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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY OCTOBER † 1906.
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KT REV, BISHOP PUZZONI.
To-day being the first anniversary of the consecration of his Lorship Bishop Domenico Fozioni, a High Mass was celebrated at 7.30 a.m. st the R. C. Cathedral, Rex. Fr P. dé Mana officinted, and was assisted pontifically by his Lordship the Bishop.
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frim the SE. and those na board spoke of them a of terrific force." in fact, Capt. Branch ex- pressed his belishibai "it blow harder than ever it had been·lelt before."
pany. There was but little left on deck that the angry seas could snatch from bat, and sha presented almost the appearance of a derelics halk. She now lias in Kowloon Bay, awalling, a vacant berth, to go into hospital.
THE "HOP. SANG.”
The Hankow get under way again, at 6.35 a.m. on Sunday (Sept. 30). Her companions | in shelter "were the, Powan, Kwonglung, the The Hop Sang had a very narrow excape chattered s.s. Sullberg, the Chorofa nntwoother from being piled on the rocks in Hunghom Ocean-going steamers. The Hankowcontinued Bay. She dragged her moorings, lost. Nor un- the voyage to Hongkong without incident.chors, and got adrift, and was at the mercy of Several severe squalls were experienced all the wind and wave, and the result might bar way down as far as Lin-tin when the weather been another disaster gone to swell the already cleared and port was made in the forenoon, heavy lint of Jostas to the shipping in and about The Hankow moored alongside her wharf at the barbour. However, the Robert Cooké took, 11.40a.m. She had on board three European charge of her, and soon had her once again "passengers besides Capt. Christie, Jardine's moore 1 in a place of safety.
well-known pilot on the Calton River, Tho úumber of Chinest passengers' was about eight hundred, none of whom at any time manifested the faintest symptom of alarm. They took their enforced prolongation of the voyage in a practical manner; those who did not provide themselves with meals had ample provision 13650 served out to them by the orders of Capt. Branch who and whose officers made of the hundreds of passengers novel experience as little is some as possible under the circum- stance.
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All things being equal, could the same story have been told of a Western city un- der similar circumstances? We opine not No one could have been surprised if the streets had been literally thronged with Beg. gars, so that an open palm would have been at one's elbowat every tum. and ́a, whin'" ing, wheedling voice, imploring_cumsku, aḥ
All the Catholic clergy in the Colony, 'the students of St. Joseph's College, the schulura one's ear.
But there has been none of it; of the Italian and French Convents, as well and though the warring of the elements
ae ile inmates of the Orphanagos attemled. which deprived the poor folk of their all-Man. At 8.30 am. at the Mission House and very little all at that is now two weeks the Chinese members of the Congregation old, we have not met, in all our investiga. met the Bishop when a congratulatory tions and inquiries, a single person who is in address was presented to his Lordship.
the Boys of St. Joseph's College made a position to say he has been molested or
similar presentation: Throughout the day importuned for alus. There may be two
many distinguished visitors and a large causes for this very unutual, but very satis: number of reaïdents called on Bishop -Pozzoni factory state of things. It may be that the to tender him their congratulations and best unfortunates have been given to thoroughly wishes for many happy returns of the day. A Staff, Chinn and Japan Telephone & understand what the foreigners and their holiday was observed by, all the Catholic schools in the Colony to-day This evening own, country-men are doing for them, and the members of the Catholic Union are holding... F. Carmichael therefore have been exercising this remark. a reception in honour of the distinguished" able patience; or it may be that the prelaic. wealthier classes have taken the matter so well in hand as to, at least for the present, lift the poor, victims of that disaster above the necessity for mendicaney. "We"like"to"think that both causes contribute to the satisfactory state of affairs in equal degree..
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
1. NAKAMURA, a japanese firemia na buaid the steamer Kanju Maru, Teft the Police Counthis morning $t out of pocket when Mr. Gumpert was over with him for a charge disorderly behaviour in Ship Street on Sunday night.
Ar the close of the services at S. John's Cathedral yesterday, the Rev. A. Stevens announced that he was unable to make any definite Statement, at present, as to the date of dedication of the new church of S. Stephens; at Kowloon, which dedication was to have taken place on Saturday next, the 6th inst. 1
KWAN YUN, coole, employed at Mount Austin Barracks, was charged before Air. H. H. |]. Compenz, at the Police Court this shorning, With stealing a parr of khaki trousers, the property of Fre. Flowers, R. W.K., on the guth ottim. Defendant, who wore the full khaki uniform of a soldier, pleaded not guilty. Com plainant gave evidence regarding the thrft, and concluded by saying that a lot of clothing hath disappeared from the barracks recently, and that the sun of clothes-delmadant and on his hack alītat moment could not be sausfactorily accounted for by the accused. His Worship pressed sentence of six weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks.
MR. HA. Morns, an overseer in the Public Works Department and fuspector Spencer Kelly, of the Sanitary Departinent; proceeded respectively against two coales at the Police Court, today for cruelly treating pigs at Kennedy Town, yesterday. The defendants were engaged with a number of other men Taiding pigs at the Cattle pier at Kennedy Town. They had some difficulty in getting the 15 pigs nut of their baskets, and the defendants were seen to be pushing the animals out by means a sharp bambous. Mr. B. H. J. Gompertz fined them Stomach and bound chem over in the sum of too each to be of good 'behaviour for three months.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER'i, 19ɑs.
CHINESE ENDURANCË,
A few days ago we had occasion 10 make a few remarks upon the subject of Chinese maghanimity, as exemplified by then spot taneous offers, both in and out of the Colony, of prompt pecuniary assistance for the suf ferers by the awful holocaust of the memorable 18th September. The reason for our writing as we did was the reading of so-called "his"
A Torio dispatch states that, the T.K.K. Beamer America-maru, 19000 tons, which Jeff San Francisco on the 14th it, and is dur according to schedule-at Yokohama un October 2nd, is bringing to Japan a large con- sinuent of goods, ordered in anticipation of the Bew Customs tariff. The consignees have jointly applied to the Taya. Kisen" Kaisha to do their utmost to ensure the steamer arriving before October 1st, and the dispatch states that orders have been issued that the Amzerscu- mary is to cross the Pacific at full speed, in an enjičavour to arrive at Yokohama before mid: night as the 30th instant. There will be mans anxious eyes and ears awaiting news of the
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At the 1olice Court this morning, at the re quest of Detecurve sergeant Walden, Mr.HH. J. Gompetz ordered, live men-a fummer, a shop-keeper, a doctor and a fisherman-lo be detained by the police until the 4th instant | H.A. Nicholls, when they will be called upon to show why. Miss L. A. Eyre, ... they should not be punished for interfering. Mrs. Lai Yau Chee with the work on the s.s. Kinshan, that was
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THE CANTON RIVER FLEET.
The barometric readings are interesting: Friday, midnight, 19′′ 70'′,
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MEMORIAL SERVICES.
At the services at St. John's Cathedrai yen- terday, memorial sermons were, preached in the morning by the Venerable Archdeacop Bannister, and in the evening by the Rev. J. H. France, the oldest acquaintances and fellow- workers of the late Bishop. Hoare, in comme moration of whom the services were specially. held.. Both speakers delivered very eloquent addresses, full of eulogy of the prelate, who bad been called away, and of sympathy for his sud- denly bereaved family. At the close of each service funeral dirges were played by Mr. Den- man Fuller, the organist of the Cathedral, the
„Saturday, 2 pun, -19° 45'′, lowest reading congregation standing the white. 'g
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Then fose gradually until Sunday when at
6 n'clock in the morning the dagister indicated
SUSPECTED LOSS AT GAP.ROOK. otwithstanding that in coming steamers res ported that on passing Gap Rock, everything*
29" 85', the steamer weighing anchor for Hong-""appeared as usual, the absence of direct down
koug shortly after." in conversation Pilot Christie was heard to observe that never, in all his experience, had he known such irregularity in the readings of the glass in a storm like that of Saturday last. it was all the more sirange as the storm followed in such rapid succession The typ.dons which had passed within a very few days previously.
from that point caused the Harbour authorities,.. to suspect that something was amiss, and in consequence that department's launch Stanley, which has been doing such good work since the terrible 18th,inst., was despatched this morning - to investigate. She is expected back to-night'. to report,
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THE VACUUM OIL CO. The Vacuum Oil Company, report that two Chinese lighters were lost in the typhoon, one off the Norddeutscher Lloyd's godown at West'; "Point, and one narr, the 6.5. Vertinu,“ – Thela “ lighters were laden with barrels and cases, of the company's product, which are believed to have been blown or drifted in-shore some where, and are now being sought.
The Hankaw sighted the Kishan ashore al Castle Peak, shortly after 8 am On. being signalled she have to and picked up Capt. W E. Clarke from the Kinshan, at 10.30 am. As reported on Friday, Capt. Clarke proceeded by his Company's despatch vessel-the Lungshan -tu direct the further operations attending the Salving of the Kinshon by the Dock Co.'s dredger, the Canton River. Both the latter vessels weathered the storm" on Friday and Saturday. There was little or no change in the position of the Kimikan, and the Canton River, ¦ the 18th inst. righted and ready to replace in
in spite of hef heav, tamper, was lying snugly 3 anchor. Our latest information is that the effect of the wind and waves had been to partly fill up the channel the dredger had been catting for the Kinshan on the sandy bed of the Bay at Brothers' Point. Although unfortunately causing the re-floating of the riverboat to be retarded, the partial silt ing up of the channel in no way undangers the absolute security of the Kinshaw or lessens her chances of taking to sea again.
The charge against the defendants was that of "DOWN RIVE STEAMERS, WEATHER ROUND. disorderly behaviour at Tui-lam-ching" ca the 28th ultimo.
The first arrivals in port of the Canton Kiver fleet of passenger steamers since Friday
POLICE- DISSATISFACTION,
POLICEMEN DESERTING,
For some time past there has been a feeling of general dissatisfaction among the junior European members of the local police force and on Saturday last the crisis was arrived at when three European policemen-one of them a sergeant-déserted the service. Where they have gone to is a matter, fir conjecture; that
they have left the Colony is a certainty,
What the grievance is about was out said,
but from recent conversations overheard it appears that their salary is the cause of the trouble.
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changed between the two vessels, and as could be judged by those on board the former the stranded steamer was apparently worse plight than he was, in be- fore the third storm of the fortnight. The salvage steamer Protector was close to the Heungskan at anchor. [-
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THE S.S. "KWONGTUNG." When seen on board the 5.3" Kwongtung at Douglas's Wharf shortly after noon yesterday, Capt. Walker courteously rendered every in- formation our representative sought to obtain, He stated that he left. Canton on Friday at 5.30 p.m. with a full general cargo and the full complement of Chinese passengers, about bou all told, and carried besides about fifty bead of cattle. Before leaving Canton he observed a vivid funset and bad faint suspicions that a storm would be approaching somewhere in the neighbourhood Journeying down river the passage was smooth and uneventful. Reach ing Tiger Island he met the Hangkong, night boats going up river, which led him to
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After all the trouble af getting the Fairway Buoys, which were capsized in the disaster of
their proper. positions, they were again top, pled over by Saturday's blow, and all the in bour of righting thewill have to be done over again,
LARGE JÚNK ADRIFT, «
On Saturday, during the storm, a large junk was observed to be drifting helplessly out to the west. The junk appeared to have been. abandoned, as there were no-signa oblife to be sten, an board of her.
OFFENSIVE GARIAGE, ATAU ME, The Sanitary Department had been doing all it could to remove the piles of garbage and
West, when the storm of Saturday came along refuse lying all along the Pinya Central and
and stopped them in the work. The result is that to-day the offensive odours along · thai district have been well nigh unendur able. The Sanitary officials, no doubt, with the best intentions, smothered the heaps with lime and disinfectants of sorts, and, the resultant combined steach cån be better imagined than described. No one going along that thoroughs fare on business returned by the same route-- one experience was more than sufficient,
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"GOOD ROADS."
Is anyone there be needing confirmation of, before endorsing the Hon. Mr. Heweil's re- marks about the condition of the roads, as.... uttered at the last Legislative Council, he need only walk or drive 200 yards west of Blake Pier, and he will get all and more of any con firmation he wants. There also the Hon, the Director of Public Works should find an object
CEMETERY WALL COLLAPSES" The after effects of the typhoon is now being conclude that the vessels must have left port earlier than the schedule time for felt in the Colony. On Friday night last the tear of alors
He spoke the lingking retaining walf that divides the Roman Catholic at 9 30 p.m. These vessels signalled to the and Public cemeteries collapsed. Shortly Kvangtung that the black signal had been after this occurred a portion of the hillside fell hoisted in Hongkong. CapteWalker, ac into the Catholic cemetery and several of the cordingly, thought advisable to turn round graves were damaged his is the third time
that we have had to repon the collapsing of
Tarlam-ching is very near the place where the Krishan went ashore during the typhoon,norning last were the s.s. Hankow and the s.s. and it is from that place that coolies are being Kwangtung which came in within a few The flankow passed the wreck of the Neung-
aged gassist in re-flealing the vessel Labour this, informed the coolies not to work for noth 15 scarce in that part and the defendants,knowing
minutes of each other yesterday (Sunday) foreska at some distance. No signals were ex soon. The stora of Friday night and Sawur ing. A number of coolies were engaged and day was responsible for no less thao, three defendants, who thought they were working too cheap, advised the man to stop work. The
riverboats and four ocean steamers bound labourers would not comply with their request down front Canton laying in shelter from Fri- and it was alleged there was a scene in which, day night until Sunday morning. To relate according to our information, the labourers the experiences ql, any one of these seven were threatened. The men were then arrested.
steamers is to garrate, the identical account of | the rest; all being, anchored within a radius of a few hundred yards of one another went through the same incidents throughout the thirty-six hours previous to the vessels weigh as anchor for Hongkong on Sunday morning
The 5.5. fiantew, Capt. R. Branch, of Messis. Butterfield and Swire, was the first to reach Hongkong -yesterday, and on her arrival particulars of her voyage"wete g thered on board. The Hankow left Canton ou He usual turn trip un Friday even ing,-28th ult, at-6.23 μ,” Proceeding down river no evenitul incident occurred and there were no indications at the time of an At ten o'clock" the same Hon. Mr. F. 1. Badeley, captain superin-impending storm tendent of police, was seen by a reporter this night the flank met the French steamer {tories" of China and the Chinese, compiled Tax conducias of electric tramcar No__-9)
mormig and he point blank refused to discuss Paul Bens, Vingking and Powan within seven the subject.
minutes of one another on their way up, to by western globe-trotters, and others of that proceeded against a batman at the Police
- Front other sources we were able to obtain Court this morning, belote Mr. H. N. 3. Gom ilk. But the storm has brought out yet another pertz, for using abusive language towards bre
further particular, which were to the effect that Canton from Hongkong, The Hautaw stop. leature of the Chinese character, which does on Saturday, and for assault. The defent desertions were talked of some months ago,ped and spoke this vessels, when Capt.
said he simply asked.complainant to give him
bat as they had hopes that the Secretary of Branch learnt thatent s' o'clock on Friday even- them credit, and which compares very favour silver and not coppers as change for his fare ille's reply regarding the nailer or exchange ing the typhopa pun had been fired at Ifong ably with that of westerners, suffering under he got arrested. The conductor said when lo waited eagerly for the reply. The reply he is kong indicating the approach of a gair. The such a dire calamity as some of the Chinese defendant his change on Saturday Excellency the Governor's despatch from the upriver steamers after imparing the inform
night he got very disorderly on the car and are now Buffering from--a calamity which has when told that if he continued it he would be made of then the poorest of the poor, their put off the car, defendant's feet interfered with his anatomy. His Worship fined defendant $5 very homes, with all their contents, washed on the first charge, and on the second en he from underthem, and, in a multitude of cases, was bound over to keep the peace for three their very clothing ripped off their backs. During the first few days succeeding that EZEKIEL, ABRAHAM, who was arrested and evil Tuesday, the sights along the water frontmanner in the uffice of Messrs. David Sassu
chged recently for behaving in a disorderly froin the East to West were pitiable in the and Company, matte his second appearance at extreme, and unsurpassable in their utter the Police Court this morning, charged with behaving in a riotous and disorderly manner pathos. Families who had but Täch other
in Ship Street, on Sunday night; P, Q. Hedge left, with, perhaps, the bread-winner snatched said that defendant was chasing ricksha conlies from them, huddled together in their misery. The defendant denied all that was said. Hear about the street, and overturning the nickshus.
knowing not where to turn for comfort and ing that he had a previous conviction, and for warmth in the cold and biting rain, which was bound uver by Mr. Hazeland to keep the peace, Mr. Gomperiz fined defendant $io on kept their poor rags constantly saturated, the first charge, and S.co for breaking his and clinging to their chilled and starv bond. The defendant went to gaol for
On the expiration of (lie" ing bodies. And here's where the ad-twenty-one days.
term, we are informed the Jewish comm mirable feature of the Chinese character, inmunity will send Aurham back to bis native the very lowest classes, manifested itself. home-Bagdad. With all their misery, with all their cold and
FONG Hing, who calls himself a cuck, was ar hunger, with almost everyone mourning the raigned before Mr. H. H. J. Gompenz, at the loss of one or other member of their so lately folice Court, to-day, on three charges: united familles, there was no loud out-cry:perly of Sapper : Ross, R to
(1) converting the sum of $1.70, the pro-
hisA HAWKER walked into the charge-room of It was not until a late hour on Saturday after, there was no disorderly behaviour; there own use on 11th ult. (2) stealing the the Central Police Station on Saturday night,on that the gale began to ease down a were, no riotous and disgraceful scenęs, The sun of Szo from Lee-Corporal A. H. Bone, dripping wet, and informed Inspector Ritchie
RE on the 12th and thirdly, abicating him that one of his compatriots was drowned off little, the wind appearing to be at its height The Keong Waz, German steamer, had to victims of the disaster bore their trouble sell. From duty. On the first charge, it was Douglas whan, on the 27th instant. Asked at a pm, when the barometer read 19° 45' put into this port for repairs, having experi- to be caused by a landslip crashing into the with that patient endurance which, we are said, Fong was given the money to make n why he took two days to report the matter, the the lowest reading recorded on board, durenced the full blast of the typhoon, and suffer-retaining wall causing that to give way.
He forgot about it and hawker replied that, he did not think it was
SCHOOL WALL COLLAPSES,”- told, is God-like, and which might well be purchase with
ing the gale, The steamers had sought ed damage proportionately. This versel was also forget to return the money to Sap- necessary. He told the affair to some of his
The wall at the entrance of Ellis Kadoone' emulated by many a western nation under
As regards the other charges, friends that evening, and he was advised to safety in a well sheltered position; for in spite on her way from Swatow to Bangkok, with a similar conditions and in like circumstances Lee-Corral Bone hung his coat over a chair communicate with the police without delay, of the violence of the wind the sea at no time general cargo and Boo coolies as steerage pas School, in New Street, West Point, came down
on the 12th ult. Inside the pocket of the coat But more than all this, and most remarkable
fence his presence in the station. He related was lashed into fury, and but for the shrieking sengers, but on account of the damage she with a crash on Saturday, but fortunately po were two Sig bills. Defendant removed the that on the 27th instant he was a passenger on of all, a condition of affairs which might, bila and himself and was not seen until he board the steamer Kwongfung. When that wind it could not be conjectured by the smooth sustained she was unable to continue her voy- further damage was done i
HOUSES DAMAGED AT YAUMATI... not unnaturally, have been expected, and was arrested yesterday by Detective Wilden. vessel was being moored alongside Douglas ness of the water that a gale of almost typhoon age and was forced to bring more work for the
He bad nothing to say, and his Worship sent
Over a dozen houses in Reclamation Street- Pier another hawker, who was in a hurry to force was raging in the vicinity. There was Dock Company. Her fanpol may have been, scarcely have excited annoyance or resent him to gaal for six weeks and to be exbibited gei ashore, made in jump on the pier, but apparently a full during the early part of what the Americans call a "smoke-stack and Macdonald Road, Yaumati, are more or ment, under such terrible trials they have in the stocks for six hours on the first charge missed and fell into the sea. He sunk im Saturday night. From two to four o'clock in once-it might have been anything when the less seriously damaged. The walls of many had to endure, has been entirely conspicuous Cute dead to pay a fine of $5, or a further mediately and was not seen again. The police the morning of Sunday it began to blow again, came limping into the harbour, to seek the have collapsed, and the roofs of a few were
fourteen days' gaol, and on the third charge to | Look down the report, and discharged the by its absence—there has been no begging! pay a fine of $15 or another month,
hawker.
There were two or three squalls at intervals | hospitality of the past, and of the Dock Com- | blown away; No lives were lost, howarur,
months.
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Secretary of State was recently received, and as we all know, was unsatisfactory to a ceria section of the Polica. This sa shattered the hopes of the policemen that a few have de cided to desert the force and Bust 10 Pro- vadence in the future..
**What is the goodofremaining in the force?! said an officer-io-day, "Your are paid fike a cholir and what chances are there for promos that the salary of a consialite, at the present on? None, whatever." Contiquing, be, said
rate of exchange, amounted to $70. Now what can a man do with $70? After paying the mess and other little expenses, what is there felt?"
Asked whether he thought there were going to be further desertions, he septed that he would say nothing more.
As far as things had gone up to the present it is a serious matter for the Colony, and it would be well for the Governor to inquire into the affair before if reaches a more serious
stage,
For an hour or two after anchoring, "no
and anchor. This was about 5 p.m, on ation to the Mankow proceeded to Canton. _Ai this time those on board the Hancow observed ed at anchor until 6 nm. on Sunday,casion is estimated at $2,run,
the 28th September. The vessel remain. this retaining wall. The dutinage done on this the 5.5. Kwanglung (Capt. Walker) returning the 30th Sept The weather throughout was
FATAL COLLAPSE of servants', QUARTERS. to anchor. The s.s. Haikow soon after turned described as overcast, squally and generally
At about eight o'clock on Saturday night the round and anchored off Tai-lung Island. This bad; the lowest reading of the glass was 25 retaining wall near "Braeside," a boarding was at 10.30 p.m. To continue the journey 46 at 3 pm, on Saturday. At anchor near the house, kept by Mrs. Watt, at No. 20, Macdonnell would beto runright into the gale which ganto Kwonglung were the s... Hankow, Powa, Road, collapsed, and this resulted in the coolie shortly after eleven o'clock on Fright down. The Chinese passengers were ade blow with great force in the vicinity of kong Sullberg, Mathilde and Chowfall bound quarters and the cook-house of the boarding house being razed to the ground. The matter In anchoring at the time he did Capt. Babquately sppplied with biscuits kept on board was communicated to the police by telephone, was just exercising the utmost caution dictated for emergenties. Capt. Walker had ten ths and police reserves and firemen, in charge of : by good seamanship born of the experience of opened, which were freely distributed to the Chief Inspector Baker and Inspector Smith, many years' trading in these waters..
lower deck passengers who cared to avail them-repaired to the scene once. On arriving at selves of the ship's rations. The better class the spot they were informed that a number of Chinese elected to obtain their meals.from the servants were in the quarters at the time of th compradore's department on payment. The collapse and as they were not to be seen it was kwongtung sighted the Eungshan ashore in the general opinion that they were buried ja
the dibris. The police went to work and toons dragged out three men from the dibels. A The Ingshin as reported proceeded to the little later a third man was located, but it was Kiuchun on Friday. At the height of the discovered that he was dead. Two other storm she was run ashore on a sandy beach in coolies were reported as missing up to this Lantao almost directly opporite the Kinston morning. A gang of coolies, in charge of the on the mainland. The Lungthas is undamaged police, were at work during the whole of Satur Capt. W. E. Clarke set out this moming on a day night and Sunday and well into this morn hired launch to Lantro and was expected, back ing clearing away the diöris and searching this afternoon.
for the two missing men. The man who was killed in the collapse was one of THE "KEONG WAL"
Dr. Clarke's chair coolies, "The collapse is said
abnormal wearlier prevailed. Shortly before midnight, however, it commenced to blow very hard with heavy rain squalls. Throughout Saturday there was no sign of the wind mo- derating quite a gale blew all that day, the wind gradually veering to Eastward with heavy squalls
THE engagement is announced al ilenty Harnard, eldest son of the late Colonel T. II. Sretan, late Honourable Kast India Company's |
On that day (79th Sept) the sis. Patran lelt Service, and Madras Staff Corps, and Ethel Canton for Hongkong et 8 a.m. At about noon Latimer, daughter of the late Mr. William Capt. Valentine decided to anchor also; the Henry Brereton, of Hongkong, barrister-at-law. Pawan dropped her "mod-hook" within hail-
ing distance of the paddle-wheeler.
Lantao near the Brothers.
THE S.S."LUNGSHAN."