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CHINESE HAWKER'S DEATH

CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.

WAR AT SEA.

SECRETS REPEALED.

GREAT RECORD OF THE MERCHANT

SERVICE

THE CHINA MAIL.

EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.

TREMORS FELT LOCALLY.

'NANKING ***BADLY SHAKEN AT” SEA,

The record of the British Merchant

Through the courtesy of the Direc Service in the great war is an epactor of the Observatory, Mr. T. F. of heroism and unflinching devotion.

A JAVA BEAUTY,

INTERESTING ROMANGEN.

THE STORY OF COUNTESS HOEY

STOKER

Lively interest was aroused by the announcement that the wife of the new Chinese Minister is no other than the Countess Hoey Stoker, says the

In The Merchant Navy, vol. 1 Claxton, we are able to publish the (published Murray, 21a, net), forming kollowing particulars about the two Daily Express.

part of the Official History of the

shocks recorded

Dr. Wellington Koo could have

War, Mr. Archibald Hurd brings the earthquake

at made no happier choice. No dance glorious story down to the sinking of the Observatory ол Saturday. other social function is complete) the "Lusitania" and the appearance March 19. The first commenced |

without the countess and her popular of the German ocean-going U-boats.

sister, Countess Kan. There is much that is new in this volume; the full details of the "Lusi tania's" loss have not before been disclosed, nor has it been known that a U-boat early in the war very nearly got into Scapa Flow.

This vessel was U 18, and her attack was made on November 23 1914. She reached the boom at the entrance the Flow bat found that the Grand Fleet was not inside; it was actually at sea on a sweep. 18 thereupon made for Cromarty, imagining the British were there, but! on her way she was rammed by a gallant British

The new chatelaine of the Chinese Legation is Western to her finger-tips, and always dresses in the latest Paris gowns, in which she looks, if any- thing, more charming than in her gor- geous native robes.

4h.20.4 p.m. with tremors of

Mrs. Wellington Koo is the dangh- inch amplitude... These tremorster of Count Vei Hast, a java sugar lasted until 21m.0 when the needle king, who is one of the richest men made large excursions backwards and in the East. She was once-lady-in-| forwards on the sheet, finally going waiting to the late-Dowager-Empress

of China, out of range to westward at 21.3. A westerly movement of the needle indicates an easterly movement of the instrument pillar.) By the time the needle had been adjusted to the centre of the sheet (at 23m. the disturb- -Both sisters drive their own motor Ance had finished,

dars about London, and the little grey- trawler and ber The second stock commenced almo-seaters are often to be seen periscope was hit and damaged. 17h.4.4 p.m. with small tremors the traffic.

threading their way rapidly through SHANGHAI, March 21.

STRUGGLE IN THE DEPTES,

Mrs. Koo is a famous beauty. Her | Following the news of the trade

The following jury was empanel-

"She submerged to 66 feet. Life | agreement between Britain and Russia the value of the rouble overled James Heary Donnithorne thereafter to those confined in U18 time oscillations of 0.6 inch ampli-wonderful complexion is well set off

by dark eyes and jet-black hair. Shel -the week-end appreciated from $3 to foreman), Sydney George Fenton, became an unceasing struggle to "tude commenced, dying away at Gm.6.hes an alluring personality, and is aļ $10 per thousand. It is expected Fred Fisher, Arthur Leon, Lancelot | escape from the most horrible of)- The maximum traverse of the re-great art collector and ardent theatre- further to improve. Speculators are Alexander Barton, Charles Percival deaths. She rose and sank erratically

active.

SPECULATORS ACTIVE.

[China Mail SPECIAL]

PAMINE RELIEF.

SHANGHAI'S UNIQUE EFFORT,

·GENEROUS RICSHA COOLIES.

[China Mail SPECIAL.]

SHANGHAI, March 21. Saturday's tag day in aid of famine

relief was unique in the annals of Shanghai.. Four thousand students and boy scouts participated.

The poor element including ricsha coolies, were willing givers. The drive has been extended to the end of March.

RAGING MISHAPS.

www.

Before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. H. H, J, Gompertz, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, four Chinese were charged with having on January 9. at Sheung Sha Was, a village in the New Territories, murdered a Chinese hawker.

Archer, and Walter Morley.

The Attorney General, Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. A. Drummond, instructed by Mr. Bruttos, the defence.

Mr. Morley applied for exemption. His Honour: On what grounds? Mr. Morley: I am acting secretary of Messrs. A. S Watson & Co., the Secretary Mr. Tarrant, having left the Colony on March 18. I am doing his work as well as my own.

His Honour: What is the Euro pean office staff?

European, mysel. The rest are Mr. Marley: There is only one

Chinese.

next month.

which continued until, 5m.0. At this.

Her keen interest in world politics,

descended to 165 feet. Thes twice the present adjustments. represents which often took her into the Ladies' at alarming angles: the submarine carding needle is 4 inches which, with goer. in succession there came a bump, a horizontal earth movement of 0.043 Gallery at the House of Commons indicating that the hall bad touched the hard bottom of the sea. Up the inch. It is by no means certain, how-should be of great assistance to her submarine came to the surface, and ever, how much of the movement is husband. then followed another crash. This a horizontal thrust, and how much time she had been rammed by the

a tilting of the ground. Nor can we destroyer "Garry.”

She was finally compelled to hoist i be certain how much of the move." the white flag and surrender, when ment of the needle is due to the vibra- all her crew, save one man, were tion of the pendulum itself, when once rescued. She was the first submarine, set in motion. pat.out of action by a vessel of the men. auxiliary patrol, manned by fisher

TO-DAY'S

- ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

It has been known for many years that the duration of the preliminary tremors on a seismogram is a mea-THE The Official History states definite

sare of the distance of the origin and Staff and Pupils of ST. PAUL'S GIRIS' SCHOOL are getting up His Honaux Will Mr. Tarrant be ly that two torpedoes (not one as the the exact relationship is still being a CHINESE PLAY in aid of the away long?

North Chius Famine Relief Fund. The investigated. Mr. Morley: Eight or nine months. Lusitania Her lost was due to a

Germans pretended) were fired at the According to Omori's formula the Plar is a melodrams in Chinese, His Honour: I cannot exempt chapter of accidents and to the fact origin of Saturday's earthquake should entitled "UNCLE KIN," which has you for eight or nine months. You that her captain misunderstood the be about 300 kilometres from Hong-heen specially written for the occation might be called to serve on a jury Admiralty instructions to zigzag, kong. Its bearing cannot be deter- by Mr. R. H. Kotewall, and will be

Mr. Morley: I would be better adopted only in the actual presence:

"believing these tactics were to be mined from the records of one pen-produced under his supervision at the

jul.

THEATRE ROYAL on WEDNESDAY able to cope with the work then. of submarines and not also, in waters

The Captain of the s.s." Nankin the 30th March, under the distinguished you. You will not have to sit again to be operating."

His Honour: This case will exempt where they were merely suspected reports that he felt this earthquake patronage of Lady Stubbs, Tady Kirk- {

when off the Lammocks in latitude Patrick and Mrs. Bowden Smitb.

programme giving à eynopsis of the She had been warned that submar 23dex. 94 N. and longitude 117dega in English will be on sale at the Exemption was therefore refused. ines were active of the south coast 13 E. : 4.20 p.m. The ship as Theatre on the night of the perform- Outlining the prosecution, the of Ireland and had been instructed shaken rather badly for five seconds." Attorney-General, Mr. J. H. Kemp, to

ance In view of the deserving object pass harbours at full speed". Another vessel in latitude 23deg. 31" of the entertainment, it is hoped that said that in this case, as in most and keep a mid-channel course. She N.. and longitude 117deg. 30 E. fell the public will accord it their hearty SHANGHAI, March 21.

cases, the evidence was did not steam at full speed or keep a, a shock at 4.21 p.m., and also at 7.5 There was a chapter of accidents Crown had no witness who actually which in the opinion of the court of

circumstantial; in other words the mid-channel course, but for reasons p.m. at the extra race meeting held on saw the murder committed, bat Saturday. Vida end Rowe both broke had to infer the guilt of the prisoners

inquiry were defensible. bones and two other jockeys suffered from various circumstances. How- minor injuries.

CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

JOCKEYS INJURED.

[China Mal SPECIAL.)

NEW UNIVERSITY.

(China Mail SPECIAL.]

CHINESE PRINTERS,

STRIKE CONTINUES,

this year.

murder

No serious damage was reported

support.

ST. PAUL'S GIRLS' SCHOOL when a slight earthquake shock was Hongkong. March 21, 1921. felt in Canton and Hosam on Satur- day afternoon at 4.15. The shock.

according to the local paper, lasted for A. G. da ROCHA.

HOME TRADE.

about 15 minutes.

Auctioneer, Surveyor and

General Broker.

AUCTION--

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MANCHESTER MARKET.

THE LENTEN MISSION.

CLOSING EXERCISES.

30 Kegs each 50 Iba

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20 Kegs each 100 Ibe.

LATEST WEEKLY REPORT.

reports:

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TUESDAY, March 22, at 2.15 p.m.

SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

LL preliminary notices of forth- coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in

are charged for at the rate of $1 each,

ever, in this case the prosecution got | very near to direct evidence, as two of the witnesses for the prosecution entered the house where the murder was committed shortly after the crime. The jury must apply to the..evidence the ordinary "rules of inference used in everyday SHANGHAI, March 21 He." Of course, if there were, any The organization having been doubt about 20 inference the nearly completed, the South-Eastern prisoners were entitled to it. Appar University is expected to open in the ently in this case the motive was Messrs. James F. Hutton and Co., autumn.

robbery as the deceased had in his Ltd. Manchester,

10 Kega each 200 lbs. reported DO possession a certain quantity of cloth Wednesday, March 16, 1921-

The mission conducted during last

Best Quality Jet Black News Printing and also some small change for Cotton prices have fluctuated with week at the Roman Catholic Cathe Ink, manufactured by Allan Frank & trading purposes. To the jury that in a narrow range and shew little dral by the Rev. Fr. Lynch, closed on Co. New York. might seem a very insufficient motive change from a week ago. The Sunday evening. Again there was a

Terms:-Cash before Delivery. for such a serious crime, but they undertone of the markets seems to huge congregation and the missioner

A. G. DA ROCHA. must use their commcusense and be slightly better, although Liverpool preached a helpful sermon on Fer- knowledge. They knew, as a matter still fais

Auctioneer. to respond to the severance. There was an impressive of fact, that murders were committed | better United States

scene at the conclusion of the service

Hongkong, March 21, 1991. STRIKERS TO START A NEWSPAPER."

for what seemed to us very in prices have shewn more

resis-i when' there was a general renewal of sufficient motives. In any case, while tance to selling. ia spite of baptismal vows. As these were the prosecution suggested robbery as the demand for cotton on a very repeated everyone held aloft a lighted TO The Chinese printers' strike is still the motive, it was not necessary to small scale. There has been rather candle. Father Lynch later pro- in progress. Last Saturday the em- prove why the murder was committ- more short covering but there are nounced the Papal blessing to "all ployers are reported to have held a ed. Counsel then explained that if plenty of offers to supply the demand who had made the mission. At the meeting in the Koop Nam Restaurant a number of men were present at a and near months remain the weakest. request of Bishop Pozzoof a collection to form, a дет society as murder, either actually taking part Predictions of a very large reduction was taken for the North China a protection against the workers in the crime or merely standing in the acreage of the best American Famine Fund. I met with an im- demanding an hour day and the ready to help if necessary, then all Crop have had some effect on mediate response, a sum of $339,50 the news columns of the Chine Mail, employers prepared to grant that the men were legally guilty in equal sentiment and it would certainly being raised. demand. The new society is said degree, and it was pat necessary to seem that if the present The largely attended Lenteu con- (as announced in May and June of to have pledged itself to boycott prove who was the actual murderer. low rates continue for the Text ferroces given by the Very Rev. last year) providing that they do not employers granting the 8-hour day and in this case the prosecution could not few weeks, they are sure to inflacace; Father Lynch at the Catholic Cathe- occupy more than four lines. In to impose a fine of $500 on any ein- prove who actually committed the growers to a great extent. ployer a member of the society who murder but

That dral having terminated yesterday, future if this space is exceeded they it hoped defaults in this respect. As a con- prove

to there will be a reduction from last the Catholic Press Day will be will be placed in the advertising that all four men

were year is certain, but whether it will celebrated in the same Cathedral columns at the prevailing rates. sequence. it is stated, one of the 30 present, that they all participated be sufficiently large to influence on March 31. The preacher on this employers who had granted the is a common design to attack and prices in the near future is a doubt occasion will be a Rev. Father of the S-hour day again reverted to the rob the deceased, and that they were ful point, as there is, in any case, Jesuit Mission of Shiuhing.

West* 11-hour day, whereupon the em- all present to assist in the crime a very large supply of cotton River. The Rev. Maistro Antonio ployees affected promptly resumed if necessary. The murder was comin hand to meet requirements Riganti will conduct the music. their strike.

mited about 3 pm on January 9, There is nothing new to record in At a meeting of the King Yuen By a curicus coincidence two men, the state of our market In Printers' Guild, held yesterday to who would be called as witnesses for both the yarn and cloth sections discuss the strike, it was unanimously the prosecution, heard a noise in a business remains extremely dull, and from Hongtae for Sorth America vis no apistes and is perfect safe to take.

The T.K.. se "Ango Maru, ealled agreed by those present that the certain house in the village. In res-in spite of prices appearing to be on a neal ports of call at 5.20 p.m. on March For sale by, all Chemists and Store- Guild with a membership of over a bonse to their knock the door was very low and attractive basis, there 16 thousand, should form a company of eventually opened. Inside they found is little inclination to operate. At Lewspaper publishers and printers, the four prisoners and another man the same time the belief grows that, with shares of $1 each, to employ all not How in custody. On a although there is as yet no buying members thrown out of work by table in one of the rooms, to support it, the position is slowly the strike.

they found the cloth produced in mending. It is not however expect. Court and in the back room the body ed that a fêturn to good trade will of the 'deceased." An attempt was be rapid, but gather that new buying made to detain the two men who for the various markets will set. were offered a share of the booty, in slowly as stocks are cleared but eventually they got away and and for goods of which they are informed the police with the result in the most urgent need. Yarn and that the four prisoners were arrested cloth prices are barely changed, but still in the village. A purse, the dyere notify reductions all round property of the deceased, was found for dyeing. The Board of Trade The Bishop of Victoria conducted in the possession of the first prisoner. Returns for January shew a re a confirmation service at St. Andrew's The evidence would show that duction of 40% in the exports of Church, Kowloon,last evening. Eleven the second candidates were presented.

prisoner rented cetton goods from Great Britain as house the day before compared with the corresponding the murder. On the third prisoner month last year, and a reduction of Canton toothbrush maker threa was found a key which happened to 60% from 1913. There are decreases ten to strike unless given a 30 per fit the lock of the house. The fourth to Dearly every country, the main cent. increase in wages. A week is prisoner was present when the two exceptions belog Australia, New Zen, the limit allowed the employers to men entered.

land, Chill, Mexico and the Straits give a satisfactory answer.

Settlements.

Rumours in Washow of hostilities between America and Japan sent the price of four bounding up from $2,75 to $4.50.

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