Dutch News 2Q1901

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 1 April,1901
Antwerp

The Dutch East Indies Company's steamship, HMSS Queen Wilhemenia, Deaparted here today at 10AM. On board were 1,000 people including the Marquise of Roosendaal,Fytje(Sophia) de Reux, who will be the Queen's representative in His Highness King Harolds court. Accompaning her will be a staff of approx. 100 including her 3 chidren, ages 14, 11 and 10. It is hoped that the children will be able to attend school with other children of the court. 400 people are hoping to help settle the vast lands in the norhtern and western lands of the Kingdom.

8 April,1901
New York, UKA
The HMSS Queen Wilhemenia here 1 day late reportedly due course change account of icebergs. The change was reported via her Marconi wireless transmitter. She will maintain the adjusted schedule through out the remainder of the trip.
Marquise de Reux was met at dockside by Foreign Minister Sir Robert Peel, he geeted her in the name of King Harold. Lady de Reux rode with Sir Peel in a Royal coach drawn by 8 pure white horses with an escort of the King's Cavalry in full dress uniform.
The other passengers will disembark and be taken to a barracks area until the King Custom Agents have conducted their searches. Local labor will be used to unload and to reprovision the Q.W., giving a boost to the area economy. Approximately 60-100 will be employed in the monthly trips planned for the Q.W.
Included in the cargo is 12 Belgian Draft horses from the Queen's personnal stables, the first time the horses have been transported overseas. Also 1 male and 3 female Orangatan from the Royal Zoo in Antwerp will be given to the New York Zoo.
   
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Posted: Feb 2 2006, 12:44 PM


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Posted: Feb 2 2006, 12:54 PM


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1 May 1901
Brussels
The Netherlands hereby claim as colonies the former ACM Colonies in the South Atlantic. This include Ascension Is., St.Helena Is. and the Tristan da Cunha Island group(Tristan da Cunha,Inaccessible,Stoltenhoff,Middle and Nightinggale Islands).



OOC: They bring in atleast, I believe, 1 MBP not sure on MP will ask Maddox. The MP will be counted starting next Quarter(3Q01). The MBP WILL NOT be counted for 1 sim year(until 3Q02) to allow for the inhabitants to rebuild after the 'abuse" from former holders.
   
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Posted: Feb 2 2006, 12:57 PM


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5 May,01
Brussels
Her Majesty today offically recognizes the Empire of Firanj as a soveriegn and independent nation. She also sends her best wishes to Emperor al-Thrawn on a long and peaceful reign and offers any assistance that may be needed.

   
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Posted: Feb 3 2006, 04:57 PM


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10 May 1901
Brussels
Queen Wilhemenia today announced that while there have only been minor incidents concerning Dutch shipping she has ordered that all Dutch shipping would be restricted to the following ports;;Zbanjiang in China and at T'ai-tung on the east coast of Taiwan(Formosa?). All Dutch shipping will display the Dutch flag at all times illuminated at night.
Middle Kingdom shipping is requested to use Haiphong and New Swiss shipping to use Da Nang.
Her Majesty agains asks the warring parties to seek a peaceful out come to the problems.



18 May 1901
Singapore
The private yatch of Tono Suratman of Kuala Terengganu,Malaysia has been reported over due. Mr Suratman is wealthy trader with tie to the Dutch East Indie company. He and his family were on cruise that was to last 4 days departing Kuala Terengganu on the 12th and to return on the 16th. The yatch is 65 feet long and has a crew of 14 plus the 6 memebers of the Suratman family,was reported to have been provisioned for only 5 days. His parents have requested that the Royal Navy conduct a search for the yatch.


21 May 1901
Singapore
The HMS Timor has found the yatch of Tono Suratman beached on the Siamese coast just north of the Malay/Siam border. The body of Suratman and 11 others were found shot on board, the bodies of wife and children and and 3 women staff members were not found. The children, a son 10, and daughters ages 14,12 and 9, his wife 31 and their young maids are believed to have been abducted by local pirates.The yatch was badly damaged and in a sinking condition and would have sunk had it not run aground.

There were several small caliber shell holes along the waterline in an atempt to sink it. The Foriegn Affairs Office in Singapore has wired the Siamese government to request permission to conduct searches along their coast for the pirates. This is the largest attack to date from local pirates who usually attack small fishing vessels.
   
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Posted: Feb 3 2006, 11:06 PM


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Diplomatic dispatch

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If the Dutch governement approves, France will detach the sloops Linois and Lavoisier to help out hunting those pesky pirates.

   
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Posted: Feb 4 2006, 01:10 AM


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Were the conditions out in Asia a little more normal and the distance not as far (and if the captain not busy with more pressing matters), Rohan might have sent their own anti-piracy expert, Lord Harlock, and his ship, Eldacar, out to give the Dutch pointers and prehaps firesupport against any pirate enclaves.
   
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Posted: Feb 4 2006, 08:35 AM


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Diplomatic dispatch from the Tsungli Yamen

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In the most worthy endeavour of eradicating piracy the Middle Kingdom Navy will allow Dutch ships or ships in Dutch flotillas unhindered passage in the Gulf of Tonkin, the South China Sea and the Strait of Formosa. When needed the torpedoboats QH Zhengyang and Numbers 71-80 based in Zhanjiang may assist.
This hideous scourge must be destroyed, this has precedence over the war with New Switzerland, even more so because the pirates use this unfortunate war to do their grim business more freely.
   
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Posted: Feb 4 2006, 09:09 AM


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In the halls of the Louvre

Good afternoon monsieur Palpaté.
Hello Minister to be Grange, also enjoying the beauty of the collection of art?
Yes, just a bit of an after lunch walk, to stimulate digestion. And what news brings you out here.
I, I'm also on a digestive walkabout, but my lunch consisted of ,again, news about the New Swiss. And I have to admit, Premier Jardans crackdown on our warrior DeCreme, and the very well payed traitor Rimauld is getting sour in the stomage.

Now the Dutch report piracy in the Indochinese waters,and the Middle Kingdom, never told they were stupid, did make a connection.
It gets very curious. Every time pirates are mentioned, New Swiss is hanging around in the fringes.

What can we do about that, monsieur Palpaté?
Not much except helping that blasted Middle kingdom. And that would be a very stupid move. Why must those idiots in Phoenix again interfere with our plans?

   
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1 June,1901
Hanoi Dutch Indochina

The body found at the Villers-Cotterêts ,Societé des dirigibles factory has been identified as being one Pierre Ving Nu of Dong Hoi. Mr Nu was 33 years old and in the employ of fromer French government and the the new Dutch government as a liason between the merchants and the government.
His Dutch passport was issued to replace his French one. He was in France for the purpose of overseeing the use of local chormate in the construction of French airships. He replaced the orginal representative at the last minute.
The investigation found the charred body of a male buried in a shallow grave behind Mr. Nu's house, believed to be the missing representive. Also found in the same grave was papers indicating Nu's as being a member of a group calling themselves the "Minh". It is beleived this is a small group advocating the killing of their French 'Masters' how this will work now that the Dutch rule is uncertain. Papers listed their plans as being to plant a bomb on the airship being built so as to explode while on it's maiden flight. It is unclear if this was the cause of the explosion or just a very bad coinicedent.
Investigators here believe less than 1000 people belong to the 'Minh'. They are looking into the names of 20 to 30 names found at Nu's house.





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sorry if not to good this was 'off the hip' so to speak.