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CORRESPONDENGA.

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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 2 1906.

to take steps accordingly. We have laid in baskets of eggs laid long ago, and when the widowed Tabby, sets up her mournful dirge in the dim dark hours of the sight, we propote,, with a sudden (usillado, to dislodge the dis-

SOUTH CHINA'S DEBT TO AMERICA. consolate grass-widow from her perch-so

TO THE EDITOn or vuk "Hongkonu TxiraKATI“ SIR, Much has been recently said and written about the unjust manner in which the Chinese are treated in merica, that one might suppose that the great mass of the Chinese who have visited America have received no good at the hands of Americans. It is trile that

prace may reign again. We have had our fils of melancholia too, but they have got to stop some time. Yours, etc,

ANTI-TABOIES.

"Hangtquig, May 30th, 1916.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA- TION CO., LD.

A FIVE PER CENT DIVIDEND.

Messa. Jardine, Matheson & Co., general managers, write us as follows under today's date:-

HOUSES COLLAPSH AZ WESZ POINT.

MANY BURIED alive.

APPROXIMAT "LY $70,0.0 DAMAGES, ', Not for the last three years, or to be precise, not since the catastrophe in Cochrane Street, has a collapse of buildings occurred in the Colony, like the one which happened at West Point this morning, in which houses Noa, z26, 728 and 230, Queen's Road West, at the corner. of Eastern Street, fell in with such suddenness. as to permit of hardly any chance of escapes by the large number of inmates in the houses at the time.

STORY OF A SURVIVOR.

those still buried, if the gas was allowed to escape. Inspector Collett, accompanied by two other constables, had a very rough time in try- ny to discover the meter, so as the shut off the supply. They fint crawled into one corner hornet find their bjective only to be illuded in the search. But after many attemps had been made and may nooks and corner searched, they eventually found the meter and succeeded in shutting off the gas.

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appointed here Americas Consul. Mr, ReaUave been verified by the said second mate. Hanon is appointed Vice-Consul, and Dr. As the Court does not consider that the casualty Stuart Lupton, Consular Surgeon and Ein- was in any way due to negligence on the part of the master or certificated first or second migration Inspector.

matos, it does not consider it necessary to deal with their certißentes. 25

KING OF STAIN'S WEDDING, HOG

Preparations are being made for an elaborate fete to be given by Monsieur Fauque, acting Consel for Spain, on the 31st May, lo bonoUT of the marriage of King Alphonso and Princess

Hoa of Battenberg.

CUSTOMS.

CUSTOMS' CLUB.

IMPATIENT LOOKERS-ON. Many of the lookers on that assembled en

Mr. P. D. Mansfield has been promoted and the side-walk word sorrowful countenances.

transferred to Canton, Mr. Mansfield's do They did not know what the next "find" would

parture from our midst was greatly regretted bring, eagerly watching, and taking part in the and his numerous friends took good care to work so gallantly performed at great risk.

give him a number of farewell dinners. Mr. They could not say whether the ones they held

Mansfield should prove an acquisition to Can- | lear and whom they knew where imprisoned When the news got around this forennon

in the death-trap would be broughs out dead, as he is a good all round sport and enter. tainer. Mr. H. G Freicher, of Changsha, suc- that a catastrophe attended by numerous falior alive, or perhaps, crippled for life; but, never-

ceeds Mr. Mansfeld in this port ties had happened in the Western end of the

theless, they said nothing, and with a look of chim misery on their faces they co-operated city, alongkong Telegraph tepresentative at

with the rescuing party in the work, upon which life and death depended.

Later, 3 p.m. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. When our representative visited the scene this afternoon, work of clearing away the as in the forenoon, while stout poles spanned the street, from the verandahs of the collapsed buildings to the houses on the opposite side, so as to shore up the walls of the partly demo. lished buildings and so enable the firemen to proceed with their work with a minimum of risk,

The Underwriting Account has been in keeping back the crowd. On making inquiries debris was still going on with as much vigour opportunity of this occasion to invite the whol

MORE RESCUES.

"This morning we received n telegram from the beat office advising that, at the generat

nace made for the scene of the disaster. On me sing of shareholders of the Indo-China 5.

his arrival at the spot thousands of excited N. Co., Ld, to be held in London on the 7th

spectators had assembled around the build. inst., the directors propose in recommend a

ings and a strong force of Indian police- dividend of 5% for the year ending 3151 Decemmen, under charge of Inspector Collett, fram hdr, 1905.

No. 7 Police Sation, were being kept bosy

at the spot it was ascertained that the buildings were apportioned off in the following manner- House No. 226, ground floor, used asa wine shop by the Tai Lee firm; first floor, an opium divan; and the second storey ne a restaurant, House No. 228 was occupied by the Nam Loi tea-shop and No. 230 by the E Sang cake-shop. A fakt from the latter establishment, who ra mat into the street a few seconds before the collapse During the last afternoon three other fokis of the building, on being questioned by our were recovered from the buildings. One was reporter, said that the shop in which he was

discovered pinned down by planks in the ve employed had seven fokis. Questioned as to whether any of his colleagues were in the slipp stated, was at work in the balcony when randah of the tea house. This man, it is

at the time of the accident he replied that he thought not, for as soon as he ran out the collapse accurred. Fortunately, he

is also slightly injured, and after being tem others appeared to follow. Among the crowd norarily attended in was conveyed to hospital. he could make out all the fokis, but one; for His bruises are not of a serious character and The last named he could not then account. he is expected to pull through, Asked how he knew that the collopse was imminent, the inan, replied that he at first hard a rumbling sound overhead, which gradually increased, and knowing that some thing unusual was occurring he and his

FATAL ACCIDENT.

RESULT OF A FALL

tomp Chinese have been cruelly treated by a certain labouring classes in the States, but it does not apply to all Chinese nor is all Americans. The ill received has principally come from the lower foreign element in the United States with whom the Chinese come into competition in regard to labour and for this the majority of Americans are not respon- sible, yea, more, the treatment accorded to some Chinese in the Western States has been universally condemner. Indeed, I am inclined to think that the Chinese have been treated with moro leniency and consideration in the South than the negroes, which is illustrated by the conversation had on one occasion with an educated lady of the Soul. The question turned upon the respective merils of the creased by ₤39,807, 1. 6, bring the total up Negroes and the Chinese and, in order to ascerto 281,958, The Reserve Fund and tain the exact opinion of the educated class, I Exchange Reserve Fund remain the same as asked "Would your perinit a Chinese to enter in the last report, viz:-6170,000 and £1.999; yourdrawing-reams" "Yes" "Would you allow th 7, respectively, while £2,452 will be carried a negre the same privilege?"No." "Why?" forward la next year's account." "Because the Chinese are superior to the Negroes in every particular," was the emphatic reply. Let it then be distinctly understood that the better and educated classes in the East, North and South have not been against the Chinese na song would try to have us bo-

Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred in lieve, but have redly taught their denizens from the Orient the best that there is in Chris- Stanley Street which resulted in the death of a tian civilization, they have taught them Eng-carpenter, who was at work on one of the lish and Christianity, and a large number of buildings in that vicinity. Diceased was at Chinese have gained the advanced ideas of the tend to the verandah of house 30 when West. It is rather from the emigrant Eura suddenly he lost his balance and fell to de pean class that the Chinese have suffered street below, a distance of about forty feel. The most and why have been bitterly opposed to peculiarity of this fatality was that when the the Chinese. This opposition is not only con- carpenter was falling his bend, struck a flower fined to America but our Canadian friends pot that was standing in the verandah of the share the feeling to some extent, for it is less first floor. The flower pot was dislodged and than a year since one of them expressed han fell on the head of an old woman, who was self there. "I think the best way to solve the passing at the time, he also was removed to Chinese problem is to drive them all out of hospital. Her recovery is doubtful. Canada, but the same feeling exisis towards any inferior race, the Africander is hated by the Hoer, the indian by the white man, and the negro by the American of the outh. Yet not- withstanding this spirit of inmity exercised by a few of the Americans, the Chinese have on the whole fared better in America than they do in China, allowing the Chinese to be judges. The labouring Chipaman has been treated with or much or greater courtesy in America than in China. He may have had a less num- ber of fiends, but if he desired he could enjoy a beller class of friends. any of the parlours of American homes have stood open to them

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MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.

After the mentioned had been duly attended in the shouts of two men from the rear of the building were heard, and immedi ately attention was directly, in that direction. On gaining the open, he realised that the The fire escape was run up to the building and premonitory noise that drove them out of the there, to the pleasant surprise of a fireman, premises was the first indication of the enl were two fekis standing together, quite unhurt, lapse of the roof of. No, zz6. Before he and with a look of tenor on their countenances, had had time to alter a word to his confreres. They were immediately rescued, and as they mare rambling sounds were heard and in the were unhurt they were released, after their twinkling of an oye house No: 226 came down.

names had been taken by the police. These being quickly followed by the others. ""The

men were in the kitchen at the time of the noise of the crash, as may be 'imagined by the collapse, and, as the cook-house was left stand- crumbling of the brick walls and timber, wasing, they were imprisoned here, as there was terrific, continued our informant, "ay "stand- no other means of escape, but they were nearly ing where i was I was nearly suffocated by frightened out of their senses..

hist."

"SAVE ME SAVE ME 1!!!

ONE "LIFE" LOST.

WINE FOR FREE COUPONS.

The art of advertising as adopted in the present day rush for wealth would astonish out grandmothers, could they but know of it, arid every day we hear of some new and novel way by which those who have the good things of this eath is sell, endeavour to magnetize the dollars out of the pockets of those who have them. But the days when butter-dishes, and earnest and consecrated teachers have Good-luck" mugs, and flannel petticoats were taught them English gratuitously, indeed they given away with a pound of tea," have been may have been dumbfound to see their bag consigned to the limbo of the 'n long dead past, gage and chatiles thrown down the hatchway and now it is bases of the best champagnes by a ship's officer, and thought America á

and other good wines and spirits (no less!) are strange country, but he learned a different les given nway—if not exactly it with a pound of high, while bamboo-men were erecting poles they are told by the owners of the houses that san when his teacher invited him to his or her lea," at any rate for very little mare in the way into Eastern Street, for fear of which corners allibeir fokir were out including those removed

home and taught him what civilization was, and so effective has this le son been, taught that there are hundreds of Chinese who will strongly affirm that their teachers loved them and did more for them than their own relatives. Better homes, better food, better wages and even better treatment when it 15 consider.c how many Chinese suffer unjustly na account of intriguing officials and murderous relibers, It is a fact for the Chinese Government t

ponder, that the Chinese have been accojded better treatment in america than in China and that a majority of the Chinese who have lived in America would prefer to live under the Stars and Stripes than under the mythological Dragen, where they are always in danger of losing their lives and their families, and their property. The accasional outbursts of fana tical rage against the Chinese play no import- ant role in the matter. It may be a bitter pill for the Chinese statesman to swallow but it is a fact that the average Chinese who bas once tasted a little of real American civilization and Western ideas preters America to China, and America has given to China something more than mere blows, she has instructed any of her people and prepared them for the, new China that is coming. China's debt to America in their respect can never be estimated, and it the American Chinese had received official recognition there would have been greater progress along industrial, commercial and mechanical lines than we see to-day. But the greatest debi lies undoubtedly in the enrichment of the whole region whence the American Chinese comes. Go through the districts where many of the men have been to America and you will find good substantial brick buildings which are cenuinly superior to the old adobe houses of the poorer districts from whence no Chinese have gone to America. One can almost tell by the kind of houses erected whether any of the villagers have been abroad. It is true that this enrichment of

Chinese purses have been also due to Canadian and Australian emigration, but America has bome the leading part, and for China now to say, after many years of large profits received by her people, that she will no longer trade with America because a certain class are ex- cluded, is simply to be unmindful of the good received from America. South China has literally been made aver by money that has heen brought from America. Let business be slack in America Hongkong merchants feel it first. The great catastrophe which has so re Ceally befation California will effect Hongkong merchants and the whole of South China. The read agitation of the boycott of American goods has not come from the great man of American Chinese but from a few unwise Chinese heads of the Pacific Coast and from some adventurous Chinese in China who care more for their own persunal preferment than China's good. A juni recognition of the debt owed to America by South China will bring about a better feeling. Large enterprises such as railroad building mission enterprises can 'only be accomplished by with the aid of American Chinese capital on which sa muck depends. Let this fail and many of the projected schemes will also fail. A cordial hearty co-operation between the two countries is the only guarantee of continued prosperity to very one of the districts of South Chida.

FAIR PLAY.

MUSIC HATH CHARMS."

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On leaving the Chinaman, our reporter im mediately made an inspection of house No. 216, gning upstairs by the back steps. Here everything was seen to be a huge heap of ruins. Firemen and coolies were busily engaged in clearing away the debris which was stacked

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to shore up the wall of No. 226,

part of the building coming down. Locking through a ground floor window from Eastern Street could be seen the huddled op body of a coolie who

Up to the time of going to press the rescuers have so far-and that is in house No. 226--been unable to discover any persons that have been killed, the only life inst being that at a call

WARNED BY THE NOISĖ,'. The police, who are at work at the scene, are of opinion that nothing more is to be found, for

in it by section 483 of $7 and 58 Vict. Cap. 63, The Court, in pursuance of the powers vested orders that the sum of £6: 14:0, being the

conis of the proceedings before the said Court, he paid by Laurence Hussey,master of the said British steamship Loksang," being one of the parties thereto, and he is hereby ordered to pay the said amount accordingly.

The expenses of this Court; fixed at £6140, are approved.

Dated at Shanghai, this 25th day of May, 1905,

S. Barton, British Vice-Consul, President of

the Naval Court,

Bugh F. Holm, Lient, R.N.

Wm. Chumb, Master of British 8.9. Sattuma, Wm. Mcintosh, Master of British 5.8.

Famyang.

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A DOCKING FRAT.

An event in the annals of Amay occurred on Saturday, 26th May, when the Amoy Customs Club removed to Kulangs. A splendid build- ing had been procured next to Messrs. Watson & Co., and this place was nicely fitted up The members of the Club availed themselves of the

AT KOWLOON, Practical experience shows that the manœuvre About 6 ing qualities of VS. battleships are not ex community to a smoking concert. quests took advantage of the invitation, and on 'celled by any other type of war vessel of targe arrival were met by the Stewards who were in-

lonave, illustrative of this, says the Army defatigable in seeing to the comforts of their and Navy Journal, the Wisconsin is a fine quests. Every one was very much struck with example, under the following circumstances of the beautiful decorations, the work of Mr. Jackrody at the Kowloos Admir By Dock, and painting the under Sullivan, When the guests were all seated, and had their glasses charged and cigars or cigarettes lit, the President of the Club, Mr. C. V. V. Bowra, got up to formally declare the Club open, Mr. Bawra, on behalf of the mem. bers extended a very hearty welcome to the of the Club, The present institution was guests and gave a short resume of the history transferred from Amoy to Kulanzsa to keep "up with the times the majority of the Cus

toms met now residing in Kulangsu instead od in Amoy as in the past. The Chairman ex- pressed the hope that this Club would in time prove itself a success, and that it to become means

of enabling the community to better acquainted, and that their rooms would he used for many mare happy meetings. The President then declared the Club duly opened, and the toast Prosperity to the Club" was heartily drunk

Hongkong. Lying at aathor in the harbour of Hongkong, about three-fourths of a mile E, N. of the entrance to the drydock, on Feb. 25, with a flood tide of three knots running in ye moon Pass, the Wisconsin got underway head-, ing EN.E, and swung to starboard into the current, secting in making a kitelezound by S.W. to N.N.W., which was the entrance to and centre line of the dock. A strong wind was also blowing. from E.N.E., which, with the tide sweeping across the entrance to the dock, made it still more difficult to keep the ship from being Empress of India, one at the Canadian Pacific swept to lecwant of the entrance, where the

mail steamers, was lying with her stern, withla fifty ice! of the dock. Notwithstanding these conditions, the Wisconsin was steamed into the deck five-sixths of her length, with her engines, and held in line without drifting to leeward or coming in contact with any portion of the dock, During the entire evolution from getting underway, the wheel was not used, bor was the radder moved, showing the high state of efficiency in manoeuvring qualities possessed by vessels of her type under the control of engines alone. The dockmaster remarked that this was the first time he had ever seen a farge vessel manoeuvred by her engines only, where euch limited space existed, as in the case of docking.

COMMERCIAL.

YARN MARKET.

in their report dated 1st instant, Messrs. Ph nesh B. Petit and Co. write: Our yarn market during the whole of the interval under review ruled dull and depressed, and prices: began to decline heavily owing to slackness of demand from the consuming districts where the rains have caused a havoc and ruined the

The Chairman's speech was loudly applauded, and the programme com. menced. Owing to unforeseen circumstances heyProfesser No Can" failed to turn up, so Messrs, Gildehaus, C. Komaroff, Carvaħto, and W. Komaroff came to the rescue with an open- ing intrumental quartet for violin, flute, guitar and piano, Loud applause greeted their efforts. Mr. C. Komaroff next rendered a comic song which was appreciated. "Papa Gotz" failed to appear, so the Chairman next called on Mr. Adam who delighted the audience with a'song in Cerman. Mr. Renny was the next artist and gave a splendid rendering Queen of the Earth." To a londly demanded encore he obliged with "Sing me to Sleep." Signor Gildehaus next gave us a brilliant soin on The violin. His playing was greatly admired and an encore was imperative.. Mr. C. Komaroff was the next name on the card and put the audience in a cheerful humour by his rendering of "Its far too early in the morning." In response to an encore he gave "Stop your tickling." The chairman now cilled, for an interval of to minutes and the guests adjourned to the Club room, where a sumptuous cold collation was served. After the inner man had been satisfied and washed down,..Kart 2 of the programme was proceeded with, Messrs. Lach- Koehler and Sullivan rendered turns, and all al of the threads fetched $4 lower in No. 10s. an. Komaroff, Gildehaus. Barton, Rohde, again to report a falling off in prices and sever were much appreciated. Shortly after mid-poly. Some of the importers are not frén, sol-

lers to certain of the Chinese dealers, only be night, the smoker, was concluded, every one expressing himself as delighted with the en- cause they fear some failures if prices still want joyable evening. Mr. W Kruse, on behalf of lower. The Chinese subsidiary coins are the visitors, in a very eloquent speech, thanked pouring in in our market from the consuming the members of the Club for their hospitality districts in the shape of remittances, and they and called on the visitors to drink the health of are in great disfavour and are only accepted at INSURANCE COMPANIES UNAFFECTED.

the members of the Customs Club. This was a heavy discount of $5z on every $1,000. This These three houses are the property of alone with musical honours, the President has also to a large extent an evil effect of Chinese woman, wite stated to our reposter returning thanks to the members. It is hoped clearances in pur market. that she purchased them three years ago. They that this will be only one of many more plea- are all covered under a policy against risk by sant evenings that the community will spend

in the new Customs Club. fire, and as a collapse does not come under that clause, she can claim no compensation.

to hospital. One of the masters of the slimp sad that he employed thirty-five fokir [in the tenshop) and as soon as the great noise was heard all made for, the street, and were thus saved.

of purchases, and now for a single dollar purchase one has a chance of winning a case at Perinets Fils Champagne, valued at $36' or cases of whiskey nf various prices, besides maoy

was still alive and his faint cries of "Save me, other "prizes. This novel competition, as

save me," could be distinctly heard. The fire- will be seen from our advertisement columos,

A "SEALED PACKET." men worked hard to extricate the man, but commences to lay, and Mr. Mowbray-Jones, their work was hampered by the heavy

The debris in Nas. 228 and 230 had not been the energetic business manager prising firm of wine merchants, Gregor and ring and wond-work overhead, which Jouched, and until late this afternoon the men were still engaged in clearing No. 226. The Co, of No. 19 Queen's Road Central, is the had to be carefully removed, and which took deviser of this attractive scheme. That the time before the imprisoned man could be rea police expect to be kept at work there for the ched. Ropes had to be brought into use, and

next forty-eight hours. The debris is neccun- idea has "caught on", as our friends across the attaching one end of it to large poles, and also ulating in the two untouched buildings, and pood say, "was bome out by the tremendous to the wondwork of the shop, the gallant res-when they start to clear it away there may influx of customers into the establishment to

cuers, by that means, pulted out into the street.

he many surprises in store under the dust day, all iment upon winning, it possible, the

the rubbish near where the sound of the im lienps. case of "Gzz, or at least something they don't have to pay for.

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This competition lasts from to-day until the 25th inst, inclusive, and affords a rare chance to consumers of "one of the best "the market

affords.

PROPERTY SALB.

prisoned man was beard.

AT THE TEA-SHOP All this time rather men were trying to gain admittance to the ruins of the next building, for it was stated that there were about forty 5ive Chinese employed in the shop at the time of the accident. The efforts of the rescues proved fruitless; as owing to certain alterations in the course of completion to the buildings Under instructions from Mr. S. W. Tso, soli- before the collapse, and impeded by the many citor for the vendor, Mr. Gen. P. Lammert,

tons of debris, it was impossible for one to get auctioneer, put up for sale at his sales reams, into the ground floor, lacking the doorway Duddell Street, by public auction, this after was a huge Chinese glass-case and around this, noon the valuable teasehold property, situate piles of mortar, and the ceilings from the floors at Victoria, is the Colony of Hongkong, name- above heaped so as to form an effectual ly: all those pieces or parcels of ground situate barricade. The firemen made at Vicinia atoresaid, registered in the Land rempts to overcome the obstacle, firstly, by Office as sub-section No. of section A of trying to remove the glass-case, and then by Marine Lut No. 16 and section 13 af Marine attempting to pull down the staircase of house Loi No. 16 A, together with the messuages, No. 138. The former effort proved' futile and erections and buildings thereon known as No the latter could not be put into effect, as it was 22 Bonham Strand. Term 981 years and1 98! | feared that should this be done other portions years respectively, Annual Crown rent $8.78f the building, and most probably the ver and $578 respectively.

andah of this house, might come down.

This properly was knocked down to Mr. Mok Chee Hing for $47,003, after fairly keen com. petition.

ONE MAN EXTRICATED.

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THE RESCUING PARTY, The rescuing party consisted of over 60 persons. Notably among those were inspector Collett and Firemen Gordon, Grant, Watt, Macdonald, Mackenzie, Hedze, Murphy. Farr Glendinning, to ati of whom praise is due. They were summoned at about eleven o'clock, and a quarter of an hour later were on the atscene. In less that twenty minutes, the first body was extricated, and these men worked as only Britons can work on such occasions, when it is'n question of life and death and their best services are called for.

The services of the rescuing party were also required in the wine shop, as that part of the HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE building was clear and it only required the

removing to one side of. the man they sighted. same piles to get at

ASSOCIATION;

31st ult,

The following are the principal scores at goo yards for the Governor's 1995 Cup for the month of May. There were tco entries, the highest score being made by Mr. 1. C. Peter, who will hold the Cup for the mnth-

1. C. l'eter..

J. M. Henderson.......

Mclanes

J. T. Douglas

S: A. Joseph..

G.

, Wakeman...

J.

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J.C...

L.G. Bird... H. W. Bird Siri rancis Piggelt.... Dr. G. M. Harston G. K. Haxion

E. W. Terrey **** C. II. W. Kew Dr. W. A. B. Moore A. Moir.

Dr. W. W. Pearse J. J. Stubbings........

W. Dobbs......

Dr. Evan Jones

P. L. Miller

J. McCubbin .

D. J. McKenzie ...........

W. II. T. Davis.......

C. Bond...***

C. E. H., Beavis

P. N. H. Jones................ Hen, E. A. Hewalt....... A, S, Tuxford

64+ 6×70 61+9=70 58+12-70 56+14-70 48+32=70 64+ 5-69 68 scr. 68 66 scr.66 58+ 8-66 46+20-66 61+ 4-65 47+18=65 GI+ 2x64

49+14=-53 47+16-63 48+1462 51+10=61

47+ 1461 54+ 6×60 52+ 8-63 564-3-59 51+1859 47+12-59

54+ 4*56

53+ 4-57 565cr. 56 to+ 6×36 35+20-56 30+1655 4646-52

A, Blawey............................... 43+ 8-5! For the Governor's Cup during the month, the following were the best scores:-

TO THE EUSTOR OF THE "foKoKong Telegram ** SIR-1 read in your issue on. Monday a letter from a correspondent who signed himsel! "Melancholia." Now, I have nothing to quar- rel with in his nom de plume, but when he says, above that signature, that the sounds that nightly nocturally is, I think, his 'express sion,-issue from any, known musical instru- ment, and organ or harmonium as he says, then I must at once take issue with bio. Several friends wiib myself have "nocturnally " latened to the weird and melancholy sounds Juuing from the locality denoted, and we have peanimously arrived at the conclusion that no palancholy musician is thered. No fit is a melancholy tabby, mourning on the files for hit faithloss Tom, and we are now proparing | 70.

Sir Francis Piggott....... 63+ 4-67 J.C. Peter.................. ...... 61+6=57 1. H. Pidgeon.com

GORCE, 50 1. Whittall.......... 49+ 1059 · J. C. Gow...... ................. $73c1, 57 E. W. Terrey....................... 40+÷14-54 The 500 yards pool on the 26th and 27th was, won by Mr. J, C." Pater, with a score of 64+6']

Along the side of the road were several ambulances and as many dead carts in readiness. When an ambulance was hailed by a fireman and that rushed up outside the premises, and the stretcher taken into the building, it was at once known that' the unfortunate victim was happily discovered. A few minutes later the stretcher sallied forth, hearing.

coolie covered in dirt, who was groaning audibly and laid him down near the Side channel. The accumulation of dust and dirt on his f ce and mouth was washed off by Firemen Grant and Macdonald, and after the rescued coolie was made to swallow some ten, he was rushed to the Government Civil Hospital.

He was

FELL FROM THE TOP FLOOR. The man had a narrow escape. covered up for something like an hour by heavy wond-work, etc, but from his condition his chances of recovery are almost certain, O being placed on the ambulance it was seen that he had sustained a slight wound on the head and various braises-of no serious character ou the legs. This coolie was on the top floor

After the heracican efforts which the volun- teers were called upon to exercise in the strenuous work of the rescate under a sweltering summer sun, it would be an unpordonable omission were the repor: to withhold a due meed of praise to the gallant band who work. ed throughout the day at such great personal risk, achieving, through their own voluntary, but none the less strenuous efforts' such signal results, which in their success should alone be ja certain reward to the gallant workers.

CANTON NOTES.

[From Our Correspondent.]

Canton, 29th May, 1906. We had two fires here lately, one last Friday night, close to the Canton Hospital, where only ance on them. On Saturday night, close to two houses were burned, and there is no insur the I. M. Customs, amongst the poultry shops, about 1 houses were burned. Both fires hap pened at about 9 pm, the Customs officers rendered good service in putting out the' fire. Again there is no insurance.

SILK.

The second crop is now in the market; gnan tity, about 2,çon bales, not quite half of last year's second crop. Price ranging $650 to $830, according to quality.

The water rose again in the river these last few days but nothing like so bad as the last rising; it diminished again to-day,

Viceroy Sham is busy reviewing the mi- of the building (No, 226 when the collapse litary officers rifle firing, each shots. Out accurred and was carried to the ground floor of about 700 officers of all grades, only 5 did when the floor gave way. When he was not miss a shot. About 80 per cent, came brought out, his first words were: "Tell my dut blank, much fun is created amongst the friends I am saved." He gave his name and people.

the names of his employers' to the police and was then removed.

A WOMAN'S CRY FOR HELP. Immediately alter this was done, the rescuing party returned to the ruins and soon the cry of a woman was heard, but the sound was so faint that her whereabouts could not be located. [} She might have been under the debris at the

opposite end, from where the man was ex iricated, or she might have been sanwiched in hoards and timber. Nevertheless, the fireman gallantly attacked the obstructions, working hard to locate the woman.

FIGHTING THE GAS FUMES.

AMOY NOTES,

MUNICIPAL.

[From a Correspondent.]

Amay, 28th May. Lient-Colonel Mackenzie, the popular Se cretary of the Municipal Council of Kulangsu, is retiring from the 1st June, and his position will be filled by a Mr. Mitchell from Hong- kong. Colonel Mackenzie's retirement is re gretted by his many friends here, but all wish him a pleasant time at home.

COHBULAR.

In the collapse ofthe buildings the gas pipes in all of the houses were bant and twisted and soon

Dr. Stuart Lupton, U.S. Consul, has handed the entire place was filled with an air of escaped gas. Knowing what would be the result to ever charge to the Hon. Mr. Paddock who is

THE "LOKSANG" INQUIRY,

THE COURT'S FINDING,

On the 25th May the Naval Caurt of Inquiry assembled at Shanghai to investigate the cause leading to the stranding of the s.s. Lobang, delivered the following finding which has al ready appeared in our telegram colunins in brief.

rice crop, and this, combined with extrama im- patience on the part, of importers to quit, and tumoured instability of some of the dealers, sent our market from bad to worse. We have

The vagaries of Exchange have also to answer for the present bad state of our yarn

market.

this

Reports from Shanghai and other Northern parts are not quite reassuring, as yarn is ime- ported there largely both from Bombay and;

port which has accumulated the holdings and prices in many instances show a decline,

According to the latest advices, Bombay is now in the Confessional: "Gentlemen, we bave recklessly congested China Markets," is the pist of a short homily delivered by Sir Sas- SOON J. David, Chairman of the Bombay Mill Owners' Association, at a recent meeting of the Mill Owners there. The Chairman had at the Finding and order of a Naval Court held at

same time a rosy picture to present at far at the British Consulate-General at Shanghai, on the general progress and prosperity of the Mills

investigate the the 25th day of May, 1956,

were concerned. Manchuria, is now looming circumstances attending the stranding of the large in the eyes of the Bombay Spinners as A.... British steamship Logiang, of the port of prospective market, especially for piece goods, London, official number 99,028, near North which are getting increasingly popular and the Point, whilst on a voyage from Shanghai to figures of only two years beat ample testimothy Newchwang, and the cause of such strand- The Chairman, with a certain amounts, 'bf

and to inquire into the conduct of the optimism, declared that in the year 1994 Bom master, certificated first and second mates, and bay exported to China piece goods in 3,400 crew of the said vessel.

bales only, whereas the year.1975 boasted of 10,000 bales a phenomenal output. The other points dealt with in the Chairman's speech included those which we have ourselves venti lated in our circular from time to time, such the currency question of China, the Mill labbie question in Bombay itself, the breach by Mill Owners themselves of regulations passed att their meetings restricting working hours, and kindred other matters,

*1915

The Lobsang was a strain vessel of 479 tons registered tonnage, official number 09,028, built at Glasgow in 18, and belonging to the port of London. I appears from the evidence given before this Court that she saifed from Shanghai on or about the 18th day of April, .1906, bound for Chefs and Newchwang with a cargo of sundries and a crew of 38 hands all fold, as well as passengers; that she arrived at Cheloo on the 20th day of April, 1906, and left again for Newchwang at 5.30 am, on the 22nd day of April, 1905. At 8.20 a.m. fog was encountered. At 11.30 am, the fog lifted, and a good noon position was obtained from which she steered N. true. Ál 4.30 p.m. the course was altered to N 34 E. true: the error of com. At 5.35 pass, then obtained, was 15°15′ W. p.m. a good position at a distance of 15 miles from Iron Island was obtained, at. which time the weather was fine, with cloudy sky and light N.W.-ly winds. Weather continued clear till 9.to p.m., when a light fog came on. the log shut down thickly and at 8.25 p.m. orders were given to "stand-by" preparatory to anchoring. At 9.30 p.m. the sound of breakers being heard on the starboard side, the engines were put to "full speed astera" and the helm "hard-a-starboard, but the ship struck almost immediately. The following morning at daylight, the weather having clear

the ship was found to be ashore between North Point and Reef Point, lying with the head North, about 20 yards from the shore.

The Court, having regard to the circam- stances above stated, find follows:-

That the Loksang stranded off North Point at 931 p.m. on the night of the 22nd of April, 906, owing to the land being obscured by fog, and owing to the abnormal set of the current. That the vessel appears to have been provided with proper charts, and that the compasses were in good order, and their errors understood. That the master, Laurence Hussey, appears to have navigated his vessel in a seamanlike and proper manner, but that in view of the fact that he had already encountered for earlier in the day he appears to have been somewhat dilatory in preparing to me his lead when again over- taken by fog at 10pm. That the position taken by the mister off Iron Island at 5.35 pata, during the second mate's watch should

ed,

It is very hard at present to quote a correct quotation whee saler are not effected, and we do not know what prices the next lots will feich.

Market closes dull and depressed. No. 201-Prices show a decline of $1 to 52- per bale with a very limited business passing.. No. 16-Oaly two threads changed hands. This count is not much inquired for

No. 12-No business reported. This count remains neglected.

No, tor-Prices show a decline of from St to 54, with a very limited business passing.

No. 8-Only one parte! changed hands. No. 6-Two threads changed hands at quotations.

Sales-5 bales of No. 6s; 10 bales of No. 8; 935 bales of No. tor.; 125 bales of No. 165. and 285 bales of No, 205.; in all about 1,000 balsa

Arrivals-Per Steamers Namsang, Arvations Apcar (from Calcutta), and Bana, Nippon Colombo Maru and Arcadia (frors Bombay) of about 13.520 bales for this part and about 12,100, bales for Shanghai,

Shipments-To Shanghai and Northern Ports about 6,500 bales.

Unsold Stack-Estimated at about. 84,500 bates.

Uncleared stock,-Estimated at about 45,000/ bales.

Local Yarn. No business reported, ruling quiet,

Japanese Yarn-Nothing doing." Colton-A small parcel of about by bales fetched $23 per picule ka

Exchange We quote; to-day, as under

India TT. at Rs.

1591 per cent. Demand

100

London T..T.

Demand

Shanghai Silder Hist.

Sh

ร

Tla

2.1 9/16d5

2.1 fd.s .71-$100.

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