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: The steainer : Farisia, which has arrivec in New York from 1 British Honduras, j:e ports the seizure' tind'scuttling by smug glers of .the'Honduran gunboat Tatumbl: and. the.'massacre;; of . its' crew.\\-T> Tatumbla , was a small''boat -used'-, fOl patrolling the coast,'and for : the preven tion of.smuggling.' A smuggling- schooriei was.'overtakcn with a cargo'of runyanc its'crew surrendered on demand,:the ves ■iel'-being taken in tow'.by th« 'L'atumbla .'l'hd* smuggler's crew, who were' taken 01 •lioard the gunboat,' thi ■ sailors, and'a.U'ered them the ruin.for .: Jollification. Jl'ho' captain of, the guaboal was persuaded;. and x he Banctioned a cel<!' ;brittion. : Tlie iTum,. was-, taken on 'board the.'; gunboat, and when the crew ■ had become intoxicated -the;'smugglers, whc had kept sober, thus .turned tho ..tables an their captors, ..stabbed eyery Biau aboard, and flung tho bodies overboard There'were eighteen seamen on the.'fun boat, and every ; one /of ; them,;. togethei witlr the: captain, 'is said'to 'have beer murdered. '■'■ The smugglers .. afterward! scuttled -the Tatumbla, and when' .shi 'had .sunk made 'theii' . escape.- in :-th( schooner. : : v : '--, -"■'■"': ■,'".'.. ..'.'. ■',-; -.';■ '■''". .There.'was a young, lady .'of Walsh-tm; ..<■ Who often did scold her boy tallsiiiie;.- , ! Said she,' "I won't scold \; '',''' ■:.'- "If you cure my i: cold '-: With a bottle of Barraclbugh's Bai&am. , ' Barraslough's -Acacian;;Lung '-'Balsam, . , : : Price, Is. 6d. and,2s..6d— Adn. C Theßeverag^thatßenifils^-. ]■

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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 703, 31 December 1909, Page 8

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208

Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 703, 31 December 1909, Page 8

Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 703, 31 December 1909, Page 8

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