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EARTHQUAKES.
DK IMAMURA'S THEORY.
Dr. Imumura, of Tokyo Imperial Univanity published a book entitled |
** Seismology” nonmi 13 years ago, ini
RUSSIAN VESSELS AT WOOSUNG,
THREE MORE TRANSPORTS ARRIVED.
WEDDINGS AT SHANGHAI."
ALLEN MUDES. -
which he contended that Tokyo, which CHINESE PROHIBITION ON THE MEX (Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on the
is
one of the earthquake" zones, in suffers from disastrous shakes onct
in every 100 years on an averages, men-
LANDING.
Three Russian vessels arrived at Wor tions the Japan Chronicle. The present aung, last week, having on board a large style of buildings and the waterworks, in the capital, he therefore contended, number of refugees." The Ching should be modified. The book brought authorities took special precautions down upon, the author attacks from Dagainst members of the party landing in Omori and the Tokyo Preen, who treated De. Inauura s worse. stated to
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Gr something Shanghai,
SPORT.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL HONGKONG F.C. 6. HMS, “TAMAP,'
The following team will represent the- Hongkong F.D. in a friendly gue. against the Tam on the Club ground
30, to-day (Tuesday).
There was a very pretty wedding in 20th inst., when Miss Joan Marie. Louise Mudes, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs Gives Mudes, of Macas, heemme the bride of Mr. Godfrey Linton Allen, son of. Mr.
R. Hutchison; "D. Purvis and . Q-E, and 3irs. W. N. C. Alfen, of Shanghai Bishop; A. Mair, A. S. Forsyth and J. W. R. McPhail; W. Stowärt, J. The ceremony was performed by the Very Watson, H. G. Howari, R.. Bell and S. D. Rev. Dean Symons, assisted by the tes
Begg. Reserves G. May and. A. W. Noblins. The brille, who was given
Ferguson. away by her brother. Mr. Joseph Muder, looked charming in white charmeuse, trimmed with real lace and made with a long train. Her veil was caught up with omuge blossoms and she carried a shower bouquet of white carnations. The maid of honour, Miss Blanche Allen, wore crêpe ce chine heavily embroidered and trimmed with yellow flowern, which also edged her
Dr. Imamura is said to hay". The secretary of Lient-General Glehalf, representative of the the officer in command of the vessels, it #1 regret that my theory has stood formed a representative of the Mdy the trit of faet and Hr. Omori's view has Few that the three steamers are the fallen to the ground. At the time when Okhutsu, Mangayai and Statutchinik, I published my stuly I was the butt of scathing criticism and jeers and derision. transports once the property of the late The Department of Education ordered in Imperial Russian Government, and they to recant, on the ground it frightened the have on board 342 men, practically the citizens. I would not give in and went fast of the Russian Army of the t a fun but this silence. If I regime. There are no women or children lace hat. She carried pale pink earn an Bghting, things grow so hard that hat fought to the bitter end we might on board. For some time past these mentions. The bride's mother wore black have got off with amater damage. Dr have been in Korea, engaged on irriga satin, with a black lace enpe, and a black Omori held the opposite view, and said
picture bat with a plume.
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SIPS IN NEED OF REPAIR.mediately after the
ceremony,
The
The General and his men are very un-honeymoon will be spent in Hanchow,'
INTERPORT TOOTBALL.
At the annual meeting of the Shanghai Football Association last week it is re. ported that all present were of the opinion that the visit of Shanghai to Hongkong should be repaid with an in- vitation to the Nonthera team to come here during the season. It was stawed that it would be impossible to show Hongkong any better time than the Shanghai team were given in Hongkong. Accordingly, Messrs. J. A. Quayle and T. W R. Wilson were appointed to maken. arrangements,
CRICKET...
The following teams will play, on Satur. day in a teinl game on the H.K.CC. ground, commencing at 2.13 p.m.-
GR. Sayer (capt.), R. E. A. Webster... R. II. Wild, R. F. Walker. J. N. Owen, The marriage bf Mr. Maurice BCL. D. McNicoll, W. W. Mackenzi», C. V.
LAKE-BOX.
disastrous earthquake would not visit tion and other public works, and their Tekyo for at least several hundred years, services no longer heitig in demand there, The bridegroom, who is manager of the and that the idea that there would be an have put in to Shanghai for a temporary Central Agency, Ltd., of Chefoo, bad as carthquake every hundred years was not warranted by seismology. The difference tay. The ultimate destination of the his best man Mr. W. Henry A rece between his view and mine arises from the ships has not yet been decided-probably tion, which was attended by many friends, fact that he bases his computation on an they may proceed to Europe-but at pre- was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. area much smaller than I do. Dr. Omovigent plans are in the air so to speak. w. V. C. Allen. 11, Rue Chapsal in
nys unless an earthquake has its centre in Tokyo or neighbourhood it will not work lisaster in Tokyo. On the other hand, 1 any it is possible for Tokyo to be affected even if the centre of the disturb-appy about the Chinese authorities' ance lies far cut in the Pacific. It de decision to refuse them n'inading, It is pends upon the severity of the shake. On pointed out that these nun gare not poli. ; the theory of Dr. Omori the earthquake tient refugees, and they we not here for that visited Tekyo ip 1705, followed by a conilegration, removed the pessibility of the purpose of secking charity. They Lake, formerly of the Union Insurance Mark, A. E. Hollands, G. M. Dorkins. another for about 300 years. On my have on board sufficient foodstuff with Society, Yokohama office, and Miss and A. R. F. Raven.
Sydnic Holyoake Box was also celebrated hypothesis, however, the centre of a dis.
Pather Pan Tokyo was dratroy the the exception of ment, to last them for at the Cathedral at Shanghai on the Hughes, A., C. I. Bowker. L. Mcllaaker. capital, as has now been proved. four moliths, and sufficient funds to pio-soth inst., Deas Syrious officiating. The G. R. More, T. G. Bennett, W. Galloway,
Dr. Imamura's theory of 100 years is ride for all needs over a considerably bride, who was given away by her bro G. H. Piercy, R. Y. Saunders, H. H. Day.. as soul a one as any other, since it is longer period. so that they will not be ther, Mr. Reginald Box, wore a simple J. R. Way and J. P. Bridger. quite impossible to establish any period- icity for earthquakes. The best point of under the necessity of approaching local but effective gown of white crêpe de view for places in the earthquake zone is charity organizations General Gleboft chine, with a hat to match, while her that earthquake, may occur at any states that it was necessary for him to bridesmaid. Miss Marjory Box, word blue
call at Shangbat to have repairs made to figured voile with a hat of the the boilers of the longngai, which are colour. Mr. G. H. Mann' acted as best The honeymoon will be spent in Hankow.
time,
SAWC
QUAKEPROOF. WHAT TYPE OF BUILDING IS badly leaking, and also to have minor man.
BEST.
repairs attended to on the other vessels, the three of which should be made sea- TRIUMPH OF THE IMPERIAL HOTEL worthy in about one month's time. In
IN TOKYO.
the special circumstances, he asks that the authorities might reasonably allow his men to come ashore for mucessary rest and change, and also in order to equip them. SLEEPING PASSENGERS PERIL
If per
The following account is given in a
HOLIDAY BOAT SUNK.
People from Tokyo hardly tire of talk ing of the marvel of the Imperial Hotel, The critics of that building had declared it would be a death-trap in case of earth-selves for their farther travels. quake, but there it stands with hardly the mission is given for the men to land. least crack. and only a few of the high guarantees can be given that none of the London paper of the collision in the
party will be left behind in Shanghai when the vessels depart a month or so
ones.
- POSSIBILITY OF PASSES.
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Mersey briefly reported by cable a mont
ngo:-
When the reming backed out of the Douglas it was wen that there was a rent abaft the after-hatchway almost as big as a house doorway, and the Douglas sank in seven or eight minutes, some of the rgo much a furniture vaas and barrels of stout, floating clear about the river.
LIKE BIG LIFEBOAT, Č
E. J. R. Mitchell (capt.), H. Owen
GOLF
DEEP WATER-DAY,
PLAYER ROLES OFT IN ONE.
Mr. Douglas Reid, of the Chartered Bank, whilst playing on the Deep Water Bay. Course on Sunday, holed out at the sixth. hole in one. The distance of the drive, wus 120 yards, Mr. Reid was penalised in the qual way by "having to stând drinks all round.
CHINESE FOOTBALLERS.
SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO
AUSTRALIA,"
Shoo, laddie, shto
sportsmanship. And it will be safe to pro. phesy that from this day forth, the metro polis will order lettuces with a new-found TCYCIENCE,
and look at Chinese visitors with an expression of esteem.
For the Chinese athletes who composed the neer team were atterly unlike the comic-pa sick of their They were Chinese of the
standard cases thrown. After the severe shocks of the first day of the earthquake people slept confidently during the quakes
There being the facts, says our Shang Just before two o'clock in the morning, which followed for several nights and re-
hui contemporary, the foreign and a holiday steamer, the Douglas, which was mained inside during the day One guest Chinese community here will readily sym- leaving Liverpool for the Isle of Man. anys he felt it was safer there than out-
The Sydney Kam of August 12th has the side. He didn't know how it was dons, pathize with General Glehoff in his appeal canie into collison with the London steam- At the same Artemia in the "Mersey and sank in or what stuff it as made of, but even the for special consideration. ceiling kept un. In his room there was time, there are many who will consider 15 minutes. The Douglas, which had on following regarding the opening match net a crack. He reckoned there was only the netion takes by the Chinese author-bonni 15 passengers and a considerable played by the Chinose feetball team one man who could now come to Japan ities to be fully justified in view of the quantity of cargo. is a sexsed of 774-toms, | visiting Australia -
The Artemis sinuaged to keep her stem and get big contracts for quake-roof deplorable conditions in which refugees The Artemisia is one of 5,731-2011
'It was the cry of Chan, is Mr, Li-Wat buildings, and that was Mr. Wright, the from other vessels, who have landed, with
or without permission, now find them--which hat crashed through cabins in long-haired architect of that hotel.
has been which passengers were sleeping-in the side Tong drove hurd and fast to the opposing Others have remarked that they would selves in Shanghai. No doubt
of the Douglas and hold up the pleasure al From every corner of the metrop he glad to have shares in that company. the desire of the Chinese not to intensify stormer for five or ten minute, during, de Chinese poured into the Show As to reinforced concrete buildings, one an alrendy cute problem by permitting which time the passengers and grew of the grupul yesterday to watch their country. hears all sorts of equions. In Tokyo one so large a number of Russians to land ungles numbering about 50 ft all. nien meet the cream of New South Wales such building, which was declared by its though it may have been overlooked that managed to climb on to or were dragged an international meter foctball test. From all the cabbage-gardens, from desk ttending architect to be about the best constructed these men are not so unfortunately situat aboard the Artemisin or the tug
and chop-sney restaurants the Chinese in the city, is now an unsightly wrecked as other visitors, The paint is now her.
came in excited armics to the Showground. and Dot far from it there is an ordinary that the situation has reached a dead- brick building that has stood. The high lock: the vestes eaunet come up river to
and with them jostled all the soccer cl thusiasts of Sydney, until the game itself telephone building under construction in repair, and they cannot leave without bring in the side of the Isle of Man steamer just had melted all into a common inctor in Yokohama, on the other hand, is a fine repaired, or at least could only leave by example of reinforced construction that taking a certain amount of risk.. has stood, the test. Certainly the propor tion.of reinforced-walls that are standing A possible compromiso suggests itself. seems to he farger, than of brick.
AndUpon a guarantee being given by General then as if to ridicule theories some of the Gleboff that the ships will leave port with- very lofty, brick chimneys rear. their in a certain time, carrying their full cou
Mr. R. P Saunders, a Civil Servant height as if there had been no shock. plement of men, it might be possible to who was going on a holiday visit to the
There sex little
fall and muscular men, to be said for arrange shore leave.'
Payses could be Isle of fau in the Douglas said Inter; Japanese wooden houses with heavy tiled issued for the landing of limited parties asleep in a cabin. I was thrown on to the They were as different from the usual When the collision occured I was fast feet and filled with football cuming. each day, available for a stated time,
market gardener as a giant from a pygmy Engineers point out that reinforced successive parties coming ashore upon the or, and looking at my watch I noticed concrete is not one type of construction return of preceding parties and the check that it was just ten minutes to two. With For the first time in its history, Australia but many. All that the layman con; say
rushed out on to the deck and saw what composed of vegetable-horticulturists. The is that there arms to be plenty for the ing of their permits. In this way, the rut waiting to put on any more clothes 1 has learned that Chinn is act entirely whicle 800 would have opportunity of looked like a big lifeboat towering above match sesterday resulted in u draw and getting the necessary, rest ashore, with us, The Douglys quickly started to sink, there is convincing proof that China some surety of none of them bring strand and I scrambled up a rope ladder into the knows how to play football, el here, since the issue of passes could be Artemisia..
The ground was filled to the roof. Tho stepped if it were found that the men allowed to land were not returning and and boots on, but I als took my umbrella adjoining building The estimate was "Not only did I stop to get my coat pavilions and to the spires of all the
audience overflowed to the tops of th
delivering up their permits.
with me," said another passenger. But 40,000, but it seemed more ke 140,000 when I was going up the rope ladder I The people stood on piles of bricks, and was afraid the umbrella would get in my way, so I dropped if everbet ref. Thuro potere, planks by the altered sensores was a big man going up in front of me,
Judging attendance, soccer and I feared he might slip," : "
is the coming game. Indeed, the atten dance is said to be a record for any foot. Only one person was injured, a seaman, ball game. Certainly, the game was worth Egerton Waterson, 10, who received it. The gates were closed at an early suficient injuries to his hip to necessitate hour, on scent of the phenomenal crush removal to hospital
Perphas the most
made by they had. A doctor who was travelling spectator to bastack in.
the
Australia with bis wife and two boys loss a mater manner. Many zu ancient Chine was eyele and side-car in addition to much schooled to shout "Shoo laddie!" in the luggage.
approved way, and the yells which came from the graudatunda were a study in mixed Oriental cacophony.
The
roofs in a really severe shock.
experte to puzzle over.
But the marvel of the Imperial Hotel remains. It covers so large an area, that, having stood in every wing, it can hardly be considered to have merely had luck The severity of the test may be gauged from the foundations that have certainly settled in parte. For instance the level Frequently been ridiculed and freak buld
as build- ing will create more interest than ever K2C) Daily New04.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES AND
THE EARTHQUAKE,
Some such plan would seem to be neces sary since, however anxious the men may be to proceed with further voyages and however well prepared they may be far travel, it is more than possible that, ones ashore, a number of them would be tempted to remain; and experience has shown that their chance, in Shanghai are Pronomically hopeless,
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Most of the passengers losb everything match was the effor using side of the
The Japan Chronicle says:—In all the disqussion concerning fire insurnace, and
KRYPTOK LENSES whether the companies will pay on the earthquake risks, there has been a great are conceded to be one of the very best The Artemitia, which was bringing deal about moral, obligation" and about the advantage of creating confidence by forms of bifocal lenses. The bifocal seg cargo of sugar from Java to Liverpool
Chinose visitors wor rather baggy at lest a partial payment: Some of the ment is ground and fused into the distant suffered severe damage to her stem, and trousers but otherwise looked little differ foreign companies concerned might be lons making the product practically one six inches per minute. Soon there was team. They seemed a sturdy Lot, and t through a roat water poured at the rats of ent on the field from the New South Wales able to purchase, the goodwill for future piece of glass. The segments are totally 7 feet of water in the forpeak, but she must be confessed that their play was ex business on much terms, but speaking generally any appt on the part of the invisible and the lens has a beautiful got into dock, th
ceptionally clean, whick was more than fire companies to meet even 10 per cent, appearance. Kryptok lenses of any pres the Island, a small sandbank near the sprang a surprise early in the match by
The Douglas lies sunk 470 yards from could be,
brid Loy the home team. They of a risk they had not really undertaken cription in either regular or Toric forintrance to the Herculanean dock. At low scoring two goals in quick miccession, and would impoverish' or bankrupt them and would be an injustice to the people out are manufactured by the Hongkong tide the tops of motor-cars can be seen on many of the Australia barracken did not
for side Tokyo and Yokcharan, who had in- Optical Co., Buccessors to Clark & Co., vande
seem to recover from the shock !
the restr of the afternoon, sured in them. To ask the companies to Manufacturing and Refracting Opticians,
The raxt match will be awaited with pay up even a fraction is equivalent to the west competent optical manufac
keen interest. The Australian public which Fasking all others insured to accept de
is always ready to applaud a clean and From the latest papers from Bangkok skilful sportsman, is certain to congratu we learn that the epidemis of small-por late the visitors on their speedy adoption sign of abatement. The number of cases try many thousands of miles from which has been prevailing there show) no of a game which had its birth in a couns
aro increasing,
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