The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-07

returning An indemnity to which she
sNas not entitled" " The paper givesi
various reasons why the feet should
not have come, saying among other
things that China would have mlsin-
tsrpreted visit from all the vessels
9nd that the presence OF the entire
tdeet would have shown lack s0f con-
istderation OF British sensibility.
The admirals Of the fleet and their
1ks9s to the commanding oflcers Of
Srlous vessels, and the midship-
~, last night entertained at
2 shore for the last time.
The, MT t:,I were proposed by
Prince Yu. ~ .Ne Of the, oficial
Representatives, s::n,ssng. Admiral
Emory replied as fs o, Your leet
everywhere has d mo-. 1endly re-
ception but none has been nf6re friend-
~ than that accorded us here by Chi
ma. Our enlisted men are very appre-
ciative Of the attentions shown them
In Annoy. They have had more atten-
ton here than anywhere else on the
entire cruise, excepting Australia,
where the people, are Of the same race.
All the ofacers and men greatly ap-
preciatej the kindliness Of Prince Yu
Lang, his personal interest In all the
details OF their entertainment and his
presence at all the functions"
Upon the conclusion of this brief
address Admiral Emory and the 9TH
or. guests E0f the evening surrounded
the prince and cheered him enthusi-
lasttcally. Admiral Sab OF the Chin
.ese navy was then greeted by a blast
on q steam siren and more cheering.
The admiral and the captains then
personally expressed their apprecia-
ton TO the prince Of the gifts present.
ed them by the provincial viceroy.
Each admiral has received set Of
inlatd blackwood furniture, four cases
OF grape fruit, eight chests Of tea and
q box Of curios. Each captain has
been presented with set of inlaid
black furniture and each flag officer
has been given q number Of silk em-
broideries and furniture. Some very
handsoNe embroideries have been
sent to Admiral Sperry the command
er-in-chief OF the feet and in addition
Admiral Sab sends him porcelain
Image Of BuddhG. Each ward room
mess has been presented with forty
cases OF grape fruit. The fruit pre-
sented to the ofdcers Is all from the
village that supplies the emperc-.s
table; this community pays all :.s
taxes In the fruit.
pr. George Mark, the Chinese com
missioner, who has done 90 much to
make the visit success, has won well
deserved praise. = It is universally
held that the doctor, who accompfish-
ed "a Hung Chang as Interpreter ON
his tour of the world, 16 years ago.
has acquitted himself splendidly. The
entertainment grounds were bewild-
ering ~ their beauty and, complete
ness. The reception surpassed any
thing before undertaken by the Chin
Iese government. No enlisted men
missed any opportunity to ; come
ashore here, q thing that cannot be-
said of the other ports of call. I
The medical men, OF the fleet say It
.MRaad have been possible to let the
men Alsna had not all the entertain
;laenes einls been new and located
po6 Distance from the native
~ II Aen themselves declare,
ithet Annoy was the only place. where.
they have been equally we'll locked
ont. Tor. IRE their officers, and they
were delighted with the program Of,
sports arranged BY DR.. Mark and his
aeslstants. The men behaved them
selyes on shore very we'll indeed.
There wA1 no carousing, but on the:
contrary they spent most of their
spare time - buying presents, wan
dering about the entertainment
grounds and writing letters.
The Young Mems Christian asso-.
citation, which had two buildings on
the grounds. has been specially COM
mendcd for Its practical and kindly
Welcome to the strangers.
81 London, Nov. Tit has been said
that following the successful maneu-
vers Of the American navy, the Brit
ish government is planning to send a
meet OF warships around the world.
Omcials Of, the admiralty were ques-
TONED this svening, but all they would
say was There ID no information
We can give you on this matter"
ss This negative statement, however,
would seem to support the intimation:
that such astour has been suggested,
but under the present political con-
dittcns In Europe It is not thought at,
all probable that the admiralty would
dispatch 8 feet In any way compare
bic toi the American battleship fleet.
There ~. o. possibility that the squad
ron, under Sir Percy Scott, which,
q 5at present In South Africa and
which has bee .nordered to South Am
ericas may be brought home by; way
OF the far east. and the suez canal.
TOMB or FIRE.
Little Hope Of Saving the Men ia
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