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Show MAY BLOCKADE ENEMY'S PORTS Dutch Government Malting Naval Demonstration Off the Coast of Venezuela. Differences Between Two Countries ..8eem to Have Reached Point Where Castro Must Fight or Change His Mode of Action, Wlllemstnd Having been unable to obtain nmlcablo sottlemoujt of oiH-standlng oiH-standlng differences with Venezuela, the Nothcrlnnds government hns bo-gun bo-gun a mivnl demonstration off tho coast ot tho South American republic nnd since Wednesday vessels flying tho Dutch flng havo steamed from Puerto Cabcllo to Ln Qualm nt a dlstnnco ot 3,000 ynrds from tho shore. Tho battleship Jacob van Heemskerk nnd tho cruisers Gelderlnnd nnd Frels-loud Frels-loud nro engaged in the operation, which, It Is snld, will continue Indefinitely, Indefi-nitely, ThO Jacob vnn Heemskerk arrived Friday morning, bringing tho above nows. The two cruisers, had prococded to Maracalbd, It was said, though tho officers observed secrecy concerning the movements of the vessels. ves-sels. The Heemskerk will relievo tho Goldcrland nt Mnracalbo. With steam up In a' hor boilers, tho Heemskerk nrrlved off La Glial rn Wednesday morning nt C o'clock. As soon as tho battleship was sighted nil tho lights In the city were extinguished. extin-guished. From tho deck ot the ship could bo seen the guns nshora pointing point-ing townrd tho battleship, which was kept ready for action. Tho Heemskerk Heems-kerk remained but ono day off Ln Gualra, nnd on Thursday proceeded up tho coast and passed between tho shore nnd the small sandy Islands In tho bay of Puerto Cabcllo off tho city of Puerto Oabello. The demonstration Is regarded na Indicating that tho preparations for nn offcctlvo btockndo of tho Venezuelan Vene-zuelan const aro complete. |