INTIMATIONS
A. S.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 1914.
volcanic island of Sakamjima, it must have TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
suffered badly from the eruption, which is reported to have thrown “enormous blocks of stone" a distance of twenty miles, but the population of the city-about seventy thousand in number would seem. WATSON bave had time to flee for safety beyond
& CO., LTD.,
ESTABLISHED 72 YEARS.
to:
the reach of the burning streams of lava, and it is to be hoped that when the full details come to be known that they will show a less appalling loss of life than other similar disasters in Japan which have occurred within the past twenty-five years, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Among these have been the earthquakes in Mino, Owari in October, 1891, when 282,501 houses were destroyed, 7.273 persons killed, und 17,175 injured, and the disaster in the Sanriku districts in Juno, 1896, when 97.122 persons wore killed and 9,247 injured. No one who has not seen the terrible destruction wrought by severa earthquakes can imagine the horrors of the
HIGH CLASS
WINES.
WATSON'S
D. PORT
scene
BOTIG
The writer travelled over eighty of the two hundred odd miles in the Sanrika districts in 1896 devastated by earthquake and tidal wave and the experience is one never to be forgotten The cause of earthquakes is still obscure, but the most probable causes are believed to be the "faniting" which results from
EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] [DAILY PRESS "
THE FAMINE IN JAPAN,
TEN MILLIONS ON THE BRINK OF STARVATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE BIG STRIKE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
SITUATION GROWING WORSE.
LONDON, January 14th..
TOKYO, January 13th. It is ascertained that there are suffi- The Government announces that cient food supplies in cold storage at ten million persons are on the brink Johannesburg to last for two months.
that stops have been taken to ensure a of starvation in the Hokkaido and The Committee for Public Safety notifie the Northern Provinces.
regular provision of the necessaries of The federated missions make a life to all classes at regulated prices. public appeal for help.
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN
JAPAN.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE.
TORTO, January 14th. The City of Kagoshima has been overwhelmed by the eruption of the volcano Sakurajima.
No details are yet obtainable as
VERY SUPERIOR OLD PORT WITH elevations and depressions of the earth's the telegraph lines are down.
STYLE AND CHARACTER.
WATSON'S
D. SHERRY
A zeneral strike is regarded at Pretoria as a foregone conclusion.
It is nanounced that the Imperiul Government has nuthorised the Union to use Imperial troops if necessary.
The strike to-day is spreading rather than diminishing and all preparations are being made to cope with the situation.
GENERAL STRIKE DECLARED AND MARTIAL
LAW PROCLAIMED, Martial law was proclaimed in railway spheres in the Transvaal, Orange. Free State, and Natal yesterday evening, after Grave fears are entertained that the Federation of Tracies had declared a there has been great loss of life
The miners will cease and general strike. destruction of property, and warships work this afternoon. have been dispatched to render assistance.
The volcano Kirishima, North of
surface, the infiltration of water to great depths and the consequent genera- tion of steam, and the caving in of Fer Dozen $29.80 hollows produced in all probability by chemical degradation. It is patent that volcanic and earthquake-shaken regions are almost always adjacent to areas of depression. The greatest area of depres aion in the world is the Pacific basin, and accordingly, say the authorities. Kagoshima, has also broken into "round its borders, from Kamchatka through the Kuriles to Japan, thence eruction, while the volcano Asama through a line of small islands to the Philippines and to Java, then eastward to Now Zealand and right up the Western Coast of South America, is grouped the mightest array of volcances that the world contains." It is a noteworthy coincidence that the telegrams to-day also report earth- quake shocke and a tidal wave at Callao, on EARTHQUAKES AND TIDAL WAVE the South American coast. Earthquakes FOLLOW THE ERUPTION. unfortunately can neither be prevented nor foretold. The seismological experts of
SUPERIOR PALE DRY.
For Dozen $24.30
Wines
These
are specially recommended, being of Superior Vintage, Old, and thoroughly matured and in fine condition.
A. S. WATSON & CO.. Japan taking observations over a period
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
110
HONGKONG OFFLOR: 101, DES VEUX ROAD C. LONDON OFFIOR; 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
The Daily Press.
near Karuizawa, is in a state of
continued activity, showing the eruptions to be general.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRAVE TELEGRAPH OPERATOR.
TOKYO, January 14th.
NO TROUBLE WITH THE NATIVES EXPECTED.
Sir Louis Botha, as Minister for Native Affairs, circularised the native compounda explaining the position and calling on the men to keep quiet. No trouble is anticipated with the natives, but all precautions are being taken, and special guards have been appointed in the various compounds.
THE LEEDS STRIKE.
LONDON, January 14th. The strike at Leeds has been formally settled.
“THE IDOL'S EYE,"
LIEUTENANT CROSSE'S NEW PIECE,
A telegram from Kagoshima says that Lieutenant Crosse, who will be re- since Saturday there have been 60 earth,membered as the author of that amusing quakes daily, culminating in a terrife
of thirteen years recorded no less than 17.750 earthquakes, giving an average of 1,356 a year, excluding miuor vibrations recorded only by delicate instruments,
The daily average of a little more than earthquakes," remarks a Japanese writer," may appear rather startling, but it must be remembered that the frequency of minor shocks teade to bind the strata City. The situation is serious, by removing weak cleavages, and will
3
eruption on the Island of Sakurajima. One village has been destroyed, and it is feared that others will be wiped out by the flames, Lava has reached Kagoshima
LATER
[“DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD"
SERVICE.
CHINA SERVICE.
AN EXPECTANT TUTUH..
PERINO, January 14th. It is reported that the appointment of Tann Ta Kaci to the Tutuhship of Hupch or Honan is shortly expected.
THE CHINESE CONSTITUTION.
DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD'
SERVICE
THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBER.
APVECA BY THE CHANCELLOR.
BERLIN, January 13th. The Imperial Chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, criticized in the Prussian Chamber the attitude of the Conservatives in regard to the new Bill PEKING, January 14th, of Taxes, and his remarks were greeted The majority of the Political Committed with applause by Liberals and Clericals. favours reforming the Cabinet under the The Chancellor said that the Government direct authority of the President,
reserved to itself the time for placing the The sub-committes for drafting the Bill for the Reform of Elections before Constitution is to be convened towards the Diet, but would not do so this the end of June. It will consist of 42 Session. He unicunced, amid universal representatives of the Provinces and 10 applause, that the Duke of Brunswick Chairmen entrusted exclusively with the
had requested him to declare that the task of deliberating on the Constitution claim of the Hannoverian Welf party It will not it longer than two months that they had been authorized by him was and not begin sitting until the Political natrue and contradictory to his will. Committee has completed its own work.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IN
SZECHUAN..
PEKING, January 14th. The post of Frontier-Commissary in Szechuan has been abolished, but there will be Frontier Residents with smaller Powers under the control of the Tutuh of Szechuan, Shang-yi has been appointed a Frontier Resident..
EUROPEAN SERVICE.·
THE REICHSTAG.
BERLIN, January 13th. The Reichstag has been re-convened after the vacation
THE GERMAN MINISTER TO
TANGIER.
LOCAL SPORT.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
The following will represent the Hong- kong Cricket Club against Craigengower CC. in the League on Saturday, 17th January at Happy Valley, play to com- mence at 2.15 p.m.-A. C, E, Elborough, (Captain). Dr. G. E. Aubrey. R. N. Anderson, F. K, Brownrigg, C. C. Clarke, A. A. Claxton, P. H. Cabb, R.. Kennedy, S. S. Moore, T. E. Pearce, and . P. Thurefield,
RUGBY FOOTBALL.
CLUB TOG GOOD FOR THE ARMY. The game between the Club and the Army did not produce the good football.. expected. Mow of the play was confined to the forwards, and each player was so anxious to win that there was much more bustle than good consistent movements However, the game was always exhilarat Barun Seckendorff, the German Minising and the large crowd of spectators enjoyed it thoroughly. Owing to the late arrival of the G.O.C, the commencement of the game was delayed,
BERLIN, January 13th.
ter to Tangier, has returned to his post. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE AND THE
ÆGEAN ISLANDS..
BERLIN, January 13th, The Ambassadors of the Triple Alliatice havo handed to Sir Edward Grey Notes endorsing his proposals concerning the islands in dispute between Turkey and
In the opening five minutes Rouse minde himself onspicuous by several times. endeavouring to penetrale a wall of Army forwards, with the obvious result, and in each instance the other threequarters had a more or less clear run. Once Joselaud was unmarked about ten yards out when Rouse doubled inwards, and endeavoured. to burst through the defence with the aid of his speed. But Rouse is always a strenuous worker, and anxious to impart life into the team by his own "here and there" methods. Just after this, the weight in the Army forward line changed the direction of the ball, and twice. Leslin once, and then Bagnall, made individual
playlet The Cook," has produced a new comic opera entitled "The Idol's Eye." It is to be played for the first time at the City Hall on February 12th, and two sub sequent performances will be given, though the dates for the have not yet Grecce. been definitely fixed. The scene, we understand, is laid partly in London GENERAL V. LIMAN'S NEW POST, and partly in the interior of Ching, and
BERLIN, January 13th. therefore have the effect of preventing the In the eruption at Sakurajima,
some very fine spectacular effects are sevarer ones. It is when seismic disturb enormous blocks
The Farisian Press declares that the of stone were promised. The music, which has been ances are unusually scarce that the danger thrown a distance of 20 miles. The orchestrated by Mr. Roberts, the Bend- giving up of the Command of Con of disastrous carthquakes occurring is whole island is aflame, and 70,000 persons master of the DCLI is entirely com- stantinople and the Dardanelles by Ir is sixteen years since Japan experienced greatest." We note the further statement have fled from Kagoshima, the telegraph posed by Lieutenant Crosse, and whilst General von Liman is no concession to so terrible a disaster from volcanic erupin the same work on the subject that there
operator alone remaining. He telegraphs some of it is of a very high order and Russia, since his influence as Inspector ties of points. Stern tackling alone kept tions, earthquakes and tidal waves, which have been in 500 years but 103 earthquakes
will appeal to virtuosos, it is interspersed usually occur at one and the same time, in Japan which can be described as of ir, that the city is covered with ashes and with those light and tuneful numbers which are beloved by the patrons of The earthquakes were even more hor musical comedy. An admirable caste has rible than the eruption.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 15TH, 1914:
"
smoke.
The total casualties are unknown.
killed.
CALLAO INUNDATED.
EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVE.
as that recorded in the tolograma morrer less disastrous character," and that publish this morning. As most of our
a really sovare earthquake occurs but once readers know, by far the greater portion in a man's lifetime. But the statistical record of Japan is covered by mountains, many in the book, unfortunately for the com- of which are volcanoes, either active forting reflection of the writer, shows no A tidal wave has added to the horrors or extinct. Fujiyama. the peerless fewer than nine "severe earthquakes in at Kagoshima, where extensive damage mountain," which appears in Japanese fifty years involving great destruction of pro- has been done, and many people have been artistic designs so frequently, was in erup- party and loss of life. The deepest sympath y tion two centuries ago, and Mr. Bast will be felt with the Japanese Government
The damage created has been enormous. CHAMBERLAIN, the well-known authority on and people in this calamity at Kagoshima, things Japanese, gives a list of volcanoes occurring as it does at a time when they are Two Japanese Squadrons are proceeding active in more recent years which includes confronted in the Northern part of the at full speed to the distressed district. Agama" (mentioned in our Tokyo corros- country with an even more appalling! pondent's telegram as now again active), calamity of another character, which Shirane-san, and Bandai-san, in Eastern according to the official anouncement bas Japan, Vries. Island (Oshima), not far | brought ten million inhabitants to the brink from the entrance to Yokohaina harbour, of starvation. Aso-san in Kyushu, which has the largest erater in the world, and the beautifully shaped Komagatako, near Hakodate Others described as "extinct or quiescent" ars Ontake, Hakusan, Tateyama, Nantai- san, Chokai-san, lide-san, Ganju-san, and Twaki-Tams on the mainland, and Sakura jima, Kirishima-Yama and Unzen-ga-take i Kyushu. Hundreds of touriste are familiar with many of these volcanoes. It is significant that the Sakurajima, the volcano which has wrought such terrible
Toland Lot 1315, together with the build- ings thereon known as No. 23, Morrison Hill Road was sold at public auction by Mr. G. P. Lammert to Mr. Chan Taz Cheuk for 891,000,
We are asked to state that the booki g
on Saturday, February 7th, in
LIMA, January 14th. The lower quarters of Callao (Peru) were inundated yesterday morning by a great tidal wave, simultaneously with earth quake shooks, lasting 35 seconds. There were no fatalities.
ENORMOUS FIRE IN MONTREAL.
MONTREAL, January 14th.
for the Philharmonic Concert to be given. Fire is raging in the wholesale" dia- Theatre Royal, will open at the Andertrict, and threatens to destroy the Roman son Music Co. on Monday next.
Catholic Cathedral of Notre Dame, and
a section of the town from the Cathedral Several lots for the erection of booths to the water front. Many firemen have havoc in the Kagoshima prefecture, and and matsheds at the Race Course, for the also Kirishimayama, also reported to annual race meeting are advertised tö been injured. The temperature is 25 be now in a state of activity, figüre he let at public auction y Messrs. below zero.
in the above classification as among Flughes & Hough this afternoon.
the extinct or quiescent volcanoes. The cy of Kagoshima, which one. talogram describes as having been over- whelmed by the eruption, is the capital of
Before the Magistrate yesterday a Chinese cabin boy from the Montrayle Appeared on charges of being in unlawful
PREMIER ON HOLIDAY.
LONDON, January 14th..
Mr. Asquith has left for Paris en route to the Riviera, to join Mrs. Asquith.
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
LONDON, January 14th, Tuesday on to a woman, passing below.r. Lloyd George has arrived in
possession of arros and ammunition and the prefecture of Kyushiu, and is situated 88 10 taels of opium. The caso Tas miles S.E. of Nagasaki. It is one of the most remanded. ancient cities of Japan and is noted chiefly for its manufactures of pottery in imitation
of "old. Satsuma." Kagoshima figures
heavy rod of iran fell from a house
in course of erection in Pound Lane on
in the history of foreign intercourse with The woman received injuries which neres. Loadon, and has said that he returned Japan as having been kombarded by a sitated her removal to the hospital. Two British squadron in 1863, when most of the men have been arrested in connection forts were diamantled. Situated oppositethal with the matter.
from North Africa
weather.
on account of the
been obtained and we learn that the rehearsals are well advanced.
The proceeds will be devoted as usual mainly to deserving local charities. We are all much indebted to Lieutenant Crosse for his indefatigable energy in thus adding to the brightness of the Hongkong Race Week.
PRISONER ESCAPES FROM
HOSPITAL.
A Chinese prisoner who had served about half his sentence after conviction on a charge of armed robbery, was removed from the gaol to the hospital suffering from dysentery. As usual, a guard was placed over him, but he early yesterday morning, and escaped. managed to give them the slip somehow
THE SOLICITOR GENERAL OF HONGKONG.":
General will be even greater.
THE FLOODS ON BALTIC COAST.
BERLIN, January 13th. Under the presidency of H.1.H. the Crown Prince relief measures are being taken in aid of the sufferers by the flood NEW STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
efforts which at first bad all the possibili-
them out, and quite a tussle took place almost on the Club line. Gradually, however, the more skillful footwork of the Clab forwards got the Army defence on the run, An infringement occurred in the process, but the place kick, althongh Then Roase, who had been waiting his taken in a very likely position, went wide.
opportunity, niuped in and secured the ball, and at once sent it out to Joseland LONDON, January 13th.
The latter quickly realised the ̄field, The Hansa Line of Bremen has and passed the ball back to Rouse, There
sa Li
some entertaining inter-passing ab started a new
Steamship service in
top speed, and in the end Mowers ran conjunction with Swedish Companies over behind the posts, Linton sunplement...
A monthly service from Sweden and Norway to India and Rangoon bas been arranged.
THE SITUATION IN SOUTH
AFRICA:-
Was
ing the score,
There was a lot more dash in the Army players after change of ei ds. Twice Blagrove, who was equally as elusive an his vis-a-via, struggled through, eventual- ly to be brought down near the line. At last he saw his chance, and following a similar movement to that successful one inillated by House, Pym scored behind the posts. The kick was a miserable effort, the ball going low and wide. This was followed by a lot of rushes on tho part of the Club forwards, which were more on less haphazard. Then, in a good
LONDON, January 13th. Although order has been preserved in South Africa so far, thanks to the impos- ing levy of Militia, yet the conflict is more acute than ever. The unions have not completed their ballots, but a The following paragraph from the Malay Mail of December 31st will jority for the general strike is expected position Rouse managed to get in a mark,
to result.
and Linton kicked a fine goal. The Army interest Hongkong residents:
At Johannesburg work is absolutely at. made some exhilarating efforts to cover Hongkong, who is passing through by the Mr. W. B. Wilkinson, Solicitor-General,
a standstill w Nyanza, was in Kuala Lumpur to-day."
up the arrears, Blagrote especially puf- The Rand is afforded protection by ting in some fine work, When Thickness Hongkong has its Attorney-General 20,000 armed burghers. and possibly some day. in the dim and distant future, it may have its Solicitor General as well, but no such appoint- gent has been gazetted yet. Mr. C. D. Wilkinson recently returned to the Colony on the Ayase, and the paragraph
con-
hira, but doubtless refers to gratulations upon his appointment as Solicitor-General" would-be premature
at present.
THE NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA.
got clear away everyone expected a try, but when faced by the diminutive Robson the serum half throw the ball away, for no-one was up to take the pass. Thickness LONDON, January, 12th.
might very well have risked a meeting The successor of M. Delcassé, at St. with, or avoidance of, the Club's full Petersburg, M. Paleologue, is known as back, Another try by Rouse placed ther one of the ablest French Diplomats and game out of reach of the Army. From a as especially conversant with the Balkan serum five yards out, Clarke scooped the questions.
THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER.
LONDON, January 13th. At the Magistracy yesterday Inspector
Mr. Asquith leaves to-day for France, unlawful possession of four pounds of ostensibly on private affairs, but probably Fenton prosecuted a Chiness for being in morphine. The case was remanded until for a conference with French statesmen the 28th inst., bail being fired at $2,000. on the Naval question.
ball out and passed quickly to Rouse, who just had sufficient room to swing quickly around and score. The kick by Linton was wide. Up to the end the Club never looked like losing their lead, and thus won by 2 goals (one placed), 1 try (11 points), to 1 tey (3 points). Mr. Raymond was a most capable referee."