The Hongkong Telegraph
Temperature &
May 30, 1914, Humidity
2810 晚大初月五年寅甲
B.. 78,
2 p.m.
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AWFUL DISASTER AT SEA,
(ESTABLISHED 1881) Copyright, 1914 the Proprietor
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1914
TELEGRAMS.
**EMPRESS' LINER COLLIDES WITH COLLIER AND AWFUL DISASTER AT SEA
SINKS IN TEN MINUTES.
FEARED HUUE LOSS OF LIFE,
[Reuter's Service To The" Telegraph,"}
London. Received May 29, 6.45 p.m.
Router's correspondent at Oitaw says & wireless message! received at Quebec states that the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Ireland sank after collision with an iceberg:
Received 8.18 p.m.
RECORD OF RECENT AWFUL DISASTERS.
(Reulor's Service To "The Telegraph;"]
London. Received May 30,
Lives lost,
1004
TELEGRAMS.
THE OAKS,
TELEGRAMS.
HOME CRICKET.
THE LATEST RESULTS.
May 30, 1913,
* 號1叁月伍英 啡
(TELEGRAMS.
OUR NAVY.
A COLONIAL IDEA:
WEATHER FORECAST
SHOWERY
Barometer 29.85
Temperature &.m. Humidity
86
29
PRINCESS DORRIE WINS.
[Router's Bervice To The Telegraph." [Beuter's Service To "The Telegraph." Router's Service To The "Telegraph."
Hampshire beat Derbyshire at Southampton by eight wickets. Middlesex beat Worcestershire at Lord's by an inaings and 50
*London. Received May 30, London. Received May 30, The race for the Oake Stakes Yorkshire "beat · Cambridge University at Cambridge by an resulted as follows
Princess Dorrie (W. Huxley:1,innings and six rons, Wassiliss (E. duxley)... 2. Torchlight (Stern)... 3.
There Were 21 starters, Won by two lengths, four lengthe New York... 1,000 separating second and third, runs.
In the early stages of the race the order of running was:Torch- light, Lancaster Lady (Doang- 212 hue up), Dolabells (Clark up).
Long Island Sound,
From a wireless message received at Father Paint at 3 o'clock; this (Friday) morning, it appears that the Empress of Ireland June 15, General Slcoum, collided with a collier. There is no sign of the latter vessel up to the present. "The Empress of Ireland continued sending wireless messages, and then suddenly became silent.
A further wireless from Father Point at 3:40 s.m. says that lifeboats have been seen in the distance near the Government steamers Eureka and Lady Evelyn..
600 Lives Probably Lost.
Received 3 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Quebec says 350 persons have been Landed at Rimouski, Probably 600 persons perished. The collision occurred in a dease fog. The Empress of Ireland Bank in ten minutes.
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January 21, Brazilian
battleship Aquidaban, near Rio de Janeiro... August 4, Italian emigrant
ship Sirio, Cape Paloa September 25, Boat. carry-
ing Hindoos, enak in the Indus October 21, Variag, Vladi-
vostok 1907,
February 21, Larchmont,
How the News Came.
Received 0 8 p.m. Quobee says the Marconi Reuter's correspondent ai
tho Emprese of Point announces that Station at Father Ireland collided with another ship 30 miles east of Father Point, and that she was sinking.
A signal from the Empress of Ireland announced the diaaater, and a Government steamer responded.
The wireless communication is broken, and this would seem to indicate that the Empress of Ireland has gone to the bottom.
She carried twelve hundred soals. She sailed for Liverpool un Wednesday."
Distinguished Passengern.
Received 10.30 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Quebec says there were 77 first-clase passengers on the Empress of Ireland, included among them being Sir Henry Seton Karr and Mr. and Mra. Lauronce Irving.
Received 11.1.m. Commissioner and Mrs Itees, commanding the Salvatio Army in Canada, and 8 members of the Salvation Army were also aboard,
The collier, with which the Empress boat collided, was also
Conflicting Reports.
London. Received May 30. 1.22 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at New York states that the death-roll in the disaster to the Empress of Ireland totale one thousand.
Received 4.55 a.m.
Rhode Island... July 20, Columbia and
San Pedro, California November, Kaptan, North
...
ate
Saa 1008. March 23, Mutsu Maru,
Hakodate ...
April 30, Japanese cruiser, Matenebims, if the Pescadores
June 16, 50 fishing boats,
of Kagosh zos, Japan September 30, Ferry stea
mer Stambul, Smyrna 1010.
.
9, General February
Chanzy, Minoros" May 26, French submarine
Plavioses i 999 19 August 23, Tetsuroi Maru, Korea imaginjak 1911.
Reef
March, Yongala, Barrier The Canadian Pacific Railway Company has received round-September 25, Liberte, about roports that all the passengers'ure saved.
The Main Facts.
Received 6. a.m.
From a mass of confusing and contradictory reporte the main
facts of the disaster are believed to be as follows:-
The collier Storstadt, of 3,581 tons, rammed the Empress of Ireland, which was stationary, in a fog, striking her amidships. The Empress bost sok in a few minutes in nineteen fathoms of water.
The Storstadt, though crippled, stood by and picked up 300: people alive, while the Eureks and the Lady Evelyn rushed up and succeeded in rescuing 380 more, these being landel at Rimouski,
The Passanger List."
Theficial passenger list of the Empress of Ireland shows that there were 78 first-class passengers aboard, 210 second-olasa, 400 third-class and 413 crew. The figures, however, are uncertain.
Captain Rescued. Captain Kendall, of the Empress of Ireland, was foun⋅l Boating on some wreckage half an hour after the disaster.
Twenty-two of those taken to Rimouski died from inji
received.
.
Received 822 a.m.
Only Four Hundred Saved.
Received 7.15 0.1.
tion only 400 lives have been saved.
Over 1,000 Lives Lost,
Received 10 18 s.m.
of
"blown up 1912 January, Russ, Black-Sea March 21, Koombana April 15, Titanic December 10, Conturion
and Derna
· 1913. October, The Volturno...
1914.
April 3, Newfoundland
Sealing bisaster.....
HOME MARKETS.
Copper.
Late Dolabella took up the run- 350 ning from Lancaster Lely and
Torchlight, with Princess Dorrie
THE MAUSER RIFLE.
ITS INVENTOR DEAD.
London. Received May 30. Reuter's correspondent at
practically last Rounding Tatton-Berlin reports the death of Harr 200 him corner, Dolabella and Daly Mauser, the inventor of the
Girl (Speat up) were close to Mauser fillo.
140 getlier. Then came Torchlight,
Wassilissa and Princess Dar-
rta,
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $96 PER ANNUM.
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,
CONDENSED.
Princess Dorrie won the Oaks
Stakes.
Latest Home cricket results are, given to-day,
Herr Mauser, inventor othe Mauser rifle, is dead.
London. Received May 29. The Times correspondent at Wallington (N.Z) states that the Premier anys that the Anglo-Jap. ausse Alliance is insufficient pro- Lection for New Zealand, and be
After calliding with a collier adggests that Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the s.s. Empress of Ireland sank Great Britain should unite to put in ten minutes; it is feared over
great fighting Navy on the 1,000 lives are lost. Pacific.
making, with £3,034 brought forward 589,630. The directora recommend à final dividend of 25
who came through af
Manchester, May 4.-The per cent, making a total distribu 131a great pace and won comfortably.
The time was:-2 min. 38 15market is quiet. The reduction tion for the year of 70 per cent. in demand for light staples for The balance carried forward is 100 seconds.
£17,480. For the year 1912 the East has not been followed by
In addition to the starters
110 already given, White Lieur) lso ran, Militant and Oseostel
300
200
350
140
200
The Premier of New Zealand.. saya the Anglo-Japanese Alli ance is insufficient for the protes» tion of New Zealand, and urges a great fighting Navy in the Pacific.
NEWS.
4
"1889" will be found on page of this issue.
The Telegraph Acrostic appeare on another page.
a revival in other directions, the dividend was 1431 per cent. China and South Americs stili
Mesers. Wright and Hornby's show, no disposition to move, and, did not start.
share report appears on page 9. The total receipte of the Great The betting was 11 to 4 against other oversen outlets are not
"Our Contemporaries" appeara Only small lots of Northern Telegraph Company for encouraging, Princesa Dorrie; 100 to 6 against
yarn and cloth are being pat 1913, including the balance on page 2, and log book on page 6. Wassilises; and 10 to 1 against down, buyers displaying little brought forward, amoloted to
Another man has been arrested Torchlight.
confidence.Yarn is steady at 708,369 and the net profit was in connection with the Tai Oa The placed betting was, ovens
Friday's level. "Indian staples, £478,895. The board propose to piracy. Princess Dorrie, the others including shirtings, are firm at make up the totul distribution for proportionate.
Yesterday's racing in the the highest level touched last the year to 20 per cent, boing dragon boat festival in described The winner is a brown bly week. Other cloths are display-he same as for 1912, leaving a owned by Mr. J. B. Joel, being ing less definite strength than a balance to be carried forward of
to-day.. by Your Majesty Doris. She fortnight ago and offers are often £100,728: The results of the was out eight times last year, and below makers terms. secured six seconda and
Freight Markets.-<
past year were not, so good as Sbird,
hose of the previous one. The 26 while once she came to fifths
Apart from a better feeling receipts decreused by £13,280 Wassilissa belongs to Lord 200 Carnarvon, and is a bay filly by in the Black Sea district, there and the expenses increased by Eageront of Missovaja. Out of five was no material change in freight £31,400. The result is a decrease appearances she won the Theale markets yesterday, the inquiry all of the net revenue of about £48,- 138 Two Year Old Maiden Plate at round being limited on about the 1000, without taking into con- Newbury in November last, and basis of recent rates, America -ideration the amount brought 226 also secured one second and one again ruled quiet, although forward,
several orders were closed for third
Torchlight, a bay Billy owned sugar from Cuba on the basis of 130 by Sir John Thursby, was out a 6d. London or Amsterdam, 1,513 four times last year, winning the 158. Marseilles for May loading, Final dividend on socount of the
Leicester County Foal Staked in and 13. 6d. for July. For deals 38 October and the Free Handicap from the Bay of Fundy 35s. was at Newmarket in the game repeated, and a smail carrier was 136 month. The other occasions she taken for timber from the Gulf was fourth and unplaced re-to Cork and Southamption at spectively. She is by John 85. 1400'daunt out of Lesbia.]
172
Sulips,
Pacific Steam Navigation Cu- year 1013 of 174, 61, per share, making 40s, per share, or 6 per cent. for the whole year. For tho preceding year the dividend was the same.
atlantic stomers, for the. Weat
respectively,
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY,
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m.. Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.in. Hippodrome Circus-Causeway Bay-0.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW,
Bijou Theatre 9.15,p.m. -Vistoria Theatre 9.15 p.m. Bippodrome Circuá-Canɛway
Bay-0.15 p.m.
Tuesday June 2.
Orown Land Sile-P,W.D.-3
Agolion Sale of aboes ele.-G. Sales Roome
Wednesday June 3.
There was still no attempt to do business in the River Plate as,
The directors of the Royal Mail although the weather was bright- er during the past few days, Steam Packet Company in their ed 2 points higher, and Egyptian latest catie advices report anual report to December 31 were firmly held, but Surats re return of rain, and consequently last, state that notwithstanding e increasing competition of for mained dull, with quotations rates were still more or less The following reports on Home reduced 1/18.1. to. The market nominal atround about 12s. 6d. foreign line, the company's pos markets are from the Times cf for American futures has been a May-June loading up river. ition bis been well maintained. little more active, the demand There was, on the other hand, The fleet of "A" steamers in the May 5:-
being stimulated somewhat, by London, May 4.-In view of the backwardness of planting in some expansion of inquiry from South American mail service will the disappointing American trade some sections of the belt. There the Black Sea, and the tendency shortly be strengthened by the
higher rates, 7o. to 78. 14d, being which sails from Southampton p.m. · It is officially announced that according to available inform ports and a general disinclination was also fair support from the was, if anything, towards slightly now tripléscrew vassal Alcantari, to embark upon new business, trade. Prices started to 1.1-2 indicated for berth tonnage from on June 19 for Brez and the the market during early hours points lower, but with buying on the Azof, while owners were River Plate, an another "eteam. P. Lammert's
is under 11'àm. · Reator's correspondent at Montreal tites the Mr. G. W. Den prented a very neglected ap- New Orleans and Continental rather more reserved for prompter of the same type derson, a prominent business man, who is among the survivera pearance. Business opened with account the list gradually harden- loading in South Russia and constructiin. Two new Trane the Empress of Ireland, bas telegraphed that the death-roll te'als valdes prao ically unchanged ared, and at midday values were 2
£83 159. for near dates, ard to 2.1-2 points above the previous "India and the Esat, however, ludia mail service are being 1,030.
three months sold at £63 17% 63. close. Early in the afternoon a remuned, very quiet, with few built by Mossra Workman, Clark (The Empress of Ireland was a big graceful ship well propor. With no pressure to sell first renewal of local liquidation on a orders available, although for and Co., and are expected to take tioned, built to meet every possible requirement of the service and Change closed steady but dull small scale caused a slight set- also remarkably steady in rough weather. She was of the following with a fractional loss. Second back, but prices went up again prompt loading at Karachi 10s, places in the line in October and noon." dimensions Length, 570 fest; breadth, 65 feet, 6 inches. She 'Change ruled easier on a few on the receipt of American bay werp. Australia was inanimate, ve bad of the Canadian-West
was secured for discharge at Ant December next
From the experience the directors accommodated comfortably 350 first cabin, 350 second cabin and liquidations and the close was ing orders and noduraging and there was hardly an inquiry 1,000 third class passengers. She wne of 14,500 tons register, and lifeless at Ga.3d. to 7s, B. decline cables from New York. Reports from the North Pacific or the ludian trade up to the present 18,000 indicated horse power. She had a rex speed easily establish with cash at £63. 84. 93. and of heavy rains in the Central Nitrate purts time, they have reason to believe ing her right to the title " Express Som-hip. "The cabine through three months at £83 12. 61. States and some parts of Texas Outward coal rates were no that the now line will prove to be. Ltd.. Extraordinary out wars roomy and luxuriously farnished Oatheupper and lower pro- Total sales- 700 tons, Settlement caused bear closing, and with fair
more than maintained in view of a useful addition to the company's Weeting. menade decks were a number of social rooms, single and en suite, price, 263 163 Tough and best, trade support the session ended the fullness of colliery loading operations. The service has been Canton Insurance Office Extra- with or without private baths. The spacious dining saloon accom-Cus. Eectrolytic, £66
ve to points. Dagyptian turns, and only a small business well received by the public, and ordinary General Meeting-11.15 modated the entire complement if passengers and so atitractive
was possible from South Wales as the advantages which it offers 1,10,1 **å hardened. ***** gradually feature was the arrangement of small round tablemin alo ves usually Liverpool, May 4-The de futuroa
Continental buying assigned to families or parties, travelling together.
mand for spot cotton was qui'e on A considerable number of passengers left. Ilangkong by the brink, consumers agains.coming and a scarcity of sellere, final COMPANY REPORTS: Empress of Japan on April 30, this being the boat advertised to into the market to cover their rates showing a rice of 4 to 8 connect up with the ill-fated Empress of india. The through pam requirements. Outside grow the points. May, 902-Jane, 9.08; The report of the Liaggi promoting further intercourse Triday Juse 5. angers to Esgland include the following Mejor F. B. Kelly Mr. were particularly in good request July, 9.14 August 0:19; Ser Plantations for the year 1013 between those countries. After
Auction of Antique Chins and J. M. Tait, Mr.J. Body, Dr. F B. Barbeitos, Major FC. 8. S. as a result of the iniliterent selec. tember 9.25; October, 9.30 states that the rubber harvested making full provision for depre Palmer, Col. and Mrs Rodney Wild, Mr. and Mrs. SB Long. Mr. tion of American on for Import November, 9.34 December, 9.38 is 1,281,1181b. The total all ciation and transferring £100,000 Carios G. P. Lammert's Sales Arthur Baker, Miss Biker, Mr. WE A. White, Mr. and ing houses were also buying on a January 9.41 and March 9,40, in cost was le, 1 20d., and the to the reserve fund, 637,113 to Rooms-2.30 p.m. Mrs. Gunnell, and Mr. Douglas II. Evans. While the fairly large scale dwing to their Tenders, 100 bales of American profit per lb. is 2008. The the insurance fand, and £5,000 been in Lime to connect inability to all contracts in the and 250 Egyptian on new estimated output 1014 is to the pension fund, the directors passengers would have up with the Empress of Ireland, it doen n t f llaw that they did so, South. Ag od inquiry was report dockets.
1,385,000lb., of wh oh 254,2401b, propose to pay dividend of (81) and the local office of the Company doubts if any of them did. A ed for American, and quations The sales were estimated at have been sold for d as an per cent, less tax, on the Ordinary cables has been lo-day despatched by Mr. Craddock to the vine in were raised 2 point, Middling, 12,000 bala, including 1,000 on average of 25: 574116. The stock, making 6 per cent, for the Montreal enquiring it there were any Far Estern passcogora ou 7.274. Brazilian were also quote speanlation and for export. probit smounted, 10 £83,740 year
Cotton.
steady of 3
an advance
The Hongkong Ice Co. Ltd. Extraordinary General Meeting
King's Birthday Parade.
Thursday June £ Hongkong Fire Insuranca Co.. Gomeral
Lo tourists become better known | Anction of Aalique. Chine and. in Carnda, it should prove of Curios-G P. Lammers Sales great value to the Dominion and Roms 2,30 pu
to the West Indian colonies, by
Saturday, June 6. Auction of Antique China and Caring G. P. Lammert's Sales Roms-2.30 pm,