Yesterday morning the arrival of a courier from the SE. Promontory lighthouse, with the news of the wreck of the German gunboat Zitison the night of Thursday last, startled the whole community, and filled us all alike with sorrow. The boat left here on the morning of the lay in the evening of which the typhoon reached us; she was bound for Weihaiwei, and speculation is rife as to how she hap: pened to be off the SE. Promontory. As feb few details are, known: the ship is known to have struck a small island some '9 miles N.E. of the Promontory; she broke in half, and only the fore portion remained above water; from it, 2 days later, 11 men has is afternoon; but of course the terrible news has put a stop to all such gaieties.
29th July.
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