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Show Panama CanaJ, Triumph of Modern Engineering, One oi Highlights of Winter Cruises to the Sunny Caribbean ' k'-;.--t, I v.: I Caisro8L, -" r' Panama . ' & :-'-- 1 1 i rt -" I r c s" i iW A. , J I - a i L 's' v.. - i Ancient PfHHMf) K-l - f ' I N " " ' ' I 5 N f ' a . v J ! s?: - A . " . iJ.,,:- - Owe OP 7WiT CtiHAk kOCS . '". x; ' ' ys Ihe romantic CailbbeaD region is which the ship ;s able to negotiate the full of Interesting porte and places difference ln level between the twe "s- for the visitor who journeys there In oceans. The Panama Canal can ac- ' N THEL?AJQj Ihe romantic Cailbbean region is full of interesting porte and places for the visitor who journeys there In the course of the various West Indies cruises during the winter. One of the highspots is the great Panama Canal, a triumph of modern engineering, which provides a short cut from the At!r.r.:ic tc the Pacific and eliminates the Irng and dangerous vcya.ee around Ccpe Horn The construction of this passage was frsugi.t with difficulties. L:ut it was finally opened to navigation naviga-tion in Aucust. 1914. Contrary to general oellef, the canal runs north and south, from the Atlantic At-lantic to the Pacific, not east arM ffpsi. and it consists of a scrlc- of lahes and channels by mca'aj of which the ship ;s able to negotiate the difference ln level between the twe oceana. The Panama Canal can accommodate ac-commodate the largest "esse is afloat One of the bluest ever to go thrcucn It was the Canadian Pacific liner Empress Em-press of Scotland, which steamed from the Atlantic to the Pacific In the course oi one of her world cruises A popular vessel vheduled to sis.ii the Panama region during the forthcoming forth-coming winter Is the Duchess or Bedford, 20.000 gross tons, which sail; from New York on two West lnciief cruises, on Jan 9 and Feb. 11. 1031 I Her passengers will arrive at Cris-obal. In the Cannl Zone, and Journev by rail to Gatun. where they will visit the lockj &nd ipiUway; board the t"1 ;n once more ana proceed to G .in boa. where they tafce a steamer ti. rouph the celebrated Gall lard iCuieora) Cut to Pedro MiueJ, thence bv train a?ri in to old Panama once tiie hcedquar'if rs of notorious oandt oi pirates Borne limes these expf di-tnn di-tnn tre profitable On a recent West Indies cruls Lieut George Wiiliama airied by a violet ray detec:n instrument, instru-ment, unearthed gold and jcxela valued at 30 000 on the site of San Jose church w: ,ch as di-'t;oC"1 j ' pirates under Sir Henry MorguD ir j 1671, |