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THE TRAGIC PATE OF THE C.M.S. HSIEHHO."
#10WN UP BY & FIDATING MINE. Concerniche marine disaster recently reported in our telegrams, the.N.-C. Daily News of 2nd October reports: The long-dreaded catastrophe, the possibility of which has haunted all who have bad ocention to navigate the northern coasting route for months past, hus evine at last.
A passenger steamer has struck one of the floating mines with which the sea for miles about Port Arthur was sown, and within ten minutes has gone to the bottori, Fifteen lives have been lost, and the survivors thomasolres have had hairbreadth excapes. The disaster has happened miles south of the North-east Promonters a part of the sea which might rensoumbly be supposed to be outside the danger
ZODA.
News of the catastrophe was brought to Manghai yesterday by the C. N. 8. Chinhua, which arrived here with the survivors of the ill-fated real-the C. M. E. #schke. The facts, as far as we bare been able to gather thom are tragic in their simplicity. The Bichhe was on her ordinary run from Tientsin to Shanghai and Saturday at a little after 6,30 am, was at a point Lat. :23 25 N., Long 192: 37 E. from which the S.E. Promontory Lighthonge bore N. 3 W. 20 milos. The sea To officer on the was smooth, the air clear. bridge was taking an abservation by the sun, bnt there was nothing to attract the atten Son of those on the look-ont. Snddenly, and without warning. a terrifie explosion shook the reel from siem to stern, shattered the forward part, and sent a mass of debris all around. Lustantly the sickle began to settle y the head, and so rapidly did she make water by Mears. Friel Georg and Co., in their weekly that it came pouring through the ship's sbare list, dated the 7th October, 1905, say; ventilators. Two bots released from the The market during the week under review has davits, as they touched water; a third, in which culed very quint, and but for stocks slow sont some of the crow Lad taken placer, was capsized slight improvement in rates, Tine business sia the harry and coufusion. Some of thủso ón nc est, and the small foreslugnt demand is not on Lourd, including the two foreign passengers, capable of acting against the prepondering took to the water in their pyjamas, and mam infance of sellers. The sterling demand rate until they were picked up by one or other of en Loulos, closes at 1 Hed, while rates on the two boats, which put off successfully. Shanghai have weakened sightir, chaing at Captain Crawford was the last to leave his ship, The Heichhe was carrying no cargo, and the Tls 1 for a Dank T T., and The 2 for & three days sight Private Bill Busilver water rushing into her empty hold caused her to London is quoted 287-idd Consuls C88 11-15 DANK SHARES.-The rise in the London quotation of Hongkong and Shanghais to has caused fates here to aduce corresponding; ly, and shares pelil at Sun in 9935 eash and 8929 for end of the mouth, the market closing Nationals have been done and are arong Wanted a $8.
MARINE INSURANCE SHARES.-Uuigns have Imyers at $780. Chion Traders told at 879 to , and have buyers now at $91. North Chinns, as well as Yangtzes are unchanged, while Cantons can be placed at 8340.
FIRE ISSUANCE SHARES.-Hongkongs sold and have further ellers at $30. Chinus a wanted in small lots at $8.
SHIPPING SHARES-A few Hongkong, Canton a Macao Steamboat shores fetched 327, but more stones are on offer. Indo-Chinas are weakey and hures are on offer at 894; this Ceresponds with the Shanghai quotation of 11. 65, the London rato is £195. 01. China nd Mouilas have bayou at $18. Denglases are quieter, and the nominal quotation is $32. unebanged. Shell Transports Stor Ferris wra are quiet at. 21.x., ulthough the London rafó has gone up to Hongkong Storm Waterboats are offering at $14.
down
REISES. China Sugars have nietened and the elasing nito is 8220-sellers Lazeus fetched $15 and $15, the latter being The closing quotation.
tile down almost like lead. She stood com plately on her baw, the masts lying horizontally on the water as they disappeared. There was no after suction, but the vessel must have touched botten, as she lies in about thirteen fathom's.
Three-quarters of an hour later the C. N, B. China, with a full list of passengers, in chuling several of the distinguished Americans who came over with Mr. Taft's party, arrived on the scru The saine was directly in ber track, and had she been lead of the faichko. instead of behind, the larger vessel might easily
As it was, she picked those who had recaped, and steamed around for two hours looking for others. When it seemed that all who had not been drowned had
have been the victim
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boon found, the roll of passengers and erow of the stelho was go over with the following rosult:--
Foreign passengers Native passengers Officers
urineers Quartermasters
Cr
Firemen Compradore's stat Sleuths Passenger's native servant
Number on
board,
-1
16
S6
:.....
Missing.
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MINING SHARES.-Rombs sold at 3 and $4; at latter rate there are sellers; the Hang The missing sugiuers were Mr. Mauchau Kang Telegraph of it inst, and the Daily Profs (seed) and Mr. Muir (third) and ovory of ith instant, printed the mining muuger's sympathy will be felt with their relatives and report for the four weeks ended 9th altimo
friends in Shanghai. They are believed to DOCKS, WHARVEs, GoDowns, &e-Haugavo heen in the boat which capsized.
สม Wham Dock Company shares have hayo wakoned again, and at time of writing there are silers at 815, we regret to say the Sally Ins become a total wreck. Fenwicks, old, ard ch offer at $27, while the new isene has been dealt in at $25, New Amoy Docks have changed hauls at $17 for old shares; the now
kong
is obtainable at $17. Furahans rose to Ts. 150, but cless quiet at Tls, 141, which is also the Shanghai queation. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves are stealer with small Inyora at $104. Shanghai and Hongkow Wharves are quoted Tis. 1874 buyers.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hong- kong Land Investment and Agency Co.'s shares buvo receded to 8126 sdlers. Kowloon Lands have been done and aye wanted at $46. West Points hare welters at $55, whilo Hongkong Humphreys Hotels can he placed at $14. Estates are in caue demand at $124, but no shares seem to be an ofer, uxcept at an advance. Shanghai Lands are quoted Tls 12 sellers.
COTTON MILLE-Etos bare advanced to Tis, ether Shanghai mills are unchanged. Hongkong Colters sold and are for sale at $145
The foreign panengers were Mr. Basse, of the Kingnan Arsenal, just returning from his audiones with the Empress Dowager, and a military officer. Mr. Busss was one of those who took to the water and swam until picked up.
Tho mine which caused the explosion was apparently completely submerged in the water, having been weighted probably with that and in view. It struck the fiel.he right under the- forehold, and consequently aft of the small collision bulkhead.
The ichho was built for the China Mer chauts S. N. Company at Grangemonth in 1800 She was a steel scrow steamer of 1998 tona gras, 1092 net, was 260 feet long. 10 feet in breadth and 18-4 in depth.
SHIPPING NEWS.-
LOCAL, EXAMINATIONS. The regulations for the examination of. rusters and mates in the mercantile marine, made by the Governor in Courell under section 4 (8) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1899 (No. 10 of 1899), are published in the current
SUNDRY
MANUFACTURING COMPANIES number of the Government Gazelle.
JAPANESE PRIZES. Philippine shares are on offer at $7. China
The German steamer Fucking, the Swedish Light and Powers have been £xed at $10, but.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9т¤. 1905,
were built on the Clyde. Thors have also been some inquirios for second-hand stomers for im mediate delivery, supposed to be for the cousing trade of Japan.
THE SUEZ CANAL OBSTRUCTION,
The steamer Chatham which caused the recent obstruction to traffic in the Suez Canal, tras hound from Middlesburgh to Yokolaman. She had on board seventy tous of dynamite. Whito passing through the Canal a slight collision occurred with another steamer resulting incidentally in the upsetting a lamp. caused a fro, and the crow Touring an explosion
This
in a panic. Other nexistance was obtained, and the two forward holds and the engine room were flouded and the Hamos subdued. The slip was badly damaged and was sank in sach & position pparently on to leave a passage clour for trafle, as after the sinking of the ship the report states that trafle was restane, and was interrupted again when the ship was blown up by dynamite, Router reports that the Canal was expected to be eloar on Saturday.
A BHANGKAT HALVAGE CLAIMI On the 30th ult. proceedings were opened at the Consular Court for Her Notherlanda case in which tho Siajesty at Shanghai in Municipal Connell sund the owners of the S. S. Perleak and her cargo for the sum of Tis, 49,000 and expensos connected with the salvago and salvage services rendered to the ship and cargo by the Municipal Fim Floet ou the afternoon of the 12th August, under circumstances realy reportal. The Court was composed of Mir. G. T. Advoeast, sitting as Judge and Mr. E. O. Van Watros and Mr. S'Jucoh as Assosgers. Mr. McNeill appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. Reesdals for the defendants. Af her learing certain of the evidence of both siles the case was adjourned until Saturday fortnight. Las 14th inst: at 2 pan-V.-C. Doily Neirs.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The LG.M. ir Bayern loft Shanghai on Saturday at 10 s.m., and may be expected here to-day at 5 p.m.
T LG.M. Australian str. Priac Sigismund left Sydney on Saturday, the 3th ult., and may be expected kore on Monday, the 23rd inst.
The Glen Line steamer Glenlochy, from London, ate, loft Singapore on the 6th justant, and may be expected here on the 12:h inst.
The HAL. str. Rhaetia, from Hamburg. left Singapore for this port on the list., p... and may be expertet here on the 12th inst
PANAMA CANAL.
A Tax article says, in part:-The fact is that work on the canol, in the ordinary accepta- tion of the term. has for some time been stapped -not int anybody has struck, or that the roseais hopes of the founders of the now com. pany have fadoil away; the cause ie simplor and It is that the by no means só alarming. authorities bara discovered that the present canal constructore, like M. Lesseps before item, have been putting the cart before the horse. They have bor digging and embanking in a pestilatial country, whereas they ought to have started by making the country a healthy one to dig in. A year has been spout upon caual work which ought to have been spent on Huitary work; and the mortality has consente en grout. Yellow fever, though not in au epidemic form. hus carried off a number of victims, and other tropical disuason bave had almost a free play as under the old regime. Fortunately an energetic new Govatuor came to the canti sone, Mr. Mingon, who determined to atop this if possible. With the help of Colonel Gorges, who has done so as houd of the sanitary department in much
to Cuba. a great deal has been already done realize the President's original scheme of providing healthy conditions for the towns and the country districts on the isthmus.
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Thousands of men," says our correspondect, ure now busy laging pavements, Training and doing similar, jobs." War lay sssert or filling up swamps, catting away thickets, declarat against ilus mosquito. Tus towns the plumber is being pared and
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Lastly, to the indignetion of some of busy. the native purveyors, better food for the workers is being systematically imported from the United States. In theso new circumstances it is hoped that work on the canal will soon be free from danger to life and health as it is possible to make it in a tropical climate.
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It this great reform can be effected, as sweis more that probable, there is no reason why within the next fiteen or twenty years this dream of Lesseps should not become an accomplished fact.
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more are for sale. Electrics are wanted at $154 | slemmer Fegga, and the British steamers a report upon the operation and effent position, or for philanthropie institutions had seven jobs in seven Wocks. Lost them
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Few of us have progressed beyond the stage of "Love!" in our Spanish vituperatives, and The Empire also folllows the plan of convey. ing fiscal land for the erection of small dwellings, the average boy takes that as a compliment and bore sople guarantee against the diversion We ceed a bureau of domestic servants under of these wallings from their original purpose the city government, which should put down as and against specalution exists in the fact that unerringly and as rigidly as the recording the Empire only grants building sites on lease, angel the good and bad points of all applicants A lease, us rule, runs from 65 to 20 yours, for lenses us cocheros, cooks, chambermen. after which the whole of the buildings upon the waiters and valete. Let such an ordinance be land will revert to the State. In order to passed and then give all servants four months Cucourage the lessees to keep the buildings in in which to register, after which they would be good condition, a fourth of the value of the subject to flues if found without the proper
bepapers. The following very interesting extract buildings as declared by an expert, will be
The record should hold the age, nativity, from a Trinses article:--Last year the Rei elistas returned to a lessed on the exphation of a lease. the laud conveyed shall only be used for the asked the Government to institute an inquiry By the terme of a lease it is required that description and reputation of the domestic or
sure of the indentification into the statutory and admistrativo measures
For instance: Pedro Mori-qaista, aged 27, which hare beau adopted by the Empire and erection of small houses suitable and intended, in a photograph should be attached to the individual States, to regulate the housing for werkpeople, miser officials with moderate
means, or other persons similar to them in social very dark, speaks only a mountain dialect, has question and to encourage the provision of
Established for the welfare of persons belonging because of a proclivity for stealing broad tickets, dwellings for the poorer classes, and to
of these
PATENT SLIP. measures. The Government agreed to under to the classes. The rents may not exceed and food. Before then was a municipel presi
sum as is necessary to cover interest and dante. Divas better than he cooks.
Suitable for vessels up to 1,000 tons gross. for cld, and 8 for new shares. Dairy Farmasexderham and Scotron captured by the fotched $17, and continue in demand. Green Japanese have been declared after appeal) take this inquiry, and even extended it to all such
asures applying to the erection of house, and regiment of capital and the costs of adminis everything.
OrEvangelisto Macarti, aged÷4, light coloured,
THE
THE WORKS are well equipped with and APPLI- Island Cements have brou done at rates ranging lawful prizes of war; the first-named hat
LATEST PLANTS the systematic inspection of the same by police and trition, aul to keep up a moderate reserve fund between $27 and 8283, and coutine in request 87,000 roubles on board.
health authorities, the taxation of house property against contingencies. In regard to both these mestizo, has knowledge of Spanish, 26 years, 005
to undertako BUILDING or Other stocks under this heading are
Don't REPAIRING SHIPS, ENGINES, and On August 31 Mens Hall, Russsii and Co.. and the activity of State, manicipal, and other provisions the Eucretary of State for the position which lost because family died of cholera ANCES
public bodies in the baking of dwellings, either faterior has a right of control. At the last and amoebic. Good cook but carolees.
and Liable to steep when eggs BOILERS, nuchanged.
also ELECTRICAL Borneos
have Limited, launched at Aberdeen a steel soren
WORK ellers at $117, and China Providents found passenger and cargo steamer for the Indo-Ching as suployers of labour or from pllinnthropic retum 15 English acres of land had boon believe in germs.
Thus all employers of domestics would know A LARGE STOCK of MATERIAL is buyers at 88 Lauplats rose rapidly in the Steama Navigation Company, Limited, to be motives. The Imperial Government has fer leased by the State to building societies in are boiling.
The many years, in fact, through its various eight place, at a price of £104425, de av
exactly whom they had in their houses, and always kept on hand. north, until Tis. 200 cash and Tla. 220 for end employed in the North China trade.
of the A far larger work has, however, been done by many disappointments would be avoided. The of the year was reached, but a sharp reaction demencions are Length over all 975 ft.; departments, endeavoured to provide Fuller average of £133 per acre. ft. 10ins. and [about
officials and work people in the service has set in since, the closing quotation being breadth, 40 ft. depth Ths. 3474 buyers for cash. A. d. Watsons sold 2130 tons gross register. She has been named State with dwellings of suitable character the State insurance societies, by the use of the municipal hard should reccusador its action.
at low rentals. While some administrative accumulations of funds which have arisen
the Workmen's Insurapes Vm. Koor Shing. at $141, but more shares are on offer. Wm.
departments have built dwellings ont of under Powalls sold at $113 for old shares ex dividend of 70 cents par share paid on 2nd instant, at The twin-screw salvage steather Wrecker, peblic funds placed at their disposal, others The profitable employment of these enormons Jure been content to rent suitable buildings funds had a few years ago became a question of which rate (which is also the quotation for the built at Leith for the East Coast Selvage Com-
from private person and sublet them at acute difficulty, until the happy idea was devised new issuo) shaps can be had. Other stocks any Limited), has attained a speed of 11t under this heading are unchanged.
knots on her trials on the Forth. On a draught moderate rents, and others, again, have advanced of making advances from them to public and of ft. she can placs stesni pumping machinery money to building societies formed for the philanthropic societies formed for the establish- the samo want Funds are ment of agencies directly concerned with the The purpose of meeting en a wreck 60ft. above the water-line. Japanese Government is understood to be advanced for building purposes only to societies welfare of the working classes. Amongst sneh negotiating for the purchase of this vessel, which do not work for a protit. Int are content agencies sacatoria, convalescent bones, and with not more than 4 per cent, retura apon working men's dwellings took a leading place which is said to be this most efficient salvage capital, and even than only where there Towards the election of houses for the working of houses provided classes vo loss than £5,176,699 had been lout obrions lack 22
Societies
up to the end of 1903. The rate of interest is, private enterprise. The contract for three patent slipways to be by
per cent. The Jaid down at Hongkong, says the Times potain in their own bands the houses bailt and as a rule, 3 or 31 per cent, the marimum being Engineering Supplement, has been placed with raly let them to small tenants are given a 4 per cent, and the minimiza
oreference, and, where houses are sold to the conditions upon which loans are mado vary Messrs. S. and H. Morton and Co., Leith. Ons
tenants, certain conditions. intended to provant greatly, but in every case the utmost care is taken that the money cannot be employed for of these slipways is to be capable of taking op vessels 100ft. long by ft. bear and of 2,700 future epeculation, are insisted upon. It is tons weight. The other two are for resssels required that the houses shall be satisfac-privatë benefit, and that ample security exists 290ft, in length and 40ft, beam and weighing tory in size, arrangements, and sanitary for its repayment.'
condition, and that the rente shall come within 2,000 tona. All are to be drivou by, electric the incomes of the people for whom they are
Presumably those are fcr Messrs.
intended, aud, in any case, shall be lower than puver. Butterfield & Swire's dock at Quarry Bay
the rents of buses offered in the open market.
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The Cables regarded a scheme for the The Glasgow correspondent of the Times writing on the 4th alt for the Engineering
the land, or to the full value of the house with-registration of native servants as a "heaven- Supplement
is early yet to form Says It reasonable estimate of what effect the conclusion out the land. Loans are out on mortgaga at an born" one; but the Municipal Board would not! of the war in the East will have on the ship interest of 3 por cont, with 1 to 1 per cont. in have it. Here are extracts from our sprightly To-day the greatest curse of householders in. building industry, but it is reported here that addition yearly by way of repayment. A contemporary- the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, or Japanese Steam borrowing society may terminato the loan by Manila-next to paying bills-is the getting and keeping of good servanta. Of course, we Navigation Company, bare already approached giving three months' notice, but this right cau Clyde shipbuilders asking tenders to specifica only be exercised by the Empire after ten years have the trouble in the United States but at tions for eight new steamers for their several have possed. As yet no case of unpazotuality least we can speak to them with Hard words. lines. Most of the present liners of this company in the payment of the interest has occurred, nor
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