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WEATHER REPORT.

Bept, 19d. 11h 40m-Warning to

THRILLING NARRATIVE

Googkong, Phalien, Mania and Cost CATHOLIC PRIEST') PERILOUS

Ports -A typhoon within 80 miles of Tak 170-N. Long.1130 E., stattooary or very slow,

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Sept 201, 193, 10-No roturna from Japaci

Pressure has decreased slightly otor

ADVENTURE:

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH, "

With the return of the Rev. Fr. the Philippiner, and decreased lightly to Pilenga, of the Catholic Mission at moderately elsewhere, a weak antleyclone Walchow, to the Colony late last The depression of evening, further particulars have cos North Chion tro China Sea is silestad between the been gathered of the occurrence at Paracels and the Macclesfold Bank nearly stationary or re urring to the .E. The the village of It Tiao-long, some dis- is probably tance from Waichow, which had typhoon of the a fic Approaching South Japan on a N.. been reported by letter from Ft.

Pilenga to Bishop Pozzoni. Hooghing Rainfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am today, 000 pb. Tobal since January 18 92-83 lumber. list an average of 26-37 inches. Forecast for the 34 hours ending at an on September Sith.

-Hongkong

The narrative, as obtained from Fr. Pilenga himself, records the fact that on the 22nd inst., General Ma Chi's, Kwangsi soldiers, disregarding Ma Chi's proclamation to respect Cbris,

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to Gag Rocktain churches and property, issued.. N.E. winds, fresh to strong; fine al first after the Niamao affair, fired on the alondy and rainy later.

Form Luannel NF winds, village of it Tiao-lung, killing Ing, the soldiers answered that they amongst the Christians two children had permission to shoot at discretion simonth coast of

Obina between in It Tiso-lung and six women in a any person between the ages of 12. Hongkong and Lamocks. The same as nearby village, besides a large number and 60,

The priest replied that the soldiers of other people.Pursuing the policy No.

Bouth coast of China batwo of excesses for which the Kwangsi had better kill him first. Subsequent Hongkong and Usinan. The same na soldiers are now notorious in these ly, they carried away a number of regions, the soldiers proceeded to women and girls from the different While under arrest, Fr, pillage the village of It Tiao-lung villagea. and ransacked the Catholic Church Pilenga everheard the discussion be there. They did not stop at the, tween his captors as to whether or work, of desecration of the sacred not they should kill him. Counsels edifice, but went vojar as to arrest were divided. They could not arrive Fr. Pilipathe persin charge, at a decision, and so Fr. Pilenga's whom they held for ransom of life was spared, after taking every- thing away from him, including his $3,090

watch.

No. 1.

ROYAL CESARVATORY, HONGKONG, DAILY WRATHER REPORT.

SEPTEMBER 20, 1920 -..

Wind

Station..

Hour.

Barometer

Temperature.

Hamidity.

at Sea Level

Direction.

Force.

Vidtvostock Ba 23,96 65.

Jeanro Hakodate

Toklo

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Sochi Bagasski Kagoshima.

461

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Flabs......... Lil'jima Bonly faland

Wetbalwel 8 a 29 20 86

Hankow...

19

Weather.

In order to aidate the priest, the soldered as hostages 18 young male members (all Chinese Christian converts) of his flock, tell ing these young men that they, too, would be killed if the money for Fr. Pilenga's. fansom was not forth coming.

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Among the entire Chinese Christian population of some 400 persons they managed to raise a sum of $100. The soldiers greed, however, was not to be appeased by this amount, They retired to the hills a little dis- tance from the village and warned, Fr. Pilenga not to leave the place under penalty of death until the ransom was forthcoming.

. During the same night a violent rainstorm raged. Under cover of the darkness, Fr. Pilenga availed himself of the opportunity to escape! from It Tiao-lung, and with him there followed two Chinese Sisters and 30 Christians. In the course of their flight they had to wade through an overflowing rivulet chest-deep in water, but at last succeeded in

The Rev. Father's pony was led away. In the Church itself, in the presence of Fr. Pilenga, the soldiers broke everything and threw his personal belongings out of the win dow. Even the priest's vestments were stolen..

"THE LOST LEGION"

MYSTERIOUS DISAP- PEARANCE.

KING'S MEMORIAL AT GALLIPOLI,

London, August 14-The King contemplates the erection of a mamos ral in Gallipoli to the "Lost Legion** of the Fifth Norfolk Territorials, which mysteriously disappeared. The majority of the men worked on the royal estates at Sandringham..

[A. London cable message of July 22, stated General Sir Ian Hamil ton's despatch of August 12, 1915, alluded to the fate of the Fifth Before the Kwangsi soldiers with Norfolk Territorials, including the drew, from the village they carried Sandringham company, as a very away with them all the cattle, pigs mysterious affair. The graves regis and poultry, slaughtered many more tration officers at Gallipoll have now Al-proved that Colonel Sir H. Beau than they actually required. together the forces numbered some champ, 15 officers, and 250 men 4,000 soldiers. Some of their loot pushed on steadily at Surla Bay, and was left on the hills around the all were found unbaried facing the Turkish position where they fell one village.

mile beyond what became the front line. Fifty were found alongside a party of Turks, and evidently died in a hand-to-band conflict, Not a man was captured, wounded of unwoun

This is

pagoda, and thus afforced an oppor tunity for all the imprisoned men and women to escaped 1.7

Father Filenga decided to lodge a formal complaint at Walchow against the soldiers' behaviour. Lau Tak hing, the principal official of Wai- chow prefecture, General Ma. Chi and General Sum received the formal {ded."] representations, but Lau attributed the excesses to bandits, only an excuse for the soldiers General Mok refused to receive the they priest's formal communication. passing through lines soldiers'

unobserved. They eventually came to the village of Ha Leong, where they passed the night. On the morning of the follow. ing day (23rd inst.) the refugees commenced their journey to Hong kong, which, however, was destined to be accomplished only after another unpleasant experience.

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On Fr. Pilenga asking them why they indulged in indiscriminate shoot.

On. bis way to Hongkong with the

The Sisters were robbed of their other refugees, midway between Tamsui and Mirs Bay, Fr. Pilenga personal belongingsand-roughly band. and the others were captured by a led. Among the bandits one spoke gang of 50 bandits and conveyed to English, and it was this man who a pagoda in which about 500 Chinese treated the priest even with kindness. were also detained. The bandits-But for the inconvenience. suffered treated their victims with every con- by their detention the bandits did not sideration, the priest in particular. seriously molest their victims.

Fr. Pilepga. as stated, arrived at Three hours after, for some reason or another, the bandits hastily with Hongkong without further molesta drew with their booty from the tion last night.

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASE,

ONLY TWO CASES LAST WERK.

One case of paratyphoid fever, British, imported),. and one fatal case of cerebrospinal fever, Chinese, were reported yesterday.

Last week two Chinese died from enteric fever, and seven from in fluenza (not actifiable).

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Typhoon in about 132 deg. Long. E. and 27 deg, Lat. N. moving N.

Typhoon in about 113 deg. Long. E. and 16 deg. Lat. N. moving West.

I p.m. to-day-

Typhoon in about 114 deg. Long. E. 18 deg. Lat. N. moving N.

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LATEST SHIPPING" NEWS.

ARNIVALS.

The ss.Keemun," Captain Read 5,853 tons, arrived this merning at 7.45 4.m. from Singapore with 1,260 tons of general cargo.

The s.s." Hartlepool," Capt., J.-H. Layton, 2,729 tons arrived this at 7. a.m. from Tarakan with 6,080 tons of oil fuel,

The 5.5. Wugo, Maru," Capt. 'H. Ishida, 2.222.79 tons, arrived this morning at 7.30 am. from Chinwan- tao with 4,819 tops, of coal.”

Thess." Hydrangea," Captain Drummond, 560.88 tons, arrived this morning at 9. a.m. from Swatow with 340 tons, of general cargo.

DEPARTURES.

The 9.s. Hunan, Capt. Byers, salled for Newchwang, at daylight to-day with 700 tons of general cargo,

The as. "Kitano Maru,” Capt. Cope, sailed for Yokohama via Shanghai at noon to-day with· 800- tons of general cargo,

The B.3. "Jade," Capt. Corneliasen, sailed for Halphong via Haihow at 10 a.m. to-day with 200 Tons of general cargo.

GLAZBATUER.

The as." Korea Maru," Japanese, cleared today and will sail for San Francisco via Shanghai at noon to- ΣΠΟΤΤΟΥ.

The 6.3. Tungshing," British, cleared to-day and will call for Shanghai via Swalow, at daylight to morrow.

The as "Kamying fal," Chinese, cleared to-day and will sail for Holhow and Pakhol at daylight, to-- morrow.

A gang of bandite, more than seven hundred in number, attacked" Tuk Shu Kang village, Samshut, ou- the night of September 25. Heavy louses have been reported,

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Eypt. 29, 1820.