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SHIPPING STRIKE.
DISCONTENT FAST SPREADING
IN SOUTH AFRICA
DURBAN, September 9nd. Twelve ships are at present beld up as Port Natal. The crews of the Sandgate Candle and Balmoral Castle, when ordered to take the ships to sta refused. Six sailors will be charged, at the Police Court with alleged refusal to obey The majority of the strikers regard the reported importation of Lascars from Indis sa bluf, contending that the
would not sak for trouble in
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MAJESTIC OBTAINS CREW.
Loxos, September Ist The lajestic sailed from Southampton on scheduled time. Me
Two huruired hands, mostly ex-service Portsmouth, where they were recruited luring the night. A strong detachment of police was present at. Southampton, int there was no disorder.
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BARLIER CABLES.
FAR EASTERN CABLE
COUNTY CRICKET.
KENT BEAT LANCASHIRE
LONDON, Septeraber 1st. Playing at Layton, Leicestershire de feated Essen by ten wicket Scores: A Emex, 143 and 196
Playing at Dover, Kent defeated Lan cashire by two wicketi - Scorem ;
Lancashire, 235 and 178, Kent 280 and 183 for sight wickets, In Lancashire's first Tanings Make pence made to and Marriott took Ave rickets for $1 runs. In Kent's first inning. Bryan made 77 and Woolley 65. MacDonald, took five Kent wickets for 112 in the first innings and five
wickets for 82-runs in the second
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NEWS
SHANGHAINTIFDIGEAL INQUIRIES
MR ARTHUR CHAMBERLAIN'S CHALLENGE TO PEKING.
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George Morris Bosworth was Ogdensburg in 1838 and was
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city of rain water that fell. N be left out in the reference to the qua
Asked if he had any idea with regard Ogdenburg and Lake Cham to the amount of water that fell for the road, becoming general from period preceding the catastrophe, witness | that railway, in 1881. În said that he knew it had been abnormal the Canadian Pacifo Ra Mr. Jenkins When you gave your opinion freight agent of the Ont what amount had you in your mind an lines. After dsfalling on to this stat
came freight traffic Witness mean that the drainage systent, and in Dece
the company, and OR
at the Central
ular number of days. | 28th at the Hyde Park: to say that the rain water that was reported in our columns Leicester, 973 and 6 for no wicketa.
terday afternoon, by Mr. & BBM He mear
Hell was sufficiently -carried of by the are made in the Home papers, In Essex's Erst innings Astill took
Liderry, sitting as Coroner. The expe drainage pipes to the North-East Ha reports given by Lieut. Col C Russellgreed that the word should four wickets for 13 runa, and in the
PAKING, September Ind. Brown, RE and Me I Warren, second innings, Freeman contributed så, while Astill captured five wickota for 47
worth & Co, conchided the evidence and runs and Bale four wickets for 17 In The British Legation has isnted Engineer of Mesura Armstrong Whit the summing up by the Coroner, and the Leicester's Arst innings, Shipman made following statement:—" Mr.
return af the verdict by the jury will take 10 and Sidwell 69. O'Connor took four wickets for 18 runs, but
Chamberlain, Minister for
place to-morrow (Friday) afternoon. – Affairs, has replied to the Notes from the The Jury comprised Captain Thomas Chinese Charge of Affaires in London, re- Arthur (foroman), Mr. Hq Kom Tong and
Mr.CJ Shepperdita dapat in the garding his Government's attitude to Mr. F. C. Jonkin attended the onquiry wards the judicial enquiry into on behalf of five families involved in the would appear to have dealt fairly well pointed Vice-President Shanghai incidents, emphasizing the catastrophe (the families of Chan Sia Ki, with the storm water when the rain was Pacific Railway British Government's deep concern at the Chu Song Sang. Chu Chung How, Wong at its matre port in the loss of life personst suffering and dam Pak San and Chiu Yuk Chow), Mr. Jookin Would it be correct age to property occasioned; and theirMFA G. Tickle, Executive Engineer, say that the amount of rain which felt the Canadian Pacife. Stea desire that prompt impartial justion betw., spimitted plans, showing sections was well over 200 tons 1-1 could calculato ad became chairman donald
The the Noor wall taken from an old draw it, but it will take time.
which was first known-
photograph of a slab of stone was also no calculation on that basis 1-Only an executive head of the exhibited
approximate calculation, Steamships. Mr. Bosworth Inspector Lanigan stated that the total number of dead bodies recovered was 7%, tion --I don't know now, but I know much in gaining for the com
What was your approximate calcula
spirit of, vigorous enterprise, of which 71 were Chinese and one an was sufficient to satisfy me at the time, eminent position in maritime transporta- Indian There were 3 injured persons The Coroner asked where the cross-estion. Although the foundation of tho sent to the-Government Civil Hospital amination was leading to and pointed out Canadian Pacific feet bad been laid ba IMPARTIAL ENQUIRY NEEDED. and Tung Wah Hospital, three of whom that he could not see that it was helping fore he took charge of the company
Meanwhile conflicting and exaggeratind since died.
matters mich
shipping interest, Mr. Bosworth'a alert initiative led to continuous activity -in ed reports were reaching England and Licut Col Russell-Brown, C.E., put in Mr. Jenkin. If your Worship rules I opinion there demanded, in fairness both confidential expert report in connection am to sit down and take the statement developing the fleet and maintining tw Prof Col. Russell Brown unchallenged high reputation on both the Acinatic and to China and other Powers, & public and with the site. impartint enquiry on judicial lines to report stated that it was.com must abide by your decision Mr. Jen-Pacific Oceans. He was highly apprecia The strike situation in the Home portacored 105, Lockton taking five wickets establish facts and provide a basis forsidered that there was a connection be-kin added that he represented all the tive of the most modern methods, am for 80 runs In the second Stevens made appropriate action. The British Govern. Itween the heavy rain and the collapse dead nad submitted that he had a right eqtipment of maritime trade, and wa
of the houses, in that the foundations he to question the witness on the lines he
a great believer in oil fuel, as is demon strated by its use in a large number f are too soft to stand the super-imposed was following
On the jury being asked by the Coroner the company's vessola -Ships signed on previously, sailed accord wickets for $1 runs. In Surres's first they still hoped that the Chinese Governo Foreman asked whether as a prac, whether they wished to hear Mr. Jeakin Mr. Bosworth was a man of keen juug
The crew of the liner Bristol City, due|ham 94 and Jardine. 52. Durston took to appoint one, as the proposed enquiry fient man witness would consider it un further on the matter the foreman re-ment and quicic decision, und,- although. to sail to-morrow, refused to sign on at six wickets for 66 runs In Surrey's was directed solely in the interests ofsary to rebuild this lower wall Bristol, us was the case at Avonmonth, second venture, Knight made 55, not out, where the Piuko is in similar plight: A party of over forty ex-service men, sotne being ex-Naval men, left Plymouth As the Majestic at Southampton.de for
men, were taken aboard by launch from Playing at Brighton, Yorkshire defeat He pointed out that the Diplomacy is in the P.W.D. dated, 12/11/1896. A Thon it is clear that you have made Pacific Ocean Service
Sussex by nine wickets. Secres: Body Commission was not in a position Sussex, 158 and 237.
to conduct & judicial, enquiry, though Yorkshire, 305 and 39 for one wicket.settlement might have realted had not The highest scorers for Sussex were the Chinese Government, on July 4th Tate 91 and Wensley 73 Macaulay took declared further discussions of incidents, five wickets for 65 runs. In Yorkshire's unless extraneous subjects were also ad first innings, Sutcliffe made 30 and Rhodes
mitted. Wensley taking six wickets for 75 runs. Holmes made as in Yorkshire' second inningshenga
MARLIER CABLES. DURBAN STRIKE SPREADING.
CAPE TOWN, September 1st. The British seamen's strike has wrected twelve steamers The majority are at Durban where the strike is spreading.
EX-SERVICE MEN HELPE
* stationary.
LONDON. September 1st.
Playing at Lords, Middlesex won on the first innings against Surrey, Scores
Middlesex, 3 and 242
Surrey, 25 and 1 for three wickets In Middlesex first innings, Hendren
Hull despite the efforts of the pickets.
Jag to schedule-
The Meirille obtained a fall crew at
ment had accepted the suggestion that a 89 and Heame 63. Peach taking A Chinese Judge should be appointed and wickets for 43 runs and Shepherd, four innings, the highest scorers were Sand-ment would reconsider their decision not
Pressure at the toe of the will"ANA"
A batch of men left South Shields for the purpose of signing on aboard vessels lying in the Thames No trouble is being experienced in securing crews on the Tyne, where there are more appli ents than berths
Nearly a hundred seamen signed on at Cardiff and Barry for strayers whose arew at Bristol have`refused service.
HULL DOCKS PICKETED.
LONDON, September 1st. The strike movement of the Eull sea men was pressed forward vigorously to iny by the unofficial strike committee Various Jocks were picketed,
The steamship feleille, engaged in the West African trade, was unable to obtain a crew. The situation is generally more threatening,
PROTEST FROM INDIA.
CAPE TOWN, September 1st. The liner City of Aleondria has sailed for England with a Lascar crew. The South African Indian Congress bas strongly protested against the importa tion of Lascars from Bombay, expressing the opinion that such policy is calculated to intensify the anti-Asiatic campaign in South Africa.
LATEST CABLES.
FRENCH BANK STRIKE.
EMPLOYEES DECISIVELY REJECT
MANAGEMENTS' OFFER,
PARIS, Seutemher: 2nd. The striking employees of the French banks, hyn hallot, decisively, rejected the managements" concessions, conveyed through the Minister of Labour. The employees "voted in favour of a contiou Bnce of the strike.
BRITAIN AND IRAQ,
DESIRE FOR CONTINUANCE OF
ALLIANCE.
BAGHDAD, September 2nd In view of the coming discussions at Geneva of the Mosal Commission's re- port, interest attaches to the resolution overwhelmingly adopted by the Iraq Parliament, expressing friendship for Britain and desiring the continuance of the Aglo-Irag alliance after the expiry of the present four years. Treaty,
{THROUGH HAVAS AGINGT. |
LIBAN'S INDEPENDENCE.
MOTION OF ADMIRATION FOR
FRENCH ARMY VE
BEIROUT, September 2nd.
The match was unfinished owing to rain. Playing nt Taunton. Warwick defeated Somerset by 83 runs Scores
Somerset, 168 and 285.
Warwick, 22 and 321.-
In Warwick's first innings, Wyatt scored 81, not out, whilst in the second 51, not out, whilst in the secored 31. not Calthorpe made 61 and Fiddian Green 77, not out. In Somerset's first innings, Lyon made 58. Howell taking six wickets for 39 runs in the home team's seconki innings, Lyon made 115, and Howell took four wickets for 13 runs.
LABOUR ALLIANCE MOOTED. RAILWAYMEN'S ATTITUDE IS
DOUBTFUL. :
truth and justice.
The murder took place on April 4th.
BELGIUM AND CHIGIA.
'GOLD FRANG ISSUE, -
PKKrvo, September 1st.
of the water would evaporate unding his period of executive administration some of it would sink. He did not think the company inaugurated the cow well- anyone could say how much would sink known Canadian Pacific cruises round the Mr. Jenkins I put it to you that the world and to the Mediterranean and Weat water would take the line of least Indies, and under his auspices the Ar sistance and find its resting place behind British route of the Canadian Pacific via the walls Nos 2 and 3
Quchee and lontreat not only to Canada, but also to the heart of the
he had a certain brusqueness of manger, which was 98 years old i
Mr. Jenkin submitted that it was he was known and esteemed as a man plied in the affirmative
Witness: I think I have covered that obvious that the rain water which fell of high business integrity. In into of in the report. I think the wall should on the area in question would find its the naturally wide sphere of his activit SENTENCED TO DEATH
have been re-built,
way down to the sub-soil by following the no detail appertaining to the comfort and The Foreman asked whether witness line of least resistance and come to rest well-being of passengers was ever loo LIEUTENANT JOHN THOMPSON IS
considered the drainage, good or indif- at the hack of walls Nos Sanga upon by him as too small for his person FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER. ferent?L
Witness replied that they hail evidence attention. He would, for instance, com Witness: The drainage of the founda-to show that there was a fair amount sider the misspelling of pussenger & MANILA, September 2ndtions from what I have seen did not of rock underneath this site and the name in the passenger list as a matter Lieutenant John S. Thompson, of the appear to me sufficient. I should like water would be for a long time on it worthy of thorough investigation. Dur U.S.A. Signal Corps, was sentenced by to see something more of them before the Court Martial to be hanged, for the expressing a definite opinion The ex- murder of Miss Audrey Burleigh, the cavations are not sufficiently advanced sixteen year-old stepdaughter of Captain for me to give anything more definite. H. P. Calmes, Medical Corps
In reply to another question, witness and he would not like to express an opinion et present on the drainage arrangements Witness I could get no evidence is of the locality generally without a closer to where the rock was and that maker United States, became increasingly popa- study of the matter. So far as he could the ferphee as to the amount of water ar with Canadian and American traveli ALL READY FOR SETTLEMENT Ujuds there appeared to be the lower that would unk through. Certainly not lers. Mr. Bosworth was director
section, where the collapse, took place, all There must have been a certain La Banque Provinciale, the Dominion F no evidence to support the bursting of amount of evaporation and where rock Dock Company, and the Grown Thurt LONDON, September 1st.
the drain in In Mi Lane duo to the is, if the water rests upon it then there Company of Capads. He was a member The sub-committee appointed to draft
is a bigger amount of evaporation. It all of the leading clubs of Montreal constitution for the proposed new The Belgian Legation issued a state-heavy flow of water from above. Alliance between the Railwaymen, Transment, to-day, to the effect that every aswering further question, depends whore, the rock is situated. port Workers, Engineers and Miners has thing is ready for the settlement of the the witness aid there was met in London to consider amendments gold franc case Instructions are now possibility at this site of subterranean to the propused constitution submitted awaited from the Home Government hollows being formed after, a bears rain
The springs would probably follow their TARIFF CONFERENCE. ⠀ by the Unions. It is understood that
natural channels and few cut to the these are numerous and that the National Union of Hailwaymen took up a position indicating that they would possibly be ed that the Brussels Government has went on to refer to the matter of decom-tected from rainfall (The reference to Chicago Tribune cabled to his paper, va unable to support the alliance project as cepted China' invitation to the Tarif posed granite and the increased resulting the site in question means the work being July 4th of
disintegration in the wall.
carried out on the site of the new police British losses through strikes and boy- at the present framed; and contending Conference.
Mr. Tickle and Mr. Creasy had said station immediately above, Po Hing cotta in China during the last six wechs in their evidence, continued witness, that Feng). that success was impossible until the Unions of each industry had composed their differenCES.
they thought a lot of the damage was Witness Being a military cagineer I caused by the water which sank from would most certainly have found out the above (the site of No. 8 Police Station) locality and I should have been guided and South of Caine Road. This point by local custom and it 1 bad found it had been considered and his report show was the custom I should have taken the Saucy Sue was scratched from the Sted that not much water could come risk after finding out the characters of the
through that way. Although the road risk Leger at 1.58 p.m. to-day.
hail heen broken above Fo Hing. Fong Mr. Jenku: May I take it that the numbers are larger, are calculated to very little water would come through, and there would practically only be a little seepage. SANA
FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.
SPANISH TROOPSHIP SUNK
PARIB, September 1 A message from Fez says news has been received of the sinking of the. Spanish vessel Equinta, which was conveying troops to Albucemas
DAWES SCHEME":
GERMANY COMPLETES FIRST YEAR'S PAYMENTS.
BERLIN, September 1st. With the Reich railway company's pay- ment of interest on the reparation bonds due yesterday, it is semi-officially claimed that Germany has completed the first year's payments under the Dawes scheme.
DENMARK AND SIAM.
TREATY OF MUTUAL AMITY 18 SIGNED.
COPENHAGEN, September 1st. The Danish Foreign Minister and the Siamese Minister have signed a treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation, based on the principles of reciprocity and the most favoured nation. The treaty must be ratified within six months.
"RED" COMMITTEE MEN.
ARRESTED IN BUKHAREST.
BUKHAREST September 1st Twenty-eight members of the Committee
the
Mr. Jenkin Had you bean placed in charge of this work and, with the know
edge of the site and of walls Nos 2 and and of the nature of the soil behind them would you have embarked upon The Belgian Minister has been inform-wall and would rise higher. Witness then this work and left these trenches napro-
THE ST. LEGER.
SAUCY-SUE SCRATCHED.
LONDON, September 1st..
BETTING.
LONDON, September 1st.“- The betting on the St Leger to-day, was: 3 to 1 Manua; 4 to 1 Solario 6 to 1: The Foreman Could springs such as Zambo, 100 to 8 Picaroon (all taken and there are in this locality be diverted or offered).
[REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE]
US. TAX CHAMPIONS.
ROCKFELLER JUN. PAYS THE LARGEST AMOUNT,
NEW YORK, September 1st The list of America's largest fncome-tax payers in 1924 is headed by Mr. Rock feller, junior, who was assessed at $6,288,000,000yen
Others included Messen Henry Ford (82,809,000), Payne Whitney (11,877,000), JP Morgan ($374,000), President Coolidge ($14,000).
U.S. SEAPLANE.
FOUND IN DIFFICULTIES BY DESTROYER.
anytining done to prevent them inter
soil at the back of walls No. 2 and 3 was rotten and that the granite was probably decomposed-To some extent ANOTHER EXPERTS EVIDENCE
UNREST IN CHINA.
COST TO BRITISH TRADE:
The Shanghai correspondent of the
are estimated to-day at £5,000,000,- The losses have chiefly been borne by shipping companies and cotton mill owners, with. strikes responsible for the major portios, and boycotts swelling the total. Japanese losses tra estimated at about the ane figure as those suffered by British inter- ests, while the Chinese owners, whose
have lost £10,000,000. The total cost the disorders caused by Chinese Radicals and Labour.organisations is estimated st more than 220,000,000,000
Kwei Chun Chi, who claims to repre sent 3,000 Chinese students in the Uni
Mr. R. Warren, Engineer with Messrs fering with the site of the wall after the Armstrong, Whitworth & Co, also put States, arrived at Shanghai to-day, where wall has been built or should this be an expert report, of which the Caloner he has been sent by his colleagues to laze and Jury and those concerned in the En the disappearance of 240,000, remittel ky done before building
Witness Before the wall is bail. Ifnry had copies, but which was not read. Chinese students in America for the pur
The Foreman submitted the same quess of hiding the strikers in you drain your spring before the wall is
*tions to this witness as he had done to
All Faber
built you will have more control, BS LA-Col Russell Brown Since the arrival of the money in China
The Foreman But it could be done In reply to the question as to whether no trace of it can be found. afterwards I suppose. After the wall he, as a practical man, considered leaders and officials of all native organe has been built it does not mean that it that, this wall, being 28 years old, and sations disclaim any knowledge of it would be too big a feat of engineering originally built strong, should have been Suspicion of fraud is calising const
Witness. It could be done provided re-built, witness said he thought he would able ill-feeling between variou it was hot too deep a drain. It would be have strengthened it, but he did not factions, each accusing the much better to do it belors the wall was think he would have re-built it. If he coiving and holding the built a had examined it and found the concrete which should have been paid
The Foreman :: Supposing the wall had was decomposed, as this was, he would general fund. been built with a suficient margin of still have tried to strengthen the wall stability and the factor of salety had if it had been posmble. If that had not nel witness stated that it was been largar þad presuming that the been possible he would have re-built it. practice to put the drainage locality and the conditions were the same Asked his opinion with regard to walls walls to carry off the water as they are at this place, what would have 1 and 3 witness said he had not seen a know if that had been done bappened W
cross section of them. He looked upon Asked whether if he had Witncks: It would have stood steady them as pitching slopes, and serving their charge of the work on the The ForemanIn spite of decomposi purpose well
No. 8 Police Station he wa tion 1
the Further questions then followed by the the site anroofed Witness Well the factor of safety foreman regarding the drainage, arrange
had this Pimenta fór, storm water and the should allow for decomposition.
Witness agreed with the foreman that of the springs whether seepage and drainage wster might and its springs or seepage. They into the material at the toe of the if the concrete and said that was originally buït then, allowed would
argm of enfety If the foundations had
it would proba
stable can
DARSHAN FRANCISCO, September 1st.) The destroyer William Jones has found one of the seaplanes making a trip to Hawaii which was forced-to alight
On the occasion of the annivefiary of Laban's Independence, the motion of a of Red Unions who had been holding three hundred miles from here The oil
asedbative of the Liban Council, to secret meetings, in Bakharest have been. Varse vot, in admiration of the French Army arrested. They had announced an intens pipes of both engines were broken. and affection for the mandatory powers
sive propaganda campaign during the destroyer is towing the seaplane was passed nanimously
election of the Labour Councila
THROUGH, KEBUTER'S ANNOYED é mod
NORTHERN LEAGUE MATCH
BRITISH SHIP ON FIRE
FORTBAID, September The British steamer Theseus
(fra in the
from
but has pre
Lornox, September 1st.“
the Northern Footbal Town and Rochdale drew Jett
ing in League, Half with 1 Foal ench
ITALIAN DEBT TO US,
COMMISSION TO ARRIVE IN
OCTOBER TE
BASHIKOLOR,” September 1st. The Treasury announce that the Italia Debt Commission is expected to arrive October 15th,
in 1893
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