Show falkland islands recently there was held at stanley the capital ot of the falkland islands a week of festivities in celebration of the centenary of the colony this far removed crown colony says a london times correspondent spon dent is in the southern atlantic at the gate of magellano Magel lans passage into the pacific and is separated from montevideo where the traveler bids farewell to the softer delights of civilization by 1000 miles ot of desolate seas which are swept into constant fury by the wild storms ol of the roaring the archipelago of two larger and smaller islands can scarcely claim to be sub anbarc tic but it clings close in winter to the skirts of the ice pack and is chastened chasteney chast ened at all seasons of the year by the frosty breath of the great white while south the islands were discovered by john davis who sighted them in the desire in 1592 |