EARLIER TELEGRAM.
- {Continued from, Page 1) - DERMAN OCCUPTION OF AALAND ISLANDS,
The Kalser's Soft Soap."
London, March 20 Evidently seeking to allay, anti-German feeling in Sweden owing to the German occupation of the "Aslands, the Kaiser has telegraphed to the King of Sweden thanking him for the efforts of the biwedish Ministar in Petrograd on #bobalf of German, prisoners and dwalling on the old Germano-Swedish friendship. The Swedish King replied
A Russian Protest.
"London, Maroh:10,"
A Russian wireless message says; M. Tonicharin baa protested to the German Government against, the introdne tion of German troops in Finland and the Akland Islands - M. Tchicharin is the Bolshevik Foreign Commissioner, vuo-- cessor to M. Trotzky.
Sweden Accused of Partiality.
Amsterdam, March 10,
Count Berentiow is the latest writer to participate in the inspired German press campaign against Skandinavia. He declares that German control of Finland and the Aaland Islands will effectively bar Anglo-American trade with Rus- Ha socuses Sweden of increasing cia via Boandinavia. partiality for the Entente thus estranging Germany,
The German Menace.
Stockholm, March 10 The "Dagensnyheter", in an article warning Scandina vians of the German-Finnish menace says the German Bagdad-North Cape programme is blocked in the south, but is now across Finland seeking an-outlet to the Arctic at the month of the river Patsjoki which is Norwegian.
It is reported that '3,000 German troops with artillery hare landed near Abg in Finland. Hitherto there is no oficial confirmation.
ISULATINÜ BELGIUM.
Amsterdam, March 10,
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The "Telegraaf" states that we bermans are saying an unelectribed wire carrier two hundred motres beinu tas present electric wire along the trohter of Flanders to the Daten province of Zeeland wid extenang roastward the inhabitants of this broad strip of land are being remov- edit la suggested that the object is to cut off Belgium more sumpletely from the world an low of the concentration of troups for a big oitensive.
The "Hacuelabiad” says that the German soldiers ez- pect a big attack from the const.
THE LATE MR. REDMUND,
London, March 10. The remains of Mr. John Redmund nad an kupressive receptan al wexiotu baçening bagian muls qued, the callway station when the spodia traan conveying the body passo Lauty thousand followed the remains to church Lor the equiem procension and the subsequent trueral extended for two miles. The "streete were decked with crape. The Insh Attorney General aid Air. John Dillon delivered orations at the grave side.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS,
Petrograd, March 10.
M. Tebitcherin succeeds M. Trotzky as. Foreign Com- missioner. All the Commissaries went to Moscow on Batar- day. The "Izvevia" and "Pravda," omncial boviet organą, have transferred wear onces to Moscow
THE WESTERN FRONT. A
London, March 10.
A wireless German official report states: We repulsed strong reconnaitrung "thrusts southward of Monchy. Strang French datacomenta penetrated our foremost trenches be- tween Ancrewiller and Badunvilier, Qur counter thrusts droze them out.
COUNT LUXBURO.
Buenos Aires, March 10 Great Britain bas granted a safe conduct to Count Lax- burg to proceed to Sweden
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, March 11.. Montagu's report states that the market is steady and the quotation unchanged, Shanghai exchange has a firm tendency, The native speculative position, which hitherto has been a source of weakness, has been reduced by over half. The Indian silver holding has been slightly incressed.
TIN PURCHASES.
London, March 11
The Committee of the London Metal Exchange has forbidden its members to buy tan in the United Kingdom for consumption or export unless licensed by the Committee Holders or producers may only zell to persons holding the Committee's licence, "
GERMAN “REPRISALS THREATENED,
Amsterdam, March 10. The "Cologne Gazette" says that Germany is consider
ing measures of reprisal for the seizures of German property
German colonies.
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PROOF OF GERMAN DEVILRY.
London, March 10.
The body of an officer of the torpedoed hospital ship Glenart Castle has been picked up with two gunshot wounds, confirming the suspicion that the pirates fired on some of the escaping boste
Japan's Aid to the Allies.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1918.
"RACECOURSE DISASTER
ENQUIRY.
The Danger of Three-Storled Matsheds.
appeared for the owners of Stands
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What A Socialist Thinks.
And the contents of his mind at such a period must be considered as a sort of sacred deposition.
By Mr. Lo:He could not GOING "OVER THE TOP." about the same number praent, there About four years ago he
accident He inspected the sheds on the complained to Mr. Hough, be say if when the recond day. Ous of the bamboo cause he was Clark of the Course, occurred in 1914 all the people aplittings had came off a staircase about a three-storied masthed got out. He could not say if the and he got a fellow foki to pat being erected on site No. 7. He matter was reported in the newe- EVIDENCE BY MR. J. J. BLAKB. it back. He was not there when omplained four years ago on the papers, He told Mr. Hough he the collapse occurred. He had first day of the Roos. Oa that thought there would be a serious not been able to sooount for a day the floor of No. 9 gave accident if three storied sheda "Pte. Victor Grayson, formerly
This WAS two-were allowed.
Socialist M. P. för Colne Valley reason why the matcheda bad way.
afraid collapsed. He had been building storied."Es
You did this in the interests writes in the Daily Maskemm matsheds for 12 years and during that shed No. 7 might "ge 100 of the people attending your
"What ·wers ...... your -- GENCİ, that time he had had no experi-Mr. Hough sold him that he had booth --T.
thoughts when you went over ence of collapsed metabad, nothing to do with the matter and Then why were you content to the top against the enemy?" "The enquiry into the and catas: When he made his inspection he he (Mr. Blake) should compisin let the stand stay PI reported is
This question was put to me He did not to Mr. Hough and I thought my by a military doctor who com trophs which occurred at the did not see say signs of tempering.to the Governor.
would be Racecourse. Happy Valley, on
By the Coroner:When he complain to the Governor, and he complaint
carbined a taste for psychology with the had allowed the three-storied ried to the February 26, was continued inspected the shed
Governor.
skill in the healing of wounda. the Police Court this morning: morning of the 26 he went in-matebeds to be built ever since The three-storied buildings had The question interested may, and and had made na farther com- not always been top heavy, only owing to s long practised habit being conducted by Mr. J. Eside, apstairs and downstairs. Wood, soting se Coroner. The By L. Bowley-When he left plainte. In 1914 the uprights since the uprights had been of introspection I was able to following jarymen were also pre- the kacecourse on the 26th the under the flooring moved. It was resting on boards. >ent :-Mesara. - A. H. Barlow Matsheds, so far as he could see,
The Coroner-I don't think supply an answer to it. The about the second day of the Races.
answar was totally unlike any. (foreman), J. H. Wallace, and were in good order. In the after. So far as he knew there was no you could have formed a very thing the paychologist had ex W. O. Jack.
noon he was supervising work in sovident, bat he believed there strong ides or else you would not |pected; but it was a faithful report Mr. H. J. Gedge appeared for progress at the Old Merosntile was a bit of a panio, as the people hare take a shed alongside one of the uppermost, if not the only, the Jockey Club and the relatives Bink. He was there the whole all rushed into his stand. Heat the Racecourse every 7657.
thought in my mind at that : had never known any other scoid- Witness said he did form an of the late Mr. Albert Abwee; Mr. of the afternoon.
supreme moment. Going "over - M. K. Lo was present for a num- By Mr. Lo Sometimes it was onts. There was a sommunice opinion and the contractor this the top is probably the most ber of Chinese who lost relatives necessary to put poles into the tion this year between his shed year rested any upright on boards solema and thrilling of the in the disaster; Mr. F. B. L ground to secara strute to them. and sheds 1, 2 and 3. The placed shove the floor. The modern soldier's many grim are
waiting was taken down to allow uprights were on the ground Bowley represented the con-If the building" was strong tractor, The Hok, who bails the conngh there was no need to the amaha of Chinese ladies to in his shed. He thought this Periences; it is the culminating come in and buy sweep tickets. practice rendered a three-storied emotional stress. Everything in point of a sustained period of matebede; Mr. Leo d'Almada drive poles into the ground.
What do you mean by that?-It had always been the same matahed unsafe. He did not form his previous military training 7 and 8 and 8:80 for the families Well if there is the stamp of since the Jockey Club had rented a firm opinion that three-storied have been bas an arduous pre- of the late Mr. L. Xavier and the tree or something else to lash these stands. With regard to the sheds were unsafe, bat he had paration for that moment's ori late Mr. J. Osario and the baseirats to there is no need to catastrophe on the 20th, he was hazy idea that they were.
standing at the sweep counter By Mr. BowleyAfter the band of the late Mrs. Razack; Mr. put poles in. D. V. Stevenson appeared for: Did you find it necessary to is shed No. 6 st the front, 1914 sccident extra support the lessoon of the Unity Stand. drive poles into the ground at ready to ring the bell for the fifth were put in his matshed. Similar
The warning of "Stand_tol" is race to stop the sale of sweep supports might have been put in There were also present Mr. G. the Racecourse 7---Thera were
Ominously whispered. In that H. Wakeman, Crown Solicitor trees there and some fencing. tickets. He heard a orackling other matsheds.
The contractor, recalled, "was brief space there is little time for the Hon. Mr. C. Mol. Messer. O. They drove about three poles into sound from the dirsation of No.
bat purely subconscious P.; Mr. A. E. Wright and Mr. F. the ground.
7 and on looking up he saw the questioned by Mr. Bowley, and any Button, of the P. W. D.
Do you agree that stands 1, 2 partition of No: 7 falling into the stated that he did not agree with sentimental thoughts. The enamy United Stand, -Women and Mr. Blake, who said that the is in front, and the good solidar Hr. Wakeman said there was and 3, and 17, 18, 19 did not a good deal of material at Happy collapse because they were only children falling with it. The manner of placing the uprights never under-estimates the power enemy's posible Valley which the authorities one storey I cannot say that, counters of the United Stand on two boards made the sheds of bis thought to be removed. He did not know why they did saved the people in it from being unstable. It was just an safe as resistance. A fleeting thought
crushed. So far as he could say,ons.
may be devoted to the loved The Coroner replied that be not collapse.
Replying to the Crown Solicitor, ones who are vagusly waiting or thought it would more satis- Do you think it would have the upper floor sank about four
Is this stand there were witness stated that he did not watching behind; the moldise factor to the jury if Mr. Wright made any difference, if poles had fest. made an inspection and then re- been put in on the Golf Olab osanalties far as he remember the floor breaking in must see to it that the bolt of hir knew. He got out of the 1914, as stated by Mr. Blake. The rife works easily in its grooves ported to the Court. Then if side 7-Yee. They would not
front on to the Racecourse, and only thing was that the leg of a that his sights are clean; that none of it was required the collapse.. material could be removed;" The Coroner:-If you had put heard a cry of some one in agony wooden stool was forced through the pins of his hand-grenades are Ks Obang ki said he was in the strate would the sheds and returning to the matshed one plank. That was all that in proper order that he is ready partner in the Tea Hop firm, have collspeed 7-It would have found a small Portugese boy happened: There was no panic. in every detail for the exigencies behind some matting with his leg r. J. Olsen, of Messrs. O. E. of the impending trial, Fis having charge of office affairs. been just the same. There were air partnera. Kwok The Coroner (to Mr. Lo jammed on the floor. He managWarren and Co., and a partner destiny hanga on the hazard of
in doing so in the Unity Stand, spoke to moment's throw of the dies of Kun was s partner, and the other Shall we leave that question alone.ed to get him out.
he hart his back and was assisted giving instructions to the con- Fate, Half an inch above the four were in the country. He had been a partner since his father's Mr. J. J. Blake said he was co-cut of the stand by Mr. Forbes. tractor, telling him to carry on parapet.. death is frantically The command comes to ad- death three years ago. He took partner in stands 4, 5 and 6, Elis only opinion was that the as in former years. He examined bargaining for him. no part in the construction of the called the Unity Stand, Mr. Olsen three-storied building was top-the stand himself on two occasions
just before the 'Races. The Vance, and he scrambles out and matsheds at the Racecourse; and Mr. Warren were the others, heavy when occupied.
By Mr. Stevenson:He material, generally, was good and over. At the edge of the "hags" Kwok Kun having charge of this. He bought that site at the When the purchaser of the lots Government auction. Mr. Olsen told M. Y. San that he would not sound. He was in the stand some of his comrades stop and came to him he instructed Kwok obtained a permit to build the allow firewood in the stand, when it collapsed, being behind silently fall back. He must Kun to see to the work.
shed. It had a basement and one nothing but oharcoal, and that a pari-mutuel counter. There watch the creeping curtain of hit The Coroner: Did you discuse storey. He had had this shed for the fires were to be put out im was first a roab of people, and own side's barrage, while the the price I discussed it with 13 years. He did not know the mediately after tifin was served. the the floor began to sink shrapnel moans and shrieks over- the purobasera.
other mstahede but so far as He also made him have three slowly. He was thrown down, bas bead, and the ballets of snipers Why did yon charge more for 4, 5 and 6 were concerned tube of water. He saw that the shouted to the people not to rush, and machine guns spit and Nos. 4, 5 and 6 than the they asked the contractor about instructions were carried out at That assisted in quieting thinge gutter around him and at his others The price was the five years ago to put in double 1.30 p.m., with the exception of down Ladies were helped out feet. The protective curtain of his same as last year.
strate. This was done because one chatty for hot water. He and Indian constables zipped up on artillery lifts, and the enemy' Were some rates on the shede there was more of a crush at the inspected it sach day after 1.30 fallen boards, letting out a num trenches and pill-bexes appear in higher than others F-It depends counter than there was at the p.m. There was a continual Bow bez of imprisoned people. So far front
What are the thoughts of this. on the discussion of the price. door. With this exception the in and out of the stands all the ad he knew, there were no casual-
Sweepstakes
ties in that stand. He was one man?. saks the payahologist. Be- Was it arranged to pat better sheds were the same. Mr. Olsen" time.
in all
stands of the last to leave, and then saw fore we advanced at Passchendaele tho work in some sheds then others? and he inspected the basement of rún -No.
the abed the Thuraday before the He sold his sweep tickets to the are among the centre stande. He had spent a night of unspekkel By Mr. Bowley-His father Bares, and on the Sunday after ladies in the Jockey Club. The bad had a share in the stand for able discomfort in a bag-boundar
thirteen years.
It was not until field. Intermittent showers of vid man of 70 they inspected the storey. Mr. counters in his stand were new years and superintended the Olsen gate all the instructions to last year and made of good hard Mr. Blake told him, that he knew róîn had d'enched as to the skin,
wood. Mr. Warren, Mr. Olaen of the previona socident, work. Witness had been study the contractor,
Beplying to Mr. Stevenson, ing English. He had never Mr. Wakeman:-What is the and nimeelf bad the matɛheda
He had two watchmen witness said he did not think worked on mataheda himself. rule regarding the stands for made.
winners, places and cash sweepa? and two Chinese detectives from there were more than 300 people -Anyone was admitted without No. 2 Police Station. They had on the first floor at the the time Stand to!" I found thes my valise, apon which I had been 6 were the same as last year. They payment. The shed was really been paid $5 each for their ser of the accident."
Mr. J. Deacon, constable sitting, had been submerged in had been charging $180 for the built for Bervice men who could vices, He was the last to leave
Government House, who was in the mad. With an effort I pulled stands for the last three years. not afford to pay for the enclosare. bis stand.
By Mr. Bowley-He had always the Unity Stand amaisting with it out and strapped it on my back. He could not speak of prices Chinese were admitted as before. before then. The obarge was the Service men were not there be taken precautions against fire, the pari-matasi, said that he was With a crash like the orack of same and the work was the same, cause of the sickness in the There was no aule of beer. M. Y. behind the counter when the stand doom our barrege began and we
The Coroner :-Did the firm Colony. Two Chinese watchmen Ban had no liceace to keep a fall. He described his experiences, started forward
He saying that it was not until he As the shrapnel-mist, began to: make a profit lset year P-Not were engaged and mach. This year we made a instructions to see (Mr. Blake) had only the permit got out of the stand that heries I could perosive the tangled- In addition to noticed fire, about two standa wize of the enemy lines tumbled" a little. The year before last that no smshe with children on of the P, W.D.
in shattered hasps, and I restised there was no proft and no loss, backs came in, and to keep out cash sweeps he had betting on GWBY,
Banitary Inspector Wood, who that my increasing loneliness How many matshed builders small boys, There was no limit places and winners. He charged are there in the Colony ?-About to the number. On the 28th of commission. They had pari-was also in the Unity Stand at was being caused by hidden 20 odd.
February there were about 300 mutuels there for thirteen the time, said that the electric fire from some concrete stu
on my left. The He regarded, the light during the collapse went on tures Are you doing less business people on the upper floor about years. now than in your father's time? the time the Derby was run. That condition against gambling and off several times. He was noise of artillery was deafening. The year before last there was the biggest number they had as a dead letter, seeing that I watching this at the time. Just the mad and the water-logos was less business, but last year had that day. He had known there was permitted in the Grand after two o'clock he heard Mr. shellholes made advance it wm about the sams. There be 400 people" in but no Stand. He had always been Blake go round below and order of art, and the ballem whistle
past on every eida.” were between 70 and 80 fokis, mere. The ground floor was goed allowed to do it. He was rand the ohatties to be put out,
A. Chinees shroff, who was on I should have been very szoited Ha Chuk-sam asid he, was (s for refreshments, He gave M. Y. ered unconscious by his accident foremos in the Tas Hap frm and Ban the privilege of selling refresh. Aboat seven minutes elapsed duty in M. Y. San's restaurant on and my mind should have risen had held that position for four ments there for the convenience from the time of the collagee to the ground floor of the Unity to the occasion by moulding to yesre. He supervised the build of the public. He did not make his accident. He saw no fire. Stand at the time of the collapse, epigram of patriotic paropas aan ing of the matahede at the Race a barge or sharge commission. Most of that seven minutes he said there were only about ten British defiance. I am sorry lo course this year. He had between There were three or four chatties was in the matched resoning the people there then There were disappoint the psychologie bur
He was the axset. words, which 10 and 80 skilled workmen, on the graza in No. 6 Stand, small boy. He did not see any two lighted chatties.
the ballets and the
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By Mr. Stevenson:-The prices charged for stands 4, 5 and
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Mr. Lo:- You I think so,
Wara
their refreshment house there.
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that we dared not cough norlight
longed for cigarette.
and the Buche was ́80 near to us
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Japanese Coolles Buried in Snow,
A Toyama message states that They commenced building the There were no boards on the fire and it was quits clear that knocked down by the falling through my mind sa 1 d London, Feb. 20.Replying to on the 22nd ult. At about 10.38 matabeds on February 7, and ground. He had some large the fire did not start in his cor question in the House of Comm. a snow slide occurred in completed them on February barrels of water on the lower shed. He could not form Heplying to Mr. Stesyenson, "Fam. very lucky ORE Mr. Money, representing Minstem Lara, Higashi Tomari 24. The material need in making for and on the upper story he any opinion we to where the witness said he did not manage rissole and two slices of bacon in the Bhipping Controller, said that Gun, Toyama Kan, with the re- matsheds, was musky now. He had eight fire buckets, se a pre-collapse commepost. He did not to get the money from the till is my valine...It s not a bad war
merchant steamers were ult that 31 coolies who were never heard the Inspector from the caution against fire. The cook- wish to convey the impression a lot.
supplies, food engaged in repairing the water- Pablic Work Department posing only went on from that No. 7 collapsed first. He Evidence was also given by the of war to Grest doors of the Tomami: Electric plain of bad works. He inspected about eleven to one o'clock; judged by the orowd that there Becretary of M. T. Ban Bin and France. The net Light Company, were buried the ebede on the art day of the Potatoes were warmed traps were 300 people in the sand. He ant, who said that the
plied was cooked, bel of such steamern arriving beneath the debris. After much Race 3 He was there from seven There was only one chatty used bad only 48 chairs and these
Questio Unite Kingdom Sporta hard work, 23 of the men were in the morning to soon. He could after 1 am, and this was to take in the front. The entrance to the and was onl with dergo in 1917, was 195,483 dug out alive, but three others, not at how menople were too. Ever since he had had the upper door wie separata from the
could not be found.
there. He thought there were stand there had been cooking lower hood,
astaur-
hous