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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1914.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH,

(Reuter's Service to the China Moll.) ] [ Router's Service to the China Mail!

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THE CATASTROPHE IN JAPAN.

CASUALTIES "THE HEAVIEST

- KNOWN."

LONDON, Jan. 15.

Router'a correspondent at Nagasaki states that the warships have sent a wireless message to the effect that the earthquake casualties nt Kagoshima are probably the heaviest known."

None have been saved in thre villages, notwithstanding the heroic efforts of the rescuers, who worked despite the bail of burning rocks.

The earthquake bas now subsided | though rumblings continue.

A typhoon is blowing and there are fifteen Teet of ashes at Kagoshima,

Many people were drowned while trying to swim to a place of safety, while others were suffocated by peison- .ous ges.

DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT.

LONDON, Jan. 15.

A telegram from The Hague states that Baron Van Asbeck from the Paris Embassy, has been appointed Dutch Ambassador at Tokyo.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR TROUBLES.

Kartial Law Proclaimed."

LONDON, Jan. 14.

Martial law was proclained in rail. way spheres in the Traavaal, Orange Free State, and Natal yesterday even- ing, after the Federation of Trades had declared a general strike. The miners will cease work this afternoon.

No Trouble with the Nativos Expected.

Bir Louis Botha, as Minister for Native Affairs, circularised the native compounds explaining the position and calling on the men to keep quiet. No trouble is anticipated with the natives, but all precautions are being taken, and special guards have been appointed in the various compounds.

Dynamite Still Being Used.

LATER.

A telegram from Johannesburg states that dynamite still coatinee to be found on the railway.

Strict Martial Law.

Reuter's Capatown correspondent telegraphs that the regulations under martial law are very vigorous and com.. prebensive, forbidding, inter alia, the publication of false or alarming new..

DISASTER AT SEA.

YEARED LOSS OF THE "COBEQUID."

LONDON, Jan. 15.

A telegram from Rauter's corres- pondent at Halifax states that the Royal Mail steamer "Cnbeqaid" from Bermuda struck the Grand Manan,

She sent wireless mceanges for help bat Government steamers sont in search found no trace of the vessel, which is believed to have been lost,

She carried eleven passengers, ninety of a crow, and had a cargo of sugar for St. Johas, New Brunswick,

The "Royal George "hare pickedup a call from the "Cobequid," showing

that she is still affat though, sa far, all efforts to ascertain her position have

failed

The Cubequid" was formerly the Union Castle liner Goth"

(Reuter's Service do the Ching Mail..

HEAVYWEIGHT CHAM

PIONSHIP.

JOHNSON TO MEET MORAN.-

Lasbos, Jan. 15.

A telegram from Paris states that articles have been signed for a match for the heavyweight boxing champion ship of the world between Jack Johnson Frink Moran.

the evening of the Grund Fris,

The fight will probably take place on

Johuson receives £6000 win or lose plus £1000 for training expensea and and Marna £1000, "

The money will be provided by three American millionaires.

SCOTTISH SPORT.

EDINACRO, Dec, 23.

Jur.

University have scored three outstand

Within the space of a week, Edinburgh

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(Wah Tis Vet Po's Service)

TIENTSIN ICEBOUND,

PENING, Jan. 14.

The river Poiho is frozen and the ice- breaker has been put into operation. its work in successful river trafic to Tientsin should be re-opened about the middle of this mouth.

A MILITARY MEFTING.

H

PEKING, Jan. 14. A grand military meeting is to be hold at the beginning of February in the capital. Each province has bera ordered to sand a representative of high military rank,

ing sucecear They began by a wint HUSSIAN MINISTER'S DENIAL, home over Cambridge University; fl lowed it up at Belfast by defeating Queen's University, who untill then had aj chan reexed; and completed their asser

Paxino, Jaa. ii.

The Russian Minister has denied the report that his Government protested against the opening of the five cities in facer Mongolia.

GREAT BRITAIN SEEKS RAILWAY PRIVILEGES,

PERING, Jan. 14.

sia of University superiority at Dublin, THE COURT CARDS.

where they had quite a decisive victory over the Dublin students, who had pre The audieren at the Theatre Royal violy humiliated Oxford. On paper last night, though not large was try

their back division is not brilliant, but appreciative of the excellees programme

it is essentially sound and dependable, submitted by this versatile Company, its detenco is irreproachable. Their who hit to Hongkong is now driving triumph is, however, is great measure to a alope Among the insay items sub-due to the strength of their forwuria,' mitted cone was more enjoyable than the their ability to Bally require singing of "My Blue Eyed Faby," with ments. It is to be feared that the ten- It is reported that the British Minis. its charming Billing chorus by Miss Maude evey of the modern game in to destroy ter has made a request for the privilege Fan, who also received foud applause itiative "amang forwards, and yet here of building a railway connecting Tung for other contributions. Mr. Edgar is a deb which succeeds simply because Warwick's excruciatingly funny narra tion of The Old Woman Who Lived in The whole programme, indeed, was in

Show" was another delightful item.hocks and then admiring the secnery. Of

minds even hy, the Court Cars. keeping with the first-rate performance

A change of programme is promised for to-night, and tomorrow night.

ENGLISH AS SHE IS WROTE

The following amusing letter was recently received by a local licitar :- Dear Sir,

I regret axreedingly to have the follng. ing to anuny you that on September last year I charged..............

with debts ease and you had pat the case settled on March 1913, but alter it finish ed, he immediately bankrupts. Therefore he agroc to pay by installments 330,00 per

month.

SPORTING.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Royal Artillery Cap..

33ED Cor., R.G.A." Bru Cov., R.G.A. The 83rd Coy R.GA, after administer ing a 40 defeat to the 68th Coy., ut Lyemum fa ano rliur round, visited them abha Military ground yesterday in the return auch Tasma

Langham; Storensos, Muilin, Perry:

83rd Cay.. R..A.--Gerred; Langford i

Mardle, Da idson, Otane, Pinchard, Phipin.

85th Coy. RG-Moors; Capia, Pallant Buckland. Barry, Stanleyi Draper. Watson, Court, Swan, Faulkner.

"Refereo, Mr.. F. Wright,

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When the

The 83rd Coy, set the pace from the start and after Moorn had isted out a shot from the right wing, Pinckard sent in e fins one that skimmed the bar. other wide got on the move, Watson frod beauty from long range that Garrod managed to get away at the second attempt just Court charged him in the net. Davidson was forward and is took Barty and Pallant all their time to keep him pat pa

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several occasions. Twice he best the de fance, but each time the rough ground

cored him to shoot over the bar. The in- terval arrived with the score sheet-83rd Coy., R.G.A.0: 88th. Coy, RG, A., 0.

Play resumod slightly in favour of the Lyemum men. After a bout of passing in which Perry and Mallin helped consider. ably, a melee occurred in the 88th Cay. goal and Davidson hended into the net, scoring what proved to be the only goal. The Victoris gunners naw roused them. selves to their best exertions and Faulkner | well to clear. Near the in'sh, Waters ant in fus shot that Garrod did

its forwards rufuss to be bound by the Fat and Tailifu, in Yunnan province. contred, and all the forwarda being up a

fashionable convention of beeling to their

couro it would be foolish to advocate any total revision to the old-fashioned methods, but the record of. Edinburgh University is an eloquent püen in favour of forwards who play more thas a mere mechanical game.

RESULTE.

Gas Aends., 1; Greenock Was., 7. Watanias, ; B.H.S., F.P., 0. Wst, 14: Clydesdale, 5. Win. Academicals, 13; Selkirk, 3. Hawick, 23: Institution F.P., S. Heritonians, 14; Kelvins." Acad.. 10. Stewartoniates, 12; Melrose, C. Jod Forest, 14; Oula, 8. Glas. University, 33; Ayr,

ASSOCIATION,

only, in the Scottish League-Coitio, There are three clubs, and three clubs Hearts, and Rangers. On Saturday, Cel tu lost one point of their lend, merely Since then it has been sine month lungof such a strong bustling forward

drawing with Motherwell. The absence still the Magistracy has not distributed meatco had its effect on a line so long the money so that I write to solicit you dependent on a tender of the Quina type. to go carefully into the matter.

and there was little of real danger in

NANKING CITY WALL.

SHANGHAI, Jan. 14. Fung Kwok Chang, military com- manderin Nanking, has proposed to the central authorities that the city wall shall be pulled down.

TO ABOLISH THE PREMIER. SHIP.

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PIXING, JAN. 14. The American adviser in the Pra

Cabinet to strictly adhere to the Re- at ofis has recommended the

publican system of government and

bolish the office of Premier.

CORRESPONDENCE.

goal looked almost certain, but all missed. ResultSrd Coy.. RG.A., 1; 88th Coy., R. G. A., 0.

HK. and S. Battalion Sports.

At the annual sports of the Hongkong and Singapore Battalion, R.G.A., to he hell on the 21st instant, the following

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Kindly four me an early reply as to the many raids on their opponents" goal. when he will pay me and thanking you in Metherwell, bowery, played god A MATTER WHICH NEEDS POLICE ll-known Hongkong resident, places

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defensivo game, the back being chiefly responsible for the division of points. The Hearts were undoubtedly better than Clyde, and had quite two-thirds of the

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Dear Sir,-May I have the courtesy of tion which makes this possible is an IBANEI MARG, For S'pore, Batavia, bon, Samarang & Scurabaya. 14th Jan, a from a haphazard effort. Hangers or columns to ask for better police sarprovement of the well-known Frana" IN

8.8 RIOJUN MARU, For Moji & Kobe Ent two goals from Dundes when caly voillance over the Sweeps run by certain Sparking syphion, which bids fals to MARU, Fur S'pore, Batavia, Obon, Samarang & Bourabaya 22nd Feb one separated the teams in poist at

Clubs of the Colony in conésction with the Germany is said to hold the record for merit. The three feaders stand thus siytics with extraordinary objecte. One Celtic, 84 points: Hearts, 33 points; and of these is entitled "Society for Promotangers, 31 points. They have all play ing Good Manners Amongst the Poor."

ed 20 garden. whilst another unites in the bonds of glowship al Germans wearing a pointed heard. A curious association is that of T-lunatics, detention for six months in an asylum being the qualification for ghs membership. CONFLAGRATION IN

MONTREAL.

LEEDS STRIXE SETTLED.

LONDON, Jan. 14. The strike at Leeds has been formal Jy settled.

Firemen' Injured.

LONDON, Jan. 14. Router's Montreal correspondent -telegraphs that a fire is raging in the

wholesale" district, and threatens to destroy the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Notre Dame, and s section of the town from the Cathedral to the water front. Many firemen have been injur. ad, The temperature is 25 degrees below zero,

The latest society is that for promoting the more genera adoption of the name Wilhelm, presumably in compliment to the Emperor. As iliustrating the craze for associations in Germany it may be mentioned that in the little town of Wil. dan, with only 2,000 inhabitants, there ars socisties."

MISS MAUD ALLAN AND THE PAR EAST.

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ACOTTISH LEAGUE-FIRST DIVISION. Celtic, 0; Motherwel, 0. Hearts, 1: Clyde, 0. Rangers, 2; Dundee, 0. Third Lanark, 3; Morton, 1. Purtick Thistle, 3: Raith Rovers, 0. Falkirk, 3; Queen's Park, 2. Airdrieonians, 4; St. Mirren, 1. Hamaton Acads., 6; Kilmarnock, 0. Hibernian, 2; Ayr United, 1. Dumbarton, 3; Aberdeen, 2.

SECOND DIVISION.

Taith; 1; Eant Stirlingshire, 1. Vale of Leven, 2; St. Bernardo, 1. Dunfermline Athletic, 6; Arthurlie, Cowdenbeath, 2; Johnstone, 0. St. Johnstone, 2; Abercorn, 1. *#COTTISH QUALIFYING CUP-Replayed Final Tic. Albion Rovers, 1; Dundee Hibernian, 1. SCOTTISH LETE-FIRST DIVISION..

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forthcoming Race Meeting? It has been revolutionise te mineral water trade. she established castem for Clube to cor. The apparatus in its new form consista dect sworns and as long as this is done of a well designed plated case, the vari rictly private and amongst the bona fide cus sizes accommodating three or more members of a Club, I have pothing to say glass bottles of special design which are against the police tolerance of it. But when the Clubs go eat of their way and hated sutomatically by the simple turn abuse the police tolerance by marketing of a screw upon the sparklet bulb their sweeps rights to the highest bidders containing the charging gas. A valve in Among the various sots of gambling the gas, and after rocking the holder for the screw stopper of the bottles imprisons armers who, under the protection of a temporary register, inscribe into member charge evenly one has ready for use a couple d'seconds to distribute the ship all and aundry and lore young men to the road of rain, it is about time thep lica mineral water of a very high quality. step in nd put an end to these evil Any kind of liquid can ba serated in practices. Hitherto these sweepe were this apparatus, which thus opens up an held at night after dinner. Encouraged most endless range of drinks, and it probably by the police tolerance, draw. ings at 5 p.m. were inaugurated last year, boy may sadely be entrusted with its is so simple to handle that any Chinezo

his first year's

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supposed to be looking after their co-operation. players interests at the

office.

Hitherto the bulbs when unco pierced A son of

uf mine,

experience have had to be thrown away as useless, of earning his own living, was takes too but by means of a special screw cap of these gambling hovels by a satellite of theso gambling farmers and committed they can now be re-charged on return himself to the tune of a couple of hundred to the company. This has greatly re Bollars, tempting fortune on-credit. Hoduced the cost of meration by these these human sharka kaow to do thing, machines and now sparking soda water Th-y poem to pick out the sons men of means to be plucked by them It can be made for fifteen cents a dozen. being the para man's first effonce, I paid For clubs and messes the new Sparkiet 626 for his fully but I did not are the machine is specially well suited while G 20 rod.ani the Ind in today the learn country it shodel prove a grosi boca,

foolish albeit & little wi

wiser.

The co

Mr. Puddepho has obtained conces

Mr. D. E. D. Conen, who arrived st the tour of Miss Maud Alan and the Celtic Penang from Cloutta recently, is directing Cherniavirky tri in the Far Exit, Hei femld the Poung Gazette that Mine Allan Heart of Mid-L........... 20 14 will give a performance in Pentagon Mon- Rangers. ****day, February 2. The e-lebrated classical Airdricopians" 29. 10.

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ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE.

the lower quarters of Callao (Perú))

An undertaker, appearing in the Clyde

were inundated yesterday morning by debtor's box at Clerkenwell County lumbarto

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A friend of a ine was moat distressing sine for exploiting the new invention 23 With

some exaggerated potions of de ta of

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moneylenders an Penang to Japan and including the Philip

ended in fleeing the Colony. And if I add

tri the FE CARON that of the youth wis pince, and it is his intention to form a

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LONDON, Jan. 14.

The opening performance at Singapore will be un February 4.

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a great tidal wave, simultaneously, ith Court, said that on a funced costing £25 United earthquake shocks, lasting 55. seconds, 3% 66. his total profit was 25. Od. There were no fatalities.

ME. LLOYD GEORGE..

LONDON, Jan. 14.

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Wocal "company to work tuk urea, A

was diuins the service" "Fur leaving the

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ice before clowing hours to alfond to there demonstantion show room has been open- 15 aftern on

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drawn would be complete. I am sure these where Bir. Puddepba zives demonstra Sven Peterson was married at Min. Partick Thiste .... 10

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of the inner life af

of Hongkong tins daily, Heapolis to Christina IIarddson, with Quequ's Park.

are unknown to His

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lettency the earche htt $ 11 a results in better control of Clah Sweepa eye and Hamilton Acads.... 10 4 11 4 12 my latter will hare Færved lite purpose, ilmarnock 19 9-124-10 should not conclude this communication The British Bulldog Club's annual Aberdeen 20 2 135

without a triste of

brate of praise fo that championship show, which opened at

i tee of the Chinese Club. These gostio Is cricket in Scotland improving? Mr. year for the reps rights of that Club but, men, I understand, were approched last

ago in Sweden...

SCOTTISH CRICKET.

Professor W. E Cooke, the New South ates Government astronomer, states that

Zlaner, is still visible through a telescope the comet of 1900, which was discovered by

Mr. Lloyd George, the Chancellor Leicester recently, attracted 100 entri. Hay Brown, Edinburgh Academicals, they had the courage to refuse the tempting i though just at present it is very faint,

the Excherner, has arrived in London, representing doge valued at £50,900. aud has said that be returned from Algiers on sooount of the weather.

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which were posted thirty-four years ago. They have how delivered.

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER.

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