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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1910.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN
HONGKONG.
BUILDINGS COLLAPSE: NUMEROUS CASUALTIES,
Hongkong might not be so apparent by reason of the presence of the overal thousands of British troops, it was still the duty of each man to make himself militarily afficient, so that he would be able to render service to the Empire in whatever part of it he may be located. Each man has to realise that he can be called upon to defend his | Jervois Strost. The alarm was sounded from Brown caught a chill while bathing some ten
Botween 2,30 and 3 am, yesterday morning fire broke out in a piece goods shop at No. 100, the Clock Tower and shortly afterwards the
section of the Fire Brigade from No. 5
CO., country, and with that contingency before
them it surely behoves all men capable to Station, andor Station Superintendent Me so train and equip themselves that when Donald, were on the scene, and were olomoly their services are requisitioned they should followed by the Central Section under Assistant Baker. Notwithstanding be of somo value. And for that reason we Superintendent welcome the new Volunteer Beserve. It is a their early arrival, however, they found demonstration on the part of the members of the shop mentioned in flames, while the fire had also a firm held on the two buildings adjoining, the Volunteer Reserve Association that Nos. 98 and 102, which were also ploco goods they are willing to do their duty to the stores. The fromen immediately set to work, State. More, it is a concession to the but it was a long time before they were success doctrine which has been preached so insistful in subduing the flames. The fire escape ently of late that the man who can shoot ladder was rau ap alongside the wall of one has little military valus unless he also of the buildings and Firemen Sheppard and Sheanna arcended it with the objest possesses some acquaintance with dril.
of playing on the fire from above. They Without doubt there will be a number of
were scarcely up the ladder, however, before men on the roll of the old Association whoan ominous oracking sound was followed will not care to join the new Reserve. That by the collapse of the party walls, and the is only to be expected. There are those whole of the three buildings caved in. The to shooting, collapse of portion of the wall near the ladder on whose intereat is limited
VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH
which the firemen were at work caused the
DEATH OF MRS. BELLAMY BROWN. It is with profound regret that we announce the death of Mrs. Bellamy Brown, wife of the editor of the China Mail. The and spent, which took place yesterday morning at her residence, No. 2, Omaby Villas, Kowloon, was quite unexpected, many friends. It is believed that Mrs. Bellamy and the now came as a painful shook to her
or twelve days ago. Acute dysentery ensued; bat as she was a lady of more than ordinary vitality, her condition, though causing nazisty, was not regarded as pritical until Saturday evening. Then it was seen that the end was not far off, and she passed peacefully away at 5.33 am, yesterday in the presence of her grief- stricken husband and father
The deceased, who was nearly forty years of age, had lived a considerable portion of her life in the Far East. She came to Hongkong with her father, Mr. J. I. Plummer, about nineteen years ago, and after seven years hero she left for Yokohama as the bride of Mr. A. Bellamy Brown: They returned to Hongkong two years ago, and were contemplating leaving in April next for England, where it was Mrs. Brown's intention to remain for a time to see to the education of her three children.
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
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Į REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG
DAILY FREON."-
A GREAT SHIPBUILDING
CRISIS.
A SUDDEN LOCK-OUT.
LONDON, September 3rd.
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["DÁILY PRESS" BICLUBITH SERVICE."]
INTERPORT SWIMMING.
The
day
VICTORY FOR HONGKONG.
SHANGHAI, September 4th,
interport events on the third Lock-out notices have been posted of the carnival resulted na in all the federated shipyards. They become effective to-morrow.
No fewer than 50,000 members of Boilermakers' Societies are involved.
This is another instance of men ignoring their Union,"
LATER
The shipbuilding crisis has created Outride the Immediate circle of the home, a sensation, as the industry was re- Mrs. Brown will be missed in Baveral covering from a protracted period of directions. Her needle was frequently enlist
and to whom drill will be distasteful, Loddor to cant, and both Bremen were throned on behalf of several deserving as uses." but they cannot be allowed to stand in the way of the greater utility of the Association, which as a Volunteer Reservo is now to form part of the defence scheme of
the Colony. The members are to be con
WHISKY gratulated on the decision they have made,
maxistance.
A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE There is one point, however, which we think bodios were recovered from the debris and fire wortège passing the Monument at 8.30.
MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.
KULANGSU (AMOY} MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
She was an enthusiastic member of the to the ground. Sheppard was badly injured, Cathedral Choir, and any good work was certain and was immediately remored to hospital:
of her whole-hearted support. A large circle of Sheenan, fortunately, was more shaken than friends will mourn her loss, and extend their hurt, and was able to return to quarters without deep sympathy to the botenved husband and When was father, asmell as to her sister, Mrs. Frank Smyth, whom the outbreak was gut under control, who is in England, and her brother, Mr. J. A. and the Colony is to be congratulated on had not escaped from the building, and resano Plummer, and to the tures motherless children. The funeral will take place this morning, the the prospective addition to its defence forces, parties immediately set to work. Two dead might have been given more attention. That other mon all more or less injured, were rossued is the question of uniform. It was hinted at from perilous positions in the débris. One man was pulled out from the front portion of shop over a year ago by one speaker, we think by 98, while on the top of the debris in the contre Sir HONEY MAY, but it has not been men of the same building, enveloped in a blinding tion & since. Whether it is intended to pro-cloud of smoke, Station Superintendent vide a uniform is not clear, but its necessity MacDonald and Fireman Lenaghan out a way is imperative in the interests of the mem-through logs and basms to where an old man of 63 years was imprisoned. Another injured man was pailed out of a packing osso which was the rear of the promises, buried in a lane Most of those resoged were more or less severely burat, and some were romoved to hospital,
For over 30 Years WATSON's "F" has maintained the re-
bers themselves. Should the time unhappily of the FINEST come when their services were required, they putation
might in the absence of any uniform be SCOTCH WHISKY in the regarded by the invader as non-combatants
Inspector Gourlay was in charge of the police who had taken uparms, and, if caught, would receive short shrift. This is one of the arrangements and the caring of the injured. FAR EAST.
He tolephoned to officers of the Fublic Works |leasoustaught by "An Englishman's Home."
Department informing them of the collapse, and In that play the head of the house, exit was not long before Mr. T. L. Perkins and asperated by the destruction of his proport, Building Inspectors Hutchison and Dobka were Lifta a rifle which he fires, killing one of the on the scene with coolies, and busily engaged According to the statements of occupants of shot. Possibly a uniform is contemplated,
the destroyed buildings, four more, men are though it is not stated in the Bill. The missing. All day yesterday the 1remen were word "clothing" appears in the clausengaged is removing the moulderia, dóbrie, dealing with causes for expulsion, but but when they ceased operations last night otherwise no reference is made to the none of those missing had been recovered. As
A.S. WATSON & CO.. soldiers. He is promptly arrested and in shoring-up operations.
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the news lumn should be addressed to THE EDITOR. Correspondents must forward their names and attresses with communications, addressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.
was side ?
The minutos of a meeting of the Council, held on the 16th August, are as follows:-
Present:-Messrs. W. Kruse (Chairman), J. S. Feurick, C. Lee, L. I. Thomas, K. Tendzu rabarti, the Health Officer and the Secretary (Mr. C. Berkeley Mitchell).
The minutes of the last mosting were read and confirmed.
depression.
follows:-
440 YARDS. T. Logan (Hongkong) C. J. Cooke (Hongkong) R. W. McCabe (Shanghai) Time-6 min. 51 secs.
TEAM RACE.
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The two lengths' team race was won easily by Hongkong.
WATER FOLO.
In the water polo match Shanghai defeated Hongkong by two goals to
one.
The total points are:--
Hongkong
Much valuable work had been pro- mised, including twenty destroyers.
The employers defend the lock-out, without notice on the ground that the Boilermakers' Society was warned that there would be a lock-out unless it maintained discipline. They are determined that the men shall not resume work until the Society guaran-Lammert states that Logan won the 440 yards tees the fulfilment of the agreement.
LATER.
In the majority of the shipyards
the men ceased work this afternoon.
[Only on Saturday we published a telegram réporting that 22,000 men were affected by lock-outs in the German yards. There is noth. ing in the foregoing messages to indicate that With reference to minute 7 of last meeting, they concern the trouble in the German yards, aoncerning a motion by Mr. Thomas to obtain and we assume that this is a sudden develop- the services of an artesian well expert, an estiment in the British yards.] mats, which works out roughly at about $10 a
day inclusive, was received from K. Noda, a THE TOUR OF THE GERMAN well contractor in Tamati. The Secretary was directed to engage his services for about a week on the terms mentioned,
The Secretary was instructed to sesso sinking any fresh wells until the Council receives Mr. Noda's report.
A petition from Chan Ng See and Chan Choon So asking the Council to cancel the pro- clamation prohibiting the removal of water from Kulangen was refused.
A petition from Yeo Boon Leong concerning
CROWN PRINCE.
CROWN PRINCESS TO TRAVEL
TO CEYLON.
LONDON, September 4th. A semi-official statement published in Berlin says that the Crown Princess
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Shanghai
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The Hongkong team has sailed.
The telegram received by Mr. Frank
by a couple of langths; that in the team race the timo was 4 min 27 secs, and that Shanghai scored the winning goal in the polo match in the left on Saturday, and they had a glorious send extra time played. All the team but Logan
off,]
HONGKONG SCOUTS CORPS.
OFFICERS ELECTED,
не
The members of the newly-formed Hongkong. Sooute mot on Friday evening for this purpose of electing their offlcers.
Mr. C. H. Rose was elected Captain, Mr. M.
W. Slade Lieutenant of the Dismounted Saō- tion, and Mr. J. Johnstone Lieutenant of the Mounted Bection.
The following: Committees were chosen- Balloting-Messrs. Blason, Cunningham, Laing, Lester, Joss and Well. Sports-Mesa. Oliver, Donno, Pollock, Lostor, D. Ross and Goldring.
It was decided to hold the first smp from
December 23rd to December 28th.
Boouts, 22 of these having been posted to the Altogether 66 members have joined the
subject. Perhaps this might be elucidated it will probably take three days to complete a building permit which has been applied for by will accompany her husband on his Mounted Branch and 44 to the Dismounted
at the next meeting of Council. On the this work, little hops is entertained of recover- constitution of the Reserve, or that "ofing alive any who may be beneath.
All the stock in the shops and the furniture the newly-formed Scouts, it is too early to on the doors above was destroyol. The central offer comment. We are glad to see so many building, No. 100, was insured in Are different in Hongkong awakened to a scass of their insurance companies, but the amount of the duty to the Empire, and we trust that the iurarance is not yet known. now organisation will be well supported and
All latters for publication should be written on
fp
paper only. Ne anonymously signed communications that A we already appeared in other papers will be
Herted Orders for extra copies of Daily Passa full the highest expectations of its
should be sent before 11 dm. on day of promoters. publication. After that hour the supply is
limited. Only supply for Cash.
Telegraphic Address: Punas.
Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber,
P. O. Box., 34. Telephone No. 12.
DEATII.
At No. 2, Ormsby Vilkas, Kowloon, early on Sunday morning, MARION MAUD EDITH, dearly beloved wife of ARTHUR BELLAMY [1023 BROWN, aged. 39 years. HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES Your ROAD Û LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC
Dress. The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1910.
The Japaness third class craiser Suma arrivod- here on Saturday evening from the Pescadoras,
has
Hongkong again boon fortunate in escap. ing the typhoon. The source of the alarm bere on Saturday apparently struck sonth of Swa tow that day.
Mr. C. L. I Williams, formerly of the U. 8. Consular service at Shanghai and lately U. S. Vice Consul in charge at Nowohrang, has been promoted to the rank of Consul at Systow.
Mr G. W. Whiting, electrical engineer at Taikoo Dock, died at the hospital en Friday from the effects of sunstroke. His remains were intorrel at Happy Valley on Saturday. Deceased was unmarried.
FISHING JUNES CAPSIZED.
BART RESCUE YORK'DY THE TAISHAN CUSTOM'S STAFF.
Branch. Their names are:- coming tour as far as Ceylon.
After the Princess has started on C. H. Blason B. Lang,
A. V. Monk C. C. F. Cunningham. H. R. Makin, E. B. Clarke.
W. McCulloch. B. W. Carpenter.
MOUNTED BRANCH,
W.
Gausdem
E. B. Read. D. M. Moss. W. H. Biowart. D. V. Staavenson. Alfred Temperley...
one Wong Hai for a house situated at Tos Toh Lok was oousidered, and the Council proceeded to view the property in question.
The Capt. Bupt, roported that the following cases had been dealt with at the Mixed Court her return voyage, the Crown Prince since the last meeting: Sammonses-Throwing will proceed to India and Siam, thence rabbish, &c, into the public drains, 3; allowing to Tsingtau, Peking and TokyoH. B. L. Dowbiggin. A. G. Ravonhill cattle and pigs to stray, 3; obstructing the police, 1; giving a false guarantee, 1; debt, returning according to present ar H. C. Gray. 4; failing to carry out a judgment of the Court, rangements via Siberia. 1: obstructing the public drains, 2; assault, 1; quitting employment without giving due notice, 1; breach of agreement 1. Summary Arreste- Contempt of Court, 1; being abroad after 12 midnight without a light, 1; being concerned in causing the death of one Goh Tan Soe, at Tong. An, 1; neing abusive and threatening language to the police, 1; assault 2; committing a auispace, 1.
THE MARCH OF SCIENCE.
A NEW ALLOY DISCOVERED.
H. F. Hickman. : J. Bell-Irving. John Johnstone.
DISMOUNTED
A. M. Alport G. H. Bewkor. H. Bates,
C. F. Bird.
S. Bellenger.
J. H. Bone. D. J. Cheestión.
LONDON, September 4th. Messrs. Vickers, Maxim & Co. have. E. Carey.
D. J. Donne, discovered a new alloy which has G. M. Dalgety. been named "Duralumin.
A. L. Dawson. AC. Elton.
Gil.
It is slightly heavier than aluminium
EJ
M. Reader Harris. Normann H. R
DRANCH."
H. W. Moon, John McCaig. D. Mollraith.
B.E. H. Oliver. A. G. Pollock. A. H. Raise. J.C.
C. Roberts. R. N. Rodger. J. W.
Rowan.
Leslie Ross G. Morton Smith. E. Grant
Smith. W. G. Cheaton.
F. G. Walker.
G. Weall, W. Waterhouse. C: N. G. Walker.
Gazette states that the published solo of rates AN OIL-BURNING DESTROYER... Tudal King. W. H. L. Warrener.
W Egerton Warbar-
Hornsby, Bertsiot.
H. C. Jos
O. V. Launing
H. W. Lester.
LONDON, September 4th. The United States oil-burning de-
E. G. B. Lover.
G. M. Lakin. Frank Matson.
fon: George Wolf. A. H. Young..
UNKNOWN TONGUE.
We learn that on Tuesday last, August 30th, a squall of typhoon force passed over the neighbourhood of Taishan Bay, resulting in the capsizing of four large fishing junks, the occupants of which were thrown into the sea, Happily this was noticed from the Customs"
PARCELS VIA SIBERIA. halk, Maple Leaf, from which vorsel gigs manned by both foreigners and Chinese were
An innovation certain to be appreciated despatched to the rescue. Most of the people in the conveyance of parosis to and from were picked up and transferred to other jacks Europe si Siberia, though the charges are and strong as steel.. in the vicinity, while two women and two children apparently drownod were taken to the very much higher than on parcels sent vid Suez. The announcement which appeara in the bulk and first aid resorted to. The women soon returned to consciousness, but it necessitat-of postage on parcels to Europe by the Trans- cd two hours continuous application to the Siberian Railway wit Dalay and vid Peking Fus promise given by His Excellency the
youngsters before the officers found their prais has been approved by the Oliver Administering Officer Administering the Government to
worthy efforts rewarded.
the Government in Council. The rate of pos- the members of the Hongkong Volunteer
The resuscitated people were alethet, fed and tage on a parcel addressed to the United King-stroyer "Paulding" has averaged Reserve Association has been fulfilled, and According to the Manila papers, the tander of housed on the hulk for a couple of days, and dom, not exceeding 11 lbs. in weight, is $3.50 32.8 knots in the four hours trial there is now before the Legislative Council the Taikoo Dock and Engineering Company ultimately handed over to their relatives. the limit of size, length and girth combined
for the repairs to the transport Crook was A peculiar feature in the resous work was the being four foot. There is no reduction for und er perfect conditions. a Bill providing for the establishment of a Volunteer Reserve. As this involves the 83,560 (gold), including $1,000 for insurance and towing of one of these junks to the beach, when smaller parcels. Parcels can be insured either docking. The tender of the Hongkong and it was found that someone was imprisoned id Dalay or zid Peking, the limit of value on passing of the Association brought into Whampoa Deck Co. was $2,716, szolusive of therein. A hole was promptly out in the botton the former route being Fr. 3,000 and on the
former Governor, -being by our
Sir insurance. The Tsikoo Company was awarded and two lads pulled out apparently little the latter Fr. 1,250. MATTHEW NATHAN, and bringing its short the contract
worse for their novel experience. Out of n but-not-inglorious career to a class, regreta
total of 80 people only three are reported as will no doubt be expressed at its disappear- The funeral of Mr. Samuel Farrel, who was having been lost. ance, but such feelings, are likely to be less formerly a chief engineer in the service of the poignant when it is remembered that it will China Navigation Co., took place at the Happy Valley on Saturday. He had been in an indiffer
able to the military authorities.
THE RAILWAY.
Interest in the railway is again aroused by the publication in the Gaschte of rates made by
insured.
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
NOT WEAKENING.
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PRECIOUS LEAVES YOUND IN ASIA.
Remarkably interesting doonments from Central Asia have been acquired by the Asiatic Society of Bengal from a Montenegrin gentle. man. They consist of five leaves. of brownish- yellow paper measuring 8in. by 53in.
The true significance of these five leaves, the genuineness of
of which cannot be doubted, is that scholars are kore confronted with a number of consecutive passages in a language to which no clue has yet been found, and of which bitherto only fragments have been resoned from the sands of Central Asia. It is quite possible that,
by means of these five leaves, an important has had no suspicion, may be rescued from literary language, of whose existence the world
that they are formed part of an extensive The paging on the reverse of such leaf shows
work,
Parcels must be packed in strong wooden boxes, or in a leather covering; parcels packed in paper or cardboard will not be accepted. Each parcel must be accompanied by a Despatch. Note und by the requisite number of Customs
LONDON, September 3rd. Doelaration (forme of which may be obtained at the Post Oso), which the sender himself must The conferences which have taken be resurrected in a body which should prove ont state of health for some time past and
francs fill up. The value to be entered in the weight in kilogrammes. In the case of place between Baron von Aehre hal much more useful, inasmuch as it is sccept-sncsunbed at his home in Wong-nei-chong Road
Insurvivesand of the seal wand to close the (Austrian Minister for Foreign Affa)
Parcols the Despatch Note must on Friday afternoon. Mr. Farrel had in recent the Railway Administration with the approval parcel and the Customs Declarations must and Marquis San Giuliani (Italian oblivion. In previous comments on the subject of years been in partnership with Mr. Lysaght of the Governor-in-Council. Part I. is devoted to have a similar impression in ink. No Compenda Minister for Foreign Affairs) at Ischl the Volunteer Movement in Hongkong we in the engineering business in Hongkong and rales for the guidance of railway servants, the tion can be given unless the parcel is
was well-known among shipping men,
system of signalling, working of trains, etc. In Each parcel originating from a Chinese treaty ure regarded as disposing of the sought to explain the lack of enthusiasm in
this it is interesting to note that the working port must have one this direction as being, partly due to the
His Excellency the Offer Administering the of trains between stations shall be regulated by Declaration duly stamped by the Chinese Custota rumours of a weakening of the Triple
House in
in token that duty has been paid on the presence of the Garrison, to a certain Government has given his assent, in the zam, the standard Emo presorited by the Governor parcel or that it has been passed daty free extent also to the feeling that Hong and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the in-Conncil. It is also noteworthy that coction 109 before the parcel will be accepted. In the Customs Declaration of parels for Russia a kong pays more than ito just share of following Ordinamoss passed by the Legislative provides: "The conduct of all railway servants
separate entry must be made of each kind of describing precisely in each article or goods, military contribution, and to the inclination Council-Ordinance No. 22 of 1910- An must be prompt, civil and obliging."
Part II. contains rules for the guidance of case the quality according to the commercial on the part of the young men on coming to Ordinsuoo to secure the better training of Mid-
Ordin- the pablio and railway officials. Lady passengers, denomination, the quantity nouording to ordinary the Colony to overlook thoir duties and wives and to regulate their practice, responsibilities to the Empire of which it to No, 23 of 1910, An Ordinance to amend when travelling alone, are to have their oorafort trade usage, by number, murasurament, and not locked after by the gasets. Clauses as to the weight (in grammes), and the rala in all the Kellet Island Ordinance, 1891.” Ordinance
Currency Neglect of these regulations will forms part. We pointed out then that No. 24 of 1910 An Ordinance to provide for free allowance of passenger's luggage appears lead to the rejection of the parcel by the Russian
in this part.
Castoms and its return to the sender. although the need for a Volunteer force in the segregation and treatment of lepers,"
fra"Alliance.
MORE TYPHOON WARNINGS.
Yesterday morning the Manila Observatory tolegraphed news of a cyclone or typhoon over or near Meiso-sims, direction unknown, and another massage reported a typhoon or cyclone North of Nabs, moving N.N.E.
M. Zuicho Tachibana, with Conat Otani,
who has just returned Inden with the pracions manuscripts from a journey in Central Asia, proposes to start on s second expedition in On- tober next to continue the search.
Bf. Zniche Tachibans is A Japanese, aged twenty, who has already journoyed 5,000 miles across Asia and found some 4,000 M8S, and magnificent collection of coins. He is secretary to Count Otani, head abbot of the Shinru set of Buddhiste, who provided the exploring equip mont. - Most of the discoveries were made in
ancient shrines in the vicinity of Urga, in Mon golia, Chinese Turkestan, and Torfan, farther
! south.