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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10r8,
DRAKE'S FAIR NAME.
ALLEGATION WHICH WAS
FALSE.
NEW. EVIDENCE FROM NEUTRAL SOURCE.
The allegation that Sir Francis Drake when leading the English Fleet up Channel in pursuit of the Spanish Armada deserted his post in order to loot a crippled galleon has been finally proved false.
The Fugger Nells Letters contain a despatch by a German ship's captain, which verifies the statement made by Drake that he broke line, in order to investigate suspicious ships.
For the removal of the slur thanks are due to Mr. E .F. Benson, the well-known novelist, who, following his recent letter to The Times on the subject, received a representative of The Western Morning New to whom he explained the results of his inquiries into the matter.
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Mr. Benson's Observations. Interviewed as his quaintly charming old residence at Lamb House, Rye (formerly the home of Heary James, the author), Mr. Benson observed:-
HONGKONG SHIPPING.
LONDON'S, THEATRES.
PRESENT PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
The freight return for Hongkong dur ing the 24 hours, endeil at 9 a...yester... day, was far below the average. There
The ups and dawas di theatre receipts were only 2,974 tons general cargo im ported into the Colony, out of which 488.rea perpetual mystery to the manager, Bays a Dramatic Critic in a London con- tons were carried in British vessels. ****
temporary to hand. I was told yester Cargo for porta beyond continued to be day that last week there was a pretty good. The total tonnage on Vessels general boom all over London," and passing through Hongkong was 11.02 Feveral playa either waiting in the coun- put of which only 2 tons were conveyed try for London homes or being compelled to transfer ware finding great dificulty by a British vessel.
in securing West End quarters.
During the 24 hours, ended al 0 a.m. yesterday, 12 vessels arrived and 7 de parted. the nationalities being British
Among the latter is And So To Bed," which has to vacate the Queen's on the 5 arrivals and departures; Japanese 30th to make way for Queen High," the 2 arrivals and i departure; Norwegian 2; new American musical piece, that has just arrivals; Dutch Arrivals and 1 depar-bech launched with great success in New ture; French arrival and Portuguese 1 York. There seems little doubt that Mr., departure.
Fagan's piece will find a new home before it is too late, but the plans are not yet tion made that Miss Tallulah Bankhead completed. There was a serious suggest
should go to the Gaiety in the Belasco play, The Gold Digger." as no other theatro was available, but this seems highly improbable..
Mr.
At 9 am yesterday there were 61 vessels in port, out of which 20 were
British.
The tabulated list of arrivals and clearances will be found on page 10.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The British steamer Glenfälloch, bourd from Amoy to Singapore, encountered heavy monsoons and cyclonic wenther, and had to put into Hongkong for coal and water:
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Billy Merson's plans for "Riquette," in which he opens his carcer as actor manager, are more definite. He has taken a theatre (the acme of which has to be withheld). for a year, as he intends to produce more than one piece, in "Riquette" he will be supported by Miss Annie Croft, Miss Betty Chester, Miss Ivy Close, Mr. Reginald Sharland, and Mr. Charles Stone.
A Short-lived Boom,
The total number of deck passengers entered for the twenty-four hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday was 1,470, of which
The boom, however, proved to be of 3.5. Governor the
General Merlin
short duration for the receipts slumped (French) from Saigon, carried 167; the sharply, and all kinds of reasons were put s. 3. Tjiliborat (Dutch) from Dutch East
forward. The last contingents of the Indies, carried 210; the .s. Fan Over-visiting Americans, it was said, left last struten (Dutch) from Amoy, carried 618: week. Others, declared that the fine and the 3.3. Glenfallach (British) from weather was, making stall habitues stay out of London longer than anual. »Some- Amoy, carried 418.
one suggested that everybody was giving their spare cash co "Bart's Whatever the causes of booms and slumps, it is 3 curious thing that two consecutive weeks often see a difference in a theatre's re-
cipta of hundreds of pounds.
The netusation against Drakes was, briefly, that he deserted his post as leader of the English Fleet to go after loot, While he was lending the feet up the Channel in pursuit of the Armada, our vessels being guided by lantern, Drake, in the middle of the night, saw auspicious-looking ships, and thought it his duty to investigate their intentions.
It must have seemed to Drake that if there was light enough for him to sec these ships there would be light enough The 8.8 Taiping arrived from Mel- for Lord Howard, the Lord High Ad-bourne and Manila yesterday with 257 miral, in the flagship Ark, to see that he tons of general cargo for local discharge, had gone, and the extinguishing of his and 38 tons for ports beyond. She Inntern was almost in the nature of a brought 26 cabin passengers, 37 Chinese signal to Howard that he had left the second class passengers and 124 Chinese
deck passengers. line. Drake appears, indeed, to have 15- sumed that the Ark would take the place of his vessel, the Revenge, at the head of the feet, and Lord Howard must have had a very bad watch, because he did not see that Drake had put out his light.
Howard's Mistake.
During the remainder of the night Howard followed the light of one of the Spanish ships, and rearly got captured. Next morning, it was found that Drake had gone, but later in the day he rejoined the feet, and reported that he had gone, out of line to find out what the strange ships were. Howard accepted. this explanation, but Frobisher refused to believe it, and alleged that Drake had deserted the line to capture prizes. The quality of Frobisher's objection may be been when it is mentioned that he threat ened that unless Drake would give him his share of the prizes he would have "the best blood out of his belly
On the whole the season has begun favourably. The new American musicals "Rose-Marie " The s.s. Porthos (Messageries Mari have all started well,
seems to be as strong as ever.. "Merely times) arrived from Fokobama and Shanghai en route for Europe riz Mar- Molly," which began shakily at the Adel- illes. She brought 29 tons of general phi, has exceeded expectations and took cargo for this port, and carried 695 tons,500 last week. The postponement of for other ports. She had on board 47 first-class passengers, 33 second-class and 16 third class passengers, together with 38 Asiatic cabin passengers. She also brought mail from the North and from Home and Europe vid Siberia.
- SHIPPING BOARD CHANGES.
NEW MANAGER FOR HONGKONG.
The following changes in the Far East staff of the Shipping Board aro ta bë made shortly:
Mr. Vistor Smith, Oriental manager, now acting manager of the Hongkong office, will return to Manila on board the President Van Buren for Manila where he has his headquarters.
Mr. E. H. Schmidt, general treasurer of the Shipping Board in Washington. will arrive here on the President Pierre to make a general survey of the financial conditions of the Shipping Board in the Orient.
There has alwaye been a doubt, and the idea has existed that Drake had endan gered the flagship by turning out of line without due reason. Only this year the Mr. A. F. Heary, acting disbursing Fugger News Letters came out, and on officer of the Shipping Board in Manila. page 108 there is an account given by the will arrive here on the President Pierre captein of one of the German abips that on November 20th from Manila and will Drake had turned out of the line to in-be the local manager. vestigate, which completely clears Drake from the aspersion. The letter, is dated Hamburg, August 3rd, 1586, and in it Herr Hans Buttbeer describes that he was going, up the Channel, and wanted convoy when Drake in the Revenge, came" to question him on the night of July 21st, and gave him safe conduct, telling him to join up with the English fleet. Herr Buttbeer goes on to say that sub sequently Drake saw a Spanish galleon, Our Lady of the Rosary, in a damaged condition, and summoned it to sarren- der. Our Lady of the Rosary yielded, and Drake took en board the Revenge the Spanish captain, Don Pedro de Valdes and other officers, receiving them with great cordiality. He gave them a ban- quet, and entertained them besides with trumpets and music."
Wealth in Captured Ship. On board the captured ship were 50,000 ducats and a quantity of jewelled swords, which King Philip had intended to present to prominens Catholics in Eng land, instead of which they now fell into the hands of a red-hot Protestant.
After he had rejoined the feet, when they came opposite Rye, Drake put Don Pedro ashore in that town as a prisoner, and probably the loot was sent there with hin. Thus it is clear that Drake's action was dictated in no way by motives of personal aggrandisement, but purely by aseuse of duty to ensure the safety of the fleet by investigating the intentions of strange ships.
The Vital Extract.
The extract from the Fugger News Letters, second se: ics, is as follows:--
"312, Hans Buttheer's account of the Armada.
"HAMEDEG," August 3rd & 4th, 1588. Hans Buttbeer has arrived off the town in a big ship. He comes through the Channel from San Lucar. He was with Captain Drake for four or five days, and joined the Englishman on the 21st of last month, just after the latter had had an engagement with the Spanish
The Golden Call" at the Globe is partly due to the continued success of there have been casting difficulties. Mr. Ask Beccles, though I am told that Prinsep wanted Mr. Godfrey Tearie and Mr. Franklin Dyali to share the chief roles with Miss Margaret Bannerman, but- neither of them is available, Mr. Tearle being in Merely Molly" and Mr. Dyall in that obstinate success "The Ringer." Mr. Dyall, however, is finding time to produce "The Lash" by Cyril Campion part author of "Ask Beccles ) at the
Q."
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All Fards to Shakespeare. The programme for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Matinée at Drury Lane on November 9th, which the King and Queen will attend, is almost wholly Shakespearian. Sir John Martin-Harvey will appear as Richard III., Mr. George Grossmith as Malvolio, Miss Fay Comp ton as Cleopatra, Miss Edith Evans as Petruchio, and six comedians as the players in the last Act of "A Midsummer Night's Dream "Mr. Hahtley Wright, Mr. Mark Lester, Mr. W. H. Berry, Mr. Nelson Keys, Mr. A. W. Baskcomb, and Mr. John Deverell.
The Oldest Profession," which the Elephant is staging next week, is a new play by Marcel Godfrey, founded on the novel by George K. Foster.
The position which Mr. A.-F. Henry will vacate upon his departure to assume his duties here as manager, will be occupied by Mr. George Henry, former disbursing officer of the Shipping Boards in Manila.
UNIVERSITY CHAIR OF ANIMAL BREEDING.
LORD WOOLAVINGTON'S GIFT."
the Lord Woolavington,
racehorse owner and breeder, who tops the winning list of owners this year, and who won the Derby with Captain Cuttle in 1922 and with Coronach this year, has presented £10,000 towards
8 chair of Animal Breeding at the University of Edin burgh,
This gift follows on the announcement by the Rockefeller International Educa tían Board of a grant of £30,000 for the extension of the Animal Breeding, Der partment of the University on condition that a similar sum was obtained in this country,
VESSELS EXPECTED
Agra (Swedish East Asiatic), due about
November 30th,
Delta (P. & O.), due November, 12th,
about 6 a.m.
Formoen (Swedish East Asiatic), due
December 13th.
Nellore (P. & 0.), due November 13th,
about 6 m.
Talamba (B.I.), due November 12th,
about 7 a.m.
Armada. From the 21st to the 26th they On the 20th he received a pass, but only had skirmished and fired heavily at each on condition of carrying a letter to an- other, but they could not board, and the other English force. There 28 Queen's English with their little ships sailed so ships were lying. As soon as their. ad- well and manœuvred so skilfully, firing miral read the document, he got ready meanwhile, that the galleasses could not for sea to join Drake, but sent two yachts to Holland and Zeeland to tell them to get at them.
"Drake captured Don Pedro de Valdes keep a sharp look-out there sad prevent adiral of fourteen vessels, and had the Dunkirk people from coming out.
"This noon there comes from Holland him and ten other nobles brought on to vessel which was at Enkhuizen, netual- his own ship.. He gave them a banquet ly on the last day of July, It brings
and entertained them besides with news that 18 ships of the Spanish Armada were saak by gunfire, and eight trumpets and music. On this ship taken and brought to England. The he took 60 guns and made 450 men rest of the Spanish Armada has fled to prisoners. Moreover, he got yet another the French coast. If this is true it will ship, which caught fire of itself. All this somewhat abate Spanish insolence and happened in the presence of the skipper. give the English fresh courage, though
(Continued on next Column.} they have no lack of insolence either.'
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The Rat Trap" is one of Mr. Coward's earlier plays. Mr. George Carr producing, and the case will include Miss Mary Robson, Miss Elizabeth Pol- lock, Miss Clare Greet, Miss Adriande
Allen, Mr. Robert Harris, and Mr. Ray- mond Massey.
"Habit," at the "Q" is a new piece by Ralph Stock, and an extremely in teresting cast-Mr. Norman McKinnel, Miss Louise Hampton, Miss Gillian Lind (n most promising newcomer), Mr. Law- rence Hanray, and Mr. Tom Nesbitt.
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