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Show A nrmdnn "VIi ssiij-o In n Kottl. Six j ears ago the Ilrltlsh schooner Klhel injstcrloiHly disappeared en route from Uoinbay to Port Said. Her owners, Haikfoot iv. Co., of the bitter port, gave her up for lost, nud since that time until last month her fate remained re-mained u mjstrrj to the vvoilil. It was an euiptj and tightly roikcd wine bottle that brought the stoij of her fate nnd that of Captain Lie and his crew to land. The bottle was discovered dis-covered by Captain Lombaid on the beach of the island ot Pukave situated lu the South bens, aud the nolo It contained con-tained reads as follows: "Will the Under of this Inform Messrs. Haikfoot .v. Co, of Port Said, that their schooner, Lthel, foundered about 1000 miles fiom Hombiiy? This note Is written b.v the sol" smv Ivors, Captain Lee and Seaman Thomas, who aru In their last holies, 'Signed ' .1. T. Lee, .Tanuaiy lit) or 27, 1S07. '-Manila Cublcucws. |