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(Router's, Service to the China Mail.)

"THE WRECK OF THE, "VOLTURNO."

Latest Detalla.

FROBABLE DEATH ROLL - 170,

LONDON, Oct. 14.

The Carmonis has arrived at Fish- gaard. The Captain declined to make

■ statement. A passenger, however, relates that two of the Folterie's bonds were esfely launched. If there are lost, Mia fearod, the death roll will be 170.

TO DESTROY THE PERELICT.

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1.M.S. Donegal has been despatch ed from famlash to destroy the Fal durno, which is undangaring shipping.

VIVED PICTURES TAKEN,

Interviews with the Carmenia's pun- manger, who have arrived in London, wireless message received from the Crosser Karjusrst, Kroonland, De- conian, Ciar and Touraine, and strik. ing photographs of the burring of the Fofurney taken from the rescuing ships, Five vivid pictures of the disaster.

WHY SO MANY LIVES WERE LOST.

Though an authoritative account by the survivors and crew of the Four is still lacking, all stories concur that. the loss of life was due to the destruc sion of boats which were launched before the arrival of the liners;

INFLAMMABLE ARTICLES

The explosions of the evening arm variously attributed to fames reaching one thousand cases of gin in the hold, and to detonatora and rockets stored in the chart room exploding.

It

CAUSE OF THE PANIC.

The panic among the passengers was intensified by these explosions which "the Grosur Kurfueret anys killed for

and injured the captain.

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PACED DECKS ALL NIGHT,

Most people aboard the Caraimain Paced the decks all night, some praying for the boats which ware helplessly to sing on the seat and unable to reach the Polturne, upon which the Commania bad focussed a searchlight,

DETAILS OF THE BURNING.

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(Reuter's Bervice to the China Mại)

APPALLING COLLIERY DIS- ASTER NEAR CARDIFF.

RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION.

A HEAVY: DEATH ROLL.

THE CHINA MALI

THE CHINESE MODIÈN NOVEL

- A BEAUTY'S THENCGHTS AND WORRERS..

(Specially Written for the "China Maûr'').

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This work contains twenty-six leaves Or fifty two pagon. Ib in peritian in a high-!! style, and some of the phrases are almost- | beyond the reach of the insderately educate. od. It is presumed, therefore, that it has bean ponned for the eyes of scholars, and

those whoss leisure has enabled them to micro their winde with adeisut history, and legends, so that an allusion of oun clarunter enables the reader not only to recall a whole stones or paragraph, but also to appre* bend the meaning of that paragraph, when recalled. The book is quite free from side of the pit and was written with a parpase sa wo shall pro-i txint of any kind, and apparently is also followed by an outbreak of fre.

sently discover.

No fewer than 420 men are entombed, and the west side of the pit is cut off by the fire.

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LONDON, Oct. 15. The explosion occurred on the An explosien took place at the Uni-west versal Colliery near Cardiff, and there are the gravest fours of a largo death roll. There were large numbers of frantic women at the pit-head. Rescue parties from all parts made most gallant efforts. The latest information shows that there are 780 below, 327 of whom are alive. Six bodies have been brought up. It is estimated that at least. 150 men bavo perished.

TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE

FEARED...

981 Men In the Pit.

48 MISSING,

Another telegram states that the ex- Flosion appears to be developing into an swd calamity.

It is officially stated that 931 nien descended.

THE ENGLISH TURF.

THE CESAREWITCH STARES.

LONDON, Oct. 15.

The workers on the east side who have been brought up include teu bodies and some of the injured are in a terrible condition.

The Government Mine Inspector says that it is impossible to save anyone till the fire is extinguished.

The position tonight (Tuesday) in that 416 have been rescued and that 485 are missing.

The rescuers only penetrated ally yards into the workings, and most of the entombel are nearly two miles further in.

Hope has been practically abandoned> One woman has lost husband, three brothers and four sons.

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Therein he finds a letter," which incrim- Jiantes ons Ko To, and so the real pint of The fire, is still raging and there is the story begins to appear. We need not little hope of dry being still alive. spend time in describing, how the. prefa t

according to Chinese ideas, arranged to tind the relativos of the "dead man, and how he had his remains buried. Ro To's COMPOSI household consisted of three perscoe, himself, 7 beautiful "daughter and Man Sie, whose hand lind been sought for nursomaid.

The daughter's name was

by many suitors, "but she had rejected them nf, though she was new twenty years of age.

Amongst those ultoras the Prefect of Police, and his advancen 'Sað" been rejected with scorn. He was not the type of man who appealed to the heart of Man Sui. Now, however, the tablog, ware sarned. He was armed with the letter, which implicated the father of the maid en as the probable murdarer of the maxi in the garden, and a the Préfect

he insolent when way quite in person to demand the daughter's hand- Of course the fxcher, in ignorance of the letter, scorned his advances, at the prosence of the document at once turned tho tables a him, sud made him very moek. Mr. Ko would give the man ten thousand dollars for this letter, but it wore.lllcwed would not do. Three days

A NOTABLE VICTORY.

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LONDON, Oct. 15.

A telegram from Chantilly states that Duncan, with a score of 304, won the French open golf championship.

The probable starters and jockeys in the Cesarewitch Stakes to be run at Newmarket today, are:-Rivoli, F. Wootton; Laraine, Whalley: Midas, F. Templeman; Warelingham, E. Crispi [NOTE:-Presumably, this refers to Fantasio, Walter Griggs: Wagstaf, George Duncan, the Hanger Hill profes Piper: Night Hawk, Wheatley: Absional, who recently on the open golf solute, Jeliss: Fiz. Therbert'; Mistin-E. C. M.]

champio ship of the Lake of Lucerne. guote. Clout; Dalmatian. For Grave Greek, Calder; Eliman, Smyth; Guller, Ledson; Augur Marsh; Candytult, Cooper: Aonecy, W. Bensley; Auc- tioneering: Buckley; Winthorpe, Pat- man: Charlton, Ringstead: Pearl Diver, Prout; Farakabad, E. Huxley; Kings borough, Plant; "Codette, T. Clark Doubtful): Bridge of Sighs, Every.

BETTING,

Fantasio and Wagstaff; 101 Night Hawk: 100-9 Annecy; 13-1 The fames, according to descriptions Grave Greek: -100-7 Rivoli, 25-1 Mie by the passengers of the Carmania, atinguetts; 100-3 Guller and Dalmatian cended to a height of one hundred 40-1 Famkabad. feet, and were like a dozen haystacks

burning.

The moet heroic sight witnessed was that of two officers working like demons with axes and crowbars ripping up the deck to prevent the fire spreading aft where the survivors were haddled.

The diBculty of rescuing by boats was made evident by the fact that a boat of the liner Minneapolis was carried off

PARTIAL FAILURE OF INDIAN AUTUMN HARVEST.

LONDON; Oct. 14.

A telegram from Simla states that

the continued failure of the September

BRITISH POLI 'ICS.

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LONDON, Oct. 15. With regard to the Cabinet meeling, which is stated to be one of the most important held for years, elaborate precautions are being taken against Suffragette attacks oo Ministers.

It is expected that the Cabinet will deal with the Irish problem, the Land Campaign, and the racant Lord Chief Justiceship.

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NEW GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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„LONDON, Oct. 15, Lieut. Col. Sir Henry Lionel Galway,

rains has resulted in a partial failure |K.C.M.G., Governor of Gambia, "has

of the Autumn harvest in parts of the been appointed Governor of South United Provinces, Rajputane, the Cen-Australis.

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by the wind and current and er rudder broken. She was sighted by a search. light of the Carmania, which steamed the Government has sanctioned ad-

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smashed on the Carmania's side. The

time thus lost accounted for the Car- mania not joining the "final rasco Captain Barr, of the Carmania, signal- King the other captains that he would stand aside if they rescued the passengers.

When the boots were alongside the Volturno, ber plates were red hot, and cloude of steam were rising from the waterline, but the rescues were most methodical, and even the captain's dog was taken off.

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had no medicine for a mini diseased. into the fire.

When Man Siu heard of the sickness, aka Some Hittle time afterwards the daughter went herself, against all the canoes of Man Sie west with the name for a carriage Chinese etiquette, to visit her lover, and ride, and strolled into some gardens, when when the youth open bed, Cad colour. a shower came upon them, and compelled came back into his wan face, and he

bor standing beside the the them to seek shelter "ios pavilion in the at once set right on the path of recove garden. At the same time there was Meanwhile, he soon get well enough to take an outing, and one day they set a youth in the grounds and he too was in boat intending to back

get driver into the building by the same storm. evening. But they did not get back for The consequence that these twe looked mont's. The boat was carried away ACTORS at each other, and the Bre of love was the Panide, fill at last the occupants, were stranded on the chores an island afte at once fushed from the eyes of each. Imad

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named A Ki. S'e had enne on her own sonted a Chinese. dressed in foreign clothes, whose manét vas very rough, Considering the tendencies of liner ar- initiative, because "ábelind" detected the and whose voice was ke, thunder. Thin chitecture, states Shipping Booosd, the love of her titre" for the youth, and arrible monster then addressed the youth, now graving dock at Singapore has very wanted to see for self what kind of who seemed the most caltared of the party, and said whether they were killed on the little water on the sill at high water of spring tides. The depth is said to be only young man he w. We need not detail spot, or were allowed to return to their 35 ft. The enlarged Trainigar Dock at the conversations that passed between native land would depend upon, the way it to Southampton

has 35 ft., and the bigger these two, but in the end the surse con, which be could srawer a question pat dock

him. It would be written in a couplet, Belf st Lt at three inches more. The sented to carry back a letter to her mind if he and write a reply that satisfied Gladstone at Liverpool is

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ships which use the port. At Singapore After this many letters passed between escorted away unharmed. Through this trying ordeal the youth passed unscathed: call, as matters stand, them, and A. Ki was the postman.

indeed the questioner was delighted with provide greater depth, but excavat-

Manwhile, Wan Thing was not so easily the skill with which he penned the an od docks represent large fixt

fixtures of capital which are only remunerative over

eat aside. He had lost his letter, and. Before he was set at liberty, however, fairly long periods, and there is really therefore, had recourse to force. Be had listen to a long speech in good Govern no Baying row derp Far-Eastern ships may gathered around him as follows of his ment, on the kind of oficiale that ought to be ruling the land, on the kind -business

of- be before this King'i Dock has plid for owa ilik, and one day when Mr. Ko was out morality that should obtain through outell itsalf." Of course, à dry dook can be en- went to the house, and carried off Man class of people. Os the age at which 1rged in crder adequately to deal with growing requirements. The case of the Sui by main force. The band took their men and maiders should marry, and so afalgar at the mercantile port of Hamp-way through lonely lanes, carrying their forth and so on. Of course all this was intended to be a satire upon the Chiness of Pixiko, Oct. 15. shire is in p int. But it is andetimes prize with them, who was wit 100 today. On the other hand the pescefales An order has been issued by the costly business to do so, and occasionally able through terror. The carnicado, how of the people that inhabited the isles of t

the rather risky in an engineering senas. The President for sho.arrest of forty membaline-like plan is really to leave a large ever, had not gone for when it was.sud- Immortals as then referred to, where Lert of the Kiangsi Provincial Assem margin for eventualities, for the prosent desily confronti byen etrange appearance every man had one wite, and where was no dry dock accommodation at many porta is out of the clear blast was terrible poverty and no risbes where all wives had bly who are supposed to have been as hampering the development of naval looking man, dressed in the garb of ancient children, and where all the aged lived in

ociated with the recent rebellion in architecture, that province..

The Cabinet has decided to prepare

to fical indefinitely. The Campania a list of all the civil officials in the pro-

carefully searched for missing boats,

but the search was unavailing. Another limer also searched fruitlessly.

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warriors, who strods across the pathway, opalance. After a good deal more of this, along which the gang was approaching, the party was taken back to their boat, and Without word, this attange personage sont across the Facilo to their ustivo touched the leader with the point of a small shores.

When they returned there was great sword, and he fell insensible in the road-

and

way. The intruder then spoke with a voice rejoicings, for every body thought they had vinces with a view to revision." Those During the last eight months, Chins of thunder, and berated the several men been lost. Man Sia had been worn out

bern of

of the gang in no very measured with grief, and it was her tire now to received about 10,000,000 yen worth of language, till they rd trembled in their rejoice,

Dot long afterwards officials who have proved their ability reßned anger from Japan. Athnugh the shows if they had any on They were at the wedding ing passed off succesfully and those of good education will be [amount seems remirkibiy boga, ai retained on the civil liar.

compared with the antrenanding period of a dered to leave their leader lying in her, and everything peased off successfully ber The l'refcot goes out of the story, nad iz left him last year, there has actually been a failing is roadway, and take Van Sin Yen Wai Ching, the Chinese Minister off. Sinos the Kinking uprising in July, the home, and if they did not immediately never mentioned again after we

from Janney, they would all be killed on the spotting in the road. The father of the in Berlia has informed his Government country has taken little sugar contracted with s word from the mouth of this strange † heroine is not in any way punished for bir

except shipments previously that public opinion in Germany strong for. At present, it is reported that with and infuriated warrior. They at once share in the murder in the garden; but, of

and when fogarso, this The King telegraphed: "The Queenly favoursa Chino-German alliance. peace being restored along the Yangte the they entered the houss he

had never been proved: The the hered. He ens be raulshed writer evidendy believes in Tenia wizardy and I are appalled at the terrible dis- The Minister has received Instructions aml stocks at Shanghai pra decreasing a courte to the schemes of Tagim Kourse of the story China & perfo demand for sugar is gradually reonwering

and use it to to some advantage in the Flere wo as the writer having aster, and deeply sympathise with the from Roking to foster this feeling [the gala: në three to four thumanni. baan K

Way Owing to the hears demand forwarde éxplained that one time pre does not regard things in China as perfro The President has made Obaa Hein the interlot, the pore to stock wingly a mysted unitor come to her, and it may be that in referring to the p several valuable presents, including renly falt and end the belly ho taught her certain charms, and gare lands in the Pacific, And't strong mo

or a mogla synet about the clag of the dra-sed as a foreigner, he was thinking of Field Marshal's uniform.

Jef of 1961 and when tay grant danger the American nation, and indicating to hi Arbin when speak the charm, and one readers that it wold be a good things which would transtorm her into Chins if the funt few things from the terrible warring and ample hey to take, way Government is banilld there.

families in the loss of their dear ones."

FRAGETTE LEADER:

ARRESTED.

LONDON, Oct. 15. Mine Sylvin Prokhurst was arrested hilo entoring & Suffragist weeting xi

the boni, am at the firket." ^** Tint dhowerard Bracks tend. to accum ali's. The British Hinister bas informed the Peking Dily

the Minister of the Foreign Department) voor minibvem; alice givenge anos, Kay-enamelen who hid ipelfla the whole, the story la plasket veteme

tist as the cultivation of opiara has not been completely stopped in the border thei provinces the importation of Indian be upiam espinot yet be cut off,

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