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A narrow escape of a very small child from drowning was witnessed at the Praya in frost of the Hongkong Club yesterday morning. The child was sbont three years of age. It was trying to walk along a narrow ledge of a junk when it slipped and fell between-the-jeak and the wall Another little child on the jauk of about the same age saw the anecident and after going mement fold an elder sister, probably about tea yests of age, what had happened. The girl was quickly over the side of the junk and soon had the child perched on top of the rudder. A rope was lowered from the stern of the junk, and the child was hoisted up none the worse for Its immersion, No great amount of distress

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BOXING CONTESTS. "

The series of boxing contenta, promoted by Mr. R. H. Whittaker, which took place in the City Hall on Saturday night, attracted as large and representative an attendance ses has yet boen men at a fight in Hongkong. The attraction, of course, was the main event, which has aroused followers of the sport to considerable ezzitement and sporulation during the last couple of weska. In addition to this, however, there were seversi promising itoms on the programme, but all of these had a speedy ending. Captain Groves Rainos of the Buffs refereed the main event, The Huddersfield Chamber of Com-Relanse Dempsey was in charge of the pre-

THE JAPANESE TARIFF.

BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE AND THE

WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS. „

LONDON, October 2nd.:

TOKYO, October 2nd. - The contract for debentures for ten million yen for the establishment of a foundry at Muroran has been subscriberce has stated that the Board of to urge the serious effects of the new ed by a syndicate of Tokyo banks, Trade refused to receive a deputation British capitalists declining to

Japanese tariff on the Yorkshire participate.

woollen trade, on the ground that "no good could-result therefrom.

THE GOVERNMENT OF CHOSEN.

nature of the work, its cost compares favourably elsewhere. What, however, is necessary at the present time is to emphasise the original intention of the railway, for as Mr. LADY very appositely remarked in the course of & CO. his spook "the original intention is liable to be lost sight of when, after a railway is finished, traffic sufficient to pay for its working and the interest on its cost is not immediately forthcoming. "Probably will be some years before the revenue WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS covers even running expenses, to say nothing of interest. Consequently in the history of the undertaking which appears on another pago we have deemed it important to give special prominence to the main considerations which weighed with those who to strongly advocat. ed the construction of this line a few years No doubt its most immediate effect will be to encourage developrient in the Now Territory, a subject on which Sir HENIT May enlarged in his address on Saturday. But there are even more substantial

for the railway So long as Hongkong remained with. out railway connection with Canton, while great railway undertakings were projected to connect Canton with the interior of China, the Colony was thr stoned with the creation of a rival port in the vicinity of the Bogue which would serve as a seaport terminus of the great trunk railway. As tha. China Association

LONDON, October 1st. The Hamburg-America Lite's steamer Lydia pointed out to the Government," the

Mr, G. R. Askwith, K.C., Assistant bare possibility of such a contingency is has been totally wrecked off Lam Yit Island, to

the south of the entrance to the Haitan Strait. Secretary to the Board of Trade, went suflicit to arouse the liveliest muxiety in

The Lydia, which was laden with coal, was on a to Manchester in the hope of in the minds of all persons interested in the

voyage from Hongay to Chiakiang. welfare and prosperity of the Colony, not near the Haitan Strait she encountered a heavy alone on account of the individual losses north-easterly galo and sought shelter off the which would ensue from the enormous de point to the west of Lam Tit Leland. The preciation of property and investments, but aushom were dropped, and although the shelter also because of the severe blow it would afforded at this point was not of the best, it was inflict on British influence and prestigexpected that the vessel would safely ride out

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WRECK OF H. A. L. STEAMER “LYDIA,"

ALL HANDS SAVED: BRAVERY

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When

Shortly before ten o'clock on Wednesday, Sep tember 28th, it was discovered that the vessel's snchor was draggin, so Captain Rassau decld- ed 'o shift to more secare quarters. Orders wore given to leave in the anchors, and while the crew were engaged at this task the vessel ewang round, and the after part struck a hard and sub merged sandbank: The crew worked, hard to

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the bank, all their efforts proved fruitless. All that day and uight the vessel was driven against the bank by seas which threatened to demolish her, Towards evening the after part of the ship began to break up. The engine-room and holds filled with water and by morning the decks were awash.

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THE COTTON CRISIS.

AN ABORTIVE CONPERENCE: THE MILLS OLOSED.

formally bringing the cotton-ruisters and cardroom operatives together in order to avert a lock-out.

A joint Conference was held, but it broke up without any settlement being

arrived at.

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Circulars have been sent out to members of the Employers' Federation instructing them to close their mills to-day.

LONDON, October 2nd. Seven hundred cotton mills closed at noon yesterday, rendering L50,000 operatives idle.

BRITAIN'S INCREASING

REVENUE,

velopments in connection with the Sunning milway, but we would point out that the agreement entered into between the British

LONDON, October lat. and Chinese Corporation expressly provides

The revenue for the past quarter that the Chinese Government will not

On the morning of the 29th, while in this perilous position, Messrs. Batterfield & shows an increase of £11,819,625, build another line competing with the Can-

Swire's steamer Baichou hove into sight while for the first six months of ton-Kowloon railway to ita detriment.

hailed with joy by is rather a pity that H.E. Wer HAN, who Her appearance was

the shipwrecked crew, where vessel threatened the year the increase has been was present at the ceremony on Saturday as representing the Viceroy of Canton, did to go to pieces under them with each £37,508,124. Every item shows an

roller. Captain Forsyth, of the B. & S. increase. not have an opportunity of making a few steamer, seeing the position of affairs, dropped remarks from the platforms. His EXCEL anchor to the south of the Lydia and stood by LENCY has been identified with the Chinese to rescue the shipwrecked orew. Two of the German steamer's lifeboats, filled with wen, put. section of the railway from its inception as

LONDON, October 1st. managing director, and is, we are assured,--of-from the wreck and the men gotesfely

It is announced from Vienna that cordially desirous of establishing the most aboard the Hrickow, amicable arrangements for the joint working The third lifebont which put off. however, the Rothschild group of Austria- of the line so as to easure its utmost prosunable to reach hor. Seving this, Mr. Suther

drifted post, the Britielt vessel and was Hungary and Germany has arranged perity, and at the same time to promote by land, the Chief officer of the firichore to negotiate a Hungarian loan of wife of Mr. A. BRYSON, of a daughter. [1137 this means a steadfast friendship between bravely jumped ororboard and attempted 20,000,000 sterling. HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUT ROAD C the southern metropolis and the Colony to swim with a line to the lifeboat. LONDON - OFFICE: 131, FLzer Sraner. EG of Hongkong. These wishes most the heavy saa, however, bo was unsuccosfat as

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heartily reciprocated in the Colony, and in these circumstances wo may count with confidence upon steady if not rapid dove lopment of a railway traffic which in the years to come must beneficially affect the growth and prosperity of our Colony.

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the lifeboat drifted beyond reach. The officer then found it necessary to look out for himself. so dropping the lias he strack. out for the boat, which he reached in an exhausted condition and was promptly pulled aboard,

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Meantime those on the lifeboat were striving against sea and current to reach the ship, and another officer made an unsuccessful attempt to

LONDON, October 1st.

·H.318. Kent went into, dock on Saturday conesy, a line to tlom. Mr. Wild, the second

A message from Washington states officer of the Lydie, putting his arm through a Lifebuoy which was attached to the end of the that advices from American officials H. E. Sir Fredrick Lugard leaves London line, sprang overboard from the Heichow, which in the Far East show that a critical to-day on his return to Hongkong.

SATURDAY October 1st, 1910, will be a memorable day in the history of the Colony of Hongkong. After many years of waiting the community had the satisfaction of wit-morning. uessing the opening of a railway line through the British territory of Kowloon, and can now look forward with eager anticipation to the completion of the Chinese Be tion-more than four times the length

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Labour problems are reported to confront hop growers in the Philippine Islands. He ports speak of the output rotting on the ground

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which is now in dock, there arrived in the

he had reached by one of the other lifeboats. With the buoy secure he struck out for the in- perilled boat, but this time the line got fout of the propeller and he was obliged to give up the

attempt. He started to swim back to the ship, but finding that he made no headway against the strong current and heary so he turned and struck out for the lifeboat. He reached

that craft just in time and was pullot aboard

utterly exhausted.

situation. exists in China and that an outbreak similar to the Boxer riots will not be surprising,

be

The Chamber has now resolved to seek an interview with the Board of

Trade to urge the hardship imposed by the tariff on the Japanese poor, who are thereby deprived of woollen gar ments in the winter.

The frat fight was a ten round bout between liminarios, Mesars. Kelly and Bond were the

Gunner Kingsland of the R. G.A., 11 stone; and timekeepers, and Mr. Allen noted as announcer,

Bosman Bindon of HM:8. Clio, 11 stone 4lbs, This encounter was more an exhibition of brate

strength and a capacity for enduring puanh.

ment than a scientiflo ons. The opening-round - was the seaman's, who got to work early and start of the second round, he proceeded to punish used his right with telling effect. Again, at the the hardy gunner and sent the latter to the

the tables were turned. He logged the sailor boards When Kingsland came up, however, with right and left, and a heavy right swing caught Sindon on the point and ended the fight;

-Stoker Philpott of H. M. §. Gadınus, 9-stone- THE RIOTS AT BERLIN. 2lbs, and Drummer Bonchiar of the Buffe, 9 stone Tibs, then entered the urean to com- THE ASSAULT ON JOURNALISTS. tinna the fight which ended so muddenly, at the last tournament. But it went little further LONDON, October 2nd. on this occasion, for Bouchier early proved that The British and American Em.he was the better man. In the first round both sen were doing well, but in the second Bouchier bassies have made representations to landed a left wing and the stoker was saved by the German Foreign Office respecting the gong. Early in the third and last round the assault on journalists during the Benchier sont a right to the jaw which sont On coming up he recent riot, the Police. President having fought clear for a while, but the persistent refused to punish the guilty policemen, drummer was not to be denied. A left drive informing the journalists that they connected, and was followed by a swinging and contravened the regulations in joining heavy right which sent the stoker down a riotous assemblage, despite the fact was groggy. that at the time of the assault the street was empty and the journalists were there by permission of an officer.

OIL COMBINATION ENDED.

PRICE WAR BEGUN,

LONDON, October 2nd A New York telegram states that the Standard Oil Company and the Asiatic Petroleum Company have cancelled their agreement, thus ending the com bination.

Philpotts to the boarde

with a thud. Even as he left the ring Philpotte

Gauner Bedbrook, 10 stone 21bs, and Chunner Hubbard, 10 stone, both of the R.G.A., were then announced to box the best of ten rounds. To the deappointment of the spectators. however, the fight did not last a round, Hubbard, apparently, was seized with a desiro to fight ons aris free, and notwithstanding repeated warnings, he persisted in hitting in a clinch, Ona foul too many caused. Referee Dempsey to send both men to their corners, and Bedbrook was declared the winner.

The next event on the programms did not

take place, but the gap was Billed by Seamen Roberts and Sky Kerrison, who gavo a lively four round exhibition spar. At the conclusion. Roberts, who is shortly leaving for England, announced that he intended to hand over the

A price war has consequently begun, lightweight championship of the Colony to

H.M.S. "BRISTOL."-

Stoker Biggise,

A lettor was then read from Mellvaine, a coloured champion of the Philippines, challeng ing Bill Lewis, Lewis replied that ho was ready to meet any welterweight who came along, and provided that McIlvaine could get down to that weight he would accept the challenge. He was not prepared, however, to give battle to all middleweights,

LEW18 DEFRATED,

A period of suspense followed until the main

SPEED RECORDS BROKEN.

LONDON, October 2nd. The Journal of Engineering"

cruiser announces that the new

Bristol exceeded the speed records, excepting-for-torpedo-boat destroyers event was announced. Then Bill Lewis, weigh- ing 142 lbs, entered the ring, his appearance be She attained a speed of twentying heralded with stormy spplause. Roy Kin. seven knots, though her designed speed ney, the Manila champion, who turned the scúla at 161lbs, was not long in following, and he ales. is twenty-five.

was accorded a noisy welcome. In comparison, The "Bristol" is the first ship Lewis looked like schoolboy alongside his big, fitted with impulse tarbines.

NOTABLE DIPLOMATIC

APPOINTMENT."

heavy and skilful opponent, and is vrenta preved he encountered mero brawn and skill than he could cope with Before the fight. storted the referee requested the spectators to restrain themselves until the end of each round. He pointed out that their shouting and LONDON, October 2nd.

jeering was not pleasant to the man on the floor. M. Javolsky, who has been for some and reminded them that they would not like it years the Russian Minister of Foreign if they were there themselves. All peminaries Affairs, has been appointed Am-settled, the yong clauged, and the came together. As ronat followed round it became bassador at Paris.

evident that both men were adepts at infighting, also itsoon became apparent that Lewis had little chance with the big Amerin. The long reachi of Kinney held the little man out, and try as ke would the Australian could not get beyond it. All his skill was brought into play, but science was met by science and ringoraft by ringeraft, ant the advantages with which the Manila champion

[FROM THE MANILA CABLENEWS,”]

GUN EXPLOSION ON A U.S.

BATTLESHIF'.

Washington, Soptember 24th One of the big guns on the battleship

ing. By a strange chance resembling a miracle the gunners and other members of the vessel's crew escaped without serious injury

"Georgia" exploded at practice this morn

APPOINTMENTS.

In clinches, Kinney could teach his victory. was favoured gained him a complete and decisiva adversary nothing, but the infighting soon told. of the British section-which will give us

for lack of enough operatives to harrest it.

its tale on the aggressive Lewis, who found THE VOLUNTEER BESERVE.

that his opponent could avoid his elashing gdirect.connection with the city of Canton...

swings after the break with the skill with which It is notitted fa the Gocells that the following

he himselt has avoided thors of others. In the the great metropolis of South China.

Lady May has kindly consented to open the

eleventh round Kinney swung a heavy left to goes well, the entire length of 112 miles annual Bale of Work to be held at the City

formed into a Volunteer Reserve under the persons have declared themselves willing to

the jaw, and Lewis went down and took the His Excelloney the Qfloor Administering the will be open to through traffle long before Hall on Wednesday afternoon under the uns

count. Coming up, he stopped another heavy

sounded. Volunteer Reserve Ordinance, 1910, and that

Refreshed ho this time next year. We shall then be pices of the C.M.S. Baxter schools,

Seeing that it was impossible for the his Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has boen pleased to oppoint his body blow before the gong song watching more closely than now the pro-

By the Philippine coastguard boat Bizal, Lifebost to reach the ship, Captain Forsyth, Government bas teen pleased to accept their Honour Mr. Francis Arthur Hassland to set after the spell, but not so sprightly as

ment he received wade it evident that the end. gress being made with the construction

of the Huichow, after getting the line clear of services:E. Abraham, Dr J. M. Atkinson, as Chief Justics, during the absence on leave of started on the twelfth round, and the panick- was not far off. Twice he went to the beards of the great arterial line which is to connect Colony last week the Hon. Charlos B. Elliott, the propeller, weighed anchor and bore down on H. M. Bain, B. Baker, C. E. H. Beavis, L. G. hie Honour Sir Franois Taylor Piggott, Kt.,

coming up on the second occasion a heavy right Canton with Hankow, and contemplating the Secrutary of Commerce and Felice in the the boat. A line was again thrown and this Bird, R.. E. O, Bird, C. Bond, W. D. er until further notice, with offset from the 3rd with the weight of Kinney's blows, and

wwing sent him down for the third time, when prospect of someday being able to travel from Philippine Islands, General H. H. Bandholz, time secured by those on board, and it was not Braidwood, Capt. B. Branch, CW. T. October..

HE, the Officer Alministering the Govern the gong came to his assistance. The thirteenth Hongkong, via Hankow and Peking thence USA. Major Guorney, of the Medical long before all in the boat were safe and sound Brett, L E. Brett, J. J. Bryan, A. across Siberia to Calais.. That, it is true, is Department, and Captain R. A. Duckworth, on the Auchow. The floors and crew of the Calvert, J. Dalziel, W. Dobbs, IL. G. Duncan, ment has been pleased to appoint Mr. Wake and last round proved an unlucky one for the local A.D.C, who, wounderstand, are studying certain wrocked Vossel, who lost all their be. W. B. Elwes, W. J. J. Gust, H. J. Gedge, men to set a Registrar of the Supreme man, for it placed on record his first defest i looking a long way ahead. Meanwhile it

sapouts of the Colonial administration. longings, arrived at Hongkong yesterday. L. Gibbs, G. Gipson, A. E. Goldsmith, Dr. Court, Registrar of Companies, Official Ad- Hongkong. Shortly after the start

Both captain maine for the community at whose cost

and officers greatly apF. Grone, F. Grove, T. Hamilton, E. Heard, ministrator, and Offcial Trustee, in addition to Then he rushed in to end the fight, ho

the winning blow as soon he expected. the short British section of the line has been

The annual sale of work at the Italian Con-preciate the assistance rendored them by the T. F. Hongh, J. O. Hughes, J. Hatebings, his other duties, during the absence on leave of land

to hit, and with a rare courage refused to sur- made to do all in its power to promote in vent was opened on Saturday, when a very fing Huichow, and are deeply sensitivo of the kindness. I. A. Irving, W. C. Jack, D, Jalle, A. Jaukias, Mr. Kemp, or until further notice, with effect Although hail dazed Lewis proved a hard man render, although he must have realised that the His ErosBoncy the Officer Administering the fight was lost. At last, Kinney's right swung every way its usefulness and its prosperity. display of needlework was on view. The pro- shown them aboard that vassel on the voyage S. Kelly, H. Keswick, CJ, Lanz, Capt. from 28th September.

J. S. Lewington, A. Mackenzio, Sir F. H. May, The undertaking has been a costly one for a coeds of the sale will be devoted to the pressing to Hongkong.

needs of a large number of orphans at the Con The Lydia is a vessel of 1,720 net registered K.C.M.G., J. F. Miller, J. Olson, E. Osborne, Government has been pleased to recognise, pro on to his opponent's isw, and Lewis went down small Colour, but we are glad to have it on vent sud the other agencies in connection with tonnage. She was built at Stockton, near Now. C. H. Parkinson, J. H. Pidgeon, F. Byth, visionally and pending the receipt of His and was counted on Although defeated, the local- Majesty's exequatur, Mr, Farique I was by no means disgraced. He put up sa excellent fight against enormous disadvantages, the authority of an expert of the wide the institution, and it is to be hoped that the needle, in 1895, and lus s moed of about nine H. Sykes, A. Thornhili, G. Wakison, Haetate as Consul General for the Republic of but the result of this content should wake him

A Watson, J. A. Wheal, G. Wilson, experience of the present General Manager sale, which is to be continued to-day add to knota. At the time of the wreck she cried a

Panama at Hongkong.

wary of challenging middleweights in the future. the line that, having regard to the morrow, will receive the support which it deserves. Chinese crew of 32, with eight German offers. P. P. J. Wodehouse and W. H. Woolley.

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