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Show o. Stork Beats Steamer; Babe Born Britisher Desirous of having his son and heir born in the United Slates. Ng Hung Let. Chinese merchant of Elko, Nev.. offered Captain Henry Kings-ley Kings-ley of the China mail steamer Nile, a bonus of $2000 If the captain could bring his ship into Ban Francisco ba before tho arrival of the stork, at ording to passengers on the Nile, who passed through Ogden yesterday Ng. his wife and his ten-day old ion arrived In San Francisco Sunday. Th captain lost the $2000 bonus and Ng Jr. Is a British subject The Nile, though operated by an American firm, is British ownrd and Is luted in the British registry. The child was christened Ng Georg.-Nile Georg.-Nile and Is now being cured for In San Francisco. |