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SAANGONO TADAMUNT

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1913

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"The Tokyo Correspondent of the Yow forty yours the almost uncanny story has York Sun says than on October the axercised a deep fasady'stion on countless Japanese Govaer addressed a CALD winds:

Nowy, duspita coctail Impro..fully.cocotted Intiassion to the Britian, babilition, the seemingly impenetrable Government that I would be pleased if Bribomas

·Great Britain would take the initiative roll de stated to have been lifted, and in toward the abrogation of the Anglo dramatic circumstamoos.

Japarosa Alliance, The Correspond | Cherab Is an enthralling article whas purports | says that his information comes to him alo to be the full story is given from the poimraliable in State matters of fiere in

from a auros that has never provod Fame of the sole survivor. The remarkable portance," ad through persoon high in document was sent to the "Stend. Moamment, and social circles he bas gazine! by M. A Howard Linford, tersiped complete confirmation of the headmaster of Peterborough Lodge the piginal information in threo acparate

Minota largest preparatory school in Hampatand and distino quarters." The British Mooch wit London, into whose charge it was com Gavernment, the Correspondens anys, Newsabla mitted, along with other papers, by an had had previous intimation of Japan's Nightingale ald servant, named Abel Fosdyk, on hi incation and was greatly surprised on Other desibbed.

Freediving the communication alluded to The Mario Colosto, well found in every The reasons assigned by Japan toe dermi- way sabled from New York in the mating the Akinoco were that it was one antums of 1872-a year notorious in werking to the internal and international shipping annals for the tremendous detaiment of Japan, and that in view Sandpiper shas raged in the Atlantic and one of the changes in recent years in the Far Enipe cember 5 of the same your the British Rash too necessity for an offensive od barque Dot Grafia picked her up abandefensivo treaty no longer existed. doned on the high seas and towed her Sir Edward Grey, the Correspondent Tel try Gibraltar.

continues, replied by cable expressing Thistle Abous this derelict, however, was some his great spelse that Japan should, wish

Triumph aising very singular. The Marie Celeste, to terminate the Alliance. To this Japan

staunch ship, was spick-and-apan as made answer that while the British Govsk the day she cleared port; everythinEernmede had entered into the Alliance Virgo shound was in perfect order-simply, the in a moet fiendly spirit, it was believed Welland crew had vanished in some altogether by the Japaness Government that the Whiting

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**BABY'S QUARTER-DECY.

In his vivid narrativo Abol Fosdyk who was a sort of steward on board: and who, evidently for private reasons, kept his knowledge secret during his lifetime, states that there wore ton mion aboard, besides, the captain and the mate, while, two passengers, were carried the captain's mifo, M. Briggs, and Baby, their little girl."Baby" was the lite and soul of the ship's company, and in order that she might eine Lameif safaly and not alamber out of the bowsprit, sort of platform was rigged up for her.

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over the gunwale, and in good weather Baby" would always be found on what the sailors dubbed her quarter deck

Although a period of calm succeeded storm, things did not go well with Cap. tain Briggs, who last reached a state of complete nervous breakdown.

Snoering remarks by the demorted captain, to the mate, whom he accused of not having entered the wider on same necasion to save comrade, led to the £nal scene.

What shouted the captain; “you. mean to say a man can't swim in his

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You mustn't judge by yourself; you to an exceptional swimmer. Thers Moderate Price, aren't many that can swim like you."

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Alliance was now unpopular with the Wireen meses of the English people and the Woodcock in the British Domizione; and Sir Edward

Woodlark Grey's attention was called to the anti-

Yarmouth Japanese laws enacted by Canada and Australia. The Foreign Office replied 10,36 that the maistenance of the Alliance was 0.37 neeemary for the existence of the status 0.3 quo" in the Far East, and that the British Government could not be held .025 responsible for laws cacted by the self-use governing Dominions.

When

The Corespondent sasarts that the decision of Japan to cut loose from her British ties was really caused by the action of the British Foreign Office im" mediately after the Chinese ontreges on Japanese subjecta at Nanking. Japan addressed a very stiff Note to China domanding an indemnity and na apology, Sir Edward Grey sont à Note to the Japanese Government expressing Hurprise at Japan's harsh demands and questioning their expediency, and -ng- gesting that as Japan and Great Britain were allice Japan should take counsel with her friend and ally before pro- needing to externities.

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Officials the State Department of when I have made inquiries profoss utter ignorge of the Son" report, and do act attach the slightest erodenco to it. labor The Alliande, they say, is so greatly to Decide. the advantive of Fapsis that it is absurd

can swim in his to think that that country would ask to Argus

- hayo. is dissolved.—* Morning Post,"

Vigilante London,

clothes bey? Neither Battery, cajolery, angry words, nar Mrs. Briggs's tram of "snguish had the least effect on the captain Ho flung off his clothes and demanded thees of the mate in change. I believe

a dip in the sea is just the very thing

to brace ine up and put me all right:

I've been feeling soody for days."

A SHARK AND THE SWIMMER'S,

"YOU WHITE PEOPLE."

*** Onthalt at a Zain Chieftain.

Dinazulu, the son of the Zulu, chief Celowayo, was buried recently in the

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French river ganbou

French gunboat

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French gunbosh

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royal kraal of Zuluisad, in the presence. *Styr

It was arranged that Baby should say of thousands of Zulos from all parts of Frands "Go. The captain leaned over and,Zululand Dinuzulu was recently co taking the jibboom chains in his hand, verted to Christianity, and; a native hung from them, "Go," said Baby, and clergyman condusted the Acevico as tho Pistolet almost directly after Robin and Darky graveside while the Old Hundredth, (two of the grow) got over the side and Dinuzulu's favourite hymi, was sung. Plunged They kept close up to the bows, so as to help the captain out, I suppose,

No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL | shrick, which I am auro was Young Bill's

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voice, rent the air. We all leaned, st once to the port side-al, without the slightest shadow of warning, found our

Lieut. Collin

Lieut. Duppy Dutempe

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1200

Lieut. Guillame-Louis

French destroyer.

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French dostoyer

French marysying-ship

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Jaguar Loipeg

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Mr. Kinsman, a white magistrate," ad- tended the burial and expressed the Gor- arment's condolences. Mankulumans, We warn all now, so far as I can tell, Dinuzulu's Prime Minister, in reply Emden.

Guaisanen in the bows standing or Baby's quarter. (said :**

Truly you white people are a nation deek, when suddenly a most unowethly

of great inconsistencies. We fright against you in schowayo's day. We were overcorse and we, gave you our allegiance We thought there would Encha then be peace, bus truly your service Nienburg In harde Dizueule never fought you; | Otter hat you arrested him. Catewayo in | Scharnh dead and buried, his son, whose death 9, 20 you bara cateci, lice here today. TAK Let the food cosy. What kind of bone is theirs which does not decsy nor is forgotten ?

selves, in the water l

The platform we had so long known, as Baby's quarter-deng was dangling by one of its onds to the bowsprit, and Big Bill was hanging by both hands to the other end of it. His fook were a lite clear of the water. What surprised me most cas that not another soul whatỡ bà seen Had they all got back, or where were they?

-Bul. I cried, "what's happened 2 His answer was Your fool, there's VERY KIND shark between the captain and too ship!” Stark is no B plassens word to

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hear when you neo in tho

Footwear

I screamed out, "Help!

MADE

This speech appended strongly to the Zulas and a wild demonstration, might: have followed, but Mankulum fenky,

allow say

pablie proclamation of that sopas

louers beir, Salomon, had been pro- viodaly made

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Bill Almost immedi stoly a huge into shark shoh/ent from the port side

ORDKY | ship, swam rapidly towards mo

me and turned. Again i want the portalda and diabppor

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with fright, I struggled rathe

to the platform on whichr Bill waR

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