THE JAMAICA DISASTER.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, 23 January 1907, Page 3

THE JAMAICA DISASTER.

■"■- , [Unixed; Paras Assoouucij;— Cbpir--' "'..... ..■■'•->- ••>-^-Bictrcr.] .' v ■■."■/;■• v . ■ y ; THE - "gWETTENHAM:DiviS ;7 \- -V .:!.: V.."X AFFAIR;/; --.- - -../-Y : ■ HA? * T ». m <* says that.; ahe Cana- ■■-'-■ o 08 ?? Uflmtatakcably support Sir J. A ; : ■ — f^ e *f* n han*in_the recent incident with that -Admirtl; 'Davis; : committed- fi : breach, o^etiquetfe in- landing marines ••.-..-.■■-■.-.before, conflbunicatirig wltH gi r j A r :v StSfe Department ■;•■'.: Eeutenr. says that Admiral *Davis : as a member ;off tha.DpKer Bank i&mi m^ s}on^ fJPPOTted Britain" thronghont: . , Mr Haldaniß; Secretary of State 'for ■ - -^tate: Secretaryf;:^-"I -haveiread^ tne newspapers^as to what purports to be - .- Sir J. -A.ASwettehham's letter;jand can , * ttot^l entorfinJij.rVpnS, responsible f6f •^-gratitude : for^ifiiralAgDavis^ gen^ Mr B^n.-iiViepljr^^Mr Haldane; ■«?ys^Thev : Resident'; greatly .ap^ ,■- ■ &}*?.;&*»*«!?.* 'P'oximifymade.it pdsi -..■ . ,sibl e> for- her/i to-o»Spf the slightest distance to the stricken .people of \Timaica. If, pending the'arftval of your '■■'" '■' y 8 ™" 1 ? 8 , and-trahßpbrts, 'we ccarn r fen : der any fnrther-^aid'whatever/r'Presi-dent'-Booseyelt'^arnestly hopes yon Will; ;call onhinijWithjbnt, hesitation, knowing/ how. ; cheerfnlly'!'yon'' ; wbnld'r render such aid to' iia-^were circumstances i-e- --. versed.'? >?>-^^' : .Vi-' ; ;--^ .• ■■• -:y:'. ■....■■ The. "Morning Epst" : :asserts that' - -* Britain h|.»'*:inf : ormaJly assured '- Me •B^ot. that -tlie:§wettenhain. incident wiffi -„ be investigatedjs^nd. if „his letter is' .'.fonnd to be-'-jmiustified/'it -.will .b^ disavowed and .an 'apology' offered ' ' ' rr T 5 c "Tri!»nne"* : " '«ffis"«!ed at Mr i Haldanesetting ajiew;pwcedent by adj; Adressinif ra^Minißter.-o'f vaa*orergn Power" ;;: from, theiTOi; O'§fceiVnd«£hat:lie shonltf'on^it; J|: ," A. ',; i BwettCThamA'«.Tie''? latter r» wilt ieporf - ;':t6 lus cHef.sby vA(5s6' y iodgriftntr he will: >;Btimd tot^aUf*; 'f'-r :«'^^^ -^ "w v,v ; Sir "E^G)reyi Secretaryjbf JState fof Foreign;. MBirß,';thas ; \3aßled.,'to^ the „ 'Charge =. d* Affaires^ at Washington expressing: -the^lmneriat iQtovernmeht's. _ grateful, appreciation ■ .'bf.'JSLmsrica's/.ofv fer of .further assistance;':, and stating' that Sir J. ■ Ay Swettenham'.Kas -not yet reported, the requirement^Vfullyi but at present .-it appears Vunnecessary :to , v make further" call on;the; United States ■-'■ generosity, _bpt in" the meantime the Government is reqaested .by. Sir J. -A. "■ - Swettenham to convey' lo^Ame'rica the. Government's, cordial- thaflks for the • prompt and: powerfnl assistance lender- • c.d by, the. ; naVy. nnder^ Admiral Dayis. .to.. the- inhabitants •of "Kingston in ' their ;rafferirigs?j:-tJ'^ : :V ;,*'/;. . '■■JB^f^^^tMT^;;^^; ,■ .' : : YOBXj;^tSi&ay^ The" Hamburg- American". litfer.^Prinz. •■ ;Eitel Friedrjch'^is: safe." '■ '■£r^-'^~~\''ii