London, Sept. 27.
The repatriation of the 84 officers and men who refused to rejoin the Spanish Government destroyer Jose Luiz Chez, which sailed for Spain today after having undergone repairs at Falmouth, was begun to-night when the first batch of ten men left for Southampton. The other men were removed later in similar batches. Passages have been booked to Paris, from where they will be escorted to the Spanish frontier, It is understood that none of them wishes to leave England. The men, who left the ship because a new commander had been appointed, were detained in Exeter prison.
Before the destroyer departed, twelve more men of the crew left the ship and were taken to Exeter prison to join their 68 colleagues. The ammunition, removed before the ship underwent repairs, was reloaded.
Lloyds at Havre reported that the Jose Luiz Chez had arrived there and that the destroyer had sustained damage, the nature of which was not revealed.—Reuter, The following is a table giving the total number of proven cases of cholera, and deaths caused by cholera since the outbreak of the disease on August 30 this year. These cholera cases have been confirmed, by bacteriological examination, in hospitals situated in the International Settlement, and include all cases and deaths up to and including September 27:—
International Settlement Out Chinese Areas French Concession
No abode (presumably refugees)
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