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New Steamer - Wrecked. Massrs. Butterfield and Swire have been informed of the ground- ing of the steamer Canadian Mr. H.M.H. Nemazee, has been The steamer Bupare, owned by Exporter off Willapa Harbour, old to & firm in Manila and the The South and The Pacific Washington on August 2. It is reported that both the ship and yesterday for that port for de- vessel sailed from Hougtong her cargo are a total loss. The ivery to her purchasers. The crew were taken off the vessel. gure at which they changed writes that a report from Head- Our Canton correspondent The Canadian Exporter, is owned bands is said to be Pesos 200,000.quarters is to the effect that by the Canadian Government The Rupara has a gross tonnage General Chan King-ming has Mercantile Marine, Ltd., and was of 1,368 tons and was built in 1906 mobilised strong forces to attack bound for North Chins ports in for the Adelaide Steamship Keilin and Loongchow, in order the joint service of the Canadian Company, from whom she was Government Line and the Blue bought by Mr. Namazee about from Kwongai province at an to clear out all the enemy troops Funnel Line, which bas only two years ago. She was brought early date. recently been in operation. The up from Australia about the same wrecked vessel was the second time as the Moura, which was bean sent back from Kwangsi to Many small gunboats have to be placed on the berth at also bought by Mr. Nomazee from Kwangtung to cruise the various Vancouver and Washington ports the Union Stearnship Company of branch rivers, as pirates have for the Far East, and according New Zealand and later sold to become to schedule she was to sail west-the Douglas Steamship Co. The ward on July 27.
Mours is now the Hsibong.
The Canadian Exporter was built in British Columbia by Messrs. J. Coughlan and Sons and was launched shortly after Christmas. 1919.. She has a tonnage of 8:380 deadweight.
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
She is reported to have costManila Maru Runs into $1,659,240 (Canadian).
Deaths of Seafarers.
Glenamoy.
active.
very numerous and
SOR
An extraordinary meeting of local M.Ps, will take place to-day] at which the following questions will be dealt with-That either Tang Shao-yi or Dr. Wa Ting- fang or his
Wu Chao- shu should be appointed to represent. China at the Pacific conference; That the foreign Powers should requested not to recognise that the Peking! 800ment has the right to ap point representatives, alternative
that the North and South Governmen: should each appoint one representative.
A telegram received in Hong- kong from Peking to-day states that the Ministry of Navy has propos d to the Government that naval representatives should be allowed to attend the Pacific cop- ference, so that naval matters may be discussed. Dr. Welling- too Kou. has been instructed to discuss the matter.
be Shortly after noon on Friday Messrs. Moller & Co., bare last an accident occurred on the received word by cable from river at Shanghai which had the Singapore of the death at sea on effect of postponing the departure Jaly 20 of Mr. T, A. Underwood, of the str. Glenamoy. The vessel, who was chief officer of the which was stationed at the Chins steamer Lindsay Moller. The Merchants Lower Wharf, was to Lindsay Moller was bound from have left at 4 p.m. for Chinwang- Mauritius to Singapore and Hong-tao, and at the time mentioned the kong when Mr. Enderwood died. tug Victoria was at hand ready to He was buried at sea..
tow her out from the wharf, where From Shanghai the death is she was lying head upstream. At reported of Mr. William Mac- the same time a cargo boat was Kinnon, a late chief engineer in moored alongside. the service of Messrs. Jardine About a quarter past 12 o'clock Matheson & Co. Mr. MacKinnon.the Manila Maru, the 9,000 ton who died in St. Mary's Hospital boat of the O.S.K., was coming up at Shangbai on August 5, was 42 the river. Nearing the China Mer- years of age.
chan's Wharf she swung round Mr. William Anderson, a second to go to ber buoy, and it was then officer in the China Navigation the accident occurred. She was Co. died at the General Hospital, carried too far inshore, and first Shanghai on August 3.
she struck the cargo bost lying by the Glensmoy sinking her. She then hit the Glenamoy on the New
steamers building for port side of the fo'c'sle, damaging companies affiliated with the her there, while the Manila Maru Shell Oil combination are taking herself received damage to ber the names of various kinds of sea starboard side. Fortunately she shells, as are the four oil-tankers then went clear, and reached ber under construction at Kowloon buoy.
New Names.
It has been decided that Yea Wai Ching. the Miois.. ter for Foreign Affairs, willi attend the Pacific conference with Wong Ching-ting and Stu Shao-chu as assistants. If neces say, Wo Chao-shu, of the South will be permitted to be one of the delegation.
The Government on the reem. mendation of Tso Kwan, Tuchun; of Chili, bas ordered the Hunam troops to evacuate Hupeh; other- wiss military force will be used.
Our greatest national problem is whether we shall build war- ships or friendships.-Minneapolis News Partisan Leader.
An empire built on "blood and iron may be all right in the be ginning, but it has a tendency to rust.-Columbia (S.C.) Record.
An educational system isn't | worth a great deal if it teaches boys to get a living and doesn't teach them how to live.-Passaic
for the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum A number of passengers were Co. To make the names of their to have left with the Glenamoy vessels consistant in this regard in the afternoon, and as soon as the Asiatic Petroleum Co., has news of the accident was received renamed the steamer Escalona. steps were taken to notify them When her name is changed short- that her departure would be ly she will be known as the delayed. In the short space of Placnna. The Huntball was re-time at disposal, however, it was cently renamed and is now the not possible to inform everbody Phorus. The Phorus has sailed before they arrived to go aboard. from Hongkong for Tarakan and A survey was made of the the Escalona will follow to the Glenamoy to ascertain the extent same port when her overhaul is of the damage, and it is hoped completed. The Dutch steamer that it would be possible for her Neus. Hermes will return to Singapore.to leave the next day. As regards We foresee that it will takel the Manila Marn the extent of more than prohibition to keep her injuries have not been learn the Government from spending ed either, but considering the
our money like a drunken sailor. SHANGHAI TRAGEDY. it was not reported there O. S. steamer Empress of Russia serious possibilities of the case
-Columbia (8.C.) Record. until late yesterday afternoon arrived at Hongkong from present appearances are that both and then by a Sikh policeman, Vancouver, via Manila, with 319 vessels have escaped lightly Woman's Mysterious Death. who happened to overhear some passengers-106 cabin and 713 coolies speaking of the matter and steerage and 309 tons of general
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The London Chronicle alleges that President Harding's English would cause a shudder in aca demic circles; but bis American saits us pretty good.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
France demanda either Rhine resson-Asheville (N. C.)
To be enduring a pesce must be endurable-Greenville (3. C.) Piedmont,
Times.
The German gultural is now more like a squeal.-Kingston (Canada) Whig.
An extraordinary affair, involv-promptly informed bis superiors. cargo. Among the passengers ing the death of a Japanese wo- Officers were immediately sent were Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Layton, FLASHES FROM THE U.S.A. man under circumstances which out to inquire, but were only in who returned to Hongkong from have led the Settlement police to time to meet a hearse taking the Vancouver, Mr. J. S. Gardiner, suspect murder, came to their coffined body away,
Lloyda surveyor at Hongkong, The Mailed Fist has become notice on August 4. It appears The woman, who was only who came back from a holiday in the tight fist.Brooklyn Eagle. that, on Wednesday afternoon, about 25 years of age, had been a Japan; Col. C. T. Bell, who is a New York has been dried and some daese found the woman's companion of tragedy in more visitor from Japan; and Miss E. A found wanting Brooklyn Eagle. body in a field off Scott Road, than one way. She was married Card, who arrived from Homa to
Germany gives in, but the outside the Settlement limits. in Japan, but was divorced, then take up an appointment with world will suspend opinion until There was a scarf, wound round came bere last May and, early in Massra. Butterfield & Swire. she gives up-Newark News. her neck and she had apparently July, married a Japanese sailor.
France is eager to bury the been strangled to death,
When Germany throws a bou- The two were not happy together,
hatched if she can find a vulner-quet, look out for the string at- Curiously enough, although and before the mouth was out) At to-day's sitting of the Marine able spot-Ballimore Etening tached.-Boston Shoe and Leather there are several Japanese police- they had separated. Then the Court the masters of two trading|Sun.
Reporter. men attached to the North Sza-woman went back to her old lodg-junks were each fined $10 for The war caused in uplift allif Europe wishes to unite with chuen Road Police Station,ings at a garage in Scott Road, anchoring their craft within the right, but it was of taxes rather Uncle Sam, she must promise to apparently 110% one of themSubsequent events in her career libits of the Eastern Cable ground) thao moral-Greenville (8.C.) love, honour, and repay-Nete beard ut the tragedy, for have not yet transpired,
on Thursday.
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