WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1918.
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
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EXPRESS TRAINS
COLLIDE.
NINE PEOPLE KILLED.
LONDON, Sept. 3. Two express trains on the Midland Railway from Carlisle, both going southward, collided, one running st
DEATH OF A FAMOUS PHYSICIAN.
LONDON, Sept. 3. The death has taken place at Statt- gart of Profossar Baelz, who was at one time Physician to the late Emperor of Japan.
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fall speed into the near of the other, THE "SOMALILAND DISASTER near Rongill on the big nacent towards Hawes. It is officially stated that thoro were nine people killed and ten injured.
TWO CARRIAGES DURNT TO ASHES.
TERUIALE BENES,"
LATER.
The Glasgow express had stopped at Aisgill, near Hawes, through wat of sterm, when the Aberdeen-Edinburgh express dashed into the rear with
FIVE HOURS' FIGHTING.
Losnos, Sept. 2. A letter published in the Daily Express by Mr. Dunn describes the disaster in Somaliland when the British- camel corps was attacked by Dervishes Is says that the fight began at 7 o'plock in the morning and lasted for five hours. The Dorvisboa opened fire at 200 yards and came right up. "Two were killed among us," writes Mr. Dann, Twice
THE DROUGHT IN SCOTLAND.
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LONDON, Sept. 3..
A Glasgow telegam states that rain in falling, and so relieving the drought. It is very dark.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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THE INTERFORT SWIMMING GALA.
Second-Day's Proceedings.
The X. C. Dels Nows" to hand
gises the following account of the second day'a Interport, events of the Shangàsi Swinuming Gala on 20th ult.
HONGKONG WIN ALL THE EVENTS.
The Interport Sinuning Gala was.com- thed yesterday, three impartial events
THE LOST PEARL NECKLACE.bing decided in the Iako at Hongkow
LONDON, Sept. 3..
Five men have been detained by the Londen polise in connection with the theft of the famous pearl necklace. is expected that they will be brought up at Bow Street to-morrow,
BRAZIL'S COFFEE AND RUBBER EXPORTS.
Park inte in the sitemoon. Unfortunate ly fhe arrangements were not particularly
Lane,
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& Co.
well laid, and the great event of the day, LADIES' the half-mile champiörship was completed"
It almost in total darkness. There was a vary large attendance of spectator, both sites of the water being crowded.
LONDON, Sept. 3. Brazil's exports of coffee for the first a decrease of 274 coripared with 1012 over onthe of 1013 were 4751 bags,
kiles, a decrease of 1072 kiloé.
torrific force at two o'clock in the the Dervisbee nearly annihilated on The rubber export amounted to. 22.798/ fiven the verdict, for he thoroughly minin-
clean morning. The engine want through the end carriage. There were terrible sceres, toro coaches being burnt to nabes.
Rescue trains conveying doctors rushed to the scene of the collision.
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A TERRIBLE CRASH, The stationary express which was; collided with had almost reached the summit of the Pennines with the utmost, steam up, when the guard saw the The aparks of the cacoming train. crash is described as being most terrible,
sound the
reverberating through the steep mountains.
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HEROIC BESCUE PARTIES. Rescre parties did most heroic work is extricating those who were pinned ander the wreckage...
FOUR-CARRIAGES ABLAZE
The heat was to fierce that the rail became twisted. Almost immediately four carriages were set ablaze.
LATER DETAILS.
The death roll is now stated to bo saven women, two children, two axe and toreo persons whose sex is up" recognizable ca the result of the fire owing to the bursting of the gas tanks. The engine driver and fireman stuck their posts, and had a marvellous
EBCS po.
...
Even men passengers who were not fnjured arrived at St. Pancras Station weeping, and many of them could not speak about the accident.
THE DEAD AND INJURED.
The dend so far have not been iden- vised.
Thirteen bodies have been recover. ed; ten people seriously injured."
Sir Arthur Douglas, ex.Minister of New Zealand, is suffering from burns end is in a critical condition. A Lon don stock broker, named George Lind -say was also seriously injured.
"Eye-witnesses tell heartrending nar- ratives as to "sceing several people pinsed under and dying among the dames; also of the incredible herolum of some of the spectators, many of whom ware weeping silently and prasing;'
The similarity of the accident with that which occurred at Hawes Junction on Christmas 1910 is remarkable,
A SIMILAR ACCIDENT IN
AMERICA
An almost identical accident occurred to-day in America on the Newhaven railroad. A section of an express was -standing near Wallingford when the -second section dashed into it. Eight
people were killed and fifty injured.
HIXTEEN PEOPLE KILLED.
Fr
A telegram from New York states
force, but retired at the critical mo ment. Sixty per cent, of our men were shot, and only the exhaustion of the Dervishes' ammunition saved the Brit. lab. The speurman would have inesi. ably rushed as if they had been brought | up."
THE DUBLIN RIOTS. TRADES CONGRESS TAKE
ACTION.
THE FALL OF NANKING. FIGHTING IN THE STREET.
Saxo, Sept. 2. Reuter's correspondent" telegraph that Nanking has falled after a heavy bombardment.
"Numbers of rebels escaped by the Bouth gate, but the rownant of the famous rebel "Die-hard" regiment still LONDON, Sept. 3. The Trades' Congress, at present held out at Lion Hill. Fighting is heing held at Manchester, have re-proceeding in the streets.
olved immediately to send a Commit. tes to Dublin to address meetings in favour of free apesca and to inquire into the allegations of police violence.
A "NECK-RISKING" AVIATOR
PARIS, Sept. 3.
(Wah Te at ro's Service.)
THE CAPTURE OF NANKING. REBELS ABANDON POSITIONS.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2. Vfter the Northern troops entered The French aviator, M. Pegoud, who is noted for his neck-risking feats, Nanking City the rebels still offered resistance, and much fighting occur successfully turned a somersault in there on the 1st inst., but by the fol air at a height of 3,000 feet with a
lowing day all was quiet. monoplane.
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FLYING UPSIDE DOWN, M. Pegoud's feat is regarded as most astounding. The machine was a Bleriot oueplane, fitted with a new arrange- ment of rudders and lever, which: M.
Bleriot, in an adticle, assorts will give
Fung Kwok Cheong's troops, cross.. ed the river during the night of September 1st and marched against Lian Hill forts and Haakwan and the rebels, "fearing that their retreat would be cut off, abandoned both positions and fled.
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All this events went to Hongkong, khesa bobur the hip: sive, throwing the pole Il, and the 90 yards. Cannet Calipar hors out a reputation that preovlad him, for he wen the throwing of the polo bail with all the safe fmaginable. The distance he achieved was 02ft., and Pie. Farmer, niso of Hongkong, was sooond Souze, of Hongkong, was very propariy thin the high dising M., ħa
toured all thiessentials Indising...
Twilight halalready set it when the five contestanta for the half-mile were t away. There were C. J. Cooks and J. C. Finch, of Hongkong, and R. Br thel, E. D. Fondson and F. Remedios, of Shanghai.. At the very outset Finch went to so fras showing a magnificent even stroke. At the conclusion of the second length he enjoyed a lead of about eight yards, Csike and Berthol-following with only a jual between them. In the fast gathering darkness Finch could be dimly seen improving his loud, and when the last two laps were entered upon; hei was at least twenty yards abood of Cooke and Berthet who still struggled for secol position. At the turn the latter two got away-together: Meanwhile Remedios who had swum puckily for half the dis tunco gate up while Edinomaison struggled on mors the two hundred yards behind the lenders. He was never in the pictura and he also gave up after six length and been traversed. Finch Snished an easy winner and be wies as fresh as the pro- berbial daisy when he left the water. Coats; He won by more than forty yards ond his time was 19 min. 33.4/5.sec." Cooke and Burther fought for wond place up to the lunt, and the latter just managed to win by s touels. It was a great rice, but marred by the darkness.
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the aviator complete control if any sent 5,000 pieuls of rice for the reefhangendury Em position, and even enable him to dy of the destitute at Norking. upside down. M. Pegoud turned tha hundred yards with the wheels up- machine upside down, and Bow for a
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EXTRAORDINARY AERIAL EVOLUTIONS,
tha
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Susson, Sept. 2. The authorities have ferreted cut many secret zebel hiding places in
All
Oummer Colmer (Hongkong) 1 Private Farmer (Hongkong) "·2) 880 295-INTERPORT CHA (First prize prosented by Andrews, vod Fischer and Goorge, T.; second, priza by I. Beck) dhe me J. C. Finch (Hongkong)
R. Berthet (Shanghai). ...................
e. T. Cooko (Hongkong) ..........
Wan easily, if a yard dividing second
and third. Time, 18 mm. 13.4/5 kee
The Evening Erante.
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Jett, Esq. second prize by the S1.8.C.)- RESULTS.
J. C. Fitch (Hongkong)
C. J. Cocks (Hongkong), .....
R. Berthet (Shanghai)-
C. W. O. Hayno (Shanghai)....
Wod by tu yards. Two yards between
second and third. Tune, 2.51.
SINGAPORE SOLICITOR'S.
.SUICIDE.
TAGIO DEATH OF PROMINENT LAWYER.
The programme: for the second evening terest wis talon in all bo evente, and attracted mother kurgs crowd. Keen in the two principal mes aroused orthu most. The altor the breast stroko
With the deepost remet, says the handicap provided a fine race for the openia de programtias The three Straits Titica" of-August 28, mo bavo erampetitors to almost in a line totorsport; the sudden and tangid death yards from home, ad in the end of oso of the most popular and most three were only operated by inch respected members of the community in "At an inquest at Kewick (Cumberland) Alves gluing & vory repuler win. The Sinzspore, Mr. E. F. H. Echo He died rood foreman, who communittail wildo by wa alsh a good poo with in the death of Thomas Harper, sixty, next ovat lie two lengths handicap-by his we hand in the early hours of this
SUICIDE FOR A DOG.
Grief for a Felsoned Pet:
A telegram from Buc states that Shanghai city, and have discovered persons Fegoud repeated his marvellous evolo-a plot to promote a second rising in tica before a throng of civilinna and Chi-kiang province. railitary. He ascended till he was lost leaving for the province and goods in the clouds, and descending vertinsigned there are being searched 'cally with the tail in the air at s most terrific pace until he reached five hund- red meters from the ground, aviator's head being downward and the wheels in the air, Pogoud shot forward and flew in that position for thirty secunds, before le resumed his normal position. He then porformed "topsy turvy evolutions" for half an hour landing amidet indescribable ovations, Flowers were showered upon him and he was carried in triumph amidst cou- tinuous cheering. Europe is amazed
at Bloriot's conquest of the zir and his
4 porting morning at his residence, Endsleigh, in
cutting his throat, it was stated that be Snish. Conute tools & good lead and on Syed Ali Road... had been very depressed through having the turn was, wall-abond, but F. Reine-
About 2.30 am., we understand,. Mrs.
happened la bar husband's todroom and en entering i found Mr. Edlir lying in his
to prisout an old blind Scotch terrier dog, dion overbouled him in the last few yarda. Edim beme aware of something having which was a danger to cyclists. A sister, Shanghai was represented by five cm of. Harper said the dog's death appeared petitors in the Neat Diving Interper to have preyed on bis minil.
Championship and Higkong by tree Without being satimental, remarked Several of the men gained close upon the the coroner, there were many persons to maximum number of paints. E. and R.
blood, his throat having been put with razor which lay by him. There will be
i machine is described as an aerial life whom the death of a favourite dog might Berthes, J. E, Marques (Shanghai) and inquest, the coroner holding a private
boot
THE CADET MOVEMENT IN VICTOR A
MELBOCANE, Sept.
Of 17,191 youths of eighteen years of ago due to join the Australia citizen. armg, 16,819 bave responded."
CANNIBALISM IN PAPUA..
be a very great troublo indeed..
inquiry.
M. A. B. Bouxa (Hongkong) giving one Dr. Forlia was immediately apprised of The jury returned a verdict of Suicide examples of diving. I. Berthot and M.the event and hurried to Endsleigh, but
while Temporarily Insane.
MEDICAL MISSIONS IN MALAYA
A. R. Sera were level on points, and M. Elio was then beyond hope of human were calli tipon to decide the match relief.
The deceased gentleman, who was the
In one of his dives Perthes made an up-
soa'el a Plymouth dréter, was educated at fortunats twist before entering the water, but. Seven neutralized such advantage as Regby and Cambridge. Ho pameto this dould have given him by making a Singapore about twenty years ago, sud ni It is interesting to learn that Dr. (Miss) similar fault. In the end Berthat was the time of his death was partner in Drew and Napier, In public affairs ho Mildred Staley, who began the Modic judged the winner the annouiculcat the kell-known legal irm of MORE. Mission at Malacon some faw years ago, being grocted with a storm of applause. was called upon to take a very large part, came out to this work at her own charges The 220 yazda Interport Championship and among his activities were member without receiving any salary from the Church of England for two yakir, as did was interesting to veten, though the ship of the Hospital Board, the Board of
that sixteer people were killed in the Wallingford accident. The scenes were A MINERALOGISTS TERRIBLE also the other two missionary workers in reads was never in doubt. Finch went Visiting Justice to the Lunati Asylum. horrible, the track being strewn with mangled remains.
BRITISH ARMY AIRSHIP FLIGHT.
FROM MONTROSE TO LIMERICK.
LONDON, Sept, 2. Four army airmon flew from Montross to Limerick to attend the manœuvres. They descended simultaneously and received an oration..
END
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radium, was killed and ester. His two 1. not known as to ts possibilities, but wilchi vido's closo'friisk, but Fetherston ̈pore Golf Club. He was also on the i
rative companions escaped.
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Some years ago he was a the same diocène, the Rev. W. 5: Kelley, away directly after the start and in sad the Mohammedan and Hindu Endow now of Kuala Lumpur, and Miss Chitty erased his lead rapidly. For a time Been volumtoes. He was one of the mem In this connection some of the older Sing Berthet held and place, but was gradu bors of the 3. V. And belt a commision poreins will reol the fact that Bishop' and Mr. W. F. Oldham, of the Methodist ally overhauled by Cooke. Finch won is the volunteer corps before his retird LONDON, Sept. 3.
was equally energetic, kaving in his time A telegram from Brisbane says that Episcopal Mission, had to do their work with great ease, and Cooke headed Berment. In social and sporting eimles ho supporting themisses for the firsttwoyears shes by a useful couple of yards. Tai been afsted to aureerana high cen. in Papuan advices state that John Warner, by tosclling as the church office in Now time, 2.51, is an arciical achievement local clabe. He had been on the com Zaca semed, isly to pro the President of the Cricket Clab, and had a middle-aged mineralogist of Garman York, where Dr. Oldham in nox foreign its early stages the Great Britain mittse of the Sporting Club, was recently
wise on secretary, did not st-first seo
also occupied the presidency of the Singa American descent, while exploring for its way to finance a work which was Portugal team
was left with a good start on the last boardraf many local companies. after years bare proved to be very con-
For some years past, BIr. Edlin' health aderable. The Ror A H. Smith in China length and won mayhews has recently pointed out that the pioneer A crowd of sports in fancy costume has been very unétisfactory and it will be medical missionary, Dr. Petar Parka bo gan his career is Singapore in the year emred to spectators with a number of recollected that his condition two years 1834 where he settled to learn the Hokkien swimthing and diving avente rot on the go peccssitated his departure"on sick befors ka was able to return to Singapore TEETHING children Lay be controlled months in the trying climate of Singapore prize for the host costume. The Pro-Even after his return, however, he did not TEETHING children have more or lewdialect, but as Mr. Smith mays after nine programme; and J. Wilson was awarded leave. He was absent about nine months by giving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera Dr. Parker's health (fortunately) failed. and Diarrhoea Remedy. All that is noces and he retorted in Canton to begin the gramine closed with an interesting wholly recover his musical state, and part- great work of his life, the opening of theserto vas polo game, tentang in the past few months his ill- Mr. Edlin is survived by widow and A MASTER REMEDY,
Hay is to gies the prescribed dose afte ssch operation of the bowe's more than Ophthalmic Hospital in what was then NEAT DIVING INTERPORT CHAMBONS health had been marked, p
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