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BREAKING UP OLD SHELLS TÓ SELL.

1:20 MEN FEARFULLY BURNT:

* 23 ALREADY DEAD,

IN CHINESE TIBET.

A JOURNEY TO THE TIBETAN ALPS.

Mr. C. J. Gregory, B.Sc., an of Professor JW Gregory, of Glasgow University, gave a lecture in Edinburgh to the members of the Royal Scottish

Writing from Anking (anhwri province) Geographical Society on A Journey to the Alps of Chinese Tibet." Mr. on March 31st, correspondent of the

Gregory zaid the expedition, which 3.4. Daily News mid -

rasister of a 1,500-mile walk through the mountain fastnesses of Chinese Tibet, was

Apparently every one of the 190 or more mon employed in the new arsenal "out- side the east gate of the city was either undertaken with a view to solving some Killed or very badly burned in the terrific of its geographical problems. The first explosion which occurred this afternoon, problem dealt with the mountain range of Not a single nn in this recently opened the old world, which had heed traced munition plant seems to have escaped

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TO-DAY'S FINALS IN HONGKONG

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Division II.

Kick off 3.15 p.m.

Club ground

Refereo, Mr.

Blumson Linesmen Messrs Spencor and White.

Division 1.

Kick of 4.15 p.

Referee, Mr. Wright. Linesmen Messrs

Fairburn and Perryman.

for the Rest against the King's Reserves The following have been chosen to play without injury. Of the 50 or 60 men, who along a line from the Pyrenees across at 3.15 pm:- (Auxiliaries) Sopher have arrived at the St. James's Hospital Europe to the Himalayas, but no one (University) and E P. Hyndman (5t.

| Josophs) G. Duncan (Kowloon) D' Laing [here none aro able to give any account, of knew where it woat after that. Some (University) and Leonard (United A. C) what happened, in fact most of them are held that it went north-east towards T. L. Choah (University) Gale. (Titania) burned beyond any possibility of identiä-| cation except by the few shreds of charred Manchuria, others that it turned mouth fan Kan (South China). Reserves

Pibworth (Marazion) Krok Po Kan and garments that hung to some of them. In to form the line of the Malay Archi- Ogier (St. Josephs) and Walls (Auxi many ense skin as well as clothing was pelages It now appeared' that` noither { liarios), burned complotely from their bodies.

of those explanations was the true on medals will be presented

At the close of the games the cups and The long line of spectral forms blacken for the main line actually ran on east into ed and bleeding, riding rickshas through China. the narrow streeta, which began to arrive

The second problem was the at the compound gate about two o'clock, erratic behaviour of three of the great was the first intimation that the hospital rivers of Asia, the. Salween, the Mekong, had of the accident. The whole staff of and the Yang-tee-kiang. They converged

doctors and purses as well as other for-

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The vessel will be on view at H.M. Dockyard, Hongkong from the 96th March, 1893.

A twin-screw steel steamer of 1,400 H.T.:- Length between perpendiculars ...185'0* Breadth extrem

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eigners set to work at once, bus in spite till they were all within a belt 50 miles CONCERNING THE ROUNDING UP PARTICULARS OF H.MS. "MERLIN.?" of every means employed aiready 17 have wide and fowed thus far for, 150 miles in died.

stupendous gorges, ond then Twenty or 30 men crazed with the pain separated suddenly. The paralloliem was of their burns flung themselves into the use to a gentle buckling of the earth's river and were drowned. The rest lic. buried under the débris of bricks, mortar crust, which produced parallel eracks and exploded shells of the old fort. down which the rivers flowed.

This catastrophe is the first fruits of the return jurney, largely by a different return of the military to Anking, The picturesque old deserted fort has stood route, was hindered by, flooded areas for years with its rusting cannon and which had to be crossed, and the difficulty crumbling vine-covered walls testifying to of obtaining the few newssary mules for the neaceful atmosphers the city has en-transport. joyed since it consed be the military

The

OF CRIMINALS. theyWhen you see any chance of making a stop thief.her snatching,' don't wait, go ense, go for it. When you hear cries of

and look for it and see what happens. These words were addressed by Comdr. C. W. Beckwith, R.N. (Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate) yesterday morn ing to the Harbour Office staff which had collected in the boat shed for the purpose his congraturations to of hearing Commander Beckwith tender a Harbour mea senger, named Wong To, who, on the 2nd

capital of the province. This delightful, At the close of the lecture the Society's quiet spot surrounded by open field, the gold medal was presented to Profess! objective of many a pleasant afternoon Gregory in recognitien of his valuable walk, was only recently spoken of as an contributions to goographical science. In ideal site for, the taberculosis 'sanatorium so badly needed by the people of this 1892-03 he went as a naturalist to British place.

East Africa on an expedition" organised under the auspices of the Natural History Department, and when the expédition

During the past month this old fort has been filled up with munitions of different kinda and with crude machinery for mak ing more, apparently under the direction collapsed Dr. Gregory organised another of inexperienced foremen Various ac of his own, which was completely success- counts are given of the explosion; one, ful. The more important results were that in testing a new kind of powder a published in 1896 in his book, "The Great sbell was exploded; another, that sothe Rift Valley." In 1819 he revisited that fase carelessly left lying about caught fire

from a lighted cigarette; another, that in region. Bad made several journeys, ta breaking up an old cannon for scrap-iron develop the materials collected in 1882-83. it unexpectedly went off, the shell pene The results of his detailed, researches. trating the walls of the powder magazine;

China.

ACCIDENT EXPLAINED.

mat. was succesful in procuring the un his own initiative, he took his captive arrest of a thief in Lascar Row. Acting to the Central Police Station. The caso same up before the Magistrate the other day and the thief was sent to prison for

three months.

The Harbour Master hoped the rest of the messengers would follow Wong To's example. To Wong To, he said "I con- gratulate you, and will see that you get

promotion sa soon as possible,"

STREET FOOTBALL

"GOALIE" ATTACKS OPPOSING FORWARD WITH A KNIFE.

A small boy was charged on remand at

and still another, that unskilled workmen were, embodied in a volume published in the Magistracy, yesterday morning, before employed in attaching fuses to loaded 1921, in which the origin and history of Mr. C. D. Melbourne, with having stabbed shells accidentally expoded one which set the Rift Valleys of East Africa were played football in the strest.

another small boy with whom he had off the whole dump. However, it will probably never be known just how it hap viewed in relation to the contemporary

According to Detective Inspector Willia pened.

earth movements which transformed the the complainant-one of the forward This tragedy in a remote part of the geography of the world. Of his later of the goals. In the scrummage the line-charged the defendant-the keeper country among an innocent and peace geographical work perhaps the most in-goalie" was kicked on the hand and in loving people marks another phase in the portant was the expedition to the basin his anger he drow forth a pocket knife sad story of the military occupation of cf Lake Eyre, which he organised and and drove it into the enthusiastic young carried out in 1901-9 when Professor of Geology in the University of Melbourne. forward's back. The injury was scripus His book,

The Dead Heart

enough to necessitate the boy's detention April 1st

of Australia, stimulated discussion because in the hospital. Since writing yesterday of the exploit contained Views on

Mr. McCallum (for the defendant) the physical sion here some additional facts have come geography and ethnology of Australia said he had a desire to minimise the to light,

differing widely from those generally gravity of the offence, but pointed out It now appears that the resourceful heidi.

that any fine imposed on the boy would military governor who arrived here a

have to be borne by the parents. The de- month ago to take up residence until such

fendant was accidentally kicked and that time as he could secure sufficient funds

put him into a passion.. for the payment of his troops, took posses. sion of large supply of shells and thought to convert them into ready

money.

A BUDDHIST MISSION. R. MCGOVERN REACHES. LHASSA.

The Magistrate hound over the defend- the mother as surety for his good be ant in a sum of $100 for six months, with haviour during that period. He advised that were whipping be administered to the defendant at home An order was also made that a sum of 85 be paid to the complainant as "medicine money."

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supposed "dud" on the nuse the re ment with Major, Bailey, the Political in the House of Commons gave the followenders will be received in the Office of the

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Captain J. E. Ellas of the late British Instead of sending his own soldiers to Buddhist Mission to Tibet, in a letter. undertake the work he employed unskilled pay: Whatever strange influences, dip labourers. Their job was to open the tomatic or other, that worked against the shells, selling the iron to be" beaten into succes of the British Mission to Tibet, ploughshares." the brass to the mint to have now been corrected' since Dr. Mc bo made into "silver coins" and light. Govern has arrived in Lhasa The most weight dragon coppers, (for they still curious thing about our official refusal of have the impression here that the Shang permision to go to Lhassa was that. Dr. hai tramways require this variety), while McGovern and I were later told un the powder was to be sold to somebody in officially that if we chose to take the road Shanghai. The powder must have been to Lhasa we would not be prevented by piled in a huge heap where the men were the Tibetans themselves, but unfortunately working and when some green coolie hit we had been required to sign an agree to the Admiralty, answering Com. Bellairs

Mr. Eyres-Monsell, Financial Secretary, tubes, junction boxes, tabe joints, check-

New wors elbows, kein

condition, which are stored in the Dock sulting explosion set off the exposed Oficer at Gangtok, to the effect that we ing detalls as to war vessels maintained in powder, inflicting the dreadful burns on would not go beyond the Cyangtse without full commission by Britain, America, and Naval Store Oficer, H.M. Dockyard, Hong- the whole group without any very great his permission. Thus we were unable to detonation. The explosion was apparent avail ourselves of the invitation to take Japan

kong, up to Noor on MONDAY, the Tik. ly not heard inside the city a mile away french fente so it came about that the

USA Japan. Britain. MAY, 1923. Of the men brought to the Mission Doctor and I returned to Darjeeling with

.18

A. W. GRUNDY, Ecapital 23 have already died. Others the fall intention of returning without the

Naval Store Offour. are still living who have only a few square knowledge or interference of our own

Hongkong, March, 1932. inches of skin unburned."

General Ma. Ling Chia, the Military- Finally, it was decided that the Governor, left today for Pengpu, the Doctor should go, since he is a fully or

BOWERY strictest precautions being taken. keep dained Buddhist priest of the Zen sect of all of the people off the streets while Japan, postraes two Buddhist degrees a was traversing the comparatively short well as his degrees of M.A, and L.H.D. distance between his yamên and the beat of Oxford and London Universities, and landing.

is recognised as a Lams of high standing number of destroyers includes eight Rotilla

Tibet. He speaks Tibetas fuently leaders. both ordinary or colloquial, honorific and THE METHOD OF MOUNTING high honorine is well as reading and and writing with facility For these reasons, spoctacle glasses la of the greatest im came to the conclusion that it would be

and because I am not easily disguised, wej: [portance," writes Dr. C. Hartbridge, the best plan if he went with a young

HIGH PRICES ATTRIBUTED TO REFINELIES Tibetan Lama and two Tibetan servants. F.R.C,8., Ophthalmış Surgcou and whom we had with us on the previous oc Lecturer og Ophthalmic Surgery, to the cusion, A

Senator Reed Smoot (Rep.) of Utab, in “Dr. McGovern went through Sikkim speech in the Senate at Washington on Westminster Hospital, they must be entering Tibet by a little-known rente by the Sth inst., laid the present high prices accurately centred in frames that are way of Kamp, Jong, Braiding the Chumb Ho zaid the refinext hoped to get the tariff of sugar wholly at the door of the refinora. Valley, Phari and the Gyangtae, pro low enough to destroy the American pro light, strong and fit well, otherwise the cooling rid Shigatse and down the river. duction industry and bring: control of good effect of the most oarefully chosen about February 18th, for it was on this every pound of sugar into their hands

to Lhassa. Apparently he arrived on or correction may be entirely frustrated by date that a wire was received from him attributing the present sugar prices to

The Farmers Unions in a statementtion). ♣ faulty position of the glasses, or oven This page in exceedingly milefactory, as

anting that he had got safely to Lhasa, criminsi manipulation irgen closer * frech souron of eyestrain may be intro- the lion may now be said to have investigation of the sugar producing duced." The Hongkong Optical Co., McGovern will be able to assure the Dsini is something radically wrong with the

reached a snccssful conclusion and Drindustries. The statement says: Ther successore to Clark & Co, Betracting Lama and others us to the genuineness of onomto system that permits the calm and Manufacturing Opticians, located in to the Tibetan authorities that the Doctor people. We can stabilize the sugar market our intentions. It was all along known oeing of more than 100,000,000 Américan 53, Queen's Road Central, have the equip would make this attempt, and thers is no as we have stabilised the cotton, prune metak" and "Instrument to adjust was achieved with their argistance, which own saleamery and middlemen and our own. FOUT doubt that his success in reaching Lhasa and raisin markete by bringing out our

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