and have them dares
LAZARUS
22, Quma's, BoaT EXPIRAL,
Thongkong
HEUNGSHAN” STRANDING.
FULL STORY OF THE MISHAP.
Vessel Almost Full of Water.
And
JUNK CARSIZES.
Loss of
Woman and; Daughter'
“Drowned.
SATURDAY
NEW CINEMA.
MODERN BUILDING FOR":
WEST POINT, SA
We learn that a $130, odd) feinema theatre will be short Taricted at West Point to cater for the residents of this populous
Interviewed by a Telegraph re-On arriving at Canton, the people aboard. In all including to be completed towards the close formation of such ↑ Club, thay
two ghildrer, all the others being
men, The vessel had reached a
pur- spot about a hundred yards from
until
In
out
with
RACE COURSE
Over a Million Dollars far
It sustainly seems strange that big sweepstakes wh
in & Colony where all sports are in connection.
the Hungh m Far Wharf, with COMMISSION ON LUNACT lacrosse which has so much to the writer to do anything
LAWS.
Sane Man In Asylums for Eight Years.
-
50 popular, even baseball that clubs. - It is not the inten commend it from the point of setting down certain Ind view of skill and general exercise, state some of the things should be conspicions by its happened. There is no intenti absance.
to expirals – any opinion or Hoping that all those interest moralise on the subject of gan ed will get into touch with me ling in any way. Fnots are fac and
thanking you for your after all is said and done, and courtesy in inserting this appeal. whether readers bank at them or
Yours etc.
apprays of them will be a matter “F. J. VINGRAVE.
depending entirely upon their Kowloon Crick personal ontloak-and judgment. RASLA Empress Lodge,
We all know thafpublic gamb- Kowloor Bow Kowloon, Feb 29th, 1924.
ling goes on here during Race | Club
Early this mating a junk district. capsized nashe Hunghom A sits has been acquired at Ferry Wharf, with the result that corner of Third and Water Streetspo We are to-day able to publish pans, the whole of the passengers the wife of the jusk-owner, aged and arrangements have been made the formation. a full story of the mishap to the and their affects were transferred 36 years, and Ker, three year-old for a building capable of scoom in this Colony,
Houngahan, the well-known aboard her. This proceeding took daughter, who was in the cabin] modating 500 people. The style I might my that it is a matter will be somewhat similar to the of surprise to me that such *Plus ver steamer belonging to the until nearly half past eight, at asleep, were crowned. Longkong. Canton and Macao | which time the Kwangsai steamed
The junk, whose distinguishing World Theatre. It is pointed out is not already in existence. ke- Steamboat Company, which went for Canton, leaving the officers number, was 1113, was, at about that the interior decorations and cause there are surely many bare ground early on Paay morning and crew on board the Houng 5.30, taking earth from the furnishings will be on very who have at some time or other Chilst on her usati ran from shan also another river Kowloon Decks to Shamshulpo laborats scale, apsuring the at-played this very attractive game.
steamer, named the 5.5. Ting Hongkong to Canton.
There curred.
were twelve Construction work is expected your readers are interested in the One of the returned passengers, Sang, standing by in case of need. at the time when the disaster oc- most possible comfort for patrons. May I suggest that if any of
get into communication with me? also have referance presentative this morning, stated Kwangsai reported the occur the Mifs of the junk-owner and of the summer.
has the boat left Hongkong rence and a British naval boat 10 o'clock on Thursday was later sent to the scene of
accident for the ght as usual. She was carry-the
standing by about 750 passengers, about pose of
procured. of whom were saloon pas-tuge could be All the way up the river. Nothing been sent to Hongkong, and the the craft. At the time, the ngers. The weather was foggy the meantime, a message had rails hosted, when a sudden squali sprang up and overturned intoward happened until it about tug Henry Keswick was sent up owner's wie, name i Cheung Tai, minutes to five in the morn yesterday afternoon with men was asleep in the e.bin with ber when the ship was 12 miles from the Kowloon Dock.
little daughter, named Ho Ho Canton. At this time our in- THE CAPTAIN COMMENDED. The other cccupant were able to
London, February 2 frmant was lying in his cabin
leap into its water and therall A proposal is being made that ading. when the whole ship was It was half past nine yesterday managed to swim a portion of the Government should appoint a adenly shaken, accompanied by morning, before the Kwangsai dis the junk which was still above royal commission to inquire into runching grinding sound. He embarked all her passengers water and, were rescued by the lunacy laws, as a result of mediately went on deck, meet-Before dispersing, the saloon pas-mpans in the vicinity.
lawsuit in which a farmer named the Chief Engineer, who told sengers of the Houngshan drow
When the owner of the junk Harnett has been awarded a fotal that the ship had struck the apa letter to be sent to the Steam-realised ths: his wife and daugh- of twenty-five thousand pounds ank Rock. It was soon learned boat Company in which they at the ship had been very badly expressed their very high appreter were still in the cabins, he sterling damages against two Jed in the fore hold on the ciation of the action of Capt. Courageously dived underneath Doctors. Dr. Borida co arboard side, and that the water Thomas in beaching the vessel as and first brought up the little girl sioner in lunacy, and Dr., rushing in flooding the soon as he did, for such action and then his wife, eventually who has a home for mental cases.
managing to get then ashore. e-hold and the engine room. undoubtedly presented the sink The police were later summoned,
ing of the ship *VESSEL BEACHED.
but when they arrived both the Our informant added that the The ship was then free of the behaviour of all on board was woman and the girl were dead. C. and the Captain (Captain really admirable and the fact that homas) decided that in order to not a single life was lost redounde ke the ship he had to beach her. to the credit of the ship's officers. fe engines were pus fall ahead
There was one very interesting ret the ship run hard on the shore incident. During the excitement proceeding which averted what a pony, which was being taken Could undoubtedly have been the up to Canton and which was tied
ly sinking of the vessel. Fires up on the between decks, was
The Senate has passed & re drawn, steam was let off, forgotten. It succeeded in break-resolution for investigation of the it was fortunate that the ing loose, however, and, swim-income tax returns of Messrs. ition of the dynamo was fairly ming through the open cargo port Fall. Doheny, Sinclair and others oil leases because the engine room was in the ship's side, swam across concerned in the
Kial, February 29. flooded to a considerable the river and safely landed on a enquiry. It then considered a
The shipyards have locked out th and it was not until nearly little island in mid-stream, where fesolution for examination of light that the water reached it shook itself and seemed little Mr. Daugherty's administration 13.000 workers owing to their
dynamo thus plunging the the worse for its experience.
as Attorney General-Renter's refusal to work nine instead of American Service.
eight hours a day.-Router, Tole ship in darkness. The fact
BADLY DAMAGED.
A lights were kept going so
ag unquestionably prevented The Heungshan is so badly nything in the way of a panic. damaged that it will take some verything remained quite order considerable time before she will the third-class passengers be- be able to be moved. She is brought upon to the boat deck. now hard ashore and almost full
of water.
PASSENGERS TRANSFERRED.
Harnett H dstained in asylums for over eight years, but escaped in 1921, when specialists: certified him to be sane.
S.P.C.A, B ›LL.
AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS.
The fancy dress ball held at the
Week, but to the average man, Filipino Club it cannot be apparaat as to what Crafrangower Clu is the extent of that, gambling | Poßes Club.
The writer has simple takờn the cre trouble to collect filtruation and Cleb has set it down i undoubtedly in
ATTHES
What happened d
jury found he was sane when City Hall last night, by the Race Course? During detained in 1912, and reasonable Hongkong Society for the Preven over one handrød care was not exercised stay tion of Cruelty to animals, Pesthousand bets A SEARCHING ENQUIRY. of exsertion has been granted an overwhelming success. Mr. D. in the pari matuok the
Washington, Feb. 29.
pending & appasi Reuter.
SHIPYARD WORKERS LOCKED OUT.
MORE WOMEN TO VOTE.
SHALL WE HAVE PETTICOAT GOVERNMENT ?
LADY MEMBERS' SPEECHES,"
(Reuter's Service.)*
Keith, of the Kowloon Docks, number of stinkef
had carried out decorative | winners and placed ponie scheme which was not only)152,339. As" "sach flekar
tasteful but most appropriate to $5, the money paid into the If we add the occasion. The cloak rooms, "Tote was $761,695. Before paid into the bar and card rooms were on the paying out, any dividends, the enumerated abo ground floor, while the buffet was Jockey Club deducted 1214 per $355,639 adjacent to the ballroom: More cent. ss commission, and it tickets The Cin than 500 guests were present, the therefore netted $95.21187 out every case, deducted larger number being in fancy of the parï-mutuel.
percentage for their dress, but the funds of the Society If we turn to the Cash Sweeps, In the case of the were considerably augmented by we find that $322,181 was spent was as high as 20 per the institution of the $1 fine for in buying chances, and out of in other cases it vari those who chose to adhere to the this the Jockey Club took 29 per generally freddat ten conventional evening wear, cant, bringing its aggregate WHAT THE EA Many ingenious and beautiful revenue for the meeting out of costumes were to be seen although public gumibling up to $159,648- few enough had at the back of 07. Of course, it had to pay them the idea of the Society expenses. Adding together the activities."Felix the Cat" and amounts paid into the pari- others of the feline family were mutual and for Cash Sweep the catstanding exceptions. Dane tickets, we; And that $1,083.876 ing was continued until 1,30 am. was gambled by the public. and everybody spent a most happy Reference to the Jockey in time. Amongst those who attend-Club would not be complete upor ed ware HE the Governor and without stating that it did not chance or Lady Stubbs, as well as HE always take so much percent-ree or com Major General Sir John and Ladylage in commission. Before the sheld, London, February 29. The House of Commons, by 283 to 72 has passed the second Fowler Music was supplied by war the percentage was very managed reading of & Bill, moved by the Labourite Mr. Adamsen, to amend the Hongkong Hotel orchestra. much lower, but, in order to Colony the Representation of the People Act of 1918, with the object of The officials, of whom special assist War: Charities, the perà lestery enfranchising women aged twenty-one years and upwards in both mention should be made of Mrs. centage was raised and quite not, Icser
-paid to to a fine not local government and Parliamentary elections, and placing the Pollock, are to be congratulated big sums were paid over, to who sells whole franchise for both sexes other than University lectors on a on the success of the function, charities. No sums
They were as follows:
[though"the" "par similar basis of residence.
Ladies Committee: -- Mrs. centage has never been lowered, Miss Jewson, in a maiden speech seconding the Bill, spoke
and the confidently and made her points clearly. She was frequently cheer-Pollock, Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Mr though, they Club has very favoured the prisoner in aled. She claimed that the experiment of enfranchisement of woman B. Baker, Mr. P. P. J. Wode siderabis
Women had voted widely and house Mrs. Van Ufford and Mrs. Shanghai charika do ben sensational escape. Dividing thein 1918 had been amply justified. cells of one court from those well. She ridiculed the fears of petticoat government by women H. E Remington.
Dance Committee. ---- Messrs. of the next is grill, combining to ontvote men.
this usually locked, but on
The Duchess of Atholl moved an amendment in favour of A. H. E. Cobb, M. M. Watson, H. occasion it happened to be open. conference of all parties to decide what further alteration in the Owen Hughes, T. G. Bennett, J. Presumably the woman was thus franchise would be desirable. She opined that prior to any great T. Prior, C. A. Middleton Smith, Chinese woman who was able to cross to the calls below extension of the franchise they ought to wait until women had S. H. Ross. W. E. Mansfeld; 0. der trial for alleged poisoning the other court and by mounting gained experience in local government. The Bill would mean an Skinner (Treasurer) and B. L sher husband made a remark, the stairs there and passing increase of three and a half to five million voters and give women Frost (Hon: Secretary), 1 sscape from custody yester- through the trapdoor in the the majority over men.
afternoon, after being placed other dock, to escape through
As the boat now lies on the beach, not only are the holds and Just before daylight, a number main deck completely under Taămpans began to come round water, but even the stern of the beat, but a shot was fired to saloon deck is submerged, the ep them off. as the frightened boat deck being the only one Chinese passengers seemed to completely out of the water.
dar pirates. It was almost six On enquiry at the offices of the Delock before anything in the Steambout Company this morn-
of assistance came; the ing
Were informed - We Kwangsai on her way to that no further informa Waton from Hongkong coming tion had been received, and that She anchored Mr. John Arnold, the Secretary, close to the stranded boat as went up to the scene of the accid sible and, by means of sament by the s.3. Honam last night.
at this time.
FOMAN PRISONER'S
ESCAPE.
SHOW CIRCUMSTANCE
FAVOURED HER
Mrs. Wintringham and Lady Astor supported the Bill Lord dook at the Magistracy to the entrance to the neighbouring Hugh Cecil opposed it.. Mr. Clynes said the Government would try..
continuation of her case. courtroom. It happened that a to find time to pass the Bill if it be passed in committee. ppears that she was in the case was to begin in that room waiting to be tried, and within a short while, but at the lese detective was the only time of the woman's escape the or on guard. He suddenly place was practically deserted, ambered that he had left some so she remained undetected.
cles on the stage outside, and A rigorous search of the fleigh- to col at them. On his return, bourhood was immediately ast on "Sin a few minutes, he noticed foot, but without result. The
the prisoner was no longer woman could not have proce ling in the dock Witnesses, fær. She is a native of a Court for the osse, told on an island of Hon
-had-soun than won is supposed to be
INDIAN FINANCES.
HEALTHY BALANCE ON RIGHT SIDE. Delhi, Febru
In the Assembly, Sir B. P. Blackett produ for part of the year and said the financis position.
tory than the previous twah
WHIST DRIVE.
CLAIMS AGAINST
A CRY OF
RUSSIA.
NOTIFICATION
-HONGKONG.
It la not that's telegr from Another successful whist drive the Colo was-hald at the Kowloon Sea-rega men's Institute last evening,
stendance
Der attracti
then