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Show EX-PRESIDENT CASTRO BECOMES SUDDENLY ILL Fort Do France. April 8 Shortly after returning from a drive through Fort De Franco, tills morning. Cip-rlano Cip-rlano Castro became suddenly 111. He complained of severe pain In the abdomen, ab-domen, and It was apparent he suffered suf-fered greatly The scar left by tho operation performed In Berlin has oprned for a distance of several centimeters, cen-timeters, and his condition undoubted undoubt-ed 1 Is grave. . The former president of Venezuela was Informed today of the decision of the French government to expel blm from Martinique. Ho appeared not to believe the news. Senor Catro passed through Fort Do France this morning to see tho town. The attitude of the people toward him. Is one of sympathy. Yesterday Yes-terday thp ex-president Bhowed blgns of fatlpie, but today he was In better spirits and seemed to be stronger. Castro maintains silence with regard re-gard to his Intentions. He Is awaiting await-ing the arrival of the mail steamers from Venezuela and Por4 of Spain. I He Is still Indignant at the course ! of the powers In forcing hiui to land and preventing hlin from going to Tilnldad, and he characterizes tills step as a violation of his personal liberty.- t |