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Show 11 1 , . . - - - , 3 her at Hongkong-, as that port was eleven elev-en days out of Singapore, and the cat had been missing le than a week. You want to know why I did not tell King Chulalongkorn's men that ws had the andmal? Well, it was for the vry iood reason that if we did, the whole bunch of us would have- been Jailed, and it would havs taken the British Cons-is General a week at least to get us ojt . New York Tlmesx ) THS SACRED CAT. After narrowly esoaplna; being sent te ths bottom of the Gulf of pechlll by a floating Russian mine, ana with ths sacred sa-cred cat of King Chulalocgkorn of Slam, for ths return ot which a reward of $1000 Is outstanding, on board, ths New York and Oriental Steamship company's liner Satsuma reached this port yesterday. Chief Officer' Hodge ths guardian of "Blames Jane." says there would be high doings in the Siamese King's court If It were known that his precious pt has brought Into the world five more sacred cat all of which ars enjoying perfect health and may bs seen any day gamboling on ths deck of the 5-Usunia. "It was just this way," said ths chltf officer, "and I don't want you to doubt for a moment anything T am about to tell you, and ths records ars on file In Slam to prove it. Ws left Hongkon on June 11 and arrived In Sings pore on the 25th. We did not dock at Singapore, but anchored In the harbor and received re-ceived our cargo from lighters and Junks. We noticed at ths Una that a lot of Government vessels were about, closely scrutinising U ths craft In ths harbor, especially such small vessels and Junks as cam down ths river from Bangkok. Ws of course were Interested In these strange proceedlnc and inquired in-quired what it was all about, and were surprised to learn that King Chulalongkorn's Chulalong-korn's cat was misslnc and that a big reward was offered forher return s.ni ths capture of her abductor "Ths Satsuma was simply overrun with rata at ths tm and ws were on ths Jookout for a good cat, and did not cars a whit whether she belonged to ths sacred or everyday tramp species. It was a little before sundown, and ws were getting ready to sail, when a Junk cams alongside and a' Chinaman sked us if ws wanted a fins cat Ws replied that we did.' and asked him what he , wanted for it. Hs said 60 cents and when ws agreed to ths terms he cllml& on board wjth her. At a glance I saw that It was no ordinary cat, and asked the Chinaman where hs got her. Then b took me aside and asked ms for ths sake of all Chlnee deities to keep quiet. "It was ths King of Slam's caU hs whispered; and it was because ths agents of his Majerty wers putting vp such a relentless chase that hs decided to dlspos of Jier. "About that time a Government craft cam aiotigtdds and asked us where we were going. If replied New York, and sdded that ws had Just srrived from Hongkong. That convinced ths sleuth, who was looking for the cat, that we did not havs bar on board, since it would havs bssa impossible fos us ts get V |