British Crew Saved by German All this has much the same relation to the Portuguese people as a private gaming-house has to the Stock Exchange. The world has heard something of the conflicting ambitions of the Portuguese groups, whether their weapons be words, votes, bombs, or pistols, but it would be glad, no doubt, to hear the opinion of the Portuguese people. The position has become far too serious for petty personal likes and dislikes or party opinions and aims, however well-founded they may be. The choice is now between cold reason and red revolution.
What all friends of Portugal wish is that she should face the position and settle by consent the two great problems of internal disorder and the finances. She has to consider whether it is possible to come through her present crisis with her Colonial Empire intact, and, if Four Hours' Struggle In Hurricane The rescue of the crew of the British motor schooner Mary Annie, of Neweastle, effected by the German steamer Sieghert off the Frisian Islands late in December, was a particularly thrilling episode, writes the Berlin correspondent of the "Daily News." Incidentally, it provides another example of the fine comradeship existing among Seamen.
The Mary Annie,, which left the Tyne last Monday evening with a coal cargo for Flushing, was caught in a hurricane on the following day in the North Sea and blown out of her course to the northward. Throughout the following night the little vessel (she is only 197 tons), whose master, Captain Calleia, displayed splendid seamanship, played hide and seek among the Frisian Islands trying to avoid the full fury not, whether it would not be} of the.storm, but towards dawn patriotic as well as wise to sell on Wednesday she was in grave some of her Colonies before it is too late. She has to consider also! danger of being blown on to th island of Terschelling. islam whether she wishes that the British alliance should continue, and, if so, Messace or CHEER. whether ity would not be advisable to make it the basis of common Happily the German steamer progress and mutual prosperity in-Siegbert, whose look-out man had stead of a series of ill-tempered re-seen her rockets, hurried to the cximinations. scene, the Siegbert's captain, when within signalling distance, sending A Nationat Councit. message of encouragement to the Such questions cannot be settled} then sinking ship urging the British on party lines, which are now be-Sailors to hold on as help was at come of secondary importance, hand. since all Portuguese who value Unfortunately, so fierce was the their life and property, both of i wind and so heavy the sea running, them in imminent danger if things {that even after three hours, go on as at present, can meet on; Maneeuvring the captain of the common ground. What is requir- Siegbert found it impossible to get ed is the holding of a grandjhis boat alongside. the Mary council of the nation. It is sug- Annie. about, if sora anne non-party Eventually, however, he managed gested that this might be brought, man—General Games da Costa ort, Set @ cable across to the motor some other distinguished person—Fchooner, and one by one the mem-were willing to hold the reins while Pers of. the crew, namely, the sense and patriotism of the Portu-;§"d plebiscite is effected. The good Stecreman. engineer, two sailors, finally the captain, were guese people authorize the hope! srasged that the. result would be the re- @erman boat. rough the water to the storation of law and order. Whe-; The work of rescue occupied over ther it would result in an im-four hours, two members of the mediate restoration of the Monar- crew being buffeted about, each chy is only of interest in so far as for nearly half an hour, at the it might be considered—by the cable's length in a mountainous country a necessary condition of, Sea before being safely hauled on stable government and_ security. board.
But whatever the result, it is Shortly after the captain had searcely doubtful that the nation,!been safely pulled on the deck of the real Portuguese people, should: the Siegbert, the Mary Annie sank be heard at this decisive crisis of; in the neighbourhood of the Frisian its fate. island of Texel.
There may be difficulties in the way, but it is believed that they!
Rescvep Cartain's TRipvute. are not insurmountable, and that a, plebiscite could be held early next! The rescued crew were taken to year with the goodwill of all who Brunsbuttel, and later to Ham-care for their country and their own, burg, where the British Consul-peace more than for group shiba Generel eave po al oe Hel: they boleths and vindictive passions.
4 needed. peeded. They left for England yes. left for England yes-Annie, who was no*worse for his Loxpox, Feb. 10.—The city of: unexpected Christmaa experience, Sydney loan of £1,000,000 at six spoke in terms of warm praise of per cent. at 96 was completely sub-, the courage and smartness display-scribed in a few hours.—Reuter. ed by his German rescuers.
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