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At the Mitou Bishi Shipbuilding Yard. TELEGRAMS. from her. He was convinced it was no TELEGRAMS.

without years of strife and bloodshed. Mr.

Nagasaki, the keel has been laid of the BYRON BANNAN said he was even more pessimistic, though it is difficult to imagine Katori Maru, to be built for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The vessel, which is 'ex- that any worsa consequences can result than those Mr. Harrisly detailed: Mr. Ben-pected to be launched in April next year, NAN believed that it was almost impossible tons and a speed of 18 knots. She will be will have an aggregate tonnage of 15,000 for China to be one nation again. It is placed on the European service.

just as well to be guarded. Que cannot

dogmatise about China with safety. If Box YAT SEN had told them twelve months ago that within a year the Manchu dynasty would be overthrown and that in its place a Republican Government would be establish ed in Peking, both these authorities 'on affairs in China would bare laughed the idea to scorn; and, indeed, we cannot but think WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. that the wide spread character of the revo- lution and the rapid achievement of its first definite purpose must have exceeded the hopes of the most sangitine among its pro- moters. Certainly no single foreign student of Chinese affairs would have been found a week before the outbreak of the Revolution to place the slightest faith in the possibility of so great a political change in China: and he is a bold man who vestures now to

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General Li has issued an appeal to the people of Hankow in favour of building He says the the city on modern lines. land-owners at Hankow should understand

that, according to the ancient legislation of the Chow dynasty, the Government had the right to build cities and roads, and in ancient times Chinese strests were very wido and beautiful. Many historical and geographical reasons are given to show that Hankow should be built on modera lines.

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On Saturday night, at the Hongkong Hotel, number of local journalists tendered a farewell dinner to Mr. A. Bellamy Brown, late editor of the China fail, who leaves on Wednesday for Kuala Lumpur, to take over the editorship of the Malay Mail. Mr. B. A. Hale, manag-

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.] THE "TITANIC" CALAMITY.

the Titanic. About one o'clock in the morning he told the operator to recall the ship, which sent up several rockets, bat did not answer the wireless calls.. They were white rockets which she sent He had a up, not rockets of distress.

THE BRITISH INQUIRY,

LONDON, April 27th. The British inquiry into the loss of the Titanic operis on the 2nd May. The be Admiral Gough assessors will

Evans, the wireless operator on the Calthrope, Captain Clarke, a Board of Trade Inspector, Commander Lyon, an Californian, said he advised the Titanic assessor of the Admiralty Court, and Proof the ice surrounding the Californian fessor Biles.

and received the reply, "Shut up: you He janured me working Capo Racc." went to bed and was awakened at 3.40 by the chief officer, who said he had seen rockets. Witness called up the Frankfurt, which answered, informing him of the loss SENATOR SMITH REPLIES TO

of the Titanie. Evans added that the CRITICS.

crew were talking about having sighted Senatur Smith referred to the British rückets and that Gill expected to get £100

and said that the officers of the Titanic assured him that they had no grounds for The Committee had ample complaint.

faint recollection of the cabin boy at four | o'clock in the morning saying something about a ship still standing by. Boon after she steained away.

SENATORIAL INQUIRY RESUMED.

The inquiry by the Committee of the Senate was resumed at Washington on Saturday.

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mitous in its resulta to Chiuas Disorder toast of the evening remarked that Mr. Brown had been asso- throughout the country was bound to ensus for a time; but is it true at the ciated with journalism in the East for npwards of sixteen or seventeen years,

He referred in complimentary terms to Mr. Brown's work, and on behalf of his journalistic friends in Hongkong wished Mr. him every success in his new post. Brown made a feeling response to the The musical programine revealed toast. A wealth of unsuspected talent among local members of the Fourth Estate

foolish optimistic revolutionaries" have established themselves, absolute soarchy prevaile? We are bound to say that this seems to grossly misrepresent the actual Per case Per condition of the country. There is a good of Idos. Bot deal of unrest and disorder in many parts of China, but we must bear in mind that it PALE, Red

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LOCAL SPORT.

CRAIGENGOWER C.C. SPORTS.

In brilliant weather and before a big

attendance, the Craigengawer C.C. sports were held at Happy Valley on Saturday

the truth which the British people wanted. He was confident that adequate legislation by the Senate would follow.

SAVING THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

when he landed,

Seaman Baley from the Tianie testified that another steamer was sighted when the Titanic sank. Hor lights kept the life-bosts together, and the idea that she was going to their assistance kept the passengers left on the Titanic quiet.

THE ALLEGED PHANTOM SHIP.

The evidence taken yesterday, concern- ed the so-called "phantom ship" whose

Seaman Evans testified that the women and children were thrown into the life-lights were scen by survivors. The chief boats, as they were afraid to jump.

A lamp-trimmer said that there were no lights on the boats.

TILE BOATSWAIN'S WARNING.

Seaman Henning said he was asleep at

witness was. Captain Moore, of the Canadian-Pacific steamer Mount Temple, whose evidence refuted the allegations made in the Pross that the Californian and the Mount Tempic were négligent in

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TURCO-ITALIAN WAR

RUSHIAN VIEWS.

LONDON, April 28th.

The

A St. Petersburg telegram states that M. Sazonoff, the Russian Foreign Minister, in his maiden speech, said ha did not see any danger of a general con- flict in the near East, in the Italian con- duct of the Turco-Italian War. bombardment of the Dardanelles was not accompanied by acts that showed that Italy had departed from the idea of restricting operations so as not to affect the interests of neutrals. The closure of the Dardanelles had affected Russian com- mercial interests and. Russia had re- munstrated with Constantinople.

THE MOROCCO FERMENT.

LONDON, April 28th.

Both Francs and Spain are largely reinforcing their troops in Morero, where there is undoubtedly serious fer: ront, as exemplified by the uprising at Fez, the disaffection among foreign drilled troops elsewhere and the marked revival of activity among the Riffans.

RESIDENT-GEXERAL -APPOINTED.

LATER.

telegram from Paris states that General Lyautey has been appointed Resident-General in Morocco.

TURBULENT MEXICO.

AMERICANS. PLERING,

last. Several interesting events were run the time of the collision and the boatswain/BBSisting the Titanic. Captain Moura property arising out of the chaotic con-

off, and at the conclusion of the sports the trophies won by the Clab during the were presented by Mr. Drew Braidwood, who also handed to the cap

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state of peace and contentment, equal, at least, to that which obtained before the Re- 49.40 4.20 volution. It will need great tact, cleur judg-tain, Mr. H. H. Tayler, the shield present- mentand no little firmness on the part of ed to the winning club of the League by the South China Morning Post Co., Ltd. the Central Government to secure the eoita.

The results were:- try against the evils which Mr. HiPPISLEY

Wheelbarrow race-I. A. Rose and: A. but we appears to consider inevitable

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manage the situation before we join the other JEBENIAms in their lamentations,

Exchange reached the 2 mark on Saturday,

The "Great Raymond" opens his senion at the Theatre this evening.

IL.M.S. Minotaur is expected to leave for Colombo on May 2nd, for the purpose of re-commissioning.

H.M.S. Kent, which was not to have left Hongkong for some weeks to come, was suddenly ordered away to the North. left for Amoy on Saturday morning.

Potato and bucket race-First semi-final, 1, J. V. Braga; 2, I. Chunnet. Second semi-final-1, A. G. Suffad; 2, R. Pestonji, Girls race (7 to 12)-1, Miss Connie Hansen; 2, Mias S. Well.

Ladies' nomination, ball and bat race-- 1, J. V. Braga (nominated by Mrs. Braid- wood); 2, A. G. Suflad (nominated by Mrs. Tuxford); 3, W. Allen (nominated by Mrs. White).

Visitors' three legged race-1, Goffrey und Smaiton; 2, A. R. Ellis. and W. A. Wilson.

Children's race (under 7)-1, Miss N. SheIsmail; 2, Miss R. Tolian; 3, Miss Bois-

The Marquess of Anglesey's yacht Semiramis, with the Duke and Duchess of Manchester on board as the guests of Mrs. W. B. Leeds, proceeded from Manila direct to Kobe.

His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government has appointed the "Victoria Gaol to be a house of detention for the purpose of the Deportation Ordi-

nance.

Thirty-two whales, valued at Yen 393,000, were captured off Miyazaki, South-

Burat.

Ladies' nomination, combined cigarette and thread and needle race- 1, R. A. Car- valho (nominated by Miss Silva); 2, 4 M. Suffiad (nominated by Mrs. Christmas), Beavyweights Handicap-1; A. Foster 2, H. Stainfield.

Tilting the Bucket-R. A. Carvalho and E. L Braga.

LAWN TENNIS.

H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT.

Of the gaines played on Saturday in con-

that invested with the most interest was

wakened him, saying, "Turn out, you fellowe: you haven't half an hour to live: keep it to yourselves."

Other seamen testified that they were not warned and that many were skylark- ing after the accident. STATUS OF WIRELESS OPERATORS,

Mr. Franklin, the White Star agent in New York, was re-examined. He said he did not doubt that the investigation would result in legislation affecting the number and status of the wireless opera-

tors on board ships.

QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.

LONDON, April 28th.. A Brisbane telegrant states that in the Queensland elections, the Liberals' have up to the present captured 43 seats and the

Labourites 20. All the Ministers secured . big majorities. The Liberals captured Chartore Towera, Mount Morgan and Gympie, the big mining constituencies.

THE LATE JUSTIN MCCARTHY.

LONDON, April 28th.. Owing to the insecurity of lives and

ditions in Mexico, Americans are deeing mentioned that he passed an unknown.

into the interior and towards the ports. schooner of about five thousand tons, and a tramp steamer, which must have been In response to urgent appeals at Wash- near the Titanic when she sank. He readington, the Government has sent a' trans- a long list of the Titanic's 'messages which port down to the West coast to pick up he intercepted, and said that he made the refugees. full-speed toward her awaking all the firemen, and serving out extra run to spur them to action. When day broke, he found a great field of ice, including forty or fifty bergs, sume hundreds of feet high, and he was compelled to hoiat men to the masthead, to seek a lane for

the steamer. The tramp steamer was

SENSATIONAL CHARGES.

close by, and he tried to call her, but she apparently had no wireless. -Sensational evidence was given by a

Captain Moore said undoubtedly the witness named Gill, the donkey engine | Titaxic bad not fixed her position pro man on the liner Californian. He declar-perly. She must have been eight miles ed that he desired to prevent any captain neglecting to aid a vessel in distress from bushing it up. He alleged that several of the crew were afraid of losing their jobs and refused to testify. He said that he saw the Titanic most plainly going at fall speed at 11.58 in the evening when the Californian's engines were stopped on account of the drifting ice. Ten minntea later he saw a rocket ten miles, distant,

further cast than the spot reported.

MR. STEAD AND HIS LIFEBELT. A steward named Cunningham, de posed to calling Mr. Stead, who asked him to show him how to put on a life- belt. Cunningham put the life-belt on Mr. Stead and did not see him again.

ALLEGED REINSURANCE.

Mr. Franklin, the Vice-President of

and then another. He did not notify the the White Star Co., recalled, was asked bridge because it was not his business. by Senator Smith if, after he learned

- LONDON - Orion: 131, Flaar StazzT. Do eastern Kyushu, by vessels belonging to the nection with the H.K.C.C. tournament, He turned in and was awakened at 6.40 of the loss of the Titanic, the White Star

The Daily Press.

Co. reinsured her.

Mr. Franklin emphatically denied the suggestion pointing out that all insurance was handled in New York, not in London, thus silencing suspicions binted at in the sensational. American press.

The inquiry was adjourned. SENATOR SMITH INTERVIEWED.

A wire from Washington states that

LONDON, April 28th.' The funeral of Mr. Justin McCarthy took place on Saturday at Westhampton. Many beautiful flowers were sent, and there was a large assemblage of political and literary friends, including - Mr. Redmond and other Nationalists.

PORTUGUESE COLONIES.

LONDON, April 28th.

A wire from Lisbon states that the

Minister for the Colonies has introduced Bills regulating the conditions of labour. by Angola natives in San Thome and Principe.

BOXING IN AMERICA.

LONDON, April 28th. In a ten rounds boxing match at Now York, McFarland easily defeated Matt

points.

Wells on

Toyo Hogei Kaisha (Whaling Company)

the match between Messrs. H. A. Nisbet in the morning when the Californian was during the first three months of this year.

and H. R. Phelips, and Captain Brierley going at full speed to the assistance of His Excellency the Officer Administer and Captain James, in the semi-final of the Titanic. He heard one officer tell ing the Government has been pleased to the professional pairs. The first not went appoint Mr. C. H. Gale to act as second to Nisbet and Phelips, 6-3, notwithstand another that the captain had been notified HONGKONG, APRIL 29TH, 1912..

assistant Director of Public Works, during the fact that Phelips was very nervous of the rockets, and the entire crew talked WHEN men who know China as Mr. ALFRED ing the absence on leave of Mr. H. P. for the first couple of games. Nisbet stood about the disregard of the rockets.

right out from his partner, and often con-

Captain Lord, of the Californian, HIPPISLEY and Mr. BrDON BRUNAN Tooker.

verted what seemed destined to be certain know it take such a pessimistic view of the The management of the Victoria Theatre

defeat into victory. The second set was denied Gill's allegations. He said that at situation as they did at a meeting of the desire to tender their sincere thanks to the very keenly contested. The pairs were 70.15 in the evening he notified the Senator Smith, Chairman of the Com- Koenig Albert, has been launched at Central Asian Society in London last firms who so kindly assisted to make the level at five all, but the wonderful steadi- Titanic, which was then 193 miles distant mittee of Inquiry, in an interview, ex week, public attention is arrested, for their benefit on Friday night a success, also to opinions are recognised as being eminently Mr. Fred Howell for the floral decorations nesa of Nisbet, on the one hand, and the of the presence of ice, and received the result of the inquiry would be stringent | worthy of more than ordinary attention which be kindly supplied and supervised erratic play of James on the other, gave reply, Shut up: keep out." There was American legislation regarding the use

the victory to Nisbet and Phelips by seven to five..

The results were-Nisbet and Phelips Capt. Brierley and Capt. James, 6-3,

General Li has issued a proclamation at Hankow that all who have not discarded their queues within a fortnight after that time will be treated as rebels. 7. This action has been taken under instruc- On Wednesday next, H. A. Nisbet will tions from Peking, according to the native meet H. Hancock in the final of the Singles Championship. The winner will then have to play the present holder, Cap tain: Day...

press.

Mr. HIPPIELEX is a retired Commissioner of Customs who has had a wide experience in China, and if it is possible for any foreigner to claim that he knows China and the Chinese people well, the chim will be readily allowed in Mr. HIPPIN LET's case. Much the same might be

An official exchange is to be opened in said of Mr. BYRON BRENAN, C.M.G., who spent thirty-five years of his life in the Dairen from May in connection with the British Consular service in China. Mr. beau and bean-cake trade. The establish- inent of this exchange at the Government BRENAN left China nino years ago; Mr.

expense has been made in view of certain HIPPISLEY has been absent from China a evils arising in connection with private.ex- Diuch shorter period. The latter, REUTEL tells us, spoke of the revolutionaries as

His Excellency the Officer Administer being foolishly optimistic, and declared that where they had established themselves ing the Government has been pleased to absolute anarchy prevails; that inter appoint, under the provisions of Section 19 of the Public Health and Buildings provincial jealousies bad grown, and now Ordinances, 1903-1909, Corporal W. Thom threatened the general disintegration of son and Private C. L. Kay to be temporary China, and finally that it would be fortu Sanitary Inspectors, with effect from the. nate if a stable government were established 24th inst

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NEW GERMAN DREADNOUGHT.

LONDON, April 28th. Germany's thirteenth Dreadnought, the

pressed the opinion that the immediate Danzig.

BODIES FOUND.

Reuter's New York correspondent states that the Mackay Bennett has found the bodies of Messrs. Astor, Straus and Hays, SURVIVORS OF CREW ARRIVE

AT PLYMOUTH.

The survivors of the crew of the Titanic arrived at Plymouth to-day on board the

further communication with the of wireless on ships. Tinnie. He did not receive any distress call till six in the morning, when he got it from the F He did not see either the Titanic or her signals on Sunday evening. He took precautions and doubled the watch owing to reports received two or three days previously of the presence of ice from steamers. His wireless operator was not on duty on steamer Lapland. Sunday night. After he had sent the ice message he came to the bridge and at The Admiralty has had plans prepared for the constraction of a great coaling 10.30 the officer told him he thought he light, but it had been station at Rosyth naval base, the Globe had seen a

a peculiar night, and stars were mistaken claimed, and a coaling station constructed says. Half a mile of seaboard is to be re- to enable the whole Fleet to coal

Then a ship came for lights: simultaneously. Accommodation will be made for huge stocks of coal, in addition and lay five miles from the Californian to large tanks for the storage of liquid fuel. Tenders for the work will shortly be all night long, but they heard nothing. issued.

NEW ROSYTH SCHEME.

ADMIRALTY PLANS FOR GREAT COALING

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RAILWAY WORKERS! AMALGAMA- TION.

LONDON, April 28th.

The General Railway Workers Union has voted by 15,000 to 110 in favour of the fusion of the railway unions. It is under- stood that the signalmen's and pointsmen's societies favour the scheme.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE,

LONDON, April 27th. Mr. Asquith has invited Field Marshal

Nicholson to rejoin the Committee of Im-

They will be detained at the docks until they have been examined by the Board of Trade representatives. Extraordinary perial Defence. precautions have been taken to prevent the access of the Fress and the public.

THE RELIEF FUNDS.

The total funds now amount to £280,000. The Canadian Government has cabled ten thousand dollars to the Mansion House Fund.

SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

LONDON, April 27th. Arnat, the champion sculler, bas arrived in London. He is to meet Barry for the Sculling Championship of the World, in Jone.