THE KINGSTON DISASTER.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8340, 24 January 1907, Page 4

THE KINGSTON DISASTER.

Received January 23, 8.20 a.m. NEW YORK, January 22. Admiral Davis, with the warships Missouri, Indiana, and Yorktown, has arrived at Guantanomo, in.. Cuba, the headquarters of the American squadron. KINGSTON, January 22. ■ Much indignation is felt here. owing to no British warship having yet reached Jamaica. NEW YORK, January 22. It is semi-officially stated in Washington that Sir J. A. Swettenham obstructed the emigration of negroes to Panama, and otherwise exhibited unfriendliness to the . United States and its citizens. YANKEE YELLOW* PRESS. Received January 23, 8.30 a.m. NEW YORK, January 23. The New York Times says Sir J. A. Swettenham was intentionally offensive, yet it is a case of guffaws, not indignation. Remembering how some American officers had gyrated, it is a consolation to recognise that other nations are also troubled withfools. Other newspapers call Sir J. A. Swettenham an "amazing ass" and "a glorified beadle." A'CANADIAN OPINION. Received January 23, 8.28 a.m. OTTAWA, January 22. The Toronto Star says that Admiral Davis displayed much Dounce, and acted as if Jamaica were a country of savages. ' . ' * \ ACTION OF KINGSTON'S MAYOR. ADMIRAL DAVIS ASKED TO REMAIN. • , Received January 23, 8.28 a.m. KINGSTON, January 22., The Mayor of Kingston appealed'to - Admiral Davis not to withdraw because one bverwrought man had acted in a manner which he would regret on reflection. - Admiral Davis replied that he was bound to respect the island's authority. Sir J. A. Swettenham resented the • City Council asking Admiral Davis to land an armed party without his consent. \ . The Most Rev. Dr. E. Nuttall, Archbishop of West Indies, has thanked President Roosevelt for his valued assistance, j ' t CONFIDENCE RESTORED. ' A TESTIMONIAL FOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. MESSAGE FROM SIR EDWARD GREY, i Received January 23, 9.27 p.m. , KINGSTON, January 23. Ths man-o-war Indefatigable has . arrived at Kingston, from Trinidad, and has landed supplies. The population are returning to % the city. Confidence has been restored, and the banks have been re-opened. The Celtic arrived at Kingston, and sailed again without unloading. The inhabitants are organising a testis monial to President Roosevelt. NEW YORK, January 23. Mr W. H. jj.Taft (Secretary for War) has approved of General Wint's action at Havana in sending, at the British Minister's instance, a number of army tents to Kingston to shelter the distressed. , •LONDON, January 23. The owners of the Prinzessin and Victoria Luise, have, ascertained that the alteration to the harbour occurred before the, earthquake ceased, the vessels stranding. The Mansion House Relief Fund amounts to £25,000. The first instalment has been cabled. Sir Edward Grey (Minister for Foreign Affairs), in a message to Washington, states that if the enquiry proceedings showed that Sir J. A. Swettenham's letter was authentic, Britain would deeply regret that a British, official should ' have written thus to a gallant Admiral, who rendered such valuable assistance to Britishers in time of great suffering and distress. FRIENDLY'SPEECHES. "BLOOD THICKER THAN WATER." ;. Received January 23, 9.48 p.m. OTTAWA, January 23. Sir J. A. Swettenham, in a cable to Mr Elihu Root, Secretary for State, on the 20th instant, states that Jamaica is proudly grateful to His Excellency, President Roosevelt, for his expression of sympathy and the very practical aid so kindly given by Admiral Davis and the entire squadron. This message formed tile feature of the speeches v at the luncheon at the Canadian Club, Ottawa. ' '' Mr Root, toasting the Canadian settlers in New England States, and American settlers in the Canadian West, remarked that Canada and America would soon be celebrating the centennial of peace. Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Premer of Cdnada) said that Admiral Davis' • services at Jamaica, and the detei*mined'stand of the British at Manila Bay during the Spanish American , War, had proved that blood was / thicker than water. 8

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