AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT
PECULIAR ACTION OF ME GOVERNOR. EEIUSES AMERICAN ASSISTANCE ADMIRAL DAYIES' REPLY. Received 21st, 9.3.5 p.m. Kingston, January 21. On Admiral Davies' arrival with the United States' battleships the Gover nor, Sir A. J. Swettenham, requested the warships not t > lire a eahite, h-jt the inhabitants . houid be further a'armed. He also intimated that assistance was not inquired. A salute, however, was fired, and bluejackets were landed and patrofcrt. assisting in the removal of debris and the maintenance of order. Admiral Davies, in a letter, inform ed Sir A. J. Snettcnham that the salute had been fired owing to a mistake in the transmission of orders. He tie-ought from the quiet work done by the bluejackets that day, it was possible to do a great deal to supplement the authorities' efforts, while nowise interfering with them. He therefore proposed, in the interests of common ' humanity, to land working parties next day, unless Sir.A. J. Swetteuhaiii objected. He added that he landed a patrol of six men to protect the arc hives of the Consulate. Ten of his men cleared tae wreckage at the Con sulate, and then assisted a working party in catching thieves, recovering a safe and stolen jewellery. This. showed that the police surveiLanc was inadequate for the protection ti property.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 22 January 1907, Page 3
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215AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 22 January 1907, Page 3
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