Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-29
Jaekies In Foreign PoFfs.


| the internecine walloping begins. and
KS all hands around between fellows
wearing the same uniform
4 An entertaining incident Of this
| sort once took place at Yokohama.
1t was at the time when the rea-
lions between the United States and
Great Britain were some taut over
| this Venezuela affair. Several Amer.
lean cruisers attached 10 the Asiatic
squadron Were In the harbor of Yo-
kohama. Two British warships were
also In that harbor. Tho shippers OF
tho American and THE British mem
war didn't know so much about let
| ting their men go ashore in Yokoha-
ma. TINY didn't like the idea. They
wore afraid. "a they had reason to
be afraid that the American and
British bluejackets might foregathel
pugllistic)lly and start something
that 1t would take reams OF official
ships paper to explain to the salts
faction OF their respective depart
ments at home; IL indeed, nothing
more serious should occur.
1t happened. however, that the men
for'ard OF both the American and
British had been on board their yes
sells. deprived OF all liberty. Tor con-
siderable periods owing 10 the self
Imposed guarantees on account OF
cholera outbreaks In various Chinese
and JAPANESE ports: and the blue
jackets of both services were keen
to stretch their legs on dry land
They were so insistent "at the mast"
about II that the American and Brit
ish skipIi ) got together and con
terred. They famed the situation
over and finally they made up their
minds that they'd take a chance and
let their men go ashore.
BEFORE the liberty parties from any
of the ships were allowed to 20 over
the side they were drawn up. both
on the American and British decks
and given talking to by their skip
pers in lrrson about how they were
expected TO conduct themselves on
the Yokohama beach. They were
told to 30 their way and mind their
business and 10 abjure salu.---or ab-
iure 3e@as much az they could. They
were plainly told that It was none
OF their affair what the relations be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain happened to be at the mo.
ment. All that was required OF them
was that they usa their mouchoiis
hgratively Will or the beach, ana
| avoid clashes on peril OF getting
soaked good and plenty when they
got back 10 their ships IL conrt mar
! tial proved that they had violated
this express order.
So some hundreds of American and
British bluejackets stepped ashore In
Yokohama ut about the same time
Now. oddly enough. considering the
situation. the bluejackets of the two
services didn't have any .run-ins for
hours and hours. although bunchos
of the differently uniformed blue
buckets frequently happened upon
each other.
Then. toward shutdown. trouble
broke out all in heap. and in n
diverting way. a couple OF the
American bluejackets. hiking around
with the liberty parties TO which they
were attached. tried to create a saki
famine in Yokohama: no small job
considering how much saki Yokoha-
ne holds in bottles and casks and
| things Their more sober mates
inally demanded that the two bad
actors keep OIL OF the salsi joints,
The pair of bad actors OF course re.
fused to take any such orders. Then
couple OF their sober mates waded
into them with this idea of making
EN- be good. The clouts were pass
ing back and forth with fine action
aud effect, when n knot of Britis.i
bulejackets amber up. British blue
Jackets generally speaking, am NOR.
garrulous than ours. These BrI.nsh
Slrejackets approved. 1T seemed.
the way the sober American memo :
wars men were pummeling the pair
of drunken memo wars men TO-
heir intemperance. They did so
right. out
Hit serves the bioomink, swizxlers
right" was one of the ways they said
| II. spanking of the pair of souss.'
biueiackets.
Instantly the sober bluejackets
knocked off their punching work or
heir mates. Their ears had been
a-cock and they'd heard what tt
Unlocking bunch OF British bluejack-
cts had said. A
What's tirat?" they inquired OF
the British tars.
we say" replied the British fiat :
FOOT, that hit serves lin rotter'
bloody good an right he'ayin' thai
way"
rs that so-o?" inquired the Amer
lean buejackets. We'll. what IN
Ill have You lime-juicers got T. dc
With it, anyhow"
IL WAC n fine hnainnc. thn., nnl 10.