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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1913."

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH:

(Router's Service to the China Maili)}{Reutor's Service to the Chipa Mail.)

ANOTHER “ZEPPELIN"

DISASTER.

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30 Peoplo Killed.

ENGINES REDUCED TO ATOMS

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LONDON, Oct. 18,

A Berlin message states that an air- hip was just mounting when the spectators heard as explosion forward. Instantly flames awept the whole length of the vessal, exploding all the balloneta Buccessively.

The airship, which was laden with Twenty-nine human beings, and heary engines emshed to earth, and was reduced to atoms.

THE SULZE IMPEACHMENT,

MAJORITY OPPOSE HIS GOVERNORSHIP,

Losnos, Oct 18

A telegram from New York state that she Court has voted by 45 to 12 for the removal of Air, Sulzer from his Governorship.

MAY YET HOLD OFFICE.

SEVERAL COUNTS DISMIM48.

Another telegram from Albany ata te that the Court were unanimous that Governor Salzer was not disqualified from holding office in the future. Ther Two were living, one being in cedismissed, for lack of evidelice," the dremiz, and the other, Baron von Bleuel, counts charging larceny in speculating was injured so horribly that he pileons ly implored death.

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The victims inclule two naval advisers, and Zeppelin's most famous pilot.

Baron von Blauel is dond.

LATER.

A Fall of 1000 Feet.

NAVAL OFFICERS KILLED.

THE NEWEST AND FINEST ZEPPELIN,

A telegram from Berlic stater that the Zeppelin L exploded at Joban

'isthal and foll 1000 feet,

Thirty occupants were killed, includ ing the Navy Commissioners-Com

ander Behnisch, Commandur Freyer and Captain Clnth--appointed to take over the airship for the Admiralty.

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"MINISTERING CHILDREN'S

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Annual BizzaY:

THE CHINA MAILE

MR. SHAW'S PLAY AS A TEXT.

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Rev. R. J. Campbell on

"Androcles."

NOT A BURLESQUE BUT YUEN OF TRUTH.

Mr. Bernard Shaw's new play, "LAN- droles and the Lion," is very ahly holding the controversial 3-ld. To has been severely criticised as burlesque of a serious his tarcal subject and an offence to the feelings of religious people. There are other who lugha is in a complimentary way-but perhaps a little anxiously-while insult. ing,"valgs," and "offensive" are a few of the expressions hurled against it.

The ammal bæluar prunsted by the Hongkong Ministering Children's League was held this afternoem un the Volun tere BendgaartCTA.. Fortunately the weather was time and brol, and there was a good attendance at the opening cerethony, „phich, was perfirmed by Lady Hova, Davies, who was accompagavd by shie Chief Justice, Sir Wi, Reon Davion. The grands had been pivarily decorated with flags, sad the stall, were attractive,

Ou a fucent Sunday evening the play by art at around the ground. Part of Bured in a man pranched by the Rav "the parado, gelaid bad been scb spare R. J. Campbell at the City Temple, Clear. a tea garden, which added to the fly the play has made a deep impression on Lutbenefiveness of the wine, Mr. Joe wind. He used ont sesus of "* Andro- cles and the Lion"-the speech of Lavinia day, the Honary Tarusurer, and Mrs.

to the Roman captain-to illustrate the Irvin, the onerary Secretary, did Eternal Man. great deal of with is connection with the bazaar, and the success of the func tinut have been gratifying to them.

to tac team hor of the counter, Lily Tees Davies, in opening the burnir, said: Hannars are tually held for the premic of charitabló objete, in campaign funds, bartering his politiamd there is a nobler than to cal influence, using his position to in promote the happiness and welfare of little ebilir. Sels is táo object of the fuence the price of stocks, and at-

Ministering Children's Long under tempting to intimidate legislators,

whose auspices this haar is held. The is also an element of charm bušos rinted with the enterprisey, for 1 nder stand that much of the work on the Kind his been done by children. Wo alt, remet that Lady May is not present; she has always taken a deep interest in the animal event, and I feel it un bon our that in her absenes I had been asked to ea the Inzaur. No day without added to orogh it." is the motto of the

OBITUARY.

SIR GEORGE WOMBWELL.!

LONDON, Oct. 18. The death is announced of Sir George Wombwe, a distinguished soldier who took part in the Balaclava charge. He en mid I lovely hope that many was waster of York and Ainety Houndedwie of kindness and diarity will crown for several years, and owned about his day, and that the sades wili Far

sauss flave of all former years. 12,300 acres of land in Yorkshire.

have much plenstre in declaring this bazaar open. (Applause.),

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COOLIES INJECTED WITH

MORPHINE.

Sergt. Adlington prosecuted & mas at the Magistracy who was found injecting morphine into coolies at So. 1 Tam Lana, A number of coolies were on West Point.

The airship waa the Intent ad dition to the Navy and was the newest and finest vaasel of the. Zeppelin fest. It arrived at Berlin from the building yard a few weeks ago,

The Navy is now without a Zep-lid not arrest pelin."

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT

LONDON, Oct. 18.

The Duke and Duchess of Connaught have sailed for Canada.

THE ENGLISH TURF..

THE MIDDLEPARK--PLATE.

LONDON, Oct. 18.

The result was:--

Coreyra

Stornoway

Kennymore

Seren ran, won by 1 lengths; anme

distance separating second and third.

"The betting was 118 Corcyra: 54 Stornoway; 50-1 Kennymore.

THE CAMBRIDGESHIKE STAKES.

Betting on the Cambridgeshire Stakes (Newmarket, Oct. 29) is:-8-1 Fairy King: 1009 Santair; 100-7 Cheerfnt and Drinmore: 1006 Equanimity: 20-1 Cantilever,

Jarly Bees Davies was presented with a charming banquet by a number of pretty children.

The following is a lot of the stall, and those who preside over them :— Fancy Stalls, Peak, Mrs. Tomes: Vies toria Stalls, Mrs. Piercey and Mrs. Pom- Ereb, in tha Magrettablo absence of Mrs. Chatham: Royal Navy, Mrs. Hastings Military, Mrs. Stay Stewart; Kowlood, Mrs. Gill: Toys, Mrs. Jordan; Sweets, Mrs. Worcester mulMiss Rowo; Ioes and Fruit, Mis, Ormiston: Golden Trac, Mrs

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It had been said by some, Mr. Campbell explained in his sermou. that the play was a burlesquo of the sufferings of the Chris tian martyrs under the Roman Empire in the oarly capturies of our ers.

That is mistake," he declared em phatically, though I do not wonder it has b un made. Mr. Shaw never can help introducing an element of somedy inte the most various subjects; but in this instance the real paint of the play is any, thing but a burie-que of what the martyrs hail to go through.

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LAVINIA'S DECLARATION. **It is brought nut, especially in the speech of Lavinia to the Roman captain who has brought herand har fellow victimis

Ho to the scene of execution. hega her to re hemelf by throwing a grain or two of iacense on the Altar of Diana, or some other deity, in the Roman Pantheon. Fur answer she tells him that if Trians stood to him for what was pure nad elevating instead hood, she would do it as readily a she of what was fal aid debasing to his man-

would for Christ. Bus that was just the point at issue. Dinan stood for nothing of the kind.

For what are you dying?' asked the caplain. I

do not know, ropliet Lavinia, 'untvns it is far Gad."

And what is Ood the captain

asked. knew that we should have come to be gods To which I avinia.roplied, "Ah! if we

ourselves."

GOD IN MAN.

The lesson of thin, Mr. Campbell said, was that it was the God in msn that reach- sd up to Got, and made it possible for man to recognise the Christhood of Christ

Asked by a 'Daily Nows" ropre es's tive for more ample views" on the play. than those expressed on the one scene used as an illustration in his sermon, Mr. Campbell said that Mr." Shaw had only himself to blame if the play was mistaken

the premises, and weco in such a state of sures and mortifention that the police them. Syringes and a quantity of morphine were seized. The defendant was sentenced by six week's Panoret; Grab Bag, Mrs. Hazeland; for a burlesque. hard labour by Mr. Wood. This case a the first of its kind that has been brought balare the Court.

** TWELFTH NIGHT."

ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES ARRANGED.

Mr. Shaw." he mid, "cannot refrain Ton, M. Irving. The CMS. Figh from fun, and though he does not mean Sehral, St. Stephen's Girl College, and to shock his audience by seeming to inske The Bolillos Rehned also bad stalls. ight of things that are intrinsically great Many side, attractions were arranged The play is full of magnificent truths, and and worthy of reveret eo, he does do it. in conretion with the hazaar, including I thoroughly enjoyed its bamour and the cinematograph and variety entertain.whimsical method and treatment:"

Among these who misted at

the ntertainments were Mrs. Black, the pupils of the Belilios Public School, Miss Loge! Ormiston, Misses tita nze

As will be seen from today's advertise-and, Enid Hancock, Kathleen Gourdin, ment columns, the Hongkong Mummers Winnie, Hannah, and May Wos, etc. hive arranged to give a special Matinee for The allocation of the proceeds of the Children and Students at reduced prices on bazaar will be announced later. Wednesday, October 29th, commencing st 4.30 p.m.

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"Bit to return to my letters: as you Talarmowa Ro. d could pass the censorship of the Lord Chamberlain, Writing to the san, some of my correspondents," said Mr.

**. "Times," he says: "If it is permitted to Harcourt, stigmatise the novel of Dorian and continue I can only regard such a licence Gray as a morbid and slimy book'

as nauseats, vicinus, and decadent,' and further inäication, amongst many, of decay in our national character, and in attacking the book they are, of course, forming a dangerous set-back to the rever-equally attacking the play. ence and respect due to the Book which, apposite camp come the insistent sesertions whatever interpretatio a modern research of the brilliancy of the novel, of the may have given parte of it is still, and beauty and style and literary excellance

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A very successful dance was given in the can be made for large parties, by applying R yal Engineers' Theatre, Welling on Ear- has long been, the guide and comfort of that illuminate every page, as one lady i policies under all the best and modern methods of Lite As#transf to Menara Mantrio and Ch. At an early date racks, last night by the members of the the best lived we have known in the writes. It is a thing of genius which to meet varying circumstances.

Owing to the phenomend rush ́m the booking for the first three rights, it has Royal Engineer Quadrille Club. There world. I hope the Church will not koop reaches out to the sublime,

was a large number of guests present, and the light of a national disgraca."

silence on this matter, which I regard in Knother."

The truth, of course, lies between the been decided to open plana on Monday they thoroughly enjoyed the dancing, which

The Church (through the current cum to extremes of opinion," said a clergyma October 20th, for a fourth and last was kept up until late bar. The corn her of the

"Record" does not keep of eminence to whom the question was peifarma ce to take place on Saturday.mittee consisting of Suppers Wright, silent. The Record" complains that it submitted by Standard representativo. "I knew Wilde pretty well, but I do not November 1st at 9.10 p.m.

Bishop, Allen, and Richard, with Carpi, understood the play was to be simply car to have my name inized up in aug pageant. but that it is a drama (judging Grimes as Secretary and Treasurer, and by the Press notices), and the writer of it controversy, so please suppress it. worked very hard to make the event a has not been content to abide strictly by ides of the book is as old as conscious success, and the result of their labour of the limits of the Biblical narrative," but human thought it shows the them. Curpl. Curers was a very assiduous love must fave been very gratifying to drawn largely upon his own imagin Lion. Consequences of deliberate in on the "The introduction of a lova interest in soul and the baly of the siener. The M.C. what the music discoursed by connection with Joseph, for which the touch of fantasy by which the fatal pro Q.M.S. Janking-and Mr. Elliots was of a sacred volume gives no warrant, ie obcess in rogistored on the picture, and not very bigh order.

jectionable, but what are we be any of the on the man. in the nae touch of real ori comic relief supplied by the Chief Baker?"ginality and tot tale the story seriguales about it. When he wrote it Wilde

No sents one broked can be exchanged for another night.

In spite of the very heavy looking, a number of very good stall sosts are still available for October 28th and 30th,

Books with the story of the Play and Historical Notes, can be obtained at CARDIFF COLLIERY DIS ISTER. Messrs Moutrie's free of charge.

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LITTLE HOPE OF FURTHER SURVIVORS.

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FROFIT SHARING SUCCESSES.

A Board of Trade report gives parti- cuturs of profit-sharing agreements in M12-14. At June:30 last 141 finns were

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INTERESTING BEQUEST 20 LONDON BY A STRANGER.

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*DORIAN GRAY."

The

xorablo

in theme days he took nothing seriously. and yet unconsciously he foreshadowed bia own tragedy. He surely realised this when is De Profundis he wrote of the *note of doom' that through Dorian Gray. It

The Charity Commissioners of London Diverse Criticisms of the Drama.is an ironical fact that he who in his pride

INTERBATING LEZTECA.

LONDON, Oct. 17.

have sanctioned a scheme submitted to them

ased to declare that art need tave, and by the Corporation of Lenten for the ad.

abould have, no connection with morality The rescue operations at Cardiff bave practising profit-sharing, po" coupured ministration of a bequest anda to them

was in spite of himself a moralist,' for been temporarily suspended. All efforts with 1 firms at the corresponding date many years ago by an entire stranger. No play produced in recent years has Duise Gray, if tend right, la emphatically amor I book: but to read it right one are now being concentrated to the task in 1912. The average number of paraca Signor Pasquale Favale, for the annual aroused more critical discussion than The must find the kay in the subjectivist pas at extinguishing the fire, but there is the permanent employment of 130 of petoval of the ringe portions for The Picture of Durinn Gmy, now running at of De Proloug dir, which saved the author spectable girls born the City, be the idi firms known to have profit-quest bas remained in abeyance for the Vaudeville Thestre. little hope that there are any furtherhuring schemes was 106,007, while the considerable period in order that the fundars being received by Mr. Sydney Har

Scores of letters as the rent original of Dorian Gray."

WI.DE'S CONFESSION." greatest number of casual endployees on might sufficiently accumulate to carry out

court, mana-er for M La-Tellogan, and The clergyman quoted above mode on day was 5,435. Ninety-three of the the testator's wigbes, hans givo particulars as to the amount

Trustees bare been appointed. Thoy by Miss Constant Lounsbery, who evolved reference to Oscar Wilde's confession of Are the Chamberlain, the Town Clerk, and the desins, from Oscar Wilde's weird is thought while serving bis imprison- the Comptroller. The income of the trust romance. Some of these letters are frankly ment in Reading Geol. He wrote in sufficient to give annually 212 to three condenators; others are extreme in

"I remembered when 1 was at Oxford

survivors.

RELIEF FUND OPENED

His Majesty the King has sent £500 to the Cardiff Relief Fund, the Marquis of Bute 1.500 guineus, ned three Col liary Companies 1,000 guineas ench A-Mansion House Fund has also been opened,

FRENCH MILITARY

SENSATION.

HIGH OFFICERS PLACED ON

HALF PAY.')

LONDON, Oct. 17.

A telegram from Paris states that Generals Faurie, Pingnot, and Courbe bafese, two Divisional Generals, throd Brigadiers, and Bye Colonele huva bean either placed on half-pay or requested to retiro a 6. consequence of ineff. elency during the Army manœuv#%.

General Faurié was also brought before 1 Cuart of Enquiry on a charge of a breach of discipling for writing letter protesting against the above “action.

are abusive

of the bonuses distributed by them, which was £102,183. This was distri hotel ninong 56;877 employees, giving | young women between the ages of '26-and-

average of 43 76. per participating if there is thorn ipplicants than three praise or vehement deciunciation which has strolling round Magdulen's nawow bird 20, born in City, on their marrings, I am not surprised at either the lavish saying zo one of my friends as we ware employee. Of the amount named above the selection to be made by lot.

been seconded to our play, "mid Mr. Baraunted walks, one morning in the year 129,205 was agghunted for by 31 gar

The generous donor made somewhat court; "no author has received more ex- compullies, this industry Zoeming by far eccentric. bequests in other directions in treme and diverse criticism than the writer, before I took my degree, that I wanted the largest trade group among proft. connection with an ops a he had composed of the novel on which it is founded. Bat to eat of the fruit of all the trees in the sharing undertakings.

but there have not come to any practical am ponvinced that his literary ropotation garden of the world, and that I was issue.

has suffered

quite as much from the in going out into the world with that passion judicious praise of his admirers as from the

indictivanem of f his oriiles. It is somewhat in my soul, and so indeed I want out, Daring a discussion in & Leicestor refreshing, however, to read in a leading and so I lived. My only histake was public homes as to whether Bangkong #1) religius organ the Christian Common that I confined myself so exclusively to British possessina or not, glass was wealth of September 3) that, in the writer's the trops of what secuted to me the aum». broken over the bead of one of the parti- opinion, The Picture of Dorian Gray ** lit side of the garden, and shunned, the cipenta, and a sequel a Peterhomugh great molity play which teaches more other sido for its shadow and its poverty's hores dosler was resided at the police than one lason. Bosidor the obvious row, despair, suffering, or every court.

thit even in this Fífan man canot socspe

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CHINA.

Departure From Ban Francisco.

A San Francisco dispatch to the "Asahi" states that Dr. Lynch, the new United States Minister to China, accompanied by his wife, was to leave San Francisco by the "Teryo-maru ***

the 7th inst., for his poet. The news Minister enjoys a high reputation as a Professor of Political Economy in the Wisconsin University and is ally ne authority on Far Easton questions.

DIPHTHERIA-HOW, IT MAY BE

AVUIDED......

the consequenos of his own acts, it forces and the broken words that come, from boms the disquieting tristh that many of lips in pain, remorse that makes coa hors who are held in the world's high walk on thcens, conscience that com esteem, and whose outward appearance is

all that is faiz and, pleasing, within, per daraus, self-sbasement that pantsho olanes may be whited pulchres. Like all those were things of which I w Den forhild bar suild. The cold is not troossarily a ondemnsion of a work acting of them, I was turned to teste PHTHERIA is usually contracted the .vel, the play is depresing. hat that, afraid, and me I had determined to know

repare the child's gatem for the rears of art. in Spa, me

There is exagerat on the orher way, oma

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