ORANGE ISLAND.
Curacao, where Allied forces were landed to prevent sabotage, was occupied by British troops during the Napoleonic ware, say» the "Manchester Guardian." Apart from that short occupation, it has been Dutch since 1034, having previously been part of the Spanish Empire. These different periods have each left a mark on what must be one of the most curious of languages, that spoken by the negroes of the island, which is compounded of Spanish, Dutch and English, with some native words thrown in. Curacao is one 'of those places which remind one of things no longer specially associated with them, for it was there originally that the delicious liqueur of the name w*« first made from the oils and extracts of the peel of the island's oranges. Now, however, it is made chiefly in Holland itself, and Curacao has a very' large trade in more prosaic if more useful things, such as phosphate of lime and salt, with the United States.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 144, 19 June 1940, Page 15
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162ORANGE ISLAND. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 144, 19 June 1940, Page 15
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