The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-18
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WASHINGTON, Dec. IL. Minister
Bowen at Caracas in cablegram to
the State Department today confirms
the press reports that all the German
and British prisoners have been re-
leased.
VENEZUELAN TROOPS ARRIVE.
LA GUAYRA, Dec. IL General Ferr,
Minister of War, has arrived here with
1000 troops Eight hundred men un-
Ger President Castro's brother are ex
pected here at 10 o'clock.
Only the British cruiser Indefatlgable
is now mere. All the other warships
have left La Guayra.
Minister Haggard and Minister Herr
Won Pilgrim -Baltazzi, it was learned
here today, left here last night. The
former was on board the Retribution
and tho latter on the Vineta, which
sailed for Trinidad
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
LONDON, Dec. IL The Foreign Of
flee at L o'clock this afternoon was still
without official news from Venezuela.
The officials were glad to hear of the
release of the British subjects, but were
unable to express any opinions on the
press dispatches except to say that they
presumed they were correct.
In connection with the reported seiZ-
ure of the Venezuelan customs, the For
eign Office officials say that arrange
roapte, for rbat ctaY1 bava not bpaD onrr1-
pleted. Before any general seizure
could occur, Germany, Great Britain
and other nations would have to come
to an agreement for pro-rata division
and adjustment of their respective
i the allies in China, except that the La
Guayra custom house may possibly
have been seized as a purely military
measure. Though the seizure of the
custom house will take place eventually,
it is pointed out that while hostilities
are in progress the customs as fiscal
institution are practically valueless.
In the House of Commons today I'm
der Foreign Secretary Cranborne con-
| firmed the reports of the capture of
three Venezuelan vessels at La Guayra
and the disablement of a fourth vessel
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the capture of the Venezuelan gunboat
Bolivar at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Two
of the prizes, he added, were sunk.
/ The Under Secretary also said that
the release of the British subjects ar
{ rested at Caracas had been demanded,
but up to that time the government
had not been informed that the demand
had been complied with. The govern
fIaea
reported arrest of the British consul
| at Caracas. The latest information
received was that he left La Guayra
yesterday evening. The British sub
| jects arrested had not been harmed.
THE NEWS IN BERLIN.
BERLIN, Dec. IL The German For
eign Office officials are much pleased at
Minister Bowen's energetic action at
! Caracas, resulting in the release of
] most of the Germans imprisoned there,
and by his efforts to obtain the liberia
tien of others. Full advices on the
| subject have been received from Wash
| ington. The direct dispatches receiv-
ed from Venezuela by the Foreign Of
/ fee here say that Venezuela's naval
vessels have not yet been seized, that
| only her revenue cutters were captured
but that the seizure of the former is ex-
pected Immediately.
| All the newspapers here with the ex-
ception of the Socialist Vorwaerts are
in sympathy with the governments ac-
ton toward Venezuela.
The morning papers contain many hu-
norous references to what they term
| President Castro's magniloquent mani
| festo cabled to the representatives OF
| Venezuela in Paris and made public
last night.
The Vorwaerts, which never loses an
opportunity to. assaii what it considers
to be political shams," says it thinks
the formidable ultimatums of the two
| powers and the naval demonstration
are governmental bluster, a fine piece OF
pretension and international nonsense
| suggested, however, for the promotion
of certain financial aims. The paper
adds:
so far as Germany is concerned, the