THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1915.
Hughes and Hough
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PUBLIO AUCTION
THE Undocsigned havo recaived instrvo- tions to sell by Public Aaction.
FRIDAY,
the 23rd July, 1915, ecmmencing st 3.50 pm at their Sales Rooms, No. &
Des Voeux Read, Corner
Ico Bouse Street,
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LUSITANIA INQUIRY.
PREMEDITATED" MURDER.
· Admiralty's Wireless Warning.
(From the "Dally Telegraph " of "Juna 163
THE CHINA MAIL.
Special entrances and seats for survivors and relatives, al survivors were provided at the Central Hall, Westminster, yesterday, at the opening of the Board of Trade inquiry into the sinking of the Titania on May 7. Lond Mercy presided
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Tha Attorney-teeneral (Sie Eiland Carson made his first public appearsnes in the now offer There were, he said, only suo real questions, and they were: As in the navigation of this ship, having regard to the instructions and
information "given by the Adraíralty -
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As to whether everything was dons that possibly, eisuld be inue to save hannan life after the ship had beca berpidised With the President were Admiral Sir Frederick S. Englefield and Lieut. Contender Heart, with Captain D. Tavies, and upesin J. Spedding, of the
Mervantilo Marine, as assesCASTEM.
sensing the execntary of Me. Vanderbilt
A GERMAN INVENTION.
An Unarmed Ship
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What was the highest speed you were abis to maka-Twenty-four and a halt
twenty-five,
Cald you have runde than during this yage?-Xo, not ruder the condition of
the bullers
IRON WALL OF THE Rhine will play at the moment, the flies,
stef, the crossing of the riser we shall alerted that than faresses en catal brotruddered as a protection of the flank
REINE
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FORTRESS DEFENCES: ON RIVER of the Germar, gray, numquering bac
breen there and no mor. Of cours these fortroksen will allow our oy to hold out longer, and that is alk. In cons chuin 1 ou say that the row well Lf the Rhin can only distal the
in, but us stop is. Anglo-French may on its way to Dar.
Allles Cannot be Stopped."
Gettany, stop the victorious advance of
Can the Rhize, that iron wall the Anglo-French army en Beplir? Thi question has very often bean ppt for me
by ayy readers and friends, writes Lieut.. CITY MEN AT WOOLWICH ARSENAL Color Bertan, Bok, in a home paper:
1 w rather diedt to give a indir date detuite answer. I was obliged to
stindy "capuluilly The, prosent sitemtion of
First Squad at Work.
Work was begin at Wosila ich Repental
this at Important line of defence ofore June by a party duwa "from the Westen Liermay
I have various times hand metal Apporinuities to convel the whole length
foral their services ir muition mukizig large, mumber sa Lily men who hasé
in response to the zajast of the Colun-
to any lack of volunteers) buit-in ced
ritis, who decided than the experiment of employing amotours on munitions
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The Attorney-General, Sir F. Smith (Solicitor-General). Mr. Urazstrength of fortifientions. I had onnigh, a very small one, but this was not des of the Rhine, and knowing well the ther Munitious Brigade. The party was and Mr. Duizlop were for the Board of Trude: Mr Butler Aspluali, C. Musterial to judge this question, and the F. Lasing, K., and Mr., Hyslop Maxnwit, he the Cantil Company: dr. proses is just the moment when we use aner with matruction from the anthio- This Sealan, M.P., Mr. Rase-Innes. 5.C.. Mr. Clout Edwards, and several turn our striction to that river on which arber whentes appeared for passengers and survivors. Mr. U. A. Scott reports Kaiser and all the German nation
have the greatest inflence. It must work way hest started on a small scale. 12. Zu erns from New Vet P-Abent not be forgotten that the Gernaa nuthen
twenty-one kandı.
is called The Watch on the Rhine,"
Though few in number the men were well selected, and were thoughly re- The Khine in German, territory exteris presentative of City, business, banking, from the frontier of Switzerland to Hol- commercial, professional, and artisan life. land, and is fortified by several fortresses. They included engineers, solicitors, plum-] but quite regularly. For instance, the hers, necountants, a hairdresser, and part of the Rhino in Alsace in protected followers of a number of other esflings, by a series of called tete de ponts, and all cheerfully lined up": at, the What was the condition Only inch as Istein, Gunningen, Neuenberg, gates of the Arsenal. at eight ..-an rest out of twenty-five were working.
Neu-Brisach, amt, behind them. more hour at which few of them ära normally Why that by the direction of the to the north, the strong fortress of Strasts be seen about on a Sunday morning. owners?—It was..
burg conuuands the defence of this-re. The ajority bad followed the attice Shows tracks and daily progress of the big typhoons Where were you at the time that the. The main defences here is base given in the explanatory pamphlet of ship was strunk?--Purt side on the lower the so-called bridge fortification, of instruction, and had donned their old brichse, o
Me fines et, resloubts built in seci-clothes, while many also brought engi What happened?—The offieur ou datyricles in front of bridges, their tanker's overalls. ehtoi that the ship was not armed, was called out," There's a torpedo coming,ting on the banks of the river. The not serving as a transport, and did not and Tran across to the starboard side and second region of the Rhine, opposit carry munitions. There was no such outsar the wake immediately after the ex-Lorraine is defended by a serem Mr. Gaff, the organising oficer of the At the closes of his day in the Arsenal fitimer of the ship as the German Govern-plosion, and the ship took a beavy List. fortress a Germersheim, Maybrigade, who is a well-known City ac ment alleged. faciel, or invented. She was struck on the starboard side.ence, Coblenz. and further, opposite the countant, gave a representative of. The
The Astorney-dieneral, in his opening statement, said the Lusitania passenger abip of the Canard Live, and leis New York with a crew, passengers, and general surge for Liverpool. She was sunk öft Kinsale on Mag 7. Certain
statement had been made in Notes be
w the Governments of firmany and the 'uited States. He proceeded to Feud extmeta from those Notes, and de
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND
This vessel was about eight or ten miles big volume of smoke and steam game of the Old Howl of Kinsale, the weather up between the third and fourth funzel, BLACKWOOD FURNITURE &c., &c. was fine and clear and the sea staooth, counting from forward.
and the vessel was making about 19 TEAKWOOD. —Suites, Chesterfield nuts. Without any warning," the
As Follows:-
TWO TOUPEROES, You saw the wake of the torpedo?--
ASPASTOR RAY
TYPHOON MAP & GUIDE
REVISED AND UP TO DATE
during the last twenty years. Explains day and night typhoon signals, Enables one to locate the centre of a typhoon.
Gives a table of typhoons for last 30 years..
Belgian frontier, is the fortress of Colo- Daily Telegraph some account of what MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD AND TAPED FOR HANGING
while Wesel commands the frontier had occurred. His hands bore eloquent f Holland. In mddition to these fortif testimony to the strennsness of the cations at Dusseldorf and Duisburg, thlabditita le bad completed. The exuft of are included in the sphere of defenen of most satisfactory in every way.. lottresses of Metz and. Diedenhofen also the experiment, he said, had proved.
We arrived at the Arsenal gates prod tually at eight a.m.," he observed," and
Sobis and Chairs (New), Bedroom Suites, Attorney-General continued, a German I saw a streak like the wake of a torpedo, the Whine in Lorraine. Dining Room Furniture, Tolles Tables.mbmarine fired torpedo at the Lusi- and I headed over for the land. She Wardrobes, Washstands, &c, Side-boardstania, and she was struck between the listed heavily to the starboard, and I
Dinner Waggona, Extension Dining Tables and Chaira, etc., etc...
BLACKWOOD, - Cabinetsp Choirs, Flower Stands. Brackets Marble top Tables, Card Tablas, Stools, Photo Frames,
etc., etc.
TILE CROSSING,
third and fourth funnels. There is esi, ordered the boats to be lowered, and to All the latest movements of the Gar. presented ourselves to the responsible dence that there was a second end, get the women in first. I put her full nan army, as well as some busty pre-officiala, under whoso supervision we were ups. third torpedo fired. for the ship speed stern. Haring a lot of way on parations on the Dutch frontier and to work for the enaning twelve hours. auk within twenty minutes. I wish to her, and sinking. I put her astern. IBaigium, and the anxiety of the German Wo were most kindly received, but were emphasise that there was no wangtok them to held on lowering the beats Press in regant to the vigorous offensive immediately made aware that we were and there was no possibility under the until the way was off the slipa bit, and of the Allis, show that our enemy sup-to be under the strictest discipline, This circumstances, of making any immediate that was done. I told them to lower poses that the Ebine will be crossed in was gratifying to all of us, as it showed preparation to save the lives of the puthen when the way was sufficiently over, the region opposite the Belgian and that our efforts to serve our country were Dinner Services and Crockery Ware, sengers on earth. The course adopted Cutlery, Cooking Stove, Piano by Broad- by the German Government was not only One lately fur the first,
Did you note the second torpedo?-Dutch frontiers. Long before the was being treated in a serious spirit, and wood & Sons, Carpets and Rugs, Glass and contrary to international law and the
I often heard from Garman edess of that we were in no sense regarded as Sandry E.-P. Ware, Entre Radios 1130new, ut s
dber lowered the boats wis there the General Stuff the opinion that the simply players at work. The whole of Laure etc., Can Rubber Tyrod Hicksha ictates of civilisation and humanity, and loner them of They could not very well French army would never dare to cross our party, which, though limited in hort side beruse of the Rhian either in Alee or in Lorraine.umber, was thoroughly representative SILK TO BE SOLD IN SMALL LOTS circumstances, and under t
FORD I FITV
dounts in the sycs
of its citronducted to. Catalogues will be issued.
not only of our law, but oradaný Del
What happened to the boats?-Some of German military experts. have shown 1 Terms ---Cash.
law. I know of in civilised countries, to them fell in on board and hurt some of great anxiety lest the French, after or all the tino we were there.
Is was really mast interesting work, 1st a deliberate attempt to murder the pasthe passengers.
cupying Alsace and Lorraing should bangers on board that ship."
Did Jon give any direction about wo dicret their inain advance through south and though, of course, it was very u mea and children?--I said. All women Eelgium and Limburg, attacking the familiar to all of us, we soon picked up Rhine on the fine Dusseldori-Cologne the idea of what was wanted, and I am and children in the boats frst."
Was there any panic on board 7-None Coblenz. They are bastening to calm aura that with a little moro practice we public opinion, naging that to prevent shall become quito efficiant. The staff this invasion it will be quite suiteient to were most kind in lastriting us. Any rely on the garrison of those fortresses, question we are was immediately an At Cologne awered. The uses of various machines supported by Landsturm.
AND U man
HUGHES & ROUGH,
Auctioneers Hongkong, July 17, 1915.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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THE Undersigned have received instruc
tions to sell by Public Auction, (TOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONGEANID),
DO
SATURDAY,
the 24th July, 1815, at 11 a
An their Sales Roomis, No. 8,
DIS VAUX ROAD, Corner of
Ice Hugo Btreet,
SEVERAL CASES OF WINES,
&c.,
dc.,
&c.
As follows Post, Sherrys, Clarets, Moselles, Champagne, de..
Also a few lots of Cigara,
And a number of late of Drua Thread, Pewter Ware, and Rolls of Pongee Sük.
TEXMR maini.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers, Hongkong, July 21, 1915...
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED}.
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FULFILLED ALL REQUIREMENTS.
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Giving particulars as to the number of souls an board, the Attorney-General said
that I saw. them, wet-
On board. Lost. How long was it from the time of the
413 .702
first torpedo til she sank-I should Crew
think about eighteen minutes, 786 Pawingers 1,257
How long did you remain on the bridge 2-Until she went down under me,
You put on a life-bolt?—Yes.
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the river is oue-lifth of u mile wide. were explained to us, and each man was
himnell. gradually increasing in width util, on his metile to give the best sccount of rom the Dutch frontier, it is about half a
tewide. The current of the Rhire,
O 129 children 4 were lost. There wers watertight doors and bulkheads, sad they were closed simultaneously. Thera
"A very gratifying feature was the How long were you in the water was a double bottom, and the ship was
is rapid. The banks are mostly fat and very friendly way in which e were ze under the special survey of the Admiralty. Ron't know; I didn't take the time. She was equipped with thirty-four bonta Then you werò transferred?-To enouarshy. The depth is from ten to fifteeeeived by the anion men. There was not and other life-saving apparatus, fulfilling of the ship's boats, and then to the Blue-feet. Both Cologne and Coblens are the slightest, ebuting at our "prentice fast-class fortress Cologne has two efforts, and we wore helped and assisted the requirements of the law and the tabell trawler, and landed. gulation
So far as you were concerned was every.bir bridge over the river and forme en on every hani. In order to facilitare. Certain general regulations had been thing possible done?-Everything possible important point of atrategic railway supervision our party was kept together janetan. The peter fortifiet cirela at as much as possible, but a number of us issued by the admiralty, giving direc-so far as I was concerned.
as to the menace of submarines and You got certain instructions from the Cologne has wight forts and fourteen for- had to work with the ordinary men of Lions
tifications on the left bank of the Rhine the Arsenal, and we found it a great plea. mines. In addition to that, having regard Admiralty --Yes.
four forts on the right bank. The sure to do so. central defense line enrprises £iten old-
diate fortifications arul batteries. feshioned farts, connected by interme
to the existing conditions of the South Shortly after, the Court adjourned to Const of Ireland, and what "had been another room to hear the further, eri- observed there during the day previous,dence of Captain Turner in camera, and specific information and directions wenster it was announced that the proceed. sent out by the Admiralty by wirelcasings were adjourned until this morning. telegraphy to the Lusitania. Tho mce-
sages, sir an he knew, reached the captain.
All
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·RZCCAD' SENDAY, OUTPUT. As to the value of our work, I think I may may that the several superinten dents under whose direction we came pressed themselves us very plénsed. We' be called a fortress camp being, capable tool the places of boys, who are not of sheltering an army corps. "North of allowed to work more than a certain num- Cologne are Dusseldorf and Duisburg,ber of hours. When we have mastered He asked that that part of the inquiry The Kaiser has decided that no Italian protected by numerous fort fentions of this. work, as I think all of those who should take place in private. It might composers, especially Faccini, Leoncavallo, the tearoomary type, in order to cover were on duty to-day feel that they have shake the confidence of those who had and Mascagni, shall have their works the bridges and the fortress of Wesel, done, we shall be fitted, after a little to navigate our mercantile ships at this perfo med, at the Royal theatres in Tukeldarf is situated opposite the Hei more practice, to be put on to more re- difficult time, and with the kind of Germany notil the end of the war A
other German opers houses followed suit. gian frontier and commands a strategical sponsible jobs. In any case, we know THE Undersigned have received instruc-enemy we had to deal with, if they had A Dresden bockaller made pile of the junction of railways and two bridges from what we were told that we proved
tions to sell
to make these matters, public.
whole of bis stock of D'Annoncio's books across the Thine. Wesel is the fortress of some actual pre. We were informed. Your lordship." ho, cancluded, " can and as it ablaze amid the enthusiastic chose to the Dutch frontier at the junc, that the output of cartridges at the Ar--
falarga crowd picture what the scene on this ship, tor. cheers of a
tion of the River Lipper with the Rhine, atual yesterday was a record for Sun- pedoed in this way must have been
Mr H. A. Lahar, who is in charge of and the most important tate de pont of dus which made us all very pleased, as The witness agroo but there was no the advertising for Lord Kiteboner's army, the Wesel fortified region is Fort Blucher it showed that cur efforts bad resulted in panic. If there are complaints against explained how the greatest volunteer army (formerly Fort Napoleon), situated on a greatly increased production. John Broadwood & Sons, the unster, the owners, or the crew. the world has ever soon has been, rained, the left bank of the river understand that everyoody here will have to members of the American Lancheon.
So, rimming up all the fortification prec One Boudoir Grand Piano by ".
the fullest opportunity of stating them."lab the other day. He said the unparal
Mr. Aspinall expressed, on behalf of leled success was due to advertising in the parations of the Germans in this region. wspaper, which had resulted in bringing we see that the part of the Rhine from the owners, sincere and heartfelt more recruite in a single day thau Britain the Dutch frontier to Cublcuz, a distance hitherto bassen able to obtain in a whole of about 140 miles, is supported in the south by two fortresses and in the north by one wall fortress and two bridge Why are Burneians no very much more fortifications. It can be supposed that liable to insanity that member of other only two German anmics would be sent unites the presidency That is to defend this line. The mine part of me of several interreling que-tions ruled thin brmy will occupy the the between
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William Thomas Turner, captain of the 440 Ltanis on bor finnlove-examined by the Attorney-General, if she was
No. 14, Acumar Bracet,
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation.
[you'hip to be late your a nie will be Constatsly sad Promptly served jury, the S0Only at the BIEX AN- DEA CATE
in good condition ka faz Bahe know,
Wits, she armed of unarmed 2-Un-by the Surgeon General in his report on Cologne and Collezay its Banks will be
armod
Any guns?Noue whatever,
Any masked us?-one whaters
Flama administrations of Madras Lunatic
Asylums. The Surgeon General in of protected by those fortresses, and the opioim that the i anequal battle which the greater part of the forces will take up community has to high, in competition positions along the line from Cologne with the Indian, Jesda to numerous mantık. Witness described the boss, fire, and ensities, Fle adds Bebind these to the Dutch frontier. Von der Goltz bulkhead drills carried out during the factors there fa prutasbly the fundamental openly at that the most simple way wyage, and the course he steered up to foot that Europeans cannot enloslaw or to cross the Ching is to force the cen the time, the ship was struck.
Perpetuate their race in the tr pies that trality of Holland But I consider that degeneration rapidly sela iz and further our galians, Allies will succeed in crowing that races of aised Furrpran anUAsistio blood are not as a rulo sbiologies success this river in a legal way, 31 not at the ficat atemps, then at the fond or third without a doubt
Do you remember the time she was struckMy, watch was 2-10, and stop ped at 2.201
At the time was the weather, quite Leleur Mer Beautifully ciete
Was Low as smooth Quite smooth You were struck at 2:15 when you were ping at what speed-Eighteen knots.
What was the averago
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