_l _IB___- m __E_S__-__pi_ff^^j^___^_____P-__i _BE i____rC__9I_í^______T^__¦ A_h_____I____{ vf__l'l____i í* 1' "{*w í^i ______8_s_^-*íü_. _Hw_Gy_8QgM_^fsJ3BnB ___j___r,>*'^ *______! _-_-I--CB___-mI^__Í___i __F^__..___Hfll l_r_rr '_JB_r _J_____^___l_^__n_l«r?Í__fl9l___UJJ!_L ** in tbe State of ¦*'• ~^bê ^...j^rr^^^^B * General Hardware, ____E#1 b*_r _F__L__BB___E l__J^____9 ___l _H l_P_d_^_BP_j^i^?_i_-_--_l ___^^r__l yffWr-'^ H São Paulo l__Er'" _i___r___k'">ffl_ jF**-'*'~ m ______! I.______§y__L' ^B^_*v^l*L____i _B_I_S__ ^_H ¦_''_Wr_i_crE___¦ V* r^*£-l* % ft t_kiU*1___^___4K . ftjt.* V_ ^4_B Gas and Water j______Jt#_S_ ^k^uís&^^s EXftp ____L^^^"»t£sSHi ____wl___^''•&'* ¦ ^"^3 .-OF— Pipes and Fittings. Tle Standard Oil Co ~^^5__B M-_-_r ¦ *" _WI_Sm_ __^_l _m_T_0 __ lUi] _H __¦ ilfófflr^^l 3 ' OF NEW YORK IRON, STEEL, E_r^^__ ^^^' JMr^_M-E____l___R^__i __l9í____l -_____r__l_ _¦__! w r ______Jjj_r^_i__'rJí l COPPER, BRASS - . ' £ Bediord ¦ Thonipson ffi^____|_w^ y**ttj__fc__j HJg_f__MH__5. ^^^^^W_P^^3-^£______^____-i -t*l ____ ___[ t AND OTHER I METALS. Department.) Ini.*! m?v^_ti_l _S^C^rvjPl_rv> •^__J_ÇSí_Í'^'-^^^ÍÍ____bB' ______!. ~^_[-__n___E^£l «tós> W Jy^^B ___B^__! _^-_)ffi-^\^^7yy*to... .-_!v^.it?^._.it&^_«£M-!K--y^.i'.*-ftvJ'w Open to accept sole Agencies in the State of Sào Paulo HEAD 0FF1CIII PARIS, 11 CflAÜCHAf li 5. ?p. fá Kl The BRAHMA_ BREWERY ¦. ' ' '¦¦'¦'' ...... ^ ¦¦ÍV-¦¦¦¦.¦¦ '-*\- '¦''. "'"¦'¦•¦¦¦.: ¦ :-''¦'•*' \ .;.-¦_ . :U .¦'¦Wr-^Ví:-.- ¦-Ai?'¦ peéòmmends _p__ S__V • _jf^^__É_B__ e//^h*. ¦ Jflfly its most famous Brands, the best Beefó existing: -flt'_____k v__ f=± VJ____tflltâsfbv £*__L^HflE__^I irfTjfl^-_B_jm_-______--»*B_^^_f W**£rMWMWf*fl ri , \l\ TEUTONIÂ, ___M_B_RrrB_L 1 J' l_ ^l______R_«_Íilv BRAHMA, _Ma^____T^T^__i flfl-flA A ___£_> fl r ^3] __BtS»_S/ nY______F w a_'i_ls\-__s_y HO-V BOCK-ALE, BRAHMA-BOCK, >; BRAHMA-PORTER, BRAHMINA. ^g^a DRAFT BEER. The delicious celebrated BRAHMA - CHOPP!!! For Orders apply to: COMPANHIA CERVEJARIA RRAHMA RIO DE JANEIRO AGENCIES: SANTOS: *-¦,¦' S.. PAULO: tà EXPORT: Ricardo PRAÇA TELLES N. 10 Naschold & Co. Emil Schmidt & Co. RÜA WASHINGTON N. 31 RIO DE JANEIRO — CAIXA N. 1083 THE SÃO TRAMWAY, LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED H_FCA__> OFMTIC-B, TORONTO, CAISADA — ISISW YOWK OITITICID, 23 BROÁD ST. SAO PAULO, PRAÇA ANTÔNIO PRADO No. 1 — RIO DB JANEIRO, 76 AVENIDA CENTRAL The city of São Paulo, which is the capital of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, is situated in thevalley of the Tietê River, 800 metres above the sea levei and 35 miles from Santos, the seaport of this State. The climate is delightful throughout the year, resembling very closely that of Southern Califórnia. São Paulo is a city cf 300,000 inhabitants and may easily be seen by travellers touching at the ports of Santos or Rio de Janeiro, the journey from Santos to São Paulo by railway taking 2 hours and from Rio to São Paulo 12 hours. On account of the natural resources of the State of São Paulo and owing to its peculiar location, the City of São Paulo is one of the most important commercial centers in South America. THE SÀO PAULO TRAMWAY, LIGHT & POWER CO. LTD. operates ali the lines tramway in São Paulo and supplies ali the electric light and power. Electricity is developed hydraulically, utilizing the falls of the Tietê River, some 35 kilometres below the city, 12,000 H. P. is developed there at present and works are now in progress for a large increase to the to enable the Company plant to meet the constantly increasing demand for power. Four distinct circuits on two separate steel pole lines conyey the current from the Power House to the Substation in São Paulo where the current is converted for tramway, light and power uses. The Company operates 125 kilometres of track, covering the entire city. The population of the city being largely Italian, good labor is readily obtained. This and the cheap rates for power is causing màny new manufactories to be built. Information concerning the resources of the country and that relative to the estâblishment of new industries, prices for power etc. can be obtained by application to any of the offices of the Company. _-^-3-^-.I_>T<3--C'OI^r -C-T_?_3'W--g/l:'_-,__3_=?, Thejsitest modela of the REMINQTON TYPEWRITER offer visible wr Mng and other Important Innovations. without sacrlflcing __J_ri_____?J_? _-^_t^7/^^_/____PKi___l IH-Sk the famous forged steel type-bar w de type-bar hanger, and other principies of construetion which have made the Remington known for years as the most durable of typewriters. The N. 11 Remington-Wahl machine is the only typewriter whioh writes and adds or subtracts at the same time simply and by touching the keys. It Is the only machine possessing a keyset decimal ^Q___^o^Sí'52c5pw)__í__a^ tabulatcr, We shall be pleased to show you this leader of modern writlng machines at your office or at our stores, 125, Rua Ouvidor, Rio de Janeiro and 19, Rua Direita, Sio Paulo. * CHÁS H. PRATT, ': : .. General Agenf for Brazil. t°> '¦¦ '¦¦;¦ ¦¦-ky'-y :"...; -y -w.-tf_ mara_n—BBP - 'Cír*!' I ^fí% ?*? &(* 4> ^^^^m , __4lÍ!_____^ 1 VOL' XV- RI° DE I 1 JANE^TtÜÊsdIy, JUNE llth, i912.(|o^Wo 24 I I HOTEL AVENIDA ~ RIO DE JfllilRÕ" I SOUZA CABRAL - 152, & CO. 162, __--_]_* i;d___ CENTRAL, 152 182 I BIQ DE JANEIRO ² "1 ELECTRICITY. 220, ROOMS, 220 — ELECTRIC LIFTS TO ALL "AVENIDA" FLOORS TELEGRAMS :¦¦ TELEPHONE. 2873 *. The Western Telegraph Company, LimifêdT THB ÒNLY DIRECT ROUTE WITH SOUTH AMERICA UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT. CABLE 8TATI0NS IN SOUTH AMERICA: CABLE STATIONS IN EUROPE AND WESTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY. NORTH AMERICA.— ¦>ü Brasil:- Par» Campos (Travessa Salles N o. 1). __^_r J0^____L___l_____J ____L_vl RB_^_^W EASTERN TELECRAPH COMPANY. ¦'Jt Maranham, Ceara. _M§ Pernambuco (Rua dPÉbmmercio No. 2). i/ new voRgiM EBi_fr""***^\V London: 11, Old Broad Street, E.O. '¦ ' ¦ Bahia (Rua das Princesas No. 7). The Baltic Exchange, St. Maty Axe, B.O. Rio de Janeiro (Avenida Central No. 117). 4*0, Strand, W.C. San os 11 de Junho (Largo No. 4). Liverpool: K13, Exchange Buüdings. 8. Catharina, Rio Grande do Sal. UrnguMj:— Manchei ter: 44, Spring Gardens. ":¦'-. Montevideo ¦ ¦;'\ (Calle Cérrito 146). ¦ __ ______^ Hr«ÍVMNAN 11 Glasgow: 6, Royal Bank Place. Argentina:- I Mi ___? i!Kii__5*A,nu"sr 11 I ______r *««__ _R7Í_B__°"*,*',v .~n» // Buenos Aires (287 _nd 291, Calle Sau Martin). W BB@ ,?>oj*«ciro 4_P__1 f"c"'"7/ Marseilles: Hotel des Postes. Malta: Central Station, St. ME8T C0A8T OF AMERICA TELECRAPH %~_l _HI „«_W .c»th>hina Geocge.. COMPANY. % ^______|_M «'o cn.H-jtjéfr__F______3Ui____ia__|___^___ ¦__ _,/#Hf^ I a Chill:- \^i __f!^______Kí^í2j_ixicí_i_5_í__P_í Hftf^ /# Home: 28, Via Venti Settembre. Arica, ^_^______RpfPt___)_I i '*? *_X/^___?^_S_^__I __P*^S _9_ fm fisagua, Iquique, Antofagasta. La Serena, uoquimbo, Concepoion, Coronel, Taíoahuano. COMMERCIAL CABLE COMPANY. Valperaiso (Calle Prat 69). 8antiago (Pasaje Balmaceda). Nflw York: Commereial Cable Building. Vara:— Boston : 112, State Street, Oallao, Lima and Mollendo, Halifax, Nova Scotia: 201, Holliu Street. ¦ '¦ '. ¦¦ ¦:;. PLBASE ZM7 .__._=__<_. _-OTJ_=2- T_BI._53<3-^__jVES :¦ Frem SOUTH AMERICA to ALL PLACES. To SOUTH AMERICA. ... Via Wraguay Western. Great Britain Via Kasrrn Madeira. i Italy Via Malta, Madeira. ... Via Madeira. ¦ ¦ ¦ Argentina "... '.'.' France—Paris, & North „ Anglet-rré, M adere. ¦¦ Paraguay Via Rio de ,a P]atft- J Spain , Eastern Madeira. } South „ Mfilte, Madère. i Portugal ... ... „ st. Vincent. Arenas Via Rio de Ia Plata. Germany ...... „ Emden, Vigo, Madeira. AliÇw»*» Other ~ernPlaces \ Via Eastern. Belgium Bastem Madère. i" North Amerioa and "•[ „ i Commereial, Bolívia '",'. Via Cable West Coast. % "I Holland , Emdcn, Vigo, Madeira. West Indies m AGENCIES- _ 11 PARIS i 37 Rue Caumartin | ANTWERP : 55 Rue du Moulin | BRUSSELS ; 41 Rue d'Allemagne HAMBURG: Glockengiesserwall 21 | PORTO ALEGRE: K. W. Sefton, Caixa 18 HEAD OFFICES OF THEl COMPANY— ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT. LONDON, E.C. ¦ ::¦...¦; ¦ i^»J " '" lith, 1912. 672 THE BRAZILIAN REVIEW. Junl »íl JÍXtttWJÍ Ita Muútm JUw* For Europe EMitof«gr W. G. CHANCELLOR. June 12.—ASTURIAS, Royal Mail, fo Southampton. Hamburg. »» 17.—OAP ORTEGAL, H.S.D.Gk, for do Brazil Building, Third Floor, for Soutliainpton. OFFICES—Jornal it 18—VAUBAN, Lamport & Holt, Mess. Mar., for Bordeaux. Room No 5, Avenida Rio Branco No. 110. »» 18.—MAGELLAN, »» 19.—CAP FINISTERRE, H.S.D.G., for Hamburg. P. O BOX: 472, RIO DB JANEIRO 20.—VICTORIA, P.S.N.C., for Liverpool. "CHANCELLOR 'UOJANE1K »» Lloyd for TELEGRAPHIU ADDRESS: »» 20.—HOLLANDIA, Royal Holland Amsterdam Hamburg: ¦ubtorlptlon: 601 or £• par annum. »» 25.—CAP BLANCO, H.S.D.G., for Payable abroad by sight draft or cheque. »» 26.—AVON, Royal Mail, for Southampton. July 2.—CORDILLÉRE, Mess. Mar., for Bordeaux. •aparata Gaplaa iltM 8;—ORIANA, P.S.N.C., for Liverpool. ¦ask Numbara fttoo t» »» 8.—K. WILHELM II., H.A.L., for Hamburg. £ — 15$M8. 1 »» 10.—ARAGON, Royal Mail, for Southampton. 11.—FRISIA, Ryl. Holland Lloyd, for Amsterdam i > Hamburg. AOINTIl- »» 12.—CAP VILANO, H.S.D.G., for aia DB JANEIRO- »» 16.—AMAZONE, Méss. Mar., for Bordeaux. A Ca., rua da Ouvldar Na. SS. 0RA8HLEY >» 16.—VANDYCK, Lamport & Holt, for Soütnàn-pton SAS PAULO- • > 18.—ORISSA, P.S.N.C., for Liverpool. HILDEBRAND A Ca., rua is da Novembro. H.S.D.G., for Hamburg. KINODOM- »> 19._CAP FINISTERRE, SOLE ACENTO POR ADVBRTIOBMBNTO IN THB UNITED Royal Mail, for Southampton. Q. STREET A Co., Ltd., M. Cornhlll, London, K. €. i» 24.—ARLANZA, 30.—BLUCHER, H.A.L., for Hamburg. NBW 11 YORK— 30.—CHILI, Mess. Mar., for Bordeaux. «. R. FAIREANKt, St, Broad Street. Liverpool. ¦ 31.—ORTEGA, P.S.N.C., for • ¦ ii Lloyd, for AH oommunloatlons to bo addraoaod to tho Editor. Aug. 1.—ZEELANDIA, Royal Holland Amsterdam. Announoomonto off Births, Daaths and Marriages oonesrnlnsj >» 7.—AMAZON, Royal Mail, for Southampton. subserlbers and ffrlands ara Insartad In this " REVIEW " fraa 9.—CAP ARCONA, H.S.D.G., for Hamburg. aff eharga. ' For River Plate and Pacific •CALE OP CHARGE8 FOR ADVERTI8EMENTS River PlaV:. IN ORDINARY P0SITI0N8. June 15.—CORDILLERE, Mess. Mar., for II., H.A.L., for River Plate. _«.„_! It Inaerta II Inseria 1* Inserta I luaerte 4 Inseria Slngle ii 15.—K. WILHELM SPACE inaert perinsert iasert perineert pe« iaaeit per inrert per T.S.N.G., for West Coast. 15 ii 18.—OROPESA, One Page «860 «8 10 «00 £476 «500 «6 H_M P__e ...." 1116 116 200 260 276 • 10 Sge 12 16 17 1 10 1 12 1 16 For the United States ThW 1 Quarter Page .. 1? 18 10 120 10 6 1" across Page 0 7 8 00 10 li June 16.—VERDI, Lamport and Holt, for New York. k"x8M 8 4 4 6 6 5 Holt, for New York. %-Xir 18 20 18 26 28 g July 3.—TENNYSON, Lamport & ^¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦iBi^BHBVBIBHBBBBBBB^^HH^HHHHHi^l^^HiHHMBBBHliBl^flB.BII^IM^BHHV' Lamport and Holt, for New York. ii 16.—VASARI, 12 or 6 Insertions are quoted for upon the underatauding that the Advertisement appears at least once a month. IRMÃO & O. The 52 and 26 Series Rates are for Consecntive Insertions FERREIRA Specialities:—Fruit and Ice. and Ppinting Stamps Fresh Fruit ali the Year Round. Jíetal R«bbep 4, Rua Primeiro de Março, 6 Interchangeable Type, Wax Se ais, S tendia, Sigi imported from the United Markers, Stamps and Type foi Cold storage goods (trade-marks) States, Europe, etc. marklng Coffeo Bagi. J_b-_L Telephone No. 31. Business Slgns Engraved. ^'Fructagel" S. T. LONGSTRETH, Rua da Quitanda, 110, first floor. Caixa (P. O. Box) 678 Telegr.: Tolophono. Contrai 7M Rio de Janeiro. BRANCHES FITS __^^^~__^*fc ^_r _Sr_#• _r __Ty% : ^^_____f______ ___. RIO DB JANEIROi r RUA DO OUVIDOR. 106 e 107: ~______BBB______-_--8-______ ______S_____^^^ _____ WM^___ ___U RUA DA CARIOCA, 38 RUA DA URUGUAYANA, ^^^^^^^^HHB^S^^^^^^^^^^^^ rn^Ê R» *''*'______ __K______r EVERY 88 RUA CAMERINO, 176. ^^^^ of Rua ____! __»_!?$§_-___! ___v (Corner Larga) NIOTHRROYi RUA RIO BRANCO. 216 BAHIA: RUA FORMOSA, "13. RUA CHILI, 17. 8. PAULO: RUA 16 DE NOVEMBRO. 46 RUA S. BENTO. 18 AVENIDA R. PESTANA, 288 SANTOS i RUA FREI GASPAR, 12 PBRNAMBUOOt FOOT RUA BARÃO DA VICTO- RIA, 81. PORTO ALEGRE: RUA DOS ANDRADAS 888 CURITYBA 6 i m Ag '¦¦!&. ¦ . Júiie ílth, ÍOiS.. THB BRAZILIAN REVIEW. 673 Borlido Maia & Co.s Advertisement Page P. O. Box 131 ¦ Rua do Rosário, 55, 58 Cable - Address - BORLIDO Rio de Janeiro ZM&&mtmm& anx> *ot* ao**» roa DICK'S PATENT BELTING "OUTTA f\J WHWPWs AdtfrSMl HROHA," QLAtQOW. < R. & J. DICK, LTD. Qreenhead Works, QLASGOW M8TABL18HED 1810 WM. SIMONS & CO., Limited RENFBEW Engineers, Shlpbnilders and Dredger Constructors DREDGERS SCOTLAND OF ALL DESIGNS AND CAPACITIES ""V CONSTRUCTED BY SAME,£INCI,UDING :- %a^^cí__^B_^srsí_?r Prp *-« D*e<*-- »~ « ~« charffiDfir Hopper Dredgers. üs x.^sBucck^rderB^edfers„- PS,mp Hopper Bucket Reclamation DredgerT Suetion and nfíí ^ Dredger. Self-Dis- STEAMCT^T_i* A TV ií T_T/~\HOPPER _T_T\T—'1~_ _r_BARGES * _r-_ _-« ——. .—. ** DUMBER HOPPER BARGES BARGES WITH HYDRAUL1C AND STEAM GRAB CRANES WATER PAINT " ¦ ©lama Made by Mander Brothers - Wolverhainpton : . _r-_-^<-_.^_—^ "•-T- PORTLAjVI» cement. BRAJSÍD J..B. White 8t Bpothers. I»» Enfield Cycle Co., Ltd., Redditch. Bicycles of every description Bickford Smith & Co. Ltd. ruckingmill, Safety ;.'í-y'h';.'-i: .'¦¦ Fuses '.'['¦'¦¦' '¦>;:"-¦",¦:¦/ ENGLAND Lubricating Oils of B,iven & Carrington, ¦ ¦ > 674 THE BRAZILIAN REVIEW. June llth, 1913. ¦ PRlVRTE ttESlOEHTIR- HOTEü, ,- .¦¦.¦:. ...">.;¦. êeiteral W. Paras 46 Queen's Gardens, Lancaster Gate, London, Local Items. The returns of Direotorate-General Vioitors to London will find every the of the Public Health for the week ended June lst, 1012, comfort and convenience. Central and healthy position are as follows:—Yellow fever, 0; bubonic plague, 0; Near Bus and Tube. smallpox, 2; measles, 9; scarlet fever, 0; whooping cough 0; diphtheria, 2; intíuenza, 16; typhoid fever, 0; dysen- Terms 2 1/2 guineas per week. tery, 9; heriberi, O; leprosy, 2; erysipelas, 0; marsh fevers, 7; pulmonary diseases, 74; Total deaths from ali causes, 434, equal to an annual rate of 24:39 per thousánd AND BAR inhabitants. Mortality of infectious diseases to total EflGMSH PEHSIOH, RESTAURAJlT number of deaths, 28.57 per cent. Under treatment in hospital:—Yellow DAS FLEXAS, fever 0; smallpox, 0; bubonic plague, RUA NILO PECANHA N. 48, PRAIA 0; under observation, 3. ² The ICARAHY. strike in England seems gradually to be ap- proaching an end. There have been several lively Splendid view of sea and mountains; free from noise moments, especially at Tilbury where broken heads were the order of the day. So far as can be from the for bathing. Home comforts. judged and dust; private beach cables, however, the public has not been put to nearly so Excellent cooking. Separate tables. Managed by much inconvenience during the present strike of carters as during the last. Prices have naturally risen, but not so MRS, AUGUSTA WILSON. alarmingly as last time. There are rumours of another railway strike, and certainly there does not seem to be a restful time in store for the country yet awhile. The measures which have been taken so far are rather in the Dr. W. Qordpn Speers — (M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Lon- nature of stop-gaps, and no final settlement between capital and labour is in view. A deal of water will flow don) Surgeon and Physician, Rua São Bento, 63. S. Paulo yet good under the bridges and a good many strikes oceur before the to 4). millenium comes, and the lion lies down with the lamb. (2 ² There have been lively times, too, in Spain, in Hungary, and in Belgium. In Spain there are strikes, in Charles Speers — L.R.C.P., Lon. Hungary there are «scenes» in Parliament coUsequent on Dr. (M.R.C.S., the recent rioting 63. S. Paulo and the determination of the President don) Surgeon and Physician, Rua São Bento, of the Chamber to assert his authority, while in Belgium (2 to 4). the elections have lead to rioting and broken heads. ² In Morocco both Spain and France have their hands full and the iighting round Fez has been really serious, a Dr. Franklin Pyles.—Physician and Surgeon.—Largo good many French soldiers having fallen. The latest news is to the effect that No. 9, From 2 to 4 p.m. Residence—Hotel dos the Sultan, accompanied by Mr. Reg- da Carioca nault, is leaving for Rabat. It will be some time before de Janeiro. Estrangeiros, Rio things are quiet so far as can be judged. North África is full of unrest just now, what with Morocco and Tripoli. It is to be hoped that there will be nothing in the nature of a combination followed by a Holy War, or Europe would find WANTED a City traveller for Printing House. her hands very full indeed. ² The 61 Camerino. Committee of the United States Senate has Àpply now presented the report of its proceédings during the Titanic inquiry. According to the cable, the main respon- sibilitv for the loss of life after the ship had struck is placed oi. the President of the Board of Tradé, while the disaster THE BRAZILIAN YEAR BOOE itself is laid at the door of the officer of the watch. The (Editions 1908 and 1909) renort is a very strong criticism of the British Board of Trade and of the White Star Company. Presumably not On sale at Crashley & Oo.,—Rua Ouvidor 58. much will be done with this report until after the inquiry Price 19$000 now being held in London has finished its work. The re- port severely censures the captain and officers of the s.s. Californian. This vessel, in the opinion of the committee, was the «mysterious ship» of which we have heard so much and should certainly, the committee say, have gone to the Og^O^Sf.<^^^^»Og?^ <^5^_^>Q. immediate assistance of the Titanic. The report says that the «captain and officers of this vessel failed to help the Titanic, which was contrary to the principies of humanity and.was a violation of Article 2 of the Brussels Conven- & tion.»These are strong words and we shall await with in- Jewsbury terest the answer òf those censured, which, presumably, they will be afforded an opportunity of giving at the London * inauirjji Brownts ² The Derby was run on Wednesday last, and must Manchester, England have been an exciting race, as the favourites were more or less «nowhere.» The official order was—Tagalie lst, Jaeger 2nd, and Tracery 3rd. ² In <&&&$* *£ from c&seases of the digestive organs,» whioh seems to t>ear out the caohe what several dootors have told us lately, that the bur£!?e ^ÍTÍ6 where the main treasure lies food supply of the city requires more careful fiscalisation than is at present available. A case which may or mav not be yellow fever has been discovered at Suo Christovãô. |__^K3_s_S£3 It will probably prove to be. something else. on closer examination, but we are glad to note that the authorities are on the qui vive. PIace.s- In the first the me»ntime the Director-General of S!,1 of these spots there is eaiâ tt ,77 Jn Public dust, gold coms of various countries, Health has sent a despatch to the Minister of the Interior and predous stones in which he says that in the opinion of the Department, it is high time that rf6 d°es. not Sfty in the authorities tiuned their attention to Thelhe otherothin.níaff ? wha* currency.) the better samtation deposit is larger, but is not so valuable of the suburbs. He points out that consista of works It the suburbs have been of art in gold and silver, in addition growing enormously of late yeais 63 bars of silver the to but that the sanitation has not latter being the result of many advanced pari passu When buccaneermg.» Then follow years1 any epidemic appears in the city it is invariably the directions whZ^tonnd the sub- he main treasure, which is apparently urbs that suffer most. The Director thinks that the large contahied in 19 need-in chief boxes. «There are 11 barVels also the zones in question is an improved water supply 2 full of valuàbles which large open boxes containing 81 bars will flush the drains constantly. He realises that of of gold, a box fuli the jewels, two sealed cases full of supply cannot be increased in a moment, but he asks tin precious stonea and two that boxes full of gold dust.» According a beginning may be made without cteay in the in- estimate, to the Londln terests the value of the treasure is of the public health. Incidentally it may be men- sterling fome _3,OoÒ"oOO tioned that Once more shares of 50$000 are being there are a good many streets in the suburbs exPen°i«°"- issued to where there are no water pipes at ali. rCnSe*rPrSeS ? íí" ™d if the treisure — That the theatre season in Rio is ali too short is the 15Q 000*000 for each share, a very fair general opinion of those ardent lovers of opera and percentage taking the it ali round, but the «if» looms rather large. drama, whose name must be Legion. However, we are to ~ have Guitry before long to telegrams from London the XVIIIth at the Municipal Theatre, with an tLnternational , AAcco1rdÍng Congress almost totally different repertoire of «Americanistas» is sitting in from last year, while that capital. Dr. Antônio there are also to be eight of opera Carlos Simoens da Silva performances at tlie treated on the points of contact of the same theatre by an Italian Company from the pre-historic civilisa- Constanza tion of Brazil Argentina, and the Pacific Theatre in Rome. The repertoire of the latter includes stone coast. The utensils found in Brazil are similar to those JYIadarne Butterfly, The Meistersingers, Aida, Carmen, m Bolívia, discovered The Chile, and Peru. The speech must have . Barber of Seville, Tosca, etc. The repertoire, indeed' very interesting been a includes some 23 operas, one, for it also touched on the similarity so it will be interesting to seé of skull amongst the which are the eight to be chosen. pre-historic inhabitants of Argentina, At the Lyric there is L eru and Bolívia. When also an Italian Opera Company doing a verbatim report arrives it pieces of the calibre should prove engrossing reading. of the Count of Luxemburg. Altogether, for the moment, -"* Kio promises to be as regards laid before c°ngress advocating the quite gay theatres, while the vote.<- of ^nbí!Lh_fnJ?e?n10:000$000 for cmematographs, like the are always the purpose of purchasing _Ue poor, with us. portrait of the late Dr. -— The evening edition of the «Jornal Joaquim Murtinho by João Timotheo do Commercio» cia Uosta, to be hung in continues its campaign against the abuse the Treasury. of the motor car ~7,Th-e-.Prefectr of in this city. It appears that one of the reasons c the Fed©ral District has received for tlie from the Minister of the Interior fearful speed attained at times by these n.odern Jugger- an account for the large nauts is that sum of 10 503 :894$400 for the treatment of lunatics the chauffeurs very often allow their «fares,» Hospital in the frequently of the class Nacional da Assistência a Alienados from the known as «moços bonitos», to drive 1897 to year the cars. This is against the year 1911 inclusive. As the account has been ali rules and, lax as the trials runmng for 14 are for the of a license, years, it will in ali probability go on running granting the trials still exist and merrily for some nobody is supposed to drive who has not duly years to come. passed them — The Minister and. been registered as a licensed chauffeur. In addition of Public Works has ordered the to this payment to the Gas Company of the police are somewhat new to the game of regu- a sum of 285:716$818, lating traffic, and cannot be said being the cost of the illumination of the streets, squares, to display abnormal in- and telhgence when directing that of the Avenida. gardens,of the city, as well as of the Cattete Palace The art of during April. regulating the traffic is not one that is inborn, and it might be —- The Commandant just as well to follow the example of the Berlin of the Police Force has just and police issued an order of send a few of the guardas to London to gather a few the day which will be welcomed by the wrinkles from the omnipotent «bobbie.» Another abuse public. He has noticed (who has not?) that when a body oi ot' the motor cár is its over-loading. There is a certain police is making its way down a street, as often as not class of person here who apparently is not happy fche traffic is greatly impeded. In view of this fact he has unless issued the whole of his family can be crowded into an order that single file is to be the formation when the one marchmg vehicle. The result is that cars licensed to hold down narrow streets, and that even in the wide seven streets persons as often as not carry 10 or 12, literally heaped on the tram lines are to be left free as well as a suffi- one another. As is natural cars built for a certain strain cient space to allow free traffic to carriages and motor cars. break when it is exceeded, and on several occasions when •~~ ** ÍS stated tnat tfte plans for the sister ship of the motors have been going round the none too safe roads in \Unte Star liner Titanic, now under construetion in Belfast, the neighbourhood of Tijuca, they have broken down will be altered so as to include lateral bulkheads, to mini- through overloading and only been saved from disaster by mize the risk of disaster. Work on the new steamship the soundness of their brakes. It is time that the will be accelerated, so that she can replace the Titanic as authorities asserted themselves, and really tackled the soon as possible. It is probable, although no defmite de- question of the motor car seriously. If somethingns not cision has yet been arrived at, that the White Star liners done soon, the present mad methods will have become so of the future will have the cellular double bottom and sides familiar stereotyped that it will tax ali the ingenuity of the police .o those who have inspected the Cunard liners to alter them. Mauretania and Lusitânia. The great height of the boat — In these dull days of wireless telegrams, submarine deck from the water on such ships as the Titanic will also cables, telephones, and the rest of it, it is refreshing to probably lead to half of the lifeboats being placed on one find that there are still people on the globe who will engage of the lower decks and in closer proximity to the principal in a treasure hunt, nothing daunted where many have passenger accommodation. Such lifeboats on the lower failed. Another attempt is shortly to be made to find the deck may also be enclosed by a gangway watertight door. treasure which was hidden on the Island of Trinidad by ² Our contemporary «The Financier» has the follow- Captain Zulmiro more than 100 years ago. The last ex- ing headline in a recent issue:—«Leôpoldina Railway— pedition went to the island in April last year, but returned Chairman's visit to México.» The Leôpoldina has ex- verv soon without having discovered any of the marks tended its lines considerably if it has reached so far. ² The which the pirates left to indicate the hiding place. Now, Minister of Finance has given free clearance in however, the syndicate have received from London a fche Custom House to the statue of bronze with a stone volume issued in 1907, describing the voyage of the yacht base of Dom Pedro II, to be erected at Fortaleza, the capi- Alert to the island as far back as 1886. From what is fcál of Ceará. There has been so much trouble and bomb said in.this book, themembers of the syndicate hope to bhrowing in the state just lately that perhaps it would be 1 * s 676 THE BRAZILIAN REVIEW. Jüne llttó, 1912; as well to keep the statue in the Custom House for a time new direct services started by several companies. No in- timation is as to how long the increased and wait for more peaceful days. The Senate warmly dis» given rate will cussed the situation on Friday last and some pretty hard remain in force. — The new American Ambassador, words were bandiéd about. The press heads its articles— the Hon. Edwih tThe Salvation of Ceará by Dynamite;» a pretty state of Morgan, was received by the President of the Republic on Tuesday, affairs in so advanced a of grace as this. the 4th inst. In presenting his credentials, the year Ambassador ² The inevitabíe prophet is abroad once more. One said that he trusted that he would be able to Yogghi has been letting Parisians into the secrets of the maintain the same intimate terms with the Brazilian Gov» ernment future, presumably «for a consideration.» Amongst other as his predecessor had done. He also expressed trifles he states that the British Isles will be swallowed up the cordial wishes of the United States Government for the bv the sea in 699 years. He is caréful of his dates, and prosperity of Brazil and her people. He said that won't tell a lie for «one blooming year,» though a round similarity of ideais and of political institútions bound Brazil 700 would have been more euphonious. Furthermore he and the United States closely together as did also the close says that the might of England will pass to a small, and friendship which existed between them. He looked for- at present weak, and almost unknown nation. He says ward during his mission to bringing the two countries into that a revolution is coming in France, that Spain will soon still closer intimacy. The President of the Republic in be a Republic, and that Poland will recover her indepen- his reply said that he was rnuch pleased to receive the dence. Qui vivra verra. letter from the President of the United States accrediting ² The Campagnie de Navigation Sud Atlantique will Mr. Morgan as Ambassador. He confidently trusted that soon inaugurate its sailings from Bordeaux to South the traditional and sincere friendship between the two American ports. It has purchased several second hand countries would continue to be uninterrupted. He referre.'. vessels for this purpose, amongst them being the Bibby touchingly to Mr. Dudley, the late Ambassador, and con- liner Staffordshire (£35,000), the Orient liner Ormuz cluded by thanking and reciprocating the expressions of (£21,000), and the Union-Castle liners Tintagel Castle and goodwill on the part of the United States Government. AH Avondale Castle. the Secretaries of State were present, and the Ambassador The United States Government is taking action was escorted to and from the Palace by a squadion of against the Conference lines plying between South America lancers. The speeches were very diplomatic, and even th* and American ports on the ground that the conference is a most careful search between the lines fails to revéal any- «trust». This action has, we understand, been pending thing but the purest diplomatic courtesies. Possibly the for some time, but the lines concerned do not seem much hope expressed by the President that nothing might cloud disturbed for the present. According to the cables the the horizon of mutual friendship might be twisted to mean Government is seeking to prevent the ships of these lines something, but after ali it is the usual formal expression from entering or leaving American ports so long as the for such occasions. Conference holds, but so far no instructions have reached the representatives of the lines here. We trust to be able MINAS CERAES. to publish something more on this subject next week. ² The Director of Department for the «peopling mi _ 11 n the — lhe tollowing figures for of the soil» has sent in a report to the Minister of Agricul- exports of dairy produce from this ture to the effect that during the first five months of the State from 1899 down to 1910 will give some idea of the that has been current year the number of immigrants entering the port of progress made:— Rio de Janeiro was 30,651. During the month of May the Cheese Milk Butter number was 7,564. Year kilos 1- ² The President of the Republic has sent a note to kilos lilos Congress showing reasons why a sum of 40:000$000 should 1898 ... 3,559,814 ... 1,841,220 ... be expended on a new steam launch to be used for the con- 1899 ... 3,847,502 ... 2,211,090 ... 86,303 k vevance of sick persons to and from vessels in the harbour. 1900 ... 3,210,799 ... 2,235,077 ... 149,617 ¦>¦..¦.¦ This will be a useful addition to the 1901 ... 3,790,850 ... 2,297,660 ... 285,281 ¦ ?:¦¦ port, and at the same time it would be just as well if something was done to free 1902 ... 4,216,711 ... 2,471,712 ... 276,184 the ambulance people from the shackles of red tape in 1903 2,959,664 ... 2,311,730 ... 542,712 which they are now bound, and of which we gave an in- 1904 ... 4,521,296 ... 2,978,614 ... 850,920 stance in a recent issue. 1905 ... 3,960,245 ... 3,334,659 ... 1,021,119 ² Amongst the on the s.s. Amazon passengers leaving 1906 ... 3,990,017 ... 3,943,196 ... 1,036,414 for Europe last week were Dr. João Teizeira Soares, Chair- man of the Local Board of the Leopoldina Railway, and 1907 ... 4,634,4.09 ... 5,160,794 ... 1,420,849 Dr. Lassance Cunha, Inspector of the Fiscalisation of Rail- 1908 ... 4,761,397 ... 5,633,881 ... 1,481,549 ways Department. 1909 ... 5,069,800 ... 7,155,315 ... 2,370,422 ² The Titanic disaster has spread its fear as far as 1910 5,416,751 ... 8,704,654 ... 2,557,6^0 Rio, and many schemes have been propounded for the saving of life at sea. Perhaos the best is that of Com- --¦--__H______HB^ mendador Cândido Costa, who has invented a floating mattress. Experiments were made with the mattress in Dr. Raul Leitão da Cunha. — Prof. of the Faculty Botafogo Bay last week, and the results are stated to have been eminently satisfactory. The Minister of Marine was Medicine. Consulting hours 2.30 Jornal do present at the trials. p.m., —- Several large houses in Buenos Aires have com- Comniercio, 2nd floor, roorns 7 and 9. bined to start a company for the purpose of fostering the fiuit trade between Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. The company possesses nine ships and the principal fruits to be imported from Brazil are oranges and bananas in very largo quantities. This should go a long way to increasing The British Subscription BiaziTs exports of fruit, a consummation devoutly to be Library wished. ² The West Índia-Pacific Conference Lines have I •added a coal surcharge of 10 per cent. on ali through freight The Committee beg to announce that the from Europe to the Pacific coast. The lines making the advance handle ali of the freight coming to this coast from Library re-opened at 105, Rua Ouvidor Europe by way of Tehuantepec and Panamá. The lines include the Compania Transatlântica, the Cuban line, Elder-Dempster line, Hamburg-Amerika line, Harrison (Entrance Rua Sachet 39) on Saturday the line, Leyland line, Norway-Mexico Gulf line, Royal Mail Steam Packet Go. and Wolvin line. The Pacific connec- 23rd December. tion of these lines are the American-Hawaiian, Pacific Mail, Canadian-Mexican, the Salvador Railway Steamship line The new passenger lift will be working and Toyo Kisen Kaisha. The great bulk of the freight going from Europe to the Pacific Coast by the water route shortly. is shinned on these steamers, about the only exception -'-: ¦::•¦ ^eing that forwarded on sailing vessels and the various HOURS 8-10,30 & 2.7 June íltihj 1912. THB BRAZILIAN RBVIBW. 677 LAMPORT & HOLT LINE S.S. VASARI New Passenger Service to South- Mail and Passenger Service between ampton and Liverpool via Mad- New York, Brazil and River Plate. eira, Lisbon, Vigo and Cherburgo Average Passage, i Hio to Hera Yoík, 17 days. VAUBAN l8th June VANDYCK VERDI I6th June mh July TENNYSON 3rd July VAUBAN 27th Augyust VASARI I6th „ BYRON 3rd August vaS™™ 5th November VOLTAIREwinter. During the week there , Sole Agent:—C. N. Lefebvre were 434 deaths as compared with 382 the previous week, and 419 the week before that. This is rather high, as it Rio de Janeiro ii equivalent to a rate of 24.39 per 1,000 inhabitants. There were 15 deaths from grippè, 9 from dysentéry,"note and 74 from tuberculosis. We are also sorry to that there q3©*^><^^ ^Se^^^-íSè^^^Ser^^S®*^^! were 2 deaths from smallpox, though there are happily no eases in hospital. The largest number of dékths was 113 Juae llth, 191*. THB BRAZILIAN REVIEW. 675
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