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TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1915,

Hughes and Hough

ANCTIONÄRE TO THE GOVERNMENT.

AND ADUTARTY.

General Auctioneers

AND

Ebare, Coal and

General Brokers.

PROPRIETORS "TO-KWA-WANTM“

COAL STORAGE,

THE TROOP TRAIN DISASTER.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Our

means of, their klentißention dises,Į thure was a terrible 'crash. but in most cases these are missing. rain was travelling as express speed, Those who had bean identified warna contained about 500 men of thý (Candinoned from page 25, 1

yesterday coffined and "conveyed |“* A '* and "B" Companies of the Inom de pertpatient way. To cr forth by special train.

7th Battalion Royal Scots Tho aniously made to the troop train made an heroit effort Į viors condily be seen victima, und' Man | It is reported that the guard of first two or brea carriages wors

tricate theni, end or alive. was a work which was carried on through font the, whole of Saturday and the {gremier part of the night.

fi

Mr. Mathieson, the general nut ager of the Caledoniari, and Sir Charles Vine Ronchow, the chair- man of the line, took part in this work, and had under their control arge army of officials of the line. Sir Spencer Ewart, the General Oficer Commmuding-in-Chief in Scot fated was also present. The task

was a formidable one, but it was

to stop the express from London, immediately his train collided he jumped on to the permanent way and run nlaug the line waving his dag, failed, however, to attract the attention of the express drivers

SURVIVORS' STORIES OF THE

COLLISION.”.

Onlookers and survivors tell vivid story of what happened:

Private James Neally, of the Royal eols, who was in the troop min at he time of the accident, suit:

telescoped, and the rest of the cars,

ringes fell over on to the down mutin line, and at that moment the express erashed into the centre smashing these carriages to matchwood,

I was travelling with Daim-Major Host, whose son is lying seriously in jured in Carlisle. We felt the curri ugos coming together, and we hold our legs up, and when the emsh cante we were shot into the air. The root of the carriage collapsed and fell on Ross'. back.

He was pinned down. and-shouted to me, to help him. I palled at him for all I was worth by undertaken with dauntless and an

the head, and succeeded in getting tiring eargy

The men who were

him out. I myself was covered with thus engaged went through their

1. Belong to Armandale, Linlith-lebris, and before I could hula Ross Krim labours reverently and persis. Rowshing, and my pal hero. John hnd the job of my life in wriggling tently As a body was obtained it McConnell, comes from:

the satua myself free. Had it not been for the was placed on stretcher, and born place. We left our camp at about double collision the death-roll woult, to an enthusene in the fickl

he, clock, this morning, ind en in my opinion, have been very slight. Some of the phar victins had ruined soon after.

When the col-We did what we could to help the escaped the scorching which hautism occurred I was put down right ther chaps out, but we could not get obliterated in athers all likeness to through the compartment floor. The at them for the flames.

Some of human erotures, and thirty or forty train soon caught fire; in fact, the them were jammed underneath the were placed in the anthems awaits fire broke out in a few seconds. An carriages, and nothing could be done, in lentißention. Others hore nowwint yell, went up. The scene was The shrieks and the nouns of the tree whatever of human form, all terribly, I simply scrumbled out men us they were being slowly rout that remain being a few blackped and went and helped one or two ofed to death was terrible to hear. I bones. In 'same cises it was quite clans to get out from amongst saw the headless body of one min THE Uademigred have recessed instrue impossible to say whether the bones. They were nearly all hairy with outstretched unna lunging high were those of alte or more persons,illed. all soldiers up in one part of the wreckage. It so that it also necessarily became a-only one or two cigilans.

was the pricllest thing I hare, wit-

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Telegraphic Addres MEIRION HONGKONG,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

tions to sell by Public Auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNE”),

WEDNESDAY,

the 30th June, 1915, at 11 a.m., at Godown Na, 6. Cross Inno, Wanchai, BAOS J-PANESE COAL..

Torma :—As usual,

BUGBES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Bengkung: June 25, 1915

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

second that sufferoa. The rest of

tatter of speculation as to how ingny Private Gilchrist, Scots Guards,nessed in all my life. They had two of the end were rully being who was in the London express engines en the express, and it was zoved. The remains were after-made the following state!! wands gathered up in "sheets and It was, the rest awful and terrible only the first earrings and part of ine plared together for the purpose of serne that I ever saw, There were the tie remained intact, and i burial. Throughout the night, with literally piles of wreckage. The unthink most of the passengers must thas aid of acetylene fares, the resines were on top of one arether have gat safely out. All our train suers pursued their unpleasant but was ghastly and appalling; indeed, was simply smushed to pieces. necessary work, and by yesterday absolutely indescribable. As soon as Then the fire started in the een- morning all the cellains had been I managed to escape I saw a hand tre, and the thumes soon spread to 549 got out of the wreckage. The debris waving from the wreckage. A voice each end: We had ammunition in

had also to a great extent been re-

riod!

Do you see me?" He our train, and explosions were going noved, and the permanent way more was an officer. Yes, sir," I re-off every few minutes, throwing the or less cleared. “

plied: just take time and I'll get debris high up into the air. The doc- you out. I managed to rescue him, tors worked raagnificently. One pour Then I saw another man, who asked

THE Undersigned have received instance

Tour to Sell by Public Auction.

on

WEDNESDAY,

the 30th June, 191ữ, commeating

at 2:30 pm, at their Sales Roots, No. 8,

Der Vieux Road, Corner

of Ice Blouse Street,-

▲ QUANTITY OF

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD

FURNITURE. -ota.

NEW STOCK.

As Follows

PIRE T'NPRECEDENTED FURY,

The Signature.

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No other sauce has such an exquisitely delicate flavour, or such a reputation among discriminating people in every part of the world.

Lea Morris

THE CHINA MAIL

COMBINED

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REVISED AND UP TO DATE. - Shows tracks and daily progress of the big typhoons during the last twenty years. Explains day and night typhoon signals. Enables one to locate the centre of a typhoon.

Gives a table of typhoons for last 30 years.

MOUNTED. ON CARDBOARD AND TAPED FOR HANGING

Price 50

cents

Prom the CHINA MAIL Office..

TO LET

TO LET."

The fire was of unprecedented fero. city, and causes are sought as to me to look for his wife and child, fellow was fixed and jamined by the am, and a doctor. amputated the whether there was any special rea-It was a sečne I shall never forget.limb and thus saved his life. Had son to secous for it. This will, It was a heavy train on account of he not been released he woull have of course, be brought out at the people going home for the holidays been burned to death. Bard of Trude inquiry.

I was in the sixth carriage. The

An ambulance worker remarked: Besides the distressing scenes in wo earringes in front of mine were One poor fellow whose legs were the vicinity of the catastrophe, that telescoped, and one of our engines horribly burned was pinned down, in the neighbourhal of the infirmary was on the top of the troop train.and it was impossible to get hit out. at Carlisis was also saddening To Rifles, buyonets, and equipment lay The flames were simply eating hire PRINCIPALLY this institution many of the wound-all over the place, heaped up on top up, and were getting nor his face.every uninjured person rushed to the ed survivors were taken. Railway- of each other in great piles amongt He was in the greatest agony, and rescue of those pinned by the debris. men, bourers, clerks, and all man the dead, and wounded."

shouted, **For God's sake, shool Officers, privates, and civilians work- WORSE THAN THE WAR. ner of persons willingly assisted the One Drawing Room Suite, Bedroom ambulance men and nurses to con

1. Ime

ed like heroes. The women, too, dis- Another soldier who was in the Farsitare, Upholstered Arro-chairs and vey the unfortunate victims from the express train she had just re

played great ecuruge, despue the aw- Fulness of the scones. Had there Sofas Carpets Br

OFFICER'S NARRATIVE, and Brass-tits and motors to the infirmary. turned from the front, and was going monated Bedsteads, Sideboards, Dinner Several of the wounded soldiers from home for a few days. **I have seen

been a larger supply of picka andOUSE in Eentelord Terrace. Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and the front also gave a helping band.

·söme awïub -ights yonder," he said, Pathetic scenes were witnessed at axes additional lives could bare been Chairs. etc., otc, Diune: Services, As the slightly wounded were but this bangs the lot. It was Glasgow Central Station when a saved. Many persons were buried in Crockery, Glass and EP., Ware, Cooking treated at the infinuary they were worse than many of the sights. in pecial train containing survivors the wreckage who could not be ma Stoves, Cutlery, etc.,

allowed to lie down at the front of Flanders."

jarrived.

A large trowd, composed euert before the devouring fames the institution, and the long row of

of relatives of the passengers, await reached them and sealed their fate. One Old. Blackwood Wardrobe, Ongbandaged men was a pitiful sight.

ed the train. Several of the passen. He saw a woman and ch'id buzzed to death. Wheu imptments were 8-fold Blackwood Sarsen (Porcelaio Panels),

I and a fow more of the boys were gurs bore terrible traces of their ex- Stand, Tapoys Hatters, etc.. Ope

having a quiet game of cards, when preience. One woman had ber head secured the roof of a sleeping saloon Piano in good condition, several pairs Lace Curtains (NEW) 4 yds. 3 Sewing

all of a sudden there was a frightful swathed in bandages, a young mili- was sun off, and several persons Machines

was blood were released. It was two or three practically row,

In the debris scattered about the smash. We were thrown in all tary officer's forehead Uno

railway bank were numbers of sol- directions, then flames burst all stained, and another man had his hours before water was available with diers bonnets, bits of khaki, blan-around us. A pal of mine named right, and smashed. All spoke of which to fight the flames. All the 1st

The greatest Thomson" said: Come on, BHI," the terrible, unture of the calamity, soldiers worked like Trojans, many difficulty is being experienced in and putting me on his shoulder he! An artillery officer, well-known having their bair singed off, so per Alentifying the deal, and the police carried me into salety. The poor hasgow man, had more the appeur sistently did they fight the fire. as far as possible are collecting, the beggar was bully knocked about bace of having been carried from the personal belongings of many of himself, but he stuck to me like glue, trenches than from a wrecked 'train. servico esp, a boot, and a legging

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and

American Cigar and Tobacco Cabinet and One American Sale,

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Jea. (Foll Particulars from Catalogue.)' Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH.. Auctioneers Bongkong, June 4, 1915.

545

PUBLIC AUCTION

بار

tions to sell by Public Auction

FRIDAY,

ALL THAT WAS LEFT.

kets, and broken-rifles.

+

A private who had been badly in- jured made the statement:

only inesis of identification of fellow. Heaven protect him!

MAP and

GUIDE

the victims, as this will be the then went back to help another His face was covered with blood, his THE CHINA MAT the great majority of the dead. The A sad story was told by Mr. wore missing. He said:" police collection includes soldiers' Thomas Stephenson, of Logan- I must have been asleep at the TYPHOON THE Undersigned have received instrasives, buttons, broken watches, street, Glasgow, about roeting Pay time. What roused me was the sud pipes, rings, farthings, notebooks, master Payton on the platform at den upplication of the brakes. I wis paybooks, and bits of clothing. Euston before the London express, thrown our the floor and pinned under

It has been possible to identify started. He said:"

neath the sent. The curriage roof some of the soldier victims by The paymaster told me of the collapsed like a concertina, but some-

iawful experience which he had just how I managed to scramble out. gone through. He told me that he found a willing Tonny, and the two Enables one to locate the centre" had had a brother killed at the frat, of us at once proceeded to the work and had obtained leave to go home of rescue. We got five people out. for the week-end in order to comfort The sights" and sounds we saw and his mother. He was in about the hoard were terrible. One mI WAS middle of the express train in a car, hanging with his head off, and all MOUNTED ON CARDEOARD AND ringe close to me. The impact was along we embl hear the grouns of the

the 2nd July, 1915, cammencing 18 2.30 pm at their Salas Rooms, No. 8, Dos Yeux Road, Corner of

Ioo House Street,

A-URANTETT of

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, &c., &c.

An Followe

TEAKWOOD, ➡ites.

Chesterfield

"AUCTIONS.

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Sofas and Chairs (New), Bedroom Baltendersigned have received instruc- dreadful, and the next thing I saw wounded. In ware & wear and

Dining Room Suites, Toller Tables, Ward- robes, Waabstands, &c, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, etc., Ma,,

BLACKWOOD. Cabinets, Chairs, Flower Stande, Brackets, Marble-top Tables, Card Tables, Stools, Photo Frames, etcy ora

to by Public Auctin (FOR ACCOUNT 09 THE CONCERTID).

FRIDAY.

ab

the 2nd July, 1916, at 11 s.m...

Homsville," 153, Wanchal Rosd, Bedroom Suites, Sideboard.

Overmantela, Couches and Selter,

Severni Redstende, Toilet Sets, Shanghai Batha, etc., etc.,

Also

Also Dinner Services and Crockery Waze, Cutlery, Tonklu: Stews, Carpets and Raga. Kitchen Utensils, Oless and E.-P. Wars, Electric Reading Lamps, etc., and Two Large Ice Chest Sun Blinds, Falms and

•Bimos (Heid wood) whe

And

One New Complete Set Encyck-pedia Britain. Jane Mauser Pistol and Ammaniciun, Das Schimbered Revolvar.

Catalogue will be jared. Termo-Cash, Ma

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers'

Hongkong, June 25, 1915,

HE Undersigned Eave received instrue Ttions to will

(IDE SLAUAD OF THE CONCERNED

at their Naica Hooms, No. 8,

Den Von Koad, Corner of

Yes Hoase Street,-

Ons Grand Piano bygg

dha Broadwood Satis Bonded Grand Fimo by

Beinsmead & Bons

in good condition. Full Particular.from the Undersigned,

Taunt':- Ar usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

y 20, 1015.

Sundries.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue) On view 1st July. TERMA-CARIL) -

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers, Hongkong, Juas 20, 1915.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

I

was appalling. It is simply too two children were burned to dealb awful to speak about. My lie beneath the train a few yurds away friend was killed at once and placed from me."

on a bogie and taken to be placed A soldier home from France said amongst the dead....

the scenes beggared anything he had Mea Many narratives are given of the witnessed in the trenches. bravery of those who assisted the were lying about emmabed in the wounded under circumstances of con-most horrible manner-heads, legs, siderable personal peril. Dr. Edwards and arms being disconnected from tells of a case in which he found bodies. While many soldiers were under the fiercely-burning debris two doubtless killed instantly, the dames soldiers, who were shouting. For secured others who were jammed un- God's sake get us out. The doctor der the debris. A hosepipe was used went to their assistance, and ampu- to bring water from a neighbouring tated both the legs of one of the stream which was; poured on the men and one of the logs of the owner flaming carriages to delay the blaze sufferer. Unfortunately, one of the zedebing spots were rescuers. "WETZ victims soon afterwards died. An at work. Carriture roofs were kicked ather poor fellow, belonging to the to pieces in order to enable terribly Royal Scots, was trapped in the injured victims to be dragged out. -656 | wreckage, and as tire devouring JUMPED TWENTY FEET

fames, gol-nearer to him piteously, A young Partick man, hatless and sisted in agony, Willcomeone fatigued after his exertions," said he shoot me for Heaven's sake don't travelled in the London express, and let me bum to death." It was not war washing his face when the sud-

THE Undersigned have received intra-long before that "particular part of den application of the brukes alarm-

Mode to sell by Publo Aaction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCraze)},

TUESDAY,

the 2nd June, 1915, at 2.50 p.m., -at-there Salés Booms, No. 8,

Des Your Road, Córner of

Ire House Street,

A. LARGE QUANTITY OF

·POXUEE SILE,

-To be sold in small late- to nuit, Buyer.

Torus-An úgnal,

HUGHES & ROUGH;

Hongkong, Inne 28, 1015

the wreckage was eaten up by the el hinc Immediately afterwards the flames, and the man with it, ver

'CARRIAGE ROOF FALLS IN. «

crash came. His carriage was piled up on the top of the preceding one and he had to jump out of the wiri dow, a leight of 2015. He wont to It was a pure hell," said Ser the rescue of the many people who geunt Join Combe in describing the were jammed in the wreckago. After scene which followed the colliding of the ductors arrived many victims had the express with the overturned limbs amputated on the spot, chloro- carriages of the troop tram, and form being administered first. The I would rather fight a thousand Ger nurmator performed the nerve-ranking ans than go through this again. pak of bolding, a man who was We left arbeit 18.15 am, ou pionnás by the fums until the doctor Saturday Flor. on, unknown-destruct.

tion

box about half-past?

en shouted

broke out word was and mediately

JE. Typhoon.

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Price 50 Cents,

From the Onisa Mast Odios,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT-AND AGENCY Co., L2D. Hongkong, Dec. 3, 1914.

128

TY LET...

70. QUEEN'S GARDENS. 1st

Apri

No. 8. STEWART TERRACE Peak

May; Furnished or unfurnished.

Apply to-

DENISON, RAM & GIBBS, Hongkong, March 20, 1917.

TO LET.

OFISHED, includirige splendid

Piano, FAIR VIEW" No. 3. Robinson Road, containing 8 rooms with umpla Servants Quarters. Apply to..

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, June 1, 1915.

179

QUEEN'S BUILDING.

110 LET the Beath West portion of the First Floor, Including Treasory di Intand Floos, lately in cocupation of the Ferstan' Ban

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$35

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Conduit Road,

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10

38, The Plak "THE RETREAT. 91, WONGNEICHONG ROAD.

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stem.

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