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LETTERS PATENT & TRADE MARKS.
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With
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Giving Correct Pronunciation
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WORKS OF ART.
BRONZES, MARBLES,
ARTISTIC POTTERY.
USEFUL AND ARTISTIC
PRESENTS.
ENGLISH SPOKEN.
Picture Gallery:
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INTRODUCTION.
HAVING been repeatedly asked for a Guide to the City
of Buenos Aires, with a correct and comprehensive
Map, the publisher has replied by putting this book before
the public. To deal separately with its features it only
need be said that the
Spanish Conversational Phrases do not pretend
to convey anything like a full knowledge of the Spanish
language, but merely to supply the conversational needs
of the new arrival. Should he be only on a short visit
they will answer most of his requirements On the other
hand, should he intend making a long stay, they will
answer the purpose of assisting him until such time
as he makes other arrangements for acquiring the lan-
guage. For this reason the phrases deal with every
situation in which the new arrival is likely to find himself
within the first few days.
The Illustrations are in every case original and
accurate.
The Compilation has been so arranged for as to ensure
its absolute accuracy.
Railway Information, and that concerning postal and
telegraphic regulations, municipal and other statistics, &c ,
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have in every case been obtained direct from their respective
official sources.
Historical Data have been culled from wroHcs of proved
reliability, and, in short, no pains have been spared by the
publisher to put on the market an unambitious but useful
book, well calculated to fill its mission of being ' guidi-,'
mentor, and friend to the new arrival.
THK i'UJl.lSHKK.
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fin a i ox .lira.
/•'or the matter regarding Emigrants and Emigration u\ ar, in i, .'•/,>•/
^V to the Emigrant? Information Oflin-. 31
r. London, .V. //'.
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Highest Award T
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National Exhibition
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WALKING STICKS & '
UMBRELLAS WITH
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PIPES.
Specialities in Pocket
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Partial View of Buenos Aires.
[f'/iofo : A.W. K. & Co.
'LA ARGENTINA.'
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FURRIER.
SPECIALITY IN
PARAGUAYAN LACE.
FUR GARMENTS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION MADE
TO ORDER.
Seal, Tiger, Puma, and other
varieties of Argentine Skins
always in stock.
INDIAN CURIOSITIES.
ARMADILLO BASKETS.
Calle Cuyo,436 Butnos Aires
P. NASUTE BROS.
LADIES' TAILORS
{Costumes a Speciality),
BESPOKE TAILORS.
DRESSES FOR THE THEATRE.
RIDING HABITS.
BUENOS AIRES :
222 Suipacha 222
BKTWKEN CANOALI.O AND CUYO
(U. Tclcf. 2319 Libert ad).
BRANCH HOUSE:
Mar del Plata, San Martin
CORNER OK BUENOS AIRES
CASINO DEL BRISTOL.
MELIAN
AND
PAMPA,
Belgrano
THK XKW S\VIMMIX<; 1!A III.
Day and
Boarding School
for both Sexes.
YEAR BEGINS FEBRUARY, 1910.
Enrolment Daily, 9 •' '" to noon.
Early application is necessary from intending hoarders. The accommodation
has l>een greatly extended by the new house for 1-oys, expressly built for
them, with all modern conveniences.
For particulars of Stiiff, i&V., see page 142.
INDEX.
Argentine Words and Phrases
Auction Marts, Cattle
Buenos Aires, The City of
British Representatives
Bolsa, The
Cathedral, The
Cemeteries
How to find your way
Lezama Park
Population
Tramway Service
Zoological Gardens
Clubs
Churches —
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Cab and Automobile Tariffs ...
Dispatching Agencies
Dogs
Estancias, Argentine
Emigration, British
Facts and Figures, A few
Interesting—
Cable Companies
City, The
Exports
Geographical Position
Live-stock
Port, The ..^
Plaza Victoria
Railways
Freemasonry
Golf
Hotels and Restaurants
Hospital Service
Miscellaneous
Baths — Markcis— Open Spaces
Libraries
Labour, Scope for
Money : Rates of Exchange, &c.
Newspapers, English
Places to Visit
Postal Information ... .
Public Offices, &c
I'AGK ' 1'ACE
152 Rowing ioi
53 Railways—
n Buenos Aires and Pacific 135
128 i Buenos Aires Midland 140
54 i Buenos Aires Western 136
56 i C6rdoba, Central 137
58 Entre Rios 139
13 Central Argentine 129
56 Great Southern 133
14 Societies and Institutions —
17 British and American Benevolent
59 Society 69
41 British Hospital 82
Children's Home 149
47 Choral Union 86
50 English Literary Society 88
50 Irish Orphanage for Girls ... 89
51 League of the Empire 66
63 Missions to Seamen Institute... 88
54 North American Society 77
123 Salvation Army 71
St. Andrew's Society 76
Sailors' Home and Harbour
38 Mission 78
33 Women's Exchange 89
38 , Young Men's Christian
32 j Association T\
39 Young Women's Christian
37 Association 150
36 Sports and Athletics—
30 Belgrano Athletic Club 91
46 Hurlinglinm Club 92
97 San Isidro Athletic Club 96
I05 Suburbs, The 106
102 Banfield 109
Flores and Eloresta ... no
Lomas 108
(Juilmes no
Schools 141-149
Theatres, &c 26
Visitors' Directory 151
Useful Hints 61
Weights and Measures 23
Yachting 98-100
112
52
22
121
"3
8-22
42
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGfi
PARTIAL VIEW OK BUENOS AIRES .. " ... 9
A LADY OK BUENOS AIRES IN HER WALKING DRESS, 1840 ... 16
I'LAZA DE MAYO 19
AVEXIDA DE MAYO 25, 29
THE FIRST SETTLEMENT AT BUENOS AIRES ATTACKED BY THE
INDIANS IN 1535 ... 27
STOCK EXCHANC.E (LA BOLSA) ... 35
PLAZA VICTORIA ... ..- . ,.. 45
ESCUELA NAVAL MILITAR ... 55
PI.AZA LAVALI.E'... .... ... ... * ... ... 65
PASEO-RECOLETA ... ... .. ... ... .... .„ ... 75
TIGRE BOAT CLUB ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 79
JOCKEY CLUB ... 85
TIGRE HOTEL, TIGRE ... '95
ROCKING STONE, TANDIL "... 103
PALERMO PARK 109, 135
ENTRANCE TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE in
CAMP RANCH, ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ... 125
PLAZA CONSTITUCION, SHOWING THE OLD SOUTHERN RAILWAY
STATION 139
LA GALERA, ARGENTINA 145
ALTO PARANA, ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ... ... .. ... 155
SUNDAY OUT, ARGENTINE CAMP ... 159
SIERRAS DE COR DOHA (CORDOBA HILLS) 165
ARGENTINE GAUCHO WITH GUITAR ... ... ... ... ... 169
GAUCHO 171
GOING TO MARKET, BUENOS AIRES 175
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STANDARD GUIDE
TO
BUENOS AIRES.
THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES.
On first arriving in Buenos Aires^ many a visitor, relying
upon knowledge gained by the perusal of ancient, out of
date, or fictitious literary matter, .is surprised to find that
Buenos Aires is a city, a really great city, and not a
picturesque collection of wooden shanties, backed by a
prairie and inhabited by a population of half-civilised
' gauchos,' mounted on rough-coated ponies and armed to
the teeth.
It is as well to dispel this illusion at once by stating that
Buenos Aires is one of the largest cities in the world ; the
largest of all in South America and undoubtedly the most
important and the most modern and progressive in the
whole continent. Larger in area than Paris, Berlin, or
Vienna, the ' Paris of the South,' as Buenos Aires has
been by no means unaptly nicknamed, is possessed of
every possible improvement and convenience that modern
ingenuity has devised. In fact, the resident of Buenos
Aires would be far more surprised to hear of any modern
improvement his city does not possess than the newcomer
to see the many that it doss.
Buenos Aires was founded as a city in 1535, but it s
only during the last half-century that her progress has been
so phenomenal as -to attract world-wide attention.
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GUIDE TO BUENOS AIRES.
In a city such as Buenos Aires, where much depends
upon the season and even more on the statistics relating to
immigration, it is not possible to give any precise figure as
to the amount of population. It may be put down roughly
at one and a quarter million inhabitants, and a very large
percentage could be described as floating population, spend-
ing part of their time in the city and part in the camp, as
the country districts are generally referred to. Also, the
population varies to the extent of very many thousands,
according to whether the shipping is brisk or dull. The
town is divided into twenty parishes and police districts,
and protection is provided by thirty-eight auxiliary police-
stations ('comisarias') besides the Central Police Department
in Calle Moreno. On the whole the police force is con-
scientious and efficient, although somewhat scanty for a
city of such importance. In all cases of complaint the
stranger can depend upon courtesy and civility, more
especially on the part of the superior officials. He will,
however, not so easily find promptness and dispatch, but
the visitor may as well make up his mind from the moment
of landing to philosophically practise the virtue of patience
when dealing with any class of officials whatsoever.
How to Find Your Way.
The arrangement of the streets is such that, when the
new arrival learns to bear a few facts in mind regarding
construction, he can find his way about with a minimum of
inconvenience. The town is entirely bisected by a long,
and, in places, broad thoroughfare, named Calle Rivadavia.
Starting from dock No. 3, this street runs through the
whole town, and every street placed at right angles to it
starts its numbers there. Thus, walking up Calle Rivadavia
and keeping his back to the river, the pedestrian will find
that the first house in each street he passes is marked No. i
on the one side and No. 3, on the other, this rule of
numbering odd numbers and even numbers on opposite
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sides being preserved without exception. The streets are
divided into blocks of fifty numbers per side. Thus, it
stands to reason that any given number may be located by
a moment's thought. The No. 580, for instance, in
Calle Cangallo, is on an exact level with No. 580 in Calle
Bartolome Mitre, Cuyo, or any of the other streets running
parallel with that thoroughfare. At any corner of Cangallo,
the visitor will see by the number-plates of the houses of
all streets running at right angles that he is at the end
Sf the .second block, the houses show 199 at one side and
on the other. By that he knows at once that he is
K'ocks or squares from Calle Rivadavia, the city's
... ..ou with this publication is printed
with me £i.i.j i • where the City is entered from the
docks at the FOOT, which is usually occupied by the
South. This is done to place the plan of the City before
the traveller as the City itself is when he lands from the
steamer.
Population.
To be exact, the census of the Republic, taken on the
3ist December, 1908, showed the population of 6,484,023.
Of this total the capital was credited with 1,184,252, and
the Province of Buenos Aires with 1,647,029. The figures,
however, although official, cannot be taken as exact, owing
to the difficulties explained in previous paragraph.
Progress of the Capital.
At the present time there are in Buenos Aires 10,349
factories and workshops, representing a capital of
^23,470,446. They are worked by mechanical motive
power, amounting to 105,575 h.p , and give employment
to nearly 120,000 hands. In 1908 they turned out manu-
factured articles to the value of ^50,674,925, and even this
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huge sum probably falls far short of the actual value, as an
exact check upon the output is a matter of impossibility.
In 1897 buildings were erected in Buenos Aires to the value
of ^"2,060,130, whereas in 1908 the value of the new
buildings put up was reckoned at ^9,500,000, truly a
remarkable proof of the city's advancement. In twelve
years the total amount of the buildings constructed has
equalled ^28,000,000.
Tramway Service.
The city's tramway service claims to be the most perfect
in existence. Throughout the entire central portion of the
town there is a line of electric tramways in every street with
the exception of the Avenida de Mayo and Calle Florida.
The narrowness of the streets already referred to forbids the
existence of a double line except in such wide thoroughfares
as the Paseo de Julio, the Paseo Colon, the Avenida
Alvear, and various portions of such streets as Calles Las
Heras, Rivadavia, Cordoba, Almirante Brown, &c., and in
the various suburbs. For instance, car No. 9, running
from Retire, makes its way up Calle Reconquista, but
returns via the next street, Calle San Martin. To ascertain
the various routes traversed by the different numbered cars
the visitor cannot do better than purchase one of the ten
cents tramway guide-books, on sale in any part of the
town.
5 cents
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POSTAL INFORMATION.
POSTAL TARIFF — CITY AND INLAND.
Letters, per 15 grammes weight or part thereof
Newspapers, Reviews or periodicals, each 60
grammes ...
Other printed matter, each 100 grammes
Samples (without value) first 100 grammes ...
and for each succeeding 50 grammes
Business papers, each 100 grammes (or part)...
Registered letters (in addition to the ordinary fee) 12 ,,
(Continued on p. 22).
LONDRES HOTEL and
RESTAURANT 'LA SON AM BU LA.
N. CANALE BROS., PLAZA DE MAYO, BUENOS AIRES.
English Spoken.
TELEPHONES : UNION 48 (AVENIDA); COOPERATIVA 4113 (CENTRAL).
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Model Jur Stores
JUAN WENCELBLAT & SONS
CUYO, 640,
Branch of G. Pelligrini 779
. . BUENOS AIRES . .
'SPECIALITIES :
COATS,
MANTLES,
STOLES,
TIPPETS,
AND SUPERIOR
FUR MUFFS.
OUTFITTING
A
SPECIALITY.
FURS TAKEN CHARGE
OK DURING THE
SUMMER.
Large assortment of
PARAGUAYAN LACE.
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF SKINS CUKEP.
SPECIAL TRADE IN
GUANACO AND VICUNA RUGS.
FOR
EMBROIDERY,
POKER WORK,
WOOLS, and other
Articles appertaining to
same,
Do not fail to visit the
Store of
J. L. CLAESSEN&Co.
CANGALLO, 868
BUENOS AIRE5.
.'W.Jiuntington
531, Cuyo, 531,
Buenos Aires.
'Traductor Publico Nacional.'
Special attention to Translations in
volving unusual technical difficulties.
Alexander Murray & Son
Tailors.
SPECIALISTS IN
RIDING BREECHES.
CUYO, 513, BUENOS AIRES.
American Dentist.
Union Tel. :
3180 AVKNIUA.
Florida, 509,
Buenos Aires.
Adolfo Voelkcr
Practical Gunsmith.
Specialists in high-class and intricate work in
all branches of the trade.
HKJHKST DECRKK of WORKMANSHIP
Representative to T. P. SAUKR and
SOHN SI* HI. (Cermany).
San Martin, 379, Buenos Aires.
'LA AMERICA'
•fcmttei: anfc Sbirt
CKNTI.KMKNS OUTFITS
A SPECIALITY.
Latest Novelties in all the Detriments.
E. C. DE GRATTAROLA
Calle Cuyo, 701, & Maipu, 3O2,
Buenos Aires.
'LA ESPECIAL'
KAKKICA DK SKLLOS I>K <;<»MA.
TALLKK UE (JRAHADO.
J. B. BARES,
861, CORRIENTES, 861,
(Krcnte It la Opera)
BUENOS AIRES.
EXQUISITE SALOON,
218, Esmeralda, 226.
BAR AND RESTAURANT
A LA CARTE.
Ladies' Saloon. Strictly ftnt-ctan Family
Restaurant. Finest ( 'uisine X: Wines.
MARTIN OATTI,
F.\ - Manager (Irand Hotel, l!ui-n,,s Ail.-.
H. GUERIN, Clover,
169, CALLE PERU, 169,
BUENOS AIRES.
Special trade in Imported Gloves.
WHOI.1". M.|. ,\M> RHIMI.
Bar & Restaurant
' MODERNO
CALLE MAIPU, 130O.
(Facing Ketiro Railway Stn).
MKALS SKRVKI) A LA CAHTK.
SALOON FOR FA MI I.IKS.
Proprietor ANTHELME MOLLARD
l^iteof theC.ifc ' Aleyria.'
JEWELLER & WATCH AND
CLOCK MAKER.
IMI'ORTKK OF ' BRITANICOs' \\ATUII.S.
Choice Selection of Cenuine Jewellery
always in Sttx;k.
ARTURO DE LA PENA,
Cangallo, 874, Buenot Aires.
tyfiotograp&ie
St ore.
KODAKS.
Films,
Plates, ~ «f
Paper, ^f ^> Representative
for
|^ Taylor, Taylor
^ & Hobson,
Leicester,
for
CQOKE'S LENSES.
English Spoken.
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Callc Bernardo de Irigoyen
143 = 165.
(Formerly Calle Buen Orden.)
Buenos Aires.
SADDLERY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
Large Assortment of Travelling
Requisites.
'VULCAN' TRUNKS
THE STRONGEST &•* MOST HANDY
FOR TRAVELLERS.
ntending purchasers should inspect our
permanent display.
THE GARDEN
HOTEL,
950, CALLAO 950,
BUENOS AIRES.
(Facing Plaza Rodriguez Pena.)
The Best Situated Hotel in the City.
LARGE GARDEN.
Well ventilated Rooms with all the
windows overlooking the thoroughfare
or Garden.
HIGH -CLASS CUISINE.
HOT AND COLD BATHS.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION
FOR FAMILIES.
English spoken. On parle Francais.
COHEN & MURRAY,
UNION TELEPHONE 10 Proprietors.
(JUNCAI.).
ENRICO
FELCHER
• • dealer in • •
Old § Modern
Works of 3irt
Carlos Pellegrini, 678,
Buenos Aires.
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POSTAL INFORMATION (Continued 'from /. iS.)
City and Inland.
Postcards ... ... ... ... ... 4 „
Letter-cards ... ... ... ... ... 5 ,,
Parcel Post: Parcels up to i kilo 0.50
,, from i to 2 kilos ... ... ... o.oo
„ „ 2 „ 3 „ ... ... 080
„ ,, 3 „ 5 „ ... ... $1.00
Telegrams (Inland): For the first ten words 5 cents, each,
and each succeeding word 3 cents.
Telegrams (City) : For the first ten words 2\ cents, each,
and each succeeding word i£ cents.
Telegrams marked urgent or written in a foreign language
are charged double, and in code, quadruple.
Foreign.
Letters per 15 grammes weight or part thereof ... 12 cents.
Postcards ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 „
Newspapers and other printed matter per 50
grammes ... 3 „
Registered letters (extra)... ... ... ... 12 „
Letters for Brazil. Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, and
Bolivia, per 15 grammes weight or part
thereof ... ... ... ... ... 10 „
MONEY.
RATIS OF EXCHANGK, &c.
At the ordinary rate of exchange $11.45 Argentine
paper money is equivalent to the English sovereign, or in
Argentine gold the English pound sterling is worth £5.04.
The eagle of ten dollars (United States) equals £10.364
Argentine gold.
The rate of conversion from Argentine paper into
Argentine gold is £227.27 (paper) to -^loo (gold).
The value of the current paper dollar may be reckoned
approximately at is. 8</. English money or 40 cents.
American,
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GUIDE TO BUENOS AIRES.
For the convenience of travellers going from Buenos
Aires to Montevideo or vice versa, it is well to mention that
$1000 Argentine gold equal '$932.84 Uruguayan gold,
whereas icoo Uruguayan gold equal $1072 Argentine gold.
Visitors to Buenos Aires are strongly advised to transact
all financial business and money exchanging at one of the
Banks, in preference to patronising the small money-
changing shops where rates of exchange do not rule so high,
nevertheless there is the Exchange Office of Serior Vaccaro
at 156 Florida, where you can exchange your money at best
rates current. We thoroughly recommend this house.
Principal Banks in Buenos Aires.
London and River Plate Bank, Bartolome Mitre, 399.
British Bank of South America, Bartolome Mitre 400.
London & Brazilian Bank, Bartolome Mitre 402.
Banco de la Nacion Argentina, Rivadavia 367.
Anglo South American Bank (late Tarapaca), Recon-
quista 78.
Italia y Rio de la Plata, Bartolome Mitre 434.
Banco Germanico, Reconquista 29.
Banco Espanol del Rio de la Plata, Cangallo 400.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
The following is a table of weights and measures : —
i kilogram ... ... ... 2.2046 Ibs. avoirdupois
looc kilograms ... ... about i ton.
i kilometre ... ... 0.62138 milf
i 'square' ... ... ... about 4 acres,
i hectare ... ... ... 2.471 acres.
i litre ... ... ... 0.22 gallon.
i hectolitre ... ... 22 gallons.
i 'quintal'... ... ... 46 kilos=ioi Ibs.
i ' arroba' ... ... ... 25 Ibs.
j bushel ... ... ... 55 Ibs. = 25 kilos.
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$rand Safe and 35 ar,
Jtrmonia!
AVENIDA DE MAYO, 1002 1018,
BUENOS AIRES.
This Establishment, which is situated in the
very centre of the grand Avenida de Mayo,
is the most patronised and well known in
South America.
ORCHESTRA EVERY DAY.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Light Meals served Best Attention paid
«=^!»
at all hours. to Patrons.
Proprietors: CAN EDA BROS.
Avenida de Mayo: Buenos Aires.
\Photo: A .
FOR
PIANO5
MU5IC
AND
VISIT THE
OLD & RELIABLE FIRM
OF
J. M. BANA & CO.,
RIVADAVIA, 853
BUENOS AIRES
Pianos Sold upon Cash or Time
Payments, also Rented.
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C.UIDE TO BUENOS AIRES.
PLACES OF AMUSEMENT -THEATRES, &c.
In the way of places of amusement Buenos Aires
possesses a splendid selection of theatres, where some of
the very finest artistic talent in the world is to be seen.
Especially is this the case with operatic companies, of which
a large number visit South America every year. Essentially
musical by nature, the Argentine will not tolerate medi-
ocrity in musical or operatic performances, and the result is
that at the principal theatres a galaxy of talent is assembled
during the opera season that would do credit to any
European capital. Many good dramatic companies also
visit Buenos Aires, but on the other hand variety entertain-
ments are remarkably few and for the most part by no
means good. The principal music-hall is the Casino in
Calle Maipii : a good programme is occasionally to be
witnessed here ; but at all times it is undesirable to take a
lady there, and even less so to any of the other musioha'ls.
Of the theatres, the most magnificent of all is the new
Municipal Theatre, the Colon. Only completed in 1908,
this imposing building occupies a whole square in the Plaza
Lavalle and is one of the finest theatres in the world ; its
erection cost more than half a million sterling, and more
than nine years were required to complete it. The per-
formances given here are always of a very high-class nature
consisting principally of grand opera. Entrances are in the
Calles Libertad, Tucuman, Viamonte, and the Plaxa
Lavalle.
The Opera House is another very fine theatre, being
beautifully fitted and decorated, though thp building itself,
wedged in among shops and houses, is not by- any means
imposing. Here again, the visitor can rely upon good fare
being served up for his delectation. The address is Calle
Corrientes 860.
The first Settlement at Buenos Aires attacked by the Indians in 1535.
Oth<>r much-patronised Theatres are : —
Teatro Odeon, Esmeralda 367.
„ San Martin, Esmeralda 257.
„ Politeama, Corrientes 1479 and 1491.
Coliseo Argentine, Charcas 1109-1149.
Teatro de la Avenida, Avenida de Mayo 1218.
„ de Mayo, Avenida de Mayo 1099.
,, Apolo, Corrientes 1386.
,, Marconi, Rivadavia 2328.
,, de la Comedia, Carlos Pellegrini 248.
,, Libertad, Ecuador 577.
Victoria, Victoria 1390.
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AVENIDA DE MAYO, 586, BUENOS AIRES.
The English Hotel of Buenos Aires.
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NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR BATHS, LIGHT, OR ATTENDANCE.
ELECTRIC LIFT AND AM. MODERN CONVENIENCES.
Proprietors— CHESTER & CO,
2?
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires.
DION BOUTON
AUTOMOBILS
Are the most Elegant, simple and
well built.
Only Winner for Speed from Buenos Aires to Bahia
Blanca and from Buenos Aires to Cordoba.
Sole Representative —
J. CAS SOU LET, Esmeralda, 432, BUENOS AIRES.
UNION TELEK. : 1938 AVENIDA.
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A FEW INTERESTING FACTS AND
FIGURES.
In a little work of this description it is not proposed to
tire the mind of the reader by quoting a lot of official
figures which, interesting as they may be to the statistician,
convey little or no meaning to the general public. At the
same time, it is impossible for the visitor to understand' the
ntisoti d'etre of a city of such importance and luxury as
Buenos Aires unless it be fully realised that it is the main
entrance of the imports and principal outlet for the exports
of the Republic, and no idea as to the importance of the
country in the commercial scale can be gathered without
the aid of a few figures.
Railways.
The railway system of Argentina possesses a peculiar
point of interest to the English visitor, for it is almost
entirely due to British capital that the network of railways
which now connects all points of the Republic was origin-
ally brought about. Whoever may entertain the slightest
doubt as to the Republic's triumph and march along the
road of progress must at once have all such doubts dis-
pelled by even a casual glance at the official railway figures.
The total amount in metres of railway track completed, or
in the course of construction, on December 23rd, 1908, was
23,722,600, showing an increase over the year 1907 of
1597 kilometres 100 metres. This means to say, that in
that year railway lines in the country were pushed forward
at the phenomenal rate of 4^ kilometres every day. The
total cost of railway construction in the Republic up to
December 3ist, 1908, was reckoned at ^1,41 1,457. The
3°
Optical and Photographic Institute,
ANNEXED TO THE 'DROGUERIA UE LA KSFRELLA,' LTD.
435, Alsina, 455, Buenos Aires.
Photographic Equipments for Tourists.
Kodak, Gaumont, Bellieni, and other Cameras.
Plates, Drugs, Films, and Printing Papers
of the highest standard.
Stereoscope Views of the Republic.
Marine, Field, & Opera Glasses by Zeiss & Goerz.
Crown Glass.
Lenses and Spectacles.
English, French, German,
and Italian spoken.
mileage of some of the principal railways in March, 1909,
was as follows : —
Great Southern Railway ... ... ... 2740
Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway ... 2494
Central Argentine Railway ... ... 2390
Buenos Aires Western Railway ... ... 1305
The respective capital of these four railways to date is —
Great Southern Railway ... ... ^33,300,000
Pacific Railway ... ... ... 15,450,000
Central Argentine Railway ... 32,188,141
Western Railway ... .. ... 17,020,805
Argentine Wheat.
Firstly, as a wheat-producing country, Argentina ranks
sixth in the world, only being beaten by the United States,
Russia, France, India, Austria and Hungary. The crop
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for the present year (1909) is calculated to reach 5,162,000
tons, and on December 3151 last (1908) the various Rail
ways, by order of the Government, had sufficient rolling-
stock on the line to ensure the transport of 1,065,000
tons of grain monthly, the tonnage being distributed as
follows : —
TONS.
Southern Railway ... .... ... ... ... 235,000
Western Railway ... ... ... ... ... 167,000
B. A. and Rosario Railway ... ... ... 142,000
Central Argentine Railway ... ... ., 135,000
Pacific Railway ... ... ... ... ... 157,000
Argentine Great Western Railway ... ... 60,000
Andino Railway ... ... ... ... ... 19,000
Central Northern Railway ... ... ... 30,000
Province of Santa Fe Railway ... ... ... 67,000
Central North Eastern Railway ... ... ... 35,000
Cordoba and Rosario Railway ... ... ... 18,000
1,065,000
The above quantities do not refer only to wheat, but also
include linseed, maize, and oats. The total cereal crop for
1909 is calculated to aggregate 15,494,000 tons.
Geographical Position, &c.
Buenos Aires is geographically placed at Lat. S. 34 36'
and Long. W. 50° 21', the distance from Southampton being
6471 miles. The time is 3 hours 53 minutes 21 seconds
behind Greenwich mean time. Geographically and cli-
matically the city, and, for that matter, most of the entire
province of Buenos Aires, is so advantageously situated
that, both from an agricultural and commercial point of
view, its advancement, rapid as it has been, is perfectly
natural and easy to be understood The climate, although
warmer than that prevailing in England, is seldom of such
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tropical heat as to be insupportable. The terrible droughts
-suffered by the northern provinces at times, and the cruel
frosts of the extreme south, are unknown quantities in this
favoured region, and although something like torrential
downpours of rain are experienced in the rainy season, these
seldom last long enough to cause anything more serious
than inconvenience, or at the worst, slight damage. Topo-
graphically, the province is flat, and in a scenic sense
somewhat monotonous and uninteresting. This same
flatness, however, has been a great advantage in
facilitating road transport, and railway construction has
been a very valuable asset to the Republic itself.
The City.
As an object of beauty, the city of Buenos Aires is
severely handicapped by one circumstance that is invariably
noticed by the new arrival. This is, that for the most part
the streets are exceedingly narrow, contrary to general
belief. They were not so constructed for the purpose of
economising space, but so that, in the hot season, one side
at least would be shady excepting for the time that the
sun is at its zenith. However, no matter what the
reason, there is no denying the fact that much of the
architectural beauty of the buildings is lost on account
of the coup d'ceil being so very limited. At times one is
struck by the magnificent appearance of a corner building,
which by reason of its position commands attention. It is
only then that one notices that whole rows of buildings on
either side of it are equal, or nearly so, in point of beauty,
but the narrowness of the street up which he has passed
had prevented the visitor from noticing this fact before.
Undoubtedly the finest thoroughfare in the city is the Avenida
de Mayo (see illustration, page 29), nearly a mile and a-half
long, perfectly straight, and some forty yards wide. This splen-
did street starts at the Plaza 25 de Mayo (also called Plaza
33 c
Buenos Aires
Great Southern Railway
WORKING 2740 MILES OF LINE.
General Manager - - J. PERCY CLARKE, M.Inst.C.E.
PLAZA CONSTITUCION STATION.
(See illustration of old Station, page 139.)
The Great Southern Railway serves the greater part of the Province of
Buenos Aires, and the main portion of the system lies tetween the Ports of
Buenos Aires and La Plata and Bahia Blanca. The Company possesses
extensive shipping accommodation at the latter place, with moles and elevators-
equipped with modern appliances for dealing with large quantities of grain.
Beyond Bahia Blanca the Railway runs across the Pampa Central and Rio
Negro Territories to Nenquen, from whence an Extension to the Chilian
frontier has l>een sanctioned by Congress.
PLACES OF INTEREST.
Amongst places of interest on the line may be mentioned Tandil. with its
famous rocking-stone (see illustration, page 103), and the fashionable watering-
places of the Argentine Republic ; Mar del Plata, to which a special service of
night trains and express day trains with Pullman cars is run. To the latter
place the bookings last season were nearly 25,000. At La Plata, the provincial
capital, there are many fine buildings, and a museum which has acquired an
international reputation. The Company is now undertaking an important Exten-
sion programme comprising about 1 500 kilometres — say, 930 miles of new lines.
City Office: 568 CALLE CANCALLO
BCENOS ArRKs, May 1909. (tvlttrt full infer nmticH can l<e obtained).
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Stock Exchange (La Bolsa) Buenos Aires. \Pkoto: H.G.oids.
VICTOR TEfl
456, CANGALLO, 460.
ENGLISH BREAKFASTS. PORRIDGE AND CREAM.
LUNCHEONS.
AFTERNOON TEAS.
English Cakes and Pastries, Wedding1, Christening1, and
Birthday Cakes a Speciality.
PRIVATE ROOM FOR LADIES.
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Mayo and Plaza Victoria), and extends right along to the
great pile of the new Congress House, now in course of
erection.
Plaza Victoria (see illustration, page 45).
Buenos Aires' principal square or plaza is a splendid
open space, tastefully laid out with flowerbeds, turf patches,
•&C., and adorned with fountains and statues.
The most conspicuous building in the Plaza, as also the
most important, is Government House (see illustration,
page m\ situated in the most prominent part of the Plaza
Victoria, is built of red brick and sandstone, and extends
the entire length of the bottom of the square. The back
of the building gives on to the Plaza Colon, which, being at
a lower level than the Plaza Victoria, adds a story to it.
Terraces overlook this back view, but, truth to tell, the
view itself is scarcely of sufficient interest to cause the
terrace to be much frequented. The interior is noteworthy
for the abundance of marble used in its construction.
Staircases and balustrades everywhere are made of this
material, and, in a great measure, the walls of the upper
galleries are panelled with it. Two inner courtyards,
lavishly planted with palms and plants, are overlooked by
the galleries round which the various offices are situated.
The furniture with which these apartments are fitted is
rich and becoming ; it, however, possesses no particular
historic interest. Admission to the various chambers may
be obtained by letter of introduction to any official in
authority, who will facilitate the viewing of such apartments
as may not be in actual use at the time of the visit.
Here are found the Presidential Offices and the Minis-
terial Offices of the various Governmental Departments,
each Minister being in possession of a separate suite of
apartments according to his requirements. . It is at this
building that foreign Ministers and other special envoys
are received in audience by the Chief Magistrate in order
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to present their credentials, and here also departing
Ministers or Charges d' Affaires pay a visit to tender their
formal or official messages of farewell to the President and
his Ministers. Outwardly, the building is more noteworthy
for its great length than for any striking point of beauty.
The Port.
The Port of Buenos Aires was completed by Madero
Brothers in 1897, and includes the Riachuelo Port, con-
structed in 1877, and the Great Southern Railway Company's
South Dock. Steamers drawing twenty-six feet can enter
from the River Plate by the North Channel, which enters
the Port at the North Basin and by the South Channel (eleven
miles long), which ends at the mouth of the Riachuelo
River. The entire Channel is buoyed. The Port con-
sists of four docks, numbered i, 2, 3, and 4, from south to
north, and two basins. The North Basin has two dry
docks, that permit the dry-docking of any ship likely to
enter the Port. There are many extensive warehouses, the
property of the Government.
The opening and closing of the dock and flood-gates
are worked by hydraulic machinery. The fixed cranes and
derricks employed can lift very heavy weights. The
Madero Port and the Riachuelo are lighted throughout by
electricity. There are railway lines and traction engines
along the dock-sides, as also many travelling cranes and a
floating crane. The grain-elevators are in Docks 2 and 3.
DOCK No. i is 620 yards long by 170 yards wide, and
the depth of water on the sills is 23 feet 9 inches.
DOCK No. 2 is connected with Dock i by a lock
95 yards long by 25 yards wide, with a swing-bridge attached.
The dimensions of this dock are the same as No. i. On
the east side are three grain warehouses, and there are sets
of rails to facilitate loading operations.
DOCK No, 3 is connected with Dock No. 2 by a lock of
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the same dimensions as that between Nos. i and 2, with
swing-bridge. It is 750 yards long by 170 yards wide.
On the east side there are a number of hydraulic cranes for
loading, and rails for bringing cargo alongside. On the
west side are warehouses for imports.
DOCK No. 4 is connected with Dock No. 3 by a lock
80 yards long and 22 yards wide. It also possesses a
swing-bridge. It is 680 yards long by 170 yards wide.
On the west side of this dock there are warehouses.
EMBARCADERO. — On the east side of Dock No. 4, with
a frontage of about 380 yards, is an embarcadero for the
shipment of livestock. This embarcadero adjoins the lock
leading into the North Basin, which is five yards wider
than any of the others in the Port. It has berthing accom-
modation for four steamers, with the necessary winches, &c.
THE NORTH DARSENA is reached from Dock No. 4 by a
passage 210 yards long by 27 yards wide. It is furnished
with a swing-bridge and lock gates.
Exports.
The principal shipments from the Port of Buenos Aires
are made up of Wheat, Flour, Quebracho Wood, Oats,
Horse-hides, Horns, Dried Blood, Bones, Hair, Calf-skins,
Meal, Meat Extract, Copper, Glycerine, Linseed, Wool,
Quebracho Extract, Bran, Ox-hides, Tallow, Yerba, Bone-
ash, Goat-skins, Hide-cuttings, Oilseed Cakes, Beans,
Minerals, Maize, Frozen Meat, Hay, Butter, Sheepskins,
Animal Oil, Horn-piths, Sinews, Casein, Nutria-skins,
Middlings, Birdseed, and Feathers.
Cable Companies.
Central and South American Telegraph Company, vt'd
Galveston, corner of Calles Cuyo and San Martin.
Pacific and European Telegraph Company, San Martin
291.
River Plate Telegraph Company, San Martin 287.
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Telegrafo, Telefonica del Plata, Reconquista 230.
The above companies all charge $1-04 (gold) per word
to Great Britain or the United States.
Live-stock.
As is well known, the Argentine Republic is the country
par excellence for the breeding of cattle, and the importance
of Buenos Aires in this respect cannot be over-estimated.
Not only is it the principal port for the enormous quantities
of frozen meat sent all over the world, but as a port
of importation of live-stock it ranks equally prominent,
for, though the imports are naturally far smaller than
the exports, the importation of blood-stock is one of the
most important factors that have of late years contributed
to the progress of the Republic. This is best illustrated
by reference to the official figures.
As recently as 1895 as much as 50 per cent, of the
country's cattle was bred from native stock, and therefore
of inferior quality. In 1908, native- bred stock only
amounted to 87 per cent. Cross-breeds in 1895 repre-
sented-49'2 per cent., and in 1908, 85'! per cent.; whereas
the pure-blooded cattle in the years indicated increased
from o'6 per cent, to 6*2 per cent., and a proportionate
improvement in quality is observable in sheep.
The animal census now being taken by the agricultural
authorities of the Republic is not yet completed, but such
figures as are so far available will tend to convey some idea
of the prodigious productive powers of Argentina's colossal
cattle ranches, or estancias, as they are called. In seven
provinces alone it is computed that there are 25,001,690
head of horned cattle. When it is considered that there
still remains another seven provinces and nine vast tracts of
national territory, the reader may form his own opinion as
to the country's limitless possibilities in this direction,
-especially when it is remembered that the whole human
population of the country is less than seven millions.
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EDEN HOTEL
IN
VICENTE LOPEZ.
(CENTRAL ARGENTINE RAILWAY.)
Lovely Scenery and most Splendid View of the
Healthy Situation. River Plate.
Shooting and Golf at
Patrons' disposal.
j*
Cinematograph
Cricket and Football
Arranged.
Pure Bracing Air.
and
Concerts in the Evening.
MODERATE CHARGES.
Ideal Summer Resort.
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Within easy access of Town, there being a good train
service, and the journey only taking 20 minutes.
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HIQH=CLASS CUISINE.
WINES OF THE BEST.
Proprietor: JUAN THIBAUT.
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View of Eden Hotel and the beautiful Grotto.
Clubs.
The following are the principal clubs and social
societies in Buenos Aires : —
JOCKEY CLUB, Calle Florida 559. Entrance fee, $3000;
subscription, $120 yearly. Members, 3000. President,
Dr. Benito Villanueva. Founded in 1882.
PROGRESO CLUB, Avenida de Mayo 633. Entrance fee,
$500; subscription, i$io monthly. Members, 1900.
President, Dr. A. E. Davilo. Founded in 1852.
STRANGERS' CLUB (Residentes Estrangeros), Calle Barto-
lome Mitre 476. Entrance fee, $200 ; subscription,
$10 monthly. Membership, 778. President, W. H-
J. Dates, Esq. Founded in 1841.
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ENGLISH CLUB, Calle Bartolome Mitre 478. Entrance
fee, $100; subscription, $100 yearly. Members,
356. President, J. P. Clarke, Esq. Founded in 1898.
FRENCH CLUB (Frances), Calle Florida 112. Entrance fee,
$50; subscription, Sio monthly. Members, 230.
President, Jose Liguieres. Founded in 1866.
ITALIAN CLUB (Italiano), Calle Florida 8. Entrance fee,
$200; subscription, $10 monthly. Members, 580.
President, L. Tarnassi, Esq. Founded in 1875.
ARMS CLUB (Circulo de Armas), Calle Corrientes 671.
Entrance fee, $500; subscription, $17.50 monthly.
Members, 250. President, M. Pinedo, Esq. Founded
in 1887.
SPANISH CLUB (Espanol), Calle Bartolom£ Mitre 978.
Entrance fee, $100 ; subscription, $8 monthly. Mem-
bers, 404. President, Fermin Calzada, Esq. Founded
in 1871.
ENGLISH LITERARY SOCIETY (Sociedad Literaria Inglesa),
Cangallo 536. Entrance fee, $15; subscription, §12
per quarter. Members, 361. President, Dr. Peard.
Founded in 1876.
A List of a fnv of the City's Public Offices and
Establishments : —
Custom House, Calle Balcarce, corner of Calle Victoria,
opposite south side of Government House.
Fire Brigade Headquarters, Calle Belgrano 1551.
Agricultural Statistics Department, Calle Victoria 318.
General Statistics Department, Calle Maipii 988.
Emigration Department, Calle Alsina 627.
Emigrants' Asylum (Hotel de Emigrantes), next to Retiro
Station. New one now in course of construction at
the side of the North Basin.
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Botanical Gardens, Calle Santa Fe 3951.
[Zoological Gardens, Calles Las Heras and Serrano.
Administrative Offices of National Lottery, Calle Belgranb
666.
National Historical Museum, Calle Defensa 1600.
National Fine Art Museum, Calle Florida 783.
Meteorological Office, Calle Viamonte 640.
National Penitentiary, Calle Las Heras 1580.
Reformatory for Minors, Calle Caseros, between Calles
Pasco and Pichincha.
Women's Correctional Asylum, Calle San Juan 369.
National Library, Calle Mejico 564. Open, from April i6th
to October i5th, from 11.30 till 4, and from 8 till
10 p.m.; from October i6th to April i5th, from 12
till 5.
Municipal Library, Calle Corrientes 1615. Open, from 12
till 5 and 8 till 10 every day, except Sundays and
holidays.
Public Ambulance and Hospital Service {Asistencia Piib-
lica), Calle Esmeralda 30.
•General Prefecture of Ports, Calle 25 de Mayo 269.
Central Police Department, Calle Moreno 1550.
.Supreme Federal Court, Calle San Martin 275.
Naval Asylum, Calle Provincias Unidas 3290, Flores.
<jlrain Exchange, Calle Puerreydon 190.
Argentine Society for the Protection of Animals, Calle
Paraguay 1060.
Safmiento Society .for the Protection of Animals, Calle 25
de Mayo 35.
Argentine Rural Society, Calle Florida 316.
Society for the Protection of Children, Calle Venezuela
468.
Asylum for Orphans and Poor Children, Calle Curapaligiie
727, Flores.
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LOS DISTINGUIDOS.
THE HAVANA CIGAR SHOP.
Florida corner of Cangallo.
Buenos Aires.
When in want of a good Cigar come to us.
We receive them direct from Havana.
Sole Agent for 'Pera' Cigarettes
DE
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P. E. GIRARD.
THE
Cocktail House.
401, FLORIDA, 401
BUENOS AIRES.
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Freemasonry.
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT FREE AND-
ACCEPTED MASONS OF ENGLAND :—
Dist. G.M., F. H. Chevallier Boutell, Avenida de Mayo
651.
D.D. G.M., Ernest Danvers, Bartolome" Mitre 475.
D.G. Sec., J. M. Rowbotham, Corrientes 651.
ENGLISH LODGES OF THE DISTRICT.
' Excelsior,' No. 617. Meets first and third Thursdays.
'Star of the South,' No. 1025. Meets -first and third
Mondays.
' Victoria,' No. 2329. Meets second Thursday each-
month and May 24th.
' Quilmes,' No. 2459. Meets first Saturday each month.
' St. John's ' (Lomas), No. 2517. Meets first Tuesday
each month.
' Trevor Mold,' No. 3293. Meets third Friday in April.
July and October.
DISTRICT GRAND CHAPTER OF ENGLAND.
Grand Supt, F. H. Chevallier Boutell. D.G.S.E...
H. W. Griggs, Cuyo 1230.
Masefield Chapter, No. 617. Meets second Monday
in March, June, September and December.
Rosario Chapter, No. 1553. Meets second Tuesday in
January, April, July and October.
Silver River Chapter, No. 2329. Meets second Monday
in February, May, August and November.
Connaught, No. 1025. Meets second Monday in
January, April, July and October.
FREEMASONS' HALL : Prince George's Hall, Cuyo 1230.
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Protestant Churches.
BISHOP OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS, Right Rev. Edward'
Francis Every, D. D., M.A., Trin. Col. Cambridge. Buenos
Aires address : Aristobulo del Val 1637.
ST. JOHN'S, Calle 25 de Mayo 286. Rector, Rev. J.
H. de Turri Croft, B.A., Jesus College, Cambridge.
Private address : Calle 25 de Mayo 286.
MISSIONS TO SEAMEN, Chaplain, Rev. Arthur B. L.
Karny, M.A. Private address : Calle 25 de Mayo 286.
Assistant Chaplain, Rev. F. O. Spanton, Calle 25 de Mayo
286.
ST. SAVIOUR'S, BELGRANO. Vicar, Rev. A. O. Tisdall,
M.A., Oxon. Private Address : The Vicarage, Echevarria
3252 Belgrano. Organist, G. Lloyd Davies.
CHRIST CHURCH, Barracas al Norte. Calle Uspallata
657. Vicar, Rev. Albert G. Fenn, M.B , C.M., Edinburgh.
Private address : Aristobulo del Val 1637.
ALL SAINTS', QUILMES, F.C.S. Vicar, Rev. G. H. Knight-
Clarke, A.K.C. Organist, W. H. Pott.
HOLY TRINITY, LOMAS (Methodist Episcopal), corner
of Calles Gascon and Boedo. Pastor, Rev. W. E. Myers.
Private address : Gascon, 52 Lomas.
ST. PETER'S, FLORES. Vicar, Rev. Jules Dubourg.
ST. PAUL'S, Calle Charcas 4670. Presbyter in Charge,
Rev. William C. Morris. Private address : Uriarte 2572,,
Palermo.
SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN, St. Andrew's, Calle Belgrano 575.
Minister, Rev. J. W. Fleming, B.D. Private address :
Ituzaingo 520. Assistant, Rev. D. Bruce Nicol, B.D..
Camp Minister, Rev. Niel MacColl.
( Continued on page 50. )
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Model Steam Laundry
Established
1865.
This establishment
is specially equip-
ped for every de-
scription of work
Washing and Iron
ing carefully done
for Hotels, Restau
rants, Hairdresser
and Boarding
Houses.
MODERATE
CHARGES.
Calle Herrera, 880.
Union Telephone
Ho, Ha fracas.
NEW SHIRTS
DRESSED.
SPECIAL
ATTENTION
r.IVEXTOWORK
FOR
STEAMERS.
LINEN
DELIVERED AT
24 HOURS'
NOTICE.
Proprietor -FELIPE RACHON.
Expreso 'La Plata,'
Forwarding Agents.
<=*»
Cuyo, 447,
«=€=»
Buenos Aires.
EMPLOYEES BOARD ALL ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
AT MONTEVIDEO.
Baggage dispatched through Customs and promptly delivered
to Home, Hotel, or Railway Terminus in
Buenos Aires or suburbs.
LUGGAGE & EFFECTS WAREHOUSED. REASONABLE CHARGES.
Proprietor— PEDRO FURLONG.
PLEASE TO TRY THE DANISH KITCHEN
' SCANDIA
FIRST-CLASS
English Spoken.
RESTAURANT AND BAR.
443, MAIPU, 443, BUENOS AIRES.
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HOTEL,
(CENTRAL ARGENTINE RAILWAY.)
i
Next the Station and only 14 minutes from the Capital of
the Republic, 150 trains daily.
PICTURESQUE SITE FACING THE
RIVER PLATE.
£
FINE PARK.
*
FIRST-CLASS ATTENDANCE.
&
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR
FAMILIES.
EACH APARTMENT IS
PROVIDED VMTH
TOILET REQUISITES AND BATH.
JC
GREAT CARE PAID
TO
THOROUGH SANITATION.
&
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
VENTILATING & HEATING APPARATUS INSTALLED
Union Telephone :
7, SAN ISIDRO.
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Coop. Telephone:
7, OLIVOS.
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AMERICAN (FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL), Calle Corri-
entes 718. Resident Bishop, Right Rev. Dr. Frank Milton,
Bristol. Presiding Elder, Rev. G. R. Howard. Private
address ; corner of Calles Junin and Charcas. Pastor, Rev.
W. P. McLaughlin, D.D. Private address: Peru 1552.
Organist, Professor H. G. Welby, Calle Santo Domingo 862.
Roman Catholic Church.
HOLY CROSS CHURCH. Corner of Calles Urquiza and
Fstados Unidos.
Very Rev. Fr. John Mory, C.P., Provincial.
„ „ „ Louis, C.P., Rector.
,, ,, ,, Fidelis, C.P. Consultor.
„ ,, „ Dominic, C.P., Vicar.
„ „ Raphael, C.P., „
., „ „ Vincent Logan, C.I'.,
„ „ „ Martin, C.P.,
„ „ „ Patrick, C.P., \ Priests.
„ „ Bernard, C.P.,
„ „ „ Francis, C.P.,
PROVINCIAL OF THE PASSIONIST ORDER in South
America, Very Rev. John Mory, C.P.
THE IRISH CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION'S HEADQUARTERS
arc at 340 Calle Humberto 1°. President, Monsignor
L. E. MacDonnall.
Cab and Automobile Tariffs.
There are two classes of cabs or victorias plying for
hire on the Buenos Aires streets, the tariffs for the first
class being :
For the first hour ... ... ... $1.50.
For each subsequent hour ... ... 81.20.
For \ hour or fraction ... ... 80 50.
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BY DISTANCE : —
For the first ten squares ... ... 50 cents.
For each subsequent ten squares or less 30 „
THE SECOND CLASS CABS ARE PRICED AS FOLLOWS : —
For the first hour ... ... $1.30.
For each subsequent hour ... ... $o So.
For J hour or fraction ... ... $0.30.
BY DISTANCE : —
For the first ten squares ... . .. 30 cents.
For each subsequent ten squares or less 20 „
Automobiles. With Taximetre.
From 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. First 1200 metres 50 cents.
Each subsequent 300 metres ... 10 ,,
For each wait of 2\ minutes ... 10 ,,
From 12 p.m. to 7 a.m. First 800 metres 50 „
Each subsequent 300 metres ... 10 „
For each wait of two minutes ... 10 „
Without Taximetre.
First hour ... ... ... $3.00.
Each subsequent hour ... ... $2.00.
Every £ hour ;.. ... ... $0.50.
Dispatching Agencies.
On arriving at the docks, the passenger should exercise
great care as to whom he entrusts his luggage as many
of the men who clamour for customers whenever a passen-
ger steamer arrives are most extortionate in their charges
unless some definite price be agreed on beforehand.
Amongst those firms of forwarding agents and carriers who
can be recommended are the ' Expreso La Plata,' Cuyo 447,
and the 'Villalonga Company.' The employees of either
of these firms are to be recognised on the wharf-side by the
uniform caps bearing the name of the firm, and such men
may be safely trusted with the luggage.
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Cost of Living.
There are a great number of private boarding-houses
and ' pensions ' in the city and suburbs, at prices to suit all
purses. The full ' pension ' for a single man can be
obtained for about $80 per month, upwards, but anything
cheaper is certainly not to be recommended. The actual
necessaries of life, such as meat, bread, and some kinds of
vegetables are by no means dear, the meat especially only
costing about half of its price in England. At the same
time groceries are dear, good fruit ditto, and all the minor
accessories equally so, whilst rents are so abnormally high
as to be altogether out of proportion.
Scope for Labour.
Domestic services are very highly paid, and a house-
maid who, in England, would jump at the offer of 2^1. a
year with every other Sunday afternoon ' off' would have no
trouble, once she knew a little of the language, in getting a
situation at $40 per month (or say, just over 40!. a year) and
any reasonable number of holidays she might stipulate for.
Clerical labour is in very little demand and remuner-
ative positions even for expert book-keepers, correspondents,
shorthand-typists, &c. , are difficult to find, though by no
means impossible. The young man with the ordinary
knowledge of office work generally manages to obtain
employment on one of the great railways until his increasing
knowledge of the language enables him to improve his
position. A beginner on the railway staff will receive from
8100 to £150 per month, but his bare board and lodging
will cost at least £80, apart from washing, clothing and out-
side expenses.
Mechanical labour of almost any kind is always in
demand, and the steady artisan, be he plumber, carpenter,
metal worker, smith, wheelwright, &:c., need never long be
out of employment if he is a steady man.
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Engineers, civil, mechanical, railway, electrical, or
marine are also eagerly sought after, and experts in the
automobile line never have to seek very far.
There are also very good openings for engineering and
architectural draughtsman and designers, whilst black and
white artists, especially caricaturists, have a very fair
chance.
Agricultural labour is, of course, in constantly increasing
demand, but it must be of the worker and not the drone
class. Capitalists big and small, providing they are practical
agriculturists or stock-breeders, have splendid opportunities
for success by the exercise of a little good judgment.
Cattle Auction Marts.
A large percentage of the importers of fine blood-stock
from England and Scotland are Scotchmen, and an
interesting hour or two can always be spent at either of the
two great auction marts, Bullrich's or Iriondo's (the former
in Calle San Martin '248, and the latter Calle San Martin
149) where the animals are exhibited. In cattle, a decided
preference for shorthorns is shown, although the Polled
Angus and Hereford are both establishing positions for
themselves, magnificent specimens of all three breeds are
being constantly brought over to enrich the Republic's
stocks and almost fabulous prices are paid for famous
champions. In sheep, Lincolns are far and away the most
popular, though Rambouillets and Leicesters both have their
partisans. Comparatively few pigs are imported, those
which come out being principally Yorkshires or Berkshires.
Horse breeding has been brought to such perfection that
no opportunity is lost to continue improving the blood,
and magnificent Shires, Percherons, Hackneys, Yorkshire
coaching horses and even Shetland ponies are usually to be
seen at one or other of the two great marts. All kinds of
farmyard birds are also imported, besides a number of dogs,
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principally collies, greyhounds, and fox-terriers. A visit to
these yards in the busy season conveys a fair idea of the
value of Argentine markets to home breeders, and is one
that should certainly be made.
Argentine Estancias.
Any visitor to this country who is fortunate enough to
possess a letter of introduction to any of the estancia owners
should lose no time before presenting his credentials. The
estancia is, of course, the real supply of the Republic's
riches, and no one who has not seen an Argentine estancia
is qualified to speak of the country. It is a sight such as
is not to be seen in any other part of the world, and the
larger owners, scorning to measure by acres, seldom even
speak about miles, and count their estates in leagues !
The herds of cattle (or rodeos) are as remarkable for their
numbers as for their quality, and some of the home buildings
are veritable palaces, although in some cases, miles away
from their neighbours. Hedges are unknown, wire-fencing
supported by quebracho posts being used instead. So vast
are some of these estates that automobiles are generally
used by the proprietor or other person making a tour of
inspection, and even miniature railways are not unknown.
It is no great rarity for an ' estanciero ' to entertain a house-
party of fifty or sixty guests, and as many of these bring
their grooms, 'peons' (men-of-all-work), &c., with them, it
is obvious that neither the hospitality nor the accom-
modation can be very scanty. A few days on an estancia
is an experience, a surprise, a revelation, and should most
decidedly be indulged in by those who possess the oppor-
tunity of doing so.
The Bolsa (see illustration, page 35).
The Bolsa or Stock Exchange is only a building of
public interest by reason of the nature of its business, and
certainly not for any architectural beauty or historical
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Escuela Naval Militaiy. Buenos Aires.
[Photo : H. G. Olds.
Manuel Qampoi
Old Established
Cigar Stores.
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
Havanna Cigars and Havanna,
British, Turkish, and
Egyptian Tobaccos
and Cigarettes.
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SMOKERS'
REQUISITES.
SAN MARTIN, 250 252,
BUENOS AIRES.
A La Paz,
131, Calle Suipacha, 131
Buenos Aires.
-$-
Jose Qoquengniot,
Special Establishment for
Full and Half- Mourning.
Millinery &* every descriptiott
of Garments made up on
the premises.
A most complete assortment of first-
class goods kept in stock.
*%,
131, Calle Suipacha, 131
Buenos Aires. "S^SS? !
Country Orders Receive Special
Attention.
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connection. With entrances in the Plaza Victoria, and
another in Calle Bartolome Mitre, it lays claim only to be
what it actually is— a business house pure and simple.
Here are transacted all such affairs as stock and share
dealing, and it is also the place where official transactions
in Governmental bonds, rates of exchange, gold premiums,
&c., are settled, as also grain and shipping speculations or
investments. It has a membership of about 5000. divided
into two classes ; brokers or agents, and ordinary members.
The Cathedral (see illustration, page 19).
Besides this Cathedral in the Plaza Mayo, many of the
Buenos Aires churches are worth a visit, if only to see some
of the ornate mural decorations in the interior. Amongst
the best examples are the Las Victorias (Paraguay 1216),
Pilar (Junin 1950), La Merced (corner of Calles Reconquista
and Cangallo), San Miguel (corner of Bartolom£ Mitre and
Suipacha), and San Nicolas (corner of Carlos Pelligrini and
Corrientes), whilst San Domingo Church, at the corner of
Calles Defensa and Belgrano is interesting from quite
another cause, and this is that there are kept the British
flags, captured from Whitelock's defeated soldiery, and here
also are to be seen several cannon-balls still buried in the
eastern tower of the church. They are very high up and
some people are heard to say that the ' cannon-balls ' are of
wood, plastered into the stone for effect. Be this as it may,
there they are and look just as interesting as cannon-ballo
could look.
Lezama Park.
One of the prettiest parks in Buenos Aires is the Parque
Lezama which, although in one of the most papulous parts
of the town, is so laid out that in many parts its rustic
charm almost makes one forget the ceaseless hum of the
busy city all around. In parts it is beautifully laid out with
flower-beds, and many examples of rare botanical specimens,
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THE
LOOK IN YOUR]
POCKET !
\ is stamped
on your PENCIL
Always in stock
AT
Mitchell's Book Store
580, CANGALLO, 578
BUENOS AIRES.
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consisting of plants, palms and ferns. In other parts
vegetation is allowed to grow more or less wild, and the
park is a delightful spot in which to spend a spare hour or
two roaming through its shady groves or sitting on one of
the benches in peaceful enjoyment of a book. For the
younger mind, untrained as yet to the peace of quiet paths
or the delight of books, there are roundabouts, fields for
playing ball, and other glimpses of that Paradise that appeals
to the young.
In this park, also, there is a small Historical Museum,
the contents of which may all be seen in the brief space
of an hour or so. The most striking exhibit is the sleeping
apartment of Argentina's greatest general, San Martin.
Other of the Republic's great warriors are represented by
the uniforms worn by them in life, their swords and ribands
of decoration. Pictures, arms, relics and curiosities com-
plete the collection, which is open to the public from 12 till 4
on Sundays only. The guardians of this treasure-house are
old military veterans, remarkable for their age and past
valour.
Cemeteries.
The lover of sculpture would do well to pass a few hours
in the northern cemetery, known as the Recoleta. Set upon
a hill laid out into a beautiful little park, the Recoleta is
said to be second only to the famous cemetery of Milan for
the beauty of its monuments and vaults. Some of these
vaults are built almost like small houses or villas, and the
flowers, vases and ornaments on the table-like altars seen
through the glass doors so much resemble the table
decorations beloved of the artistic housekeeper, that it
comes almost as a shock to suddenly note the sombre,
brass-fitted coffins that line the walls, and to realise that the
pretty villa is a charnel-house. On Saints' Day, or All
Souls' Day, a visit to this cemetery is not easily forgotten.
The people of all classes assemble here to p.iy tribute to
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the memory of the beloved dead ; vaults are thrown open so
that members of the family may renew flowers and altar-
cloths, and the whole day is sometimes spent inside these
weird little houses of the dead. The paths dividing the
vaults are all paved and laid out in the form of streets, and
the effect of seeing these streets thronged with an ever-
moving crowd — exchanging commonplaces in this city of the
dead, whilst on all sides the magnificent but silent villas
give back no echo of the animation outside — is bizarre in
the extreme.
In this burial-place are to be seen the family vaults of
Argentine's great ones, and every few steps the eye is caught
by a bronze tablet over the door of some mansion of death,
bearing a name that is even more boldly blazoned on the
scroll of history.
The other great cemetery is called the Chacarita, and is
best reached by the Lacroze line of tramcars. This
cemetery covers a very great area, but the monuments are
not so imposing as those to be seen in the Recoleta. Oi>e
portion of the Chararita is reserved for Protestant burials,
and of this a considerable portion is known as the British
section.
The Zoological Gardens.
The Buenos Aires Zoological Gardens are the property
of the Municipality, and, among the many places of recre-
ation and instruction for which the city should be grateful
to the Municipal authorities, these beautiful gardens figure
very prominently.
They owe their existence to the initiative of General
Sarmiento, who, in the last year of his Presidency (June
1874) put before Congress a projected law to establish
Zoological Gardens in the ' 3 de Febrero ' Park. The
collection of animals proceeded very slowly, General
Sarmiento himself being the first donor, giving three
specimens. Other donations followed by degrees, princi-
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pally given by private individuals, until a fairly representative
collection was gathered together, and eventually, in 1888,
the Government decided to present that part of the park
devoted to the Zoological Collection, to the Municipality.
From that date forward, official documents established the
existence of the Buenos Aires Zoological Gardens, as being
apart from the ' 3 de Febrero ' Park which they adjoin.
Well aware of the instructive value of such an establishment
and recognising, as well, the hygienic value of an open air
exhibition likely to attract numerous visitors, the Munici-
pality spared no pains to increase the attractions as much as
possible. For all their utmost efforts, however, the gardens
were only very little frequented until 1903, in which year
the populace seemed suddenly to develop a keen interest in
the really excellent exhibition open to them. From that
time forward, this interest has increased by leaps and bounds,
so that in 1907, 1,135,730 persons passed through the Gates,
and nearly a million and a half in 1908.
There are four gates of entrance to the Gardens, the
principal of which is in the Plaza Italia, facing the colossal
equestrian statue of Garibaldi, the great Italian Patriot and
Liberator. Other entrances are in Avenida Sarmiento, the
wide and pretty thoroughfare named after the originator of
the Gardens ; in the Avenida Alvear ; and in Calle Acevedo,
at the corner of Calle Cabello.
The price of admission to the Gardens is fixed at the
extremely moderate sum of 10 cents, and guide-books are
obtainable gratis by application at the Administrative
Offices in the grounds themselves. They are open from
sunrise to sunset, and are well worth a lengthy visit. The
staff, a most capable and efficient one, consists of the
Director, Senor Clemente Onelli ; the Administrator, Serior
Pedro Isla ; the Secretary, Senor Horacio L. Cadelago ;
Inspectors J. Liajovitzky and V. Olivera ; the chief cage
Inspector, Senor V. Dominguez; Agriculturalist, Senor
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Manuel Garcia ; eight ticket office officials, eight porters,
eight artisans, eighteen groundsmen, twenty-four keepers
and eight gardeners. As an instructive institution the value
of the Gardens is so well known that free admittance is
allowed to all soldiers, as also to school- pupils when
accompanied by a master.
By order of the Minister of War, military bands play
within the grounds on Sundays ; the tramway company
provides a band on Thursdays, and the Chief of Police
supplies a band on Saturdays. Music commences at 3 p.m.
The attractions ofiered to children consist of a minature
steam tramway and liliputian railway train, merry-go-rounds,
swings, marionette shows, rides on ponies, camels, llamas, &c.
The Gardens are reached by tramcars from almost all
parts of the city and suburbs. Visitors are warned against
pickpockets, on Sundays especially.
Before passing to the next item, it is interesting to note
that, such is the great increase of interest in animals
displayed by the Argentine people in recent years that
1 Animal Day ' was officially recognised by the Government
last year, Argentina being the first of the Latin countries to
adopt the idea. It was brought about mainly owing to the
efforts of Dr, Albarracin, President of the Argentine Animals'
Protection Society and Sefior Onelli, Director of the
Gardens. As the weather on the day set apart for the cele-
bration (May ist) was unpropitious, the festival was estab-
lished on the following day, when some 40,000 school-
children assembled in the Zoological Gardens to do honour
to the day.
A FEW USEFUL HINTS.
i. Do not fear the Custom House. No matter how
large your wardrobe, in reason. The quantity of personal
luggage allowed duty free is generous to a degree, and,
except in cases of flagrant smuggling, no inconvenience .is
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ever experienced. Should you carry any merchandise, be
sure to declare it, otherwise you will pay a fine and the
goods will be confiscated.
2. Remember that civility towards officials is the golden
key to getting prompt despatch.
3. When approaching an official, no matter how lowly
his rank, raising your hat will give you no trouble and save
you quite a lot.
4. On no account enter any public office, even though
it be only the waiting-hall of a police-station, with the head
covered.
5. Buy at the best shops ; it is cheapest in the long run.
6. There are about a hundred million Britons and
Americans in the world—a very mighty number. But there
are about thirteen hundred million people on the earth,
which shows that ' there are others.'
7. The Buenos Aires cabman is just as honest as the
generality of his kind in other parts of the world ; no less
so — but no more so.
8. If your ship arrives late, pack a few necessaries in a
hand-bag before coming ashore, in case it is too late to
have all your luggage passed through the Custom House
that evening.
9. If going a long railway journey, book your sleeping
apartment some time previously, and do not leave it over
until you arrive at the station just before the train starts.
10. Forget that a dollar is worth is. 8</., and only
remember that its purchasing power is equal to that of
a shilling. Otherwise, you will always think you are being
robbed.
11. Keep your notes separately until quite used to
them, as, when soiled, a five-dollar bill may easily be given
away in mistake for a dollar. Special purses for holding
paper money can be obtained at Mitchell's, 580 Cangallo.
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12. Do not carry arms. It is quite unnecessary, and
may get you into trouble unless the necessary permit be
taken out.
13. Lay in a plentiful supply of stamps when at the
post-office, as, excepting here (Buenos Aires) or at some of
the big hotels, they are difficult to obtain.
14. Remember that tramcars are only allowed to stop
at street corners, and not in the middle of a block.
15. If you are in need of reading matter, join Mitchell's
Circulating Library at Cangallo 580, one door from Florida.
Dogs (Cave Canem).
Owners of dogs who elect to reside in the suburbs are
advised to beware of a practice still in vogue. This is the
existence of ' dog-carts.' At one time, when Buenos Aires
was far more like an ' off the earth ' village than it now is,
dogs multiplied to such an extent that, especially in the
hot season, they became a positive danger — rabies threat-
ened to wreak havoc. It was then decided that stray or
dangerous dogs should be lassoed, and, if not claimed
within a certain time, destroyed. The measure, stern
though it was, was perfectly justified, and at the time was
most opportune. Nowadays, however, this regulation is
absurd almost beyond belief. In the suburbs, dog-carts
still make their rounds, attended by a mounted policeman
and some half a dozen men armed with lassoes made of
twisted hide attached to the end of a long whip-staff.
With this they capture any dog they find straying. Even
when not actually injured by the lasso, a dog so caught is
very often injured beyond cure, for the sudden strangula-
tion cows his spirit, and when thrust inside the dog-cart,
together perhaps with a score or so of unfortunate fellow-
captives, he runs the risk of bites, worrying, or contagion.
(Continued on page 66.)
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THE DINING HALL IS THE
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+
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Teh. Cooperativa : 3811 CENTRAL.
Union: 1277 AVENIDA.
A. GARBARINO,
WORKING OPTICIAN.
Expert in the exact Execution of Specialists'
Prescriptions. Spectacles and Folders to suit
any defect of the Sight.
OPERA, FIELD AND
MARINE GLASSES.
All Work executed with promptness and
Reliability.
The Workshop is under the personal control
of the Proprietor.
SPECIAL LINE.
Lemaire's Opera, Field and Marine Glass
with adjustable Lens, $20.
Esmeralda, 268, Buenos Aires.
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( Continued from p. 63. )
Despite efforts on the part of the Society for the Protection
of Animals, and energetic protests through the Press, the
practice still continues, and is one of the very few instances
where the Argentine Republic is one whit behind any other
nation in advanced civilisation. Therefore, when you want
your dog to have an outing it will be best to be near him.
Dog licences should be obtained at the nearest police-
station (or ' comisarias '), the cost being #5.00.
SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS.
The League of the Empire.
Branch in the Argentine Republic, founded \$th October, 1907.
COUNCIL, 1908-1909.
President :
Walter B. Townley, H.B.M. Minister.
Vice-Presidents :
A. Carnegie Ross, C.B. James Begg.
J. Monteith Drysdale. Lovat A. Mulcahy, M.D.
Councillors :
F. A. Chevallier Boutell. A. Mackintosh.
F. Maitland Heriot. Rymer O. Watson.
H. H. Leng. A. M. Wilson.
Thomas Lloyd.
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Hon. Treasurer :
Charles Curtois, Anglo-South American Bank, Ltd., Buenos
Aires.
Hoti. Secretary :
P. A, Grassick, Calle Cangallo 666, Buenos Aires.
EXTRACT FROM THE CONSTITUTION.
r. A Branch of ' The League of the Empire ' is esta-
blished in the Argentine Republic with the following
objects : —
(«) To bring British subjects resident in the Republic
together, and to keep them in touch with the
Mother Country and the Colonies and Depend-
encies.
(/>) To implant and foster the growth of those qualities
which have specially contributed to the formation
and the development of the British race and Em-
pire, such as responsibility, duty, sympathy, self-
sacrifice.
(c) To promote the increase and diffusion of knowledge
respecting the component parts of the British Empire
by means of lectures, lantern-lectures for children,
reading of papers, and holding discussions, &c. (but
no paper shall be read nor any discussion be per-
mitted to take place tending to give the League
a political or sectarian character) ; to facilitate in-
terchange of experiences amongst persons from all
the Dependencies ; to establish a' reading-room and
library, in which recent and authentic intelligence
upon imperial subjects may be constantly available,
and a museum for the collection and exhibition of
British, Colonial, and Indian productions.
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Hamburg South - America n
Steamship Company.
HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE.
PASSENGERS AND MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN
BUENOS AIRES, RIO DE JANEIRO,
BAHIA, LISBON, VIGO,
SOUTHAMPTON, BOULOGNE,
and HAMBURG.
FLEET :
CAP VILANO. CAP ORTEGAL.
K. FRIEDRICH AUGUST. K. WILHELM II.
CAP BLANCO.
Three Sailings per Month.
Return tickets from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro
are issued valid for six months at £150 paper.
TO LISBON IN 16 DAYS.
A. M. DELFINO & BRO.
442, CUYO, 454, BUENOS AIRES,
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(d} To provide opportunities for social reunion, and to
make arrangements for the proper celebration of
national festivals.
2. Membership shall be limited to British subjects, their
children and grandchildren wherever born, if they desire it,
and shall consist of three classes, />., (a) Members, (b) Lady
Members, and (c) Junior Members.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
(a) Members ... ..; $5 m/1 per annum.
(b) Lady Members ... 3 ,, ,, „
(c) Junior Members ... 2 „ ,, ,,
This Branch, at the last Annual General Meeting held
in June, 1908, possessed 558 members, and the number is
rapidly increasing. It is affiliated to the London League,
and possesses a useful library containing books of reference
dealing with all the British Colonies. A council meeting
is held once a month, the date duly advertised in the local
Press.
The British and American Benevolent
Society
is one of the very oldest benevolent societies in the River
Plate, having been originally founded more than sixty years
ago. Its object is to give assistance in such cases where
the applicant is a deserving but unfortunate member of the
English-speaking race. The society's office is Room No. 6,
Calle 25 de Mayo 158, and the meetings, &c., are generally
held either at the hall of St. Andrew's Church or at that of
the American Church. In 1908, 284 cases were relieved,
nearly $2,000 being distributed among them. In addition
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INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
FOUNDED IN 1886.
(Incorporated with Colegio Naclonal Norte.i
,OL I H VIEW.
PRI.NCIFAL : C. Alberto Porchiettl. VICE-DIRECTOR : P. Chelia.
Medal Awarded at the Buenos Aires Exhibition of 1898.
OLIVOS (Cent. Argentine Ry.). BURGES IF.C.BA. y R. .
to this, the society also lent money in 142 deserving cases,
the sum involved being nearly $4000.
The present Committee is : —
Hon. Presidents: H.B.M. Minister and U.S.A. Minister.
Chairman : Mr. John C. Zimmermann.
Hon. Treasurer: Mr. James Marr.
Hon. Secretary: Mr. Hope Gibson.
Ex-officio Members :
Mr. Claud F. W. Russell, ist Secretary British Legation ;
Mr. Charles S. Wilson, ist Secretary U.S.A. Legation :
Mr. A. Carnegie Ross, C.B., HB.M. Consul ; the
U.S.A. Consul-General; Dr. John O'Connor; the Very
Rev. Father Superior of the Passionist Fathers ; the
Rev. J. H. de Turri Croft, the Rev. Dr. A. G. Fenn,
the Rev. J. W. Fleming, the Rev. G. P. Howard, the
Rev. VV. P. McLaughlin, and the Rev. D. Bruce Nicol.
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Ordinary Members :
Mrs. Brookes, Mrs. Hallett, Mrs. Rayner, Mrs. R. H.
Roberts, and Messrs. B. A. Shuman, F. B. Purdy,
Harry Tudor, C. H. Meruies, and E. N. Davies.
Superintendent : Mr. Alexander Law.
The Salvation Army in the River Plate.
The River Plate Branch of the Salvation Army was
started in January, 1890, in Calle Buen Orden, by Colonel
Thurman and Captain (now Brigadier) Wm. T. Bonnett,
who were specially commissioned by General Booth and
sent out to this country. As is the case with most pioneer
enterprises, the first years of the work were marked by most
strenuous struggling and much uphill fighting before a
firm footing was established in the Republic. The greatest
difficulty lay in the difference of language and the fact that
the advance-guard was entirely without friends or any kind
of influence except their own earnestness and perseverance.
Yet, undaunted by difficulties and obstacles, these peaceful
crusaders of a later day went about their mission in such a
way that, at the present time, there are thirty-one Corps
and Outposts in the River Plate Republics, besides seven
Social Branches and the Buenos Aires Night Shelter for
poor men. There are seventy-eight officers and employees
engaged in the work, in addition to seventy-four local
officers. These latter devote their spare time working for
the Army without remuneration of any kind. The Terri-
torial Headquarters are at Calle Rivadavia 3290, Brigadier
Wm. T. Bonnett being Territorial Commander and Major
G. H. Souter, General Secretary. Last year's work in-
cluded the providing of 78,565 beds and 164,394 meals,
apart from those provided at the Industrial Home. This
is situated at 3047 Calle Humberto i°, and here 1192 days
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of temporary employment were found for the destitute,
who, in addition to board and lodging, were also given a
small wage until more remunerative employment could be
found. The Home has only been established two years,
and is making rapid progress. The principal industry is
the sorting and baling of paper and chopping and bundling
of wood.
The Army has acquired its own buildings at .Pergamino,
La Plata, Banfield, Junin, Bahia Blanca, and Concepcion
del Uruguay, whilst the Sailors' Homes at Ingeniero White
and Ensenada are the property of the Army on fiscal
grounds. In all, 4414 meetings were held last year, the
attendance being 144,488 persons. There were also 470
open-air meetings (usually on Sunday afternoons), and
2974 officers took part. The principal corps are situated as
follows : —
No. i Corps, Calle Rivadavia 3290, Buenos Aires.
No. 2 Corps, Calle Moreno 1900, Buenos Aires.
Training Home, Flores.
Sailors' Mission, Calle P. Mendoza, Boca (B.A.).
Ensenada Sailors, Home, Grand Dock.
Ingeniero White Sailors' Home, Southern Railway's
Grounds.
La Plata Corps, Calle 41, No. 320.
Junin Corps, Calle Rioja.
Pergamino Corps, Calle Alberti.
Bahia Blanca Corps, Calle Moreno.
Rosario Corps, Calle Independencia 353.
Santa Fe Corps, Calle Junin 341.
Concordia Corps, Corner of Calles Pellegrini and
Monte Caseros.
Monte Caseros Corps, Calle Rioja.
Cordoba Corps, Calle 9 de Julio 138.
Concepcion del U. Corps, Calle Rioja.
Monte Video Corps, Calle Nueva York 13
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Monte Video Sailors' Home, Florida 54.
Rosario Corps, Calle Gran.
Paysandii Corps, Calle Queguay.
Salta Corps, Calle Arapay.
San Eugenio Corps, Calle F. C.
The Army's press organ, El Cruzado, has a circulation
of 83,000.
Young: Men's Christian Association of
Buenos Aires.
This Branch of the Y.M.C.A. was organized May 6th,
1902, with A. Carnegie Ross, Esq., C.B , H.B. M.'s Consul,
as its first President.
On opening the first premises, the list of foundation
members had reached 201 names, and this number has
steadily increased until, at the close of the seventh year,
there are about 700 members in the Central Branch and
150 in Barracas Branch.
In 1906 an offer was received from friends of the move-
ment in the United States to give % 100,000 U.S. gold on
condition that a similar amount be raised by friends in
Buenos Aires for the erection of suitable buildings.
A special Building Fund Committee was named, in-
cluding leading citizens of the British, German, North
American, and Argentine communities here, and a Com-
mittee of young men of the Association to co-operate with
them. The result of the effort was that the amount was
raised by gifts from 1300 people, thus securing the splendid
conditional offer which had been made, and giving to the
Association a fund equal to ^"40,000.
A house and lot at Avenida Monies de Oca 958 was
purchased, and put in order for the Barracas Branch, at a
cost of $52,000 m/n.
A site for the central building on Paseo Colon, between
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and Weddings, «c., ACCOMMODATING i5<j
Special Attendance and Catering in all its
branches, for Dinners, Luncheons, Picnics,
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This establishment can be specially recom-
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Paseo-Recoleta, Buenos Aires.
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Victoria and Alsina, was purchased at a cost of $137,000
m/n, and plans are fast taking shape for the erection of the
new central building.
The Association offers special advantages to young men
recently arrived in the city, as it conducts an Information
Department to assist in finding decent lodgings, in securing
employment, and in many other ways.
It conducts Night Classes for the study of Spanish,
English, commercial subjects, &c., and has a well-stocked
reading-room, a swimming-club, Sunday afternoon meetings
for men, and many other features of the modern Y. M.C.A.
The annual subscription is $20 m/n, which may be paid
quarterly.
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Board of Trustees.
R. Inglis Runciman, President.
H. Fuhrmann, Hon. Secretary.
Wm. C. Dunn, Herbert Gibson, John C. Zimmermann
(e \-offiao).
Officers and Directors.
John C. Zimmermann, President.
James Begg, Vice -President.
J. Monteith Drysdale, Hon. Treasurer .
H. R. Storer, Hon. Secretary.
Dr. John J. J. Kyle, VV. Field, W. Bramwell,
A. Carnegie Ross, C.B., Hugh Wilson, Dr. Lovat,
A. Mulcahy.
Executive Officers.
B. A. Shuman, General Secretary.
C. J. E \vald, Secietary for Student U'ork.
R. D. Christian, Assistant Secretary.
G. H. Smith, Assistant Secretary.
Premises.
Moreno 452. Telephone (Union), 2785 Avenida.
St. Andrew's Society of the River Plate.
Wherever more than two or three Scotchmen are found
together it may be generally taken for granted that there
exists a St. Andrew's Society, so loyal are they to the
traditions and customs of ' Auld Reekie.' Therefore, there
is no cause for surprise that here in Buenos Aires, where
some of our greatest business men, most famous engineers,
and successful men in every trade and profession are natives
of Scotland, the St. Andrew's Society of the River Plate is
one of the most influential of its kind, and certainly is
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carried on in a most practical and businesslike manner-
It attains its majority this year, having been founded
twenty-one years ago. The main objects of the Society
are to foster the national sentiment, encourage the main-
tenance of Scotch customs, and devote attention to de-
serving charitable objects. Last year alone more than 2000
dollars were distributed by the Benevolent Fund.
A golf tournament is held yearly, and a special cup is
given, competitors for this being members of the Society.
St. Andrew's Day is always celebrated by a banquet,
laid in some suitable hall, and other social functions include
at least one concert annually, social evenings, and compe-
titions in Scotch singing and dancing.
It had a grand total of 445 members at the last annual
general meeting, the annual subscription being $5.
The present office-bearers are : —
Chairman : Mr. Charles J. Martin, B. Mitre 476.
Hon. Secretary: Mr. John McKechnie, B. Mitre 400.
Hon. Treasurer: Mr. J. Monteith Drysdale, C.A.
Florida 77.
Members : Rev. J. W. Fleming, B. D. ; Mr. A. Car-
negie Ross, C.B.; Mr. Charles H. Roberts.
The North American Society of the
River Plate.
The objects of the above Society, according to its
constitution, is ' to keep alive the love of country and foster
the spirit of patriotism ; to provide and maintain a place of
meeting ; to properly celebrate national days of festival or
thanksgiving ; and for such other purposes as will advance
the interests of our country, encourage and maintain friendly
relations with the country of our residence, and assist in
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promoting closer commercial union between North America
and the countries of the River Plate.'
Hitherto it has possessed no premises of its own, but
at its last annual general meeting (April 1909) it was
decided that premises should be acquired for occupancy
in 1910. The members comprise all the most influential
commercial men among the North-American community of
Buenos Aires, and the Society interests itself considerably
in increasing North-American commerce in the Republic.
The present Committee consists of: —
President : Mr. F. B. Purdie.
Vice-President : Mr. John C. Zimmermann.
Treasurer: Mr. Batson.
Secretary: Mr. Huntingdon.
Working Committee: Mr. F. C. Cook, Mr. E. P.
Graves, Dr. Kimball, Mr. Wheatley, Dr. Webster,
Mr. Odell, and Mr. Pratt.
The Buenos Aires Sailors' Home and Harbour
Mission,
Habitated in the Victoria Sailors' Home.
Like many other British institutions, the Buenos Aires
Sailors' Home had its origin in 'small things.' In 1885,
a small group of religious men started a regular Sunday after-
noon service for the seamen whose ships were lying in the
Boca. A few years later, Mr. James McGowan began an
agitation through the English press for something more tangi-
ble. As a result of the interest aroused, the Revs. J. W.
Fleming, Pelham Ogle, and J. H. Stockton met at the home
of the last-named gentleman to see what could be done.
It was resolved, that as Mr. Fleming was about to leave on
vacation, he should visit the Rev. E. W. Matthews, of the
British and Foreign Sailors' Friendly Society of London,
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Tigre Boat Club.
[Photo : H. G. Olds.
and lay the facts before that Society. The result of this
was a visit to this city by Mr. Matthews. Many of the
senior business men still remember how this white-haired
veteran hustled round the city pleading the cause of the
sailors.
At the instigation of Mr. Matthews, a public meeting
was called on Friday, June 2yth, at the La France Hall.
The chair was taken by H.B.M. Minister the Hon. Francis
Pakenham. At that meeting the first Sailors' Home
Committee was appointed, which consisted of the following
gentlemen :— Mr. T. S. Boadle, Chairman : Rev. J. W.
Fleming, Secretary ; Don Juan Drysdale, Treasurer ; Revs.
Pelham Ogle, J. H. Stockton; Messrs. Ronald Bridgett,
H.B.M. Consul; S. A. Christophersen, Swedish and Nor-
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wegian Consul ; P. Christophersen, Danish Consul ; E. L.
Baker, U.S.A. Consul; C. Ferio, German Consul; L. Van
Riet, Dutch Minister : C. Marriott VVoodgate, and W.
Higgins.
This Committee issued an appeal for funds, with the
result that $491.42 gold and $17,200.65 paper was raised.
Thus encouraged, the Committee rented premises situated
in Calle Pedro Mendoz.i, corner of La Madrid, in the Boca,
and on Monday, January 26th, 1891, opened to the seamen
of the world the international, interdenominational Buenos
Aires Sailors' Home. At the opening ceremony Mr. T. S.
Boadle presided, the Rev. J. W. Fleming read the Com-
mittee's report, and Mr. E. E. Cordner moved the adoption
of the same.
The first Missionary-Manager of the Home was Mr. P.
J. Walker, who served till 1893, when Mr. Fosterjohn took
charge. He was followed by Mr. G. Chamberlain in 1898,
who resigned in 1901, when Mr. Henry F. Fellows (who
still holds the position) was appointed.
From the foundation of the work the Committee had
always seen the absolute necessity of possessing their own
building. In 1895 they petitioned Congress for land on
which to build. Owing chiefly to the work of Rear-
Admiral Howard and Seftor Ricardo Pillado, the Sailors'
Home Land Committee, and the earnest advocating through
the press of Mr. E. T. Mulhall, the land on which the
Victoria Sailors' Home now stands was granted. In
the whole stretch of shipping a more suitable spot could
not be found.
The year 1897 was the most fruitful on record for
philanthropic work. In that year illustrious Victoria
completed her sixtieth year as Queen. The Britishers of
the River Plate met to discuss how that year could be
perpetuated. At an adjourned meeting held .it Prince
George's Hall, on May 6th, the following resolution was
unanimously agreed to: — 'THAT AS A PERMANENT MEMO-
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RIAL OF THE AUSPICIOUS EVENT, A SAILORS' HOME FOR
THE PORT OF BUENOS AIRES BE BUILT.' A Committee
was appointed to carry out this resolution, consisting of the
following gentlemen :—
The Hon. W. A. C. Barrington, (now Sir W. A. C.
Barrington, K.C.M.G).
Rev. J. W. Fleming, B.D.
Messrs. A. Mackintosh, J. C. Zimmermann, R. O.
Watson, J. F. Roberts, T. S. Boadle.
To this number were added at different times : —
Messrs. R. Inglis Runciman, H. C. Thompson, John
Russell, T. M. Mills, Wm. Mulhall, Juan Drysdale,
Wm. Warden, John Dunn, Patrick Ham, Ronald
Bridgett, F. Barrow, C. W. Mills, and E. A. Merry.
Although it was five years from the above date ere
the Victoria Home was opened to Sailors, the Chairman,
Secretary, Treasurer — Sir W. A. C. Barrington, Rev. J. W.
Fleming, and Mr. R. Inglis Runciman respectively retained
their position until they had the pleasure of seeing their
work successfully accomplished. The building as it now
stands, cost some $80,000. It was opened by President
Roca, on April i6th, 1902. Not the least interesting part
of the programme being the unveiling of a magnificent
portrait of Her Majesty, the late Queen Victoria, a gift
from Her Majesty to the Victoria Sailors' Home, through
the British and Foreign Sailors' Friend Society.
Needless to say, since the opening of the new building,
the work of the B.A: Sailors' Home and Mission has
increased tenfold. Concerts and Socials, which are now
so popular with the Seamen, originated with the new Home.
Every night since its opening, the bed-space has been
taxed to the utmost. The number of Seamen who have
boarded there until a berth has been procured has con-
siderably increased. The religious side of the work has
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also benefited. To such an extent is this the case, that it
is doubtful if a better attended or heartier English Service
could be found in the City than the Sunday Evening
Service at the Home. The Home publication, Fore and
Aft, a readable, chatty paper of twenty pages, performs a
useful mission. The annual Seamen's Picnic is a great
feature. Last New Year's day no less than 1400 Seamen
spent the whole day in the country. The following figures
give some idea of the Work of the Home. Since the
Home was founded until May ist, 1909, some 17,000 men
have entered as paying boarders ; for the vast majority of
these employment has been found. Since the inauguration
of the present Home 48,000 free meals and 13,600 free
beds have been given to aged and decent Seamen. The
Home is visited by some 2000 Seaman every month.
Thousands of books are collected and distributed. Yet
withal the Home is still able to cany out the ideal of the
present Management, that any genuine Seaman of any
Nationality or Creed in need of a helping hand will most
surely find one, at any hour of the day or night.
The address of the Sailors' Home, or to give it its
official name, ' The Buenos Aires Sailors' Home and Mis-
sion,' is Calle Independencia 20, between Docks i and 2.
The British Hospital.
The date of the original foundation of a British Hos-
pital in Buenos Aires is not known, but it is certain that
such existed over sixty years ago, for old books and docu-
ments have come to light showing that in 1850 the patients
were removed to the new Hospital premises in Calle
Uruguay. No trace whatever can be found as to the locality
whence such patients were removed, so it is believed that
prior to 1850, the Hospital was situated in rented property.
The site in Calle Uruguay, however, was found to be un-
suitable, for such was the bad condition of the roads that
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in winter or after heavy rains the Hospital was quite inac-
cessible. This led to the building of the second British
Hospital on what was then known as Britain's Quinta, in
Calles Bolivar and Santa Rosa, this building being opened
in 1 86 1. Its total cost was $852,000 of the currency then
in circulation, which was of considerably less value than
the present day paper dollar. One half of this sum was
derived from subscriptions received from the British public
in Buenos Aires and the sale of the property in Calle
Uruguay ; the other half was provided by the British
Government, through the good offices of the then Consul,
Mr. Frank Parish.
The third and present British Hospital was opened by
General Roca (then President of the Republic) in 1885,
and, since that date, the adjoining lands have been ac-
quired as it became necessary. At the present the property
extends over some 1 2,000 square metres and, together with
the buildings, has cost nearly $500,000.
There .are 128 beds, the average daily number of patients
being 108. The female wards can accommodate forty.
There is a private ward containing eight beds ; and
seven private rooms. The daily cost in the private ward is
$8 and in the rooms from $12 to $15.
Free admission may be obtained by application to any
member of the Committee, providing the applicant be of
British or American nationality, and unable to pay for
medical treatment.
Subscribers have the right to send in one free patient
for every hundred dollars subscribed annually.
The present Committee is :
Chairman : Mr. H. H. Loveday.
Elected Committeemen : Mr. C. H. Menzies (Treasurer),
Mr. W. E. O. Haxell (Secretary), Messrs. R. W.
Anderson, A. W. Boote, J. Percy Clarke, F. C.
( Continued on p. 86. )
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Cook, E. E. Cordner, S. N. Drysdale, E. Duggan,
R. Grant, F. Maitland Heriot, H. H. Leng, Rymer
O. Watson, and A. M. Wilson.
Appointed by the Committee for the period of one
year :
Mr. A. Carnegie Ross, C.B., H.B.M. Consul.
Clerical : The Rev. J. H. de Turri Croft, the Rev.
J. W. Fleming, the Rev. Dr. McLaughlin and the
Rev. Superior of the Passionist Fathers.
Medical : Dr. Lovat A. Mulcahy.
Visiting Staff.
Dr. J. O'Conor, Dr. E. Burr, Dr. R. Halahan (Out
Patients), Dr. G. Welchli (Eye Specialist), Dr. C.
M. Stetson (Dental Surgeon).
Resident Staff.
Dr. J. Wolfe Morris and Dr. R. Nothwanger.
Matron : Miss E. Heartnett.
There are thirty nurses.
The Buenos Aires Choral Union.
Most popularly known as the B.A.C.U., the local Choral
Union is an institution that stands out as an example of
the results that can be achieved by perseverance and energy.
Founded originally in 1888 in a very modest manner, the
Union more than once came near to dying of inanition, had
it not been for the forceful perseverance of its officials.
Only three or four years ago it seemed to take a new lease
of life, and so much ' push ' was shown by its staunchest
supporters that, at the present time, it enjoys a reputation
second to none of its kind, and even in a country where
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the prevalence of the Latin race guarantees the fact that
music is well understood, here is a substantial and active
confutation of the erroneous impression that the English is
not a musical race.
The seasons' programmes of the last three years have
included the oratorios ' Elijah,' ' The Creation,' ' St. Paul,'
the ' Hymn of Praise,' and ' The Messiah.' In comic
operas, theatres have been filled to witness its representa-
tions of ' The Geisha' and ' lolanthe.'
It now embraces choral, orchestral, and dramatic
sections, and most successful performances have been
given of such plays as The Jacobites, One Summer's Day,
In the Soup, The New Boy, Our Boys, Are You a Mason ?
&c.
Full particulars are obtainable at the office of the most
popular of treasurers, Mr. A. Holder, Calle Bartolome
Mitre 556, Office No. 48.
At the last General Meeting the roll showed 615 mem-
bers. The entrance fee is $10.00, with an annual sub-
scription of $15.00.
The Committee for 1909 is : —
President : Mr. Andreas S. Wilson.
Vice- President : Mr. J. Hampden Wall.
Treasurer ; Mr. A. Holder.
Secretary : Mr. D. V. Clark.
Properly Master : Mr. H. Waite.
Committeemen : Messrs. W. H. H. Nicholson, Mr.
J. S. Lee, Mr. F. F. Bideleux, and Mr. W.
Cowlishaw.
All new arrivals with any pretensions to social or
dramatic talent are warmly advised to present themselves
without delay at the ' B.A.C.U.'
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The Missions to Seamen's Institute.
The Buenos Aires Branch of the Missions to Seamen's
Institute has achieved great success, as such a mission
deserves. Only established here in the last few years,
its good work is known and appreciated to such an
extent that not only do ladies and gentlemen in the city
itself arrange evenings to give concerts and similar enter-
tainments for seafaring men, but similar functions are
organized by the residents of Belgrano, Hurlingham, and
other outlying suburbs, the ladies and gentlemen making
special trips into town to signify their appreciation of the
merits of the mission and to help in practical manner the
men who so thoroughly appreciate a little kindness in
foreign ports. Concerts, boxing-bouts, wrestling, sing-
songs, are given every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
night in St. John's Hall, placed at the disposal of the
mission on these occasions by the kindness of the Rev.
J. H. de Turri Croft, Vicar of St. John's. The Chaplain
to the Mission is the Rev. A. P. Karney, a true and con-
scientious worker in the great cause, and one who is as
much respected by his friends in Buenos Aires as he is
loved by the rough but kind-hearted men, the propagation
of whose happiness and welfare he has made his life's
work.
The English Literary Society.
Founded in 1878, the above Society is one of the
oldest British organizations in South America. It has some
three hundred members, and possesses well-installed read-
ing and writing-rooms, library, &c., at No. 536 Calle
Cangallo. The winter sessions include debates, lectures,
fe.
The Committee for 1909 is : —
President ; Mr. J. Monteith Drysdale.
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Vice- President : Mr. R. Grant.
Treasurer ; Mr. A. Holder.
Librarian ; Mr. A. Stuart Pennington.
House Stewards : Mr. E. Hildesheim and Mr. G.
Lauder.
Irish Orphanage for Girls.
The above Orphanage is in Calle Gaon, Caballito. At
the present time there are nearly two hundred inmates,
superintended by Sisters of Mercy appointed by the Irish
Catholic Association. It is open to orphan girls of Irish or
Argentine-Irish parentage of the Catholic faith.
The Women's Exchange.
The above institution was originated here eleven years
ago, and is for the purpose of enabling gentlewomen in
straitened circumstances to dispose of all kinds of fancy-
work, &c., without the identity of the vendor being dis-
closed. The lady who sends in an article for disposal
states the price she wants for it, and then, with 20 per cent,
added on to this figure to defray expenses of rent, staff, and
other outlay incidental to the upkeep of the shop, the
object is exposed for sale.
The shop is at No. 623 Calle Cangallo, where all kinds
of needlework, &c., are on view, and where orders may be
placed for home-made cakes, jams, sweets, &c. The Ex-
change is an excellent institution, excellently carried on,
and is deserving of patronage.
The present Committee is : —
President : Mrs. Ackerley.
Vice-Presidents : ist, Mrs. J. Bell; 2nd, Mrs. Wigg.
Hon. Secretary : Mrs. A. W. Boote.
Treasurer : Mrs. Hope Gibson.
Manageress: Miss Forbes.
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SPORTS AND ATHLETICS.
The athlete and sportsman is always sure of a most
hearty welcome in Buenos Aires both among the British
and Argentine communities. Perhaps it is no exaggeration
to say that nowhere on earth has the Englishman's love for
outdoor games and sports spread so quickly as it has here.
There is hardly any English sport that could be mentioned
that has not found its ardent devotees among the native-
born Argentine. Naturally, the degree of popularity varies
according to the game or sport, but the two essentially
English sports — horse-racing and football — are undoubtedly
prime favourites.
Argentine-bred racehorses are now brought to such a
pitch of perfection that very many of them are capable of
showing up well beside the majority of English-blood stock,
excepting, of. course, some of the famous flyers. Nor is it
to be wondered at that such a stage has been reached,
considering that the Argentine breeder of racers spares
neither trouble nor expense to bring about the best possible
results. They are keen bidders in the English market
when any famous horse is being sold for stud purposes,
and, as an example, only this year the two well-known
horses, Cyllene and Polar Star, were added to one of the
Republic's most famous studs.
Racing, although not carried on almost every day, as
is the case in England during the flat-racing season, is an
exceedingly popular pastime, and, as the racecourses are all
within easy reach of the centre of the capital, the meetings
are invariably well frequented.
The totalisator system being in vogue, bookmakers
are dispensed with. Notwithstanding an entirely unsub-
stantiated rumour to the contrary, most of the racing
is honourably conducted, and it is very seldom indeed that
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a horse's performance is inconsistent with past form
displayed.
The courses at Palermo and Belgrano are both devoted
to meetings held exclusively under the auspices of the
Jockey Club of Buenos Aires. The Lomas Jockey Club is
superintended by the officials of the Jockey Club in that
suburb, and the pretty private course attached to the
Hurlingham Club are the property of that Club, though the
Jockey Club often donates the prizes and countenances the
meetings.
Of those clubs devoted to athletics, the most important,
from an English point of view, is the Belgrano Athletic
Club.
Belgrano Athletic Club.
The original Belgrano A.C. was founded in 1892, and at
that stage was a club for small hoys. Like many other
institutions organized by juveniles whose spasmodic outburst
of enthusiasm usually flickers out in a very short while, the
Belgrano A.C. pined away from sheer lack of any reason for
living. In 1894, a dozen young athletes, cricketers and
footballers founded the St. Lawrence Athletic Club for the
purpose of popularising the games of cricket and football, and
in 1896 took over the disused name of Belgrano A.C. playing
on the old Polo field in Coghlan. About this time, the
Rosario Railway Club flourished in the same neighbourhood,
its promoters all being men of more mature age and wider
experience than those of the Belgrano A.C., and as the
latter organization was confronted with the problem ol
financial difficulties, the idea of amalgamating the two was
mooted and put into execution in 1897. At this time the
ground used was that belonging to the Rosario Railway
Company in Belgrano, the President of the Club being the
Manager of the Railway. From that period the Club has
never looked back, year after year only adding to its
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popularity and success. It now has just on five hundred
members, is the Champion Club in football and cricket, and
this year beat the Cinco Esquinas Lawn Tennis Club,
hitherto the best. Hockey was first started by the Belgrano
A.C. last year, and in addition to the small field used for
that game, the Club owns a large field for cricket and foot-
ball, seven brickdust tennis courts, a grand stand, ladies'
pavilion, gentlemen's pavilion, tea-stand, club-house, &c.
It became a limited liability company owning its own
ground in 1906. Its present liabilities are some $50,000,
but as its properties are valued at $200,000, it will be seen
that its financial success is as great as that attained in the
playing fields.
It is possessed of a very hard-working, energetic and
enterprising committee, and has justly gained a great
reputation for the organization of social festivities, the dance
of the B.A.C. being looked forward to in the season with
the liveliest anticipation.
At the time this book is being compiled (April 1909), it
has been announced that owing to the round 500 total of
membership being likely to be passed, a meeting will shortly
be called to discuss the question of increasing entrance fees
and subscriptions. The Hon. Secretary is Mr. G. D.
Ferguson, Calle Bartolome Mitre 544.
Hurlingham Club.
Of all the English sporting and athletic clubs in Buenos
Aires, by far the most ambitious is the Hurlingham Club,
with grounds and buildings in the suburb of Hurlingham
on the Pacific Railway, and a train journey of thirty-six
minutes from Retire Station.
Founded in November, 1888, as a Limited Liability
Company with an authorised capital of $200,000, of which
$167,000 was subscribed: the object of the club was to
encourage outdoor athletics of all kinds, particularly
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amateur jockeyship and polo. The Club started with a rough-
and-ready racecourse, a polo-field, cricket and football
fields, racquet and bat-fives courts, stables, &c., and achieved
such immense popularity that in 1894 the Club House was
built, the course amplified and laid out and additions made
to the pavilions, stables and other buildings. The first
race-meeting proper was held on the Club's course on May
7th, 1891, and such was the progress made in this direction,
that in 1904 the Jockey Club forwarded a letter signed by
the President, authorising the Hurlingham Club to hold
races under the auspices of that all-powerful sporting
institution.
The distance of one lap is about 1830 metres, and about
ten meetings are held yearly, flat-racing and steeple-chasing
both forming part of the programme. Gymkhanas, field-
days, polo matches, &c., are also of frequent occurrence,
whilst, since 1905, the most important cricket match of the
season, North versus South, is played at Hurlingham.
The charge for admission to all parts of the course on
race days is exceedingly moderate, and as visitors can
thoroughly rely upon good company and good sport in a
delightfully pretty spot, the new arrival is cordially re-
commended to note down the dates of the Hurlingham
races on his memorandum tablet.
The first Committee, at the foundation of the Club, was
composed of Messrs. John Campbell, John Drysdale, John
Ravenscroft, H. Scott Robson, John Drysdale, Jun., B. W.
Gardom and B. Methuen, the President being Mr. John
Campbell, and the Secretary, Mr. John Ravenscroft. Most
of these gentlemen are well-known figures in the social world
of Buenos Aires at the present day.
The present Committee is as follows: —
President : Mr. M G. Fortune.
Vice^President-: Mr. J. N. Drysdale,
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BUENOS AIRES.
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City.
Steam Heating in all
the Rooms.
Polite Attention.
L. Schafer, Proprietor.
The
Brunswick Restaurant,
387 BARTOLOME MITRE.
The only English Restaurant in Buenos Aires.
L. Schafer & A. Sougnac.
The Royal Keller
(Under the Royal Hotel).
Restaurant and Grill Room. jt Ladies Orchestra.
Concert every Night up to 1 a.m.
L. Schafer & C. Grandjean.
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( Continued from /. 93. )
Secretary : Mr. A. S. Willes (Calle San Martin 333
and 121).
Treasurer: Mr. H. C. Ehlert.
Committeemen : Messrs. J. K. Cassels, B. \V. Gardom
and R. A. Sumner.
Syndic: Mr. V. G. G. Scroggie.
Manager : Mr. T. H. Power.
The entrance fee is $100, with an annual subscription
of $50 for town members, and 820 for camp members,
Lady members are charged half the ordinary subscription
and no entrance fee, and members of the Diplomatic Corps
are also immune from the payment of entrance fee.
The residential quarters of the Club are within the
grounds, and members may obtain full board and lodging
from 8130 to 8190 monthly.
San Isidro Athletic Club.
The Club was founded in 1902, starting with a member-
ship of thirty-five, and so rapidly has it made progress that
some four hundred members now wear its colours. Cricket
and football constitute the chief causes of its raison d'etre, in
both of which games it has shown itself well to the fore.
Within the last few seasons the San Isidro A.C. has won
the Junior Football trophy three times in succession ; twice
has it captured the Junior Football Championship, three
times the Second Division Cricket Championship, and also
gained the Hockey Championship in its first season (1908).
The entrance fee is 85 and the subscription § i monthly.
Its officials are : —
President: F. R. Guppy.
Vice- President : H. Torre.
2nd Vice-President : Dr. Rafael Cullen.
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Secretary : J. O. Gil.
Treasurer: S. Kunz.
Committee: Messrs. H. J. Vernet, E. Iglesias, L.
Vernet Amedeo and L. Valle.
The Club's grounds are in the pretty suburb of San
Isidro, not more than five minutes' walk from the station,
which is reached in about half an hour by train from Retire
Station.
GOLF.
La Compania Terrenes de Golf en San Martin.
The above company is still known as the Buenos Aires
Golf Club, although this Club has ceased to exis1, having
been liquidated at the end of last year. The Company was
formed to carry on the Club and also to secure it on a
sound financial basis, the members being shareholders in
the Company itself. The links are at San Martin, a few
minutes' walk from the station (Central Argentine and
Rosario Railway). The course is of eighteen holes, and
the Championship of the River Plate is always played here.
The entrance fee for gentlemen is $200 in cash and- one
share of the face value of $100 ; the subscription is fSo
yearly, payable quarterly in advance for Town Members,
and $35 for Camp Members.
The Committee consists of: —
President: Mr. Victor Negri.
Directors: Messrs. B. W. Gardom, S. Carlisle, G. H.
Weyand, J. Marjoribanks, H. C. Bocquet.
Substitutes : Messrs. H. M. Bucknall, W. A. Harper,
and H. H. Leng.
Syndic: Mr. J. Marjoribanks.
Hon. Secretary : Mr. G. H. Weyand.
Secretary and Treasurer : Mr. A. C. Woolmer (144
Maipii, Buenos Aires).
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Quilmes Golf Club.
Committee, 1909.
President : P. A. Grassick.
Vice-President : Ddmaso del Campo.
Cnptain : C. H. Gavin.
Honorary Treasurer : J. Y. Stanfield.
Honorary Secretary : F. K. Cassels, Calle Sarmiento,
Quilmes, F.C.S.
Members: R. Cooper, W. Leslie, W. C. Paterson,
W. Pritchard.
Links at Bernal, accessible by Southern Railway to
Bernal Station, and by electric tramway, Buenos Aires to
Quilmes, which skirts the ground. A sporting nine-hole
course, 2800 yards long. Entrance fee, 850 ; lady and junior
members, $15 annual subscription without entrance fee.
YACHTING.
Mention has already been made of the kindly manner
in which the Argentine men have taken to all kinds of out-
door sport, and the aquatic section has been by no means
neglected, as witness the many rowing and yachting clubs
in existence. Prominent among these and ranking first in
point of importance is the
Yacht Club Argentine.
Founded as far back as 1882 by only eight yachtsmen,
it now has three hundred members and is one of the most
influential bodies in the Argentine world of sport The
entrance fee is $100 and the annual subscription £60.
The headquarters and boathouses are on the further side of
the South Tjarsena, the Secretary's office being in Calle
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The Club possesses twenty-five sailing yachts and forty
odd motor and steam yachts, the Commodore being Dr.
Benito Villanueva. It is permitted to fly the national flag
as its colours, with a golden sun appearing on the white
stripe.
The Committee consists of: —
Vice- Commodore : Mr. Alberto de Bary.
Secretary : Dr. Guillermo Rojo.
Treasurer: Mr. Robert D. Zimmermann.
Committee : Messrs. Aaron de Anchorena, Geo. L. S.
* Wood, and Dr. George Casares.
Sailing Regattas Committee : —
Messrs. C. F. Blanco, F. Mangold, and Lieut. A.
Celery.
Siibstitiites : Messrs. E. G. Manigot, Dunciin Black,
and L. Argerich.
Motor Regattas Committee : —
Messrs. H. Mackinlay, P. L. Obligado, and E. F.
Newbery.
Substitutes : Lieut.-Col. E. Vega, Mr. E. Schiinemann,
and Mr. B. E. Hueyo.
Measuring Committees : —
Sailing Yachts ; Dr. Pedro Pano, Mr. E. G. Manigot,
and Mr. A. Soley.
Motor Yachts : Messrs. C. Irmacher, C. J. W. Daw-
ney, and C. H. Quirk.
Another eminently successful yacht club, which although
not so powerful as the first mentioned, bids fair to achieve
even greater popularity, is the
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Yacht Club Rio del Plata.
Only established last year, it started its career with
the names of 150 members on the roll. The head-
quarters are at Canal San Fernando, an ideal spot for it,
being situated right at the mouth of the Lujan River and
reached by half an hour's railway journey from Retire
Station. The entrance fee is $50 and the annual sub-
scription 820.
Commodore: Mr. Carlos P. Hardy.
Vice-Commodore : Mr. Evelyn Rix.
Secretary : Mr. Joe H. Gowa, Casilla de Correo i,
For the benefit of yachtsmen who visit Montevideo, it
may be here added that a very good club exists there in the
shape of the
Yacht Club Uruguayo.
with headquarters in Montevideo Bay. This Club also was
only started last year, and further particulars are obtainable
by application to the Secretary, Mr. Diego S. Brown,
Calle Zeballa i, Montevideo.
Tigre Sailing Club.
The last report issued by this very favourite and
important organization shows that it possesses more than
two hundred members, who display an enthusiastic in-
terest in the pastime. Only some four years old, the Club
has within that short space of time attained to a very
exalted position among similar societies, and there is every
likelihood of its continuation along the road of success and
prosperity.
In all, it owns a fleet of more than fifty craft, including
1 8 Motor Boats, 12 Colleens, and a number of Sloops,
Cutters, Dingheys, &c.
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The entrance fee is $100 and the six-monthly sub'
scription $15. Headquarters are at the Tigre, close to the
station. Reached by train from Retiro.
Its officers are the following : —
Commodore : Dr. Alberto V. Lopez.
Vice-Commodore: Mr. D. H. Nye.
Treasurer : A. N. Linares.
Secretary : T. A. Owen, Office No. i Bolsa, Buenos
Aires.
Committee: Mr. Ramon de Oliveira Cezar, Mr. Juan
S. Lea, and Dr. Alberto Hueyo.
Regattas Committee :
Sr. Remon de Oliveira Cezar (President), Mr. T. A.
Owen, and Mr. A. C. Williams.
ROWING.
In the delightfully pretty suburb know as Tigre, where
the Lujan and Tigre Rivers join, the boating club which
holds most interest for the English visitor is the
Tigre Boat Club.
A purely English institution established thirteen years
ago and started on a very modest scale, it rapidly-
increased in popularity and importance and has been
eminently successful at local regattas. At the present time
its membership roll shows that it possesses 400 members.
Its headquarters are at Tigre, within a few minutes' walk
of the Tigre Hotel. It owns sixteen racing boats, eighty
or more pleasure crafts, and half a dozen canoes. The
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dressing-rooms, &c., all being well fitted. The entrance fee
is fixed at £100 with a subscription of $25 every six months,
President: Mr. W. E. O. Haxell.
Vice-Prfsident : Mr. H. W. Krabbe.
Secretary : Mr. M. A. Tranmar, Calle Reconquista 420,
Buenos Aires.
HOSPITAL SERVICE (Asistencia Publica}.
Of all the modern and up-to date institutions of which
Buenos Aires can boast, not one among them all does her
as much credit as her splendid hospital system, or rather,
that part of it known here as the Asistencia Publica. No
capital in Europe can pride itself on a more perfect system
for giving first aid in all emergencies, be it accident, fever, or
a sudden attack of any illness whatever. The Central De-
partment is at Calle Esmeralda 22, and here a most efficient
staff of doctors, students, and attendants is on duty at all
hours of the night and day.
No ' letters of recommendation ' are necessary ; no
1 proof of poverty ' or any other absurd conditions are im-
posed. It is sufficient that a case requires treatment, and
that the Asistencia Publica is called on to give the required
aid. No payment is taken, even from the richest in the
land, for any first services rendered. Of course, those who
are in a position to retain the services of a professional man
are requested to do so after the first aid is given, but where
the patient is in a position that prevents him engaging the
services of private practitioners, treatment is meted out as
long as is necessary.
In cases of accident, communication is at once made to
headquarters, either by telephonic communication or by means
of a series of police-calls whistled from one beat to another,
and either motor or horse-ambulances are sent to the scene of
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[Photo : E. C. Moody.
Rocking Stone, Tandil.
Reached by train front Plaza Constitution, Great Southern Railway.
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the mishap immediately. These ambulances are always kept
in readiness, horses harnessed, and every possible equip-
ment inside the vehicle. Bandages, instruments, chloroform
and other medicaments are all in the ambulance cart, and
not a moment is lost before it is on the spot where its ser-
vices are required. When a case of fever occurs, ambulances
of a different type are dispatched : the case is taken to the
proper quarters, where it is decided whether isolation is
essential or not, and if isolation is considered necessary,
the patient is removed until all traces of infection have
disappeared.
When summoned by telephone, inquiries are made from
headquarters as to whether the case is one of urgency,
whether it is accident or illness, and, if an accident, whether
the injuries are caused by a fall, burn, assault or other cause,
different surgeons being sent to attend the case according to
its nature. A more practical, useful, and impartial institu-
tion it would be impossible to imagine, and, to their credit
be it said, every resident in Buenos Aires quickly learns to
understand the good work done by the Asistencia Piiblica.
Their vans and ambulances are all fitted with a peculiar
toned gong, every vehicle except those belonging to the
Fire Brigade making way before the sound of the well-
known bell.
After receiving first aid at the Asistencia Piiblica, the
more serious cases are sent to the various hospitals in the
city, and thus, in the case of accidents, there is never the
cry of 'no room * as is often the case in other great cities.
At every fire of any importance, Asistencia Piiblica
ambulances are seen waiting just behind the fire engines.
When news of a railway accident comes to hand, they
are at once sent to the terminal station of the line
whereon the accident took place ; and, in fact, everywhere
they are wanted these fast-travelling, rubber-tyred, and
neatly painted vehicles emblazoned with the green cross,
seem to be in waiting. The efficient and unostentatious
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manner in which the officials of this wonderful institu-
tion go about their errand of mercy would be a good
example to follow all over the world.
HOTELS.
A few of the most comfortable hotels, where English
and American visitors will be placed at their ease, are : —
The Palace Hotel, corner of Calle Cangallo and 25 de
Mayo.
The Grand Hotel, corner of Calle Florida and Rivadavia.
The Royal Hotel, corner of Calle Esmeralda and Cor-
rientes.
The Chester Hotel, Avenida de Mayo 586.
The Albion Hotel, Avenida de Mayo 1168.
The Garden Hotel, Calle Callao 950.
The Londres Hotel, Plaza Mayo, corner of Defensa.
Plaza Hotel, Florida and Charcas.
The Phoenix Hotel, Calle San Martin 780.
The Metropole Hotel, Avenida de Mayo 1207.
The Splendid Hotel, Avenida de Mayo noo.
The Casjtilla Hotel, Avenida de Mayo 1120.
Caviezel's Hotel, corner of Avenida de Mayo and Calle
Tacuari.
The Provence Hotel, Cangallo 319.
RESTAURANTS.
Besides the many city restaurants mainly frequented by
business men in town, there are quite a number where good
meals may be obtained both in the daytime and evening,
and amongst those that may be recommended are : —
The Brunswick, Bartolome Mitre 369, 387.
The Royal Keller, corner of Esmeralda and
Corrientes.
The Bier Convent, corner of Maipii and Cuyo.
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Charpentier's, Calle Florida 251.
The Sportsjnan, Calle Florida.
Bias Mango, Calle Florida.
Aue's Keller, Bartolome Mitre.
THE SUBURBS.
Naturally enough, the visitor to Buenos Aires, as to any
other city, wants to see as much as he can of it with the
smallest possible inconvenience, and for this reason, no
doubt, would like to be informed as to a few drives he
might take with advantage. Truth to tell, however, the
pleasantest drive in the city is to drive out of it. Paradoxical
as this statement may seem, it is none the less true, and the
reason is not far to seek. The narrowness of the city
thoroughfares makes driving through the metropolis an
extremely slow and tedious business, and, therefore, as
broad roads unhampered by excessive vehicular traffic are
only to be found outside the centre of the town, it is
literally true that the best drive in the city is out of it.
A delightful couple of hours may be spent by taking an
open victoria along the stately Avenida de Mayo and thence
via Calle Callao, Avenida Quintana, and Avenida General
Alvear to Palermo, going along the beautiful avenue of
palms in Palermo Park (see illustrations, pages 109 and
135) as far as the railway. A pause for refreshments can
be made at the Pabellon de Los Lagos, a well-appointed
cafe situated in most picturesque surroundings on the banks
of a lake or lagoon (as its name implies), and where a good
orchestra is in attendance throughout the summer months.
To those more deeply interested in tangible proof of the
city's progress and prosperity than the natural beauties of
its outlying districts, a drive from the North Darsena right
along as far as the South Dock and the Riachuelo may give
some idea of the vast extent of the wharves and ware-
houses. Such a drive undoubtedly would have many points
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of interest, but few, if any, of beauty, more especially as
the warehouses prevent the carriage skirting the water-side
most of the way.
The drive out to Belgrano, one of the most fashionable
and populous of Buenos Aires suburbs, conveys a very fair
idea of the vast extent of the metropolis, but, once beyond
Palermo and the racecourse, there is very little to see until
Belgrano itself is reached, where the scenery, in parts, is
pretty.
Such a thing as a ' country-drive,' as known in England,
is not possible here owing to the state of the roads, which,
once the confines of the city and the immediate suburbs
are passed, are in a somewhat primitive condition : very
rough and uneven, inches thick in dust in summer and
almost impassable by reason of the mud in winter. Bullock
waggons and great carts, drawn by powerful teams of horses
and mules, of course make use of them for the purpose of
bringing market produce into the city, but the roads are not
such as would induce the owner of a light dog-cart to drive
along them for pleasure.
The principal suburbs are Belgrano, Flores, Banfield,
Floresta, Quilmes, Lomas, San Martin, Adrogue, Temperley,
and San Isidro.
Belgrano is about eight miles from town, and is splen-
didly served by both train and tram services. There are
two stations, the one formerly belonging to the Central
Argentine Railway and the one owned by the Rosario Rail-
way. Since these two companies united forces some two
years ago the stations, naturally, have become the joint
property of the amalgamated concern. Facing the Central
station at Belgrano is the Barranca, a prettily laid-out and
terraced open space much frequented by the residents of
the suburb, and where a police band occasionally gives
selections. The electric tramcar service from the city to
Belgrano continues night and day, and is one of the best-
served routes on the whole system.
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As a residental quarter, Belgrano is in great favour by
reason of its healthy position and the facilities which it
possesses for a quick journey to and from the city. The
train's take from twelve to sixteen minutes to cover the
distance and the tramcars from forty minutes to an hour,
according to the route taken. Rents have risen in pro-
portion to the increasing demand for house accommodation,
with the result that in the best parts of the suburb not even
a small five-roomed house is obtainable at less than about
8150 per month. There is a very large proportion of
foreign residents in Belgrano, these being principally
English and German. Socially, there is no reason to
complain of any lack of enjoyment, for in addition to a
constant series of private social functions held during the
season, other gatherings of a public or semi-private nature
are very frequently organized, and result in dances, con-
certs, &c., taking place in one or other of the two Italian
Halls which the suburb boasts (generally in that situated in
the Calle Moldes), and concerts are always given for
various purposes in the Parish Room of St. Saviour's
Church. In addition to the Belgrano Atheletic Club, full
particulars of which will be found elsewhere in this book,
there is a Ladies' Mandoline Club and a Literary and
Debating Society, which meets twice a month in the Parish
Room. Those residing in Belgrano who wish to do some
* shopping ' but have not the necessary time to go into
town, will find some very good shops of almost all kinds in
Belgrano's main street, Calle Cabildo.
Lomas.
Some of the most popular residential suburbs surround-
ing Buenos Aires are those on the Southern Railway, chief
among them being Lomas, a progressive and go ahead
little township reached by train from Plaza Constitucion
Station in from eighteen to twenty-fi/e minut s : its princi-
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Photo: H.G.OUs.
pal thoroughfare, Avenida Meeks, shows some beautiful
houses, many prominent Argentine families having their
homes there. It possesses both an Athletic and a Golf
Club, the former having carried off the Junior League
Football cup for two years.
It possesses a very fine hall for dances, concerts, and
similar entertainments, this building being known as the
Barker Memorial Hall, erected on land next to the railway
station, in memory of a former chairman of ihe Southern
Railway.
In Lomas Plaza a band plays every Thursday.
Banfield.
Quite close to Lomas and not quite so far away from the
city is the pretty little suburb of Banfield, very popular with
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English-speaking people. Rents are by no means inflated,
and the place is picturesque and healthy. The Gascon
Lawn Tennis Club flourishes here, their courts being quite
near the station. Both Banfield and Lomas are accessible
by tramcar, Car No. 102 making the journey out to the
latter in about an hour and a quarter from the Pla/.a Colon.
The train journey to Banfield is twenty-five minutes by
ordinary, and fifteen by express.
Flores and Floresta.
Both these suburbs lie in the west of the city, trams and
trains both running to them. Rents rule far cheaper than
in most others of the city's suburbs, and the cost of living
is by no means high. They are both very healthy, but the
scenery of Floresta cannot be enthusiastically praised,
being for the most part flat and uninteresting. Flore.«,
on the other hand, although flat, has a very attractive
appearance, on account of its grove-like streets and its great
number of palatial mansions, which always attract attention.
Quilmes.
This suburb is one of the prettiest, and unlike
most others, possesses the distinction of being, to a
certain extent, hilly. It is very up to-date and pro-
gressive in all things, and contains a large proportion
of English residents. These latter have formed a very
successful Musical and Dramatic Society, which during
the season gives a number of entertainments in the
Quilmes Municipal Hall. There is also a Quilmes Athletic
Club and a Tennis Club in addition to the Golf Club,
particulars of which will be found elsewhere in this book.
Quilmes may also be described as the educational suburb,
for, besides St. George's College, with its splendid grounds,
and Quilmes High School for Girls, there are St.
Katharine's Boarding School for Girls and Mr. J. N.
no
Entrance to Government House. {Phots : H. G. Olds.
Broughton's Day School for Boys. The residents of
Quilmes also enjoy the possession of a fine beach by the
river, from which good bathing and boating are to be had.
The suburb is reached in about half an hour by train from
Casa Armarilla Station (Southern Railway). The Protestant
Association of Quilmes is composed as follows: —
President : Mr. R. N. Clark.
Vice- President : Mr. James Dey.
Hon. Treasurtr : Mr. R. Norris Clark.
Hon. Secretary : Mr. H. J. Marrs, Calle Rivadavia
519, Quilmes.
Members : Messrs. E. Clarke, P. A. Grassick, A. A.
Macbeth, A. Mackill, and A. Paterson.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Baths.
Considering its modernity in other respects, Buenos Aires
is singularly poor in bathing institutions, there are, in fact,
only three public baths in the whole city and these are of
the ablutionary variety, none of them being swimming-
baths. They are at Calle Cordoba 2222, Calle Caseros
768, and Calle French 2459. The only swimming-bath in
the city is that of F. Souritz and is in Calle Balcarce 270.
Very fair Turkish baths are those at Calle Suipacha 80.
Markets.
There are more than forty markets in the city, differing
very little from each other except in size. Nearly all
' shopping ' is done by the housewife at the nearest market,
such establishments as butcher's shops, greengrocers, poul-
terers, fruit shops and fishmongers' shops being unknown
except here. The custom of ' haggling ' and ' bating down '
is universal, and so the aver.ige tradesman is generally a
model of impudent independence, far different in his de-
meanour towards his customers and in his desire to please
than his English or American confrere.
Open Spaces.
The municipal records show more than eighty parks,
open spaces, and plazas, the most worthy of a visit among
the last-named being Plazas Alvear, San Martin, Libertad,
and Lavalle, all of them being pretty and containing a
number of statues and monuments. Plazas Constitucion
and Once, besides being tastefully laid out, are important
by reason of the great stations to which they are the
approaches. ,
Libraries.
A good English circulating library is to be found at
Mitchell's Bookstore, Cangallo 580.
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PLACES TO VISIT.
Before leaving the Argentine, all those visitors who have
any time to spare should undoubtedly pay a visit to the
beautiful Cordoba Hills.
Cordoba itself is a small town. The most interesting
buildings are the Cabildo and Cathedral in the principal
Plaza, and the Observatory, at a height of over 100 feet
above the city to the S.W. Leaving there, a few hours'
journey brings the traveller to the beginning of the Sierra
de Cordoba (see illustration, page 165). Entering a
picturesque mountain gorge with a beautiful clear stream,
in which the trout may almost be seen disporting them-
selves, the railway gradually rises, both sides being covered
with timber. After several miles of this the gorge suddenly
ceases, the train then running along the side of a mountain
lake two miles in length and about a mile across. To the
left of the traveller open country is to be seen, while to the
right rises the Sierra de Cordoba range, averaging about
3000 feet in height. The traveller may assuage the pangs
of hunger at Cosquin, where there is a railway tavern.
There is also (a little further on the line), at Capo de Monte,
a small hotel, where a few days may be enjoyably passed.
Another trip, only requiring a few hours all told, is to the
town of La Plata (Southern Railway). Originally intended
to become the capital, it has Parliament Houses, and a
proper town is laid out, but the Argentine leaders failing to
patronise it, it is practically deserted. One special feature
about it is its beautiful park in which is a fine plantation of
oak trees, these kings of the forest being rarely met with
here. There is also a very handsome museum, most
picturesquely situated, where a pleasant hour can be passed,
A visit to the Entre Rios Country should not be missed,
the Falls of Iguazu (see page 155) in the Province of Misiones
more than repaying the traveller. The falls are situated at
the junction of three Republics — Brazil, Paraguay, and
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Argentina— and are the mightiest in the world, far sur-
passing in area and volume of water the better-known
cascades of Niagara, and within about a fortnight's journey
of Buenos Aires. The way lies by one of the Mihanovich
steamers past Martin Garcia and Rosario to La Paz, then
on through many winding channels to Corrientes ; or by
the Entre Rios Railway to Concordia and on to Monte
Caseros, whence the North-East Argentine Railway takes
one to Corrientes, the point of embarkation on the River
steamer. Last year the Entre Rios Railway inaugurated a
service of trains carrying ferry-boats across the river from
Zarate over to Ibicuy, so that when desired the journey
can be considerably shortened.
Still another journey that will well repay the traveller
is to Mendoza, the great vineyard of Argentina. Here there
are thousand of acres of beautiful, regularly laid out, and
smartly kept vineyards, which are irrigated by the trenches
between the rows, planted about six feet apart. Mendoza
itself is built with low houses, as a slight preventative
against the terrible damage done by earthquakes, which are
always to be dreaded here.
Visitors desirous of crossing over to Montevideo should
make early application to the offices of Messrs. Mihanovich,
at the corner of Calle Cangallo and 25 de Mayo, so as to
ensure securing a well-situated berth. The River Steamers
leave twice daily from the South Darsena Dock.
When the stir and bustle of town life brings desire for a
few days' peace and quiet not too far removed from the city
itself, no better plan can be adopted than to book passage
for Colonia, a pretty little spot in the neighbouring republic
of Uruguay and about three hours' journey by steamer.
Living is cheap there, and in addition to some very pretty
drives, there is good bathing and boating. All particulars
are obtainable at Mihanovich's office.
The only Argentine sea-bathing resort is Mar del Plata
which is situated on the coast of the Atlantic, at about
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250 miles from the City of Buenos Aires. The number olf
visitors becomes more numerous every year. This is due
to the many attractions, such as Golf, Horse-racing, Pigeon-
shooting, Roulette, &c.
The train service (Southern Railway) is capital, there
being express trains every evening during the season.
There are many splendid hotels. At the Bristol, which
is the largest, balls and concerts are very often given.
Amongst the places of interest is the Lighthouse at
Morgotes. The light is a flash at intervals of a minute,
which can be seen from a ship twenty-one miles away.
Another place well worth visiting is Tandil. Not that
the town itself is interesting, but its surroundings. For
instance, at 3! miles away we have the Tandil Rocking-
stone (see illustration, page 103), which has the shape of
an irregular cone, with a diameter of 16 feet and a height
of 12^ feet. This rock is so wonderfully balanced on the
edge of a slope that with the slightest touch it will rock
backwards and forwards. Tandil, which is 245 miles from
Buenos Aires, is reached by the Southern Railway. The
journey takes about six hours.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF BUENOS AIRES
FROM 1806.
Although, as has been elsewhere stated, Buenos was
founded in 1535, and was established as a city in the year
1580, her history does not assume much importance, until
as late as 1806, when the invasion of the English took place.
The beginning of this enterprise was an unauthorised
one, the chiefs being Sir Home Popham and General
Beresford, and when the news of the seizure of Buenos
Aires reached England, the former was recalled to undergo
court-martial. This, however, did not deter the English
Government from sending out a body of troops under
General Auchmuty, with Admiral Sir C. Stirling, who super-
seded Sir Home Popham
Landing at Monte Video on January i8th, 1806, these
troops engaged in a fierce fight against six thousand
Spaniards, who were ultimately defeated, and, with a loss of
five hundred and sixty killed and wounded, the English
took the city on February and. At the same time, Brigadier-
General Crawford had been dispatched with four thousand
two hundred men to conquer Chili. It seems to have been
the English idea that the Spaniards were so weary of their
own badly managed home government, that they would
welcome a change of masters, and that the appearance of
English troops in any one of their huge colonies would be the
signal for them to desert in a body to England.
That this idea was an erroneous one was proved beyond
a doubt when they were met in full battle array by the
Spaniards, who had unanimously placed themselves under the
control of the clever Frenchman, Linieres. Cassell, in his
history, very truthfully remarks : ' Had the English Govern-
ment only wished to liberate the Spanish South American
Colonists, and to seek their recompense in the trade that
would naturally have sprung up with them, they had only
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to support Miranda and other Spanish Revolutionists to
have succeeded, and to have won the honour of being
benefactors to oppressed nations. But no such liberal ideas
animated them, and they were soon taught their folly in the
exasperation of the colonies which they thought of winning
so facilely.'
The news of the recapture of Buenos Aires reached
London in time for orders to overtake Crawford at the Cape.
He was ordered to abandon the voyage to Chili and
reinforce our army at Buenos Aires as speedily as possible.
Had they only left Crawford and Auchmuty in supreme
command, the history of Buenos Aires might have read
very differently. The home Government, seemingly quite
incapable of recognising genius and military ability in men
who had only attained the rank of Brigadier, must need give
the chief command to General Whitelocke, who seems to
have had nothing to recommend him from a military point
of view, save the title of ' General.'
This title, by the way, was gained without much trouble>
as General Whitelocke was a favourite both with the King
and his court, which does not say much for their judgment
as, when given a grand opportunity for distinguishing
himself at St. Domingo some years before, he had shown the
white feather, and should undoubtedly have been cashiered
without hesitation. But this General was appointed to take
command at Buenos Aires !
Arriving at Montevideo tow iris the end of May, and
mustering a force of twelve thousand men, all in good
condition, instead of providing himself with boats or rafts to
cross the Ria Chuelo and take Buenos Aires by a brilliant
and sudden assault, or even ascertaining that the bridge
over which General Beresford had passed the previous June
had been destroyed, he wandered up-country looking for a
ford, and sent Major-General Gore with the light troops to
seek one in another place. Gore soon found one, only .two
miles above where the bridge had been, but Whitelocke,
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evidently thirsting for adventure, did not wait to hear the
result of the Major-General's search, but led his men north-
ward through bogs and thickets to the great detriment of
their health and spirits, and did not join forces with Gore
until July 3rd.
Then all hope of taking the place with a rush was futile,
for all this time the Spaniards, mustering between fifteen
and twenty thousand men, had been arming and placing their
city in a state of defence. Besides the military, the whole
male population had taken up arms, and were posted at the
windows and on the flat roofs of the houses, while the streets
were barricaded, and batteries of cannon placed to sweep
them with grape-shot.
Yet, such was the foolhardy incompetence of this most
ungeneral-like General, that he issued orders on the 5th
July to take the place by storm ! He furthermore com-
manded that the three divisions under Generals Auchmuty,
Lumley, and Crawford were to dash forward with unloaded
muskets, trusting entirely to the bayonet, to certain buildings
whence they could direct an attack of shot and shell on
the Spaniards. General Auchmuty took thirty-two cannon,
a great quantity of ammunition, and six hundred prisoners,
making himself master of the great Bull-ring, while other
regiments of his division succeeded in gaining possession of
the church and convent of Santa Catalina and of the
Residencia, a commanding post. Brigadier-General Lumley
was not so fortunate. He headed two regiments, the 36th
and the 88th, who advanced under a most murderous fire
from the grape-shot in the narrow streets and musketry fire
from windows and house-tops, with the result that the latter
regiment was compelled to yield, while what was left of the
former managed to join the 5th, and to reach Sir Samuel
Auchmuty at the Bull-ring, dispersing a body of eight
hundred Spaniards and taking two guns on their way.
General Crawford secured the Dominican convent and
assailed the enemy from the top of the building, but was.
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soon compelled by showers of grape and musket shells to
abandon this position. He had lost a great number of
men, Major Trotter, one of his best officers was killed, and
Colonel Parke, commanding the left division of the brigade,
was compelled to surrender. Perceiving that firing had
ceased, and receiving no information from Whitelocke, who,
it subsequently transpired had kept himself in safety outside
the place, Crawford inferred that the assault had failed and
capitulated at 4 p.m. Linieres duly informed Whitelocke of
the surrender of part of Lumley's division and the whole of
Crawford's, advising him to capitulate as otherwise he could
not be answerable for the lives of the prisoners, so great was
the animosity of the people against the English for having
tried to annex Buenos Aires for themselves instead of only
aiding them to free themselves from the Spanish yoke.
The treaty was therefore signed on July 8th by Rear-
Admiral Murray, General Whitelocke, and Linieres, under
the following conditions :
' That all prisoners now made and also those taken with
General Beresford the year before should be returned, that
General Whitelock's army, with its stores, equipage and
arms, should be conveyed across the La Plata to Montevideo,
his troops to be supplied with provisions, and that at the
end of two months the English were to surrender Monte-
video and retire from the country.
Thus ended the attack of England on Buenos Aires,
a culmination which has not often happened in the former's
history. At any race General Whitelocke was not to escape
this time, as on the 28th January, 1807, he was court -
martialled at Chelsea Hospital, and deservedly condemned
to be cashiered as wholly unfit and unworthy to serve his
King and country in any military capacity whatever.
There is no doubt that the victory over the English was
the death-blow to the Spanish supremacy in the River Plate,
for the Buenos Aireans now realised their own strength.
As a step in the right direction, L'nieres was deposed on
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January ist, 1809, and from thence, until the establishment
of the Republic on May 25th, 1810, risings and battles
occurred, too numerous to specify here. Although the
independence was not formally declared till 1816, still the
inhabitants behaved as though it had been.
The title given to the new form of Government was
1 The United Provinces of the River Plate.'
The first Argentine flag was flown by General Belgrano
in 1812. It was originated by French in 1810 by an
accident. Wanting to distinguish his followers from the
rest, he went to a shop and bought several pieces of ribbon,
some pale blue, some white, and made of them favours
which he distributed among his followers. The National
Anthem was first heard in the year 1813. The General
Assembly took place in Buenos Aires, when, among other
measures, the Tribunal of the Inquisition was abolished and
the titles of nobility also ; the arms of Spain were ordered
to be taken down from public buildings, and the money
was altered.
But even then the inhabitants could not agree as to the
form of Government they required, and revolutions were
always taking place.
In 1831 General Rosas succeeded in establishing the
Federal form of government. This General, proving to be a
tyrant in every sense of the word, reigned until 1852, when
a revolution occurred in which he was defeated and had to
flee from the country. In the next year (1853) a Congress
at Santa Fe having sanctioned the ' National Constitution '
on the Federal system, at which the province of Buenos Aires
did not take part, caused a civil war.
The Province of Buenos Aires still remained indepen-
dent, although peace was declared and signed in 1865.
During the period from 1874 until 1880, the clearing of
the plains of the Province of Buenos Aires of the Indians,
who were such great and seemingly insurmountable obstacles
to the development of agricultural industries, took place,
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Then, in 1880, General Roca being President, the city of
Buenos Aires was declared the Federal Capital of the
Republic. The last serious revolution took place in 1890,
after which the then President, Don Miguel Juarez Celman,
resigned. Since then there have been three new Presidents,
the fourth, General Roca, being re-elected in 1898, and
having held sway ever since until the late President Quintana
was elected. He, dying in 1906, the present President,
Dr. Figuer Alcorta was chosen by the people. There is
probably no other country in the world that has developed
as rapidly and improved as marvellously as the Argentine ',
there is certainly no other city that has risen in so few
years to the height that has this one of Buenos Aires.
ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS
PUBLISHED IN BUENOS AIRES.
The Daily Standard. — Subscriptions : Single copies,
10 cents; City per month, $2.50 paper; Camp per year,
.f3O.oo paper; Uruguay B.O. per month, $1.50 U. Gold;
ditto per year, $13.00 U. Gold. European and American
countries per year, ^4.
The Weekly Standard. — Composed of Sunday's and
Thursday's papers and Mail Supplement, which appears
every Thursday. Camp or City per year, $10.00 paper;
European and American countries per year, £2.
PACKET EDITION (MAIL SUPPLEMENT). — Single copies,
10 cents; European and American countries per year,
;£i 5*-
Present owners : Messrs. M. G. and E. T. Mulhall.
Editor: John L. Mulhall.
Sub-Editor : E. Graham Dewey.
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The Buenos Aires Herald. Offices : Callc Cor-
ricntes 672. Subscription Rates (payable in advance).
Daily edition (Town or Camp) Interior : Per annum, post
free, $15.00 m/1 ; per six months, post free, 88.50 m/1; per
three months, post free, $4.50 m/1 ; per month, post free,
81.50 m/1. South American Republics: Per annum,
815.00 m/1; foreign postage, 818.50 m/1 ; total, 833.50 m/1.
Other countries in the Exterior : Per annum, post free
(£$ 2s. 8//.), 816.00 gold.
Weekly edition (Town or Camp) — Interior : Yearly
subscription, post free, 811.50; half-yearly, 87.50; three
months, 84.50. Exterior : Yearly subscription, post free,
$16.00 m/1 ; half-yearly, 89.00 m/1; three months, 85.00 m/1.
Proprietor and Director : Mr. Thomas Bell.
The Review of the River Plate. — Offices : Calle
Bartolome Mitre 475. Price 30 cents per copy ; or, by sub-
scription, 816.00 yearly (Argentina) or £\ 15*. (abroad).
A weekly journal of general news, railway, banking,
shipping, insurance, finance, produce, statistics, and sport.
Present owners : Danvers, Anderson & Co.
Edited by Ernest Danvers.
The Southern Cross. — Offices: Calle Chacabuco 178*
Works : Calle Bartolom^ Mitre 3885. Issued weekly,
price 20 cents per copy; or, by subscription, 810.00 yearly
for Argentina and £i for abroad.
Devoted to the advancement of Catholicism and the
policy of independence for the Irish people.
Proprietor: Mr. William Bulfin.
Editor : Mr. Gerald Foley.
The Times of Argentina. — Offices: Calle 25 de
Mayo 268. Founded 1893. Price 20 cents per copy.
A weekly paper, mainly devoted to information con-
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cerning shipping, railways, insurance, finance, commerce,
and statistics.
Proprietor : Mr. J. J. Rugeroni.
Assistant Editor : Mr. J. J. Rugeroni, jun.
The Hibernos: Argentine Review. — Offices and
Works : Calle Cuyo 2002. Published weekly, price 20
cents per copy ; $8.00 per annum.
Founded in 1906 by a group of prominent Irish and
Irish-Argentine ladies and gentlemen to uphold and pro-
mote Irish- Argentine unity, and to foster Catholic tra-
ditions.
Managing Director : Mr. Edward Finn.
The Illustrated Review. — Offices : Calle 25 de
Mayo 268. An illustrated fortnightly publication, treating
mainly of sports, theatres, and social items. Founded
1896. Formerly called 77/6' Week (Rosario). Price 50
cents per copy or $10.00 per annum.
Owned and edited by Mr. Ernest Stanford Rugeroni.
BRITISH EMIGRANTS.
It cannot be too clearly pointed out that this country is
not one for emigrants in speculative search of employment,
the labour element being almost exclusively composed of
Italians, who thrive and save on exceedingly small wages,
and find their environment more or less similar to that to
which they have been accustomed, whereas to the British
labourer everything seems topsy-turvy and different. Again,
the use of the Spanish language is a very great difficulty to
English labourers. The class of British emigrant to which
this country is suited is the one who has money to take up
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a holding and work it. With the rapid development and
opening up of the country which is in progress, this class of
person is not only able to make a good living for himself
and family, but also has the prospect of his lands rising in
value as development takes place, and, with the extension
of the railways, vast tracts of land have been opened up
and are now purchasable. Intending settlers should, how-
ever, take two or three years in learning the special con-
ditions of farming^ and make full inquiry as to the rainfall,
depth of the ground-water, nature of the soil and subsoil,
before purchasing land. On these points information is
obtainable at the Argentine Government Departments, the
Meteorological Office in particular having a remarkably well-
organized service.
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Governesses, tutors, clerks, &c., are strongly advised not
to go to the Republic unless they have situations to go to,
and have contracts duly drawn up and legalised by Argen-
tine Consuls before starting.
All persons should bear in mind that Spanish is the
language of the country, and to be able to talk and write in
that tongue is essential to success. Living is extremely
expensive in the Capital, and is unduly augmented by pro-
vincial or municipal taxes and charges of all kinds. In
fact, all commodities, such as English persons are ac-
customed to think almost necessaries, owing to the cheap-
ness of all classes of provisions and clothing in England,
are dearer in the Argentine Republic.
Children of British Settlers.
All children born in the Argentine Republic are re-
garded as Argentine citizens, and are liable to the burdens
thereby entailed.
Military Service.
By an Act of 1901, military service was made obligatory
upon all Argentine citizens, except such as are physically
unfit, or an only son of a widowed mother.
Class of Emigrant desired.
The great demand is for the immigrant with some know-
edge and capital, whose aim is to purchase uncultivated
land, to build himself a house, plough the land and rear a
family. Throughout the Republic there is land to be pur-
chased at a low figure with but little preparation needed for
farming, cattle-raising, &c. Up to now this class of im-
migrant has been rare, as those who have arrived generally
prefer to stay in the capital, in spite of inducements offered
to them to go into the interior of the country.
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Wages in Dollars.
In late years the wages given in dollars in the pamphlets
of emigration agents in Europe have misled those intending
to emigrate, being high in paper dollars but in reality low in
gold. The emigrant should, before emigrating, always
ascertain the gold value of wages in a country where paper
is the current and legal medium of exchange, as its value is
liable to fluctuation.
Drawbacks to British Emigrants.
Englishmen have to compete not merely with the native
Argentines, but with a continuous and steady Italian
immigration, and in less settled provinces with the native
races, which tends further to reduce wages. Moreover,
while the emigrant who goes to any English Colony knows
that if he himself is exposed to hardships, the position of
his children will be almost certainly improved by his
exertions, the settler in the Argentine Republic has no such
expectation. The political and social conditions around
him are such as he can neither have part in nor understand.
His ignorance of Spanish or any Latin language is a most
serious disadvantage. Education, though nominally free,
compulsory, and unsectarian, varies very greatly in the
different localities, and in the more remote districts there is
little or none. There is always the risk that under the new
influences of climate and surroundings, the character may
deteriorate.
Advantages.
For those, however, who have seriously considered the
disadvantages of the Argentine, and are prepared to face
them, who have some capital and the requisite energy and
training to learn Spanish, and throw themselves into new
methods of agriculture, this country has possibilities.
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Advice to Intending Colonists.
It is impossible in England to advise upon the merits
of particular ' colonies.' The number of them is so great
and the expediency of settling in any depends so much on
the honesty and good faith of the proprietors that it is far
better in all cases to make a careful examination on the
spot before deciding on any purchase. If the intending
colonist be willing to work for a year or six months in a
district as an ordinary labourer in order to make a careful
study of its agricultural capacities he will then be able to
buy without much risk of buying inferior land. He must,
however, be prepared to face agricultural conditions quite
new to him, and to compete as a novice with southern races
on ground with which they are familiar.
Summary.
From the above account it will be gathered that the
Argentine Republic possesses no attractions to the ordinary
British emigrant, who possesses neither any capital or skill
in some special trade which may be wanted.
British Representatives.
The British Consuls and Vice-Consuls in the Argentine
Republic are as follows, and may be applied to for infor-
mation : —
Buenos Aires : Consul and Vice-Consul.
Bahia Blanca (Buenos Aires Province) : Vice-Consul.
Campana (Buenos Aires Province) : Vice-Consul.
(iallegos (South Patagonia) : Consular Agent.
La Plate (Buenos Aires Province) : Vice-Consul..
Rosario (Santa Fe Province) : Consul and Vice Consul.
Santa Fe (Santa Fe Province) : Vice-Consul.
Concordia (Entre Rios Province) : Vice-Consul.
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Parana (Entre Rios Province) : V ice-Consul.
Cordoba (Cordoba Province) : Vice-Consul.
Villa Constitucidn : Vice-Consul.
Port Madryn : Vice-Consul.
RAILWAYS.
Central Argentine Railway Company, Limited.
(Ferro Carril Central Argentina).
The above Company is formed of the Central Argentine
Railway and the ex-Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway, the
Argentine National Congress having sanctioned the amalga-
mation under the title of the Central Argentine Railway.
Capital raised by Shares and Stock.
Consolidated Ordinary Stock ... ... £2 1,446,950
Consolidated Preference Stock ... ... 4,304,390
Deferred Stock ... ... ... ... 811,800
Preference Shares, £ 10 each ... ... 332,090
Total ... £26,895,230
Obligations.
4 percent. Rosario Debenture Stock ... ,£5,500,000
6 „ Central „ „ 442,305
4 » i> ., >, 733>432
3i » » » » l,in>2°7
4| „ Western Annuity ... ... 2,017,500
Total ... ... ,£9,810,444
The London Offices are at 3A Coleman Street, E.G.,
the present Board being composed of the following:—
Directors.
J. White Todd, Chairman. Peter Riddoch.
Charles Darbyshire. Jason Rigby, M.I.C.E.
Colonel F. J. G. Murray, - J. -Wilson Theobald.
.Campbell E. Ogilvie.
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PALACE
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Calle Cangallo
rIOCNICO NAtT
HOTEL
and 25 de Mayo.
THE LEADING HOTEL
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SOUTH AMERICA.
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Consulting Engineers.
Sir Douglas Fox & Partners. Livesey, Son & Henderson.
Auditors.
Welton, Jones & Co. Deloitte, Plender, Griffiths & Co.
F. Fighiera, Secretary.
The Offices in Buenos Aires are in the ' Central Argen-
tine Buildings,' at the corner of Bartolome Mitre and 25
de Mayo.
Local Committee and Representatives in the Argentine
Republic.
Dr. Jose A. Frias, President. H. H. Loveday.
Samuel Hale Pearson. Carlos Maschwitz.
G. P. Newell, Secretary.
Officers.
H. H. Loveday, General Manager.
H. G. Cabrett, General Superintendent of the Line.
J. A. Meelbom, Chief Accountant.
R. N. Mackenzie, Traffic Manager.
M. J. Elordi, Chief of Movement.
Cabino R. Cueli, Commercial Superintendent.
H. Pearse, Chief Mechanical Engineer.
G. E. Morton, Traction Superintendent.
T. G. Russell, Stores Superintendent. .
A. McClelland, Telegraph Superintendent.
The total length of line worked is 2363 miles of 5 ft. 6 in.
gauge, and 29 miles of 2 ft. 6 in. gauge (the Malaguend
Section), and the new law provides for the construction of
the following new extensions and branches
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From Cruz to Cordoba, and from a point near Rio
Cuarto on the Andine Railway, in a northerly Km*.
direction, to join up with the line Cruz to Cordoba 443
From Las Rosas to Villa del Rosario ... ... 218
From a point on the preceding line to Costa Sacate 190
From Morteros to a point near Hersilia ... ... 70
From Sastre to a point near Maria Juana ... ... 13
From Galves to Larrechea ... ... ... ... 22
Total approximate kilometres (about 600 miles) 956
The Company is given power to double the line between
Villa Ballester and Rosario, and to lay down two more lines
between San Martin and Retire terminus, and, to allow of
the latter doubling of the tracks, the Company is authorised
to widen the steel viaduct running through Palermo Park,
with which the line from Belgrano East Station will be con-
nected, and the old line from Palermo to Retire will then
be taken up.
A large terminal station will be constructed at Retiro
(Avenida Maipii and Paseo de Julio) to take the place of
the two existing stations.
In Rosario, an important city and port 189 miles from
Buenos Aires, a high-level viaduct to join up the Central
Station with the East Station is in course of construction.
The Central Argentine Railway system serves the pro-
vinces of Buenos Aires (North), Sante Fe, Cordoba, Santiago
del Estero, and Tucuman, and, in combination with the
Central Northern Government Railway, the provinces of
Salta and Jujuy and Republic of Bolivia. The total number
of stations opened to the public service is 300. The Com-
pany owns large grain elevators in the Buenos Aires Docks,
and at the Ports of Villa Constitution and Rosario has
every facility for the shipment of produce and grain in large
quantities.
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The Great Southern Railway
(Ferro Carril del Sud)
Was registered on October 8th, 1862.
Capital.
4 per cent. Debenture Stock ... ... ... ^12,000,000
4^ per cent. Saladillo Branch Debenture
Stock (not negotiable) ... ... ... 1,032,930
4^ per cent. B. A. Western Railway Annuity
Account (Brandzen Branch) ... ... 242,600
5 per cent. Preference Stock ......... 6,000,000
Ordinary Stock ... ... ... ... 15,000,000
4 per cent. Extension Shares, 1910 ... ... 6,000,000
4 per cent. Extension Shares, 1912 ... ... 2,500,000
The London Offices are at River Plate House, Finsbury
Circus, London, E.G., the present Board being com-
posed of —
Directors.
Jason Rigby, Chairman. Col. Sir C. B. Euan Smith,
Henry Bell. K.C.B.
A. E. Bowen. David A. Shennan.
Woodbine Parish. David Simson.
H. G. Allen, London Manager and Secretary.
The mileage of the Southern Railway's system is, single
line 2964, through line 2740, serving 277 stations, the prin-
cipal of which are Plaza Constitucion, Lomas, Las Flores,
Azul, B. Blanca, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Pringles, C. Suarez,
Pigue.
The terminal station is situated at Plaza Constitution,
and the Local Board, with offices at Calle Cangallo 564, is
constituted as follows :—
G. White, M.I.C.E., Chairman. Dr. N. R. Fresco.
J. Percy Clarke, General Manager. Sr. F. D. Guerrico.
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ARGENTINE
RAILWAY.
HIS Railway, comprising 2390 miles of line,
including branch lines, runs through the Provinces of Buenos
Aires, Santa F£, Cordoba, Santiago, and Tucum^n, serving
en route the parts of Campana, San Nicolds, Villa Constitution,
Rosario, and Santa Fe, which, with all intermediate stations, are
served with a convenient train service, mostly night and day. The
day trains are provided with dining-cars, and the night trains with
commodious sleeping-cars.
Through trains are run in combination with other Railways to
the Western Provinces of San Luis, Mendoza, and San Juan, and
the Northern Provinces of Salta, Catamarca, Jujuy, and the Republic
of Bolivia, as far as La Guiaca.
LOCAL RESORTS.
The most popular resort near the City of Buenos Aires is con-
sidered J~to be the Suburb of Tigre, which is known as the ' Henley
Portena.' It is situated on the South bank of the Rio Lujan, 18
miles distant from the City of Buenos Aires terminal station. Tigre
is served by two branch lines, and is headquarters of several rowing,
yachting, and sailing clubs, which hold regattas during the year. It
is a favourite resort for holiday-makers, and, with the intermediate
suburbs, offers exceptional advantages for residents, the localities
being both healthy and picturesque, beside being provided with a
splendid fast-train service.
GOLF LINKS exist at Palermo (Golf Station), 4 miles from the
City, and at San Andree (St. Andrew's), 1 1 miles from City, the latter
being an iS-hole course.
The Administration is at the corner of Calles Bartolome Mitre
and 25 de Mayo, in Buenos Aires, where all infor-
mation can be obtained with regard to
passenger fares, freights, etc.
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Palermo Park, Buenos Aires.
{Photo: H.G. Olds.
The Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway.
{Ferro Carril Buenos Aires al Pacified]
Was registered in the year 1882, and has at present
capital as follows : —
Debentures ... ... ... ^10,250,000
2,200,000
10,000,000
Offices in Buenos Aires.
Ticket and Enquiry Office, Calle 25 de Mayo 279.
Administration, Calle 25 de Mayo 291.
Traffic Department, Calle 25 de Mayo 277.
Engineer's Department, Calle 25 de Mayo 277.
Accountant's Department, Calle Florida 777.
Preference Shares
Ordinary Shares . . ,
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Oj/ife's in London.
Daslnvood House, 9 New Broad Street, E.G.
Board of Directors.
Lord St. 1 )avids ( ( *hairman\ Hon. Arthur Stanley, M.P.
T. Penn Gaskell, M.I.C.E. F. O. Smithers (Managing
C. E. Gunther. Director).
Edward Norman. W. R. Cronan {Secretary).
General Manager ^ J. A. Goudge, Calle 25 de Mayo 291.
The mileage of the Pacific Railway system is 2648 miles,
serving 305 stations, the terminal station being at Buenos
Aires and the most important being Palermo, Mercedes,
Chacabuco, Junin, Labulaye, Villa Mercedes, Mendoza,
Bahia Blanoa, and San Juan. From November to May
this Company run the famous ' Transcontinental Rapid '
Express to Chili, crossing the Continent via the Andes to
Santiago in thirty-eight hours. The well-known baths and
natural bridge at Puente del Inca, visited by all English
travellers, are also on this line.
The Local Board is constituted as follows : Dr. Emilio
Lamarca (President), J. A. Goudge, Raul Zavalia. Offices,
Alsina 557, Buenos Aires.
The Buenos Aires Western Railway
(Fcrro Cam'! Oeste dc Buenos Aires)
Was registered in the year 1890, with a capital of
,£6, 900,000, divided as follows : —
1,000,000 Deferred Shares of £10 each
representing ^1,000,000
250,000 Ordinary Shares of ^10 each
representing ... ... ... 2,500,000
340,000 Guaranteed Shares of ^10 each
representing ... ... ... 3,400,000
Total ... ^6,900,000
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The London Offices are at River Plate House, Finsbury
Circus, London, E.G. The present Board being com-
posed of
Directors.
Henry Bell (Chairman}. David Simson, M. I.C. E.
A. E. Bowen. J. White Todd.
Woodbine Parish. F. Eustace Faithfull (Sec.).
The mileage of the Western Railway's system is actually
1305 miles, serving 138 stations, the principal of which are
Haedo, Tablada, Lujan, Mercedes, Chivilcoy, Bragado,
Trenque Lanquen, Villegas, Lincoln, America, &c.
The terminal station is at Once, and the local Board,
with offices at Cangallo No. 564, is constituted as follows : —
Local Representative, S. Brian, M.I.C.E.
Manager, Alejandro F. Lertora. Secretary, W. C. Beeston.
Cordoba Central Railway Company, Limited.
(Incorporated i ith August, 1887).
Share Capita/. Authorised ;£i, 600,000. Issued
;£ i, 1 60,000 as follows : —
First Preference Stock ^7 20,000.
Second Preference Stock ^"120,000.
Ordinary Stock ... ^320,000.
Debenture Capital. Authorised ^"7,750,000. Issued
^6,983,989, as follows : —
5 per cent. Debenture Stock Original Line authorised
and issued ^"400,000.
4 per cent. Consolidated Debenture Stock (Central
Northern Section), Authorised ^3,000,000. Issued
^2.600,000.
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5 per cent. Second Debenture Stock (Central Northern
Section) authorised ^,'t, 200,000. Issued ^600,000.
Income Debenture Stock (Central Northern Section)
authorised ^3,150,000. Issued ^"3,083,989.
The London offices are at Dashwood House, 9 New
Broad Street, London, E.C. Secretary: N. Strzelecki.
The present members of the Board are : —
Directors :
E. L. Weigall, Chairman, G. W. Houghton,
Colonel G. E. Church. Managing Director.
Walter Henty. E. B. T. Studd.
Philip Norman. Jacques Van Raalte.
Mileage. — Original Line (Metre Gauge) 128^ miles.
Central Northern Section (Metre Gauge) 643^ miles. —
Total, 772 miles.
The original line serving San Francisco and all inter-
mediate stations to Cordoba, and Central Northern Section
serving Cordoba and all intermediate stations northward to
Tucuman, including a branch line from La Madrid.
Local Board. — Dr. Benito Villanueva, Dr. M. Padilla,
D. M. Munro.
D. M. Munro, Manager.
Solicitors, London: Messrs. Ashurst, Morris, Crisp & Co.
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Plaza Constitucion. {Photo -. A.\iv. B.&> c.
Showing the old Sottthern Railway Station.
The Entre Rios Railway Co., Ltd.,
(Ferro Carril de Entre Rios] was registered in the year
1891, and its capital stands as follows : —
Description.
Authorised.
£
1,200,000
250,000
1,693,260
734,049
1,583,140
Issued.
Balance to
be Issued.
Four per cent. Debenture Stock
Five per cent. Debentures ...
Five percent. First Preference
Stock
L
1,200,000
250,000
1,649,55°
734,049
',559,585
£
*
*
43,710
23,555
Four per cent. Second Prefer-
ence Stock
Ordinary Stock
Totals
£5,460,449
£5,393,184
£67,265
* Debentures or Debenture Stock can be issued up to half
the amount of the capital of the Company for the time being
issued, but the 4 per cent. Debenture Stock is limited to one-
third of the Capital.
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The London offices are River Plate House, Finsbury
Circus, E.(!., the present Board being composed of: —
Directors :
}. Rigby, M.I.C.E., Chairman, Woodbine Parish.
Lord Farrer. Hon. R. C. Parsons.
Col. F. G. Oldham.
W. H. Williams, General Secretary.
The mileage of the Entre Rios Railway system is
656, serving 66 stations, the principal of which are : —
Zarate, Parana, Concordia, Uruguay, Gualeguaychii,
Gualeguay, Victoria, Nogoya, Basavilbaso, Villaguay and
Ibicuy.
The terminal station is situated at Federico Lacroze*
(Buenos Aires), and the Local Board, with offices at Calle
Cangallo 564, is constituted as follows : —
L)r. Norberto Fresco, F. C. H. Chevallier Boutcll,
Henry Darbyshire and Follett Holt.
The Buenos Aires Midland Railway
was registered in the year 1906, the concession being
granted in 1904 by the Provincial Government from
Avellaneda to Carhue, a distance of 530 kilometres.
The construction of the line commenced on June 8th,
1906, and the rails now reach to about the i5oth kilo-
metre, the remaining portion of the line is now under
construction. The gauge is one metre. The line is open
between Puente Alsina, Fiorito, La Noria and Matanzas to
San Sebastian, 130 kilometres.
* This is a station belonging to the Buenos Aires Central
Railway, over whose line the railway has running powers
into Buenos Aires.
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The capital is ^'1,500,000, divided as follows : —
Non-cumulative Preference Shares ... ^"1,000,000.
Ordinary Shares . . ... ... 500,000.
,£1, 000,000 of 4% Debenture Stock has also been
issued.
The present Board consists of : —
Directors :
Frank Henderson, Chairman. F. Eustace Faithfull.
H. C. Allen. William Higgins.
The local Committee consists of Messrs. F. J. Wythes,
J. Percy Clarke, and A. F. Lertora.
The General Manager is Mr. Wilson Jacobs, with
offices in Calle 25 de Mayo 33.
The London offices are in River Plate House, Finsbury
Circus, E.G.
SCHOOLS.
St. George's College, Quilmes.
This College was founded in 1898 by the Chaplain of
St. Saviour's Belgrano (Rev. A. O. Tisdall), and the
Chaplain of All Saints', Quilmes (Rev. J. T. Stevenson),
supported by thirteen gentlemen who joined them as
founders. When the College started on October ist, 1898,
there were six boys. At the end of three years, this number
had risen to fifty, and at the present time there are nearly
a hundred pupils. The College was formed into a Limited
Liability Company in 1907.
The object of St. George's College is to provide the
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sons of English-speaking people, residing in the Argentine
and neighbouring Republics, with a thorough education on
the lines of an English Public School. Boarders only are
admitted.
The School buildings are situated on the high ground a
mile and a quarter from the River Plate and the grounds
surrounding and adjoining the College are eighteen acres in
extent, including gardens, playing fields, tennis courts,
meadows, &c.
The School dues are $400 (paper) per term. $750 per
term for two brothers. 81050 per term for three brothers.
The Head Master is the Rev. Canon J. T. Stevenson.
Address, St. George's College, Quilmes F.C.S., Argen-
tina.
English High School.
The English High School, Melran and Pampa, Belgrano,
is a college for both day scholars and boarders of both
sexes. It has been established nearly thirty years and has
a branch at Alvarez 2465, near corner of Santa FC*. The
accommodation has been extended lately by erection of a
new house built expressly for a boys' school, with all most
recently contrived conveniences. A new swimming bath
has been constructed.
The Staff is a very efficient one, and includes Mr. A.
Watson Hutton, M.A., Edinburgh ; Mr. J. Laidlaw, L.A.,
Edinburgh ; Mr. A. A. Mack, B.A., Cambridge ; Mrs. J.
B. Joyce, ist Math., London Univ., and other certificated
English teachers, seven of whom are ladies.
Among the instructors in special branches are Prof.
L. Farina (Spanish, French, and Italian), Prof. G. Troiani
(piano), Miss Watson Hutton, Gold Medallist, George
Watson's College (Girls), Edinburgh, 1906 (piano), Prof.
E. Galvani (violin), Prof. E. Coppini (drawing, £c.), and
oth'ers.
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Quilmes High School for Girls.
Boarding and Day School for Girls, where a good
general education is obtainable. School examinations are
held every term, and pupils are also prepared for the
Cambridge Local Examinations, and in music for the
Conservatorio de Gaos.
Great interest is taken in all kinds of sport and athletics
suitable for the girls, especially Tennis and Hockey. The
school buildings and grounds are situated in one of the
highest parts of the pretty southern suburb of Quilmes, and
so much progress has been made by this educational
establishment lately, that only this year it has been found
necessary to acquire the adjacent building for the accom-
modation of boarders.
Principal : Miss Ross, Certif. 2nd, Univ. in Arts, Royal
Univ. Ireland ; Registered Teacher (Column B.) Board of
Education, England ; late Assistant Mistress at Highfield,
Hendon, London, England; High School, Florence; St.
Katharine's School, Quilmes, &c.
Fees are moderate and strictly inclusive.
Prospectuses, references, &c., may be had on applica-
tion to the Principal, Calle Paz, corner of Rivadavia,
Quilmes, 'F.C.S.
St. Andrew's Scotch School.
CALLE IxuzAiNc6, 530-552.
The above school is one of the oldest in the country,
having been established for seventy years. The Head
Master is Mr. William P. Hardie, Edinburgh University;
and Head Mistress, Miss Jane Donald, Aberdeen Training
College.
Fees: $6 to $20 (paper) per month according to age
of the pupil, and the course of studies undertaken. Further
information can be obtained from the Headmaster, or the
Hon. Treasurer, J. Monteith Drysdale, 77 Calle Florida,
Buenos Aires.
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St. Andrew's Academy.
PATRICIOS 19, CORNER MARTIN GARCIA, BUENOS AIKES.
Stq/.
I. — The Principal : L. Christie, L.A., F.E.I. S., Prizeman
in Education, Edinburgh University.
II. — Spanish Master : Sr. Sanchez Moreno, de la Uni-
versidad de Madrid.
III. — hidy Superintendent : Mrs. Neath.
IV. — T. J. R. Hindmarsh, B.A., Scholar and Prizeman,
University of Durham.
V. — Miss Laura Ruffle, Edinburgh University.
All the above are experienced, trained, and Government
certificated teachers.
VI. — Miss Ada Mathews.
VII. — Miss Blodwen Williams.
Curriculum.
I. — Distinct courses in English and Spanish, providing
a thorough grounding in spelling, grammar, and arithmetic.
II. — Commercial subjects: Writing, shorthand, book-
keeping, typewriting ; French and geography.
III. — Accomplishments : Singing, needlework, music,
drawing, and painting.
IV. — Athletics : Football, cricket, drill, and gymnastics.
•»>~ Fees.
From $10 to $20 per month.
Oxford Junior Examination Class, $20 per month.
St. Katharine's School, Quilmes, F.C.S.
FOUNDED, 1903,
FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF ENGLISH - SPEAKING PEOPLE.
Boarders only are admitted.
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Camp Coach (La Galera), Argentina.
[P/wfo: A. IV. B.&C*
Visitor : The Bishop of the Falkland Islands.
Warden : Canon Stevenson.
Head Mistress : Miss E. E. Warrell, Cambridge His-
torical Tripos, ist class; late of the Dulwich High School,
and Sydenham Secondary School, England, and also of
Havergal College, Winnipeg, Canada.
The school-buildings are most advantageously situated
on the edge of the high land overlooking the River Plate
in a well-wooded quinta (country house), consisting of about
three squares of land, producing fruit and vegetables, con-
taining two gravel tennis-courts, a croquet-lawn, and a large
playing field for cricket and hockey.
Queen Victoria College, San Fernando, F.C.C.A.
Head Master : A. Stuart Pennington, Lond. Univ., to
whom please apply for terms.
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Lomas Academy.
Lomas Academy was founded in the year 1891 by
Messrs. R. L. Goodfellow and W. Wyatt Hayward. A
good commercial education is given, and boys can be
prepared for English Public Schools if required. The
present Principal, Mr. R. W. Rudd, has been in charge for
ten years, and has about 150 boys under his charge. Ex-
aminations are held at the end of each year under the
supervision of the College of Preceptors, London.
All pupils in attendance are members of the Lomas
Athletic Club. The school is divided into three sections,
and fees charged are : Preparatory, Sio per month : Lower
School, $15 ; Upper School, 820.
Girton House.
347 GENERAL HORNOS, BUENOS AIRES.
Principals : Mrs. Edgar Ivens and Mrs. Maberly-
Hassal, supported by efficient staff.
English classes, advanced and elementary, for girls only.
Candidates will be prepared for the Oxford or Cam-
bridge examinations if desired.
Extra subjects : Music, French, Painting, Elocution.
Alexandra College.
DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. CRAMER 1791 (BRI.ORANO).
Principal: Mrs. F. C. Lee, Trained and Certified
Teacher, C. of S. Normal School and C. of S. Training
College, Aberdeen ; Ex-Head Mistress Foveran School,
Aberdeen, and St. Andrew's Scotch School, Buenos Aires ;
certificated in Science, Drawing, Cooking, and Physical
Training.
Sta/.
Madame Perthuy : French Literature and Conversation.
Mrs. Thekla Baun : Piano and Theory.
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Mrs. J. MacKinnell : Drawing and Painting.
Half-boarders and a few boarders admitted. Terms on
application to the Principal, Cramer 1791.
Kingsbury Academy.
DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, BANFIELD
WEST, F.C.S.
Principal: M. Junor Kingsbury.
The above school occupies a spacious, airy house, with
large garden. Calle Acevedo 1548, one square from
Banfield station. The Academy offers thorough English
and Spanish education, and has a complete staff of com-
petent teachers.
Pupils are prepared for Oxford Local.
Outside pupils are admitted to classes in Language,
Elocution, Music, Drawing, Painting, and Needlework.
For terms apply to Principal.
St. Lucy's English School.
Principal: Lawrence Dillon, 1 138 Av. Monies de Oca, 1150.
Victoria College,
CALLE VIDAL 2228, BELGRANO, F.C.C.A.
Principal : Miss Violet Callis.
Scotch School,
SANTO DOMINGO 862, BARRACAS AL NORTE,
BUENOS AIRES.
Head Master : John J. Campbell.
Liceo Rivadavia.
BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL OF THE METHODIST
CHURCH.
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Twenty -first Year.
A School for the careful education of girls and young
women. Tuition in English and Spanish, music and
languages, at moderate prices. Uniformly successful in
Government examinations.
Address Direction, Cochabamba 2012, Buenos Aires.
The Argentine Evangelical Schools and Institutes.
(FREE.)
Superintendent :
William C. Morris, Calle Uriarte 2572, Buenos Aires.
SUMMARY.
This work was commenced in June, 1898, with 18 poor
boys. During ten years 25,028 boys and girls have passed
through the Schools and Institutes. Of these 22,300 have
received school-books, &c., free. 23,600 have received
boots and clothes twice a year. 8841 have received
medical assistance and medicine. 5947 have been assisted
during convalescence. 4638 poor families, related to the
school children, have been helped in various ways. Em-
ployment has been obtained for 1089 boys and girls who
have left the Schools. (This number does not include the
apprentices from the Trades Institute, nor the graduates
from the School of Telegraphy, for whom employment has
been obtained. 94 apprentices from the Trades Institute
have been employed, after having completed a preparatory
course of instruction. 147 members of the School of
Telegraphy have passed satisfactory examinations, and for
these employment has been obtained, chiefly on the
railways.
1 68 policemen have attended the Night Classes specially
organized for them. Employment has been obtained for
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776 members of the families of school children (parents,
or older brothers or sisters). 72 prisoners have been
helped during their imprisonment, and assisted to employ-
ment when their term had expired.
This work comprises 8 Day Schools, 3 Night Schools,
i Trades Institute, i School of Telegraphy, i School Band,
4 Sunday Schools, i School Museum, i Teachers' Library.
5300 children are now connected with these Institutions.
The character of the work is educational, philan-
thropical, Christian, Evangelical, and National.
The origin of the children represents 13 different
nationalities.
The work has the warm approval of the National School
Board, the Municipal authorities, and the National Con-
gress and Government.
Much more generous help is needed for this large and
growing work, which has come to be a social factor of
real importance in the life and development of this mar-
vellously growing country.
All contributions and communications should be ad-
dressed to the Superintendent, William C. Morris.
The Children's Home,
CALLE GUANACACHA, AND ARCOS, BELGRANO.
Committee.
Pirsident : Mrs. Boote.
Vice-President; Mrs. Carnegie Ross.
Hon. Secretary : Mrs. L'Estrange Wallace.
Hon. Treasurer: Mrs. Cutts.
Mrs. Campbell Getty, Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Morrison,
Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Rymer Watson, Miss Dawney.
Suplentes : Mrs. Baines, Mrs. G. Bell, Mrs. Hope
Gibson.
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GUIDE TO BUENOS AIRES.
The Home is for the children of British or American
parentage. It is intended primarily for those whose
mothers are compelled to work for their maintenance. It
also receives motherless children and orphans.
Children are admitted between the ages of three and
nine years.
Fees are charged according to the means of the parents.
A few special cases may be taken free.
Young Women's Christian Association,
CALI.E DEFENSA 437, BUENOS AIRES.
For young women of all nationalities and creeds. Board
and room, $2.50 per day, or $50 to $80 per month. Lunch
and tea-room ; register for governesses and nurses ; direc-
tory of boarding houses ; traveller's aid ; savings bank ;
circulating library ; educational classes and clubs ; Bible
classes and Gospel meetings ; social evenings and enter-
tainments.
Board of Management: Madame Vovet, Mrs. A. V.
Boote, Mrs. H. W. Bolting, Mrs. E. E. Cordner, Mrs. Jas.
Colquhoun, Mrs. C. W. Drees, Miss R. V. Dawney, Mrs.
C. J. Ewald, Mrs. Robert Fraser, Mrs. Freed Fletcher,
Mrs. Wm. Field, Mrs. Alex. Grant, Mrs. J. J. Kyle, Miss
Maude MacLean, Mrs. H. Macluske, Mrs. H. B. Owen,
Mrs. E. G. Pilgrim, Mrs. E. Rocelci-Lanoir, Mrs. B. A.
Shuman, Mrs. A. Tuddenham, Mrs. Von Steiger.
President : Mrs. C. W. Dreea.
Treasurer: Mrs. H. Macluske.
General Secretary : Miss E. Jean Batty, Mrs. Runci-
man.
GUlt>E TO BUENOS AIRES'.
VISITORS' DIRECTORY.
H.B.M. Minister: Mr. Walter Beaupre Townley, Calle
Santa Fe 1206. Office hours, 10 a.m. to i p.m.
H.B.M. Consul: Mr. A. Carnegie Ross, C.B., Recon-
quista 334.
American Minister: Mr. Charles Hitchcock Sherrill, Calle
Charcas 634. Office hours, 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
American Consul-General: Mr. Richard M. Bartleman,
Suipacha 612.
German Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary: Julius Waldthausen, Esmeralda 873.
The League of the Empire : Calle Cangallo 666.
British Hospital : Perdriel Corner of Caseros.
Woman' s Exchange : Cangallo 623.
American Church : Corriente.s 718.
Scotch Church, St. Andrew's : Calle Bclgrano 575.
St. John's Anglican Church: Calle 25 de Mayo 280.
Irish Orphanage : Boulevard Gaona Corner of Bella Vista.
Salvation Army : Rivadavia 3290.
Passionist Fathers : Corner of Urquiza and Estados
Unidos.
Young Men's Christian Association: Moreno 452.
Young Women's Christian Association : Defensa 487.
S/. Andrew's Society of the River Plate : President, Rev.
J. VV. Fleming, B.D., Scotch Church, Peru 352 ; Hon.
Sec., J. E. Stewart, M.I.C.E., Avenue de Mayo 651.
Christ Church (Anglican) : Calle Uspallata 657, Montes
de Oca.
Baptist Church: Lima 1552, Plaza Constitucion.
Christian Science Reading .Rooms : Santa Fe 1680.
English Literary Society : Calle Cangallo 536.
For Post Cards of the City, late English Papers, Circulating
Library : Mitchell's, Cangallo, i door from Calle Florida.
CUID£ TO BUENOS AtRES.
ARGENTINE WORDS AND PHRASES
With Phonetic Pronunciation.
In the few words and phrases given in the following
pages to assist the new arrival in a Spanish-speaking country
to make himself understood, the pronunciation is given, as
nearly as is possible, in English spelling. At the same
time, it is as well to bear in mind a few general rules for
further guidance.
The consonant ' j,' the pronunciation of which is given
as ' h ' in the English spelling, is pronounced somewhat
gutturally, although not so hard as the German ' ch'.
Thus, 'joven' (young) should be pronounced something
between the German spelling ' choven ' and the English
spelling ' hoven '.
The double ' 1 ' (11) is given its proper Spanish pro-
nunciation ' 1'ye ' in the guide, but, as a matter of fact, here
in Argentina it is pronounced as a soft ' j ' as in the French
word ' je '. Thus, ' lleve ' (carry) is given as ' I'yay'-veh,'
which is its authentic pronunciation, but in Argentina it is
pronounced as ' jay'-veh,' the ' j ' being extremely soft.
Except when otherwise indicated by an accent, stress
should always be laid on the penultimate syllable. This
rule, however, does not apply to verbs in the infinitive
mood, ending in ' ar,' ' er ' or ' ir'. Thus, ' camino ' (subs.)
(a road) is pronounced ' Kah-mee-no,' the accent being on
the last syllable "but one, whereas ' caminar ' (verb) (to
walk) is pronounced ' Kah-mee-nar,' the accent in this case
being on the last syllable.
In Argentina ' y ' is very often pronounced as a soft ' j.
GUIDE TO BUENOS AIRES.
' S ' and ' z ' are invariably pronounced hard, like the
English double ' s ' (ss).
When writing in the interrogative mood in Spanish, the
note of interrogation proceeds and follows the query, the
preceding note being inverted.
In conversation, the pronouns of the first person singular
and plural and second person singular and plural are seldom
called into use, being understood by the termination of the
verb. Thus, ' I know ' is ' Yo se ' but, in conversation, if
wishing to say ' I do not know,' ' No se ' will suffice, the
pronoun ' yo ' being understood. Equally, ' Do you not
know ? ' would be '<; No sabe ? ' the pronoun ' listed ' being
likewise understood.
The consonant ' g ' before ' e ' or ' i ' is pronounced as
an aspirate and slightly guttural.
Cardinal Numbers.
English. Argentine. Pronunciation.
One, Uno, 06- no.
Two, Dos, dos.
Three, Tres, trehss.
Four, Quatro, kwah'-troh.
Five, Cinco, sing'-ko.
Six, Seis, seh'-iss.
Seven, Siete, se-eh'-the.
Eight, Of/io, oh'-cho.
Nine, Ntteve, noo-eh'-veh.
Ten, Diez, dee-es'.
Eleven, Once, ohn'-se.
Twelve, Doce, doh'-seh.
Thirteen, Trece, treh'-seh.
Fourteen Catorce, kah-tohr'-seh.
Fifteen, Quince, keen'-seh.
Sixteen, Diez y sets, de-ess e seh-iss.
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^Buenos Jlires $ Pacific Railway.
ACROSS
THE CONTINENT
Through the
Province of BUENOS AIRES.
SANTA FE SAN JUAN
CORDOBA MENDOZA
PAMPA CENTRAL SAN LUIS
To VALPARAISO in 38 Hours.
DISTRICTS to see and Invest Money in :—
ALFALFA lands in South of San Luis, Cordoba, and
down to the Pampa Central.
WHEAT lands near Bahia Blanca, and in South of
Sante Fe and Cordoba.
MAIZE lands from Buenos Aires out to Isabel and
Germania.
CATTLE Camps in the far West.
VINEYARD and FRUIT lands in the Cuvo Provinces.
City Office ; Calle 25 de Mayo, 281, Buenos Aires.
'54
Alto Parana, Argentine Republic.
Showing part of Falls of Iguazii.
{.Photo: A, //'. B. &•> C.
English.
Argentine.
Pronunciation.
Seventeen,
Diez y siete,
de-ess e se-eh'-teh.
Eighteen,
Diez y echo,
de-ess e oh-cho.
Nineteen,
Diez y nneve,
de-ess oe no-eh'-veh.
Twenty,
Veinte,
veh-in'-teh.
Twenty-one,
Veinte y uno,
veh-in'-teh e oo-no.
Twenty-five,
Veinte y cinco,
veh-in'-teh e sing-ko.
Thirty,
Treinta,
treh-in'-tah.
Thirty-one,
Treintay uno,
treh-in'-tah e oo'-no.
Forty,
Cuarenta,
kwahr-en'-tah.
Fifty,
Cincuenta,
sing-kwen'-tah,
Sixty,
Sestnta,
seh-sent'-ah.
Seventy,
Setenta,
seh-ten'-tah.
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English.
Argentine.
Eighty,
Ochenta,
Ninety,
Noventa,
Hundred,
Cien,
Two hundred,
Dosdentos,
Three hundred,
Tresdentos,
Four hundred,
Cuatrodentos,
Five hundred,
Quinientos,
Six hundred,
Seisdentos,
Seven hundred,
Setedentos,
Eight hundred,
OchodcntoS)
Nine hundred,
Novedentos,
Thousand,
Mil,
Million,
Millon,
Ordinal Numbers,
The first,
El primero,
The second,
El segundo,
The third,
El tercero,
The fourth,
El cuarto,
The fifth,
El quinto.
The sixth,
El sexto,
The seventh,
El septimo.
The eighth,
El octavo.
The ninth,
El noveno,
The tenth,
El dedmo,
The eleventh,
El undedmo,
The twelfth,
El duodedmo.
The thirteenth,
El dedmoterdo,
The fourteenth,
El dedmocuartO)
The fifteenth,
El dedmoquintO)
The sixteenth,
El decimosexto^
The seventeenth,
El dednwscptinw,
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Pronunciation.
oh-chen'-tah.
no-ven'-tah.
see-en.
dos-see-en'-tos.
tres-see-en'-tos.
kvvah'-tro-see-en'-tos.
kee-ne-en'-tos.
seh'-is-se-en'-tos.
seh'-teh-see -en'-tos.
o'-cho-see-en'- tos.
no-'veh-see-en'-tos.
mill.
Mill-yohn'.
>
el pree-mair'-o.
el seh-goon'-do.
el tair-sair'-o.
el koo-ar'-to.
el kin'-to.
el sex'-to.
el sep'-tee-mo.
el ok-tah'-vo.
el no-vch'-no.
el dai'-see-mo.
el oon-dai'-see-mo.
el doo-o-dai'-see-mo.
el dai'-see-mo-tair'-
see-o.
dai'-see-mo-koo-ar'-to.
dai'-see-mo-kin'-to.
dai'-see-mo- sex'-to.
dai' - see -mo - se"p - tee-
mo).
GUIDE TO BUENOS AIRES.
English.
The eighteenth,
The nineteenth,
The twentieth,
The twenty-first,
The thirtieth,
The fortieth,
The fiftieth,
The sixtieth,
The seventieth,
The eightieth,
The ninetieth,
The hundredth,
The thousandth,
The last,
Argentine.
El decimooctavo,
El derimonono,
El vigesimo,
El vigesimoprimero,
El trig'esimo
El cuadragesimO)
El quincuagesimo,
El sexagesimo,
El septuagesimo,
El octogesimo,
El nonagesimo,
El centesimo,
El milesimo,
El ultimo,
Pronunciation .
dai' - see -mo-ok-tah'-
vo.
dai'-see-mo-no-no.
vee-jay '-see-mo.
vee- jay'- see-mo -pree-
mair'-o.
tree-jay'-see-mo.
koo-ah-drah-hay'-see-
mo.
kin-koo-ah - hay'- see-
mo.
sex-ah-hay'-see-mo.
sep - too - ah - hay' - see-
mo).
ok-to-hay'-see-mo.
no-nah-hay'-see-mo.
sen-tay'-see-mo.
meel-ai'-see-mo.
ool'-te-mo.
The Custom House (La Aditana) La ah-doo-ah-na.
Here is my luggage, Aqui esta mi equi- Ah-kee' ess-tah'mee
I have nothing to
declare,
How much is the
duty ?
paje,
eh-kee-pah-heh.
No tengo nada qm No tengo nah-dahkeh
declarar,
Cuanto es el dere-
cho?
deh-clah-rar.
Kwahn-to ess el deh-
reh-cho.
A cab ( Un cache) Oon koh-cheh.
Call a cab for me, Llamame un coche, L'yah-mah-me oon
koh-cheh).
Drive me to the Llevamed la Aveni- L'yeh-vah-me ah lah
Avenida, da, Ah-veh-nee-dah.
C.UIDK TO BUENOS AIRES.
I
How much have I to
pay?
How long will it
take to get there ?
Show us the sights
of the town,
Argentine.
/ Cuanto tengo qu(
Pagar ?
I Cuanto tiempo em-
pleamos para
llegar ?
Ensenenos lo princi-
pal de la ciudad,
Where are you go- / Dond< va ?
ing?
Stop here,
Straight on,
How far is it ?
What time shall we
arrive ?
I want to go to
the—
Pare aqu'i,
Sigue derecho,
I Que distanria es 1
I A que hora l/ega-
mos ?
Quiero if al —
Pronunciation.
Kwhan-toh ten-goh
keh pah-gahr.
Kwhan-toh tee-em-po
em-play-ah-moss pah-
rah 1'yeh-gar.
En-sain-yeh-nos lo
prin-ci-pahl deh lah
see-oo-dahd.
Don-deh vah.
Pah-reh ah-kee.
See-geh deh-reh-cho.
Keh dis-tahn-see-a ess.
Ah-keh oh-rah 1'yeh-
gah-moss.
Kee-air-oh eer al.
The
Could you let me
have a bed for the
night ?
Let me see the
room,
Take our luggage
upstairs,
Where is the lift ?
Put these in my
room.
I want,
It does not matter,
Hotel, El Hotel (El oh-tehl ).
/ Podria Vd, alo-
jarme por esta
noche 1
Dejeme vtr el cuarto.
Lleve nuestro equi-
paje, arriba,
I Donde esta el as-
censor f
Ponga estos en mi
pieza,
Quiero,
No importat
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Po-dree-ah oos-ted ah-
lo-har-meh pores-tah
no-che.
Dai-heh-meh vair el
koo-ar-toh.
L'yeh-veh noo-es'-troh
eh-kee-pa-heh ah-
ree-bah.
Don-deh es-tah el ahs-
cen-sor.
Pon-gah ess-tohs en
mee pee-ess-ah.
Kee-air-oh.
No im-port-a
»
Sunday Outing, Argentine Camp.
{Photo: A. V. B. & C.
English. Argentine.
What is the name I Como sc llama ?
of?
Why not ?
Where can I ?
/ Porque no ?
I Donde puedo ?
Pronunciation .
Koh-mo seh 1'yah-
mah.
Por-keh no.
Don-deh poo-eh-doh.
Can you tell me ? iPiiede Vd, decirme? Poo-ai-deh oos-teh
deh-seer-me).
Where is the Restaurant ? / Donde esld el restaurant?
(Don-deh ess-tah' el rehs-ta-oo-rahn\
Waiter, Mozo, Moh-so.
Waiter ! give me the Mozo ! deme la lista Moh-soh deh-meh lah
bill of fare, de los platos^ lees-tah deh los plah-
tohs,
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Eiig-lish. Argentine. Pronunciation.
What have you / Que tiene Vd. listo ? Keh tee-ain-eh oos-tay
ready ?
How long will it
take?
Give me something
else,
I want a cup of
coffee with milk,
lees-toh.
I Cuanto tiempo torn- Coo-an-to tee-em-poh
ard esol toh-mah ra' eh-soh.
Deme otra cosa, Deh-meh o-trah co-sah.
Qitiero una tasa de
cafe con leche,
How much is it ?
Keep the change,
/ Cuanto es '(
Gu&rdese el cambio,
Bring me,
Traigame,
A plate,
Un plato,
The wine list,
La lista de vinos,
A table,
Una mesa,
Ice,
Hielo,
Ice-cream,
Hclado,
A bottle,
Una botella,
A glass,
Un -vaso,
A knife,
Un cuchillo,
A fork,
Un tenedor,
A spoon,
Una cuchara,
Bread,
Pan,
Butter,
Manteca,
Beer,
Cetveza,
Water,
Agua,
Soup,
SoJ>a,
Fish,
Pescado,
Beefsteak,
Bife,
Mutton,
Carnero,
Kee - eh - roh oo - nah
tass-ah deh kah-feh'
con leh-tcheh.
Coo-an-to ess.
Goo - ar' - deh - seh el
cahm-bee-oh.
Tra-ee-gah-meh'.
Oon plah-to.
Lah lees-tah de veen-
nohs.
Oon-ah meh-sah.
Ee-ai-loh.
Eh-lah-do.
Oon-ah bo-tel-yah.
Oon vah-so.
Oon koo-chee-yoh.
Oon teh-neh-dohr.
Oon - ah koo - tcha -
rah.
Pahn.
Man-teh-kah.
Sehr-veh sah.
Ah-gwah.
Soh-pah.
Pehs-kah-doh.
Bee-feh.
Kahr-neh-roh.
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English.
Argentine.
Pronunciation.
Veal,
Ternera,
Tehr-neh-rah.
Lamb,
Cordero,
Kor-deh-roh.
Pork,
Cerdo,
Sair-doh.
Ham,
Jam on,
Hah-mohn'.
Chicken,
Polio,
Poh-lyoh.
Turkey,
Pavo,
Pah-voh. ,
Duck,
Pato,
Pah-toh.
Eggs,
Huevos,
Weh-vohs.
Cheese,
Queso,
Keh-soh.
Pastry,
Pasteles,
Pah-steh-lehs.
Dessert,
Postre,
Pohs-treh.
Pepper,
Pimiento)
Pim-e-en-toh.
Salt,
Sal,
Sahl.
Oil,
Aceite,
Ah-seh-ee-teh.
Vinegar,
Vinagre,
Vee-nah-greh.
Mustard,
Mostaza,
Moss-tah-sah.
Sauce,
Salsa,
Sahl-sah.
Fruit,
Fruta,
Froo-tah.
Chop,
Costilla,
Kohs-tee-lyah.
Potatoes,
Papas,
Pah-pahs.
Cabbage,
Repollo,
Reh-poh-lyo.
Cauliflower,
Coliflor,
Kohl-eh-flohr.
Salad,
Ensalada,
En-sah-lah-da.
Omelette,
Tortilla,
Tor-tee-lyah
Apple,
Manzana,
Mahn-sah-nah.
Pears,
Peras,
Peh-rahs.
Grapes,
Uvas,
Oo-vahs.
Pine-apple,
Anana,
Ah-nah-nah.
Oranges,
Naranjas,
Nah-rahn-khas.
Cigar,
Cigarro,
See-gah-roh.
Cigarette,
Cigarillo,
See-gah-ree-lyoh.
Nothing more,
Nada mas,
Nah-dah mass.
The bill,
La cuenta,
La koo-en-tah.
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English. Argentine. Pronunciation.
This is not correct, Esto no esta Men, Ess-toh no ess-tah'
bee-en.
There is a mistake, Hay una equivocation Eye oon-ah eh-kee-
voh-kah-see-ohn.
Times and Seasons, El tiempoy las estaciones
tee-em-poh ee las ehss-tah-see-oh-ness).
(El
January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December,
The year,
The month,
The day,
The night,
The hour,
The minute,
The second,
A moment,
Sunday,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday,
l-'riday,
Enero,
Febrero,
Marzo,
Abril,
Mayo,
Junto,
Julio,
Agosto,
Setiembre,
Octubre,
Noriembre,
Ditiembrc,
El afio,
El tries,
El dia,
La noche,
La hora,
El minnf<>.
El segundo,
Un momentfl,
Domingo,
Lunes,
Martes,
Miercoles,
Jnei'es,
I'icr/tes,
162
Eh-neh-roh.
Feb-reh-roh.
Mahr-soh.
Ah-breel.
Mah-yoh.
Hoon-yoh.
Hool-yoh.
Ah-gohs-toh.
Seh-tee-em-breh.
Ok-too-breh.
No-vee-em-breh.
Dee-see-em-breh.
El ahn-yo.
El mess.
El dee-ah.
La no-chay.
Lah oh-rah.
El mee-noo-toh.
El seh-goon-doh.
Oon moh-men-toh.
Doh-meen-goh.
Loo-nehss.
Mahr-tehss.
Mee-er'-koh-less.
Whey-vess.
Vce-er-ness.
GUIDE TO BUENOS AIRES.
English.
Argentine.
Spring,
Primavera^
Summer,
Verano,
Autumn,
Otono,
Winter,
Invierno,
Saturday,
Sdbado,
The week,
La semana,
Half an hour,
Media bora,
Three hours and a
Tres horas y media
half,
One hour ago,
Hace una hora,
A century,
Un siglo,
To-morrow,
Manana,
This morning,
Esta manana,
This afternoon,
Esta tarde,
The day before
Antes de aver,
yesterday,
At midnight,
A media noche,
Rain,
Lhn'ia,
The sun,
El sol,
The moon,
La luna,
The stars,
Las estrellas,
The sky,
El cielo,
Sunrise,
El amanecer,
Last week,
La semana pasada,
Yesterday morning, Aver por la manana,
Yesterday afternoon, Aver por la tarde
Yesterday evening, Anoche,
Last night, Attache,
Sunset, Anochecer,
To-morrow morning, Manana por la ma-
iia/ia,
Pronunciation.
Pree-mah-veh-rah.
Veh-rah-noh.
Oh-tohn-yoh.
In-vee-er-noh.
Sah'-bah-doh.
La seh-mah-nah.
Meh-de-ah oh-rah.
Tress oh-rahs ee meh-
dee-ah.
Ah-seh oo-nah oh-rah.
Oon see-gloh.
Mahn-yah nah.
Ess-tah mahn-yah-nah.
Ess-tah tahr-deh.
Ahn-tess deh ah-yare.
Ah meh-de-ah no-
cheh.
Lyoo-vee-ah.
El sohl.
La loon-ah.
Lahs ess-treh-lyas.
El see-eh-loh.
El ah-mah-neh-sair.
Lah sem-mahn-na pah-
sah-da.
Ah-yair por lah mahn-
yah-nah.
Ah-yairpor lah tar-deh.
Ah-no-cheh.
Ah-no-cheh.
Ah-no cheh-sehr.
Mahn-yah-nah por la
mahn-yah nah.
Cordoba Central and
Cordoba and Rosario Railways
Direct Route between Buenos Aires
and the Northern Provinces.
CORDOBA MOUNTAINS, SUMMER RESORTS.
Special return tickets at reduced rates are issued from Rosario,
F.C.C. y R., during the season, commencing on the ist of November
until 3 ist of March, available to return until the 3Oth of April, to —
Jesus Maria, Sarmiento, La Calera, Santa Maria,
Cosquin, La Falda, Huerta Grande, La Cumbre.
San Esteban, and Capilla del Monte.
ROSARIO DE LA FRONTERA WINTER RESORT.
Trains for Rosario de la Frontera Thermal Baths are equipped
with splendid saloon, sleeping, restaurant, and buffet cars.
The catering for the latter being done direct by the Railway
Company, only articles of food and refreshments of the very best
quality are supplied to passengers. Special return tickets at reduced
fares are issued from Cordoba and Rosario (F. C. C. & R.) during
the season.
BOOKING OF MERCHANDISE AND GENERAL
CARGO TO AND FROM BUENOS AIRES.
In order to secure quick transport for goods destined to San
Francisco, Rafaela, Cordoba, Rioja, Catamarca, Santiago, Tucuman,
Salta, and Jujuy, merchants are requested to book all consignments
from ' Digue 4 ' Station ( Buenos Aires).
For further particulars apply to the Administration in Cordoba
I B. Mitre, 519, Buenos Aires.
Or ' Las Heras, 622, Tucuman.
| San Martin, 695, Rosario.
DUNCAN M. MUNRO, General Manager.
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Sierras de Cordoba (Cordoba Hills), "Argentine Republic.
{Photo : II. G.
English. Argentine.
To-morro\vafternoon, Mauana por la tarde,
To-morrow evening, Mananapor/a noche,
Last month, El mes pasado,
Next month, El mes proximo,
The day after to- Pasada j/iaiiana,
morrow
What o'clock is it ? j Qite hora es ?
Five minutes past Las ocho y cinco,
eight,
Seven o'clock, Las siete,
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Pronunciation.
Mahn-yah-nah por lah
tar-deh.
Mahn-yah-nah por la
no-cheh.
El mehsspah-sah-doh.
El mehss prox-e-moh.
Pass-ah-doh mahn-yah-
nah.
Kay oh-rah ess.
Las o-cho ee sing-ko.
Las see-eh-teh.
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English.
Half past three,
At what time ?
Argentine.
Las ires y media,
I A que hora ?
Pronunciation.
Las trehs ee meh-dee-
ah.
Ah keh oh -rah.
Ten minutes to four, Las cuatro menos diez, Las kwah-troh meh-
nos dee-ez.
City Buildings, Streets, etc., Edificios, calles, etc.
(Eh-dee-fee-see-ohs, cah-lyehs, etc).
El ban'-koh.
Lah kah-lyeh.
Lah kah-sah.
El poo-en-teh.
Lah kah-teh-drahl.
Lah ee-glay-see-eh.
Lah ess-kee-nah.
La em-bah-hahda.
La bohl-sah.
Lah fah-bree-kah.
El hard-een.
La poo-er-tah.
La ven tah-nah.
El pee-soh.
El teh-choh.
El kwah-droh.
El oss-pee-tahl.
El boo-sdhn.
El mehr-kah-doh.
El moo-seh-oh.
Los ahl-reh-deh-doh-
rehs.
El e-po-dro-moh.
El ree-o.
The bank,
El banco.
The street,
La calk,
The house,
La casa,
The bridge,
El Puente,
The cathedral,
La catidral,
The church,
La iglesia,
The corner,
La esquina.
The embassy,
La embajada,
The Stock Exchange,
La Boha,
The factory,
La fabrica,
The garden,
El jarditi,
The door,
La puerta,
The window,
La ventana,
The floor,
El piso,
The roof,
El techo,
The picture,
El cnadro,
The hospital,
El hospilal,
The letter-box,
El buzon,
The market,
El metcado,
The museum,
El museo,
The outskirts,
Los alrededores,
The racecourse,
El hipbdromo^
The river.
El rio,
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English.
-The road,
The school,
The store,
The theatre,
The quay,
Argentine.
El camino,
La escuela,
El almacen,
El teafro,
El muelle,
Pronunciation.
El kah-mee-no.
Lah ess-koo-eh-la.
El ahl-mah-sehn.
El teh-ah-trohk
El moo-el-lyeh.
Correspondence, Correspondenda (Cor-res-pohn-den-cee-a).
Where is the post ? Donde estd el cor- Don-deh es-tah' el cor-
office?
I want to post a
letter,
When does the post
leave for England?
Where is the nearest
pillar-box ?
I want to get this
letter registered,
Please weigh this
letter for me,
reo?
Quiero poner una
carta en el correo,
I Cuando sale el cor-
reopara Inglaterra ?
I Donde estd el buzon
mds cerca 1
Quterocertifiair esta
car fa,
Sirvase pcsar esta
carta para mi,
reh-o.
Key-er-o poh-nair una
car-ta en el cor-reh-o.
Coo-ahn-do sah-leh el
cor - reh - o pah - rah
Ing-glat-air-rah.
Don-deh es-tah' el
boo-sohn' mass sair-
kah.
Key-er-o cer-tee-fee-
cahr es-tah cahr-tah.
Seer-vah-seh peh-sahr
es-tah cahr-tah pah-
rah mee.
The
The arm,
The back,
The bones,
The beard,
The blood,
The brain,
The breast,
Human Body, El cuerpo humano
(El coo-er-poh u-mahn'-noh).
El brazo,
La espalda,
Los hue sos,
La barba,
La sangre.
El cerebrO)
El pecho,
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El brah-soh.
La ess-pahl-dah.
Lohs wheh-sohs.
L.ih bahr-ba.
Lah san-greh.
El seh-reh-broh,
El peh-choh.
THE BUENOS AIRES
WESTERN RAILWAY, LTD.
WORKING 1305 MILES OF LINE.
A. F. LERTORA, General Manager.
THIS Railway runs through the most fertile 'camps' in the Province of Buenos
Aires, and is an essentially business line, therefore does not attract the eye
of the tourist, as there is practically nothing to see beyond the large tracts
of land under cultivation and the pasturage for stock breeding.
The only place of .interest appealing to every Catholic is the Shrine of Lujan,
situated in one of the suburbs of Buenos Aires, which is regarded as the finest pieces
Shrine of Lujan.
of architectural work in South America, and, as a matter of fact, compares favour-
ably with any other building of its kind in the world, as the above picture will
show. Pilgrims continually flock in thousands to this place of Worship.
As already stated, this Railway runs through the ' camps ' in the Province of
Buenos Aires, which are considered the best in South America ; the climate is ex-
ceptionally favourable to agriculture, as neither very hot weather prevails as in the
North, and not too-frequent rains as are experienced in the South of the Republic.
We can safely say that there is no better investment for the British capitalist than
in ' camps ' in the neighbourhood of the Western Railway, as notwithstanding that
the value of land is considered high to-day, there is no doubt that the ' camps ' will
double their value in the course of the next few years.
Further extensions of the Company's lines through the Province of San Luis and
into the Province of Mendoza have been authorised by the National Government.
City Office: 552 Calle Cangallo
Bui.NOS AIKF.S, May 1909. (where further information IO.H tt obtained).
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Argentine Gaucho with Guitar.
{Photo : A. W. B.
English..
Argentine.
Pronunciation.
The cheek,
La mejilla,
La meh-heel-ya.
The chin,
La barba,
Lah bahr-bah.
The complexion,
La fez,
Lah tehs.
The ears,
Las ore/as,
Las oh-reh-has
The elbow,
El code,
El koh-doh.
The eye,
El ojo,
El oh-hoh.
The face,
La cara,
Lah kah-rah.
The fingers,
Los dedos,
Los deh-dos.
The foot,
El pie,
El pee-ay.
The forehead,
La /rente,
La fren-teh.
The hair,
El pelo,
El peh-loh.
The hand,
La mano,
Lah mah-noh.
The head,
La cabeza,
La kah-beh-sah.
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English.
Argentine.
Pronunciation.
The heart,
El corazon,
El koh-rah-sohn'.
The heel,
El talon,
El tahl-ohn'.
The leg,
La piema,
Lah pee-ehr-nah.
The lips,
Los labios,
Lohs lah-bee-ohs.
The liver,
El higado,
El ee'-gah-doh.
The lung,
El pulmon,
El pool-mohn'.
The moustache,
El bigote,
El bee-goh-teh.
The mouth,
La boca,
La boh-kah.
The nails,
Las unas,
Lahs oon-yas.
The neck.
El cuello,
El koo-ehl-yoh.
The nose,
La nariz,
La nah-reez.
The ribs,
Las costillas,
Lahs kohs-teel-yas.
The shoulders,
Los hombros,
Lohs ohm-brohs.
The side,
El costado,
El kohs-tah-doh.
The skin,
El cutis,
El coo-tis.
The stomach,
El estomago,
El es-tohm'-ah-goh.
The throat,
La garganta,
La gahr-gahn-tah.
The tongue,
La lengua,
La lehn-gwah.
The tooth,
El diettte,
El dee-en-teh.
The wrist,
La mufieca,
Lah moon-yeh-kah.
Adjectives, Adjetivos
(Ahd-heh-tee-vohs).
Bad,
Malo,
Mah-loh.
Broad,
Ancho,
An-choh.
Cheap,
Barato,
Bah-rah-toh.
Clean,
Limpio,
Limp-ee-oh.
Cold,
Frio,
Free-oh.
Dark,
Obscuro,
Ob-skoo'-roh.
Dear (of cost),
Caro,
Kah-roh.
Dirty,
Sucio,
Soo-see-oh.
Dry,
Sea,
Seh-koh.
Early,
Tetnprano,
Tem-prah'-noh.
Easy,
Facil,
Fah-seel.
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Gaucho, Argentine Republic.
U'/w/o: .-1. W. /»'. &C
English.
Argentine.
Pronunciation.
Equal,
Igual,
Ee-gwahl.
False,
Falsa,
Fahl-sah.
Fat,
Gordo,
Gohr-doh.
Flat,
Piano,
Plah-noh.
Free,
Libre,
Lee-breh.
Fresh,
Fresco,
Fress'-koh.
Full,
Lleno,
L'yeh-noh.
Gay,
Alegre,
Ah-leh-greh.
Good,
Bueno,
Boo-eh-noh.
Great,
Gran,
Grahn.
Handsome,
Hermoso,
Ehr-moh-soh.
Happy,
Feliz,
Feh-lees'.
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English.
Argentine.
Pronunciation.
Hard,
Ditro,
Doo-roh.
Heavy,
Pesado,
Peh-sah-dch.
Height,
Altura,
Ahl-too-rah.
High,
Alto,
Ahl-toh.
Hollow,
Hueco,
Weh-koh.
Honest,
Honrado,
On-rah-doh.
Hungry,
AmbrientO)
Am-bree en-toh.
III,
Enfermo,
En fehr moh.
Just,
Justo,
Hoos-toh.
Large,
Grande,
Grahn-deh.
Late,
Tarde,
Tar-deh.
Narrow,
Angosto,
Ahn gohs-toh.
NTew,
Nuevo,
Noo eh-voh.
Old,
Viejo,
Vee-eh-hoh.
Open,
Abierto,
Ah-bee-ehr-toh.
Poor,
Pobre,
Poh-breh.
Pretty,
Lindo,
Leen-doh.
Public,
Piiblico,
Poo'-ble-koh.
Pure,
Puro,
Poo-roh.
Quiet,
TranqidlO)
Tran-keel-oh.
Rich,
Rico,
Ree-koh.
Ripe,
Maduro,
Mah-doo-roh.
Round,
Redondo,
Reh-don-doh.
Sharp,
Agitdo,
Ah-goo-doh.
Short,
Corto,
Kohr-toh.
Small,
PequenO)
Peh-kehn-yoh.
Smooth,
Liso,
Lee-soh.
Soft,
Blando,
Blan-doh.
Sour,
Agrio,
Ah'-gree-oh.
Square,
Cuadrado,
Kwah-drah-doh.
Strange,
Estrano,
Ess-tran-yoh.
Strong,
Fuerte,
Foo-ehr-teh.
Sweet,
Dulce,
Dool-seh.
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English. Argentine. Pronunciation.
Thick, Espeso, Ess-peh-soh.
Thin, Delgado, Dehl-gah-doh.
True, Verdadero, Vehr-dah-deh-roh.
Ugly, Feo, Feh-oh.
Useful, Util Oo-teel.
Warm, Caliente, Kah-lee-en-teh.
Weak, Debit, Deh-beel.
Well, Bueno, Boo-eh-noh.
Whole, Todo, Toh-doh.
Wide, Ancho, An-choh.
Young, Joven, Hoh-ven.
Haircutter, Peluquero (Peh-loo-kair-oh).
The barber, El barbero, El bahr-beh-roh.
Cut my hair, Corteme el cabello, Cohr-teh-meh el kah-
beh-1'yoh.
Short, Corto, Kohr-toh.
Not too short, No demasiado corto, Noh de-mah-see-ah-
doh kohr-toh.
I wish to be shaved, Quicro afeitarme, Kee-eh-roh ah-feh-e-
tahr-meh.
Be careful, Tenga cuidado, Ten-gahquee-dah-doh
How much is it ? / Cuanto es ? Koo-ahn-toh ess.
The weather, El tiempo (El tee-em-poh).
It is cold, Hace frin, Ah-seh free-oh.
It is warm, Hace color, Ah-seh kah-lohr.
It is fine, Hace buen tiempo, Ah-seh boo-en tee-
emp-oh.
Useful phrases, Prases utiles (Frah-zes oot'-eel-ess).
So long, Hasta Inego, As-tah loo-ai-go.
Until to-morrow, Hasta maiiana, As-tah mahn-yah-nah.
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English. Argentine.
Good morning, Buenos d'tas,
Good afternoon, )
Good evening, /
Good-night, Buenas noches,
Good-bye,
How do you do ?
Buenas tardes,
Adios,
j Como esta Vd. ?
Very well, thank you,
and yourself?
Excuse me,
Have the goodness
to,
Speak slower,
I do not understand,
Make haste,
Carry this,
Where are you going?
Sometimes,
Ready,
Come here,
It seems to me,
Many thanks,
Mm bien, gratias,
iy Vd.l
Perdoneme,
Ha game el favor de,
Hable mas despacio.
No comprendo,
Apuiise,
LIer>e esto,
I Donde ra ?
Algunas veces,
Listo,
Venga aqu'i,
Me parece,
Miichas gracias,
I am very sorry. Sic n to mucho,
I cannot, No puedo,
Send this linen to Maude esta ropa a
the laundress, la larandera,
Where is the bath-
room ?
Donde esta el
cuarto de bafio ?
I will call again to- Vendre otra rez
morrow, manafia,
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Pronunciation.
Boo-eh-nos dee'-as.
Boo-eh-nas tar-dehs.
Booh-eh-nas no-chehs.
A-dee-oss.
Koh-moh es-tah oos-
tay.
Moo-e bee-en grah-
see-ass ee oo-steh.
Pair-doh'-neh-meh.
Ah-gah-meh el fah-vor'
deh.
Ah-bleh mass dess-
pah-see-oh.
Noh kom-pren-doh.
Ah-poo-reh-seh.
L'yeh-veh ess-toh.
Don-deh vah.
Ahl-gco-nas vess-es.
Lees-toh.
Ven-gah ak-kee'.
Meh par-re-seh.
Moo - chas grah - see -
ahs.
See-en-to moo-choh.
Noh poo-eh-doh.
Mahn-deh ess-tah roh-
j)ah ah lah lah-vann-
deh-rah.
Don-deh ess-tah' el
koc-ar-toh deh ban-
yoh.
Ven-dreh o-trah vess
man-yan-ah.
'Going to Market/ Buenos Aires Province.
\rhoto: A. W. B.&Co.
English. Argentine.
I want some matches, Necesito fosforos,
May one smoke here? } Se puede fumar
aqui ?
Es. muy caro,
ffdgame el favor de
ensenarme varias
rinses,
En seguida,
Volvere mas tarde,
It is very dear,
Please show me
several kinds,
At once,
I will return later,
I will wait, Yo esferarc,
Yes, that is all right, Si eso tst<i Ine/
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Pronunciation.
Neh-seh-see-toh fohs-
foh-ros.
Seh poo-eh-deh foo-
mahr ah-kee'.
Ess moo-e kah-roh.
Ah'-gah-meh el fah-vor
deh en-sehn-yar-me
vah-ree-ass clah-cess.
En seh-guee'-dah.
Vohl-vair-ay' mass tar-
deh.
Yoh es-pair-ah-reh'.
Cee ess -oh es-tah
bee-en.
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remembrance by taking with you your
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MADE, AND ABSOLUTELY PERMANENT.
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English.
Have you nothing
cheaper,
What is the lowest
price ?
Wait a moment,
I beg your pardon,
Yes, sir,
No, sir,
Allow me,
Argentine.
No tiene algo mas
barato,
I Cual es el ultimo
precio ?
Espere un momenta,
Per done Vd.^
Si, sefwr,
No, senor,
Permitame Vd.,
Will you tell me ? l Sirvase Vd. dedrme ?
It does not matter,
Come in,
Very well,
I am in a hurry,
What is this ?
Where is—?
Which is the way
to-?
Please direct me
to street,
The Railway, Eiferracarrii
The station, La estacidn,
What is the price i Cuanto cuesta un
of a ticket to La billete a La Plata ?
Plata ?
A single ticket, Un billete de ida,
No importa,
Entre Vd.,
Muy bien,
Estoy de prisa,
I Que es esto ?
I Donde estd ?
I Cual es el camino
fara ?
Sirvase indicarme la
calle
A return ticket,
n billete de ida y
vuelta
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Pronunciation.
Xoh tee-en-eh al-goh
mahs bah-rah-toh.
Kwahl ess el ool'-tee-
mo preh-se-oh.
Ess-peh-reh oon moh-
men-toh.
Pehr-doh-neh oos-teh.
See sen-yore.
Noh sen-yore.
Pehr - mee - tah - meh
oos-teh.
Seer-vah-seh oos-teh
deh-seer-meh.
Noh im-pohr-tah,
En-treh oos-teh.
Moo-e bee-en.
Ess-toy de pree-sah.
Keh ess ess'-toh.
Don-deh es-tah'.
Kwahl ess el kah-mee-
no pah-rah.
Seer-vah-seh' in-deeh-
kar' - meh lah cal -
yeh - — •.
feh-roh-kahr-ril).
Lah es-tah-s'yohri'.
Coo-an-to coo-es-tah
oon bil-yeh-teh ah
Lah Plah-tah).
Oon bil-yeh-teh deh
ee-dah.
Oon bil-yeh-teh deh
ee-dah ee voo-el-tah.
M
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English.
When does the next
train leave for Bel-
grano ?
Where is the luggage
office ?
Do we change car-
riages here ?
What station is this ?
Argentine.
Cuando sale el prbx-
imo tren para Bel-
grano ?
Donde estd la oficina
de equipajes ?
Hay cambio de cache
aqwft
Qtte estacibn es esta ?
Pronunciation.
Coo-an-doh sah-lai el
prok'-see-moh trehn
pah- rah Bell-grah-no.
Don-deh es-tah' lah
of-fee-cee-nah deh
eh-key-pah-hehs.
I-ee cahm-bee-oh deh
coh-cheh ah-key'.
Kai es-tah-s'yohn' ess
es-tah).
Adverbs, Conjunctions and Prepositions, Adverbios,
Conjunciones y Preposiciones (Ahd-vehr-bee ohs, Con-hoon-see-
oh-nes ee Preh-poh-see-see-oh-nes).
Unless,
Until,
Very,
Well,
When,
Where ?
Why?
With,
Without,
Here,
There,
Above,
Below,
On,
Before,
Behind,
According to,
Again,
Against,
A menos que,
Hasta,
Muy, mucho,
Bien,
Cuando,
I Donde ?
I Porque ?
Con,
Si»,
Aqu'i,
Alii,
Arriba,
Abajo,
Sol>re,
Delante,
Detras,
Segun,
Otra vezt
Contra,
178
Ah meh-nohss keh.
Ahss-tah.
Moo-ee, moo-choh.
Bee-en.
Kwahn-doh.
Don-deh.
Pohr-keh.
Kohn.
Seen.
Ah-kee'.
Ahl-yee'.
Ahr-ree-vah.
Ah-bah-hoh.
Soh-breh.
Deh-lahn-teh.
Deh-trass.
Seh-goon.
Oh-trah vess.
Kon-trah.
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English.
All,
Almost,
Already,
Also,
Always,
Among,
And,
As,
As many,
As much,
At,
At last,
At least,
Now,
Because,
Better,
Between,
Beyond,
But,
By,
During,
Early,
Enough,
Far,
From,
Here,
How,
However,
If,
In future,
In,
Inside,
Argentine.
Pronunciation.
Todo,
Toh-doh.
Cast,
Kah-see.
Ya,
Yah.
Tatnbien,
Tahm-bee-en.
Sicmpre,
See-em-preh.
Entre,
En-treh.
Y,
Ee.
Como,
Como.
Tantos,
Tahn-tohs.
Tan to,
Tahn-toh.
A, en,
Ah, en.
Al fin,
Ahl feen.
A lo menos,
Ah lo meh-nohs.
Ahora,
Ah-owr-ah.
Porque,
Pohr-keh.
Mejor,
Meh-hore.
Entre,
En-treh.
Mas alia,
Mas al-yah'.
Pero,
Peh-roh.
Por,
Pohr.
Mien tr as,
Mee-en-trahs.
Temprano,
Tem-prah-noh.
Bastante,
Bahs-tan-teh.
Lejos,
Leh-hos.
De, desde,
Deh des-deh.
Aqui,
Ah-kee'. (
Como,
Koh-moh.
No obstante,
Noh obstan-teh.
Si,
See.
En lo venidero,
En loh veh-nee-deh-
roh.
En, dentro,
En, den-troh.
Adentro,
Ah-den-troh.
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English.
Argentine.
Pronunciation.
Late.
Tanfe,
Tahrdeh.
Less,
Afenos,
Meh-nohs.
Little,
roco,
Poh-koh.
More,
Mas,
Mahs.
Much,
Afucho,
Moo-choh.
Nearly,
Cast,
Cah-see.
Never,
Nunfa,
Noon-kah.
Nothing,
Nada,
Nah-dah.
Nowhere,
NingMtM parte,
Neen-gooh-nah pahr
teh.
Of,
De,
Deh.
Often,
A menudo,
Ah meh noo doh.
Only,
Solamente,
Sol-lah-men-teh.
Opposite,
En f rente,
En frehn-teh.
Or,
o,
Oh.
Out of,
Fuera de,
l-'oo-er-ah deh.
Perhaps,
Quizas,
Keesz-ass.
Quick,
Pronto,
Pron-toh.
The same,
Lo mismo,
Loh-mees-moh.
Seldom,
Kara vez
Rah-rah vess.
Since,
Dcsde,
Dehs-deh.
Something,
Algo,
Ahl-goh.
Sometimes,
Algunas I'eees,
Ahl-goo-nahs vess-es.
So much,
Tanto,
Tahn-toh.
Therefore,
Por esc,
1'ohr ess-oh.
[To,
A,
Ah.
1'ogether,
Juntos,
Hoon-tohs.
Too much,
Demasiado,
1 )eh-mah-see-ah-doh.
Towards,
Hiicia,
Ah'-see-ah.
GUIDE TO BUENOS AIRES.
NOTE BY THE COMPILER.
Before writing Finis to the first edition of MitchelTs
Standard Guide Book to Buenos Aires I feel it my duty to
here express my sincere thanks for the courtesy shown by
H. B. M. Consul, various Government Officials, the
secretaries and other members of the Committees of some
of the Clubs and Institutions mentioned, and many private
individuals to whom I am indebted for guidance and
information.
In anticipation, also, I thank readers for their tolerance
by not too severely criticising where adverse criticism may
be justifiable, for it should be borne in mind that the
inevitable obstacles always encountered by a pioneer effort
have not been absent in the present case.
Should this litttle work fill its unambitious mission, fresh
editions, brought thoroughly up to date, will be issued yearly,
and such being the case, I should feel more than grateful
for any advice or suggestion that will, on future occasions,
enable me to give greater satisfaction.
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