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RAILWAY TRAGEDY. AT HANGCHOW,
HOW CAPTAIN FENWICK MET HIS
DEATH.
FROZEN TO DEATH ON FUJI WARNINGS OF OFFICIALS DISREGARDED,
A total of ten persons are reported to have been frozen to death in the stone shelters on the summit of Mount Fuji during a sudden cold snap which descend-
As so many inaccurate accounts of the distressing accident to the late Captain Fenwick have appeared. Dr. C. Frede rick Strange, Superintendent of the O.M.S. Hospital and Medical College ated recently upon the "aren-in which" the Haugchow, sends to the .. Daily News sacred peak stands, the following description of what actually took place****
According to a report published in the Yomiuri, all climbers of the mountain were warned, by the police, to descend before the chill weather set in. In the face of these warnings, some twenty persoDS elected to mako ao uscent. Arrived at the summit of the mountain, these
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With my family. I travelled from Shanghai to Hangehow on the 2.60 p.m. train last Friday. Captain Fenwick was a first-class passenger on the same train. When we arrived at Haagchow about 7.13 p.m. it was dark unit raining. The train was just coming to a standstill at adventurers met with a violent rainstorm the platform when Captain Fenwick was and high winds which blew great bould- crossing from the 1st to the adjacent 2nd
ers and pieces of rack, across the trails class carruage when he fell between the and otherwise imperilled them. Wet to two carriages on to the metals and the the skin, the audacious ones sought re- wheel of the carriage crushed him befuge in the stone shelters, near-the top tween it and the line and in this position of the peak, and there spent a night in hes was nuslaod along for 13 yards wher the train care to a standstill. When I kaew a man was there, though at the time I did not know positively whether a Chinese or a foreigner, I jumped down under the train and tried to extricate him, but found this impossible until we had the train backed from off his body, From the position I found him in and from other evidence he undoubtedly fall. between the carriages. As be never utj tered any ery of distress in all preb. ability he fainted before the fall and his injuries were' such as were incompatible with life.
By the following morning the thermo- meter, had dropped to freezing point and ten of the reckless climbers, the Tomiri says, died of exposure before assistanco could reach them.
RESCUED FROM SIBERIA.. FORMER AUSTRIAN PRISONERS-OF-
WAR ON THEIR WAY HOME.
The U. Army transport Crook In England such an accident would arrived at Shangbai, last week. She is be in impossibility na all coaches con engaged in transporting war-prisoners to nected with each other are screened be their native lands and is also carrying tween the carriages--but in the Amèrican" style of carriage which obtains on this passengers. She had on board some 390 line anyone might meet with a similar mainly of Austrians, Germans and Rog ex-penners from Siberia, consisting accident and 1 regard them as especiallymaniaus. Dr. H. F. Fritsch, who is the dangerous to old people and children.
As far as I can make out only one person actually saw him fall and that was one of the Chinese guarda on the platform who immediately took steps to have the train stopped at once.
deceased never Unfortunately the showed any signs of consciousness, and though he was breathing when I extricat ed him no response. was forthcoming to questions put to him.
The tragedy was a pure accident and no blame as far as I can see is attribut able to anyone.
KWANGSI TROOPS IN HUNAN,
WHY THEY REMAIN.
The Changsha correspondent of the 36. Daily News writes:-
delegate of the Austrian Red Cross in Siberia, and who has been in Shanghai the U.S.S. Crook. Dr. Fritsch has been several weeks, will accompany them op engaged in work in Vladivostock for a year and a helt and during that time has sent home 6,000 Austrian ax-prison- rs. This, says the M.-C. Daily News, has completed the work in East Siberis and the Austrian Red Cross has now withdrawn from the post in Vladivostock.
There are many prisoners still in Russia and Western Siberia, according to Dr. Fritsch, whom it is impossible sa yet to remove due to the fact that the Soviet Government finds the prisoners most useful in carrying on the trades of the country. Dr. Fritsch said that, from 1914 to 1918, 400.000 prisoners died in Russia and Siberis from typhus and other diseases brought on by lack of food. and clothing and that this number re- presented 30 per cent of the whole.
It is an interesting fact that while the Changsha daily paper which printed the terms of the treaty made between Accompanying this last batch of priš Generals Wu and Chriegato prominenczoners is also the Austrian secretary, to the condition that the Kiangai troops. Franz Moedlhammer, who was him were to withdraw to Laokuzn, a small self a prisoner until 1920, when the Red place on the Kiangsi border, it omitted Cross Mission came to Vladivostock and All mention of the item anent the engaged him to do secretarial work. The Kwaogai troops. Whether the omission Red Cross Mission established stations was made by the Hunan Government throughout Siberia for work. They were when handing in the terms of the materially aided by the T.M.C.A. or- treaty or by the newspaper editors after ganization and the American Red Cross. they had received them I cannot say. The only reason I have heard advanced for the omission is interesting.
I am told that the presence of the Kwangsi troops for the time being, is most desirable. From every road by which the defeated. Hunan troops have returned, the same sort of news is arriv- ing-looting, looting, looting. So far it
De. I. A. Pelzman, U. 8. Army surgeon, and Mrs. Pélzman are also aboard the U.S.S. Crook, which is pro eceding to Trieste at the beginning of next werk. Many of the prisonen will be set from there to their homes.
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by Chang Chin-yao's myrmidons.. There is comparatively little wanton destruc tion. Boxes are susahed open and the contents tumbled out. What takes the fancy of the looter in looted; what does not, is left. One man loses his bedding, another his clothes. Money is, of course, never left if noticed. The loot is being connivance of the city guards. No one is dreaming that the looters will be datis fied with what they have got in the country. There is much dread of what i likely to befall, the city. For this reason, it is desired that there shall be troops from another province.
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That fine new three-storeyed building. held under Statutory Grant, and stand tag at the corners of Hill Street and Stamford Road, and known as Ribeiro Buildings, is to change hands before, it has been occupied. Each of the floors has an area of approximately 14,000 sq. ft. and the purchasers are Mesara. Central Engine Works, Ltd., who are desirous of centralising the activities of their electrical and sanitary engineering de partments and their other special lines. Two floore will be devoted to the above and the top floor. may be allotted to a new electrical industry shortly to be started and for which Central Engine Works, Ltd., hold the rights," through r. 4. Hamilton, for the Far East.
This will now, enable the company to vacate their Queen Street property and their new general workshopa can now be proceeded with at Kallang, thereby It is said that a goodly number of allowing the Victoria Street Works' site, soldiers are taking a small dole of money, which is now too, valuable for an en- giring up their rifes and going home.gineering works, to he sold when times They are being sent off front the city as improve Inst
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HANKOW, September 13th....... According to a wireless message from IRRITATED & INFLAMED EYE Lehang of to-day's date, word had been received that H.M.S. Scarab had been hit can be directly traced in many cases.to several times, and one bluejacket wound the Sunday Motor trip and Goling. The Sniping has been continuous, both day dust from sections of the local roads and night, on both sides. There have contain a decided eye irritant A sug been large movements of troops by both gestion for these trips would be to koop -belligerents, - converging on Ichang.
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