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ALL-NIGHT RIOT.

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As a result of a night of rioting, following a rumour that negotia tions had broken down in a local Colfiery dispute, Whitehaven, Cumberland, looked like a town. that had been bombarder. Casual-

ties, which include police, exceed ed a hundred and shops were loot ed and damaged.

TYPHOON.

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In the Territorica.

greatest damage while the cross wall of No. 4 is reported to have collapsed. The flagstaff of the police station which has withstood the onslaughts of many typhoobs was blown away while a part of The Kowloon-Canton Railway the station was badly damaged. I is blocked at the 10% milestone the Chinese township, all the through earth being washed down,

At Pai Yau village near Shatin, covers of the shop fronts were the Canadian Missionary Society's ripped away. One Chinese house summer camp was blown down and (unoccupied) totally collapsed. All almost completely demolished.

THE CHINA MAIL.

· CORNER IN COPPER.

"DEPLORABLE STATE

OF AFFAIRS,”

A

SCOUTING.

IT'S FASCINATION.

The catchwater and the police wharves and the reclamation works circulation, the China Mail for in-characteristics, ranging from the

station being built at Shatin were both badly knocked about and partially wrecked.

The Taipo (Main) Road from the railway crossing at the bridge to. Taipo Market is blocked and eveni pedestrians cannot use the road, the debris being so profusely

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were more or less damaged and the electric wires were severed in many places.

Typhoon Confusion.

DOWN.

It is an undisputed fact that

read that there is so great a short-diere the boys, there it if almost In Hongkong conteinporaries we Seonting makes universal appeal to boys the world over. Wherever age of copper coins in the Colony true to say, will Scouts be found; that on August 9 the exchange was from San Francisco westward to 88 cents to a dollar, says the N.C. D.Yokolaum, from snowy north to News. Wild

rumours were iny south, in every clime and

unangst nations of the most diverse

Chinese were smuggling the and from the emotional Scanding- stance quoting a statement that the sober Mongol to the excitable Latin

copper out of the Colony so that yian to the impulsive son of the they might melt it up for the movement has taken root, and in a Routh-everywhere this wonderful manufacture of ammunition. few short years has swept onward The Colonial Treasurer described with the resistless momentum of

nuntain torrent or of as prairie fire. Chinese would start on their own

One of its anot significant copper comage first, and he sug its no ent and dried system imposed features is its utter spontaneity; it gested a combine on the part of upon unresisting and helpless youth money changers to bring about by the gern hand of antlarity, but

tered about. One house in Tain WHEN THE "LOONGSANG" WENT this as "bunkum," for surely the new market andone in the old market, collapsed but no fatalities were reported. The Taipo police station also suffered.

Traffic Paralysed.

Saturday morning, with its swift disaster and sudden death, will live long in the Colony's memory. to paralyse the Colony's entire details while the typhoon was tion is highly instructive for us and weeding that its cultivators One result of the typhoon was Naturally the task of securing full the present situation. The posi-mither a free and natural growth

senree requiring the gentle pruning) transport service for several still raging proved excessive here in Shanghai who labour give in short, the movement runs. hours. The ferry service and the ly hard Rain and spray made under so great a depreciation itself; the driving energy is sup trams, both city and Peak. were it difficult, if not impossible, al- unable to festime until the after-ways to obtain facts first hand, that yesterday the rate for local plied by the boys themselves, white noon. Several tramcars were badly This confusion led to one distress-coppers was 178 to the dollar. the seniors' provide such, guidance. damaged and eight motorbuses ing report which everyone must Yet our position seems to suggest and control as they find necary. were overtumed in Kowloon, regret A China Mail man on the that, in spite of all regulations

Wherein lies the secret of this Ferry Launch Sinks. Praya had seen a vessel drifting against "export :of currency, rent and startling success? What quickly down the harbour and had Hongkong is suffering from no it in Scouting which makes such watched it for about half an hour thing more than the normal operan appeal to the boy? It is obvious before it sank.

The Chinese ation of economic laws. Inquiry that this appent must be Role- characters on the vessel's side in Chinese fources brings forth the thing fundamental nature: coald 7100 be

scen, being information that 100 Hongkong sunt thing in scouting nnast touchi either under water or

ol-copper cents are in intrinsic value one of our primary instincts, | red by the blinding rain. probably the equil of 200 Chinese Judging from the red funnel that cents in their present depreciated it was an Indo-China steamer, he condition, and reckoning the verses of the lumen bart, it must

A report reached the Harbour Office this morning, that the Shekki ferry launch"Hang Tung" had sunk off Ki O near Lingting while towing a passenger junk. No lives were lost and it is thought that it

will be possible to use the

launch.

in

if must dig down beneath the sur- face anal penetrite to the innermost

Lighthouses O. K.

at once got in touch with Messrs. Hongkong and Chinese dollar as awaken a response from those deep. Telegraphic communication with Jardine, Matheson and Co. who equal in value for all practical pur-seated universal Gap Rock has been interrupted confessed, however, that the saine, poses, profit accruing to those who which prochim Mau's essential chamcteristics, since 10 am, on Saturday but difficulties which faced our re-can single Hongkong cents on Brotherhood despite diversity of wireless message has been received porter preveated them froin of the Colony and trade theme and colour. to the effect that the typhoon dam-idemifying the foundered ship. as copper against Chinese cents. age there was only slight. At They could not even say if she There is no need to trouble about savage.

"Scratch a boy and you find a the Green Island station too the was one of their own. Asked if ammunition, for these coppers have shown that the boy is the counter- Modern investigation tes damage is immaterial and every- the vessel was the "Loongsang thing seems to be all right at they were understood to say that melted down into Chinese currency years of life, the human organishi only to be sent to the mint and beat of primitive nun. In the early Waglan

She could not be the "Loongsang," to make it a profitable concern. So the words used being to the effect say the Chinese here, and they which marked the upward progress runs rapidly through those stager that the ship was not there, and the ought to know. And if their views of primitive n suggestion was made that it might are correct, the present specimens

Hence, the be the Jade" whichs hore a close of Chinese coppers will not have resemblance to the smaller "Sang" reached their correct value until they stand at 200 to the dollar, Truly a deplorable state of affairs,

Rainfall Average Beaten. To-day's weather report records that the total rainfall recorded since January is 61.79 inches. The average for this period is 152

The dispute at the Whitehaven Company's colliery, which affects 2,500 men, has lasted for seven weeks, and was the subject of a bung conference, seeking a settle-nchos.

ment.

The spears enacted la White- haven streets and through the early hours of the nurning are unprece- dented.

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Perk Havoc.

ROOFS OFF HOUSES,

boats.

Other versions also stated that the vessel was the "Jade" and yet! further reports, equally definite, that she was the "ingsang." As it was impossible to examine the vessel herself until the strong wind Following the colliery dispute Naturally the Peak got the ful and the heavy' sea had subsided, conference a big crowd gathered

force of the typhoon and extensive and Messrs. Furdine, Matheson & SIR near the colliery company's offices dainage was done. Most the houses. Co, said when our edition was which were guarded by a police had their roofs damaged, sonic going to press that they would still curdon. As darkness fell there was

very badly through tiles being be unable to make any definite an ominous charge, and it is saldblown away. Few homes escapeit statement for some hours, owing to some of the police were roughly with all their windows intact. The the confusion resulting from the used. The forere was strengthened Peak Hotel's windward side typhoon, we gave both reports, and two or three baton charges suffered, especially. Trees and taking care to make it clear that railings were blown down, likewise, the name was still very much in electric light and telephone wires. | doubt. All matsheds were destroyed.

were made.

POLICE USE STOXES. Then the rougher sections joined forces and made an organiseri attack on the police. In site.streets youths dag up colible stones and supplied this monition to the men.

In a pitched battle the police were compelled to retaliate both with stones and bators. For some time the rioters appeared to be getting the upper hand. One con stable, P. C. Ulingsworth, had a leg broken through being struck by what was described as a boulder, Fifty en had to be

attended to by a doctor and nurse in the police office while stones and bricks were crashing through the windows into the room.

Bleeding heads were numerous among the rioters, and now and again unconscious men were re- moved from the scene by their friends. When day broke the streets were practically cleared, but on all sides was damaged and dis- figured property. The whole of the police station, including the superintendent's private house, re- sembled a shell-riddled building

a battle area. Every window had been smashed.

The county court offices opposite were belly damaged, and lower down the street was the wrecked. house of one of the pit managers.

"No So Bad."

HOW TELEPHONE LINES FAKED.

"Na as badly as might have expected" was the reply given when a China Mail man inquired had fared. At Shaukiwan poles howthe Telephone Company'slines

were down and lying across the road and parts of Kowloon were in a pretty bad state. There are two cables across the harbour but only

was pulled that communication with the mainland

kept (up right through. It is anticipated that telephone service will be work- ing satisfactorily agait in the course of two or three days.

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The Government lines seem to have come off worse than those controlled by the Company. The cable across the harbour is still out of action.

Portents?

MORE TYPHOONS ABOUT,

Шыны

A raid was made on the fire the local American station, which adjoins the police station. Petrol was poured on

doors and set alight, but a number

after removing the fire engine. They did so under a fusillade of

stones.

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a boy is in close relation with the animals; and like the animls he has an almost inexhaustible fund of energy demanding an outlet. Scouting provides exictly the outlet that the boyish nature craves. It appeals to the savage in him by training bin in the arts of tacking md stalking-arts which were at prime necessity to primitive men if BRANCKER'She would live, and are dear to the heart of his modern counterpart, the boy.

AVIATION BOOM.

SEFTON

PROPHECY.

conven-

At their fisal general-nceting]

Again in its encouragement of the 500 delegates of the Internat Camping and the open-air life, ional Air Congress at the Instit- Scouting brings hoys back to the ution of Civil Engineers. Great bosons of their mother earth, from George street, S.WV., passed re-whom they have not yet strayed far solutions framed by the various away. Even to us elder people groups. The most important are: there comes at times the call of the That Governments should now open, when we long to leave behind be asked to unite in subsidising the respectability and long-distance trans-continental aictionality of civilisation, and to re- services.

turn to primitive ways; but to the That the International Air Traffic boy this call is irresistible. In these Association should ascertain from ways and in the many games and the postal authorities of European shut fights, which form part of the Governments the aeroplane time-

Boy-Scout programine, table which would be most suitable

2 direct for the carriage of mails, and com- "ppeal is made to the boy's primi- municate the information to air

tive instincts and a splendid ontlet transport companies.

is afforded for the overflowing- animal spirits which impertively demand outward expression.

That the advisability should now be considered of setting up a per- maneat international commission for the standardisation of aircraft materials and parts.

But while his kinship with the animals is close, the growing boy has other deep-seated feelings rapidly It was stated in another resolu- gaining in strength, which mark his tion that from the medical informa-uperiority to the animals. His tion now accumulated there is no reasoning faculties are at this time evidence that air pilots deteriorate taking shape and causing him to more rapidly than men engaged in think. He begins to realise that other occupations, but that they life has its serious side; that there maintain a condition above the is a battle to be waged, and that normal for their age.

one day ho will have to fend for Air, emphasised the importance of open arms the hundred and one arts Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for himself. Hence he welcomes with standardising aeroplane materials and crafts that scouting offers to an alarming syaptons of anscais, or in view of the development of teach him: such useful occupations, thin blood, which disappears when the international air communication. as carpentry, electrical work, engi- blood is built up and the anaemia over-Airships were of particular interest neering, farming, and a lust of

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and whose norves are unstrung. com Many women who have thin blood,

plain of a sensation around the beart which they describo as 'stitiing It is

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Nature fills him with an

to the British Government because others, satisfy the desire for practi- perhaps in a lesser degree, kindness, universe. laki show is in the lips and stun, of a proposed airship route to India cul utility and point him along tife and sympathy. And when he finds, inexhaustible dehght; could he blond shows is in gums, and the Far East. Air mails also which become blanched, and in the mom. There are more typhoons about.branes that line the eyelids. You may were of great actual interest to the path which will enable him to tako he does in Scouting, that these voice his thoughts he might say

still bo besltby, Government.

his place as a man among men and high qualities are not mere names with the poet "mendow, grove, Warnings issued this morning be naturally palambrasca lose their by the Manila Observatory through but when these mer

A farewell banquet was held at will fit him to fight life's battle. but can be translated into solid, and stream, the earth, and every Consulate bright red colour your blood is deficient the Hotel Victoris, Northumber Moreover, his quickening intellect concrete, actions through the common sight, to me did seem General stated:-

in quality or quality.

celestial light, the 9.30 a.m

Thin blocd is a danger; it invites land-avenue, WC, when M. P. is search of food, he is athirst for medium of the "daily good turn," apparelled in

E. Flandin, president of the French information of any and every kind; ho gives a roady response to the glory and the freshness of a I disease, because it is too work to fight (1) Warning low-pressure area the disease goruns that are continually Aero Club, said

From naturà studias it in that the and in the courses of signalling and calls for service and for sacrifices dreama." of policemen put the flanies out extending from the China Sea to trying to invade the systo. To build proposed increases in the British first-aid, in the exercises which which he continually meets with at but a short step to the contempla-

the Pacific across northern Luzon un the blood there is one remedy that Air Force, announced recently train his powers of observation, and every turn of the way.

tion of God, who is in nature and and the Balintangi Channel. A has been a lo schold word for a gou by our Prime Minister, were in the contests which tent his More than this, the boy of Scout over-rules nature. Thus, the Boy real typhoon may develop later.

eration, Dr. Williams Hak Fills tangible evidence that every memory, he finds an amplo intel-ing age is beginning to realise that Scout movement by the simplest (2) Cyclone or typhoon near or system make the blood rich and red, vital importance of flying as means free play to his creative faculties.

or Palo People. They tore up the entire British subject now realised the lectual pabulum. Scouting given he, is not a solitary unit fighting and wist natural means presents over the northern Lidrone egthen the nerves, incróno the

lone hand for his "porsonul benefit, religion to the boy as something put colour in the check and; of dational security.

Not only is the boy, an animal that he is part of an organism, perfectly intelligible and attractive. 11.15 am. Typhoon in about wo

drive away

that unnatural

The Duke of Sutherland, Under with all on animal's abounding whose members net and react upon His spiritual yearnings, very real 119 deg long. E. 19 deg. Lat. N. tired fing direction unknown..

Secretary for Air, said he hoped it vitality, not only is he a sentient each other in short that he belongs though obscure to himself, aro Tons of thousands of weak women, would be possible to make internas being with a mind which urges him to a complex society with certain directed into useful channels. By And

I'men too, have repair od health and tional agreements in connection on to the attainment of practical rights and duties to perform. its insistence upon service to find, strong h by the uso of

With air armaments which would knowledge, but he is also a spiritual Duly within him awakes the con- country, and fellow-man, the Boy DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS

allow expenditure on commercial city possessed of high aspirations,sciousness that "no man liveth to Scout movement in rounding the airways of money which would erade it is toue but none the less himself," this, when Patriotisn is three noblest chords within the pherwise have to be devoted to vivid, and filled with noble senti-presented to him in its noblest form, breast of every rightly constituted military air fleets. . Major-General

ments struggling to birth, which not as an exultation of one's own boy. His own heart attesta. that Sir Sefton

require direction and encourage-nation above all other nations, not that insistence is true and right. Brancker, Directorof Civil Aviation, ment. God anede mnt in Hig ons as excuse for a mud scramble for and its fruits are shown in the prophesied a big stride forward in image, and the divine element re the good things that earth affords to swelling harmony, which shows aviation soon which would restore blood to the "pallid corpses" of sent in every boy is putting forth the exclusion of other nations, but that men are increasingly realising Aro You Going on Journey? recently starved British aircraft tender tendrils seeking for some as a just pride in his national in the Fatherhood of God and the Bro-

manufacturers.,

firm support on which to lay theic, beritanes and a determination that therbiod of men. boll.' Here, all unknown to this his nation shall confer the greatest

-R, D. SHAWA hoy, Ecouting makes its deepest und, benefit apon the world at large; most lasting appeal.

then some of his deepest feolinga The boyish imagination in readily aro stirred and the inherent nobility fired by tales of adventure and of of his chameter prompts him to Next year's Royal Show will be knightly rhivery. Heaðmirer" obsy----

beld at Leicester. The attendance courage, fortitude. generosity. Finally, the growing boy in beat the five days show at Newcastle cheerfulness, amselfishness, and coming aware of a power behind the reached 190,010.

SHOP WINDOWS LOOTED. Between two and three o'clock in the moraing gangs of men started on an expedition of looting and destruction in some of the principal business streets. Battering in the windows of shops, they helped"} themselves to the contents. A boot dealer lust many pairs of boots and shoes, tobacconists' windows were cleared of stock, confer- tioners lost many boxes of choco- lates, and one jeweller was robbed of £200 worth of goods.

It is estimated that well over 60, probably nearly 100, persons re- ceived injuries in addition to the policemen.

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An inventory of the damage at Cheung Chaul Dumb-bell Island) has been taken and it has been found: that over twenty Chinese members of junks and sampana lave perish- ed although no bodies had been recovered up till Sunday afternoon. Remedy should be packed in your hand

· Chamberlain's Colis aud Diarrl100a | 24 Two large and about thirty small liggego when going on journey. fishing junks perished as they were hangs of water, dies and temperaturo driven from their anchorage in the all tend tɩ poduro bowel triable, and At noon the mayor issued a bay.

this, medicine cannot be secured: on proclamation calling on all law- In the European residents beard the train or steamship. It may sivo much suffering and inconveniento abiding citizens to remain indoors section, nearly every house suffer it you have it handy. For als by ali at night.

ed daniage. No. 3A suffered the Chemists and Storekespers

Police reinforcements have been arriving all day, from Lancashire, Yorkshire, Northumberland, and Durliam.

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