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As the tio Pasig, the Princoas Alive, and the German freighters which slipped quietly out of Manila barbour bound on mys terious missions each, held the Campers and Snake Bites.
Carrying clearance papara centio of the stage, the Elmshoro Of all the calamities liable to dated August 22, showing her now takes the spot-light, befall us or a camping trip that destination to he Surabaya, Java, Rumours that one or more of the will test our nerve, perhaps the and laden with several hundred Garman vessels were to make so worst is to be bitten by a snake, tons of steaming cul, the Gereff rt of running the gauntlet of If this unfortunate thing should man freighter Machew.command. allied ships outside forregidor, recur,prompt action is imperative ed by Captain D. Cerdes, left were circulated around the water. Bind a handkerchief, or rope, or Manila at an unknown bour on front on Saturday morning. The piece of bandage above the bite: August 27th en her voyage for German shipa lay quietly of that is, on the side nearer the the South Seas,
anotior all day and no activity heart; "by inserting a stick under The sudden departure of the was noticed or board them with TO LET Offices in No. 3. WANTED-A Reliable young girl for Sh p Assistant. this bandage and twisting it, Macher came as a surprise to the the exception that more than one Queen's Buildings.-Moder-
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raph." duced to prevent the rein now nothing was known the whole however was no indication that of blood from the bite wound.
day
of ber intended hey were planning to sail.. This is to keep the snake poison aniling, and in this connection "Just before the closing hour a from circolating through the it was said that she had failed to the custom house next aftert body.
If the arate is consid comply with the marine reguli ucon, representatives of the agents orats enough to bite you in the tions which require that all ships of the Garman freighter Elmahorn neck, such a bandage might prove shall fly the blue peler (interns-appeared and accured clearance more disastrous than the poison tional code) at the fore for twen
papers. The documents" - were itself. But, unfortunately, nearly ty-four hours before sailing. made cut, signed and filed a few alf enake bites are received upon Questioned as to whether the minutes before 4 o'clock, the the arms or legs. After soaking sailing of the Machew had been closing hour. La the papers it the wound in hot water (if you duly announced as required by atated that the Elmshorn would can get scnis quickly), suck it to regulations, the insular collector sail at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday xtract the poison. This is not a of customs stated that the matter Her destination was given as dangerous procedure, unless you of enforcing harbour regulations Bangkok and her cargo da 0,000 have a cat or goratch around was now in the hands of the
tons of coal, your mouth. After this has been Navy authorities, who had taken thoroughly done, paint the area full charge on I that no ship could with tincture of iodine, cover leave port without their consent with sterils piebes of cotton and Singapore Free Press, bandage. The tourniquet can then be removed, and the patient watched carefully for signs of poisoning, which are first mi fested by a feeling of faintness. If this occurs the tourniquet should be immediately reapplied and board a P. &. 0. steamer of It is believed that the Elm- the wound once more vigorously Penang, said that the vessel win shorn will not venture outside sucked. A teaspoonful of 810 captured about 200 miles off the 3 mils aeutral, zone, bat will matic spirits of ammonia every Aden. They did not kunw that bug the const. line and steam hall-hour for three or four drea, war had been declared until the toward the couthern Ilanda. if necessary, will act ge & Batie- Konigsberg officers informed Providing the allied ships aight factory stimulant to the heart,
Boyk (?) that war had broken out the Elmshorn they will be power. Stranded Torpedo Boats Floated
They condanted the ship to a less to stop her while she is within off With a Hose,
bay off the Arabian Const and the protecting zone, if interna later were ordered to follow the tional agreement is lived up to. N. D. Lloyd Seaton to a group of islande where opal was taken from them.
One of the most unique float ing feats ever accomplished in the U. S. Navy took place at Charleston, U.,,after five of the
City of Winchester: Survivor's
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Penang, Sept. 21.C. Stack the carpenter of the City of Winchester, which was sank by
the Konigsberg, interviewed on
torpedo boats of the reserva tor- The Konigsberg then steamed
pedo división had been driven clear out of the water and strand round the City bostand fired three ed in the mud by a hurricane shots, amidebipa,forward and at which struck that section of the the propeller. The City of country. The bosta, which were Winchester sank in 22 hours the Cushing, Dahlgren, Biddle, Singapore Free Press. Craven, and Barney, wore driven ashore in a parallel column. The
mud in which they landed was
German Freighter Clears
for Bangkok. Con the German steamer Elm
The vessel did not leave her moorings up till the time darkeas fell Saturday night. No informa-
tion could be secured at midnight
from any of the authorities, bat itia thought that the freighter will endeavour to slip out past Corregidor under cover of dark-
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It is likely that the Elmshorn will make for Z mboanga and from there watch her chance to slip by the cordon of scout and torpedo boate. craisere Whether the Elosborn will go to Bangkok, nobody not directly the vessel, knows. However there aonnected with the movement of are few who are not of the opinion that the German freighter is braving capture in order to tako coal to a German cruiser now
covered with a coating of heavy shorn with gallant Captain Kiel stranded in acme South Sea marsh grass, in which it was on the bridge, alip by the British, Island. practically impossible to use a French and Japanese cruisers and spade, so the expedient of using sconta now patrolling the coast
With the clearance of the Elm
a high-pressure has to float the of the Philippines and the South thorn the question again came up Vessels was adopted with success. China Sea? asks the Cablenews as to the right of the customs Power was farnished by the American of September 27, will authorities to let the vessel leave Worden, which had not suffered the Elmshorn with her cargo of port with more than banker coal. the fate of her companions, and, 6,000 tons of now precious coal, The customs authorities still maintain that they have no proof one at a time, a ohannel was extry to make the part of Bangkok, that the vessel is not going to the cavated for each beat. Then Siam, where the is cleared to go, port of clearance, a neutral pors, catles were attached, and the or will she try to deliver ber
And therefore under the law are little fighters again dragged back cargo to a German cruiser now powerless to stop her. into the water. It was tecessary skalking in the lea of sore
Coal importers stated on Satur- to drag aach boat about 100ft desolate island in the South before it became waterborne, and Paoilo? Will she dare to do it? day that no word had been receiv ed in regard to the coal situation it required about 150 tons pall Can she make it? to even badge them.
These, and a thousand other and the attitude of the Japanese The refloating was accomplish, questions will be asked to-day sad government. The Insular govern- ed without the slightest damage for days to come until word in ment, the federal government to either the bulls or machinery, brought that the Elmshorn has and the Japanese government If you have lost your appetite successfully completed her have all been approached by the ene of the big variety of mysterious mission or until she local agents with a view of dainty dishes at the ALEXAN is captured by the British, Freon having certain restrictione lifted DRA CAFE a sur to tempt or Japanera and, manned by x' so that the local importere would prize orew, is wailed be a be to carry on their Fusiness You
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