Entimations.
CO., LD.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY MAY 15 1911
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EARTHQUAKE.
THIS MORNING'S SEVERE
> DISTURBANOES.
throo. The Unions at once"nervos." Inquiries have proved": The Honorary Trez suror of tho were on the alert, and after the that the Chinese aro grontly Alico Memorial and Affiliated usual pressure had been applied excited. The two shocks with Hospitals bugs to knowledge with the Government puisse a ensure in the week have thrown from Mr. Chun Sanfan,
thanks a subscription of $200 -forbidding more-to-be-done-than-thom, the common poople, that is, the loast capable machinst work- somewhat off their balance, and The duties of the Chiol A. S. WATSON & ing one of the older molines the usual rumoursof famino, posti-etective Inspectorship; rendered morning, a severe earthquake was Last night, or rather early this could do. Now this has two eflence and sudden death are rifo. vacant by the retirement of Mr.expérienced. It was of the fouts, both deletorious. In the first Thore is no doubt that the shook J. W. Hanson, wore to-day taken
horizontal trenor -variety, and placo it restricts output, which this morning was sovere enough vor by Inspector A. Collett.
from the statements of various moans wealth, and thus arti- deserve attention, as
All the motor busta on the West people it is judged that it ran ficially limits the country's rich-ews story will, we think, prove, River have boon chartered by the from cast to west, lasting only
and the plectric storm which Government as well as a number-few seconds in each caso, for ness; and secondly, it puts allowed it, although fever nonrer of junke in order to convoy troops there were in reality two shocks. promoim on inofficiency and thus rotards progress. This is but to Hongkong than a of a mile and slown to Canton from Nanning.
From people, who were awako at one of the peculiar pieces of quarter, suggests that there are
the time, it appears that the first legislation to the credit (or other strong natural disturbances in
shock was a sudden and violent wiso)-of-Mr. Wado's Government his neighbourhood,
ono, while tho-second was more gradual and after rising in a which, while anxious to do the
crescendo, to its full strength,
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The second meeting of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club will be held on Saturday afternoon in the Happy Valley, weather permitting a very interesting
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Lady Lugard will sail for Jupan
in residence in that country four months. She will be At Home for the last time this season 11 Friday, the 19th at 4.30 p.m.
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HOUSES DEMOLISHED AT THE Cheerful giverS
CANTON;
Information from Conton seemé to show, that the shocks must have been pretty severe, for, it appears that houses have fallon through the disturbance.
OF HINGHWA.
Every fourth bushel of rich that is raised by the heathen popula tion of south western China goo8 to food "the voracious appotite of
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sonio dumb idöl" or the no ides the shock of the earthquake was shrines, says Mr. Harry G. Dildine At the Central Police Station exacting ministrants at their folk vory severely. So alarming in "The Epworth Horld". (Chi- was the disturbance that many of the men quarterod there-Euro-cago). Furthermore, he is con- peaus, Indians and Chinese alike vinced that, in the threo countries remained there till daylight. Re: Tohwa, the old worship consumes rushed out to the compound and of Hinghwa, Yungehan, and ports from the outstations show over a quarter of the total yearly that the shock was felt all over the island from Aberdeen, to Shaukis funghom on the other side of the wan, as well as in Yaumati and
warnings of the people. But the question 18 Bekod: "When theso ed to spend so freely for the Chinese who have boon accustom-
maintenance of other rolg'ous This is said to be the third institutions come into the Church,
best possible for the working inan of Australia and the country at large; cangiot be said to be going ingsure if adapted to withstand
slukon, mosquito nets and their earthquake which has occurred do they bring that Ramo about the utter in a com-the effects of a really serious on the 20th instant. She will be supports-were-violently swnypd | in Hongkong within the past six-fourth over ontire and invest
qunke. As our informant, men
against the wall, and small objects as well as the most prolonged of they do, is the reply of this writer, teen years, and is the most severo it in the now faith?" Virtually, In all times and in every clime tioned above, alates, wooden
wore displaced on the table.recent seismic shocks experienced | drawn from his experience as a expansion has meant suffering for houses in Japan, built at least
The Chinese rushed out of this in the Colony.
member of the Hinghwa Con- the weaker for a time; those partly with a view to withstand-
houses and gathered in tho
Immediately after the earth feronce of the Methodist Episcopal lacking the calibre to respond to ing carthquakes, collapsed under At the Magistracy to-day, Mr. streets, excitedly comparing notes quake, the stroots, in the central Church. This answer, he adds, a tremor less violent than that ex-F. A. Hazeland resumed his duties and Blako pier was crowded with with Chinese who hut rushed we understand something of the the push of natural forces must
part of the city, became crowdeil "will be appreciated only when porioncod by is this morning. How as Sonior Magistrato, replacing natives, who wore making ready from their houses in alarm groat change that is made in a g1 Lei the will, aut would still bit into advainged much more liable to destruction over the office of Deputy Superin-Others ran about, the streets blow-such cases, the Chinese bent that he makes a profession of
Mr. E. R. Hallifax who now takes
to take to the boats if necessary. Following their usual custom in mou's earning power by the foot along the path of progross had the are, the somewhat top heavy, if tendent of Police. Law bont its best efforts to level handsome, buildings of the city of
ing polica whistles, and betraying gongs incossantly until long after Christianity.' general sigus of panic. Shortly the time of the disturbance. la ling the strong to the side Victoria, the more massive of An attractive bill of fare is the afterwards a sovoro olectric storin Old Bailey, Bonham Strand and reminded, the Christian mer
By keeping the Sabbath, wo aro of the weak. That is not, which are built on piles or reclaim-order at the Empiro Cinomato burst some distanes away, and Jervois Street, the throng of chant is probably surrendoring has never been, it's function, but,ed land. We hope that our little graph. The vocal efforts of Sign-kept on for about two hours. excited people was very dense and to his nearest competitor
orita Salvati and Siguor Palanto on the contrary, its great and best zone of seismic disturbance will nightly woke applause, while ain.
This was followed by heavy the thoroughfares in that neigh part of the trade that he might efforts have been to raiso not lower.leave us again unshakon, to enjoy Milo. Basean's contributions are
bourhood were filled till daylight well have had. Yet the only If it fails to raise a man helped for many yours our hard-oarned no less pleasing.
Though severe, it was not so with shouting, gesticulating reply lie maken is to hang on the bad as those which were recorded Chinoso.
closed door of his shop the words, by his own ability, then that comforts, for despite the natural
in August 1005, when the people
Ceremonious Worship Day." a failure and of no intorest which it excites, an earth-lice that, during the night of longed disturbances, coincident It has been reported to the of Macao were terrified by pro
Others are handicapped in like. so wimtovor he the general quake is a vory good thing to the 13th instant, a larceny occur with an eclipse of the sam. So scheme of things. This is what live out of"
rod at 132. Shaukiwan West,much did it prey upon the native Mr. Wade and his advisors appear
clothing, and household utensils mind that many caute to Hong not to realiso, and it is, therefore,
to the value of about $12 having kong. This earthquake was also boon carried away. with some concern that we study
felt in Kowloon and Hongkong. the problems of the Common-
About a month later another A Chinese clerk in the employ severe series of shocks was folt Wolth. It is all the more an
of Messrs. Douglas Lapraik & over South China continuing over fortituate that this "Labour"- The Pacific Mail Stoumship Co. Co., of Hongkong, was kidnap hours, but Hongkong on that governad country should bỏ
inform us that the Korea arrived ped during a recent visit to the occasion appears to have only felt Letoller among nations, sincopected to sail for longkong on tung province, and has not been
at Manila on Saturday and is ex- tombs of his ancestors in Kwang-two separate convulsions. the standard of intelligence May 17th.
heard of since. and of education among its people is unequalled in
The Chinose Government Papor other part uy of the globe. The ordinary
mill which is being erected at minor in Australia is as well-expected to be completed by the seven mile crook, Haukow, is schooled a man as an ordinary end of the present month. clerk in other countries, und were he allowed to expand and grow as his ambitions urge a peoplo second to none would hold Australia for the British flag.
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Hongkong, 7th July, 1910. { *8
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HONGKONG DAY:
BY DAY.
London papers to hand raport that when a sixteen-year old girl her and bit through her upper lip. was kissing a dog it snapped at She, died from suptic proumonia as a result of the bite.
The Bijou Cinematograph was packed to its utmost capacity on had to be turned away for Inck Saturday night and many people
of accommodation. The "Flower Street Follies were well received. Mr. Chas, Mackaye's rich humour should be seen to be appreciated.
In Kowloon the shock was ulso greatly felt and though small ornaments were not disturbed, moderato sized pictures were found in the morning to be hang few traces of the visitation. ing skew, beyond that there were
Enquiry at the Observatory elicited very little information, for the simple reason that there aro no instruments provided for the purpose of detecting seismo logical disturbances. Consequent At Shatin yesterday afternoon lythe true direction, and the dura- a Chinaman shot lad of 17 yours tion of the shocks can not ho with a revolver, inflicting such ascertained. injuries that the latter has to be proximate time was given as However the p- brought into Hongkong for 12.41 am. hospital
treatment. The 18- sailant's identity is known and steps are being taken to secure his arrest. Particulars of the affair are not yet to hand.
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THE EARTHQUAKE.
Large numbers of coolies are Although Hongkong has been leaving for Manchuria by overy honoured by Alother Nature with vessel that sails from Chefoo, and Tionisin. They are arriving at an earthquake zone to herself, Dalny and Nowclawang at the apart altogether from the misin rato of over 500 a day. line of such disturbances, which runs from the Behring Sea through Japan, Formosa and the southern Singapore, issued by the lugis obtained a supply of human hairing the gradations of violence of
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"The farmor finds it quite as
One fudicrous thing about the gong-boating, the goneral hubbubner: affair was that, in addition to the was made worse by the stirillshrick- ing of police whistles. Every expensive a practice for himself Chinaman who carried such a whis- to conso work on Sunday while the-and a great many do-seeined all others plough or reap. The to think it to be his bounden daty burden-bearer is so bound to the to use it to the utmost of his lung gang with which he travels that power; though the efficacy of to keep his one day he must fre resort to its assistance in stoppingquently. lose two or three as ho a disturbance of the seismic kind waits for his partners to return." must have been patent enough to
them all.
As a matter of fact, no one appoured to know what the trouble was, for a time. Even the canine population became frantic for the tinio being. House dogs rushed from room to room, and parials careered madly along the streets;
So far the police have had no report of any serious casualty arising out of the earthquake.
The inmates of the Matilda Hospital were roused by the shocks.
FUJIYAMA ACTIVE. SACRED MOUNTAIN OF JAPAN BURSTS FORTH.
AFTER CENTURIES OF QUIETUDE,
Besides the usual social and commercial boycott that the con- vert always has to face, a peculiar condition confronts many of the Bingliwa Christians:-
"Large parts of the estates of their ancestors have been set. aside as, endowments for tho templos and enecatrol halls in which the clan is interested. In some places a third of the land belonging to the village is tied up in this way. It is farmed in biru by members of the diffor ent divisions of the clan. The privilege of farming the land in- volvos giving a feast before the idol or ancestral tablets and por- forming certain sacrifices at their altars. Because the convert feels obliged to keep free from idolatry, he must loso here from a fourth to a half of the natural gain on those crops."
"Now what about that fourth- that used to be spent in idolatry?" "Does it not seen," remarks Mr.
Dildine, "as though most of it had heon consumed before the convert.
Our representativo was able to of the Rossi-Forel scalo I to X which has been adopted by! procure at the Observatory a copyi
A private telegram received Boismologists throughout the hero yesterday states that Fuji- The mortality returns
world, and which will be of use to yama hus become active.
of Japan began to admit sinoko A French morchant at Pakhoi the general public for ascertain- The sacred volcanic mountain Islands, across the Pacific, we have trar of Births and Donths, show from the interior and secured a earthquakes in the future. It will and ashes and, inter, quantities of been singularly free from these April 20, there were 370 doaths,
that during the week ending transit pass for its export. The bo-seen that the disturbance of mud and lava on Sunday or Satur-ever saw it?" earth tremors. Twice this week, giving a ratio per mile of goods were detained a few miles last night comes somewhere in day. The eruption appears to ho however, the forces that control population of 65.01.
from the placa. The French the proximity of clansos 3 and 4. formidable. Consul was made acquainted withi Tho scale is as follows. such agitations of the earth's
the circumstances and he has 1. Rocorded by a single sois crust havo shaken ns in our The latest style in millinery lodged a protest with the Cantonmograph, or by some scismographis security. The first shock of takes the shape of Coal-hoaver" Viceroy against the illegal action of the same pattern, but not by what we must suppose to be a this latest illustration of the in-that theexport of human hair from kinds; the shock felt by an ex- lats: A fashion noto-describes of the authorities. He points out several scisnographs of different The proximity of Australia to series, was felt at 4 am. on Mon- ventive gonius of Dame Fashion China by virtue of the transit pass Hongkong, naturally invests the day last, lasting about two as Loing characterized by a "long, is not prohibited by Treats: The minutos.. It was slight as com-soft droop" behind, not unlike Viceroy has accordingly instructed progress of the Island Continent. with peculiar intorost for us. Thispared with this morning's shake, the offert produced on the heads the Prefect of Knochow to settle
of English coal-henvers. What the case without delay.
Hoxorond, Biomuay, May 14, 1911,
AUSTRALIA.
-trade between Australia and our- solves is in its infancy; but it is nevertheless matter of concern to us that the Commonwealth should advance as rapidly as possible.. It
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2. Recorded by seismographs of different kinds; felt by a small number of persons at rost.
3. Felt by several persons at rest, strong enough for the direc. tion to be appreciablo.
4. Folt by persona in motion; cracking of ceilings.
5. Felt generally by everyone; ringing of some holls.
For centuries this great volcano has been quiet. It has been a favourite resort of tourists, and this sudden activity has caused among the poople. something
Then he goes on to show how generously and unselfishly thesa" Chinese Christians of the Hinghwa Conference do give toward the maintenance of their now worship and the advancement of their new
liko consternation faith: "
The telogram does not, mention any seismic disturbance, but the view generally held here is that the slack of this morning is an off-shoot of a quako in Japan.or in the Philippines.
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"For the year 1009 our 5,944 membera
probationers, thought not the wealthy men of their villages, and though des privad of some of their best giyera by the plague, contributed for pastoral support and missions the sum of $0,000.37 an average of ARMED RAID ON A JUNK. $1.02 each. This represents the prica of the board of this whole nombership for about twenty- days, or more than the net wago weeks. Our Hinghwa Uity Cit of each wage-earner for over two
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Coronasleop; general ringing of bells, ed that information his been 6. General awakening of those This morning the police report
stopping of clocks; visible distur- received of the raiding of a junk $250 bunce of trees and shrubs; some at Mirs Bay. The junk was lying
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200 startled persons leaving their at anchor on the 12th inst., when, support of its pastors, gave 8000 200 dwellings.
7. Fall of plastor; ringing of church boils; general panic, littlo or no damage to buildings.
shout II a.m., she was boorded | for work elsewhere. Not all of our by fivo anno i mon who had come congregations are large enough to alongside in a sampán,
do this. For the Conference as n
which "in all" was nearly of next? is largely sentimental, for, as yet, tivo minutes duration and at its full strength was violent
week ago two CORONATION CELEBRA- enough actually to displace beds prisoners in the Tsang Shing
TION FUND. i gaol made an attempt to escape. and throw ornaments from tables. Tho prison gate was broken and Failing the necessary instruments, the warders were attacked. They The following is an additional is the one great country to-day the Observatory authorities are called for help, and their calls list of subscriptions to the absolutely under the sway of a unable to give us any very were heard by a Yaman's runner tion Colebration Fund:- labour government, and there- definite facts about this visits- wide fast paying. He at once Chinese Mining and Eng.
made for the Yamen, escaping the H. M. H. Nemazco fore the features of its problemtion.
It may be the "tail", bullets fired by the prisoners. A. M. Essabhoy are out of the common. One of of an earthquake in Japan Troops soon arrived. One of the N. Mody & Co. the most interesting of these, or Forniosa or erou farther prisonera shot himself and the F. P. Talati,
.......... 150 100 perhaps, is the government's wide south, or it
other was captured. bo may 9 a purely local
Soc. Francaise des Charbon- reading of the ward" protection." disturbance within what we may
nages du Tonkin A case came to our notice a few call the Hongkong-Macao zone. native of Fukion rented a house. H. Skott & Co.......
In Canton the other day a J. M. Alves.... days ago which throws a bright A present resident of Hongkong. He lid not been there long before Soc. des Missions Etrangeres light on the way in which Australia who has spent many yours in Japan the white ribbons donoting death II. Ituttonjeo and Son *is protected from itself. Aanil there experienced several were hung outside. A coffin' was Wm. Powell, Ltd,'
firm in Amerion exported quakes, tells us that an apparont- taken in and for several days re- Chinoy & Co................ to Australia a highly up-ly less violent tremor than that of roused and the police instituted Mrs, Esther Oliver..
mained there. Suspicions were Dr. J. M. Atkinson...................... to-date mine drilling machino, this morning has been in his a soarch. They could find nothing J. Mereck which was welcomed by the mine knowledge sufficient to throw, which warranted them taking E. M. Bishop owners and the more efficient down housos and cause loss of life. action until they examined the F. H. Thomas... workmen, since it was capable It is fortunately without ill effects coffin in spite of the objections J. R. Boyes.... raised. The coffin contained no E. D. Kotwalt
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8. Fail of chimneys; cracks in 100 the walls of buildings, some buildings,
9. Partial or total destruction of
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It is an interosting fact to note 25. that Hongkong is situated in the 10 zono of seismological disturbances 10. in the South of Chine, and is some 10 distance from the general track of 10 earthquakes which óxtends 10 through the Phillipines end Japan and 83′subscriptiona under #10, to Aluska.
of doing sight runs. a day here, if wo excludo a few broken body, but was full of dynamite. II. A. Macintyre to the ordinary machine's ornaments and a few cases of Fire men were arrested
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The pirates, who were armed whole, even such strenuous giv with revolvers, drove the crewing as they practise loaves about below and battoned them down half the salaries of their Chinese! while they ransacked the craft. If | preachers to be found from oiler was not until 7 p.m. that the crew sources, Thoir interest in opium ventured on deck. They then reform lot them at a single inset found that the marauders had ing to give $500, enough to afford decapod with $22 in cash, be treatment for 100 violims of the sides a quantity of clothing,drug. For years they have been bedding and lamps to the total lifting heavily at church-building value of about 860.
sohemes, Every third prescli- ing-place in our two western die in broad daylight the junk people tricts las bought its plot of ground are unable to testify to the identity and standa ready with half the of any of the pirates, so that there price of a new church home appears to be little likelihood of Thoy challenge us to meet them. the latter being captured, half way with another #2:50
Although the piracy occurred