SATURDAY, MAY 30, 191
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Router's Service to the China Mail)
APPALLING DISASTER AT SEA.
"EMPRESS OF IRELAND" SUNK.
1367 PASSENGERS ABOARD.
HONGKONG RESIDENTS ABROAD.
PROBABLE DEATH KOLE;—934 .
LONDON, May 22 Reuter's Ottawa correspondent tale- graphs that a wireless message received at Quebec states that the Canadian Pacitu lizer,Empress of Ireland" 4ank after collision with an iceberg.
The Collision.
From a wireless message received at Father Point at 3 o'clock on Friday morning, it appears
at the Empress of Ireland collided with collier. There is no sign of the latter vassei up to the present. The Empresa of Ireland" continued ending wireless, messages, and then suddenly heame
ailand.
Another wireless message from Fathi- ar Poins at 3,40 a.m. anys that lifeboats kace been seen in the distance near the Goverment steamer "Eureka" and
· Lady Evelyn,"
Further Messages.
The Marconi Station at Father Foint samouucee that the Empress of Trs- land" collided with another "Thip 317 miler öast of Father Point, and that she is sinking. ***
A signal from the "Empress of Ire- land" announced the dister had Government stemmers rsspånded.
The wireless communication is broken, and this would seem to indicats that the "Empress of Ireland” has gone to the huttom.
She carried twelve hundred scule when she sailed for Liverpool “Wedusaday.
Hongkong Kesidentà àboard.
Among the passengers aboard the Express of Ireland were Mr. sad Mrs. W. D. Graham of Hongkong and Mr.
Cox Edwards of Yokohama.
▲ More Cheerful Report. ·
A telegram from Campac, received
BY TELEGRAPH
Beusar & Service to lie China Maik,
HOME RACING.
RESULT OF THE DAKA
Prinonam Dorrie's Double. Y
Lasnok, May 29.
Sir John Thursby's Torchlight
THE
THE
The pris
were ageis remanded this week, on the application of Solicitor, Mr. Hodgson, Marth has been added, who was extrad
Crown
MÓNEY LENDER'S METHODS.»
Quer p
URING
Mr. Looker (lowers, Doacon, Lopber Dondon and Haiston) (represented the OWCASES.
His Worship said The Launch and | Rivas: Trade Stoskiner (Protéctices, aguinat Piracy) Ornanon ** (Ordinances. 7 of 1900) was passed (in the words of phá Attorney Conoral who originally buteo- dused tan bones astodipto awaken owners, mastors and crew to a sense of their risponsibility for the estery of their bona-fide passangers." The pro- chsions of the original Ordinands covered inunches only in amendment be di alude river trade teeners in the opera or a steamers measuring 60 tons and ever which trade between the Colony and ports of the Canton Data) hocamus low on the 18th July, 1914. Exportaré action, umor the amendment wis delay-
The ruce for the Oaks Stakes re- wulted as follows: Mr. J. B. Jool's Princess Dorris
(W. Huxley) 1 Lord Carnarvon's Wassilissa
In leading artioin on April 18, The (E. Huxley) Times Raid: We have had to refer (Stern) 3 than once in resent months to the
methods by Also ran-La Marquiao (H
which moneylenders Jones), Sunray (Prout), Miss Denis those who are basiquainted with their (F. Templeman), Lancaster Lady low. Exposure in the Law Courts or (Donoghne), Arlette (F Bullock), in the Tres generally produces a dull Bunwin (Wing), Glorvina (Elekaby), in their actirios bus that hul la în, Naughty Girl (Jellies), Pretty Belle variably followed by a campaign af in (Rollason), Santa Quaranta (Whal creased ingenuity. Is is not 4 long since ley), Canindria, (Piper), Valice (Wal-two of His Majesty's Judges complainedd, however, until the latter part of the ter friggs), Delabello (Clark), Duly the Bench that they had been pur. Girl (pour), Louvence (Sosby), with specious luters signed by Sweetest Melody (Escott). Her persons with aristocratic name who offered to relieve any temporary financial Ladyship (Foy), White Lie (Earl).
Won by two lengths. Four lengths necuvenithes from which their Lad
ships might chance to differt. Ne batter separated second and thiri.
following October, by which time the
announcemmond. had been made in the
Gintette thas the amending Ordinance had not been disallowed. The owner of cech river tradu steamer was then called upon to enter into a bond in the sum of $5,000 for the observance of reasonablo procautions
against pirsey (under
The hotting was 11 to 4 Princess indication est be found of the money. Section B) and also of certain preserbad
in a roundabout way, reports that all Dorrie, 100 to 6 Wassilissa, 10 to the pawangers wera saved.
Torchlight Place betting, ovens Princess Dorrie, others proportion
Twenty-Two Succumb to
Jajusies.
Rimouski have died of their injurias,
Twenty-two of those landed" at
A Terrible Death Roll.
a telegram from New York states) that the death rall numbers 1000.
&
A Survivor's Telegram.
A telegram from Montreal states that prominent business man of that city, named Mr. G. W. Henderson, was survivor of the disaster. He estimates 'the death roll as being 1030.
298 SurvivoPS.
A telegram from Quebec stateş that there are 396 survivors, those that have arrived being 20 first-class second-class, 101 passengers, 29 steerage and 237 of the crew. Thirty. seven left by train at Rimouski.“
935 Probably Parisbod.
The revised "figures show that | 1,387 souls were aboard, and bence
Three hundred and fifty persons have, 901 have probably perished.
been landed at Rimonski,
Probably 600 parsons parished. The
collision occurred in a dense fog.
Empress Captain Dying,
Captain Kendall is reported to be
The " Empress of írsļand" raak is dying as the result of exposure.
ten minutes.
The collier, with which the "Em- press" boat collided, was also sunk,
There were 77 first-class passagers on the "Empress of Ireland," included among them being Sir Henry Beton Karr and Mr. and Mr. Lawrence
-Irving.
Commissioner and Mrs. Reas, com manding the Salvation Army in Canids, and 84 members of the Salvation Army were also aboard.
Getting at the Facts.
LONDON, May 30. From a mass of confusing, and con- tradictory reports, the main facts emerge that the collier "Storstadt," 3561 tons, rammed into the Emprmi, which was stationary in a fog. She was struck amidships, and sank in few minuter in nineteen fathoms of
water.
Another Accident.
Another telegram from Quebec states that a special relief train, carrying "Express" survivors was derailed shortly after leaving Rimou aki. No one was injured.
Message From"Salvation Army.
ate.
The Race
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entry surprising audacity. Ho la no rapeeter of persons. One of the articles of his faith in human frailty is that for Tatay play tricks with any man's parse, He is equally ready to accomp modate na terins a briofleas barrister or the Lord Chancellor himself. 4. Món who In the early stages of the race the have served their ecuntry with distino. order of the leaders was Torchlight, tion in the Navy, or the army, or the Lancaster Lady. Dolabella. Later Civil Service may find themselves on Dolabelli took up the running from the retired list with small pensions and Lancaster Lady. Torchlight, with heavy responsibilities. They may have Princess Dorris practically last. Rounding Tattenham Corner Dola- bolla and Daly Girl were leading close together, then came Torchlight, Wassilissa and Princess Dorrie, who came through the fastest and won comfortably. Timu 2min. 38 1-5secs.
[Princose Dorris also won the One Thousand Guineak.-Ed.]
HOME CRICKET.
LONDON, May 30, Yorkshire beat Cambridge Univer:| sity at Cambrilige by an innings and
six runs.
Hampshire bout Derbyshire at Southampton by eight wickets.
Middlesex beat Worcestershire at Lord's by an innings and fifty-six
ruus.
|FIGHTING NAVY FOR
THE PACIFIO. ..
NEW ZEALAND PREMIER'S SUGGESTION.
...
precautions (under Section 4). The correspondence between tho Captain Superintendent of Police and the owers of river trade steamers relative to these bonds extended oree seroral months. The owners of the Shing Tai (the vowel involved in the prunt enquiry) entered into their bond or the 6th February, 1914, Some other owners werd dilatory; and the list of bonds was not completed until the latter part of March it.
ÚVOD
430.co
The owners of the Shing T. after
entering into their bond did not at once observe all the prescribed precautions Notably Sus. 1, 6 and 7 as set out in the bad, which read as follows:~" (1.) Each River Trade Steamer shall have four guarde at least. Such guards shall bo cor Chinese... (6.) Abalt the wheel- house there shall be erected to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master steel grille with dodgers on either safe of builst proof material.--(7.) Grilled doors shall be provided to all entrances leading to engine, moms...........** Captain Superintendent of Police drew the attention of the owners to the failure
The
son to educate and daughter to my After a life of activity and excitement they may sent to occupy 'n brain that is ti vigrrous with speculation on the Stock Exchange or with a hobby which they ride beyond their means. It is in such circumstances that the moneylender yes his opportunity. The offer of any sun that may be needed "on your more note of hand and it in, the strictest con- fidence" artives by the same post as final demand for the settlement of large account. We have already given warning against these fairisooming ccm, observe precaution No. 6. He was munication which some, perhaps, at aware of the failure to observe the fret the darkest hour of difficulty covered precaution also; but did not make sky by an envelope bearing a neat creat or formal prosest to the owners concerning nonogram witich looks as if it pinclosed it. Do the Blat March 1914, the Shing La invitation to a dinner or a dance. The waspirated. The vessel carriós: 13 These any devices against which the passengers only. On this voyage there public rang badmonished with some were in all 12 passengers who proved all to be pirates and took charge of the success; they are tricks which are ex plained in the Courts wook by week, ship. In consequence of this piracy, this and parsons of mature years and an enquiry is held at the written request of of less than sevrage good "senso may the Captain Superintendent of Police and for consideration of the following learn by the folly of others.
But a deeper and moro insidious pro-matters-(1) Whether the precautions cedura has lately been brought to the prosaribed under Section 4 at the Ordi light. It is designed for the fleecing-of cance have been observed by the ornats the young man who has just stepped (2) If they have not been observed out into the world with plenty of money whether the failure to observe them
and-no discretion. In a recent slander facilitated the piracy which occurred; action such a man told in the witness and (3) If it did facilitate the piracy, box how he was lured to Switzerland whether it is equitable tilt the security by a gang of moneylenders and lavishly given by the ownert should on this entertained by them for the few-months account be entreated to the first which had to pam botoro ha resched his point, it admitted that bad owzers twenty-Erst birthday, when, he was able failed to observe the precautions men- to give a valid legal signature to his own tioned above.
financial death? warrant. – Tha samma wit
"LONDON, MAY 29. The Times correspondent at Wall ington (N.Z.) states that the Premier ness related the story of the capture, says that the Anglo-Japanese another youth. It was foured that I "General" Bramwell Booth, in Alliance is insufficient protection, for might take.ducks and drakes of his a message to the Salvationists at New Zealand, and be suggests that fortune. Within a montis iter is ms Toronto, saya that he is "Heart Canada, Australia, South Africa, tech himeall against himself by execut jority he was induced by friends to pro stricken at your grief by the appal New Zealand, and Great Britain ing a voluntary settlement which could ling disaster. I assure you of the should unite to put a great fighting only be brought to an odd if he married prayers of the whole Army,"
Navy on the Pacific.,
Those Missing.
The list of survivors does not in clude the names of Sir Beton Karr or Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Irving."
Macy prominent English business
The "Storstadt," which was crippled, men are also missing.
stood by; and picked up 360 persons
alive.
The Eureka" and the
"Lady Evelyn", rushed up, rescuine 399 per. sons, who were landed at Rimouski,
Omicial Passenger Listeni
The "Empress of Ireland's official passenger at states that she carried
Commissioner and Mrs Reen and "Colonel Maidment were among the 160 · Salvationists aboard, including their crack Canadian band, of whom only twenty have been seveĽ,
Worldwide Condolencias.
In extenuation, it has, bean, ubiqwert ihat abortive attempt to provide grilles, tc., was made, but fell through owing to the wicks the mister of the Chinese firm with which an order wa the ship cried two azmod Chinese place; it has been shown further that
used who in not resisted the pirates. one of whom was billed, while the other and made a marriage settlement in was wounded. On the second point favour of his write and her son, Xp: was, wrgued by Mr. Looker (from ert parently be repented of this wise sot, denos given by MZ McDonald, #macine When he was it need of money he was engineer) that the grilles on this pa introduced by a lout, whom he ash in cular ship would owing to it conste s London restaurant, to a firm of money. tion, and small size have lam lenders. These man,, seeing no-
realstance than a larger võmiel + and,
the officers being of the able security for a loan bus the settle A telegram from Berlin announces mat, agreed to find this hecessary, mon
ought be inferred that they the death of Herr Mauer, the incondition that the born ventor of the famous rifle bearing his
DEATH OF HERR MAUSER.
nume.
LONDON, May 30,
ORIGIN OF THE - MONKEY SEAT
* Enthusiasts would have us believe that the monkey seat wha: svolíed in Ameries. sod that Indian - and --American" jockeys combinad in producing the curiona, nest. The disaster hes evoked worldwide, which was introduced into England by the sympathy, President Poincare hus prorrespondent of the Field, simple
117) coloured fockey Simma. To my mind, mayi
78 first class passengers, 210 second cabled the condolences of class 490 third class and crew of M. Viviani has wired to M
15 The
ures, however, are an the French Navy's
Jand
explanation.com. be given at how th rebill came to he adopted.
"Tay the "days" when I first fumed attention to iscing about the time of the the grast, American civil war, one hour much about the negro jockeys comme employed, both is Amation and in the
woman of their choice woman who, they had mars than likely to of any chidren tlement, The Tho
the
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