TELEGRAMS.
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THE BENTONG" COL
LISION.
CAPTAIN. REPRIMANDED.
GALLANTRY OF CREW COMMENDED.
{From Our Chun Correspondent,]
Singapore, 5th May,
1.26 p.m.
•
THE
EGRAM S.
[Mantia Times]
THE SAN FRANCISCO
CATASINOPHE.
GREWSOME SCENES.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 5, 1906.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP HEATS.
Tomorrow, Sunday, the twelịch club race meeting will be held by the Corinthian Yacht Club for the re-sailing of the heat railed on the zand nito., which resulted in a dead-lock, none
to sold.
Intimations.
THE
THE CORINTHIAN YACHI L . | beg that assistance be given them. The work mille are not quoted in this circular as it is hard- of succour is hampered, owing to the delays to to state at what price, the particular chop can the railway serv.co, which is interrupted by red-hot stones thrown to a height of 3,000 fest, falling on the tracks. As yet it is impossible.
Advices from the Northern Ports are also to count the cmnters that have opened, and adverse to our local market. A huge 'Chiness from which streams of lave have flooded the failure with big liabilities is reported in New. beautiful, prosperous and happy land lying on chwang. The Japanese are the masters of the the south-east-shores of the Bay of Naples. The atmosphere is heavily charged with field. The Russian Railways also, have, as it electricity, and now and then the flashes of were, conspired to make maters worse. These ROBINSON PIANO of lightning are blinding, while the detonations Railways pay high wages to labourers werking from the volcano resemble in sound a terrible
of the yachts being able to reach the goal, or
winning post, within the specified time:
Unfortunately when this beat was sailed onnamite explosion. The churches of the city on the line and that depletes the industrial
that day the weather turned out very poor, from a sailor's point of view, and so it was de- cided to sail the race again, and this will ac
THE FOOD PROBLEM.
San Francisco, April 17, 10.15 p.. Jo the exhuming of the bodies in the ruins Last night while workmen were clearing off the Jupiter Pluvius permitting, the yachts partici- debris of some of the ruined buildings a num-pating in the race being the following:
night, and were, crowded with panic-stricken is the main feature of the markets there. From More epen all day on Saturday and Saturday market of its weavers. For the present, flatness persons. Members of the clergy are doing many quarters hopes are, however, entertained
A Court of Inquiry into the cir. several grewsome scenas have been witnessed. cordingly.be done to-morrow, weather and their utmost to calm their fears, but the effect of an early revival.
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cumstances surrounding the loss of the Bentong (previously reported in these columns has been held.
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Captain Penn, of the Bentong, bus been reprimanded; while Captain Howe, of the Haversham Grange, has been cautioned.
The Court commended the officers of the Haversham Grange for their sinart work in saving the }2158;h#ET9 und crew of the Bentong,
Several of those who were on board the Bentong at the time of the collision are still missing,
{Renter's, }
Russia.
ber of the corpses found bore traces of having
been gnawed by dogs which have been ren-
dered sivage by the scarcity of food.
ho far there are no signs of any epidemic, although such had been feared by medical men. Some few cases of pneumonia have occurred, but it is not epidemic.
General Greely, who has been' in 'command of the troops since the earthquake, has applied far reinforcements. He declares that the force now at his command is inadequate to meet the emergency and give protection to the public. in spite of the stern measures of the military and the state militia, loosing is still practised.
In response to the seques of the. Citizens Commitee General Greely has suspended martial law, !
The insurance companies are already diss bursing, funds which is affording some relief As the search for the bodies buried in the ruins progresses the dead hist continues to Tow. It is now teared that it will reach 1,500. The casualty list is heavy and the hospitals are full.
The swarm of refugees who have taken shelter in Oakland has told heavily upon the resources of that city and food supplies are running short. It has been decided to build a
Hibernia.LUONT
....(Mr. Gibson) Arithuna ko...................(Mt. Thorne) Andromeda...... ..[Mr. McKirdy)} Thecla ..........[Mr. Craike) Gael
«199{Mr. M. Mclver)
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THE GREAT ERUPTION.
TERRIBLE SITUATION OF THE PEOPLE.
MOUNTAIN OF FIRE AND DESTRUCTION.
We take the following telegrams describing the eruption of Vesuvius and the consequences from the Canadian papers. The first dated Naples, April 71b, says
"Mount Vesuvius is a colossal brazier, and the town of Boscostrecase on the southern declivity has been formed into an island of grey ruins. Torrents of liquid fire, resembling in the distance serpents with glittering yellow and black scafes, are coursing to all directions, amid rumbling, detonations and earth trem blings, while a pall of smoke that overhangs makes breathing difficult. The streams of lava are resistless. They snap, like pipestems, trunks of trees hundreds of years old, and blight with their torrid breath blooms on the
renewed earthquake shocks are experienced. of their arguments go almost for naught when
The market closes dull and quici.-- No. 200-A satisfactory business is reported in this count, compared with the sales of other counts.
No. 16.-A low threads changed hands for the Northern matkat.
Ko. 125-Some forced sales were effected at decline of $1 to $2 per bale.
No, 6-Ooly one thread (10 bales) changed hands; others are out of favour.
CO., LD.
NEW PIANOS
$70 CASH
AND 18 PAYMENTS OF $10 EACH
OR $385 CASH,
"With the danger and horror of the situation aside, Vesuvius presents one of the most splendid sights imaginable. The mountain of acts are destruction, seems like an enraged fire, whose speech is by detonation, and whose ginnt, determined to make pigmies of the people of the earth in the might of his wrath. Hele and there on the mountain side stand blasted trunk of pine trees, their branches out-
No. 1o.--Sales insignificant, and for imme- stretched as though in protest against the devastation the volcano has wrought.
The date requirements' only; prices show a decline Duchess of Ansta, who always, is found of $1 to $1 per bale. where misery exists, is not sparing here No.8 No business is reportedinthiscount. self in her efforts to alleviate distress. The people call her an suge!
it remains neglected. of mercy. To Jay she took several children and their mothers in her carriage and conveyed them to the Royal Palace, where they will remain until
Sales during the past fortwight comprise conditions ara brighter. The observatory has been destroyed and Signor Matteucci, the diabout to bales of No. 6.; '65 bales of No. 10: rector, and the employe had narrow escapes. 1obles of No. 125; 350 bales of No. 165.; and GREAT STRENGTH AND SUPERIOR They passed last night in the darkness safe 1,15 bales of No, 201, in all about 1,650 from the frequent flashes of lightning, as the bites.
TO ANYTHING IN THE gas works and electric light plants were also railroad, too, has been obliterated. Prisoners destroyed. The restaurant of the Funicular
COLONY. in jails on the mountain side weat mad with terror and mutinied. They were only partially quieted by being brought here. Their fears who may rebel at any moment. The situation have been communicated to the prisoners here
critical,
is
LONDON, 3rd May, The correspondent of the Telegraph, in St. Petersburg, says that M. Durovo, the reactionary, has been. dismissed, and is. Large dock at Oakland to accommodite vessels | peach-trees before the trees themselves have the sea, has not yet shown signs of being!
succeeded by M. Goremikin, an extreme bureaucrat, and an enemy of Count Witte, whose resignation is ascribed to, ill health, but is really due to the impossibility of fighting the reactionaries.
[Manila Cablenews!]
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少爷
The Dry Dock Dewey."
New York, 30th April. A dispatch has been received from Port Said to the effect that the great American naval dry dock Dewey may not be able to go through the Suez Canal. The can autioities have been widening the canal in spats for some weeks, there being only a few inches at some places between the side of the dock and the canal backs.
It is feared now that the dock will be wedged in the canal and become a menace to -traffic.
THE SS. "CHUKONG."
SURVIVORS ARRIVE IN PORT,
When the 5.5. ffairs arrived in port to-day disaster to the ill-fated Chulong, twoj sining her at Amoy and élevin at Swatow. These com prised the only European su vivor, Mr. Rutter, chief engineer of the vessel, and the Chinese second engineer, boatswain, two quartermas. ters, and mine Chinese meintiers of the crew, We understand that a Court of inquiry is like ly to be he'd in due course into the cause of
the loss of this vessel'
she brought with her thirteen sarv.vors of the
GAP ROCK SIGNAL STATION.
In his annual report for 1935, the Harbour Master.anys: Owing to exceptional weather conditions at this station the telegraphs cable was broken close to the Rock on the 20th of July. Temporary repairs were effected by the 8th August, and the line was in good working order. A telegraph cóbfe ship then became available, and her services were engaged to make permanent repairs, which were complet- ed on the 24h August. Unfortunately, the shore end of the cable was not properly secur- ed on the Rock, with the sessilt that the cable again pasted during the typhoon of the oth August. The NE, monsoon setting in shortly after this rendered the work of repairing ex- tremely difficult, and commu igation was not restored until the 14th December, since which date the line has worked without a hitch, though the cementing in of the shore end has not been completed on account of the heavy
sea.
Natwithstanding these interruptions of com. munications, 618 vessels were reparted from Gap Rock, in add tión to 2 o messages received and 2.401 sent, including weather reports to the Observatory. One hundred and ninety hours and ten minutes of fog were reported from this station during the year, and the fog signal gun was fired 1,173 times. On two occasions the relief was delayed by the rough sea.
with supplies.
TEN SQUARE MILES BURNT.
San Francisco, April 19, 12.40 p.1. The problem of transportation and distribu- tion of supplies to feed the hungry is, proving tremendous. In some places thousands of people have gone without food for two days and Are in 'n state bordering on starvation. Heroic efforts are being made to overcome difficulties and within a few days all danger of famine should have passed.
The earlier reports of the extent of the burn- ed area are now discredited. The space ravag❘ ed by the dimes comprises fully ten square miles. It is still difficult to guage the full ex- ten of the damage caused by earthquake and fire,
been reached. The molten streams do not spare the homes of the peasants, and when these have been razed they dash into the wells
having filled them, continue their coarse down as though seeking to slake their thirst, and the mountain side.
"Everywhere in the vicinity of the volcano pitiful scenes are witnessed, women teasing their bair in their grief and old men crying aloud at the loss of their beloved homes, and in striking contrast lie the coloured Mediter- zanean, the violet-hued mountains of the Sor- rento Peninsula, and the Island of Capri, in the tranquil sea.
Arrivals per steamers Lightning (from Cal- cutta), and Tiruttin, Tristie and Dongola (from Bombay) of about 8,455 bales for this port and about 17,800 bales for Shanghai.
Shipments to Shanghai and the Northern torts about 6,450 bales.
Unsold Stock is estimated at about 71,500
bales.
Uncleared stock' is estimated at about' 45 bales.
"Breathing is momentarilly becoming more difficult because of poisonous fumes and smoke, while hot ashes which are still falling, tend to make life a burden. Contrary to expectations, Local Yarns,-No business reported affected by the phenomenon, but fears are en Japanese Yarn.-Sale of about 150 bales of ertained that tidal waves may yet come, and No. 16r. at $130 to $132 are reported.
Visitors to Naples! many craft have put to sea.
Cotton-Ruled rather quiet; best and fair are gyoiding the hotels on the sea front, and ¦ for higher altitudes." the people living there are beginning to leave1tched $22 to $14 per picul for about 34
bales.
Exchange: We quote to-day as under:-
India T. T. at Rs. 1561 per cent.
COMMERCIAL.
YARN MARKET.
14
1571 n
Sh.d.-$
2.1 3/160,$
Steinway,
Bechstein,
Krauss,
Haake,
Hopkinson,
Winkelmann,
ON
CORRESPONDING TERMS.
Demand London T, T.
Demand Shanghai ......... Silver
21
#1
Tis. 711-$100.
30 11/160. per oz.
TO-DAY'S KXCHANUK.
Selling.
-Bank T. f.
2,1 1/16
Do.
demand
21
Do.
4 months' sight
.,211
BABY GRANDS
tance-Brak T.T..
2.621
merica-Bank T...
..50$
2.14
.1561
ermany-Bank T.T. ndia T.T....avikromeboomu nimeamu
Do. demand .............................................oon. 1561
in their report dated 4th instant, Messrs. Fhirozsha B. Petit and. Co. wrile: We had anticipated a demand with some improvement in prices in aur yarn market when the last mail "Artillery carts have been sent to the assist-left, but unfortunately the result turned out ance of the fleeing peasants, 'and the Duke of | aberwise. The recent continued heavy rains Aosta, Cardinal Joseph Prisco and all the in the interior and the consuming districts in- authorities, despite the rain to-day, went inundated the country around and caused some portions of the mountain most threatened, in panic. Canton and Honan and other adjacent order to succour or comfort the people. Pre villages are under two feet of water.
The viously Cardinal Prisco ordered special prayers creeks used by boais going to Kamchuck and to be said for those in danger.. Boscoreal, the other places have overflowed to such an extentang Ai-Bank T.T. village which is most in danger of destriction, that the country for miles around is one sheet is the birth-place of the Cardinal and the home of water, only the tops of trees, tops of the of most of his relatives.
houses, and hills being visible. The rise of the in endeavours to pacify them, and the Dukeuose never expected the exceptional rise at "Thele personages talked with the peasants tide in the West River is abnormal; the Chi-
of Aosta was especially active. He explained this time of the year. Rice crop threatens to the means he thought best to save lives and be a total failure and a very big rise in price is had the engineers and soldiers erect parapets anticipated. Here in Hongkong several of the Temporary shelter has been pro and dig trenches in order to stop the advance, Chinese dealers are, it is reported, afraid to months' sight France
The scandal in the Red Cross distribution of supples is assuming large proportions. It is reported that three million dollars of the relief tund of twenty million dollars is missing A movement is on foot to take the relief work out of the hands of the Red Cross Society and
place it in the hands of the Citizens Committee. The conditions in die city of Oakland have become critical owing to the load of refugees who have sought shelter there. They now
number one hundred thousand and the se commodations of the eny have been faxed to
the utmost.
vided, but most of the refugees are compelled to sleep on the ground.
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Part of the water supply of the city is conta minated and several cases of typloki leve- have occurred. The medical men fear it will become epidemic and are taking steps to examine and purily the water,
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The first estimates of the number of ruined | buildings are proving erroneous. The only two Federal buildings left standing are the tem porary Custom House at the old Appraiser's Stores on Battery Street- and the Post Office Building at Seventh and Markes Streets. Both of these, however, have suffered stight damage. The Mint is ruined.
The United States engineers, are still en gaged in the work of tearing down those build ings which has been cundemned as dangerous To accelerate the work they are using dynamite, Ex-Mayor Phelan is preparing to ask Con gress, through the President, to guarantee bands amounting to two hundred million dol- fars for the purpose of re-building the city.
A REIGN OF TERROR.
San Francisco, April 30, 5 a.m, A rign of terror prevails in many parts of the City. The troops are experiencing difficulty in suppressing the hoodlum element which is daily growing in numbers and boldness.. On two or three occasions gangs of these roughs have openly defied authority. Yesterday a small army of these hoodlums invaded the ruins of the St. Francis Hotel on Union Square, the Palace Intel on Market Street and the Occidental Hotel on Montgomery Street for the purpose of securing loot. They were finally driven off after an exchange of shots with the guards.
To combat this element and afford protection to the public General Greely, pending the arrival of "teinforcements, has called upon the
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SALE OF CAPTURED STEAMERS Navy to lend assistance. Several detachments
THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERS.
have been landed and are now co-operating with the soldiers. Gunboate are patrolling thẹ The result of the public tenders for the pur
waterfront, Yesterday a serious raid was made chase of fifteen steamers captured by the Japan on the ruins of Nob Hill and vicinity by two or ese during the war was announced by the three hundred of the looters. At a signal from Navy Department or 24th alt. The tenders of the troops the gunboats opened fire with shells, Messrs Samuel Samuel Co., Yas1,500 for the killing two of the gang and wounding several Ryuki-maru and Y134,250 for the Montur were accepted. Mr. T. Torigaya secures the The prevailing darkness in which the city is River (1) far Y41,000, and the Yaura-maru for placed in heightening the terror. Women and Y45.000, The Henry Holckow is purchased children do not venture out on the streets after for Y21,500 by Mr. K. Utsunomiya; the Ulsan
maru for Y44,800 by Mr. G Igawa; the King dus. It will be over a week before the light Arthur for Y30,000 by Mr. Hanada; the Bowing system can be restored in any general try for Y79,867 by Mr. N. Takeuchi; and ano measure,
ther steamer was secured by Messrs. Liban & Another feature which is causing anxiety is Co. (?) for Y14.300.
the lunatics who escaped from the State For the Scolaman Y55,000 was bid, and for Asylum at Agnews, Santa Clara County, im- the Nagaya-maru Y31,000, but these tenders were rejected as not reaching the reserve price. mediately south of San Francisco. Over a These two steamers, with four others, will be thousand of these are at large. Many of them offered to public tender sbordy, further particuaro dangerous Thus far no violence from Iara of which will be announced..'
them has been reported, but it is apprehended,
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and at times gave an example of his energy by working himself
"Cardinal Prisco distributed necessaries of life to the peasants and even went so far as to give away the rings he wore on his fingers. He repeatedly exclaimed to the frightened peasants: Pray, my children; you may be sure God will not desert you."
ALSO
AND
PIANOLAS.
101
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Bangkong, 4th April, 1906,
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Singapore T.T..................12X prem
pau-Bank T,T. ་5!"***
-Bank T.T LA
Buying
I months' sight L/C, ...............
S months' sight LỊC.................... 15 days sight San Francisco & New York
do. months' sight
3 days' sighi Sydney and Melbourne
6
months' sight 14
I months' sight Germany
Stlyer.......... 30k » England rate
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OPIUM QUOTATIO IS. To-day's quotations are a flows in
Salwa New
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make purchases owing to the above-mentioned reasons, and imparters are forcing the market, bence business reported is insignificant and for inmediate requiremems only. Those of the foreign merchants, who were not. willing sellers, in the hope of a rise, re-purchased some cheap lots during the first few days of the fort- night simply to re-sell them at a profit when a "The statue of St. Ann, which was taken to suitable opportunity accurred. Others again the mountain-side to confront the lava, is fre- re pot selling their holdings at very low cut- queatly moved backward as the tide advances,rent rates, as they anticipate a rise. Clearances Considerable apprehension is felt because of during the period are too small compared with: the eanliquake shocks, which are growing the same time in the previous years, and Chi- stronger, and are felt even at Castell-Amare, 13 nese and foreign merchants all unanimously į
enares No 14 miles south-east of this city. Each shock is ac- declare that they have not seen, for the past;
Old Quajano, at the north-east foot of the mountain, companied by deep and prolonged detonations. twenty years, such bad times. Prices of some Persian (Paper)
is threatened by a stream of lava, and the poeple are beginning to desert the town. The populace of Tore Annunziata, at the south foot, have requested that night-trains be run to the town, and trains are now ready to proceed thither in case of need. Over 2,00 acres of land under cultivation have been destroyed by the eruption. Signor Matteucci, Director of the Obsery story on Vesuvius, still continues to occupy a most dangerous position. New craters have opened at different points on the mountain, but it is impossible to ascertain their number or where they are situated. There have been no fatalities at Boscolrecase or elsewhere as a result of the eruption."
A telegram dated the 8th ult. says:-
Co-day's Advertisements.
THE TRADEMARKS ORDINANCE, 1898.
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK.
.30%
-9.57
Per picul (à 940
@ 970/1,010
Chy
-
Per chest
877. @ 857 807
A 802.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MOJI, YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
HE Steamship
THE
"EASTERN,"
NOTICE is hereby given that M. A. CORDEIRO BKAGA, of Riu de Jaucire, Brazil, has on the 8th day of june, 1995, applied Captain Powell, will be despatched as above, for the registration, in Hongkong, in the Re-on UESDAY, the 8th instant, at 10 AM. gister of Trade Marks of the following Trade This well-known Steamer is specially fitted
for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham Mark
The representation of a Fancy Shield, with aber, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi Star on the top, over some leaves, and the name sions, Ice, etc, throughout the voyage.
"PAULO CORDEIRO" in the name of M. This Steamer is installed throughout with A. CORDEIRO, BRAGA, who claims to be the Electric Light. the sole proprietor (bercof.
The Trade Mark has been used by the applicant in respect of the following goods :-- SNUFF IN CLASS 45
A facsimile of the Trade Mark can be seen at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of
Dated the 5th day of May, 1906,
The hope that Mount Vesuvius was becom ing calm was dissipated to-day, when the volcano became more active than ever. The panic has spread to Naples. Two strong earth- quake shocks, which shattered window panes Hongkong. And cracked the walls of buildings, were. experienced to-day. The entire population rushed to the streets in terror, many persons 38) crying, 'The Madonna has forsaken us!" "The end of the world has come!'
"No trace remains of Boscotrecase, a com- munity on the southern declivity of the mountain, where, up to forty hours ago, ten thousand persons lived, and Torre Annunziata, on the shores of the Bay of Naples, one mile to the southward, is almost surrounded by the invading lava, and has been evacuated by its 30,000 inhabitants. The people were brought to Naples by trans, street cars, military caris and steamships. Transportation facilities have been sent to Torre del Greco to take away the people. The police and carbineers are guarding the abandoned houses, and several members of the Government are also there.'
DENNYS & BOWLEY, Solicitors for the Applicant,
THEATRE
A Brewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried.
N.H.-To assure the additional 'comfort of passengers the steamers of the Company have electric fans fitted in staterooms.
For Passage, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 5th May, 1906,
[536
TO-NIGHT..
ROYAL.
LONDON'S GREATEST SENSATION.
THE GREAT THURSTON.
WORLD'S MASTER MAGICIAN...
SPECIAL TRAMS WILL BE RUN TO THE PEAK AFTER THE PERFORMANCE. WINFIELD BLAKE
"A telegram received from the Mayor of San Sabastiano, a village near the observatory.on' the north-west declivity of Vesuvius, says the Java is approaching rapidly, and that the people are terror-stricken. They have been for nights without sleep, he says, and erg destitute, and |.199) ·
AND
MISS MAUD AMBER.
THE POPULAR COMIC OPERA STARS. NOTE-16 People, 50 Tous of Baggage, Lipoo Expended. Booking for Reserved Seats, Dress Circle and Staffs at ROBINSON'S PIANO PRICES OF ADMISSION: Dress Circle, $3; Stalls, $2: Pit, 51; Soldiers and
in Uniform 'Half-price to Pit and Stalls,
HL P. LYONS, Touring Man);
Just Landed.
FIRST SHIPMENT.
A PERFECT SCOTCH WHISKY.
D. & J. McCALLUM'S
"PERFECTION"
Per Case 12 Bottles
in Mallet-shaped
& Ordinary Long
Quarts
$16
SAMPLES ON APPLICATION.
SOLE AGENTS-
H. PRICE & CO.,
WINE MERCHANTS,
12, QUEEN'S ROAD ÜHTHAL
Hongkong, s8th April, 1906,
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