TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1908,
TELEGRAPHIC CODES.
A
THE LISBON CONFERENCE.
· (Excluirs Service, Supplied by Beuter. via Bombay)
LONDON, June 6.
SEA
TRAGEDY.
THE STEAMER POWAN WEECKED.
REPORTED GREÄT LOSS OF LIFE.
Vessel Sinks Rapidly,
The Telegraph Conference now sit- This morning the rumour began to cir- ting at Lisbon has decided to maintaizculate that there had been a turrible shipwreck attended by much loss of life.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Buggosted however that there were not so many drowned aan first reported.
SPORTING:
AMOY NOTES.
(From Our Correspondent.)
Anor, Jund 4.
A OROUGHT THREATENED,
SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Our Correspondent.)
Eussures, May 1.
The "Glasgow Herald" had a leader on
the proposal to establish a University at
OIL PAINTINGS
SCENES OF
Hongkong. It said that the University SCOTLAND
and contubate to the healthy develop. ment of a very interesting Crown Culony,
Chief officer Brown of the Powan; who; yas standing by. on a laul, came on board the Stanley and made a report to Larutoanet Beckwith. There was acting in this report which brings out wuy fresh So far this year we have not had our facts or throws more light on the disaster.usual amount of rain, and unless it comes soon, the Southem part of the Fakien province will suffer serious hardship. Not only are the wells and ponde nearly dried and went on,Fromone point of view,, up, but oven fields that have been planted Sir Frederick's proposal is merely the ap- out with rice are becoming parched for plication of modern ideas to commerce and
crop. This a terrible calamity for the is beginning to do, that the practical affairs want of water, so that it is feared that large indu try. He recognisa, no doubt, na areas of lowlying land will yield no first Germany has long done, and as this country farmers as the price of rice ie already very of life admit of being guided by exhot very little rise is now being imported so all classes will be injuriously affected by the lack of rain. The weather has changed several times, becoming cloudy and like rain, but the amount that has fallen has not been enough to do much good. Since
the existing regulations regarding code As is gonerally the ease the rumor did words and to appoint a Board of Control not or in the direction of under-stimating to which endes may be submitted for the loss of life and property. Unfortunate boilers and saw the water was rising higher than Singapore. Ab two hundred 1-high, and going all the time. Moreover, knowledge and it may be assumed that
-approval.
Each Administration, however, may refuse or accept words which have been recognised by the Doard of Control,
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(Bobusier Service, Supplied in Boutei
by another knock. The engines jutred heavily, as though the propeller bindes had core into contact with a rock, and then they began to race, as if the blades had been in off. The ship at one want down hy the head, and I looked under the ly, however, the rumour was partially based rapidly. I went round to start the pump upon fret. The old favourite, the Powan, and came back again to the engines, and one of the most popular of the Hongkong, noticed that the water was then shout Canto and Macao 6.4. Company's boots halfway up to the furnaces. It was poun ans wrecked last night off Laulan ining in fast and when it reached the engine most strange circumstances. As the platforma I left for the dock, as the boat wreck occurred in British waters there was the sinking fast. will no doubt be an inquiry and we do not therefore desire to anticipate this in any way. It is our desire only to tell romlors the facts which have come into our possession.
"How did the Chiness behave?" Mr Robson was asked.
"Some of then shouted and yelled terribly," he replied, "and it was a hard job to get them quiet."
"Within ten minutes of the striking of the ship," continued Mr Robson, the top
The Empire Rifle Match.
Shooting Contest was 758, being well above Kuala Lumpa's score in the Empire Rife Hongkong and renang and six points yards the total was 255, at 500 i was 202 and at 600 fan to 241. The highest individual score was 101 and the lowest 68. WU TING FANG EXPECTS TO
LIVE TO BE 200.
not the older but the newer colleges will
be taken as the models for Hongkong University. The Governor is reported to have proclaimed the ambition of making the Colony the Oxford and Cambridge of the East. But it is practically certain that
BY
and
IRELAND
GLENDENNING,
de BREANSKİ.
DOLLMANN.
AN EXHIBITION BY
writing scute heavy zain has fallein, and we he chose these names far their dignity The ARTISTS' Ld.,
THE TYPHOON SEASON,"
Speaking in New York recently Ware all hoping for more. Ting Fang said he was especially interested in the Confucian Church for the Chines in this city, but inforped all those proacut, especially the ministers, that they need not be alarmed, for they would be permitt
of the boilers were covered with water,od to poup into the temple without feeling but there was no explosion, and inside that they find to be converted.
He declar.
OF
LONDON,
in the Show Rooms of
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COMPANY, LTD.
and not un account of the kind of education they represent. The University of Birm- The first telegras re a typhoon southinghsia, which has a Faculty of Arts where the culture studies find a place, hut which The Powan, under, the command of
went up on the fagoteff last week, and wo Captain Binck, assisted by two European
rather hoped it would come near enough to prerides in the Felty of Science for the no, it followed the more usual course, and ssses Faculty of Commeres, is more! deck officers and two European engineurs,
give us some of the much acoded rain, but application of science to industries, and likely to suggest the kind of institution left Hongkong last night on her usual run via Bumbay)
to Danton. When she was making for twenty minutes the ship had settled down. Iod that whilo Confucionisa Vas preached rocurved to the East of Formosa, as 80
many typhons did last year. We therefore, itable to Hongkong. But while Sir Loxton, Jane &. Gapsinum a thick main squall swept over | Mort of the Chinese passagers who were † the Chinese never-used force, nor did they had two days of pleasant beat, instead Federick has in mind the disadvantages of Following are the results of the
the locality. There was an exceptionally sared were taken off the ship on the life.send battleships to compel others, to emof the two days, of heavy rain that we a modern Univarity as ★ place of training strong ebbtide running and this carried saving rafts, ar were picked up in the brace their religing.
wanted. We do not wish for the centre of for these to be engaged in commerce and County Competition to date.
the doomed stommer over towards Landau, water. The Chief Engineer, Mr E. E.
Spanking of his conversion to a new diet,
typhoon tu pass close to us, but we industry, he is so fully alive to the great Surrey lofeated Somerset at the Oval But no fear of aendent prevailed until Rodrigues, had a very narrow escape from he said he hardly consideral himself a
suddenly the steamer struck heavily on a drowning. After I had clambered on to ong vegetarinn, but rather a salutarian for cannot deny that for one to come nigh importance of having in the Island itself s enough to give us refreshing showers is at Place for the promotion of studias essential to a civilised commanity, though not by an innings and 201 runs.
rock. The Captain at once realised that of the rafts I looked round and saw him longer ate flesh.
times most desirable.
directly related to money getting. At the Powan could not doat for long co he struggling to the water, holding on to an
present, numbers of wealthy Chimera aland- Tents seek their education in Japan, shire by an innings and eighteen ruas,
before he could navigate her into shallow could and just succeeded in seizing hold of him. He was very much exhausted and it
Ameries, Grost Britain, or the Continont In the match as Wercosier between water the steamer sank by the bow.
and while it is desirable that they should As to the loss of life reports vary.
was hard work to pull him out of the
see something of other countries, and the Leather Market-Fair will be held in Worcestershire and Yorkshire the latter Officially it was given out at a fow-water on to the raft, as he is a heavy man,
opportunities they afford, it would be Chicago from August 28th to September 2, unofficially the number of drowned-wis
the Colony to be won by 19 runs.
and it was also a job to get the Chinese on
A great gain to placed at 70 or 80, but how this total the raft to lend me any assistance.
able to offer indvanced teaching to all 1908. The address of the management is Middlesex defeated Gloucester-hire at arrived at comet be said. No doubt
its people. The mero oral influ. 104, Lake Street, Chicago, for the be Lord's by three.wickels.
proper investigations will reveal the loss Finally, we sitoceded in getting hin sa
once of a University would count for nofit of any Hongkong parties interested to be snall, though rumour has it that board; but he was so done up that when
something Doubtless also, provision in leather working machinery and sodes Playing at Cambridge the Sussex many women went down cooped in the the launch picked us up he had to be lifted
could be made for something like a Faculty aories, shoes and allied articles. of Education, and this would bave the team beat the Eniversity by nice twean docks of the vessel. No Europeans on board by means of a cops."
were lost, though there were one on two wickets.
Ho added that hu expected to live to he
Playing at Catford Kent Leat Perendeavoured to beach her. Unfortunately awning spor. I reached over as far as two hundred years old, and as he wished
FREUTER'S SERVICE.]
A NEW APPOINTMENT.
Logo, June 6, Sir Walter Hillier has been appointed by China, adviser to the Chinese Gor- ecrmont. Nothing is known in Londen
narrow escapOR.
Those who were on the steamer deckare that the foundering of the boat was ao sudden that the vessel, had disappeared before they realised what had occurred.
The l'own carried six life-bonts but it would appear that they were not utilised, them being no time to swing them out. Fortnantely, however, big stean lurch was in the vicinity and it imediately
of the purpose of the appointment, or begin the work of rosené. Later ofter, the chiraeter of the functions to be venis aired. performed.
H
CONSPIRACY IN MON-
TENEGRO.
LONDON, June 6.
Strikes on a Rock.
When the Powan leit der wharf at bine o'clock for Canton Rio Captain wás on the i bridge and took the vessel down the bar-
A trial is proceeding at Cettinge of a bour. The night was dark and ralu squila number of persons charged with con-swept across the hartus intermittently
All went well until close upon ten o'clock
to have all the members of the Lotos' Club bour bin company he thought they would do well to accept his dietetic advice.
ACCIDENT TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
1
Thrown into a Creek,
+
Washington. Juns &. --The President of
the United States had a very narrow escape
Mr Rodrigues was also seen by à repre- suntative of the CNA MAIL, and he bore from drowning to day. As he was taking traces of the danger through which he had one of his usual cross-country-rides on his passed. He was limping somewhat pain-favourite forse le cantered along the bank fully, haring injured his leg in some man of a creek. His horse slipped and he was nor. When asked for a statement, he than down the bank into the water. He replied:--I don't know anything about was badly bruised and was rescued from
drowning by strenuous afforts. it. We struck up a rock at the entrance of Capada, and ther. I went below, re- I commenced maining there till the last.
to make my way to the deck but found myself in die water and was pulled out
He is unw receiving thousands of messages of congratulation and his popularity was over better attested than by the hearty words telegraphed and called to him.
_TNK DRAGON BOAT FÉSTIVAL. This popular Festival was celebrated in Amoy much as asual, but with perhaps somewhat less furore than in some pre- vious years. The Customs only get one day's holiday, but the racing goes on for two or three-days among the Chinese boatinam, and the races are watched by admiring crowds of Chinese sightseers Great numbers of women and childier, dressed up in the very brightest ef raiment, as well as men, line the hill sides fronting the harbour, every point of warlage being occupied for hemrs. ·
THE PLACHE.
While Awuy itself is fairly tree from plague tiris year, many districts inland are suffering severely, especially the big city of Chang Chow, whevi large numbers have died. In sens enses three-fourths of a horse hold have died: Indeed, I heard of one case where no less than 10 out of 13 people from one house died. What is most strange is
one village and decimates the population, while in neighbouring village perhaps, there are only two or three cases. Other serious epidemies with high fever, an simulating plague, yet different many respects, are spoken of in sorae parts, and almost as sider in onset, and as fatal in effects. Truly, one of the grant needs of China is cleanliness, and until the people gain a sleazer ides of the pannint. vabits
just in time. The Chinese behaved very INCENDIARY INDIAN PAPERS. the way in which the dread disease enters nicely-elerymu behare very nicely-and the discipline was excelleri."
:
The Steamer.
The Powan is an iron screw river stemmer of 2330 tons gross. She was built to the order of the Hengkang, Canton and Mhero Steamboat Company in 1878, by Moss A
A Characteristic Article. For morbid imaginations of the most fertile description writers in the Bengali aswspapers are known to be unsurpassed, but it is not every day that one can come across an article of their production quite aromittiteful, and depressing in bonz 38
COMMERCIAL
The Third Annual National Shoe and
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best possible elect on the whole teaching. The "Hoshi Shimbun" is responsible system: It is noteworthy that the found for the statement that the British Am- tion of the fund cry tas been laid by baasador in Tokyo has recommended that Parace, who, it is to be hoped, typifies British owners of trade-marks registered in. characters Toroke Skobya (registered that co-operation of all the moos which is Japan should add to the device the desirable and necessary, and which might trade-mark.) If this were dous it is be still further promoted by the common pointed out, all possibility of violating a trado mank under pretence of ignorance interests a University would create."
would be removǝd.
Mr Stewart Clark, of Dundas Castle, Linlithgow, of the two great thread firms of the Clarks at the Conts of Paisley, has left personal estate of the value of twe millions. His brother John, who died it 1864, loft ver-half a million; and his second brother, William, who died in 1902 over a millicu.
On the recommendation of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, Dr Chen Chin-to a well-known mathematician, who was optimas at the Palace examinations of 1906, has been appointed Dingotor- General of the National, or Ta-Teing Bank, which is designed in coures of time to stand to China on the same basis as the Bark of England does to Great Britain and the Bank of Francs to France.
spiracy to assassinate Prince Nicholas when the vessel struck a rock close to stephen and Sous, at Glasgow. Stay has that which appeared in the "Amrita Hazar of this vixtac, they einnot,hope to escape Carmichael, Bart., of Skirling, whe has of your family his an attack of dulio”er"
of Greecs by means of bombs. A witness Lantar Isinul, at the southern entrance to the ducks and her dimensions are:-Length named Naaties caused a sensation by the Capsinuun pass
Patrika" says the "Pioneer Mail." We these devastating epidemies. for two or three 930-3 feet; breadth 34 fect; and depth 12-9 quite conceive that its heading, "Threntes. }-
conspiders we made in the Servian within twenty minutes of the time of Messrs. Howden and Co., of Glasgow. arzena by order of the Crown Prince impact had settled down.
of Servia, but this is emphatically
The soens which followed the striking of denied at Belgrade,
the resel is variously described. From one. source it is stated that the Chinese on board The Sarvian Minister is quitting there were 171 x 181 passengers
Montenegro.
rated adnably, that there was no panic, but that perfect discipline was maintained;" while from another source it is alleged that the Chinese were very much excited and ried out for help frantically. Immediste-
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During the Kizendine election, MA LONG FELT WANT
It is understood that the Marquis of Tullibardise, at present Grand Mastor De pute, will be the new Grand Master of
BE ON THE SAFE BIDE. Scottish Freemasonry, on the retirementYOUR physician sy be busy or out of from the chair of Sir Thomas D. Gibson
_town just at the time erine member
diarrhoop. Buch easel frequently prove` been sopointed Governor of Victori.
fatal before a, doctor, ein be en moned or This week's obituary includes the names medicine procured. No physician can pre- affirming that the bombs used by the successive bumps the vessel slipped off and feet. Her engines were constructed by law an ejaculation of thankfulness from the Kalangsu Cricket Ground on Saturday | Biblical Criticism in Edių:burgh University, has been in use fer merò than a third of od extinction of tho Bengali Ence," might | A copilul cricket match was played on of the Rev. Dr Charteris, Professor of scribe a better medicine inan Chanterisin's
Colle, Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy. It- The Powan has been mouing between many worthy people if it appeared in some hast during the hours of 3 ant 6.30, bo-fontider of the Church of Scotland Guilds; a century and has never been known to fail hore and Canton for over 30 years and this more reliable quarter. The following are tween a team from the S.S. Gwalior and the and Dr Charles E. Underhill, President For sale by all chemists and storekeepers. is said to be her first sccident. Unter for extracts from the gushing streau of Anny Club Both sides had an innings, of the Royal College of Physicians taately it looks as if it will also be her loquence the article comprises: Exces Amoy winning by five wickets. I append Edinburgh. 1st.
sive poverty and vious kinds of deadly the scores obtivimed." diseases, particulary anduria and cholers, have beonate the bane of the Bengal Iteid, a. Joseland... people. They are dying like Heas, and Misney, c. Joseland the once lovely and Aourishing villages Blackburn, b. Wylly
Donaldson, Joseland of Benged hare now become dreary and Christianson, b. Wylly ly after striking the vessel sppears to have
faw cheerless Jones, . Howard... It seemed hard this morning to be desolate, composed of a slipped off the rock and begin to settle down Lere that the sun-kissed waters of the homestead cottages overgrown with Pike, 1. w. Joseland by the head, the water rushing in agidly. Lase at Capsiraus could have within mais vegetation all around, whore either Doyland, Welty
Newlaudis, b. of the six lifeboats only one appears to then the shattered wreck of what was helpless widows and orphans, or emaciated Perry, b. Howat in this saction. The river is very Jow, have been launched, though the life-saving
yesterday a fire stasier. That is, a repro-parents with skeleton-like children ng Ramade, not out the folds drying up, and the mentais rats were lowered and large number of pentative of the CRISA MAI, who was their miserable existence in the midst Be becoming "brown and sear. Even persons were saved thereby. Forlagdely
erou at mid Leg-Byes. ... Indeed if the present state Assistant Harbour Master to necdupany day. though there may be immediate rains, as for those who tonna themselves in the privileged by Lieutenant Beckwith, N., of jackals which bowl it now indientos, the rice fields could not rafts and in the boat, several steamers and him in the Government steamier Stanley on of things is allowed to continue, our village be revived in unny cases. The Mandarin steam Launches eine to their assistance visit of investigation, found it almost population like the original infultants Wallace, in this city has forbidden the people to kill, and pirked them up.
British dominione is bound to be a thing of Fletcher, The steam hunch Kum Shan was the possible to believe that a tragedy had of Australin and other parts of the Wylly any hogs or fish until the gods let up ca
the past in, say, 50 years. This will be Howard, fint to reach any of the survivors aud
greater blow to the English ruler than Joscland, (Ewart) e.
NORTH RIVER NEWS,
(From Our Corre=pondent.} YING-TAK. North River, June 2.
The long drought exitina's unbated
For many years the like has not been seen
the people, and see fit to send the needled
Steamer Broken Up.
taken place.
Nearing Lantao, however, there were
all sorts bestrewed the waters. Bere’L
Barton,
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7 Gamine had a dispute with a local politi- cinn over the interpretation of the English Small Landbolders Bill. The roter de- 1clared his readings to haet bis opinion
3
4G with a bet. Mr Gonmell said he would
but a rota, and this was promptly accept-
SUPPLIED.
Oed. On a reference to authorities, M WATKINS'
o Gammell was found to be in the right, and
2 the Liberal much against bis will, had se
1 register his vote for the Unionists. The
5 pooram has had a sul time of it since
7 then at the hands of his friends, and mys that it was the first time he ever made i 126 bet, and it wilt be the last.
1
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A bit of the vernacular will be none 16 amis after i spate of heary politics, and 49 the following is from the Glow News -
• THE AMOY CLUB.
b.
1.
Doyd Pike
t.
Mosney.
32
Doyd
50
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rain. The writer doce not rentember sveh picked up the life-lost in which was THE vidonces to enforce belief. Wreckage to the people of India, for no stated Moorhend, did not hat
restrictions sinas coming to China.
wrock itsulf.
Six wickets for...
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than is usual. The lawn looks very
compradore of the Powan, as well as a The San Cheong, The milroad surveying party has passed nainber of others. this city on the way to Shiukwa. The wongtung and Kiuslan also rendered deck chair, there a tattered fragment of above if the latter were to disappear, who Ollis, not out....
who will grow the raw material for thean,Thatcher, did not but
Byes...... party is now some ten railes abire here great nasistance, Captain Branch of thealing. The Stanley made first of all for will find money for their luxurious living, Rankin, did not bat completing the survey. Bead-sury shinshan standing by and sending the news what appeared to be the wreck. This and who, again, will buy their manufac
was the superstructure, which apparentlytures? Uncultivated land, whitened by Wides Mr D. S. Williams, tell me that, they of the calamity into Hongkong. Later ou broke away when the vessel struck, and wountain loads of liuman boues, will yield erpoet to mach Shinkin in about four Captain Imes, Marine Superintendent for hal bera towed some half a mile from the neither venus or row materials. English months. From this place they will giro Messes Batterfield and Swire, and Captain
Tennis Handicaps are all the rage just people faint away at the prospect of losing hably run some branch lines egnfecting W. E. Clarke, Secretary of the Honkong Shinkwan with a number of counnerend Canton and Macpa Steombast Company, We were informed that one wody, that their Indian Empire. But their glow, a mixed doubles is being fought at canree. The most important branch will visited the coane, and the Suinn, another of one of the stoner's "boys" bad bean eusny is not is not bomb nor dynamite, prosent, and in the absence of rain, much be the one corectiey the said city with of the Company's bonts, also wont recovered. As an evidence of the extreme but famine and pastilence. Yot they are more annis kas bean possible this spring Wuchow. They are hoping to open up across, but then it was too late to be of rapidity with which the Fewan must have doing nothing to arrest the progress of the parched, And will benefit by a rest, when- the coal fields that are situated near the any use, for by the time the Sai-an rorched sunk it must be noted that the life boat latto","
ever the rains do come.
SHIPPING. city. There are a number of promising the sunken vesso more than four hours were still fixed to the superstructure. con beds up this river which will be had elapsed since the occurrence.
Divas were employed during the day tó
THE THUNDERER. Jeveloped as soon as proper facilities for As to the actual loss of life no delocsto the wreck but this had not been transportation can be fuel. This Company knite information is to hand. Thero effected up to noon, although the general
The now company which is to carry of is expecting to look into the sitration as
about fifty wouldn Passengers position was betrayed by the constant rise and develop The Times has been regie soon as they ca
on board when the Powan left Hongkong, of oil, of which apparently the Parsh tered under the title of The Times
Publishing Company, Limited." The no- Though the new Anodari s been there were no tropean passen.ouried a large quantity.
minal capital is £750,000, but the articles active in bobcating thieves, yet therum.
All the European members of Sering the place in daylight it was hard of association provide that there will be.ne
Daring the last week of May, 20,104 ber is on the increase. From every eaction the crew have baon saved, but some, if not to understand how the accident could have initial public sesue. Ordinary shares y puls of Rice: 20,225 ple of beans and there to reports of increased robberyl, of the Chinese firemen are said to be occurred. The Pureti, judging from the not be transferred, except Those raids sometimes bring on conflicts with the people, get the thieves usually win. Recently as many as one hundred aon were held up near Taichin in the afternoon.
Rev, B. P. Rosch and family accom
more
gers.
among the missing.
2
The Engineers' Experience.
The last week was a busy who for ship- ping, no less than 12 steamers bring in!
AULD BOS.
Wi' tentie c's on man an' herety.
Uct ore the yett nuld Rob was hingin', [The win' blew dourly frae the east,
But ne'ertheless the curle was singin':
Quo' I, "It needs a zho'er o' rain,"
"No, no," quo' Rob, the deils grain,
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TRAVELLER'S STORY..
On the 9th at 1.30 p.-The barometer The Shadow Between, by S. R. Hocking has risen at Wladivostok and in E. The Heart of a Child, by Frank Daniel' Japan, and fallen elsewhere, particularly The Half Smart Set, by Florence Wanden. Come and Find Me, by Elizabeth Robins 07er Northern and Central China,
A shallow depression is lying over N.E. Lee Noo, by Chire Da Pralz depan, and another depression is devolop The Odd Trick, by Alice Mand Meadows. A Poppy Show, by H.B. Marriott-Watum Pressure in highest over the Pacific in The Speculator, by the Author of the Bout
Market this neighbourhood of the Bonins.
Freshi S. to S. W. winds may be exported in the Fermosa Chaunel shd the N part of the Chink Ses,
Telegraphic vomatinkation between the
a near relative of the transferor in to my other member beancake: 9900 pls of whoat and 8206 pleing over the Yangtza valley. reports of the Europeans who escaped, holding ordinary shares, as long as a meu of flour entered the port. was caught in a thick min squall just bar holding ordinary shares is willing to before the Meawan Telsin light was purchase the same at a price provisionally sighted. She was then driven on to Arranged by the translator will sex per
is to be R sou willing to gruzchace. Mr John Robson, Second Engineer, was the Finsanya Rock. The Captain, it is fundamental principle of the company that "The Times Dewspaper shall, a far as
Hongkong Rainfall for the 34 hours end on watch below at the time of the stated, realised that the steamer could the eficienty, reputation, and chance of is the commercial travalier who finds Observatory and Hongkong is interrupted.
font long, determined to beach possible, he maintained at the present high the many changes of climate and watering at 10a.m. to-day, 219 inches... courrence and he gave the follow-not ing graphic necpurt of the wreck. her and who onderouring to do this standart, and that on all existing political crying. Mr Chas G. Chapman, who represorecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
to-morrow. "The test thing I knew, he said to a when the foundered. This was in about questions the dependent attitude of the penis large Brisbane concem, had been troubled for pasta with chronic diarrhoea.
FORECAST DISTRICT. On one of his tripa a fellow traveller recom- representative of the CHA MA, was fathoms of water at a polat about six paper sill be maintained as heretolazo.***
1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood: 8. to merced Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and ends, fresh, atually, showery -CHAMBERLAINS COLIC, CHOLERA that the telegraph Tang down half- cables length North West of the bay to
Diarrhoes Ramedy, and this is what he says
2-Formosa Channel: Same as No. 1 AND DIARRHOEA, REMEDY. spoed" at about 9.50, followed alouet in which the superstructure has been towed,
of procured a botila sai experienced 3--Suuth coast of China between Hog Conflicting reports are still being given. the Chamber Before THIS remedy has been in use for over mediately afterwards by slow." I at
great relief after taking a few dusén." Botors kong sad Lamooks: Same as No.1,
panied by Miss Pemle Harrison left this piano yesterday for Macao where they will spend the suminės.
SPRAINS QUIDELY CURED.
Te thirty years and has proved belf to toaded to the orders at: nord aut then, 1 in comic to the lot of life. Quendust by BATH. Le ports freely with the them be the most successful remedy yet discoverheard a knock, felt the vessel tremble, reporter the men ongnged state that they absolate rest, and quick dure is certain havo not bead troubled since. This famedy nd for bowel complaints It never fails, Hold by all shemists and storaksapers. then there was a gmting sound, followed know nothing definite on this point. It is For sale by all chemlate ard wtorekeepers,
4South coast of China between Hong
is for sale by all chemists and storekseparskorg and Hainan: Same as No. 1
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