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Show MAY BLOCKADE ours PORTS Dutch Government Making Naval Demonstration Off the Coast of Venezuela. Differences Between Two Countries ..Seem to Have Reached Point Where Castro Must Fight or Change His Mode of Action. Wlllcmstnd Having been unnblo to obtain nmlcablo settlement of outstanding out-standing differences .with Venezuela, tho Netherlands government has bo-gun bo-gun a naval demonstration off tho coast of tho South American republic and slnco Wednesday vessels flying tho Dutch flag havo steamed from Puerto Cabcllo to I. a Gualra at a dlstanco of 3,000 yards from tho shore. Tho battleship Jacob van Hceniskork and tho cruisers Gcldcrland nnd Frcls-lnnd Frcls-lnnd nro engaged In tho oporntlon, which, It Is said, will contlnuo Indefinitely. Indefi-nitely. The Jacob van Hcemskcrk arrived Friday morning, bringing tho above news. Tho two cruisers had proceeded to Maracolbo, It was said, though tho officers observed secrecy concerning tho movements of tho vessels. ves-sels. Tho Hcemskcrk will relievo tho Geldorlnnd nt' Mnracallio. With steam up In a' her boilers, tho Hcomskerk nrrlvcd off Da Gualra Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock. As soon as tho battleship was sighted all tho lights in tho city woro extinguished. extin-guished. From tho deck of tho Bhlp could bo seen tho guns nshoro pointing point-ing townrd the battleship, which was kept ready for action. Tho Hecms-kcrk Hecms-kcrk remained hut ono day off La Gualra, and on Thnrsdny proceeded up tho coast and passed between tho shoro and tho small sandy Islands In tho bay of Puerto Cabcllo off tho city of Puerto Cabcllo. Tho demonstration Is regarded as Indicating that tho preparations for an offecttvo blockade of tho Venc melon coast nro complete. |