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and gubrius their views. An interview | having been arranged, the deputation went on board so that more summoned up their courage and stated prasange could be carried. Another bluntly that, assuming the Allies to be theory is that the vessel.atunk in the mit defeated, no indemnity payable by them and failed to from herself when the engine recull adequately cotupensate Germany, started, causing.bar to list, and that th
ke the sacrifices she has been called upon large, crowd on board increasing this tan dency so that she could not right herself to make sines the end of last July, while, During the investigation into the disaster in the event of a lefeat of the Prussian. member of the crew stated this afternoon simies, the Fatherland will not regi that he passed the tow lias over to the tagits economic independence for hall & Cere boat, which immediately began to tow
before the hawar of the steamer had been try. These and other similar statement cast off from the pier, with the result that were listened to with polite attention by the hawser broke and the Eastland the Emperor, and the financiers with expaized. This statement was, however, draw. The official reply to the deputa-
board
tion is to be found in the speech alrendy
denied by the engineer of the tugboat. The total number of persons on
the excursion steamer was 2,572, of whom referred to, which was designed to re- were rencoed, and 1,810 are dead or store the runfidence of the leaders of missing. The bodies as far recovered German commeres and financo, not only number 889, and in the majority of cases to the improbability of another win
women or children.
of are thows of
The worst shipping disaster on record occurred on July 24 in the Chicago river, when the steunion itemboat Eastland, with 2,579 holiday-makers on board, turned an ibe side, and 1.810 persona wate drowned, In no previous dimster have so many per son parished, the appailing total of the dead being larger than that of the Titanic Bid Lapitsain, General florum, or Princess
Alice.
The Eastland was chartered to convey the employees of the Western Electric Com the divers engaged in connection with theter campaign, which is greatly dreaded, pany large firm in Chicago-to Michigan air is said to have gone mad owing to the but aims to an early and decisive.sic- Larrible scenes.. The authorities have tor for the Fatherfurd. Unfortunately City on the mangal ** beaufasst.” Dezyn up tarted an investigation, and some 30 for the Kaiser, this plan has miscarried, at the Clarke-breet pler of the Chicaga creste have been made, fb being alleged his optimism regarding the war being dis cirar the boat was boarded by a huge crew that the Eastland had shown herself unsES- till it was filled to its utmost can-worthy before? M
trusted among thinking men throughout 57, of the passengers being the wives;
Great disasters to excursion ateamboat Crermany, while the Soaucial members Childras, and twost hearts of the workmen were those of the Frincess Alice, saak in of the business rocammity are genvoly Thera exfurnion abnamers are very high in
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MEETING of the HOTAL BONGRONG City is under forty miles and affords YACHT CLUB will be held at the CLUB delightful trip,`
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the water, with promenade docks, and; as the Thames September, 1878, when het alarmed at the many unmistakable signs, draught is not deep they are at the 600 and 700 persons lost their liveuf an impending disaster to German.
and General El xam, which free ab Long Island Eaume, Eat Rivos. Now credit alt over the ratid Financial York in Juan 1906, when 1,000 Times" perished. Other great dissatas which will be readity
recallad are the Titanic (1,654 lives lost), Empress of Ireland (over 1 000), and Lusitanis (1,120).
HOUSE North Point, Hongkong, on The huge crowd which pushed its way MONDAY the 13th day of September. over the landing stage to which the 1915, at 30 o'clock in the afternoons when East and warmteisest to have erased the subjammed two Rasalations will become anxiety to those in charge of the boat, proposed as Extraordinary Resolutions. for orders were given for the gangways to
1. That it is not for the comfort or be closed and for the overflow of paa.. As a holed ur of the Sabcribers are By this time, however, the burian Visitare thereto, that any Member who is freiges on the Eastland was too great for the subject of a Nation between which and the lost which began to list towards the
continue to be's Member of the Club
ed, but it is certain that the bawsers hold
ALL SORTS OF ARTISTIC JOB-PRINTING convenience of the members the Clab aragars to be sccommodated on a relief
GERMANY'S PLIGHT.
Writing doms to his parents a private who is fighting with the Dorset Terri torials in the Persian Gulf, says We ara called the Goggle eyed Army, owing to our wearing goggles to protect our eyes from the Serce rays of the stin. We also
wwar spine protectors for the same rea It is not only reconquic exhaustion, on You have no idea what the best s
INVITATION CARDS, MENUS, DANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT {Grist Britnicetita nî was exista sħuald | river, It is not clear exictly what happen- | Lut-its" resuits in deeply-scatel discon--the wind itself is like druglit
2. That the Articles of Association being the boat to the pier parted: the tone and resentment that Germany has from a hot oven. PROGRAMMES, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETE, BOOKS, PROCPEC-cordingly altared by the insertion of the Eastland turned lowly on its side and to face. concludes the
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Any Bomber who is the subject of Nation between which and Great Britain a state of war existe shall, ipso facto, cense to be a Member of the Cins and shall no longer be entitled to any of the privileges of the Clab."
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A Natural
Remedy
Time was when disease was trougnt to be due to the direct, influence of evil spirits, and exorcism and magic were invoked to cast it out.
Science has taught us wisdom. The evil spirits exist still.' We call them Disease Quce Germs," and they also must be cast out. lodged in the stomach or intestines, fever with it hallucinations, or biliousness with its sches
·and: mains, is the result
ENO'S
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Its action is quick and thorough, It clears the intestines, rouses the torpid liver to new. life, stimulates the mucous membrane to a healthy action, and cleanses and invigorates the whole digestive tract.
It may be safely taken at any time by young
old
It is very effective in the early stage of Diarrhea
removing the irritating cause.
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of the proceed
Financial
Nawa. Hamburg has definisely broken
The "Gera Eagle over the on- difted out into the fairway of the river
Thore on denk were shot into the water, with the Potsdam gang. The efforts of which was soon dotted with people sting fity years will be required to replace trace to the German & nk, now clo cd, and gling for their live They, at all events, had a chance to save themselves, Lat hus Flambir, where it stood on July 16th, which has recently provided so much Laod dreds who were between decks were caught 1911. It in affirmed that not another man for caustic comment underwent trans an in a frap. They were quite unable to will go to the German front from the formation Ise sight, when someone took help
themselves and when help arrived it ancieat free city, and that developments advantage of the ductural hours to later was too late. Tugs were soon on the scape still more grave from the Potsdam point
holm in with workmen, who, by cutting
Union Jack,homo made with the aid of
piece of blotting paper and a few crayons,
the side of the hull, were able to reame of view are not unlikely to occur. Therer the granite carring The Eagle has few arrivora, but the majority of the position is even mora serious in Basaria,
bradies brongbb.cat, were base of thedead, where withing out the esot desperate to
All day Saturday willing helpers, worked them have so for availed in preventing with. feverish speed, and bug loads of denation from Munich that Bavaria will to the morgns for identification.
bees an eyesore to my but its obliteration
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
·T2′′OWLOON, VICTORIA" and PEAK SCHOOLS RE-OPEN on WED- NESDAY the 8th September at 9.
766 Hongkong, Sept. 6, 1915.
DIOCESAN GIRLS' · SCHOOL KOWLOON.
CCHOOL WORK #1}} Recemuirace on THURSDAY, Soptasbar 9th, at
Boarders Batara on WEDNESDAT afternoon, optember 8th.
Hongkong. Bapt. 6, 1915.
St. John's Cathedral.
ORGAN RECITAL
MONDAY, September 18th
at 5.30 p.m.
THE
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and the oilginator of the scheme gathered in few subscriptions towards the purchase
of a Union Jack worthy of the oceanion. It
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at the above, Extraordinary bodies were conveyed ashore to be curries { take no further part in the war er would not then have beent Lecessary to have RUKABLES traders throngkong the Work ›
-Dated the 2nd day of September, 1915. By Cider of the General Committee..
TERRIBLE SCENEI,
inscribed the words This is the fing
to communicate direct with English MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS
nany's beat diplomatists are engaged in despairing struggle to keep Bavaria from what would be practically secursion The German military authorities have in nach class of goods Besides being
All these considerations and a sun-seat Germany to be interned in the complete commercial guide to London and real others demanstrate the soundness of Cutrow camp, 100 hostages, taken from its suburbs, the Directory exatains lists of
A message Fant on the evening of the fateful day saya Five bundred bodies have already been recovered, mainly from the submerged bull through holes cut is tho sido
of the vessel. The scenes were the view, that Germany is oeconomically among the manufacturers, and merchanta EXPORT MERCHANTS Hon. Secretary, over. Those on the docks managed in many
REGINALD BROWN, heartranding when the vessel began to exhausted. They indicate with equal, of Roubaix, for bagjing refused to manu
The Royal Bougkong Yacht Club ca to camber to the exposed alde, whence force the emphasis desirability of press Note:-If the proposed alteration in the they were rescued by using chir, bot in the wat at every point with the Articles, as shore, is made, the immediate there was no chance for those in the cabins, atrast possible vigour so as to beat Ger. effect will be that any present ember mainly women and children. The frames
he is the subject of Nation now at war who superialended the removal of the many to her knees and to the dunt at the wich Great Britain ill, ipso facto, cease bodies found them piled one on other in earliest possible moment. The war to be a Member as from the date of such the cabins fico baies of merchandise, indemnity which she will have to pay
diesting apparently that the victims made now at least £3,000,000,000, and there alteration.
A analtaneous ab towards the side, as should be no mergy in the fraction of Hongkong, Sept. 3, 1918.
Tot in the freqogia." Theatre fire for yes the littermost farthing.
ago, where hundreds perished Winesis
DAIRY FARM NEWS,
FISH
WE HAVE RECEIVED NEW SHIPMENT OF
SELECTED
"F.LLET HADDOCKS.
KIPPIRS.
SAVARESSES
SANTAL CAPSULES
may it was all over in five minutes The screams of the women were stified in the
| rush of wateriga 20 nebote in tou
The Ladies were, removed
GERMANY'S FAILING CREDIT.
Sido Light on the Kaiser's Speech
bost lade whence they were conveyed in wagons to the morgue, An inspection Abqwa bist man, of the women's £450A, WESTO scretobed, and the clothes horn, testifying to a deapointe people. After the first Thero has altered through to London a 500 bodies baf heen: remorat dirare con briel account of the Kaiser's recent sposch tinced to explore the interior of the ramel,
diam rug many more bodies. They in Berlin wherein he stated that the war wachad ropes to them, and a pu led them would be aver in October. The circum out The explanation that people had stances ander, which that delivery was cvwded on one side of the real, causing made require to be explained in order the vessalt upset, was fern zud as gesambla,
factory by the municipal authoritie, who to get no seurate perspective of the mlered the wirest of the best's oflcer, the mituation in which the German Emperor ca taid and rate, These have beer taken found himself for the events leading up into custody.
the latest Imperial prophecy regard
It has now been learned for the Brst time that the Eastland had gets cridence of rakino/alesstone other occaefo and had scarly.capriced. The cost was a steel cons roetion 300 ft. long. The entire row swiɑashore. The teamboat pretor
is investigating a report. 1st w ter ballas h'dfeco pumped from the hold
the termination of the war te own 20 very few
Economists will scarcely need to be tout, that, at bottoms Compy position has beca wmpletaty
REMEMBER THE NAME
the
war
facture sandbags in their factories for use in the German trenches. As ihess meat- facturers invoked; the stipulations of the Hague contention, they were told that questions of right did not interest at all the German authorities, and that the population were tubey any orders they received, orders which would be executed, eyen if it was necessary to destroy the town. The hostages fom Roubaix it. elude the names of the highest person: lities 3fr. Eugene Motta, ex-mayor of floubaix, and his brother wir priests, the present mayer of the town, with 35 members of the Municipal Council.
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