The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09
An Interesting Tale About Delicate
international Mission ::

,..s,cnaut Halkett, in command of
frr;ted States torpedo boat Gadfly,
~ no barbor Of Hong Kong. was bound
a very delicate international ms
4 rPp tho Posrl river, and was re
a- .;riur his last instructions, from. Ad'
.Hp'ip- -rotesworth IN the cabin OF the
sra; The admiral. n short, fiery
Vas not avcrse 10 collisions; in
l ~ he courtcd them, "ilerc, - said
s', ',,dmiral, handing 10 Halkctt ! large
Se;aI envelope. ''arc YOUR official in
ors.t;ons. They Will do TO show. I'm
rIu,aoG3;' The admiral winkcd
'.sTos' - replied Hallkctt, who could
wink at an admiral, but could nod
siclligcnilly d..
d;rncied in those instructions TO
~ q thorough investigation into the
lnar,d carving of hy force from the
.ronnd of The British consulate at
/ iI.spg. Kwo OF John MacBean. a Scotch
.Gnecr. bv the Hon Lucius Quintius
\ ,nriius Gowdy, American vice.consul
!, ITwaug.Kwo. and 10 report TO me.
|you arc especially directed to act in
.onecrl with the local authorities and
,bs British consul. II s a pretty Scri-
ans business 10 get into . row with a
PTitisb representative in the cast, as
rou know, and 1t shows that Gowdy.
tho American vIce-consui, knew about
as much concerning his business rs n
sore knows about playing tho fiddle
nsmp the whole lot OF 'cm, | say. -
To this Halkctt nodded a silent ap.
|mo7al.
."What Won really have TO do. - tho
ADMIRAL kept on with IN impressive
fore6nger. sis 10 earn for yourself
an Official reprimand for overzcsl I'll
.ss TO il that it is taken OIL Your record
4 ,t The navy department. The fact Is,
Coydy and MacBean got into n row in
,he grounds Of the British consulate
,boui the Lord knows what. Gowdy.
rho is from the bad lands down on The
arkansas river and is = giant. grabbed
|NsrBean and dragged him across the
ublic square into the American vice
consulate. and MacBean hasn't been
,ren since The British consul, Mr.
George Frederick Reginald Lascelles,
'saw il ali from his bedroom window
aud beard MacBean yelling for help.
The consul was shaving. and before he
could wipe the lather of his face and
set downstairs MacBean had disap-
|yesrGd into the American vicc.consulate.
Gowdy Was Impu6ent.
"Mr. Lascellcs went over to the
american yicc-consulatc and demanded
|anl explanation. Gowdy was impudent
|aDd refused TO give any explanation of
BIZ conduct or what had become OF Mac
Bean Lascelles did the only thing pos,
ii 10 he consul general
at Hong Kong. The cruiser Dryad MAS
|just about going up TO lIwang Kwo-
British cruisers are always IN the act
of gong 10 places where they may be
s@ful. So the British consul general
Is sending = man up there on the Dryad
10 investigate thc matter Meanwhile
Gowdy telegrapbs privately, asking for
+ torpedo-boat or something TO come
%. as there arc signs of u native no.
nslng--f think everything is as quiet
as Scotch Sunday,
80 you are 10 20 mp there. and gel
fheTo al least SIX hours In advance of
ibc Dryaa, and get Gowdy out Of the
tolc as best YOU can. BE particular
not 10 investigate anything. but Just
iske Gowdy : word for everything and
.'sDd pat. Avoid seeing the British con
irIc and II try 10 persuade him 10 ask
for \ Sir months leave of absence from
lhc department. Of state. and ! VIII cable
privately that Gov Gy is making trouble
pad ought TO be recalled. so his re
quest will probably be granted.
when YOU come back and the row
becomes general You can he reprmand-
3D. y0u know. for ovcrZcal. That 5 a
bttle lricl, we have learned. II Is what
Ntubhs, the quartermaster. calls an
Elimination unto the Lord and n very
present. help iu time of trouble. Now
y on / have known IN officer 10 re-
.elye an official reprimand from his
'ag officers one dav and bc recommend
= for promotion the ncXt-all for over
lsa -
To Earn Reprimand.
81 II try my hest TO earn that rcpri-
nsn1. said Hslkett. smiling. and then
Bowed himself out Of the cabin Ten
slputes later be was aboard tho Cad
ay. which was suorting and putting for
ifI dash mp the river.
The harbor of Hong Kong Is remark
7bly beautiful in tne weather, and Gnc
ssatber if was. In the golden Nav
e~nng thc warships of many nations
ey at anchor. civil 10 one another. but
eenscing. Close by the liltlc Gadflv
ey the big DrYad, She had lust fin
hhed coaling and her coalipg cauvases
were hung In the rigging 10 whip them
ivan llilE'll hN'". 10 d 1IS'-
non what the Dryad could 10. She
nad not been locked for six months
sna was fourteen years old. quite au
ola mad Of n cruiser. FoHric cen knots
ssas her best al present, but the Cad
|pY. Of the very last batch Of torncdo-
|poa,s, could leg IT at a twenty live
too' gait under forced draught aud
snb6ut regard 10 coal. She started on. 4.
poNsycr, quite leisurcly. and not until
|.ne was 4 good three miles from lhc
|TeS OF the Dryad did she suddenly
,apot ahead and 90 tearing up the Pearl
hunters
n awang kwo l. exactly 1876 miles from
anoae Kong. and Just at Il clock. in
~ sottest hour Of the glowing after
on' the Gadfv, still breathing hard
.Sed her anchor overheard in the
SSlocT of Bwang KWo.. As the cable
,uos out tue launch dropped into the
Ja.cr, and. with llalltett. aud u mid
nPn'an IN II, ran ont as fast as she
SSlu 10 The landing. Ford. the midship-
u, PINK aud white boy on his two
Important. -
asst warship was visible except the
ls.nF: which made HallSctt 5 Youthful
|psg. lninp for JOY, Half a dozen Gae
Tb,'" rose from houses IN the square
rnr, "snotcd consulatcs. The hours Of
Nss pelng over, none Of these Nag
|k,erss,po pnt one showed flag. From the