The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-03
FROM NEW SOUTH WALES.
4 Political Scandal and An Incident
of the Spanish War.

Vancouver, B. c., December q -Advioes
from New South Wales by the steamer
Miowera say:
The Hunter river valley, like all other
coast districts of the colony is every year
visited by thousands of flying foxes,
which play havoc with. fruit OF all kinds.
A lready this season the pest has arrived,
although last year it was not till March
that they came. On two or three diner
emit occasions the government made at.
tenpts to cope with this great enemy OF
all fruit growers, but without skill.
There is very substantial reward OF sew
eral thousand pounds awaiting the dlscoy-
erer of a specific that Will XII OUT tnls
curse of the farmer.
There was recently a sensation in the
East Australian Legislative council when
a member made the startling announce
nent that the Earl OF KilmOrey had writ
| ten to various mem hers of the house
marked private and confidential in
which he threatened that unless the couns
Gil removed from tne standing orders the
alleged as persons on his character and
that of his parliamentary agent, Mr..
Muirhead, he would say things In self
defense that might lead to very disagree
able results. The matter was referred to
a special committee.
According to information from New
Zealand, the Spaniards did board one
American vessel during the late war.
The bark Nellie Brett, Capt. Lowery
| from New York, reached Auckland the
other day. Before leaving New York
for Auckland, the bark was placed under
| the British flag and her crew shipped I'M
der che British articles. All went well
until June Is, the vessel then being q
days ont. She was lying beoalmed when
| the smoke of steamer WAS dlscerned in
| the distance The steamer, which was
| bound to the eastward, suddenly altered
her course and made for the Brett, and
coming up close hoisted signal which
| Capt. Lowery could not make out. Nc
notice being taken of the signal from the
steamer by those on board the bark, the
| former Ssheered closer and fired o gun
across the bark's bows at the same time
running up the Spanish flag. That,
course we had to pursue and at once
ordered the ensign to be hoisted. l after
ward found that the signal was show
your ensign. A boat was then lowered
| from the Gamer and went alongside tht
bark. An officer WAS in charge of the
crew and accompanied by an interpreter
and sergeant of marines. All vert
armed and there was lot of arms anc
mmuuition in the boat. On boarding
| the vessel the officer in charge, the inter
prefer and sergeant proceeded to the
cabin and demanded the ships papers,
which were handed over at once for IN
spection. Nothing evidently could be
made of the register manifesto Of the car
go, but the articles were produced and the
| Interpreter seemed to clearly understand
them and explained to the officer thai
every thing appeared to be satisfactory
However, in going down the list OF the
crew it was found that Capt. Lowrry
was an American and wien the captain
acknowledged upon being questioned
that such was q fact, the "glitter in the
eyes of thu sergeant of marines" said
Capt Lowery, 'smade me think that
would not lice to meet him along on q
dark night The officer finding every
thing in order, demanded to see the flag
locker, upon seeing the British ensign
and the jack, was quite satisfied that the
Nellie Brett was really Britisher and
she was allowed to proceed on her way.