'The Straits Times of the 22nd inst. says—The steamer Nora, which arrived at Singapore this morning, brought a portion of the -erew: el the' wrecked ship" Carl Friedrich. These werd the mate and seven members of the crew sand they were in the ship's lifeboat when picked up not far from Labuan, They reported that the Car!
Now, will the shrieking brotherhood. be-Friedrich was x total wreck on the North Hieve' it that in not one single case wis Lucania Reef. She went xshore on the death due to the use or abuse of opium. 14th November, and two days later the The opium-enters xre sufficiently strongly captain, officers, and crew were compelled represented on the list of usurers, for we take to the boats, The mate and seven find that at least two per cent. of the of the crew, just arrived, were ten days 20,000 individuals insured were known to adrift in xu open boat befure being picked have habitually used opium, and it la udded up by the Neera. They suffered great that they had not suffered any ill effect There are two more boats con-from the drug. It is to be huped Mr.
ig the captain xnd seventeen of crew Slater will appear before the Commission and, 80 far, these have not been heard of, when they old their sittings in Bombay and convince them by producing facts and figures that the use of opium so far from
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