The leading newspaper started a series articles reviving Argentina's claims to sovereignty over. the Falkland, South Orkney and other islands.
The Government of Argentina urged to assert its rights in this connection, "According - to Prensa, Britain usurped jurisdiction and should be ousted by Argentina the rightful administrator.
"La Prensa" asks by what right the British levy tribute upon Ner-Wwegian and other whaling ships, eographie position belong to The islands" historically and by
Rrgentina, declares the newspaper The Falkland Islands ave a large closter of islands Atlantic. 200
Straits of Orkneys, together -with the South Sandwich and other island groups being dependencies lying t0 the south-east. The Falklands were discovered in 1592. by Davis and \vere visited by Hawkins in 1594, but for centuries their ownership has been disputed, Britain, France Spain and later Argentine laying! aim to the various" islands. Gne time, Argentine established a Settlement there but it was destroy by the Americans, tain. again took posse the islands in 1833 for the proveeislands proving a convenient base is Anglo-Norwegian industry ied on from these islands and is greater than the rest of the world combined, The Falkland Islands, the. population of which is a little over 2,000, produce wool, tallow and hides, sheep farming being the principal occupation. The whaling industry is conducted from the Cependencies which cover an aren fof land and water of over 3,000,000 square miles, Thirteen companies caught 18,000 whales in the 1926 season, the landed value being over The Falklands were the scene of a memorable naval battle December 8 1914, when Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee defeated the German squadron under Admiral von Syee—United Press and Special,
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