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THE CHINA MAIL.
Tho death in aunounced of Rt. Hon.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Today's quotation for Para rubber, only would skilled attention to the por Mam Varson and Sinyth is Da needs of this important waterway prevent the all too constant over-r. flowing of its banks, with tho con- sequent ondangering of the life and In honour of the rist of Prince property of villagers, but the quicker Chalabong of Sinin the British cruisers transit possible would bring untold part dressed ship to-day.
advantages. It is interesting to re-call
|
R. Buchaunt, P.C., formerly. Under Becretary for Indin.
in
THE ASIA DISASTER.
PARTICULARS OF THE
VAN MISHAP.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 191F
ALLEGED ASSAULT ON THE
S.S. JAPAN.”
A native war on the below deck; on the
[Comment.] GERMAN NAVAL
PROGRESS.
ARMAMENT FOR SUB-
MARINES.
suddenly wat upon by fire oris man who Japan on Thesday when lie was were on the bast, whether for spite or robbery it is not known. The asailants endeavoured to wrench a gold ring from
(Reuter's Service to the China Kar) his finger while ono stabbed him in the
LONDON, April 26. shoulder and badly knocked him about before he could be rescued. Firo of the The Evening Nece says that it has men got away and one was arrested. When the best nuthority for stating that a ho appeared before Mr. J. R.Wood as the number of, German aubinarines are Magisime this morning, the case was being built to carry, in addition to remanded.
torpedo-tubes, and 4.4 quick-firing gan,
Dealing with Chinese Pirates. With the arrival in port of the America Mrru sonso further details of the disaster to the fontier Asialavo been scour ed. These show, we neums, of the vossal struck the rock in a demag fog, the time of the disaster being about 6.30 .. on Sunday. It was not first reported that tho America Mari was bringing down a number of pastongars and some of the crew but this is not so, as all the people taken of the stranded vessel were sunt on to Shang- had by the Chaodlung, Wo regret to say that one of the European members of the Asia's trow, a wateraan, is missing,. but beyond him every body has been saved. For the third day in succession a case The vessel was still holding on to the rocks of plagne has been notified in the Colony. when the America Maru loft, and there The occurance is at No. 5, Centre Street, rure hopes of at last solving the first floor, and the subject, a Chinese, Jansenrgo in the fore part of the ship, though Chinese pimtea had begun to devote their
LESIONED attentions to the wrecked steamer.
Gunger H. Bolton of No. 1 Company Intervieval this morning, Capt. A. O. REV.A. is permitted to resign with Bevens, of the America Maru, gars an effect from this date.
teresting story of what he know of the
d'ou.
A sortence of seven days' imprison mont masimposed on a native by Mr E. Hallifax at the Magistracy, this morning, for bounding in a disorderly manner in Ladder-Strect
We draw the attention of Hongkong Freemasons to an advertisement blanthera in connection with au addreas which is to be presented to H:31. the King on the occasion of his Coronition.
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"VOLUNTEER NOTES.
RIFLE AND EQUIPMENT,' /
Several rifles and sets of equipment hare not yet be returned to Headquarters. embers in possession of rides, etc., aro requested to return them for the annual
examination at once".
* STRUCK OFF..
THE MOROCCAN SITUATION.
SAFETY OF EUROPEANS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, April 26- The British Legation at Tangierdas received advices from Fez, dated the 20th inst, stating that the Uledjams Road is now open and the Consuls had therefore decided to send away tkoss Europeans wishing to leave...
MILITARY CON- TRIBUTIONS.
Gummer 0; R. Lyson of Dio 3 Company affair. He stated that after having Slung-ILK.T.A is permitted to rosign so leaking hi be experienced very thick fog and when the Colony with effect from the 9th May. off Saddle Ininad he picked up two wireless mesanges from the Asia. The first was at Private H. Backhouse of the Infantry 8.30a.m. on Sunday stating that she had Company having left the Colony is struck. ashore on Finger Rock, and the other off the strength of the Corps with effect three hours later following up the from the 19th April,
AN ERAVE. previous message with a few details. Realising the pore posaiti Captain the G. Wood of the Infantry so of the sution Opt Stevens Company is grantediate of absence for 8 decided, in spite of the fog, to go full speed months with effect from the 18th April.
lead, taking for Finger Rock. To the Lieut. H. W. Slade, of the Scouts Com-Position of the Eastern Colonies. accompaniment of blasts from her pany, is granted leave of absence for F
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.) shrieking syren, the America Maru plunged months with effect from the 14th April.
awards at 154 knots an laer, the course Private E. P. H. Lang, of the Scouts
LONDON, April 25, being followed by dead reckoning and Company, is granted leave of absence for 12 | sounding. When.Capt. Stevens thought ho months with affect from the 18th April.
was somewhere in the vicinity of Funger Rock ho anchored. They all he could de
QUESTION RAISED IN THEI COMMONS.
in passing that when the last reboilion Tokyo will very likely have anther broke out at Kwei-lin it took the alectric light coniany, there having been
several applications for charters. native troops soine three weeks to arrive at the scene of the disturbance,-
Ti International Steamship Come whereas had the river teenspanies'. Conference hold at Cologna, has anvigable as it might well be they decided to raise the mto of freight on cargo could have been there withinn couple to Japan and China to s. 6d. per ton. of days or so, Then again, Facilities which coull be secured for the transport of minerals and the encoumgement to mining enterprise generally would justify this question being thoroughly gone into, more especially as railways are quite but of the question in many places uniform depth of some three feet would be quite sufficient for the purposes of launch traffic, and were nothing further than this long-the gain would be immense. In most of the rivers of South China and Tonkin the depth of water in winter is quite insufficient for the purposes
The three newly-arrived submarines, of navigation, while, on the other one torpedo-boat destroyer and H. M.
and, in summer months the velocity Flora were seen leaving the harbour this morning. The Flor weet eastwards and ont-thut the course, of the the that direction navigable channel is constantly shift. The sulmurines and destroyer returned ing, the banka are frequently washed later. - away, and the silt which gathers in
Under the advice of her medical advisors the centre of the river often prevents in England Her Excellency Lady McCallum
Privato E. W. Carpenter of the Scouts contributions paid by the Eastern Crown. even the smallest bonts from using will not return to Ceylon to take part in what should be and could easily be the lossl Coronation festivities. The was to wait for the conditions to improre. Company is granted leave of sheence for 12 Colonies were regulated solely in made, a constantly navigable-strain Secretary of State for the Colonies has On the Monday morning the fog. lifted, mouths with effect from the 24th April. regard to inmediate local requirements been pleased to grant leave of absence to and it was then discovered that the Gunner A..H. Carroll of Not Company as to military garrisions, or whether in Things work slowly in the Middle His Excellency the Governor from June steamer was some three miles off the H.K.V.A. la granted leave of absence for the case of Ceylon these were greatly Kingdom, and, of course, many a long 29th, and he will proceed to England by dread rock Slowly proceeding, Capt.& months with effect from the 18th-April. minimised by the neares of the Stevens drow in to within Private A. V. Mook of the Scouts, Com-Colony to fadia, and the security year will pass ere anything like a tithe the Orontes on that date.
juarter of A milo of the rock and pany is granted leave of absence for staforded by the garrisons at Hongkong of the desired improvements of China's
and Singapore. will be actually effected. WD, Tomer and Co general managers in then a signal was received, from the weeks with effect from the 24th April. waterways
Hongkong of the Equitable Life Assurance Chaoshing stating that all the passengers There is, we fear, little hope that the Society of the United States, to state that of the Au had been taken of and were work will be undertaken on any they are received telegraphic information safely aboard. The Captain, hoyover, add- SOLDIER DROWNED IN NAVAL rating the contribution by Ceylon na extensive or uniform scale by the that, Mr Wm. A. Day, New-York, vice-od that six of the crew were missing.
as a purely military contribution, 20 Not long afterwards a must exciting in Imperial Government, but it is president of thio Society, has been appointed
A regrettablo drowning accident occurred putting Ceylon on a similar footing to drow up to the America Maru and in the this morning, when Sapper Fielding, other Eastern Crown Colonies. surely a matter which comes within president in succession to the late Mr.sident occurred. A junk palled by natives the scope of the Provincial nuthorities. Paul Morten.
bow of flie craft. Mr Cuzuns, the fist engineer of the Royal Engineers, met his death in Thirdly, whether the Government Viewed in this way, the outlook in
News has reached Calcutta of a terrible of the Asia, was seen standing with a cocked the Naval Camber. It appears that he would consider the question of securing went în to swim but having once dived into some financial co-operation by the South China is fairly encourging tragedy in the Abor country on the Asan revolver pointing to the astives in charge the water he did not rise again and was Federated Malay States
seen that drowned.It does not appear to be at all just now, for the new VICEnor of frontier. The political officer, Mr Noel of the junk. It wan sion
The Rt. Hon. Mr.. L. V. Harcourt,... CANTON is keenly interested in this Williamson, Dr. Gregorson, am fifty something was the matter, and it clear whether he was sccompanied by a subject, and during his term of office coolies, who ascunded the river unarmed came known that Mr Cezers and four comrade or not, for some time afterwards Secretary of State for the Colonier, others of the crew, who had he floating on a friendly mission, were sat upon by about all night in an oarless hat, were another soldier also went for a swing and replied that under the arrangement a great deal may be done towards Aber Cnly two coalies, who brought taken off by the juuks but that, when once in eising le atruck his head Against some which has been in force about fifteen improving the waterways of Kwang- the news to Debrugarh, escaped death, aboard, the Chinese had refusal to take thing and patting tialand nut to feel what years the maximum limit of military tung, especially in the matter of The details of the unencre are unknown, them where they doozed to desirer it was he was surprised to find the body of contribution in the cases of Hongkong. linking up various branches of river Two, hundred military police have left/simply desired to loot the wrecked steamer deceased, which he brought to the "surface, and the Straits Settlements was the
.
We have been asked by Messen She-
....
CAMBER.
In the House of Commons Colortel C. E. Yate asked whether the military
Secondly, whether the Government would consider the advisability of
a contribution for defence rather than
and it was only by Mr Cozens kooping them:
The following account of the mud affair whole coat of the Onrison. In the Dibrugarh for the scene in steam launches in fear with his revolver, that he was able to get to the America Maru. Later in the fivo members of the crew were trust been sent to us- sad drawn case of Ceylon, for special reasons, it ferred from the Anierian Marn to the ing fatality occurred hereby was three-fourths of that cost. The Chreshing. One member of the crew was young Royal Engineer lost bis life. It strength of the Garrisons and the extent still not to-be-fund and although appears that deceased. Sapper Fielding of the contributions from the Colonies diligent search was made en the roles and ou the humberless Chinese boats which went down to the camber, which is at the were determined by a variety of con had by this time gathered around, no trace brick of Wellington Barracks, for a bathe, siderations, both Imperial and local,
be discovered.
IMPROVING CHINA'S
which are at present practically, if not quite, upconnected. HE the HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1911. VICEROY undoubtedly has the ques
tion thoroughly at heart, but whether he can find money from the Provincial
འ-
WATERWAYS.
| As we recently stated in commenting
on certain works carried out in Tonkin by Cap G. von Tex, one of China's greatent needs to-day is a thorough and whitesole imprové ment of her numerous waterways It is a notorious fact that the great
Mr C.-H. Rosa présided at a meeting of the Coronation Sub-Committee ou Mon dis. There were also present:-Dr Ho Rai, Mesura F. 1. Armstrong: G. Balloch, C. iontague Ede, Ho Fook, W. Logan, G. H.
Paffers to carry out his desires is quite Medhurst, N. J. Stabb and Ng Hoa Tsz. of him coChaoshing agnalled to the few minutes before six His clothes which it was impossible to discuss
another matter."
A WORLD MOTOR TOUR.
www.cand
MILLINERY majority of the rivers of China which U.S.A., and they are making the tour one
SEMI-TRIMMED
SHAPES.
Later, the
ismal tank, plaça. this. military bagnoura, the band of the
· KEEP IT-AT-HAND
our.
The Bt. Bon. Mr. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, replying to another question by Colonel Yater said that as the safety of the Eastern Crown
Dominions, depended upon command of the sea the discussion-at before the America Maru departed, and it
the Imperial Conference on Naval De was hopeless to try to get them off Row Dver, up to that time they had not get up the cargo fiatches. At first the Asia a crow TEEP Chamberlain's Pain Balm at fence must naturally involve consider tried to keep the natives off, and there is hand, become acquainted with intion of strategical questions affecting good deal of loose talk of sorent of many asas and intrinsic merita and it will the defence of both. the latter having been shot, while ve much. Butering as well na time and it is also stated that a Chinese wom money. It promptly relieves the pain
As a result of the extension of city passenger for America was killed accident resulting from cuts, bruises, spaninsor ally during the Bring. But these stories injuries from any cause and the wound is boundaries on the 1st April, the population cannot be corrinod.
healed in less time than by any other Storekeepots.
Arrangements were made for the collection of subscriptions, and it was decided to America baru that are ma sizurt of pro- were observed on the piar by boat's crew by way of question and answer.
vision and would have to proceed to
Malay States, although", not
already mada 粗 invite the following to become members of hanghai without delay. Taking with Bing out for rowing exercise and on The
very the Sub-Committee, viz: the Editors of her all the Asia's passengers, their Baggage their return about 6.20s.m. the clothes British,
and the crew, the Chaosling then departed were still there. Whilst the boat was substantial contribution to the defence There are at present in Hongkong three the four daily newspapers, past and present and the America Maru stood by until the being moog one of the crew observed of the Empire by maintaining, in
the scene. The American motorists who are a world-members of the Coinmittee of the Tangas. Woosung appeared taär. They are Maura T. D. Jezes, J. B
Wab Hospital and Po Leung Kak, Mesere latter stamer was then notified of what body in about twelve feet of water. Ancordance wit the agreement of 1895, had occurred, and the America Mart, alarm was immediately raised and the body bighly efficient regiment which could day late, then left for recovered by Corporal Taylor, R.E. re-inforce the Garrison at Singapore Drake and T. M. Harion, of the Hupp Chad Keng Yue, Chia Chau Som and Sul being A. Un Fai..
Hongkong
Artificial respiration was at once resorted in time of war. Motor Car Ga., of Detroit, Michigan.
When the America. Marthe- to but without avall The unfortounts was embedded in the rocks just inside the An electrically actuated time-ball, Finger Rock. The fore part was high and young fellow was only 24 years of age and of combined business and ploscure. The situated on the Pilot Tower, at Colombo, day, and although the aft was afloat the arrived in the Colony about six months are it present not navigable are in
party started out from Detroit in a beer substituted for the old semaphore decks were all submerged. The cargo in ago, this condition as a result of shaolute Maxamburlust with one of the Companyia test, No. 2, 110ld van de
w 1 hold WAN
water had Teglect and that thany of them could special touring cars, and the object is to hoisted daily at 8.30 & 3.55 pm, and fishing folk, with they platical proclivities, IN be brought in active use with the for a much of the world as possible by dropped at 9 ait, and 4pm. In the event had swarmed all over the wrecked steamer O.FL.L. being in attendance, POPULAR & ELEGANT discreet expenditure of a by no means and to do the rest of the tour by of a failure of electric current, a green sag stupendous amount of money. We eager Leasing Michigan they drove right actors America to San Francisco, have not to look very for uhell in oral from then to Honolulu, where they der to be convinced of the desirability did some wonderful feats, then went to of this matter being seriously taken Australia and New Zealand and toured the up by the Provincial anthorities whole country, from trace travelled to VARIETY A case-in-point is the Fu-lo or Li-Manila, where some difficult trips, wore made, and havo now arrived in Hongkong. Kiang River which has its source They intend doing a fair bit of Chían aud in the Haiyang mountains in the will afterwards cover other parts of the
ho was on the rocks and had t not bean for his altilfel handling of the Hsiang District, and whose turbulent world, including Africa, Egypt, Grost
His Excellency the Governor and Lady stenuer after she struck sho might easily waters in summer-time come tumbl-Britsin, etc. The whole four is likely to Lagard entertained & largs company have slipped back into deep water anda take about two years and in that time soole guests to luncheon et Government House the paingers desired to be taken a to great many passengers been drowned. All ing down and empty themselves to 60,000 miles will have been overed by today for the purpose of meeting E.R.H.Shanghai by the Shaoling, and we under the West River at Wuchow. At the steer and 30,000 by motor car. The car Prince Chakrabong, fresher of His Majesty stand that cabins are being present time this river is quite un-is a specially made touring valley of 20. the King of Sin, and Heir Presumptive them to their jourauy send.
tween decks of the win. Mongolia, to take navigable to any other than sinullhors power, of extreme lightness and has to the Throne, native craft known as Ma-ting boats for stood the test remarkably well. The pty leaves Hongkong on. Thunday for. which take some twelve days or ser
the No th to pass through its reaches and even then experience very considerable CUSTOMS AND POLICE LAUNCH departure of Air Dunn, 18 months ago. Mr one shot more and won he was got
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danger in negotiating the rapids The character of this waterway may be realised when it is pointed out that there are some--300 mpida to met with up to Kwein, mid that
IN COLLISION:-
Seaman's Narrow Escape.
A warned of the police launch No. 6 had very now wipe from doing on
will be hoisted at the masthert, and the time-ball dropped one hour later. Should ship desire to make a comparison at my other time, arrangements can be inde by application to the Master-Attendant. On Sundays and public holidays the time ball will be dropped at 9 am, only.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
It appears that the captain of the Asia trentment For sale by all Chemists and of Yokohama line-now increased by 10,524, did all he possibly could when he found.
al
H. Price &
manely to 403,394.
Co., Ltd.
From another soured a learn lint tliard was a good con of revolver fring when the A new assistant, Mr H. Groon, has natives frst got aboard the stunner and NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. arrived for the Botanical and Forestry that altogether there must have boun 30 or 40 Chinese craft warning about her.. Deputient Mr Tutcher has managed One of the crow was heard to shout, the Department single lunded since the Comes to my rescue, I've only gut
The FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHANE?”
Grew comes from How, the training safely of the steamer. Cne of the crow in grand for the forestry services in most of going hurriedly through the first moms
anw numeroas evidences of pisati loot HOLDERS will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES at 12, Qurrys Four Colonies. Damaging, for the floor was strown with empty and broken wine bottles and everything
The golden. wedding of their Majestics the Fagbror and Fimpress will be calabrat
was upskio, down. The wireless 1 ROAD CENTRAL on SATURDAY, the 29th inst, et 12.50 1.3, for the chromoters, ate, unfairenty mill as ves
indeed, the whole river partakes of Tuesday Lhortly after 1 o'clock, n the ed in 1927, the year in which the Gej wall on the building, wich was purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of
for the accommodation of the wrecked. stenmer's pengers as their qua Slanghal on the Shang
this nature for a distance of some result of a collision between a Customs Expeilion into by gened at Again, The Celebrated Italian Uperatic Artistes 45 1 from Wuchow upwarde. Then, launch and the police hunch. The two Tokyo, In view of this portant culebra launches collider and the sea sa tinn, says the Nichi Nichi, Count Hipshi SIGNORINA SALVATI AND
too, as many heal navigators could
thrown into the water and when within an kuze Councillor of the Imperial Household SIGNOR FALANTO...
testify, the West River itself bully-nce of going down for the Inuit the wax Deinrument, has for some tino past HERE in little danger runs a coldes DANGER AVOIDED: 7 rewind my Detective Berigennt-John Gant needs attention up to at least as far who happened to be in the vicinity, the trying the people to rave dve rin xay copt who followed by meuni us Nanning if not even further collision having taken filato near the wharf it being estimated that with interest, the and this nevar lapins wien Chabertu
from which the northward Freneli Ba stil The great aim of any scheme was leaving. The Castorus un coutribution fra the population of Cough Remedy is tised. This romedy In
won its greit réputation and watónétro mle of improvement of this River badly damaged in the bow while only 50,000,000 will mount to something like by its remarkable cures of colds and ou
alight dinstage was done to the policy Y.1,200,000,000), thắn vam tu ku wê by be relied upon, with implikit worldance, should be to keep its waters: wellynch
culebrating the creak..
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Accounts to the 31st December, 1010
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 26th to the 20th instant, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directory
Hongkong.
121, 10117
A Charlton,
SECRETARY