„AMIST FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1910.
TRANSFORMING THE “NUBIA? | eto. Last night they were gives full liberty
What the "Bedford" Disaster
· Envolved.
It is no joke for those in charge of a ordinary intermediate passenger steamer to have sprung upon them without the Toast warning the necessity of providing accotaodation for over 500 saral men and still to continue the passage as though nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Yet this is what the 1'. and O. steamship Nubia has bean called upon to do, and at present she lies in Hongkong harbour all but ready to turn her nos Homewards
with survivors of the ill-fated cruiser Bedford, a fow ordinary passengers and a good bulk of cargo.
This mersing a representative of the
Thina Mail wont on board the steamer for the purpose of seeing the character of the changes made, and it did not take long to note that the vessel baa for all intents and purposes been transformed into a troopship. Beyond the first class saloon and some space reserved for further cargo the whole ship has been totally aot apart for the accomodation of the bluojackets who have lost their floating home on the treacherous rocks of Quelpart, What this has meant in the way of work and of scheming only shipping mor will realise and they will quite appreciate that the task has been all the harder
and all took advantage of going ashore here for the last tima. Most of the men 'esmo Eck Indon with curios caged birds, cio.--- reminders of dear old Hongkong.
The hundred odd officers and mon who test avoning transferred to the Tamat, and came down by the Empress of India were this afternoon they are courofod to the Nubia by thỏ tug Atlas..
The Nubia hopes to leave to-morrow morning. disaster is to be held at Home,
The naval onquiry into the Bodford
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**ARE YOU A MASON ?”
The Theatre Royal again - roscunded with aide-splitting laughter laat night when the Warwick Major Comedy Com Pany pat on that popular old mirth. provoker "Are you a Mason? The andiones thoroughly rovalled...in the humours of the piece, so that from first to last there was not a dull moment. It will not be necessary to outline at length the "plot"; suffice it to my that the fun is produced as a result of a gay young dog, Frank Perry, and his equally giddy old father-in-law, Amos Bloodgood, attempting to coverà incltitude of sins in ac counting tothoirrespectivo wives for nightly absences from home by explaining that they neither is a Freemason, though each thinks hara been to," Lodgo.", Aaa matter of fact,
the other is, and the situations created when the two moot, when they come into contact with friends who are Masons, and
AMOY NOTES.
(From Our Own (arrespondent.)
Amor, Sept. Oth
THE TOMIOON
Hongkong to-day depends entirely upon Whether, there will be a tornar to the weather. The various typhoons that have bean croating great bewilderment in the minds of everybody during this last week have somewhat upset the steamer and mail arrangements. After remaining more or Icas stationary in the Bashee Channel for somb days, the typhoon seems to have split up, and one to have recurred South of Hongkong, while the other half shot across the South of Formosa and up it Eastern side, only to recurve Westwards a as soon as it goo South of the Loo Choos, and coming part of the way down the Formosa Channel it seems to have entered
the land 100 miles North of a near the Lightheuss of Turnabout. Anyway, we in Amoy had only a moderate amount of rain, and violent blow from the West, which hardone a fair amount of damage, both on and land. Mary fishing junk, have been lost, and many more fied into shelter with their maata broken short pl. Two or three, score of sampans hare been wrecked or damaged, while fow passage boats have succumbed and some lives been lost.
On share many trees have been blown down, while innumerable branches have been torn of The roofs of a number of houses have suffered more or less, as is
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Many rumours are abroad as to the im- provements which King George intends to KINDLY CALL AND SEE OUR make on Balmoral. The lato King mado many changes. One of the firet was the removal of the statue of John Brown that stood in the grounds in full view of the Royal apartments. For a long time it lay packed in straw and cruvas in a tenant's buried by back garden, where, if it is not this time, it may stil rest,
Mr Andrew Camogie has erected a sub- stantial and handsome portico over what is known as the Bigg Stone. This stone, with its emblematis and delicate tracery, is one of the earliest and best of the Celtio monuments. It was being rapidly defaced by the action of the weather.
The Duke of Sutherland declines to re
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etc.
bocause of the fact that for some eight when they seek to gratify in some amali inevitable seeing the bad workmanship of at present. He states that something may Ay IDEAL PRESENT:
Fears past the Nubis has been running measure the curiosity of the ladies, may
wall be left to the imagination.
with cargo.
The state of her decks was
therefore hardly that required for navat he performance was a great success, all indeed the later type of wall on Kalangan
ratings.
An outline of Wie circumstances leading to the transformation of the steamer will prove of interest. It was on August 24th, when the Nubia arrived
at Kobe from Yokohama on her ordinary
run, that news was first heard of the possibility of having to accoramodate the Bedford survivors, and the same night it
and there can be no doubt as to their happy
the artistes, outering thoroughly into the spirit of the play. There were several now faces behind the footlights, for the caste was a comprehensive one.
The good opinions formed of the Company on the opening night were thoroughly confirmed, capacity in farcical comedy.
Chief praise must be bestowed on Mr F. Story and Mr Rohort Stephenson in the respective parts of Frank Perry and Amo wae deinitaly arranged that tho bluejackets They hit off these characters were to be taken aboard.
As it was A
and will always matter of extreme urgecey it became two of the leading lights of
be looked to a
the necessary to at once set about providing Company. Mr Kenneth Brompton, too the necessary accommodation and the Kaas George Fisher, the eworn friend wasaki Dockyard Company was accordingly of Frank Perry, who was willing on spproached but some dificulty was exper- his behalf to masquerado na a girl, kept
on the J enced in impressing on magnitude of the work, length, how erer, 120 men, mostly carpenters, were posted to the steamer and work commenced
the Amos builders. The rain was not Council unanimously
be done at a future tits. The County passed a a resolution heavy enough to affect the wall, and regretting the. Duke's decision.
At Clovenfores, Galsshoils, a tablet was is of a more substantial kind than used to unveiled on the site of The Luggie," in obtain here. Once again the island of
memory of John
Leyden, the post and Formosa has acted as a substantial break-school. An address was delivered by Mr Orientalist, at one time & teacher in the water against the onslaught of the typhoon, John Reith,. MA, the author of a life of
one would come up the channel the eminent Borderer,
for many
and directly towards us were it not for the tendency of Formoss to hunt them off on to the Eastern side.”
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Two boys climbed the base of the recent Mound, Edinburgh, and damaged the miniature bayoneta on the high relief bronze
nze plate which represents & charge of the Highlanders. The Memorial requires protection from such vandalism, and a railing of some kind must be treated.
historical estates of Abington and Drawford, extending to
to 97,000 acres, of 22,000 are moorland, affording ox. itclient grouse and black
Both the Governmouts of the Straits Settlements and of the Dutch Possessions in Netherlands India have released the Port of Amoy from quarantino, which something to be thankful for, as
is
game
Lord chooting, aro
Japanese tho.] the audience in cheerful mood by his happy. Proves the disappearance of plague as AD offered for sale adina, and Machany
acting while Mr Ronald Garland as an epitomic disease from Amoy and ite amorous young architect created a capital environs.
late on the morning of 25th, the swing of impression. Among the ladies Miss Minnie
|
RETURN OF RENDENTƐ. "
Strathallan, catates, including the famour Strathallen Castle, hare
been sold by the Earl of Porth. to Sir James Roberts, Hart. of Saltaire and Milner Fidd, Bingley, Yorkshire.
Mr David Saeddon, of Dean House, many years secretary of the Burns Fedora- tion, a prominent Volunteer and Freema. son, has loft £18,591.
on thoroughly at home in the timber being done by machinery. The part of Perry's mother-in-law, and by her return of those who left as a month or so The beginning of September sees the ely enhanced her and included slinging hammocks, making reputation. Miss Lilian Lloyd was mess tables, racks for baggage and haming as Frank Perry's unsuspecting young Another week or ten days have passou, mocks, latrines, wash-houses, etc. Work wife: and Miss Stewart Drewry and Mias continued all that day and until the after-Nina Osborne as her two sisters were equal nearly everybody will be back again at zoon of the 27th, the number of workers fy graceful. As the old cook who thought their usual work. Some schools have od the second night being increased to aver Freemasonry a work of the Devil, Miss already opened, both in Amoy and on 200. The Nubia left Kobo at 2.20 p.m. on. Sweetie Dale was screamingly funny. Kulanges, and both here and in the The thoroughly fitted ont for the Others who met with success were Mr country, all Mission schools will be in full accomodation of tho aval ratings, who Jess Sweet, Mr Reginald Rivington, Miss work once more before the middle of this were to be takon aboard at Nagnsala. Cra.
Maude Gould and Miss G. Coleman, sidering this was the first troopship work Miss Georgis Corles, the
stary of the mouth. August war mach cooler than July, the Dockyard Company had ever done Company, did not figure in the caste, but and those of us who stayed behind have their accomplishment was most creditable. she appeared at an interval and sanya had much less cloud and rain than the hill After calling at Itzuhura to take in
adalaty little song, The Girl from No- annataris, so we have had our compensations. thousand tons of mineral oro the steamer where, for which she was warmly recalled, arrived at Nagasaki on the 30th August To-night the Company puts en Bernard at 6.30p.m. Already it was seen that the Shaw's You Never can: Tall." A party Bedford survivors were being taken off from Government House will be present
.M.E. Monmouth in boste and almost be
To-morrow Niobe (all smiles) will be for the Nubis bad time to berth they were presented--that very laughable farce with cinnbering aboard. Althoughs it was not ex- which Meeers Paulton eclipsed all provious proted that the sailors would come aboard records at the Strand Theatre. This should so early, they were well ceon to and in proven typical Saturday night's show and no time were all enjoying a hearty even-will doubtless draw a big audience. ing meal in their non quarters.. The excellence of the arrangement may be imagined when it is stated that the Nubia was under weigh again within about four hours of her berthing with 478 men and
order was to fit tho boat out for 450 men interpretation of it guestly came chart- ago for relief from the intense heat. Bofors Kilmarnock, one of the founders and for
THE RULE OF THE ROAD.
The hospitals also have reopened this week, in Amey, and will reopen in the country in a few more days time. I often wonder when the Chinese Government will start hospitals of their own in this Pro- since. Considering the amount of disease and the continual recurrence of serious opidemics of plague, cholera, dysentery, inalaria, and the like, it is surely full time sum of money was appropriated by the Goremment towards the establishment of
Hospital and'el Laboratorina for Research. Should they do so in the near future, there
C. P. O's and 12 officers from the Belford Before Commander Basil Taylor. R.N., on board besides her ordinary pas at the Marine Court this morning, Lieuten sengers and cargo, as well as fivo ant H. Butterworth, R.N., H.MS. Tamar.is no lack of capable men, trained in our
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incur bulk of the men-the bluejacketa-have hundred cases that have passed through the
ting vessels up to 3 000 tons register. There writers who are onwilling to heir quart ra on the main docks foro and magistrate's hands, and from which he has
can be no doubt but that this now eater publicity would often rob the public of valuable contributions to subjects aft. The fooding of the 500 odd men is, as derived money though fines, only about harbour till Saturday morning, the Haitan the older Company, and it seems like war
After waiting at anchor in the outer prise has seriously checked the activities of of popular interest. It is a fallacy to may be imagined, no light matter, and eight have booz reported to the higher reached Foochow about 8 1.m. Sunday. to the knife. Some time there was
argue that peoplo with anything worth usturally the ship's staff has had to be very powers. The others he has handled in his Stohor in hove again to day, and I hadavi pobligand a report of a pooing, arrange paying attention to will always ho prepared JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY & CO., LIMITED, considerably exiprgad, while an
their names." a statement galloy has been erected on the woll own way for his own to do is interesting conversation with, one of her ment between the two Companies in the
A huge lot of provisions was
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the Lafuence of
of contemporary publications taken on at Shanghai, while here fines, and all this money has gone into his Friday, the typhoon barometer being tradicted by the Taikos people, who are, As the Quarterly Review" and of certain also Bome tons have beca ordered. Ever since the Nubis put in at Kobe It has bis underlings who did his bidding. Of tremendous, at times blowing 120 miles at concerning their business arrangements. the community, the more natural the
own pocket and the pockets of a low of lower, 28.05. The wind, he told me, was however, the Lust to take notice of gossip/ Publicists whose nume de-piums are to-day*********
household words. Moreover the smaller been a trying time for the popular com these underings the cow maistrate has hour. Everything had hoon lashed down At the time the effect was to enhance the reluctans to bring one's name frequently mander of the Nubis, Capt. F. J. Fox, ATTested about twenty persons and they and his right hand man, Chief Officer now locked up awaiting examination. Securely and the ship suflared nr damage value of Hongkong and Whanipos, staras; before the public in the Freas. We are A. M. King. But they have been equal far the poople of the district urs delighted. e le of the opinion that the contre of the but it is not, now talieved that there is any always glad when correspondents sign their to all demands and made every possible The magistrate, on the other hand, is in and at times it locked as if the contre Companies. And, after all, one can hardly to persuade them to do so; but we should typhoon passed within 40 miles of A may, working arrangement between the two names for publication, and often endeavour arinngement for the comfort of the men danger of his life from the freed bat would strike over Amoy itself. We had think it likely that a firm with the resources be sorry if the idea were to pass unchal- over £12,000,000. whose stay in the East has been so unicornged people. He did not dare to appear very little rain, only about 1.50 inches, of Butterfeld and Swire would spand longed that there is anything wrong or expectedly carminated. Fourth Officer at the yamen sud hand over in person the while Fechow had torrents. Stewart haa bean specially detailed as troop seals of ofßoo, He ontrusted this duty to ollect
one of his subordinates. Memwhile the
deck,
The Bedford men are all looking forward people are on the look-out for him and to their arrival at Home. They are to his movements, and have sworn to rob him
SURE CURE FOR DIARRHOEA, disembark at Sheerness. Up to the present of everything that he is poosssed of, if he ordinary attack of distritoes may be they have done practically nothing since appears in their way, and from the condi. A cured by a single dose of ́ Chamber- they have been on the Nobla beyond look-tion of their foolings they will obviously in'sColic, Cholers and Diarrhoea Romedy. ing after their quarters and keeping them carry out their threat, Consequently the Only in the most severe casse-is-e" docond thoroughly clean. *fter leaving Hongkong magistrate has humbly wolicited the new or third dose required. Try it. It has they are however, to undergo daily incumbent to give him an soylum in the reputation of over thirty-five years behind physical exercise. They seen thoroughly aman till the storm has passed, or till he it and everywhere recognized as the happy in their now quarters and spend can get away without bolug, molested by the time in singing, reading, card-playing, the ugry people...
mint of money on an enterprise of this kind and then shrink. from open compati tion. Just now, however, thore, seems to bu a revival of trade, and both docks aro kept pretty busy."
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