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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 9, 1940.
By Ernie
Bushmiller
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A Look Through.
The "Telegrapli”
50 YEARS AGO
Relief For Chinese Britain's Fine Help
Appreciated
May 8, 1000.
LONDON, May B (Reuter).-AL Edmund Yates cables to the New York "Tribune": The Federal Princes of the the annual meeting of the British German empire have no sort of belief in Fund for Relief of Chinese Distress, the brilliant capacity of Eraperor, William. They are disgusted and terflied at his Sir Herbert Phillips, former British. recent vagaries. The Duke of Saxe- Consul-General in Shanghai, em Coburg-Gatha took, advantage of his re-phasised the unanimity with which lationship to remonstrate in strong terms
most diverse religious bodies,
with the Emperor, and he was justified in the
bo doing, as the trusted friend and the from Buddhists to Roman Catholics, confidential adviser of his Majesty's father had co-operated, in distributing re- and grandfather, but his profests were of
no avail.
Saunders,
professional the
champion
Bef
EF dle paid warm tribute to Mr.
lawn tennis player of England, has signed Calder Marshall a "wer of Fund's. Executive articlex for a natch for the championship of which reitit of the Boston Athletic strength" to the
Club is the present holder. On Saturday Committee in Shanghal, and also the next Pettit will wait for England to pres assistance of many business nep.
ductory and missionaries.
pare for the contest.
"La P'ats." supposed to be inspired, anys that there is talk of the posatulity France And of an agreement between Germany, to be followed by general dis Armament. "La Paix" thinks that Emperor William will not shrink from any means to attain this end.
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$5,000,000 Needed
Sir Herbert sold $5,000,000 was needed between January and June this year. He was sure that Britain, whose generosity was aceply appreciated in China, would continue
Dr.
Gordon
The
Secrctury, Thompson, sald the Fund had now Over £14,000 reached £237,000.
The lines of the Princess of Wales is causing considerable anxiety. It appears to help. that he has never completely recovered from her attack of influenza, and is now very feeble, coughing constantly. The Princess, although only 43 last December. in beginning to show signs of age, and istely han trecute almost stone dear. was received since last September, |
despite the European war, besides quantities of materials.
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Two Japanzae altelals now on their way home from Berlin will open the first tele)
conaret phone ne in Japan. I wi Striznoke and Yokohama, which are 100 miles apart.
The new White Star her Majestic pass- ed Sandy Hook last night pl B o'clock, and arrived at her dock at 7.30 this morning.
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U.S.. SEEKS TIN RESERVES
HE'S FIRST TO GET BLIGHTY
LYING in Moorfields Eye Hospital, E.G., is one of the first British soldiers to be wounded in action on the Western Front. He Is Sergt.-Major Miles Lowe, seen here drinking a welcome cup of ten.
ment.
duct
AMERICAN PRESS VIEWS AUSTRALIAN PILOTS
New York, May
Melbourne, May 8. "Magnificent, but it is war" is the The Australian Air Minister an- New York Herald-Tribune's com-nounces that 2,000 privates, 1,800 ob- servers and gunners will be called "To debate outspokenly the con-up under the Empire Air Training of the campaign while the scheme before the end of the year. enemy threatens to renew the attack The First Australian air training magnificent ex-personnel is leaving for Canada in WASHINGTON, May # (Reuter), at any moment is a
August-Reuter, -The possibility of building up in jbition of democracy."
United States by The New York Times says that at
The New York Daily News suspects und no point in the debate was there the reserves in the
Reconstruction a ut the chest. means teen beans doing well and the Con- Finance Corporation loan to Holland slightest suggestion of weakness of there is all but fatal complacency in Eteas declares that consumption is now is being considered by offeinls of the will or disagreement as to the pur-high Allied
States, Navy and War Departments.pose of the British people,
A remarkable operation for consump- tion has taken piner before the Surgical Congress here. The anterior chest wall and the lower wing of an uttecled und were removed, and the heart could be
The is
curable
25 YEARS AGO
May 8, 1015. The Lusitania has been torpedoed, Itenter's correspondent at Queenstown reports at the Cunard liner Lustanta has been torpedoed and sunk off the Old Head of Kinsale. Assistance has Kent.
beet
Cunard Company's oficial statement re parts that the Lusitania was sunk at 2.33 this afternoon.
The plan would involve a ton of for about $50,000.000 as security, which the Dutch would store about United 50,000 tons of th in the States.
The suggestion has not yet reached the stone of a formal proposal.
Nu word has been received of pasted. etrcles is that the position is extremely
Kerk ur crew, who total in all IDOV,
The Lusitania had a gross tonnage of 31,650. She was 752 fent in length. 07.4
reet in beam and 800 in depth and was
grave,
An officer, who visited the British gas
filled with four steam turbines. She was sufferers in a hospital in France, savs
hult by J. Brown and Ltd.--that the way to
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-5.13
7.15-0.30
military and pollitcal
circles.-Reuter Bulletin,
HOME SOCCER RESULTS
LONDON, May 8 (Reuter),—The following were the results of Regional League football matches played In England and Scotland to-day:
English
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Issued yesterday summary 'says:
Another quiet morning.
Buyers.
Union ins $475
I.K. Fire Ins $171.
Trams $17,45 Sinceres $2.30 Wm Powell $1% Entertainments $74
Sellers,
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Sales.
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Trams $17/
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Though precise figures have hitherto not Raw 20 men propped up against the walls. teen avaliable, it is now certain that less their faces, arma and hands were grey than 500 persons were savel from the black in colour, their mouths were open, that the mil and they were swaying backwards and struggle to Lusitania, 1t is reported lonnire, Mr. Altred Gwynne Vanderbilt, forwards in an Appalling was drowned. Other prominent personi breath. Practicaly nothing can be done. on board Included Mr. Charles Frohman, as the gas All the lungs with a watery,
the impresario. Mr. Forster Stackle. frothy matter, stradually increasing, tit the explorer, Mr. Herbert Stenc, san of reaches the mouth, slowly suffocating.
the manager of the Associated Press, Mr.
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Survivors state that many passengers were killed or injured by the torpedors.
develop survivors
acute
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few pneumonia.
According to Reuter's correspondent at to thei handed Ambassador yesterday Italian Government, a Nate of the final Austro-German! concession." Austrian
The Press Bureau states that altogether Rome It is reported that the Austrin
ihere are 638 survivors of the Lusitania.
45 hodles have been landed, out of lalal on board of 2,100. It is unofficially reported that 2 passengers died [1 circles in Nume have abandoned att hope' Queenstown after being landed. Most of of a favourable result.
the afleers perished, with the exception Reuter's correspondent at Nice states
that after the demonstrations of Captain Turner.
In the
the flag was ment and the Austrian
Mr. Cowper, a Toronto Journalis. quarto, a bonfire was lighted before the Interviewed at Queenstown, said that a Garibaldi
whille
Amid the cheers of the sharp lookout was kept Lusilanin wo approaching Ireland He crowd. was chatting with a friend at about 2
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reports that o'clock when he lust caught a glimpse of Reuter's correspondent the conning tower at a submarine, n thon yards distant. He was remark- there are numerous indications of most Important events impending. A large num-
ing on the circumstance to a felend when her of passenger trains on the main fines he saw the track of a torpedo.
Thin Luritania
was struck forward, have been suspended and the exodus of continues. The German school has been There was a loud explosion, and portion German acting upon official instructions.
of the splintered hul new in the air closed suddenly. It la officinity announced Shortly afterwards another torpedo struck in Vienna that Count Goluchowsky has the Lusitania and she began to list to abandoned his protected visit to Haly starboard. The crew immediately proceed-
The "Kreuz Zeltung" ed to get the passengers to the boats. The language of the German Press is
most pesimistic.
Bood at Everything was orderly.
Tays:We know how ble n A six year old girl appented to Mr. Germanophobia has arisen in Italy. The Cowper to kave her. He put her in a fallan Socialista informs that they boat, but feared that her parents were are powerless to do anything against the lost. Mr. Cowper got the last boat home. demand for war. The Clovernment up- The tents could not be launches, owing narently does not feel able to master the
had to be eut away as popular current. and the moment the vessel was sinking.
There were many women in the second nearly arrived when the movement will
avernow." clam and about 40 children under a year
nid.
Soine of the passengers on the deck of
hat
10 YEARS AGO
May 3, 1930. Questioned about the rendition of Wei
the Lusitania saw the submarine, seme haiwel in the House of Commons to-day. half mile away, fire two torpedoes. There A lenderson, the Foreign Secretary. were pathetic scenes at the Cunard Com pany's offices when roinilves and friends said the text of the agreement would he the llous when authentic coples were received from itis Majesty's
colossal murder.
Washburton correspondent
realised that 1,502 persons were dead or laid before missing..
France is overcome with anger at such Minister, in Peking, Sir Kingsley Wood asked whether Tiritish warships would he Neutral countries are horrified; they able to visit the harbour at Welhaiwel Ray the outrage will cost Germany dear, as heretofore during the summer months.
heuter's
Mr. Henderson said he believed they *iales that the opinion to-day in oficial would be able to do so, but he asked Sir Kingsley Wood to put the question down Assheton for Infer. Lleul. Col. Sir Pownal) asked whether the members of the garrison at Hongkong would be able to the Weihaiwel as in the Bant. To this Mr. Tenilerson replied that lo must have notice of the question.
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