Word: cargoed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...queer fact that French shipyards rivet together no cargo boats but build only passenger ships was excitably commented on last week by buoyant Louis Rollin who, now rejoicing in the title of French Minister of Marine, is one of the most irrepressible go-getters in the Cabinet of "Tardieu l'Américain...
...have added a million tons to French shipping since 1914," cried M. Rollin, "a million glorious tons! But I regret to say that all our new cargo boats are of foreign construction. I hope that the limitation of ships of war at London will soon release huge sums enabling us to build ships of Peace-and trade. Ah, pourquoi la France fait-elle settlement les bateaux de luxe? We must not, my distinguished friends, build only luxury ships-like this!," and excited M. Rollin made a sweeping circular gesture, almost a pirouette...
When Minister of Marine Rollin pirouetted, his gesture swept a Grand Salon in slick, mirror-like birdseye maple, softly lit by carved glass Lalique electroliers. Though he had just exhorted Frenchmen to build ugly cargo boats, M. Rollin waxed ecstatic a few minutes later at a unique new feature of the Paris, proudly displayed by dynamic General Director Maurice Tillier of the French Line. On no other ship, claimed he, is there an entire deck devoted exclusively to grand luxe suites each with a separate, private promenade-veranda on which the dogs and children of rich passengers may do their...
...society & solitude, struggle & peace, traveling & tranquillity. Says he: "I dislike work and I work enormously." He has at present in preparation three novels, three plays, a book of short stories, a book of poems, a book of essays. Other books: La Nuit Kurde, Les Chasses de Renaut, Sur un Cargo, Cacaouettes et Bananes, Locomotives, Levy, Carnaval Est Mort, two plays: Dix Filles dans un Pre, Le Dernier Empereur...
...London. At the Coast Guard base is stored some $500,000 worth of seized liquor. On the night of the Black Duck episode, the service brought in the Flor del Mar, loaded with liquor and in a sinking condition. Hastily she was unloaded, and soon her contraband cargo began to appear in New London speakeasies at $2 per bottle. Some Coast Guardsmen became drunk and rowdy. The base commander put a guard around his station, leveled destroyer searchlights upon it. Each guardsman "going ashore" was thoroughly searched at the gate to prevent liquor smuggling out of the base. The gate...