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ANOTHER NAVAL DISASTER;"
DESTROYES RAMMED 37 SCOUT.
The Eecretary of the Admiralty regrats to roport that during a right attack by Eastern Flotilla of Destroyers the soont Attentive" struck the destroyer Gala in after-part of Fare-part sank shortly after accident, after- part has since sunk, Beth parts have been buoyed,
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engine-room.
Gals
Engineor-Lieutenant Frank A. Fletcher, of missing. Remainder of officers and Fonition of soldent, Outer Gabbard, North 14, West 12 miles.
orow saved,
Hongkong, let June. SIF, During the summer months, the Murray Farade Around is the scene of a regular pandemonium of dogs. In the daytime, batches of them can be seen creating a disturbance, which, added to the general bustle of rickshawa, electric trams, ocolies, etc., has a nerva-jarring effect on the public. However, this is not of much consequence, being a mere drop in the
This affair, already telegraphod, a Harwich hubbab and commotion of a city like Hong correspondent reports as follows:
Following hard upon the wreck of his kong. But when it comes to night-time also being lucladed in the category of the daily Majesty's ships "Tiger" and "Gladiator,
another naval disaster has occurred, this time meetings of the canine community of Hong. kong, it gives one pause to think, and devies near Horwich, involving two torpedo-bost de stroyers, one of which was completely out in Lws, while the other bed a hole kneaked in her some means of getting rid of these nocturnal
In the case of the vessel which was sunk the pests. Just when one is enjoying a hard
the circumstances are not nulike those which earned sleep, oun is rudely raised from the
attended the loss of the "Tiger," although, for land of dreams by a series of loud barking, tunately, there was not a repetition of the saorifics of so many human lives, only au sa- which, by the determined way in which the. brutes serm to keep it up, beats everything, notgineer-lieutenant belug killed on the present eveu barring a deranged gramophone. It is consive. then that one feels a strong inclination to hurl boote, tin cans, bottleg, in fact anything handly. at the heads of the noisy bruten. It is a crying shame that such a wretched state of affairs should be allowed to exist. Perhaps, at first
The warships concerned were the "Attentive," a 25-knot cont, of 2,670 tons, altaored to tho Home Flest, and commanded by Commando Wilmot B. Nicholson; the destroyer Gals," commanded by Lieutenant Frank Powell; and the "Ribble," another destroyer, of similar type, Lieutenant George F. Leith. The officer who lost his life is Engineer-Lientasant Frank A. Fletcher, of the "Gala"
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND, 1908,
well in hand, under the direction of the "Gale's" commander. They had already lanz- ched one of their bosts, when the boat from the "Attentive" me alongside, and took them off. A laughabla incident, though pitiful in the extreme, was witnessed. Just as the last bost was about to take its crew to the "Atten- tive there was soon standing in the torn fragments of the Gala domestic, support ing a stoker. These men had been asleep in the captain's pantry, and had only been awakened by the shouts,
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sight, it seems impossible to remedy matters attached to the same Fleet, and commanded by of the vessel sprang out of the water. The mission of valuable doonments, newspapers, conorata slah filling and a coven
bat after all, it is very simple. Those who have the good fortune to possess dogs, or rather, the misfort dao (since they do not know how to keep them in check) should take the precaution of having them chained up for the night, or aploy any other means by which access to the Parade Ground might be effectively prevented at ausartily hours of the night, Otherwise, a
The accident took place during night mauvres in the North Sea At 2.30 on Monday afternoon the scout Attentive" Inft Harwich barbour, accompanied by fifteen tor pedo-bost destroyers, for the purpose of firing zorgise, and for midnight attack manosures, They formed the Nore flotilla of the Home Flest, and
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A London paper dated end of April said -- A recent visit to the grounds of the Exhibition st Shepherd's Bush shows that the work of erecting the various buildings, in preparation for the opening provisionally Bred for Mug 11th, is approaching completion. Very rapid progress has been made with the work latterly, partly owing to special efforts made by the contractors and partly alan due to the fact that the mathad of of fibrous construction adopted, a stool skeleton with facilitated progress. bas greatly plaster, Against this, however, has to be set the foot that the foundations in certain instanoss gave good deal of trouble, owing to the intrusion of water from a bed of gravel underlying the clay; and, indeed, the Imporis! Tower, one of the features of the exhibition, has had to ha shorn of ite height owing to the difficulty of pumping the water out of the foundations. The ondertaking is claimed as the most some forty millions, and America with eighty-seen, the land acquired for the purposes of five millions, Parents and friends are left in exhibition having au area of 130iores. The main the old country, and the young sons who go to entrance lies between the terminus of the Central the States or Canada often settle down and London Railway, at Shepherd's bash and the marry, and so form and strengthen the boud of Urbridge-road Station, but socess will be given union between the Old and the New Worlds to the exhibition by several lines of
railway Yot of the great total of 100 million people not It is unnecessary to refer s length to the details one family in one hundred cables one word in a of the many halla sud buildings which are now approaching completion, but special reference year."
may be made to some of the structural features of the great Stadium, and the Machinery and other halls which sie of particular interest to engineers.
Mr. Henniker Heaton declares that the The men on the after-part of the "Gala" whole world is suffering from the exactions of a were very cool and collected, as shown by some cable monopoly which charges for ità service at of them wishing to go back and search for the farate which is not justified by the cost of captain's fox terrier Peter," the ship's petworking, and he gives figures to show that the They were, however, persuaded from their only problem to be solved in that of placing on laudable desire, and quickly they were got on each wire the maximum load. If that were. the Attentive" in various stages of undress dors, ha declares, penny telegrams would pay Blanketa were served out to them, and one for working stoker, attired only in a fianuel shirt and blanket, ironically called out as he procoded to hymn of the blooming saus.
below. "I don't hear anything about the Just. previous to this interlude, which was greeted with laughter, the roll-oal! had been made, when it was found that Engineer Commander Fletcher was missing. A search was made, but the gunner of the "dala" stated that when the domostic and stoker were heing resoned he heard some montis, but he could not say in what direction they came from. The theory is that Lieutenant Fletcher, who was asleep in his cabin at the time of the collision, was killed, as a bloodstained pillow was seen floating surge of the Bal" remained seat
The after-part of "Gain" toe close upon two hours, and, just as she settled down in twenty-five fathoms of water, the peak informant, said he wished to add that the araw of the Gain" were a brave lot. He had been in two collisions previously, and had never seen men behave better ander similar circumstances, The torpedo-bont destroyer Gala," which has been out in tow and sunk in the North Bes, is a comparatively new ship. She is one of the River" class, a stout type, which was desigred anbagnent to the legs of the Cobra" with such terrible sacrifles of Efe The idea was to Adventure." They had arrived about fourteen stronger than those hitherto constructed, and a miles north and twelve miles west of the Outer measure of speed was saorificed in order to Gabbard, when the order was given to mask obtain greater strength in the hull. That this all lights. On the stroke of midnight, frend was successfully achieved is shown by the some reason which las not yet been made public, fact that after the Gala" had been rammed struok the Gala" shaft the by the attentive" and riven in twide the two sugine room, with a loud crash, and completely, sode, thanks to the watertight subdivisions, out her in two. The fore part of the
Gala
remained afloat for some time, enabling the sank almost immediately, but the after part, crew to be resoned. Their escape from death in with all the crow clinging to it, remained aout the darkness of th night was entirely due to the The Attention, it is stated, after getting wonderful manner in which the severed ship Ribble," and kept afloat after the collision. Indeed, ene clear of the "Gala," strook the [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PERES".knocked a large hole in her port side, foading portion was so banyant that it was hoped to
three compartments.
tow bar into Harwiob, an intention which had, SI,-Every ratepayer in the Colooy, I feel
unfortunately, ie bo abandoned subsequently, eure, would be ready to attach his signature to
The of aracter of the work put into the Gala the memorial suggested by Mr. G. A. Watkine
is responsible for the fact that only one life has praying the Imperial Parliament to relieve the
boon lost, instead of there being a deathroll of Colony of the burdensome impoet of a Military
anything from fifty to seventy to deplors. contribution estimated for the current year to amount to $1,231,000 by way of compensating the Colony for the loss of revenus from the lease of the opium monopoly. Whether the Imperial Government will be as prompt le compensato as they are to deprive is very much open to doubt. Still, if I am not mistaken premies of compensation was made to India, and, if that be ac, there can be no sound reason for denying compensation to the colony of Hongkong.
air gun and a few slags will help to imprese co-operting with them was the soout produce a vetaal which would be altogether Here wo bare two nations, Britain with important of the kind that London has yet
apon the animals the inadvisability of creating their devilish barking at a time when Hong kong is supposed to be seleep.
Yours, etc.,
DISTRACTED.
THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT AND THE COLONY'S REVENUES,
Until the mall arrives with a full explanation of the telegram sent by the Secretary of State to the Governor nothing can be usefully added to what has already been said on the subject Many have hastily jumped to the conclusion that the instructions received from the Imperial
Government amount to a sacrifice of the total m the Colony receives from the opium monopoly (which figures in this year's Estimates at $1,421,000). Personally I cannot see that
the "Attentive
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At once the seriousness of the situation was seen by the other vessels comprising the flotilia and they immediately steamed round to rescue the crew of the "Gala" from their perilous position. Quickly arrangements were made to
The Galu was built by. Menars. Yarrow and tow into shallow water the portion of the vessel which remained afloat. After about an hour's Co, at. Poplar, and ran her trials with great towing shallow water seems to have been success in 1905. She is one of a large group, all named after rivers. Her principal dimer reached, and the crew were theb resoned,
All accounts point to the fact that Engineersions were as follows: Lieutenbat Fistoher was in-his-cabin-ou the "Gala" at the time the collision took place, and that the Attentive strook the "Gala" at the spot where his cabin was situated,
Telegraphing later the same correspondent
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Aftar considerable difonity admiltenes was gained late this afternoon to his Majesty's ship
Blenheim," where the crew of the "Gala" at present quartered. The shipwrecked sailors would give no particulars in regard to the collision, beyond stating that the night was very dark, and that they had had a marvellous escape from death. On all bands great sorrow was expressed at the loss of Engineer-Lient tenant FA, Fletcher. The gallant offloor, who was 13 years of age, had only been with the ship From what could be glazed, it appasin that the night was extremely dark, and the sea vory rough. The destroyers were advancing under maered lights, when, before these on Lire Gala!
short time.
Launched Tonnage Length (feat) Beam (feet)... Draught (feet) 1.H. power... Speed (trial)
Coal capacity (tons) Armament. 1orp do tabes: Cost
1925,
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222
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About £80,000
The "Gala" was under the command of Lieutenant Frank Powell, an officer of nearly ten years" seniority in his rank, who took over his duties in August of last year after serving in the destroyer Vigilant," a nucleus crow veel at Portemouth, for eighteen months, and prior to that he was one of the officers of the Naval Barracks at Portsmouth, following apon Cbles Squadrons. He is 'the eldest son of Vio
period of ses servies in the Madis rranes and
ENGLISH WEATHER.
STREETS CONVERTED INTO RIVERS.
of the
circular ends, The seating arrangemotion,
The Stadium is 1,000ft. long by 594tt, wide, and in plan consiste of two straight sider with A London paper of April 30 says:-- Exceptionally hoary rainstorms were experi. vide for some 58,000 spectators, and, in enced in the sout and wrst yesterday. More there will be standing room for over 30,003 than half an inch of rain fell in London, and people. The tiers of seas and standing places almost all the southern counties, while more are, according to particulars furnished by those responsible for the work, irried on steel than three-quartore foll at Eastbou nie,
Buckingham was visited yesterday by a dood joista, 1in. deep, with 20ft, spacing, support unequalled for half a century. Many housee being given by braced columns build up of two were flooded to a considerable depth Five channel lars Stin. by in, the columns being public-heusss were comp led to close. Water belted securely to concrets foundations and covered the iron bridge in Ford-street, and brased both longitudinally and transversely, Well-street, Nelson-aireet and Tingewick road For the platforms reinfored conerste of 2in. were impassable to vehicular traffic.
thickness has been employed, the reinforce- Muois damage was done to properly in the ment being indented bare 1-3rd-in square, spaced The roof of corrugated town, and crowds assembled on London-read some 12in. apart. bridge to watch garden frames and other sheeting is carried by trace Bia, span, with an wreckage curried through the arches. The overhang of 17ft. 10 in. Below the sealing is twon criar paraded the strests with a bell pro-a concrete cycle track, banked ap at the orved claiming that owing to the gas works being onda to a height of 10ft., and having a width of fooded, there would be no gas last night, The 35ft; in the home straight. Within the cysle fire engine was engaged to pamp-out water in Lord Addington was to have presided last order if possible, to retain the fires. night at a public meeting in the town bail to question of acquiring public sonsider the recreation ground for the borough, but the site suggested was covered with five feet of water, and the town crier announced that the meeting had been postponed
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such a beave sacrifice 18 involved. Moraly to could realise what was happening, the vessel Admiral Sir Francis Powell, who was formerly and gardens are covered with water, the bedges | 661ft, long by 130ft, wide, and the connecting exhibition itself, while the Uxbridge-road
close the public opiura-smoking place will not, wis struck heavily on the starboard side just aft of the engine-tom by the "Attentive, "The I imagine, in the long rau, compel the opiam force of the blow knocked the crew off their farmer to shut up shop entirely. The closing feet, and many sustained Masty bruiser. The of these places will not suppress opium smoking, "Attentive" ploughed her way olaan through and I question whether the opium farmer would the "Gals, smashing her pistes as if they had find his income very materially reduced. Closing been paper. As the after part of the vessel floated sway, the man on that portion of the the licensed houses simply means making oplum destroyer endeavoured to clamber on to the fora smoking in the homes of the people much more part of the ship, and several jumped into the sea. common than it is now. The Hongkong Immediately after the collision all lights wers shown by the Attentive," which, immediately Government are no more able to suppress she got clear, lowered her hosts. The " Adron- opium smoking than the Japanese Govern-Lure also speedily despatched her boats to the ment have boon able to suppress it in ssene of the accident.
Both parts of the "Gala" sank in twenty. Formosa. Japan recognised when she anuered Formosa that the instant total suppression of five fathoms of water. In response to a wire les message to Harwich, Commodore Baily, opium-smoking meant sentence of death to with the dealroyer "Garry," proceeded to the hundreds, and the Government humanelyre of the disaster and took the "Gala's decided on restrictive measures which involved crew on board, and landed them on (he Blenheim the licensing of individual smokers. Incidentally at 9,45 in the morning, it is instructive to note that despite the efforts the Japanese Government has made in Formosa to restrict the consumption of the drug the import la now greater than ever. The latest
in command at-Hongkong
Bugiseer-Lieut Frank A. Fletcher, who was lost in the callision, was promoted from Amis- tant Engineer to Engineer Lieutenant in July, 1901. Since November, 1903. he had been at tached to the cruiser "Hampshire, and only resently succeeded to the appointment on the Gulay vacated by Engines Lent, E. Drought, whose name apporre in the April "Navy List," and who was first reported to have perished.
Devonport, where his father is well known as conch for dock yard sporentina. As a stadent at the Royal Engineering College, Keyham, be He had passed the Bohieved, great success.
Lieutenant Fletcher qualifying examination for promotion to engineer-commander. visited his home at Easter, and left there cu Saturday to join the Grals.
OBITUARY.
The Thames has risen 2ft 4in. as Chertsey since Sunday evening, and in all direptions there is danger of heavy. Bood, Twelve hoars continuous rain has rendered the stream ex- tremely fast and dangerone. Another siz inches rise, which is expected by watermen, will see the Dumsey Meadows, between Chertsey and Chertsey golf links, føded, and also the com Shepperton, and the Abbey Meadows, near
side out off.
It was ex-
track is a broad-oinder-path-for foot racing, while the centre of the area has been tarfed, The Machinery Halls, separated from the Stadium by club and restaurant buildings and pavilion, occupy an area of six sores, covering with the sanexes 20 4000, ft, and forming the largest building of the kind yet erested in this country. The plan adopted has been to erast
Props. two main baildings and a oroas building of For miles along the sides of the river, fields similar construction. The mein baildings are in many cases not being discernible. In many hall ia 302ft. long by 319ft. wide. The two main places the roads are impassable... A pathetic haile have been built in three bays with contral station of the West London Extension Railway incident was the action of pair of awans in spans of 5uft, and side spans of 40ft. The outer will give direct socces to the covered way into
THE EDINBURGH EXHIBITION. attempting to romero their best on a amali columns are 23ft, high and the inner columns the exhition.
spaced le
d longitudinally stout 13ft. dio, from contre isisad to higher ground, but eventually it was 37ft, from floor to bares, and the column, and Talographing last night, our Correspondent to centre. The inner colums are spaced at i
On the invitatio of Executive Committee. covered with water. stated that the food was ingressing, and distance of about: 6ft, Bin, the intermediate roof provisions were being conveyed to cottages in trusses being carried on a longitudinal girder representatives of the Press from different parts arts. Some cottages do not possess fireplaces attached to the inner colames The roof trusses of the United Kingdom had sä onportazity of in the bedrooms, and consequently the lower are of comparatively simple form and the visiting the Scottish National Exhibition, at Saughton hall, Edinburgh. I boy were received The duosased: floor. is a native of Stoke, rooms being flooded great inconvenience is being | structure is stiffened Isterally by the extensor Sir Robert Cranston, chairman of the caused. A fly-ton stack of sawa timber went to the columns of the end bracing bare of the Executive Committee of the exhibition, Judge central span. The constructional work was down the river with other wreckage.
In the neighbouring villages the floods are manufactured by lessrs. Alexander Findlay Dobis, vice-chairman, and Mr. Knight, general very extensive, the water rushing down the and Co, to the design of Mr. Joba J, Webster, ausger, and after Mr. Koight bad indicated main stress like rivere Rural pestmen have and among the machinery employed in the the main features of the exhibition, the party experienced the greatest diffealty in delivering erection of this and other buildings mention made's tour of the grounds and buildings. The
may be made of a dorriak orang baring a jib of general section was the first visited. their letters.
70lt. radina. This travelling orane was so plained that the ides of the collection was to placed along the contro line of the buildings as illustrate the achievements of the Scottish to bays the whole of the root material within shool of painting and also to show what had been done in conlpture and black and white. its radius, an arrangement which resulted in The damaged destroyer " Ribble," which was
considerable saving of tim. Referance should For the purpose, it was deci 'ed that the whole struck by the Atleativa" after the "Gals"
The death is announced of Mr. Benjamin
also be made to the exceptional transfer facilities of the gallary should be devoted to work of had been out in two arrived in Sheerness Warner, head of the firm of Warner and Sens,
being given at the Machinery Hall, every part Seattish palatare and of a few artists so closely of which will be served by tracks and turn associated with Soottish painting na to make Harbour under the onvoy of the soont Adven
fore, had a unity which no other collection practically the last survivor of the manufacturers
from the West London Extension Railway. ture," sister-ship to the Attentive," and was Newgate-street, E.C., in his 80th year. He was
Another important building is the Agricul.brought together in Seolland had had, and it The Bibble, although damaged, remained with
The Abey tiver, between Chertsey and tural Hall, 42711. 6ia, in length by 190ft wide, was by far the most representative, and the the "Gala," assisting in the work of resone, arer. In 1685 the Warners, with thousands of their Huguenot compatriots, were diven from notwithstanding that water was entering her France by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Laichim, is in food. Bungalows at the latter with an annex at each ond 123ft. long by 67ft. largest collection ofcottish pictures ever OND fore compartments. The damage to the vessel can be repaired in three weeks.
At first, they settled at Canterbury, and it was place are expected to be swamped to day. Gin, wide. The Indisk Court consists of two brought togather. There are on exhibition hundred years later before they removed to Campers ent at Weybridge have had a sorry main buildings 450ft, long by 180ft, wide, about 750 loan works. Black and white noOquNÉ Interviewed at Harwich, an eyewitness
Spitalfielda. At the present warehouses of the time Riverside business is at a standstill, sprood 55ft, apart and joined at the end by s for 201, while in the ale section there are That is not very encouraging evidence for board the Attentiva" id:
A Marlow message says that it is feared that oranler shaped building, the whole of this block between 340 and 400. In the foe art gallories The night was pitch dark, but the sea was firm in Newgate-street can be seen the vellum the reformer, but it gives some support to my
bound book of patterns, bearing the date 1684, the floods in the upper Thames Valley will enclosing the ornamental gardens and lake, a largo Fonts has been devoted to the Caltio annstructional work of both these buildings section. This collection of varios and antiqui. auggestion that the opium farmer may not after very tho It was the ordinary brought by the family to this country; and the prove very nerlons. All the weird were drawn all find any very considerable diminution is his attack, the destroyera, Efteen in nambor, attack. returns alter the liosused houses are closing the scouts "Attantive" and "Adventure," pieces of silk are as delicate in colouring said at on Saturday and Sunday, but the river is rising is similar to that of the Machinery Hall and ties of the people of the Highlanda and the Shortly after ten o'clock all lights were ordered perfect in texture as on the day they left the rapidly in the district between Maidenhead and therefore does not call for detailed reference. Islands is of exceptional interest. The nucleas
Association barsar held some time ago buildings, a large quantity bas been employed Glasgow, and many of the relies belonging to bo masked. At 10.30 the destroyer Ettrick loom. At the time of the Great Exhibition, in Healey, and there is a vast quantity of water In addition to the steel employed in the main of the collection was formed at Highland Yours faithfully.
ip in connexion with such aide-shows as the At Bourne End the river has risen thirteen made a most successful attack on the OMEGA
to Highland families have never before been the Spital- worked in turs." The third division then advanced at a looms, and of these peopwere engaged st the yet to ocms down from the Oxford district.
felds district. With the abolition of the duties inches since Bunday, and many houses are Hap" and the spiral and scenic railways,
Although disappointment has been experienced lent for exhibition purposes. Of much interest speed of twelve knots, the "Gala," "Ribble,"
in many directions, the engineering exhibits are are the Jacobite relion, There are Prince and "Teviot" forming this division. The first on manufactured slik, in 1860, the trade was isolated. Many hundreds of acres of riverside
likely to be of a fairly representative character, Charles's miniatures, Fiors Macdonald's fan, and events of indication of danger was the green navigation doomed, and to-day here are not 500 weavers in land are under water.
London. Many of the oldest fime at once closed
and will illustrate the iron and steel, textile, many manuscripts dealing with lights which appeared in dangerous proximity their mile, while others who kept on, were
shipbuilding, and machine tool industries, that period. The Scottish regiments are to the "Attentive's" bow.
eventually ruined by the huge imports of
while the leading Britisk railway companies also commemorated by their old golours and bound to occur..
pictures from Seeing that a
KEY TO THE AHUE BEGION,
will exhibit. examples and models of their by tophies, medals, and-
here is orders were given for all the Attentive's ndaltarata ilk goods from the Continent.
locomotives and rolling took. It was the the various regimental mess rooms, search and other lights to be switched on. This Mr. Wainer saw that the only hope was
St. Petersburg, April 25th, had soarsely been done before the collision took produce but the choicest and most costly relve:s And silks. Much of Mr. Warner's 200064 WAS
·Gala
News is to hand here from Khabsrovat, in intention of the French railways to exhibit small bat valuable exhibit of prehistorie artioles. stuck, but the restrictions of the Visits were also made to the Industria! Hall, the Attentive striking, the A band of high pressure extends over B place, the
grounds. due to Chius and the Fasihs towards the Bonins, and on the port side. But the impact as a strel Victoria and of the present King and Qeen bare now been laid of a new town at the june poss.ble. Power and light is to be furnish-
the warm support of the late Queen the Amue. Government, that the foundatious English loading gauge bave made this im Machinery Hall, and the recreation
Theparty afterwards assembled in the Prince's presente is relatively low over N. Clius and the felt on the " Attentive. The position struck Ferra past the Royal family, particularly tion of the Amar and Sangari Rivers. A grost W. part of the China Sen.
was just abaft the engine-room, and the Gala"
Borough Council's station, and the 2,000kw. Cranston presided. Judge Dobie, in responding frees N S. and Linda, ma perected was out completely in two. The forepart of the the binerds of Wales and her mother, the late fature in expected for the piace, which, if it is to to the exhibition from, the Hammerens ith Restaurant for de bom, at biti in Sir Robers in the Formosa Channel, and the-Ne part of the Gals" swang in the air, and then upheeled. nglish silky, and at the last Coronation the Perly fortified, will probably become the Koinstallation will taste" Baboook-and--Wilcox to the tonal of" Success to the Exiîbition,” to the Amur region, antting off, as it wil, hosters with a Parsons turbins to work bro said that they desired in promoting the exhibi- Blagovestobons from Khabarovsk, and Kharbin
dynames in tandem. There will also be a Mond fion to do something for the improvement of from the Amur. The economic importance of the new town is also great, as practically all the gas plant of 1000h.p. As already intimated Edinburgh and Bootland generally. He thought export of grain, &,
tross Manchuris, will access to the exhibition, will be furnished by that the exhibition would be a success. There inevitably pass through il; and it will probably several lines of railway as well as by tramway were several things in it which made it extensions. The Central London Railway ste particularly attractive. They felt that they besome in course of time the centre of the local griving a special short length of tunnel to meet had scored in regard to the art collection Chinese navigation, and one of the important the requirements of the exhibition traffics, and section. He had seen Continental and national timber markets of the Far East,
The pooromic value of Vladivostock, and are constructing a new surface station opposite shows of piotares, but he had never seen any- the main entrance to the exhibition. The thing which could very far surpass that which more particularly of Kharbin, will, it is expected, be considerably reduced as a result, of the Metropolitan and Great Western lines are came only from their own little land. He did building a joint station on the Hammersmith not think that it had been appreciated by foundation of the new town, for whiob. as yet branch between Latimer-rost and Shepherd's Bouton how much talout there was in their no name has been deelded vin.
wn painters: bush, which, which will be practically in the
official s'atistics I have are for 1906 in which taken into No. 2 Dock with grast despatoho made Spitalfelde silke famous all the world. munication with Chertsey from the Middle fables, which will be connected with a siding their inclasion desirable. The collection, there-
year the import of opiam iuto Formoss was valned at Yen 3,371,759, as compared with Yen 1,570,347 in 1897, the first year of the Japanese regime.
WEATHER REFORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday lasued the following report:
On the 1st at 11.55 am.-The barometer has fallen over the N.3. coast of Chins, and risen moderately to slightly over S. Japan, S. Chins and the Philippines.
China Sea,
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon: to-day is as follows :---- Hongkong & Neighbourhood Formosa Channel Bouth onset of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks, South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hainan..
NE. and E. winds, fress; Fair. Same as No. 1. game a No. 1 Sames Noj 1.
collision
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1851, about 180,000.
Dachoes of Teck, made a point of
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robes of the Sovereign were produced at the Brm's Braintree milis
and all the articles on the deck rushed into the water. In this position the forepart hung, as it wore, suspended for quite fifteen minutes, and then maak. The afterpart has by this time floated away
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Boats were at once, ordered out, and the wire- lone telegraphic apparatus got to work on the
The M.M. str. Polynesien with the French Attentive, calling for sesistance. Lifebuoys were thrown overboard, for it could be seen that Mail of the 10th uit. and Mails from London of several of the Gala's orow, who had evidently the 9th ult. left Singapors on Sunday, the gist rushed upon deck from their hammocks, had ult. at 5 p.m. jumped into the water.
The other members of the crew on the after part of the ship were next discovered, working
The C.P.B. str. Mentengle lett Vancouver B.C. for Hongkong vis naual ports of call at pm, on Thursday, the 28th ult.
RUSSIA'S NEW TOWN.
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