FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1811
(COFTRIGHT.) ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.
EXPLOSION ON TIL PRAYA.
One Killed: Five Injured.
a most distressing accident occurred on the Frays at about 19.30 to-day, as the rosult of which a small Chinese boy was killed through the explosion of a bomb and Svo other nativen more or loss noveroly wounded, -
SUMMARY COURT CASES.
At the Supreme Court. this morning, before Mr Justice Gompertz, the cases were mentioned in which Monaro Visira and Co., wors ined by Kwong Wo and Co Fook Wah Loo Koo and Wa Ping and Co., to recover #666; #950 and 6430 rospootively. Mr J. II. Gardinet appeared for plain- titis and said that statements of the claims had been filed.
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The following in from Mr Price Collier's hook on England and the English" of which new half-crown valition has just appeared :—
There are two things that I'daro announce to the travellers superlatively beautiful. If he be disappointed the fault is hie,, and uot my praise of them. The
-THE FEELING AT HOME.
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LONDON, July 97. Leaders and special articles are
It appears that a gang of coolies published in the papers on the Moroccan was
carrying employed in
Mr H. L. Donnys, Sr., mid that the difficulty. Some of them huve an alarmist | and enses of jousticks from a go- statements of claim had been served on tone and testify to the growing anxiety down on to a junk lying along about him at 4 o'clock yesterday and he thoughts of Velasquer in the Frads at regarding Anglo-German relations. 20 yards off the Leung Wing Wharf the case had better stand over for another
baskota
Madrid and an English country landsowpo in May surpass any possible preliminary The statement which Mr. Asquith is just opposite the Sincere Company's week.
Mr Gardiner-I would nak thai a alate-
praise of thon. You may announce what expected to make to-day is eagerly stores-for transport to the sa, Gregory awaited.
Apear, which was lying in the fairway takmont of defonce be given within fourteen you will, but the reality still surpasses the promise." And thon Mr Collier proceeds days. Admiral Moore, who is in commanding go aboard in preparation for
to give a very fine picture of the beauty of Mr Dennya said that from a cursoryour country and why we love it. her departure to: Singapore to- morrow afternoon. The particular coolies glance of the statements of claim they
Twenty miles chif of London," he says
at Portsmouth, announces that certain
batteships and cruisers of the Atlantic engaged at the moment of the accident appeared to be quite different from the and the sun is shining, and the train
were carrying a case and a big basket cones previously supplied.
Fleet are returning to Portsmouth is order to give leave to the crews, which means that they will be at Portenseuth a month.
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sticks and on reaching the sea-wall they
must have dropped these rather carelessly.
The papers point out that the whole At any rate, ne sovar hud the packages
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The case was adjourned for a fortnight.
The case, was mentioned in which Bīra A.
of the Third Division of the Home Fleet.ouch the grand then there was a fargilvie and Mr H, B. Davidson for 80,5u mobilised for the Eercation, was placed ful explosion from the winden case, which
On a peace footing the very day the was blown to places and the jos sticks and the case was fixed for Tuesday. Atlantic Fleet was recalled.
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hawthorn, trees blossoming an every side. Eugland looks to be the huge, woll-cared- for farm of a Cross The absence of much sunlight, so distressing to the Aaerican in London, is an advantage now. Teus, the country is an old country, and had been ploughed and planted; and..bar.
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the neighbourhood word greatly scured, while the people close at hand did not escape injury, and one child, as stated, was killed on the spot. It appears LONDON, July S.that the case contained a "live" bomb-
whether concealed Among the joss-sticks for
the explosion of this shell which caused such fearful results.
cover $431.60. for the 10th of August.
The hearing was Exed before America was oren discovered. This gires the countrysida a mellowness and well-groomed look, and the vaporous sun. light softens all the optlines, hides the harsh features, and gives the landscape the
Mr B. Johnstono appeared for Li Moo, tehes was sued by The Hing Kee for
ant was a fireman on one of the ships and would not be back for three months so that he would like the case adjourned.
His Lordship-Does he go to America? Mr Johnstote-He goes anywhere.
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vic>nity at the tinte of the dreadful accident, embarrassing and anxious unless a
told a China Mail representative that the Bolution is found. "We cannot sight was a most revolting one. On hear he added. "whether the subject of the tag the explosion he at irst thought it was present Franco-German conversations
a nail-bont signalled, but seeing people affecta British interests until we know rushing to the sen-front he followed them. the ultimate result. We cordially. On the ground, he said, "was an ex- His Lordship-He won't be back for degire that they will result in a settle ploded case of joss-sticks and also a benb-three months ?
car which will be honourable and shell which had evidently gone off. The satisfactory to both parties and which sight was sickening. A little Chinese will not prejudice British interests."
kiddie Ing huddled up on the ground with the side of his head biown in and his BRITAIN NOT TO BE WIPED intestines all exposed. He was still living, but v ry soon died. Another Chinose had his fingers blown of and half his leg was gone, while another ona d lost an ear. I shall never forget dis horriblu sight.
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Mr Asquith added:--" We should act think of attempting to interfero in any territorial arrangements in West Africa which those directly interested consider reasonable, but, falling a settlement, we must become active parties in discussing the situation. This would be our duty in defence of British interesta,"
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Mr Ramady Macdonald mid the Labour party would co-operate with the Labourites in Germany and France to the last moment in the interests of price.
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Loxbox, July 28. Rhodes has accepted the invitation of the M. C. C. to play for England in Australia in the coming Test Matches.
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"The most pathetic thing about it was poor Chinese women who was wailing piteously over the loss of the little boy is and n the ground, who was evidently her little son. She was in a terrible way." Our informant added that five people were injured altogether. Am balances soon appeared on the scene and the injured were removed to hospital, while a, coffin was brought along for the dead child.
From later enquiries we leam that the effect of the explosion was confined in with in ten yards, for only those people in the
Immediate vicinity were hurt. Concealed antongst the josy sticks in the box was a
**Just now the fields that are not browo, having been turned up for saving, are of a delicate green, and hundreds of sheep and lambe scuriy about as the train ẞies by. It wore an Englishman, it seems to me. I should grow positively thirsty for this scone if I wore a long way from it. There soem to be no augles; fields melt into fields, and hedge into hedge, and here and there a ribbon of road which seems to join rather than to separate them. The houses, big His Lordship-Probably he would like and little, are all of brick or stone, and the case disposed of.
hare the advantages of lending their inter stices to ivy and climbing roses, and the cldor they are the softer the colour and outline, Houses of wood look to be dis. hevelled and shabby as they grow old, while brick and stone are the more dignified the older they grow,
Mr Johnstone-Ho is here now.
The case comes on for hearing to- merrew,
Au Chiu Ting sued Messis A. S. Watwo and Co., Ltd, to recovered $1,000 damages
for malicious prosecution.
Mr J. H. Gardiner appeared for plaintiff and Mr Needium for defendants.
Mr Needham said that he wished his
Lordship to make sa order for a special jury in that case.
into Chambers about that.
His Lordship-You had better come
The case was adjourned.
Mr P. W. Goldring mentioned the casà in which Li Kam alias Li Yau sued a man by the name of Jimmy More, of No. 85, Prys Eet, to recover 8500 being damages for assault and battery committed by do- fendant upon plaintiff on July 19. M: bomb which went off with the concussion Goldring said that he wished to amend the when the coolies.nst down the box some writ by adding tresspasa. what forcibly. It was of the eariety that could be thrown and would have the effect of killing just those persons in the im | medinta neighbourhood of where it struck
The amendment was allowed and the case was adjourned for a week
He may object to going into the lion's den," was the comment of His lordship when Mr Otto Kong Sing said that there
WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE? "But where are all the people? Did we leave them all in London and Oxford, and Worcester and Birminghara? A through the afternoon and into the early evening we travel, and I could have count.
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the ground. Inside the bomb were large pieces of old metal, while the outalic, we roadle of Chinese pottery. It is said that was a good defence in the case in which Land is Parliament,' says another; 'Engand this is the usual way the Chinese make Chan Heo saed M. Overton to recovers the Empire,' says still another. Bat, if I their smaller bombs.
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The case was adjourned for a week.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
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felds, thesu hills and valleys, theso hedges
and fruit trees, this soft landscape is the England men love.
THE ENGLAND MEN LOVE.
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herself at the Co-operative Congress at Bradford, and registered vehement protest against being considered a more creature who obeyed her husband.
Mrs Penny, of Sheffield, began by protesting that there was no woman on the platform in a representative capacity.
The junk to which the packages were being covered was immediately ordered
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their eyes at times, and when they do they The stair cased considerable ansation heard with respect to the wrongful removal see these folds green and brown, in the city and all the afternoon crowds of of certain wooden ceilings, linings, etc., at these hedges dusted with the soft snow Chinese hung round the spot, particularly
No. 87 Jervoise Street. The plaintiffs were of blossoms, these houses hang-with the place where the child was killed, itu Yeong Yuan, and Min Yuen Co., Ltd.,ce and ivy, and when the eyes open "I am not," she said, "a supperter of (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) being about five yards away from the actual wore the defendants. The claim was for they are moist with these memories. The the rights of women. There are no rights
explosion. Lostos, July 27.
pioneer, the sailor, the soldier, the colonist, of women, because her rights are the rights Mr R. A. Harding appeared for plaintifs may fight, and struggle, and suffer, and of mankind and of humanity. For what Mirador (Clark up) is a probable.
and Mr Reader Harris for defendants.
proclaim his pride in his new home, but starter for the Goodwood Cup Race.
these are the love of a wife, of children, of ever men are, they are what women have Mr Harding said that plaintiffs served friends; that other is the love, with its made them. (Laughter and "Hear, hear.") notice on defendants, who were the touch of ademtion, that is not less, Der race a few men shake their hands. Of more, but still different, that mysteriou
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LATEX Mirador and St. Crispin will not run.
LONDON, July 28. The result in se foliowa :-
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Martingale II
Yellow Slave
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RESULT OF THE PROFESSIONAL TATES
COMPETITION.
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woman fa responsible for them. (Laughter.) allow man to think that he manages The only way woman managos man is to
himself. (More laughter.)
tenants, to leave in April last and who mingling of care for, and love of, the one course, they do not like the fouling, theŹ defendants went they did i consider able amount of damage to the premises,
that brought you into the world." The final of this competition was played amongst other things the wooden coil Mr Collier. that makes one feel his duty B.England, I take it," aquelades at Happy Valley on the 26th instant under ings were removed on the second floor. to be his religion, and the England that rery favourable weather conditions. The contestants xers Cumming and Stoneham Just before they left plaintiff went and very american comes to as to a shrine." (Commercial) versus Dalgoty and Thurs found defendants' workmen engaged with field (Bankers), who received strukes az iron bar terring down the coil-
their opponents
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What I wish you to understand is that women ought to be better trusted than Martingale male the running until
they are in the co-operative movement, for close home, when Kilbroney challengedners being Cumming and Storchata, who, in an architect. He thought that his
The long-contemplated proposal to equip the simple reason that without them there 4 length and however, did not secure the victory antil Lordship would come to the conclusion effect on the first two boats of class, (Cheers.) I believe in man being the boss and won by a head.
submarines 'with guns will take practical would be no co-operative movement. the 19th hole was played; the match being that the damage was malicious. a half separated the second and third. square at 18 holes. At ano period the
There were five starters and the score was up and 6 to piny in favour of His Lordship They may have thought stimates. Prudence demands that the being the equal boss," (Taugister.)
for which provision was made in the 1910-11 in his own house, and I believe in woman betting was as follows:- to 1 agst played up weli rad reduced the lead to
the Commercials, but their apponents they would get rid of rats and plague. number and calibre of the guns shall not Kilbroney, 6 to 1 agst Martingale II, 7 dormie 2. The Bankers had the advant Mr Harding-They were tenente leaving.be disclosed for the present, but it is no regards woman as he does the kitchen A man is not worthy of respect if he age of one stroke on the 17th green to 1 agst Yellow Slavo.
Continuing Mr Harding asid that once longer & Whitehall secret that the 800-top dresser, as a thing that he can always find which enabled them to win this hole, the the ceiling was down it could not be puts op boats will cary an armament for use above position then being dormie L. The 18tb again under the now buildings ordinance,
in the same place, a thing that he cam hele was won by the Bankors in 6, thus anding the rowed with the score all square centier Lly it made a serious diference to a daus doua store a grease the always find in the dark if he wants to C so play was continued until a decision could the saleable value of the property. A
E thus tave a potential I have never heard anything truor than be arrived at,
This was settled na the tenant bad taken the plica absequently superiority over all preceding types in our the saying Man is but clay, and woman. 19h green which was won by Cumming but ind left at the end of the mouth owing action, speed, and torpedo equipment I do not mean that in a ponton for own and foreign navies, but their radius of makes a mug of him. (Loud laughter.) winners of the competition.
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thing.elo. M four classes, “A to "D," but, is it Mr Burm. a West London delegate, con- would be lika soarching for the proverbial sidered that woman had no disabilities in needid in a baystack to pick them up out the 100 operative movement. What, ho among so many large and small craft, it is naked, in the experience at anr meetings 1 that means will be found for The husband puts a bit of string on his. understood
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