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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ST, 1914.

JITHE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

{Beuter's Service to the China Mail.) (Router's Servies to the Chino Mall, DESPERATE SHOOTING

AMERICAN PRISON

SENSATION.

`DESPERATE AFFRAY WITH

1!

CONVICTS.

Girl Used As "Living Shield:"

LONDON, Jan. 21.

THE SUBMARINE

A

DISASTER.

VESSEL NOT YET DISCOVERED.

Letter From Oficer's Father,

Lospoy, Jan. 21. Colonel Grant Morrison, father of

Morrison, who

Roular's correspondent at MoAl Jister, Oklahoms, telegraphs that three | Sub-Lieut. Grant convicts, in possession of revolvers seized the gaolere keys and rushed to the prison gatas firing at the guarda and using the telephono girl as a living shield.

They unlocked the gatas, dropped the girl, who was wounded, and jump- ed into a buggy.

The guards replied with a fusillads and, mounted, kept up a running fight. The convicts were killed, as were also three of the guards and an ex- Congressman who was visiting the prison.

CANADA'S NAVAL POLICY.

Statement by the Premier

LONDON, Jan. 21. Router's Ottawa Correspondent etates that in the House of Commons,

Mr. Borden, the Prime Minister, answering Sir Wilfred Laurier, declar

AFFRAYS IN

SHANGHAI.

(From Our On Correspondent),

A TAIKOO DOCKYARD ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

LAUNOB,

PASSENGER STEAMER FOR THE CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION.CO.

The manual meeting of seathoidon and subscribers of St. John's Cathedral will be held in the Chamber of Commerce. Boom, City Hall, on Wednesday, January

The following is the balance sheet —

Dr.

Yesterday at Taitos Dockyard a large | 29, at 3,30 p.m. number of porple were present to witness the launching ceremony of the steel twin woruw steamer Wachang," but to the order of the China Steam Navigation SHASHA, Jan 21,

Ltd., for their Yangtzo and Shanghai trade. Two shooting affray's occurred here

Among those prosent wore Mr. and Mrs. yesterday of a most serious char-G. T. Edkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. Reid neter.

Mr. J. Alvse, Mr. A. W. van Andol, Mr.

A gang robbed a cash shop in the W. S. Baing, Mr. E. R. Ento, Mr. F. D. along with Lieut. Welman and nine Contral District, Main Street, at 7L. Bowley, Capt. B. R. Branch, Mr. G. A

p.m., and, in escaping, shot a Chi-Caldwell, Mr. D. W. Craddock, Mr. and men went down in Submarine nese policeman, who is in a serious Mrs. Danby, Mr. and Mr. R. M. Dyer, last Friday, has written to the news. condition.

and Miss Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. W, D. Gr. papers hoping to arouse public

hams, Mr. and Mr. T. Hayashi, M:, and opinion and have the risks attending

Mrs. J. Owen Hughes, Capt. and Mrs. submarines rainimised.

Colonel Grant Morrison describes

A Class as being obsolete and practic-.

To-day at the Mixed Court the British Assessor. Mr. Grant, strongly urged the re-introduction of the cat.

SAFETY AT SEA.

Innos, Mr. and Mr. W. C. Jack, Mr. and Mr. J. Jonckheer, Mr. E. A. Koester,

19.19.

To Special Collections L'athayirad Orgu

Fund

3281.71

British and Freig

Bible Society 127.95 Hospitals

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Laver, Mr. and Miss To Grant Choir Fund

and Furniture....

To Salary of Chaplain..... To Rent and Taxes of Creg-

gan **

School

Canton

25.60 Missions to Searnen 260.80 Piec,ux Dirly'

Pastorate

360.60

Fund Choir Fund Cathedral

ment Fun!

15.01 110.80

Enlow.

438.84

4

$1,730.47

199.14

ally death traps; and states that it Beuter's Service to the Chins Mall) Lennox, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Linton, To Repairs to Church Fabric

222.85

3,019.89-

1,900.40 2.400.00

758.00

200.50

183.41

122.14

100.20

170.65

178.33

150.97 2,460.4-4

$15,060.18

is incomprehensible that a great nation should allow its pluckiest son to be serificed in wornout boats, merely to satisfy Parliament and paper strength.

Ceaseless trawling has failed to | discover the submarine.

AN AUSTRALIAN LOAN.

Revival In Investment Bakiness.

LONDON, Jan. 21. The State of Victoria 4 per cent,

Reports Adopted by the Con ference.

Mr. and M. J. McCabbis, Mr. and Mrs: J. Finlay Miller, Mr. and Mrs. R. O.. Morton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Nielsen Mr. E. V. D. Part, Et. Col. F. J. J. Radelize, Capt. and Mr. Biggs, Mr. A. Ritchio, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rodger, Misses. Rodger, Mr V. M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. D. Templeton, Mr. E. H. Thiel. Caps, and Mrs. Ponnefather, Capt. and Mrs. French, Mr. A. G. Gordon, Mr. ad Mrs. F. W. James, Hon. Mr. Basil Taylor R.N., Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, Mr. James Maalscald, Mr. G. M. Young, Capt in and Mrs. Arthur, Mr. and The recommendations provide life, H. T. Richardson, Mr. J... Beck, Mr. and Mr. W. Armstrong, Mr. boats for all, subject to the British D. W. Craddock, Mr. V. M. Smith, Mr. proviso that where the fullest use is and Mrs. Lenne, Mr. Murray Scott, Col. les, Mr. R. Hancock, Mr. J Paterson, Mr. and Mr. Van Meines.

LONDON, Jan. 31. The Conference which has been discussing the question of Safety at Sea, having flually adopted the Reports

Committees, close

of the various to-day.

ed that the Senate's rejection of the Lann, amounting to £1,000,000, made of space available for fitting issued at 97, has been fully sub-favite, pontoon rafts may be provided scribed, and is quoted at a half pre-

[for 25 per cent. of those aboard, miun.

Naval Bill had brought discredit upon Canada and that the hostile majority of the Senate would not be given another opportunity of repeating the performance.

He also affirmed that when the

Government were able to pass the

This is declared to be symptomatic of a revival in investment business.

THE KAISER'S REALTE.

LONDON, Jan. 21. Reuter's Berlin correspondent tele

To Salary of Organist

To Wages of Verger and Coolies To Firm Insurance on Fabric

and Organ

To Punkaha-Hanging, repairs

and labour.......... To Electric lighting and fittings To Advertising, Printing, Sta-

tienery and Poutags To Expanses of Organ Recitals To Prayer and Hymn Books.... To Sundries ....

Folance

Soon after 4 o'clock the christening Cr ceremony was performed by Mrs. Edkins, who named the vessel the Wuchang, and amid the firing of crackers and the cbeera. of a large crowd, the launch was success- fully accomplished;

Subsequently an adjournment was made to one of the workshops, where refresh- ments were served.

"SEC TO THE "WECHANG, Mr. G. T. Edkins, in proposing bealth, and that the rumours that he isSuccess to the Wachang," said:-On behalf of the owners and builders I desire ill are untrue.

to express their pleasure at your attan- dance here to day. It is a further

Bill through the Senate, it would be NATAL COMMANDER FOUND DEAD.graphs that the Kaiser is in the best of our duty to consult with the Imperial Parliament concerning these grave and important considerations."

LONDON, Jan. 21. Commander Harailton-Gordon of H.M. destroyer Thrasher," was found dead in his bunk at Devon.

The Premier also pointed out that if the Powers agreed to any restriction of "armamente Canada would gladly port. review the position; otherwise the would proceed in due course with the construction of the three ships,

The Premier reiterated that Canada's permanent naval policy would be sub mitted at the next General Election, as he had already pledged,

ULSTER AND HOME KULE.

Enthusiasm at Belfast.

LONDON, Jan. 10. Sir Edward Carson, P.C., M.P., made two speeches at Belfast yesterday. He was enthusiastically applauded when he said.-- We owe no loyalty except to the King, and if need be we shall

BRITISH POLITICS.

Rumoured Grave Crisis in the Cabinet.

DIFFERENCES ON NAVAL POLICY.

"

LONDON, Jan. 20. The Daily Telegraph states on what it describes as "high authority," that a grave crisis exists in the Cabinet in regard to Naval policy, the majority agreeing with Mr. Lloyd George, and opposing Mr. Churchild, the First Lord of the Admiralty,

.

A CALCUTTA SENSATION.

Police Sub-Jnspector Shot Dead.

LONDON, Jan. 20.

A telegram from Calcutta atates that Detective Sub-Inspector Dripend Ranath Chone was shot dead while alighting from a tram-car in a crowded street. Two men have been arrested on suspicion. Ons of them, a student from Dacca, was carrying a partly. loaded revolver. The deceased had a long and distinguished record, and was prominent in all the recent political casca in Calcutta.

Nests of Conspiracies.

A telegram from Calcotta states The personal relations between Mr.that the Police take a most serious

pleasure

to have so many ladies with us to grace the occasion (applause). This is not a time when

want to keep you with many but before asking you to wish

I

good for and to the res-el we have just

tomark ca a feature in building to which she

oen launched it SOD

to

Balance forward from 1912 Interest on Fixed Deposit..... By Special Collections :---

Cathedral Organ

Fund

$281.71 British and Foreign

Bible Society

...... 127,95 Hospisala 83,60 Misdicus to Soamen 200.60 Diocena Girls.

............. 360.00

Pastorate

Sabool

Canton

Fund

Chair Fund

15,91 110.88

Cathedral

Endow.

meat Fund 458.84-

ahip By Seas Rentals

Ab

By.. Donations and Subscrip- number of

tions .....

that in the past few months! the vessels launched from our neighbours' yards

00

Count

and here will very likely in their aggregate By Government Contribution.... outpat for Hongkong (bear, hear). Matters By Ordinary Collections. toppage constitute a record shipbuilding By Military Contribution do not rest there, for on both sides of the liy Interest on Currict. Ac- stocks which bid fair to make 1014 record harbour there are other now ships shipbuilding:

While to those sporinily ·

Msociated lying with ship- bearing the tamoser of wages for labour building, it is also of general interest in the

of Hongkongin which we are and other expenditure has to the

may

Kay vo hope, close on 10,000 tons' from this

$1,740.31 45.00

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Again

154.23

THE NANYO YUSEN

KUMI

$15.080.18

CATHEDRAL ORGAN REBUILDING FUND. To Repairs to Organ

an ontpat. of To Expenses of Messiah (Good

this

Friday)..... With

To Balance

(Apppping

regard to th, Wachang" herself, I be- lieva sho is one of the two largest ships. yet built in Hoogkong. She is intended

for trade on the Yangtze, and designed

for carriage of considerable cargo on light By Balance from 1912...... draft. I bei ere she will prove a credit to By Special Collection (Good har designen

Friday)

the word

workmen who

For Freight and further particulara apply to

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8.8. BANRI MABO. For B'pora, Bataria, O'bon, Samarang & Sourabaya. 24th Jane 8.8. KIGJUN MARU, For Mojl & Kobe

19th- Fabry

Saline

$430.00

57.10 456.31

$002.41

$866.00

281.71-

8.8. HOKUTO MARU, For S'pors, Babaria, C'bos, Samarang & Sonrabaya 23ad Feb. ... 12th March, 8.8 BAKRI MARU, For Moji & Kobe ... 8.8," BIOJUN MARU, For S'pore, Bataris, C'bon, Samarang & Sourabaya Mod Mar.

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13.80

8902.41

CHSIN FUND.

$349.50

prostrate ourselves before the throne as loyd George and Mr. Charchill are view of the assassination, and believe have constructed her. Her plating and loyal citizens, and ask our King to save extremely strained and the resignation that it is now evident that there is Leneral workmanship in its class will. I am By Interest on Current Ac-

I do not believe that sa appeal is/of one or the other from the Cabinet whole series of "further rate of are, bear comparison with the output. of

(A.

fair.

There have been conversations,

in the next few days is rogarded as

but I can tell the Government that possible. Moreover, if Mr. Churchill conspiracy" in northern Calcutta.

donversations or negotiations are as use unless they give un a basis for the pre- servation of our rights, under the Im- perial Parliament. The last time I saw Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, a fow wecke sgo, he said, Do you know what I would do? I said, 'No, Sir,' and he waid. Fight it out' And we will fight it out. God, give us men at a

time like this."

DEATH OF GENERAL FICQUART.

LONDON, Jan. 20,- Beuter's correspondent at Paris tolo- graphs that the death hae occurred of General Picquart, at one time Minister for War, who was prominent in the Dreyfus affair. He fell from his borse at Amiens on to the leg ground. Elood poisoning supervened, and he passed away.

POPULARISING ARMY SERVICE.

Rooruiting By Cinematograph.

LUBBON, Jan 30

is defeated in the Cabinet, the whole Board of Admiralty will reign.

The Cabinet discusses the questiun A LUXURIOUSLY EQUIPPED on Thursday.

Dealal By Mr. Churchill.

LATER.

Mr. Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, has issued a statement in which be declares that all the news paper statements, being based 011 surmise and gossip, should be uniform.

VESSEL

LONDON, Jan. 21.

a

You have seen her lunched any yard. on the face of the waters, and I would ask you to wish her a successful career in the usual manner. Ladies and Gentlemen, I Viva

dive you the toast "Good Luck to the good ship Wuchang

count

To Coolies

Mr. R. Red proposed the health of Mrs. Edkins, thanking her for so successfully To Choir Boys launching the vessel. The toast haring To Tuning Piano been honoured, Mrs. Edkins was presented To Printing Service Lists, etc with a gold bracelet.

ocas Mr. Young in the course of n faw An informal lanch and-inspection remarks, expressed the pleasure it gave

To Purchase and Binding of

Music Castle," prior to the vessel setting out builders would have the pleasure of their will take place on the Llandovery them to see so many prosect at the

ceremony that day, and he hoped the To Balazse on her maiden voyage to-morrow.

company at the christening of many more The vessel is

steamers. most luxuriously

"THE NEW VESEL loruitbed, having special tropical

By Balance from 1912 The vessel is of the awning deck type; By Special Collection equipment suitable for the Eat the principal dimensions boing as follows:

it

ly, distrasted. Be adds that the state African trade. Other new features-Length overall 331 feet, breadth mould: By Gran, from General Funda

iment that the admiralty had expressed the intention of resigning is untrue.

ANOTHER VICTORY FOR

THE M. C. C.

LONDON, Jan. 20.

A telegram from Kimberley states that the M. C. C. boat the Briqualand West team by an innings and 101 rane,

VETERAN PARLIAMENTAKIAN TO RETIRE.

include lifts, Vienna cafe and a win 23 feet 3 inches, gross tonnage about

e46 feet, depth moulded to awning dock By Bundry Donations ming bath.

3.200.

CORRESPONDENCEL

THE FAMINE IN JAPAN,

AM APPEAL.

is bailt of Hiemens

They acting for special

Martin steel to 1

service and equipped to Board of Trade

equirements. There are four de

decks, viz:

upper, awning promenade, and shade. The

upper and awning deck run conting To Endowment Fund ously from stem to stern, and the pro menade and shade dock from midships to stero. The 'tween decks are arranged for cargo, and hara spesiel rooms for carrying mails, silk, optam and treasure.

By Subscriptions to Endow- Accommodation is fitted in a large sterl

ment Fund dockhouse is

on the

Awning deck for Chinese By Special Collection passengers-18 frat-class, 30 second clase

30.00

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FINE OLD GENEVA & LIQUEURS

52.00

45.00

81.00

855.00

$013.62

018,62

110.88

389.14

100,00

8018.62

ENDOWMENT FOND.

.$15,755.08

$15,755.28

-$14,580.07

459.84

720.77

$15,765,28

· RESERVE TIND.

*(To the Editor of the “Cami Mail.")

Sir,-We have been instructed by the and 164 third clase. The crew are berthed By Interest on Current Ac... forward under the awning dock.

count Two Conference of Fedorated Missions, and wood houses are fitted on the organization comprising thirty missions deck, one forward for the

the promenade Captain's accom LONDON, Jan. 20. working in Japan, to send forth as appeal mailation, and one aft containing officers'

and Mr. Jease Collings, M.P., announces

for the relief of famine sufferers in Japan. The wheelers' root and dining astoon

According to an official report, isased by wood house at the forward end of the hosse pilot rooma are fitted in that he will retire with Mr. Joseph the Japanese Government, ten million shade deck wel will be fitted with To Reserve on Fac In pursuance of the campaign for tion. He expressed his deep gratitude meat is sufficient, without further com-weight stosa strering engine is placed To Interest (due 3rd January,

Chaplain at the next General Eleo-ple are in need of food in the northern all the latest appliances for working cargu,

prefectures and the Hokkaido. This state including special

PP derrick for lifting

with Hongkong and Shanghai, heavy Bank popularising service in the Army, a clue-

to his Bordesley constituants |

emphasis to the need of platform malograph fim, representing varians 27 je for major constit, and for their immediate and generous response to the control war (ending on

the engine

TOOM, with call of distress.

the stages and aspects in the life of the adds that he consulted with Mr. Cham.

bridge, and there is Contribations should be sent to Rev. J. working the anchors and cable,, two-

also provided steam windlass for Army, has been produced under the berlain on the question of retirement. Dearing, D.D., Yokohama. Trasmurar, powerful abean winches for working cargo,

Conference of Federated Missions, anspices of the. War Office Field-

Mr. Collings, who is 93 years old,

steam expatan ath for the hindling of By Reserve on Fixed Deposit Marshal Earl Roberts and 1,000 men,

Fasol. Electrip lightrad was closely associated with Mr. Chain

will be installed throughout the representing the Aldershot Divisions, bérlain in politice, particularly in his

with Hongkong and Shanghai - Barki witnessed the first production,

By Interest (dhe 3rd Jmary, advocacy of Tariff Reform,,

1914)

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER.

DO YOU COUGH TN buying cough medicins for children,ONT overstrain the fins membratio of be in mind that Chamberlain's, ough your throst in trying to dislodge the Itomady is the best for solde, croup and phlegm. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy hooping cough. and that it contains no will accomplish this for you, and oure the harmful drag, For sale by all Obenists sold that is causing it. For sale by all

nd Storekeepers

Chemists and Storekeepers.

W

to give

8. H. WALTLIGHT, Chairman Publicity Committee,

and'

arbam

Teo sots of triple-expansion engines of the builder's own make aro being installed,, capable of developing 160) 1.H. P. steam OURE THAT COUGH.

being supplied by two largo cyclindrical. WHEN you have a troublesome cough heated-zie closed.ashpit system, the elesu. builera working under forced draft on tho

coupon or that you are going to have system. The vessel is expected to develop it does not mean that you have and being superheated by Schmidt's it, but it dues mend that your lungs at speed of 12 kante on trial cust threatened, and it is just as well to be on The Wachang lesven for the north in the safe side and take Omberlain's Cough about two ranaths, Other vessels of about famedy before it is too late. For sale by similar capacity are at prament in course of All Chemists and Storekeepers.

| construction si Taikoo,

1914)

$1,000.00

*45.00

$1,045.00

$1,000.00

40.00

$1,045.00

Audited and found correct.

IL C. SANDFORD,

Hon. Auditor „FRANCIS ÜLARK,

Bon Treasurer, Hongkong, 31st December, 1918,

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