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THE CHINA MAIL.
materials at a like nature. · 3 boir efforts, however, were unavailing as the pressure of the water was to great Ultimately the embankment gave way. When the full breach was torn through the gap was more than
NEWS OF THE DAY,
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1914
TYPHOON WARNINGS. THE ALLEGED BANK
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The following, telegrams were received at the American Consulate General:-
Manila, 7.40 p.m. July 6. Cyclone or Typhoon, S. E. of Msiavosima, moving N. or N.NE
Tha general meeting of the Associated for next Thursday, has been postponed till Portuguesa de Soccorse Mutace, called Thunday, the 23rd inst.
At general meating on Thursday evening the members of the Kowloon erect a new pavilion at a cost of $10,000, Cricket Club will consider a proposal to
CONSPIRACY.
PRISONERS FORMALLY
REMANDED.
SPORTING.
WATER POLO,
The V.R.C. (B) and R. G. A. most in the fourth round of the Hongkong Leagus on July 9 or 10, at the VR.C. Baib,' com-
Cyclone or Typhoon, R. of northern Proceedings Heard In Chambers. mancing at 5.45 p.m. the G.A. to Luscu, loss, then 500 mile distant, moring
| W_N_W.
Cyclone ar Typhoon, E. of the southern Lapons or Mariana Islands, maring W.N.W, or N.W.
30, 1.83 m. July A. Cyclone ar Typhoon. S. of Melacosima, inclining westward,
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will be Remedios and Guterries, who arrcharged
Carpl. Resitter; Gunner Bancroft, with conspiring to defraud the Hongkong Bombr. Fatta; Bomber. Chisholm : Gunner and Shanghai Bank of divors sums of Dyson, Liant. Suguh, Gunner Crawford
ooky were today at the Magistracy
formally remanded for a week,
Mr. Lania, (Mesara Johnston, Stokos and Master) appeared on behalf of the Bank, and defendants were represented by Mr. Crew (hears Hastings and Hanting).
Cyclone or Typhoon near or over the maring W.N.W. or N.W. southern Ladrons or Mariana Isinady, ¦ and Mr. J. H. Gardiner,
a thousand feet wide, and the depth augmented on the occasion of the fortalɣhtly The Grand Hotel orchestra will be of the opening nine. Chinese teet. | guast night timerrow, a special imenu Behind this dyke there were villages will be served at diser. and hamlets, numbering some two thousand. Of these not one remains, No strength of building was sufficient to cope with the rash of the swirling waters and the dwellings went down one after the other, and all the utensils they contained, as well as the cattle and poultry and everything elso connected with farming life in the country were swept away. The people made for the nearest hills at the back of the village, and most of them reached them. But all were not
At 10.10 am today the red draw, 80 successful. It is stated that here:
indicating a typhoon to the east of the Colony more than 300 miles distant, was micro than a hundred
persons
hoisted, and the storm signals at Kowloon perished. The survivors, we learn,
indicated that ita centre was to the south- crouch upon the hills under the
web of Fermore, just outside the 300| open sky. The women do nothing
miles circle, and the disturbanco was FORMATION OF NEW INSTITUTION but weep and the children wail.
| travelling"" west-north-weet.. Unless it They have lost their all. They
curves is will probably pasa, clear of the have no
A friend of the servants food except the anal
the Colony and enter the coast between pittances that are doled out to them Senna's Institute was caught on the Sentow and Amor, but stormy weather by the relief parties, and this is barely Davis said he had had recently & lot of the next two or three days.
premises this manening gämbling. Mr. | will probably be experienced hers during
A large quantity of opium and smoking atansils was burst recently in front of the Police Department at Yoonanfu. "pium smokór was shot at the same time.
An
On Juas 9, at Shanghai, Mr. A. J. Sterat, Headmaster of the Themis Hanbury Schoul, was married to Misa P.. Glover, daughter of the late William Abbot Gorer. Clerk to the Fontefract Rurs! District Council and Board of Guardians..
Ab
B-On June at the Victor sufficient to support their lives. That trouble with visiting Chinesa, who soepped |
which was so fresh and green, the to turn the pisce into a "pub." fr. whole countryside, had been turned Wood fined the accused 85. Afirst into a lake, being covered with
water, and coosidemble time must At the Magistracy to-day, Mr. Wood elapse before it is drained off. When Exed Thursday at 11 m. for the opening this is done, much of it will be found of the case in which a Chineso from Wan covered with sand and debris, so that chai is charged with manslaughter. This is the case in which the victim succumbed it cannot be again cultivated, and
to his injuries nevazal works alter admission what has escaped from this destruc- to hospital. Mr. G. K. Bell Bratton will tion will have no sunimer's harvest defend. to yield, as the crops have all been destroyed.
THE DIARY.
General Memoranda.
THERMO KY, July 9-
Band night at North Point SATURDAY, July 11
3.15 pm. Third Gymkhana Meeting for
the Season.
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9 p.m.Night Aquació Fete at V.RC. SUNDAY, July 1-
Prince John & burchday (1905) (youngest chill of King George and Queen Bary),
kung Central Estates Ltd.
TUESDAY, July 14-
Wensesnay, July 15-
St Swithin's Day.
Tuesday, July 21-
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A fuk", of 90 Des Vieux Road, West, yesterday had an altercation with his father later he was observed to be suffering from the effects of opium.. He declared he had attempted muricide and had swallowed 85 worth of epína) which is a little over half a thel. He was ramowed to the Govara
Such in brief is the report of one of thinse sent to inspect the situation and assist the victims. We turn for moment to report another incident of a different kind. It is said that the case referred to occurred not larment Civil Hospital, where he died yester. from Tatshan. A man standing op afternoon.. knoll, as the waters were subsiding,
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THE TYPHOON.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
It has been reported to the Police that Chinese fell into the water and was drowned while attempting to jump from the On Los to the wharf. The body has not hoop recovered..
Mr. Wood first conducted the hearing in Chambers, to which the Press wore not admitted-and on entering Court, half an hour after the time at which the vase was set down for boating, formally announced
Tuesday next at 10 x.m. than the case would be adjourned ontit
"YANGTSE VALLEY BANKING.
POSSIBLE.
Need For Grater Faniiities.
Billiards.
Ja a gas of 300 up in the scratch crnament buing held to the D. C. La L Sergeants Moss, Marry Barracks, Bead- makter Roberts best Sergeant Page last night by 46 points. Neither player touched anything like his best form. Rebatti Teď up to $10, after which the advantage rested with Page for a while. Page, however, did pot set complete mastery over the balis, breaking down, frequently when a good brank prevented itself. The bent breaks were Robert, 3, 90, 19, 19, 19, 18. Page, 10, 19, 18, 18, 17. Sport-Band master Roberta, 50: Surgeant Page, 454,
MERCHANT BERTICE GUILD AND THE EMPRESS DISASTER,
At the last meeting at the Mariage-
No matter to whom may fail the even tual benate of the comprehensiva de
dopment of the Yangtso Valley, there ment Committed of the Gund it was is, says a corresponslent writing to the unanimously agreed that the following [**Financial Times," penspa to believe somthunication be sent to the Manager
thus now era enmending in the of the Canalinn Preiße Rahway
opening up of this, one of the wealthiest portions of the Chinese Republic-wool- athy, that is to say, in natural resources, Great Britain has hitherto maintained a prior claims among the Great Powers to the development of this region, and ber position in this connection is now gener- ally recognised. In particular, Friney
The master of the as. Hop Sang. Sau reported to the Police that on the voyage from Singapore to Hongkong, a ccal passer was found to be missing on July 6. It is conjectured that the man must have fallen overboard and been drowned.
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"The Imperial Merchant Service Guild,'
Jun 10, 1914.
F. Maitland Kersey, Esq., Manager, The Canadien Paciño Raway Сеграду.
Sir,
WAS
Un.
Resolved. that won the Inperial Merchant Service Guild, hereby place ou record the expression of our SOFTOW at the calamity which has befallen the C.P.R. liner Empress of Ireland," commanded and afficered by our mem beza." We desply deplore, the loss of the Chief Ocer, Mr. R. M. Steede, the Second Officer, Mr. Roger Wil." liams, the Third Ofeer, Mr. Alwyn Licore, and the Fourth Officer, Mr. B. Tunatall, who comported themselves with conspicuous heroism, whilst · en- deavouring to aave the lives of others. Wo al doire to extand cur, beart felt sympathy to the widows and vide tives of the daccused,
I am, Sis,
After being removed to the Tang Who need to forsako whatever commer.
I am directed to convey to you the Hospital and, from thence to the Gover-cial jurisdiction she may have contem.
following Resolution, which ment Civil Hospital Lo Kai of 80 Des Platel in that part of China in return animeasly adopted at a mosting of the Vreur Road West has died from opium for invedom of action alwhere. This, poisoning which is said to be self of course, is the official attitude of the Management Committee of the Guild As a matter of fact.hell feday; this being the first meeting Quai d'Orsay, administered.
French capital has flown freely into thin the deplorable disaster decurred to will undoubtedly continue to do 86, its Yangtae Valley during recent years, and the Empress of Island.
long as Great Britain maintains ur pry sent position there. French financiers and commercial interests have ways 9.-Excursion to Macau.
been willing to follow the Union Jack, MONDAY, July 13-
Noob-Statutory Meeting of the Hong-surface of the water which seemed part in an outing to Dambel Island on saw a kind of bartel floating on the the sled Co., R.G.A., Lyomus, took Over thirty Non-enmaissioned officers
and their predilections in this connec. tion have been particularly noticeable in Lo Cheung, 22 Jardine's Bazaar, was China. This need not, however, givu to have been covered carefully. Sunday. The trip was much enjoyed, out walking yourday on Garden Road any cause for anxiety to English xus Taking of the Pastille, 178-Franch Curiosity led him to get a boat and though a few unfortunately sufered from with two friends when the river of aerptibilities; on the contrary, so long us
National Festival.
padille out to the floating barrel. mal de mer. When landing at the Island passing meter car sounded his bort. Lo in Frenchmen are prepared to accept the a cask of beer fall into the ses but a Coreades rousing to get out of the way slipped a fair one. There is plenty of room risk in return for the profit the position After n time he managed to get it inporal quickly jumped into the water and and the motor car passed over his left foot in the Yangtse Valley for British enter tow. Ou reaching the shore he took succeeded in rescuing it. The party return necessitating his removal to hospital. off the lid when, to his astonishment, ed to Lyeman shout p.. he loand three infants. They seemned
A remarkable story of mistaken Iarly May's At Home at Mountain to be paralyzed by banger and fright the general meeting of the Indo-Chins Alfred F. J. Ellis, of Workingham, was world.
Mr. H. Keswick, P., prosiding at recently when a 15-year old boy named identity was told at the Berkshire Assizos and were incapable of making any Steam Navigation Company said that the quitted of a charge of robbing a BI
With the infants was a opening months of 1914 had shown disapit Wokingham, and alee with felecionaly
Christal De Votre Wide,
What is wanted just now, however,}, 4 Indy artiny also is a commercial bank willing to grant Chinese letter, evidently written by pointing result as compared with those of wounding bet. Mrs. Wide said that the special accommodation to enterprises of the parents or the friends of the little 1913. The advices from the company's accused came to her and asked her for 5d., such a type as are likely to be inangar: ones, which informed the reader that general managem were that trade generally which she declined to give him. Ellis, shoated in the near future. Such an in the inlants had been placed in the poor, and that owing to the political with a coal hammer and ran away. Later with the existing financial interests; on alleged, then struck her twice on the bead stitution need not work in competition Ibarret and sent afloat because there.ärchants were afraid to operate. The ride had made a mistake, and it was stated offshoot of them, and thero is reason to unrest and financial stringency the native she missed her purse containing money. was no hope in suting them where depredations of the so-called
The evidence for the defence was that Mrs, the contrary, it might very well be an they were on the other hand, it was Wolf" prevented merchants from seading the boy who visited her might have been discussion for the establishment of # White that she had on one occasion admitted that believe that arrangements are now under hoped that they would fall into the hair goods into the interior, and there was brother of the accused. The jury in corporation of this nature, it being t- hands of some benevolently-minded general feeling of lack of security and they were satisfied that a mistake hadised that if something of this kind iss
bringing fo a verdict of Not Guilty," said person who would see to it, if he accertainty. Meactine stocks were no been made, and the Lord Chief Justice at one speedily stain Frest of the ith instant, and beg you could not himself affyrd to rear them,mulating, and a resumption of favourable concurred.
conditions was eagerly awaited. that they were placed in some hope, and so their lives would be spared.
3.45 p.m.--Sanitary Board Meeting. Tuzxoay, July 28 :—'
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prises to develop on their own lines, while, happily, there appear to be a large araber at sapable Englishmen willing to try their fortunes in that part of the.
terests will take the matter into their, wn hands and create facilities for the | development of commercial enterprises whigh, while huniving no andio risk, will, in all probability, return large pro fits to those who take the matter up He returns to Is is stated quite freely in some quarters that me of the London banks is prepared to create such an institution. provided R.G.A.,that the existing banking corporations
(4) All Bring positions to be inside the Lieutenant P., de Fonblanque, R.E., and in the Far East will agree to lend their angle formed by the telegraph lioes Lieutenant 0. V. de G. Edye, D.O.L..that the necessary stances in this con. moral support, while it is also asserted from Shatin Paes and Tate's Caira, leave for Home via Siberis'to-morrow, respectively, which meet at a point about a mile NW of Diamond Hill. (1) The direction of fire to be towards the N. and N.E, and no firing is to take place in a direction W. of Shatin Pass nor E. of Grasscutter's Pas
Your obedient servant, (Signed) T. W. Mooks,
Becretary."!!
To which the following reply has been received:
"The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. 8. Waterloo Place, 5.W.,
June 11th, 1914.
TW. Moore, Eng.,. Secretary.
The Imperial Merchant Service Guild,
Sir,
I have to acknowledge receipt of your
to swept ray most sincere thanks for the Resolution pursed by your Management Committee.
The expressions of sympathy contained
to the relatives of the deceased members in the Resolution will be duly conveyed
of the ship's company.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant, (Signed) H. MAITLAND KEBET'S Manager-in-Chief Ocean. Services:" The sum of twenty-five guineas bes nection havo already been forthcoming. been voted to the Ted Mayor's Fund TE these statements are correct auch will for the immediate relief oft the Officers is permitted to resign his appointment as Lieutenant C..V. de G. Edye, D.C.LI,
have been done, to establish the position
widows. Alde de Camp to the General Offices Com of Englie, interests in the Yangtse Val- manding the Trucps, South China, ley. Then are already · established ja account of ill-health, having been recomthat region sufficient English cornmer- metded" for six months' sick leave by acial houses of standing to insure a sub effect from July 8 incluarve. medies board. These arrangemont take
CANADA AND THE HINDU IMMIGRANTS.
Judgo Lobinger, U.S.A, Court, after they work only meet the Inte that and 24th July, 1914, between the hours of session st Canton, is proceeding to Manila was staring them in the face if they... and 12 noon daily, in ■ X.N.E. * private business.
direction, on the ground lying N.W. of Shanghai in two months' time. remained with their parents. It is said that the man who found the Diamond Hill, subject to the following
Captain H. P. Garwood, barrel has taken the matter up and made arrangements that the in- fanta shall be cared for. As we said above the native papers make and reading. For a time the regular re "ports of robberies, piracies' and kid- nappings have eeused to appear, though this does not mean that these things have censed to exist, for, if
C rmeo mnaofacturore, says the Japan
stantial - turnover as the outset to such. rumours are to be credited, some of imitations of their warts put on the market Chronicle, aro complaining strongly of the
an institution, while it is quite ccrtian the most heartless robberies have by Japanese firms, and combined action
that these same houses would welcome! been perpetrated during these terrible with a view to Ending some means of pat
cunt cordially such an enterprise. Need-"] days and upon the most helpless ting a stop to the present state of affairs is of the ith Bo Sherwood Foresters the.
In connection with the present training administered by men of great experience is investigating the claims of the Indians less to say, the bank will need to be victims. On the other hand, rob. suggested in the German Press. Legal old Royal Sherwood Forester Militia-it in Chine affairs, while the stole of a beries, bad as they are and piracies, frasi are said to be out of the question, forgo the following poster was extensively. There are, however, plenty of men quite proceedings in Japan against individual may be of interest to recall that 148 years manager will constitute an easy task. The native papers continue to print terrible as we know them to be, are many reasons, but it is thought that if com.uaisted throught Nottinghamshire little else than the reports of the for the time so comparatively unplaint were addressed to the right quarter,
capable of filling this post satisfactorily. Wanted Able Substitutes” (" commissioners who, by different important that they ars relegated to some result might be forthcoming. Une Markston" (or 42nd Battalion of Milius be obtained from among the staffs of and, if need be, a suitable official could To serve in the Nottinghamshire societies in Canton as well as by the forgetfulness in the face of the wore Hamburg fira says that its wares are being for the spare of three years; dommanded the institutione aëready conducting bank. t. All of these bave formerly besa in -1
Hoxacose. Tezbay, July 7, 1914.
THE WEST RIVER FLOODS.
officials, have been sent up the river's courses to inspect the damage done by the recent floods. These reports make very sad reading. As a sot off, however, against the dreary monotony
terrible calamity which indeed dwarfs very other misfortune and distress into mere insignificance.
ful
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THE ARMY OF LONG AGO.
The
14 Indians Land.
VICTORIA D... June & Immigration Court of Inquiry which
the Komagata Marn to enter Canada- signified their willingness to appear. has resumed its sittings, the nativals having
Fourteen additional Indians were allow
to land to day, making a total of twenty-
Canada, and they hava, therefore, bean
by the worthy Lord George Sutton, and Ing business on English lines in Chinae)
quartered in the delightful and plenti. but who are more or less tied to the permitted ashore with freedom.” town of Kingston-upo Hall, where Peking Gaversment and by diplomatic The Inquiry into the cue of the other excellent alo is sold at only threepence s whole quart; fish of the best quality at one considerations in their business troisocial besing 306, will begin to
| morrow, and it is gunorally anticipated that penny per pound, and shambles meat at a
noce will be allowed to food,, lower rate than in most towns in the kingdom.
tions.
imitated to the extent of providing the Japan-made articles with wrappers bearing the firm's Hamburg address, and the egend, "Made in Germany.be Ham, burger Fremdenblatt, which publishes Letters concerning the business done in imitated The summer sasion of the Ball Court European articles in Shanghai, Hongkong of the official reports we read with of Appeal before the two Hongkong Judges Singapore, Bangkok, sad in Pansar, da THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, pleasure of the activity of those enger and h. Havilland de Sausokros opens clares that it has the intention of taking to send assistance to the suffering next Tuesday, July 14 There are two the matter up on behalf of the German
cance on the list. One is the appes! by manufacturons. A good many British Nottingham ones and in helping thént to tide over F. P. Marques (defondant) :=gainst the manufacturer have suffered is the same their names, agros to serve, and duly attend 'tend the meeting of the conazil, which will have no farther interest in the afte the terrible times through which they decision of Sir William Reen Davies, C.J.. have recently passed, and from the in the recent action in which the Great Western Smolting and Robning Company
C. KAMMING & Co., Ln. Chemists and Druggists,
WAY.
Young, men of spirit and activity, from At Coventry recently the freedom of ordered back to the Orient by the owners 0:16 in still not known if the ship, will be the age of 17 to 30, and from ro fret four the city was conferred upon Mr. Ale of if the balanes of the charter money is not angsge, will be paid a handsome bounty by £10,000 for the provision of langh paid. The immigration oficials state that to are foot for inches high, disposed to Carnegia in reangnition of bis gift applying to Mr. S. Crosawell, printer, libraries. The resolution of the city cancil if the vessel gets its clearance papers, and was enplained in an Rominated moracon Jones before the examination of the Substitutes for the militis who enter album. The four Labour members did not arrivala is finished, the loo-1 authorities
to be enrolled before the Deputy Lieuten passed the resolution conferring the free- ante next Monday, will be welcomed to d good English ordinary of, roast beef and plum pudding at Mr. Scott's at the Right Bells
and Eicket us see the famous play. of Klog Richand the Third and the
the Lamons farce of Jaulice.
Those men ballotted for the town of foot above the higheat embankment ship arose. The Full Count of two Judges, change in the teme Nottingham and willing to serve it perapa perature ripe fruit, and impure shall be paid four and a half gulness at decided that under English law such water are some of the cause of diarchors Bull, with any other legal advantage to equate are illegal, and appellante Charan Colios Cholera and Diarrhoes themselves and families, partake of a good eck to have the estate administered Reasody cares those bowel diathanger dimmery and have a ticket for the play at according to Chinese law and statoma pomply-for sale by all Chemists and night an
Storale per
God Save The King
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(groog, July 22,
Buffer. From the report sent from 987 and 8, The uthier, in a Chinese the Sze Yue district we learn that succession case, in which the question of the waters rose more than a Chinese the legality of bequests for ancestral wor
At Erst and for sometime the people
of the place tried to support the dyke by using rough planks und other
CAUSES AND CURE FOR
-DIARRHOEA
MKWA
The Indiana determination in curry the Cnoc to the charts in emphasised by the ecgagement of Mr. Archibald McGown, E.O prominent Mortiusi, lawyer, to assist in the legal fighting foE APA BLAZON TYPE NOT NECESSARY: The Victorin Times" states tha, russon,
Diarrhoes Remedy reads no glaring have a considerable number of them with of the province's hostility towards Tadina HAMBERLAIN'S Colie, Cholers and Immigrants in the following wordeju,* We
Diane Brady nenim no.
tie with white hour, and In every fo This now They hare entered into onmpeti
Lance wars competition is acesered the 15 has hean prest for forty years and is just bare bear obliged to co
hat its name implies. Wor sale by all umb. It therefore, acts and not theory Chemists and Storak separauitate
which confront British Co smbia:**
its statement that all bemisia call it is afficiant, an every family knows its value
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