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THE CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The dollar stands to-day et 10%
No casas of Plagen were reported in Hongkong on Friday,
The third International Congress for the History of Religions will be held at Oxford from Sept. 16 to 18.
CHANGES OF FRAUD ALLEGED.
(Wah Tu Yut Pa's Service.):
PERING, August 13. His Excellency, Chan Chib Tung, intends to go to Canton after the Au
B.. Visier, chief officer of the B. S. tam feast day, September 10, to in- Charles Hardouin had to pay a fine of 15 vestigate the alleged charges of fraud at the Magistracy to-day, for assaulting which have been made in connection
with the Canton-Hankow railway. the steward.
King Alienso has signed a decree for the transfer of the rousins of Emilio Castelar, the Republican leader and author, to the Pantheon.
The Countess of Warwick says the
THE SEIZURE OF RIFLES AND AMMUNITION:
PARIS Berlin correspondent of the Standard, at this altitude, owing to the stronger Major GROSS said."Hitherto generate winds and currents which have to be STREET
have used primarily cavalry to ascertain faced. It must also be remembered rise of one-eighth. the position of the enemy and the that new artillery will be invented movements of hostile troops. It is also capable of hitting airships at fur grater well known that at the beginning of a heights than is now possible by which campaign each general sends out they will be placed at another dis-- swarms of spies to report to him what advaninge."
Regarding the speed of airships, movements are made and what form
It is Major Gross remarked:-"The Zeppelin the enemy's plans are assuming. thus obvious that accurate information airship can do 30 miles an hour under regarding the precise movements pressure and the Parseval about 25 the enemy are of supreme miles. The French airships are a trifie importance in deciding the issues more speedy, and the now airship of of military operations. When air the German War Office can sail about shipa can sail safely for long distances, 30 miles an hour, but one must remem they will render invaluable services in ber that the average speed en longer will be much lens. The alone teach us the exact functions of the average speed of the Zeppelin airship airship in watching, hostile forces, but on the trip to Lucerns was barely 20 wo can safely predict to day that offers miles hour. Improvencats in aboard an aerial vessel will be able to motors will enable airships to attain observe the movements of large bodies greater speeds in the comparatively 1112 of hoops as they march through the near future." Major Grossis of opinion never surprise an country; while it will further be possible that airships can
A good re-dollar piece, cuined by toestimate the number of hoops enemy, because the noise of the pro- Conway, Georgia Gulch, Colors, in 1861, conveyed by any given railway by pellers is so considerable that their etched 2049, and a gold ten-dollar piece watching the number of trains despat-upproach would alwaye he noticed be-ained by the Cincinnati Mining and tion with the affair have been
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gardan aty is the first step towards the ides TWO JAPANESE. DISCHARGED. of solving the great and increasing misery
(Wak Ts: Yat Pos Service) of over-crowded cities.
Axoy, August 13.
Messrs Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast, Ireland, have received an order from the Boston United Fruit Company
The two junks loaded with rifles and ammunition, which were asized at the for four steaters, aggregating over 21,000 entrance of Theun Chow, near Amoy, by the Chinese authorities, bave beer tons, for the West Indies fruit tr de,
The number of emigrants who left
not merely improve, but will bring to a sail continuously for 72 hours, but this 196,637 in the corresponding pariod of
exceptionally brilliant point of perfection the observation of would be an
the movements of a bostile force. feat. Other and smaller airships, such Airships will thus lift the veil of secrecy as the Fatseval and that constructed by
or wrock the enemy's aerial scouts."
1907+
The Brussels Chronique, in an article on the question which has arisen concern.
'ng the Anglo-Congo frontier in the Great
taken into the harbour at Amy. Esto Japaness who were arrested in commec-
APPEAL BY DEGRADED OFFICERS.
VICEROY TO INVESTIGATE.
(Wah Tz Yat Po's Service.)
PERLO, Augnet 13. Taking the opportunity of the retire
with which a generals endeavour to Major Gross himself, containing from Lakes region, says that if an agreement is ment of Shun Chun Heun, the late Gooda per Jescric undelivered after this conceal their strategic movements from 3000 to 5000 cubic metres, would be pot reached by diplomatis aeans the con- Viceroy of Kwangtung, the officers who- were degraded by him have jointly the observation of their foes, so that unable to remain in the air longer than tending parties must refer the dispute to
The Hague Tribunal.
appealed to the Beard of Justice, stating each side will spare no efforts to disable, 21 hours.
Major Groes opinee at no one Power Sentence has been delivered at Bielo-that they were wrongfully dismissed,
A Imperial Decree was issued.. Major Cross, discussing the means will be able to retair absolute supremacy stok in the case of the persons accused of be ing concerned in the pogrom, or massacre of which might be employed to destroy in respect of the quality of airships Jows, in 1905. One of the accured was ordering Chau Yan Chun, the present airships which baresa a general by Just as cach Power ascertains to details sentenced to three years' penal servitode,
The Vicemy reports that out of the prouident of from six months to a year. spying on his movements, draws of battleships which other building, and thirteen others received terms, of in Viceroy, to investigate the matter.
several hundred officers who were de- graphic picture of the future warfare in so the Powers will copy one another's Fifteen were acquitted. the clouds with all its attendant horrors, airships. Other Powers copied Eng-
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SATURDAY, August 22:-..
Noon.Meeting of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at the Oily Usil. MaxDay, August 24:---
poa Deck Co., Ed., at Cole Offices.
He says:-"The airships will be unable land's Dreadnoughts without delay, and
A remarkable discovery has been made graded, none have been unjustly
in the famous catacombs of Guanajuato, in dealt with, and only in a few cases,
to carry heavy artillery or guns which similarly, other Powers will copy the Moxien, by two America miners, who the grounds of their abilities along was are really effective weapons. Cartridges first serial Dreadnought so to speak have, it is stated, found a vein of gold and their appeal worth consideration. from rides cannot damage airships if England lagged somewhat in the silver or running through the catacombe. Noon-Meeting of Hongkour & Wham seriously, because the small holes they start, that is no reason why she shouki The demolition of these ancient burial grounds where the mummies are stood up would make in the gas compartments permanently be left behind in the serial in rows in the crypt, is now contemplated. would be insufficient to cause a collapse rare for supremacy. Major Gross de of the envelops The compartments clares that an airship capable of a speed
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could be pierced by many cartridges of thirty miles an hour van solely sail before, the airships would be placed horstwo uit of every three days throughout
..
Pu The Viceroy has also asked that King Fock, a former Magistrate at Namhoi, who has done a large amount of good work in Kwangtung, be released
A contemporary seems to have from banishment and the Throne gm- awarened to the fact, efter many days, that clously has acceeded to this request. Consul General at Hongkong, is a teeto
as fr Amos P. Wilder, the American-
be combat. An airship could be damaged the year. He also emphasised the fact taller, and our statement that he was being but not destroyed by infantry fire; but that we are now witnessing the earliest Manila was inaccurate, but "people whe wined and dined," during his stay in
it would be quite a diferent thing if a beginnings of aerial navigation, so that live in glass houses ought not to "thiow projectile from a heavy gan pierced the gas compartments, causing a big hole,"
No anonymously signed retzmunications that with a corresponding escape of gas. In have already appeared in other papers will be this case the loss of gas would be so inserted.
Orders for cura cvjice of the Eura Mansudden and so extensive that the hould be sent before 11 am on the day after airship would turn turtle and be lost publication. After that hour the supply to with all hands. In view of the fact limited.. Cask 10 ets, Credit 20 cl. per
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THE LATE ME PEROY LANGLEY
The Funeral.
great developments will follow, but he stones, even in Pickwickian sense.
On Thursday afternoon the mortal The Bev. I. Gerahr begs to acknow-remains of the late Mr Percy Langley reiterates that airships can never be employed to transport large bodies of ledge with thanks the following donations were laid to rust at Happy Valley, in the received for the Blind Hore, in its prescut presence of a large number of friends and distress.
$347 acquaintances, amongst those present being Count ZEPPELIN'S Arship has been Donations already acknowledged
10 Mr R. Mitchell, chief manager at Aber Mra Schmidt and daughter wrecked but the disaster will but prove R D.T.
10 deen Dock and Mr W. Wilson, chief
an incentive to further effort and the
Further donations sent to the Rev. 1. manager at Kowloon Dock. Members of Genahr, 22, Bonham Road, will be duly the United Service Lodge of Masons, of Hra of practical development is perhaps acknowledged.
which deceased had been a member for brought all the nearer. If BELLONA
eight years, also attended, as well ar Viscount St. Aldwyn, who was present several members of the Police fores of at Cheltenham College on the occasion of which the late Mr. Langley had formerly Spest: Day, contrated his own hard life been & nombor, including Chief Inspector at Eton with the present privileges of Baker and Chief Detective Inspector Han public school boys, and questioned whe son. A pathetic feature is that deceased'a ther the growth of luxury was no bad widow is now lying dangerously ill in the for boys and young men. Let them take Matilda Hospital. For her much sympathy for inspiration the honesty of purpose which will be extended. bed guided their own distinguished old boy, John Morley, who was a worthy exponent of the Incorruptiblo truth, honesty, and
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Mr Walter Winans has broken the world's, record for shooting at a running deer at the 110 yards range at Bisley.
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The name of the new editor of the justice which enabled England to hold Nineteenth Century and After has not been | India.. sanounced, but the July number containe
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Ofice at 5 Windham Street not later than 11 as possible we shall be faced by the would but forege her sinimas on the in .Th. Next Advertisements should be sent to necessity of fighting them by other air-vention it would be all the happier for aur Office at 8, Queen's Road Central before
ships. Battles between airships will the world, we ungine. 3pm
then cusne. We should first try to rise higher than the hostile airship, in order to drop explosives on it. We may take it for granted that some kind of weapon will be invented, which can fire a new type of projectile, so constructed that on entering the gas compartment it will cause the gas to explode. I conader tint no great technical difficulties would a contribution from Sir James Knowles Lavs to be overcbine to line explosivo son-in-law, Mr Walter Frowin Lurd, who was a frequent contributor in his father-in-
It is reported that the Governor of Kia projectiles having this effect The Inw's lifetime,
chow, Vice Admiral Trappel, intends to victor in this war of airships will be
The latest opiscopal recipient of rosign that post in the autumn, Rear TENNON fly years ago dresired of always the more alert and the more
presentation motor car is the Bishop of Admiral vou Usedom. Chiof Director statiompte were more than occasional. The In question is that there are many commodi golden argosies richly-laden dropping intelligent of the two combatants. The Winchester, to whom a cheque for 2710 the Imperial Shipbuilding Yard as Kiel rosson alleged to be given by the foreigners down to earth in the purple twilight first aim in an aerial engagement will be 3d, contributed from all parts of the and whose appointment will expire during ties on which duty has not been fixed by diocoso, has been forwarded to purchase a the coming autumn, will, it is rumoured, treaty, and therefore they can be admitted after a successful voyage through air to sot the hostile airship on fire.”
motor-car. It is worthy of note that the be sent out as Governor of Kino-chow, as free. Such is the report, which is said tos the practical Teutonic mind of to-day
Bishop in thanking the donom, my no it is. Germany's intention to develop the have been forwarded to Paking, and re- has ordered a crab is entirely of shipbuilding facilities of that Protoctorate. cently a reply has boon sant from the Two:
HOMAZONE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1905.
BATTLES IN THE AIR
On the interesting question as to the 75 cents perdozis hard at work devising an avial tot-height at which airships would be com-
tilla which shall subserve the interests of pulled to operate to escape hostile war. Count ZerPruse, recent ces artillery Major Gross Bud —— We
English construction.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
The centred Board of Customs and also of Revenue at Peking, have been apprised. by certain of the Viceroys throughout Chips that foreign traders are secustrined to take their goods into Chins without paying the usun Customs duties. To what It would appear from the report as if suck extent this is attempted no one can way
Boards to the Viceroy of Canton dealing with the difficulty. What advice has beau Recently Prince Arinagawa proceeded to een is kept secret, but it is said that now In the House of Lords on July 8 then the Tamagawa in a motor car for some regulation ens to be protailgated which the supply of horses for the my in time Prince started to return to Tokyo. Two
I reported from Easebo that the
Bottles charged for at SE20 with bis dirigible balloon as wat the assume that gung, na they exist at Earl of Donoughmere raised the subject of fahing After enjoying good sporty, the which must be played
per dozen and credited in world speculating on, the possibilities prosent, cannot hit an arahip sailing of war, Earl Carrington, President of the and a half hours later, when the car had full on being returned in opening before it in this direction and at 1 height exceeding 5000 feet, so Board of Agriculture, said a cerams of the reached Alagat, the lamp went out and paroh conducted by the naval suthorities
good condition.
the general concensus of opinion seems that airships must
able
to be that the military potentialities will this height to avoid dange
Count
In com
he exploited long before the commercial ZEPPELIN LAS UPTÉE Germany, at any inte, has mis up lis
the Board
drafted proDOBRIS
UWES was under coneldars in trying to light it cas of the atte socidentally dropped a light into the
expicam at once or
and so
and the car.
exceedi
and on the paint sod
the famine, And
Major Gibes the
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