CABLES.
LATEST CARLES (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LOSS OF THE "TREVASSA.” THRILLING EXPERIENCES OF THE
· SURVIVORS,
Rodalgrizes, June 27th,
A story of the sen, like a chapter of romance was told by Capt. Foster of the ill-fated steamer Treves. He says that At midnight on June fird, in & south south-westerly gale, the ship was höve-to and made water rapidly despite the Ports of the crew at the pumps. Sho was taking mountainous' sens aboard, winking fast by the bend S:0.8, mensages were sent out, giving the vessel's position. Beplies were received from the u.s. Runic and two unknown vessels.
Unable to await farther messagen," the order to abandon the ship was given and carried out with perfect discipline. “Tho Trevcem foundered at a quarter to three in the morning.
Two of the boats kept together through out that night and the following day, awaiting assistance. They set sail at five. o'clock, and an hour later the mast was carried away by a heavy sca. It decided on June 5th to inake for Mauriting. The boat steered true, in a strong and increasing wind with high seas running until the evening of June 8th, when they were again compelled to lay-to- The weather was dirty and the night was
pitch dark.
The Captain's boat was unable to keep within sight of the other boat. The rain poured slown in torrents, the compasses ware useless and they were obliged to
ateer by the stars and sun,
They completely lost sight of the other boat on June 9th and dreided to make course for Rodrigues, the nearest land,
in order to send assistancy."
SHORTAGE OF WATER AND FOOD.
a
LATEST CADZES."
GERMANY'S OBLIGATIONS.
"PAY TO THE JAST PENNY.
:. HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH, 1993.
"AERIAL WAR-CRAFT. FAR EASTERN CABLE
QUESTION OF LIMITATION BEFORE-COMMONS.
VIETA, June 26th.
LONDON, June 7th. In the House of Commons, Mr. E. D.
• "At a meeting of the League of Nations Morel urged that the Government, before Societies, a resolution was passed, recommitting the
country to increased
commending that the machinery of the aerial expenditure, should consider the
NEWS.
{THROUGH RAUTER'S AGEINT:}
RUSSO-JAPANESE COMMERCIAL.
CONFERENCE.
Terro, June 28th. Count Kawakami and M. Joffe (Soviet
PRÍLATELIC CONFERENCE.
SEA MONSTER.
- LARGEST EVER CAUGHT.
GEORGE ROBEY ON STAMPS.
Altheigh the members of the Tenth A mysterious sea monster captured south Philatelic Conference of Great Britain, know Thompson, is exercising the minds of Ameri of Miami, Florida, by Captain Charles H. that Mr. George Robey is an assiduous stampene piscaterial experts and naturalists The colletur, holding philately in high esteem, seas round Florida are famous for their huge they anticipated that his paper on "The rpon, but this fish makes the tarpon look
like sprat. Stimulus of Stamps." would provide an en- The strange creature, of a species alto livening episode in their serious delibera
unknown, has, after grent labour, been and mounted by Professor J. S. of Washington, the American
Larger antal se me was to use sontering of a ronfeceams of the Towers representative) met this afternoon for the tions. Their anticipations were realised who has seen it says the most
of Germany and possibly the United with a view to a limitation of aerial war States, to soure a settlement of the ques craft construation. The Rt. Hon, W. tious "connected with reparations, inter Bridgeman replied that the Premier Allied debts and the security of national thought they should await the reulta
frontiers.
Count Derustorii, in the course of the debate on the motion, said that if Ger. many could be assured that the whole of the occupied territory would be eventually restored, she would, pay to the last penny.
SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE.
SIXTY SHOTS A MINUTE.
NEW YORK, June 9th. The Army Ordinance Department has
semi-automatic rifle, firing sixty, shots announced successful tests with a new
minute, The zie je said to be very accurate.
EARLIER CABLES.
Sevgangan
UPROAR IN COMMONS.
FOUR LABOUR MEMBERS' SUSPENDED,
LONDON, June 27th.
the League of Nation's reduction of armaments commission before taking auy other stepay AMERICA TO CONTINUE PIONEER
1.
WORK.
Washington, June 17th.
It m officially stated that the United States do not contemplate any great
first series of preliminary pour-perless They are endeavouring to find a basis for ergiat conference between Russin and an agreement leading to another cam
Inpan
SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE SCHEME.
PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT GRAVING
DOCK.
Loscos, June 27th. In the House of Commons, replying to
the Congress Committee, was in exuberant mood, and while paying earnest testimony to aspects, interspersed his address with sallies the value of stamp collecting in various which were all the more effective because apparently unpremeditated.
May 23rd, as Mr. Roboy, who is a member of
Mr. Georgo Robey began by stating that Stamp collecting had been, of very great Aistance and comfort to him all his life." (Hear, hear.) Unfortunately his son did not take after him. He had intended to give his son a fine collection, but could not induce, him to take up philately in any way, so he had sold most of his collection and given
increase in the air force, preferring to Commander Kenworthy, Lieut. Colonel the ran a motor car instead. (Laughter.)
remarkable fen iro about the monster is. that it is very much like an ordinary fish, varying spots on the hoad, such as is found special feature is a large number of but thousands of times magnified.
my e
like A
se
ordinary fish. It is altogether un- The following are a few facts about the
15 foot
Weight, 15 tons, or 33,600 pounds. Circumference, 23aft. Din. Diameter, ft. 3in
38in. wide, 43in, deep.
100 ft. long 3ft wide.
40in. long, several thousand teeth. Dorsal fin, ft. long, 2ft. Sin, wide. Hide, in, thick.
When opened, the mysterious creature
continue pioneer work on new types of Amery said the coat of the projected. A fow years ago, in a revue, he told his was found to have dined on an octopus
aircraft to attempting under prisent
other nations, conditions to maintain equally with
AMERICAN PROHIBITION.
LIQUOR ON " KOREA “ MARU "
"SEIZED.
+
good man
who
weighing 400 pounds, a black fish weigh-
did not know what he wurant, but they burst audience that he was a philatelist. They out laughing. They of thing at revues. His
Fgestion. As was to offer As a witty Americna journalist who viewed the monster wrote: It could have swallow. found pleasure and recreation in stamps ed 10 Jonahs without the slightest pangs naturally had the desire to help others to of indigestion.* collect. He was not speaking on behalf of the dealers: (Laughter.) Apart from his own, collections nothing had given him greater pleasure than to set the youngsters on the same delightful game they saw to what end it had led his own family circle. (Laughter.)
raving dock at Singapore was estimated £1,000,000. The cost of the floating dock was estimated at about £1,000,000 modest also, and the size would be about the same. It is proposed to construct a graving dock capable of taking simul taneously two ships of the maximum size HONOLULU, June 7th. allowed under the Washington Agree The Ameriian customs officials have ment. The total cost on the Navy votes seized and removed 292 quarts of liquor for the
decade, of the dock- from the liner Korea Maru,, the first yard and naval base at Singapore, with Japanese vessel arriving since the ship accessories, is at present roughly estimat liquor rules became effective.
.next
fed at £10,500,000.
If any additional [The T.K.K. S. Korea Maru mailed fortifications were required they would from Hongkong for Japan and America come on the Army votes, but he did not
contemplate any such expenditure.
Four Labour members were suspended in the House of Commons on the occasion of a debate on the Scottish Estimates. Mr. J. Maxton and Mr. J. Wheatley described Sir F. G. Banbury as Du Jane 3rd.] murderer in connection with the reduction | of the provision for child welfare, and refused to withdraw the expression or depart, even “at the request of the Sergeant-at-Arms with a show of force, but left when a motion for their suspen- sion was carried. Thereafter the Reverend C. Stephen repented the alegation that Siz F. Banbury was a murderer, and another motione fer suspension secured Mr. Stephen's departure,
SHIP-MAY BE SEIZED AND CAPTAIN ARRESTED.
WASHINGTON, Juno 27th. A conference of the Prohibition - and Treasury "officials has virtually agreed to. fix
date sometime next month after which the penalty for bringing liquor into Americas waters will be the seizure of the vessel and arret of the captain..
CHESTER CONCESSION
KWANGSI BISHOP.
ARCHDEACON HOLDEN APPOINTED.
LONDON, June" 97th. The Archbiship of Canterbury has ap Holden to be Bishop of Kwangsi and pointed the venerable Archdeacon John
Hunan in succession to Bishop Banister who recently retired.
had
A BROAD VIEW OF LIFL
and
VOLCANIC KEFFION TEZORY. lieve that the creature lived more than Scientific authorities are inclined to be- 1,500 feet below the surface, and that it was blown up by some subterranean up. heaval, possibly volcanic. Its diving fins had been injured so that it was unable to return to it usual baunts The thickness
have no lids, and are never closed, indicat- water pressure. of its bide enabled it to stand enormous Its eyes are very amali, into onding to authorities in
that history were of little or no use.
I at a depth where ayes
lived at
natural
American naturalists are not coutent
The fish is the largest ever captured, of its kind and that, had it lived, it would with this, and claim that it is only a baby have become at least twice the size.
PASTEURS CENTENARY. MONUMENT. UNVEILED AT
STRASBOURG.
cussion was the small suggestion that they His contribution to their congress dis- interest, and show how collecting might should conify some of these avenues of contribute to the intellectual ecreation of sailor, the tinker, and likewise the tailor. the doctor, the parson, the soldier, the
bat sartorial journal, the Tealer and Cutter, (Laughter.) Ha expected long before this satirised the garts of the gentry who appeared on stanipe (laughter) but there were few lines of human occupation and interest which were not reflected in some WAY directly or indirectly in the stamp album. The attraction of a hobby was rarely one sided to anyone. The doctor who collected realised that to turn to his was attraction enough. He (Mr. Robey) was stamps after a nerve straining day
plaint that was always rife, and had been by cure of the blues- (laughter)-a com- of being a doctor specialining in the
particularly so in recent years. He liked stamps for
for the breadth of vision they gavo. A broad view of life
asset to men WES B and women of his profession, The new Bishop, who has yet to be home hobby gave greater scope for what consecrated, has been on the staff of the the cultivation of such a wide outlook It Church Missionary Society and has was not very long ago that a bishop of CONSTANTINOELE, June 27th. served his missionary experience in the great Colonial diocess ordered a cle
clergyman The Angora Goverment has denounced diocese of which he is to be head. Bishop to take the morning service one day in
and the Banister, formerly Archdeacon of Hong-chelles. Had the bishop collected stamps community A lot of time was lost owing to accidents
the agricultural machinery concession of kong, who was the first Bishop of the he would have known a little more about to the gear and they were driven out of
diocese of Kwangai and Hunan, is now ed to the offensive reference to the race
the Chester enterprise, and in consequence working at the C.M.S. headquarters at the diocese, and would have realised that cinted, with France in action to secure.
the two Colonies, so pear on a small map, are their course on July 24th, but managed to which he was proud to belong. Mr. is not carrying out the stipulations made
in reality a very long distance apart. to work back. Rodriguez was sighted on the afternoon of the geth and the surlivered coward" and accused the Deputy "You. white
He met a great many people on and off the stage-travelled people, who talked to hica
on matters of widely differing vivors landed on the same evening.
character, and they often went away with the impression that he was well up in their particular subjects. He did not tell them where he got the knowledge Laugh ter.) From his starps he of more places than they know themselves, tour ever separated the love of human lives, M Millerand showed that They jumped at
the bait, , and would induce them to believe that country and that of science. In every An early flair of his was Greek stamping recalled the intellectual honesty, of pover in the places he mentioned great savant,” said Pasteur, you will
amps, always find a great patriot." After hav being built in Japan by the Uraga Dock and it they wanted to study the Company has been placed with Mesars, and get a nodding acquaintanceship with Pastor M. Mileraud in conclusion
charming and
Good progress was made until, June) 15th, when heavy weather was encounter- ed, the boat shipping much water.
Discipling was splendid throughout the whole voyage, though the crew suffered considerably owing to the shortage of water, one-third of a cigareste tin of which was issued daily, The rations consisted of the lid of a cigarette tin full of con- densed milk and a biscuit twice daily.
Two native fishermen died from ex posure while at sea, but the remainder
of the crew, though weak, rapidly recover-
ed with the attention given them,
Hopes are entertained for the safety of the second boat, which is slower.
EARLIER CABLES.
A DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENT.
LONDON, June 27th. Thero has been a dramatic development in connection with the missing, stea Trescane,
The wife of the Trevessa's
The uproar recommenced when the Ministerialist, Sir George Hamilton, made reference to a Jew while Mr. E.
shinwill was speaking. The latter object
G. Buchanan shouted:
quently apologised and withdrew the expression he had used
An April.
HITCH.
FRENCH ROYALISTS
SENTENCED.
Salisbury Square, London)
JAPANESE - DESTROYER'S ENGINES.
TO BE MANUFACTURED BY MESSRS.
VICKERS..
LONDON, Jane 27th. Reuter is informed that the contract for
the turbine engines of a large destroyer
|
Pater.):
WIN
service
tell them
Daughty
PARIS, May 31st. The ceremony of unveiling the monn
eros of 200 delegates from every country Strasbourg took place to-day in the pre- meat to Pasteur before the University at
in the world, except Germany and Russia. After speeches by the Rector of the University of Strasbourg and the Pre Belgian delegate, Professor sideat of the Academy of Science, the Director of the Pastour I Bordet. Institute of Brabant, spoke a "representative of a nation with the same culture, the sme language as France and united to her by. conscience and desires, and today asso of sufferings, memories,
safeguard for the world. He said that the necessary reparations, » common
the debt contracted by humanity towards France could not be calculated of Pasteur, showing the effect of his dis- President Millerand described the work comerics on the technique no the benevolent revolution he had accom principles of medicina and surgery and plished bringing unfety to milions of
well
Speaker of injustice in naming the Labour members and Dot naming the
PARIB, Juns 27th. offending Ministerialist. The Speaker 31. Maurras, director of the Action declared be bad not heard Sir George Francaise, has been sentenced to four Hamilton's remark. Mr. Buchanan months imprisonment, and three other refused to sit down, and was finally sus Camelots du Roi to three months each. pended. Sir George Hamilton subso
HOLLAND AND THE RHINE.
THE HAGUE, June 7th.Vickers. The turbines, which will be of
was to tude of generations the Pastour The Senate has adopted a Bill embody 19,000 shaft horsepower, will be of Metro collect the stamps of Greece and Crotenbury ing Holland's adhesion to the articles of politan-Vickers Impulse design, and will them the other night, something more in- guests, the took place in the Festival They were, as Lord Barnham had told A banquet, at which there were 1.900 the Treaty of Versailles respecting the be "manufactured in Manchester.
timate
than that. Lord Burnham, id the Hall-French Wireless navigation of the Rhine.
explained that the Japanese navy is Postage stamp was the common currency of haman affection. That ought to be put down classic
nssic (Hear, hear.) He agreed THE WARM WEATHER WARDROBE. would all
all philatelists and students of
(Cheera.) He was re- ...line
WIRELESS TRANSMISSION. MARCONI EFFECTS CREAT IMPROVEMENTS."
LONDON, June 27th. Signor Marconi, speaking at Bentwood, said that as a result of his experiments,
F
It is
goddessir Greeceether and lived doserves to be called in the grati
of ancient
wwww.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. interested in this design, otherwise the Lord Burnham in that dictum, Ten little Summer frocks hanging on the
Baldrade, June 27th...
captain, Cecil Foster, who is living at in West Africa with radically now. Four shots were fired at the Premier, Barry, has received a cable from Rod- riguez Island, dated June 20th, as devices between England and the tropics, M. Pasitch, as he was leaving the Skup
stina in a motor. M. Pasitch ducked, butļ
follows: "Arrived safe. Health ex-long distance signalling would become cellent Love from Ceoil. Some doub
as to the reliability of the cable is ex- prossed in view of the fact that it was addressed Treloske," Barry. The owners of the Treesia have no information on firming it, but there is that the Tygun's crew of 28 may have bren saved. Details tre anxiously anuited.
contract, would not have been placed in England, as Japan horsell manufactures other types of turbines.
was slightly hit in the left hand. His JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL RONDS more rapid and vificient and more demilunt, who is named Baitch, and is economical He anticipated that there believed to be a lunatic, has been arrest would be a complete revolution in many ed".
· សង
winded of a little yarn of the postage alump One hind, the colours run, and then there as an emblem of human affection.. A young were nine. man received a letter from his beloved, and
being a philatelist his first binin wave was to Nine little Summer frocks, too near the preserve the
the stamp, only a common or garden
gaté........ * eurrant three
·wera éight."/
he soaked penny stamp of
From time to put it in his pocket bookOne struck a Chinese fancy, then there
to
to time would take it out,
regard it closely, and fondly kiss the side on Eight little summer frocks, white as
which the gum had been. One day bis lady
SUBSCRIBED.
But
LONDON, June 27th. The Tokyo Electric Light issue of three
lists closed at ten this morning.
and
love was with him, and he repeated the pro-
often before. Whatever are you doing that
heaven
revived hope inethods hitherto employed. He was most PENSION FOR DISCOVERER millions sterling has been subscribed. The casa, kissing The stamp, so he had done so Dne wasn't thin enough and then thero
LATER. The managers of the... Travessa at Cardiff, have received a cable stating that captain, chief engineer and sixteen of the crew of the Trevena Bave been landed at Rodriguez The captain believes the other boat, with the rest of the crew, will turn up safely.
optimistic, he declared, and was not afraid to say HO,
NEW YORK WEATHER CLONIO STORM FOLLOWS HEAT
WAVE
NEW YORK, June, 27th. TWENTY-THREE DAYS IN AN
A cyclonic storm -ruck New York last OPEN BOAT."
LONDON, June 27th.
night-breaking up the heat wave. Four. The Naval Commander-in-Chief of the persons were killed and many were injur East Indian station hos' cabled to the Admiralty that the Trevessa survivors at od owing to a number of houses being Rodriguez coraist of five officers and ten demoliebed.
died 'ab sost
of the crew. They were twenty-three „Daring the storm fightning struck nod days at de... Two of the mom in the boat and a group of variety artistes bath The other boat, with the remaining ingat Tand Beach killing the well
9th, and was instructed to make for and Jnik Grossman. others and crew was last seen on June knows, music hall entertainers Bort Saver Bodriguer HM.S. Colombo has been. ordered to Rodriguer to obtain the latest information, and then search for the wecond, bont.
DANA The K6. Trevesta, 3.588 tons, of the Hin. Steamship Co., Ltd., wirelesed on
Juno
4th, that she was sinking rapidly
in the Indian Ocean, five hundred miles
THE RUHR.
GERMANS, DISGUISED AS BELGIAN SOLDIERS,
PARIS, June 27thị
From the nearest i land, i Amsterdam A mesango from Duesseldorf states that Taland, and that the crew of 17 were the Belgian authorities haya-arrestod a taking to the "bosta The sister ship party of Germans who were disguised, as Trevcan, after a long mearch, recently Belgian, soldiers and are alleged to have
-committed numerous outrages. gave up hope of Anding any survivors.]
OF INSULIN. ---
| Ortawa,“ June 27th.; On the motion of the Premier," the Canadian House of Commons has voted Dr. Banting, the discoverer of the Insulin treatment for diabetes, a pension of seventy thousand dollars, in order to enable him to devote his life to medical
arch.
ROYALTY TRAVEL
'INCOÉNÏTO”
LONDus, June 27th.
werd seven."
for 1 she asked. That's the stamp off the Seven little Summer frocks, washed on letter you sent me. I koop it and king it
to
where your dear lips must have moistened
soapy bricks
on the letter." You silly aaa," she One found itself in rags and then there WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT.
Imoistened the stamp Con poor dear ware.six. Fido's wet nose." That (concluded Mr. LONDON, Juno 27th.
Robey) should be an additional stimulus to Six little Summer frocks (Mianisee does you to collect atamps with original gum, (Great laughter).
One wouda't meet around and
then there were five
TELEGRAPHIC ERROR,
idn't send
"On one occasion they couldn't send
thrive!)
ville Summer Frocks gremed Firo
fairish storil (2
Baby found a fountain pen and then there
were four
were threes
At Wimbledon the weather was fine and the venue crowded, Thousands were attracted by the magnetic personality of Malle. Suzanne Langlen, who had a bye in the first round,
waited for They w hours at the centre court, and eventually In a spoeth on his retirement from the saw her defeat Miss Ingram by 6-0, 6-0. service of the Eastern Telegraph Com
peny, Mr. Harold W. Angeli diaimed that 30 A The Queen of the Netherlands, the the best besides Malle. Lenglen's being to what the British Post Offon Telegraphe Dow came a palm-lost and then there There were great international duels, the worst of cable blunders was nothing Four little Summer Frocks hung below a Prinos Consort and Princeza Juliana, who Vincent Richard's third round defeat of can do in the way of errors o are travelling incognito, were welcomed the Indian Davis Cup player Jacob by by their Majesties at Victoria station, en 6, 03, 6-0, His countrymen, Johnston four words four miles without making four route for Rydal Hall, Ambleside, where and Hunter, and the Frenchmen Brugaon errors. You must, know that it Green Three little Summar frecks, very pretty they intend spending some werk at the expense of Englishmen
test the cable. This was a case of the bogs were two- and Lacoste, all entered the fourth round wich, after loading cable map, we
Cap, we always "Buy" Norton, Lycett, Wheatley and Angha, and the tests being satisfactory Wooknum all had comfortably third round sent a wire to Mr. Saunders, Anglia's LONDON, June 27th. victories, the latter disposing of Mavro- tanka test right. Next day I went op Two little summer rockerolothes line
gordato by 5-7, 6-1, 0, 108
to tell him all about it and he said, I came undone At the Curragh the Irish Derby result, the accond round the Spaniard, De suppose the cable is all right. To, I gout Puppy saw them lying there and then Gomar, beat the Englishman, Bevan by sald, and I guessed that you meant, but
you a wire”, “Oh! I reosired the wire, he there was onë, Waywood (671)
40, 6-2, 6-2, (03.
wag sorry to- bese that a lady was in One little Bummer frock!; Want a thố use Miss Makane recorded a first round is Thes be handed me the memage of one? victory over the American, Miss Gardner, a received. Inmand of Anglia's tanks Let her try to make it serve and soon Fificen ran. Won by four lengths, with by 0-1, 60, and Miss Ryan made a test right, I read, Angus takes Inst there'll be none. - three between second and third.
victorious debat in the second round.
ritem.
ed:
IRISH DERBY
Soldumano (5/2):
Crock Bachelor (3/1).
ver there
on th and then