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GENERAL NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
[FROM BOUTHERN PAPERS.]
-THE PRINCE OF WALES
London, September 9th. Steps are being taken to secure the King's assent to the investiture of the Prince of Wales with the title of the Earl of Chester when he passos through Chester en route to Carnarvon,
THE 1. A PREMIER. ON UMFENCE.
London, September 9th. Mr. Botha, speaking at Durban, said, while not estabilahing a standing army and avoiding militarism, it might be necessary, as a nucleus, to have a small force of garrison artillery. The time had not arrived to establish a Navy for coast defence, but the postribution to the Imperial Navy should be continued, "It is our duty to enable the country to defend itself independently of the motherland. Darban should be fortified as stronly sa possible."'
GERMAN-JEMY AND "AIR MANKU▼BES.
London, September 9th.
A feature of the German Army manœuvres bas been the complete failure of the serial scont service. A rain storm compelled the invadors dirigible to descend in the enemy's territory whers it was captured. The defenders' dirigible
action
which QU mado a misleading report
favour · of the in changed the whole position in vaders. The latter had constructed a line of sham defences ensily visible from above, mount ing tree trunks as guns, while they arested strong fortifications elsewhere. Oming to the height at which it was compelled to remain the dirigible was completely hoodwinked.
1London, September 7th-Sixty thousand German troops will be engaged in the Imperial manœuvres from the 8th to the 10th instant. General Mackensee, with two Divisions, will endeavour to hold the river passage against three Divisions under General Von Klok, representing an Army invading from Russia, Each Army will have a dirigible. Izzet Pasha, Chief of the Turkish General Btaff, will follow the manwuvres as one of the Emperor's guests.] CRYSTAL PALACE AB AN IMPERIAL CENTDE
London, September 9th. The Earl of Plymouth. in a letter to the Fress, suggests the establishment of a fund of £750,000 to acquire the Crystal Palace as a memorial to King Edward for use as an Imperial centre.
CAR FERRY STEAMER BUNK, ́ ́
London, September 9th.
A railway-car ferry-boat has sunk in the middle of Lake Michigan. Thirty-nine of the crow wore drowned and threo rescueti.
CHANGE AT OSBORNE BOTAL NAVAL COLLEGE.
London, September 10th... Cap'ain the Hon. Horace L. A. Hood, B.N., succeeds Captain Arthur H. Christian, R.N., in charge of the Royal Naval College, Osborne, on October 10th.
THE SUTOR COURT-MARTIAL.
London, September 9th.
In the conran of his court-martial, Lient, Sator admitted that he had broken the regula tions, in which he argued he was justiffed. He objected to the prosecution endeavouring to limit the proceedings to that issue and to prevent him giting rensonk. He asked for a fall opportunity to clear his honour from im. putations. He desired to call witnesses, inclad. ing Mr. Haldane, but the Court disallowed this.
ENGLISH POLOISTS BEATEN,
London, September 11th.
A New York telegram states that Meadow brooks beat the Honelagh Levis-no-połu by 4 to
8.
LORD METHUEX..
London, September 11th, Reuter wires from Cape Town that Lord Methuen has agreed, at the request of Messrs. Bothe ant Smits, to remain in South Africa till April to assist the Government with the Dow defence scheme.
Later.
Renter wires from Capetown that Lord Methuen will remain till April, 1912.
COLLAPSE OF A TUNNEL IN ORBATER,
NEW YORK
London, September 12th.
NAPIER JOHNSTONES' NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
Nine persone have been killed, tesi injured, SQUARE BOTTLE"- and fire are missing as the result of the collapse of a railway tunnel in Jersey City,
BRITISH ARMY AIRSHIP QUOCKAS.
London, September 12th. At the mandaros in Hampshire on Saturday the army airship did splendid work, constantly accurately sending wireless messages to head- quarters reporting the dispositions and more. ments of troops.
STRANGE AIBIAL MANŒUVRES IN DEVONSHIRE.
London, September 12th,
A strangs spectacle was witnessed at Whi sand Bay, Plymouth, yesterday. A scout was practis ing towing six war ldtes supporting a onavas dummy airship at a height of two thousand foot. It will repent the operation today, when six howitzers on there will attempt to destroy the dammy airship.
London, September 13th, Hawitsers, firing at two miles range, shatter. ed a dummy airship over Whitsand-Bay yester day.
THE LING AND HIS CANADIAN HIFLES,
London, September 13th, King George, addressing the Canadian Rides, trusted that their example would be followed by many regiments from other Dominions.
His Majesty conferred on Sir R. Pellatt and Lient-Colonel Mason the third class of the Vic- torian Order; on the Major and Captain the fourth class; sad on the senior non-commis- sioned officer the silver medal of the same order.
IRON TIED INTO LOVER'S KNOTS.
THE MARVELS OF MODERN ENGINEERING.
Marvels of modern engineering may be seen- in the making at the Naval, Mercantile Marine, and General Machinery Exhibition which was opened st. Olympia on the 1st inst... sAJK a London contemporary.
Life as we live it to day dates from the time iron and steel were introduced into general
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said the Marquis of Graham, who is a member of the council of the Institute of Naval Architects, as he declared the exhibition opon.
That the ongiacor is the modern Aladdin, at whose touch wonders happon, is proved by the machinery and appliances that fill the "Hell
at Olymple of Ten Thousand Wheels"
It is three years since such an exhibition was held in London, but fa that short time remark- able progress has been made. The internal combustion engine bas enabled the aviator to conquer the air, sad motor driven battleships such may soon replace the turbine, which made a sensation when it was introduced at a naval review at Portsmouth only a few years ago.
The machinery was silent yesterday, but when all the wheels are in motion to-day Olympin will be the most wonderful workshop in the
world
"OLYMPIC'S" ANCHOR,
The largest anchor ever made-a giant of fit- teen and a half tons, with a chain of which ench link weighs several hundredweights-shows the This anchor is intended for the Olympic, the size that modern ships have attained. White Star liner which Messre. Harland & Wolf, of Belfast, are now building. Twelve to its place at horses were required to drag it to
Olympia.
its side is a bar of Staffordshire wrought
By
iron. five inches in diameter, which some new mechanism tied in a true lover's knot when the bar was cold as easily as a child could make a cat's-cradle of string.
A portion of a cable intended to hold a Ham- burg America liner is close by. Kvary link is two feet and weighs 2001b
As a cou
contrast to this display of strength is & delicate recording instrument used on large linera which shows to a hair's breadth every motion of the vessel, even when she is hurling herself through the ocean at a speed of twenty- five knota.
A " room of death" which is filled at intervals with dense sulphur fumes, in which no unprotec tad man could live for an instant, is another of the sensations of the exhibition.
Every now and then a man with a patent" smoke helmet enters this room and takes a sent. Be could. .ramein there for six hours without the slightest discomfort. It is this ingenious inven tion which has saved many lives in recent colliery disasters.
"Wireless "apparatus, herenlaan lather, which can "turn "a great gun as easily as a broom-
THE TOUR OF PRINCE FRIEDRICH VILHELM,
London, September 12th. The Times, in a leader on the German Crown Prince's tour, arges that, while he is in India, H.I.H. should be the guest not only of. India bat of Great Britain also. As India has very little direct connection with Germany it would be a gracious act and a
in has cabin can chook every turn or twist of the participated in Crown Prince if Great Britain rent to the stick, and a novel instrument by which a captain the entertaining him. The emeant lavelved would man at the wheel are other of the marvels ba comparatively small, but The Times wishes exhibition. to see a precedent established which might pessibly lead in the future to some desirable and jost reliat of Indian revenues,
THE BURIAL OF MR. HOLKAN-HUNT,
London, September 12th.
at
Another remarkable exhibit ie the oxy-acety lene blowpipe, which melte armeur plate like butter, and can eat a hole in a steel safe s quickly as oan a monse in a cheesL,
CUTTING EIGHT-INCH STEEL The blowpipe is a long thin nozzlo of brass The ashes of the late Mr. Holman-Hunt were with a down-turned burner through which a to-day placed in a white marble ure and deposited jet of acetylens gas produces
white
the contre oxidises any metal the jet tenches. Eight-inch steel can be ent through in half a miunte:
in St. Pauls, in proximity to the remains of heat. A tiny saray of oxy, en forced through Millais and Turner. The City Corporation, the representatives of public bodieand distinguished men in art and science attended the ceremony, The pall was surmounted by a crown. bay leaves.
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TRANSMUTATION OF GOLD INTO LEAD.
London, September 12th. £11,500 in gold, consigned from Fairbank (a city in Alaska) to Mr. Dexter Horton, at the National Bank, Beattie, has been stolen aboard the steamer and lead substituted.
Divers in belmets and outsts which make air tubes unnecessary descend into glassfronted tanks in full view of visitors to the exhibition, and walk under the water as comfortably as though strolling btween the stalls.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday inaned the following report:-
THE CORONATION OF KING GEORGE.
London, September 12th. The arrangements for the Coronation are
On the 27th at 11.55 a.m.- The brometer getting in band. A high authority enys it will be a great pageant of the Empire, Every has fallen moderately over 5. Formosa and st Dominion and Dependancy will be represented. Meisco Sima, sed risen considerably in E The Premiem of the Colonies and other Ministers Japan
will be invited, and troope will come from every Another typhoon has appeared over the
of the globe.
Lart
The Imperial Conference will be held imme. diately prior or subsequent to the Coronation. THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHEBIES AWARD. London, September 12th.
Pacific. It is situated to the Eastward of the Balingiang Channel, and apparently it is moving towards N. W
The China Ses typhoon had reached the neighbourhood of Touron Bay last evening. The returns from Ludo-China are lacking this
over the Continent to the North the Yangtae valley, extends to the Sea of Japan.
N.E. and N. gales may be expected in the Formors Channel and the N.E. park of the China Bes
Washington telegrams report that the state morninEnti-cyclonic ares, which is still central Department has issued a statement describing the Newfoundland Fisheries award as a sub- stantial victory for the United States, declaring that, although British vor den rights are affirmed, their exercise has been effectively limited for the protection of American fishermen, GRMÁT ROMÁN CATHOHIO FESTIVAL,
London, September 12th. Beater telegraph from Montreal that they
The forcoust for the 24 hours ending at nour Enolaristic Congress olosed yesterday with a eucharistic procession. The streets were deco-to-day is in follows :--- rated with flags of the papal colours, unfan
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. da, 0.18 inches.
jacks, and tricolors, and the bells in the churches Hongkong & Neighbourhood were pealing. The procession included
seora
of Archbishops in full canonien's and mitres, 150 Bishops, several thousands of priests, and 25,000 18ymen, Cardinal Vannutelli bearing the Most. The spectators were estimated to number 400,000.
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THE Steamship
THE
* CATHERINE APCAR" having arrived from the above Ports, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods will be delivered from alongside."
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once, at. Consignees' risk and expense,
Carge retaining on board after 4 F. of the 28th Inst. will be landed at Consignees' risk and expe
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE
and PENANG are requested to take IM- MEDIATE delivery of their goods from along-
side; such cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landol and stored at Comignees'
risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bills of Lading will bo. countersigned by the Undersigned -------DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD,
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THE HA.L. Steamship
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to
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will be carried on unless notice
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of the steamer's arrival here, after which date
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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 28th inst, will be zabjsok to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods must be loft in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 27th inst., at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever
This Steamer brings on Cargo:
Ex 8.8. "President Lincoln" from New
York.
Ex 8.8. "Germania" from Gothenburg. Ex 8.5. "Käte" from Stettin.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
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8.8. "OCEANTEN,," COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
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CON 8.8.
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from Bordeaux ex 8.8,"
from London
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Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remaining unglained after the 3rd Oct., at Noos, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 4th Oot, or they will not be recognized.
All damaged packages will be examined on the 3rd Oct., at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance bas been effectol.
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Hongkong, 26th September, 1910,
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or strong; fair. Turpeestare....
Free ...Strong Nigal. Wind Direction South coast of Chins between winds, strong Weather
Hongkong and Lamooks. South coast of China between (NE to N winds,
Hongkong and Hainan... strong
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