War in Curacao
Curacao, an island in the Caribbean Sea, part of the Dutch West Indies, is famous for the liqueur of that name which is made from oranges. Ships on the New Zealand-Home run often call there. The island itself is wild and hilly, with a hot, dry climate. Water is scarce, and droughts occur regularly, bringing with them visits of yellow fever. Sugar, tobacco, cochineal and maize are produced, but the principal exports are salt and phosphate of lime. Curacao is the largest of several small islands in the group, whose total area is only 403 square miles, with a total population of 75,390. The declaration of war there has made history in that part of the world,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 48, 24 May 1940, Page 4
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120War in Curacao New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 48, 24 May 1940, Page 4
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