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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1913.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) (Router's Service to the China Mast

RAILWAY DISASTER

AVERTED.

EXPRESS'S MIRACULOUS

'ESCAPE

HOME RACING.

ST. LEGER PROBABLES AND BETTING,

Lorvos, Sept 10. LONDON, Sept. 10. The probable starters and jockeys in The Caleduniau Railway's Edinburgh the St. Leger, which takes place to-day -express going towards Glasgow had at Doncaster, mo-Agados, Maher, miraculous escapo at Levensent. Seven-Kingsborough, Wm. Grigge; Arda, teen trucks ran away from a siding and Eari: Bachelor's Wedding, Donoghue: collided with a sigant box, obstructing vibe main line. Fortunately, the express smashed the obstruction and kept the

rails.

· EXTRAORDINARY AVIATION

INCIDENT.

FOUR SOMERSAULTS IN THE AIR.

LONDON, Sept. 10, An aviator, testing an army aeroplane at Freasham, Surrey, at a height of two thousand fest, lost control, and after turning four somersaults, recovered and landed safely.

THE DUBLIN STRIKE.

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GERMAN NAVAL AIRSHIP

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SIXTEEN PERISE.

HELIOOLAND, Sept.10. A German-naval airship has been destroyed. She sunk in a galo eighteen miles of Heligoland, Sixteen people

perished.

ATTITUDE.

Birlingham, Whalley: Curragh, Stern; "THE TIMES" AND JAPAN'S Jameson, Walter Griggs, Louvois, Saxby: Willy Nilly. F. Bullock, Night Hawk, Wheatley: Roseworthy, Higgs: Seremond, Spear; White Magic. Wootton, no jockeys, Cantelover and

LONDON, Sept. 10. "

THE CHINA MAIL.

ALLEGED UNLAWFUL POSSESSION "OF BANK NOTES.

"Broczo" Between Magistrate and Bollaltor.

At the Magistracy to-day beforo Mr. Ome three Ebiriens we're charged with being in unlawful possession of Canton banke notes to the value of about $87,000 at Yumati.

Mr. P. Dawid prosecuted for the police, and Mr. G. K. Hall Dutton defended all throw men.

Mr. Bowley said that the charges ware minet. Wong The Sun, for possession of 4300: Ma Vik Eni, for possession of 840,000: Ma Kware for possession of $2,500. The first defendant was arrost- rl early in ths afternoon at the back of a money changer's shop at 281. Shanghai Street. Yuumat. He was carrying a mall, bag and was taken to Yourmali "The Times" expresses the opinion in Police Station. The bag was found to contain 83,282 in Hongkong bank uctos. an article that the murder of Mr. The pelien went to the money changer's Moritaro Abe, Director of the Political akoy and Fund 6,000 in Kurang Tung Thu fint prisoner had imunedi- Bureau of the Foreign Office, is more not. deplorable than the Nanking outrage, ately before exchanged, sheas Canton notes

dant stated that he had received thờ: because although the Japanese Gor the Longkong notes. The Arst defon- ernment remains calm, the supposed motive for the crime indicates that they from the wife of Ma Pik Tho bo On the same afternoon the change. 7 against Carragh; 40 to 1. cites of popular passion ams less coprend and third defendants were soon Jamoson.

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At midnight the batting was-5 to 2 in China is identical with strong govern against Louvois, & to 1 against Aghdos;ment of the Republic, for which Yuan 11 to 2 against Bacholar's Wedding: Shib Kai is best qualified, though the 100 to 6 against Curragh and Ards; 20 methods he employs are unfortunate BOATS UNABLE TO DISCHARGE.

to 1 against Tasiatt; 23 to 1 again! It did not appear that he tried to LONDON, Sept. 10," Birtingham, 100 to 3 against Soremond; strain the excesses of the troops The strike in Dublin. which still con-40 to 1 against Jameson; 10 to 1 against tints, is upsetting the cross-Channel Kingsborough. cargo trafic. The London and North Western bonts are unable to discharge at Dublin, and bare returned to Holy- bend, where they are discharging goods, which are being returned to senders" by mail.

FRANCE AND GREECE.

"A PIQUANT SITUATION."

LONDON, Sept. 10. A piquant situation has been caused by the speeches of the Kaiser and King Constantine, The latter is to visit Paris shortly, but even in official circles it in said that it is difficult to forecast the reception that will be accorded him owing to the ladigantion of Paris. Frazce has been proud of her officers reorganising the Greek army, and the brilliant superiority of its French weapons. Moreover, France, has sup- ported. Greek claime evon nguinet "Rusals,

JAPAN AND CHINA.

THE DEMONSTRATIONS

IN TOKYO.

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Tоxтo, Sept. 9.

The anti-Chinese demonstrations on account of the Nanking murders are being continued.

The Premier told political deputations that the Government did not intend to mobilise, but would deal firmly with -Chinese problema.

"

·APOLOGY FROM CHINA. Reuters correspondent at Peking tigraphs that the Government has apologised to Japan for the killing of Japanese subjects at Nanking, and has ordered an enquiry."

CHANCELLOR'S LAND CAMPAIGN.

LONDON, Sept. 9. Mr. Lloyd George has informed a correspondent that his land campaign will be inaugurated at a meeting at Bedford on October 11.

THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES.

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Intence interest is being taken in the Champagne Stakes, Tetrarch boating Stornoway in a canter by three lengths. They are the best two-year olds. This victory maintains Tetrarch's pheno menal form and anbeaten record

PORTLAND'S REPUBLICAN

CONGRESS.

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LONDON, Sept. 10,

A Portland message says that Maine. has elected a Republican Congress, with a plurality of 553 over the Democrats, and the Progressives a poor third. Previously, Wilson had a plurality of 1430 over Roosevelt, with the Republicans third.

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CANADA AND THE PANAMA'

· EXHIBITION.

| Chinese constable No. 143 deposed to effecting the arrest of the three defen unt. The first was rented at 2.30, and

the other two ai 6.00.

"

In reply to Mr. Brution, vitnese said. that the sergeant tried to fores the locks While favouring the continued support of the baga with his own huys. No keys of President Yuan at present. The were found on the defendants. Witness Times insists upon his Government was present when the notes were counted, changing its attitude with regard to the but he could not say how much there loan and the application of the money.

**BIHEZE.** Otherwise they might find it difficult to Mr. Brutton questioned the witness replenish the cash-box: Unless ant some length as to the amount of the effort is so made to fulfil the loan notes, and witness said he did not know conditions, the time may came when how rabek the valus was. even the policy of Yuan Shih Kai will be deemed a failure.

(Wuh Tes Yat Po's Service.)

JAPANESE AND NANKING.

CRUISERS ARRIVE,

SAUNA, Sept. 10. ThreeJapsures cruisers and a gunboat have arrived at Nanking, and a landing party has been cont ashore to protect the interests of Japanese residents.

THE QUESTION OF CONJ PENSATION;

Pernia Sept. 10. The opinion expressed in diplomatic LONDON, Sept. 10.

circles with regard to the murder of "A telegram from Ottawa states that Japanese residents of Nanking by at the opening of the Central Canada Chang Haun's troops in that the Chinese Exhibition, Mr. Burrell, Minister of Government should apologise and com. Agriculture, referred to the decisiune pensate the relatives of the victims, and of Great Britain and Germany not to that there is no reason for the Japanese participate in the San Francisco Ex Government to make extraordinary hibition and emphasised that Canadian demands.. Cabinet Ministers, Sir Wilfred Laurier and others would be present and that the Dominion must be worthily repro sented. The completion of the Panama, Canal would revolutionize Canada't commerce and consequently it was de- sirable that Canada should have the beat exhibit in bor history,

Mr. W. T, White, the Minister of Finance, in the course of a speech eub sesquently, said that he would be glad to grant a reasonable appropriation to advance the Dominian's agricultural interests.

BRITISH POLITICS.

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Mr. Orme: I wish you would cross examine in This is an extraordinary waste of time.

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Jackson of Mesars, Johnson, Stokes and Mr. Omma: You will either sit down of Master was (cx the defondante. leave the Court Fam not going to be Mr. Crew 20-examined the manager of spoken to like that?

the plaintiff firm as to an allegation made Mr. Ormo said that Mr. Brutton was against his character by M. Jackson, whe trying to frighter the witucen, He was getling.cmited and-tremaking as to tintos, Id been put in the toxic for larceny. Mad had been thrown, he said, be, shoukyou for and he wished to show the none of it

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THE GOVERNMENTS PLANT.

LONDON, Sept. D. With reference to the rumours of a Hongkong. General Election, the Daily Chronicle raya it has been informed that the

DERMAN ARMY MANEUVRES. Government is making all plans on the

A ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP ACHIEVEMENT,

EXIRBORO, Sept. 9..

A feature of Monday's manceuvres was that the airabip command by Count Zeppeli destroyed an enemy's acroplane station and eluded parauing seroplanes.

In draft for Brm; it was made out to man who was present.

Mr. Bowley said the change in the coctain. frm and required another firm's signature. Fubsequently it transpired, that amounts wie not at all extraordinary.the draft had hoce stolen imm a registered When the sortente of the boxes were latter, and be and the man who canhed looked st, the notes were found to bo it were charged by the Post Office Depart done up in burdles, and they had been ment with larceny. Winess was dis estigated by the number of bundles. charges ar accent.

The hearing was proceeding when WE went to press. The bundles of notes were re-vetimated in his office the poovious day; and In going through then they found that the previous conclusion” was wrong.

Mr. Brution If it is only an setiziato I will not carry it any further, !

Mr. Bowley: This officer knows nothing about it.

FORMER HONGKONG ĮMER- CHANT'S ESTATE,

Mr. Alexander McConachie, of Mar Gate, Stirling, formerly of Gilman and Co..

The case was proceeding as we want Chins, and at one time, & member of the

THE REVOLT: -

Hung Hak Fa, the rebal leader in to pross. Chanchiefs, Szechuaa Province, has been defeated by the Northern troops and has fed to Yanikau City,

"WHY NAPOLEON DIED,

Legislative Council, Hongkong, Chairman

of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Backing Corporation, and Chairman of the

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LECTURE.

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assumption that the pressat Parliament will survive until 1915. The Govern ment is determined that plurai voting shall receive the benefit of the Farlin

nuastion to place Home Rule on the mont Act, and le unwavering is its Statute Book before it leaves office. It is highly probable that an aleation will bead before the late Parliament is capital of Szochuna, is bosaiged by in being as the day of meeting of that Parliament will be at løsst a year and perhaps fifteen months latar then the passage of the Bill The Liberale. are confident or winning the election of 1915.They are hoping for an acces Corsair telegramos from Klukiayy sate The paper state that the Prince of sion of strength in the Land campaign, that Heu Li-chun; a member of the Homs Wales remains at Oxford until the end are believing that the Insurance of Representatives, was executed af Kiu 569 of the aumier term of 1014, when he

kiong on Beptobor Bouter expects to qualify for his degree. His Act will then be we invaluable arret.

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