Captain Summerfield is now on home leave, where he has been presented with a gold watch by the comrany as some token of their appreciation of his conduct: in his report on the incidents at Wuhu, he states that the whole of his ship's person-behaved extremely well in circumstances of strain and danger, and speaks with unreserved praise of the outstanding services and assistance rendered by Captain Hurst, Mr. Morice, Mr. Boutskoi and Mr. Shih Ah-li. There is little doubt that but for the resource and devotion to duty shown by these men, the losses resulting from disastrous affair would have been even more serious I.shall now have very great pleasure in presenting a gold cigarette case io Captain Hurst and gold watches to Mr. A. C. Morice, the Chief Engine Mr. V. A. Boutskoi and Mr. Shih Ah-li.' Their conduct has been worthy of the highest tradition of the British Mercantile M ne and I wish them all every success and good fortune in future.
Sir Herbert then added that he thought that he was really the most suitable person to make the presentations because of his friendly calls and lengthy associations with Messrs. Buiterüeld & Swir His first Consular post was at Hankow and for over one year he had lived with the agent of the firm. He had constant association cello with many ports in China.
The health of the four officers was then drunk by the assembly.
Fioyp Hamilton, notorious southwest desperado was found guilty of robbery at Dallas on Tuesday by a district court and was sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary. "That may be more than I can do," Hamil-ion told District Judge Grover Adams as he calmly accepted the sentence.
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