The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09
How Lieutenant Halkett Carried Out
instructions of His Superior Officer

had from Admiral Harbord on the sub
pect. Harbord YOU know. is a regular
old tiger. but | think we We succeeded
III buncoiug him and be knows il, but
can I help himself. -
The admiral handed Halkett Admiral
ljarbord S letter. which read as follows:
Wee Admiral Harbord presents his
compliments 10 Rear Admiral Cotes-
worth and begs 10 cell his attention 10
ninth instant, at au carly hour IN the
morning. Mr.. Lucius QIintius Cnrtius
Gowdy vce-copsu] Of ihe United States
et Hwang -kwo, made. upon ihe grounds
OF the British consulate at Hwang * NO.
and in sight Of r. NJ 5 consul. Mr..
George Frederick Reginald LaSrnlles. a
personal attack upon John Mac Beau. a
British subject. After beating Mac.
Bean tho American vice.consul dragged
him across the public square and into
toe American viceconsulatc-
Mr.. Jascellcs al opce made a de-
mand IN writing upon Mr.. Gowdy. for
an explanation of the AFFAIR This Mr.
Gowdy refused IN 2 letter. which Mr.
Lascelles is compelled 10 consider inso-
lent 10 terms. and declared hc knew
nothing OF MocBean s Whereabouts.
representations concerning this part of
ihc controversy have been made 10 II
3. NJ s consul-general at Hong Kong
IL is, however. learned that the Amer
iran vice-consul kept MacBean under
duress for five DAYS Meanwhile on the
twentieth the American torpedo boat
Gadfiy came up TO Hwang- Kwo and
her commander, Lieutenant Halkett. Wis
tied and was in conference with the
American Vicc.copsul.
The next morning, the fourteenth
shortly before davbrcak. Lieutenant
Halkett with a guard of six sailors ap.
peared at the back entrance Of the
American vice consulate and returned
10 the Gad1y with the American vice
consul, a considerable amount of mg
gage and a person in Chinese costume
whom r. NJ s consul Lasccllcs, has rea
son to believe was MacBean.
- At clock on the same morning
II. NJ. S. Dryad. coming up the Pearl
river met the Gadfly bound in The same
direction, and protesting to be in diff
iicuIties. The Dyad offered assistance
which was declined. and proceeded upou
her way. The Gadhy then turned about
and made for Hong Kong, which II
reached about noon on the same day
Since then nothing has been seen Of
either the American Nicc-consul or Mac
Bean, Vice Admiral Harbord requests
Rear Admiral Cotesworth 10 forward
him any information which Lieutenant
legged circumstances, Vice Admiral Ear
bord conveys his best wishes for The
health of Rcar-Admiral Cotcsworth.
Second Letter Sent.
Admiral Coteswortb gave snort OF
defiance and continued: 81 scut re
ply AT once, saving that Lieutenant
Jjalkett S share in the matter would be
closely investigated and The report for
warded to Vice Admiral Hsrbord Mean
while. IF Lieutenant Halkett had been
guilty of any improperly Vice .Admiral
Harbord would he Informed of the dis
cipline to which Lieutenant lIalkett
would he subjected Now here is =
second letter ] We prepared and sent old
Harbord.
90 Rear Admiral Cotesworth bccs ia
inform Vice. dmiral Harbord of the fol
lowing facts concerning the recent visit
OF the l.. S torpedo boat GadhY. Lieu