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Although the family which offered prayer at Lequeitio was thus in far from happy circumstances, the children could look back upon a Christmas which was as happy as kindly King Alfonso XIII of Spain could make it. He, generous, had sent numerous gifts even more costly than those contained in 38 large chests of presents despatched from Hungary by loyal "subjects" of "King Otto...
Last week the Mexican government revived this closed incident in a surprising manner. At Mexico City Señor Alfonso Carvioto, Mexican ambassador to Guatemala, issued a statement in which he roundly flayed Ministress Kollontay for flouting diplomatic tradition by "attacking the government of Mexico on her return [through] to Moscow...
...inaugurating the new port at Barcelona, which cost more than 100,000,000 pesetas ($19,300,000), King Alfonso urged the study of a tube to Africa under the Strait of Gibraltar? a distance of about twelve miles...
According to King Alfonso, the proposed tunnel would cost around 250,000,000 pesetas ($48,250,000), which he declared to be a small amount compared to the advantages that Spain would reap from a commercial undersea road to Africa...
...perfect setting of perfect order, perfect weather, perfect enthusiasm, not top boisterous, nott too restrained, King Alfonso XIII, accompanied by his master, Dictator Premier Primo de Rivera, opened the new consultative National Assembly* (TIME, Sept. 26) in the Palace of the Cortes (Parliament), Madrid...