The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-05-14
DurcH WAR IN sUMArRA:

LONDON, April 20th.-A dispatch from Penang,
Straits of Malacca, dated to-day, says the latest
news from sumatra is that the Dutch forces have re-
treated the beach, where they have ntrenched
themselves. 1t is doubtful whether they can hold
their position there long. they are vastly out
numbered by those of the Sultan of Atchn, whose
forces are constantly increasing. The loss of the
Dutch in killed and wounded since the beginning of
the rebellion is estimated at 500. The Sultans is
unknown, but must be very heavy,
The HAGUE, April 2lst.-The Dutch Government
will withdraw the troops at war with the Achin
Government. with view of settling the impending
difficulties in Sumatra without further arms
The Government is in receipt to day of further ad
vices from Penang, via Singapore concerning the
Dutch campaign against Achenese. In consequence
of a monsoon, the Dutch have postponed further
operations against the enemy until Autumn when hos
tilites will again begin In the meantime, however,
the Dutch will continue to blockade the coast and cut
off from the Achenese all sources of supplies.
RECOVERY OF 1920, 900 U. BONDS, PROCEEDS OF THE
pAxk OF ENGLAND FOaeERIEs.
NEW YORK, April 2lst.-The recovery of nearly
quarter of million dollars in U. S. bonds, which
had been obtained by Mcdonald, alias BidweI and
associates in the late Bank of England forgeries was
effected to-day. The facts concerning the recovery
are as follows:
On the 9Th of March last, trunk said to contain
wearing apparel, old and in USE was delivered at the
office ofthe North Atlantic Express Company, No. 4
Margaret street, London, by p1rson calling him
self C. Leasing, of Tunbridge Wells, England, and
addressed t. Major George Mathews, New York, to
be kept in bond at the express office No. IL Broad
way, New York, until called for. The trunk was du-
ly forwarded by the express company and reached
New York by the steamship Cuba, which arrived
March 10th, and was kept in bond by the company
as per instructions, until Saturday last, phen wo-
man calling herself Mrs. George Mathews presented
an order for its delivery at the express ofce duly
signed George Mathews. In the meantime the coun-
sci for the Bank Of England had received infor-
nation with regard to the trunk which led to its de-
tention by the company until to-day, when it was
taken possession Of under an order of the Supreme
Court by Nathaniel Jarvis, Receiver in the Bank Of
England forgery case, and being opened and ex-
amined was found to contain quantity Of wearing
apparel, old and in use, two gold watches, several
miscellaneous articles and three packages Of U. s.
Five-twenty and ten-forty bonds rolled up in soed
linen, amounting in all to s22O,9O5. The bonds were
found to be identical in class and amount and num-
bers with those advertised by the Bank Of England
to have beea obtained by the BidHel fOrgeries and
in the trunk were found cards aud card-plate with
a memorandum, bill, ETC., showing eonelnsivey that
it had been shipped by and belonged to him.
Ont Of $500 900 obtained from the Bank of Eng
land by these forgeres, all but about 10000 have
now been recovered a.rah